Falconstar's Hope

Chapter 5

Chapter 5

Whiteleap closed his eyes. The cats that headed to the gathering had just left. Now there was peace and quiet. Suddenly there was a voice telling him to go to a pond just beyond the forest. Getting up he groaned he did not want to leave his nest.

"Why, who wants to see me?" He called out from collapsing back into his nest.

"Moonstar." the voice said

"I will be there in the morning" he mumbled

"She wants to see you now"

Looking up Whiteleap gasped the cat belonging to the voice was Sunstar. Leaping out of his nest he gasped forgetting about Mumbleheart and stumbled over his tail. Racing out of the camp with Sunstar hard on his paws.

As he weaved around trees he realized that he had no idea where he was going. Luckily his paws seemed to know where they were going. Turning around a large oak tree that Whiteleap knew was not in Falconclan territory that was when he realized that Mumbleheart had been in his nest not at the gathering slowing down he thought, what is going on?

If Moonclan wanted to talk to me that would not be right. They never talked to me before? Looking around he spotted a black she-cat with amber eyes padding towards him. Walking behind her was Falconstar and Jayflight.

"Welcome Whiteleap. I am Moonstar I believe that Falconstar and Jayflight have something to tell you." Moonstar mewed

"Well. I am your true father and your true mother is Starfall from Stormclan." Jay Flight sighed

"WHAT!?" Whiteleap gasped, "Why are you not telling this to Mumbleheart?"

"Because he would take it wrong," Falconstar said calmly

"So I am half-clan." He mumbled

"You will not be banished from the clan for something you did not do. Neither will Mumbleheart." Moonstar mewed.

Suddenly he woke up to see Mumbleheart dragging his feet and collapsed into his nest. Stepping over Mumbleheart's tail he raced out of camp. Whimpering he found a bush to hide underneath. Whiteleap hated to keep secrets from Mumbleheart. Especially since Grayfoot died. Mumbleheart took everything like Moonclan did not do anything for him.

Like he had to do all the work. It was like Mumbleheart did not believe in Moonclan, but that was nuts. Everyone believed in Moonclan even grumpy Birchleaf. Knowing that he should be back before that Rise patrol left he padded back to camp. I should not be alive he thought grumpily. Getting up the next day was hard every day he had snuck out of camp and hid under the same bush.

Today was the hardest it seemed it was not that he did not want to face Mumbleheart that day but, more like the entire clan. Then again Mumbleheart seemed that he knew what he was going to say or not say. Then again Mumbleheart had been different since Grayfoot died. Not even Moonsong could cheer him up again. Maybe I should get him to see faith... Jayflight.

He had been so shocked that he almost called the clan medican cat father, even though technically Jayflight was his father, that he almost ran into a tree by dodging the tree he tripped on a rock.

"Oof" he muttered as he went plummeting to the ground.

"I see you have fallen," a voice said from above him.

Recognizing the scent of Appleclan he shot up to see a she-cat with her head tilted staring at him.

"What are you doing in my clan's territory and who are you?" Whiteleap groweld.

" I am Saphire nice to meet you too." She mewed.

"What clan are you from"

"So many questions! I am from no clan and I have a kit that needs shelter. We have just been chased out of our previous home."

"A kit! Come with me." Whiteleap said

Swiftly Sapphire raced back and picked up a small gray kit with three furs on the end of its ears and it had a white underbelly. Bolth smelled strongly of Appleclan, or in other words they stank. Whiteleap had to stop himself from gagging it was so strong.

"You sure that you did not leave Appleclan?" Whiteleap mumbled almost choking on his own words.

"Well, we used to live in Appleclan territory. They stole my other kit Sky." Sapphire hissed.

"How old was Sky?"

"When she was stolen she was just born but now she is six moons, Why?"

"I fear that your Sky is now Appleclan's Skypaw"