Chapter 4:

Rainpaw woke up to see that it wasn't even dawn yet. He got up quietly, stretching outside the den. "I dream about it every half-moon.. I wonder why.." Rainpaw thought. It had been a few moons since Eaglefang had left Squirrelclan, pledging to kill Rainpaw once he was back.. The rest of the clans around our territory were told at the gathering about Eaglefang and not to welcome him at all. "Your up this early?" Rainpaw looked over to see Moonkit running over to him. It had been a while since the kit had joined the clan after being saved from Eaglefang's claws by Rainpaw. "You go back to bed." Rainpaw looked at Moonkit softly..He had become attached to the little kit ever since she had joined SquirrelClan. "I can't.. I've been dreaming about it tonight again.." Moonkit's pelt shivered, not because of the leaf-fall breeze.. but because of the chill she got after thinking about it. "Me to.." Rainpaw almost said but stopped in time not to say it. "That's no excuse to be out side the nursery, Moonkit." Moonkit sighed,she didn't even bother to protest..But sat there sighing. "C'mon." Rainpaw quietly said and grabbed Moonkit by the scruff, hauling her over to the nursery. He dropped her outside of the bracken entrance and went off. Moonkit just sighed and went inside. Rainpaw walked on and on, sneaking past the kitty-pet fence to an old, dreary, small house. It was mainly a farm, but they called it a house. "Stone!" Rainpaw called. Stone appeared at the front door of the house, half-asleep at that. Stone yawned. "Why'd you come down sooo early?" Stone complained. Blossom came up from behind Stone's tired voice, "Welcome back Rainpaw, what can we do for you?" Blossom was always very kind,but the only cat who could calm Stone down. "Nothing much today Blossom, Just figured I'd come say hi. Reedstar has been making me busy all this moon.. And it's gotten annoying." Stone looked at Rainpaw, one eye open. "Reedstar you say.. Hasn't that old tom gettin' ready to pass on already?" Stone joked. "I guess not Stone." Rainpaw wasn't in the mood for jokes.. But he guessed It'd be better than nothin'. "Rainpaw, how's my kit doing? You know, Moonkit?" Blossom asked, concerned about her kit. "She's fine Blossom. She's about to become an apprentice in about one more moon." Rainpaw assured her. "Blossom, She'll be fine. You know I grew up in there til I was an apprentice." Stone teased. "Hmph! Well excuse me for being a worried mother!" Blossom turned her head, with a small grin appearing on her face. "Well best be getting off now." Rainpaw looked at the sky. It was already dawn. Before they could say anything more he rushed off and out to his camp.