The Warrior's Way

"What were you thinking?"

Daypaw was pacing in the dirtplace, and Nightpaw could see her sister's claws gouge the earth below her.

"What do you mean?"

"What do I mean? I mean, why were you breaking the code?"

"I would never break the code! That... that would just be wrong!"

"Well, you were doing it right there, at the Gathering!"

"No, I wasn't!"

"What are you two doing here?"a new voice asked.

"Shouldn't you be asleep?"another said.

Just then, the moon came out from behind a cloud to illuminate Hollypaw, Sorrelpaw, and Fernpaw.

"We could ask you the same thing,"answered Nightpaw.

"Really, did they have to come right now?"she secretly thought.

"Well, Hollypaw woke up and noticed that you weren't there, so she woke us up. We came into the clearing, and heard the two of you from there, so we came to check it out,"Sorrelpaw said.

Nightpaw shot a glare at Daypaw.

Obviously, Hollypaw had noticed this, because she was looking between the two of them confusedly.

"Are you two okay?"she asked.

"Yup. We're just fine and dandy,"answered Daypaw.

"We heard you mention something about the warrior code..."Fernpaw nervously fidgeted with a claw.

Nightpaw winced. The game was up.

"Fine,"Nightpaw said,"Daypaw was saying something about me breaking the warrior code."

"No!"Hollypaw, Fernpaw, and Sorrelpaw gasped.

"Well, ya should have seen her. She was clearly falling for that Fogpaw feller,"Daypaw said.

"Was not,"Nightpaw said.

"Was too."

"Was not."

"Was too."

"Was not"

"Wa-"

"Okay, how about we calm down a bit,"Fernpaw said,"Now, let's see. Daypaw, what made you think that Nightpaw likes... Fogpaw?"

"Well, those two were talking up a storm, even when the leaders were speaking! And when we were saying goodbye, Nightpaw kept looking at him. Not his littermates, just him,"Daypaw said.

"Well... those are some reasons to suspect that she likes him, but they aren't enough,"Fernpaw said,"Like, have you seen Lilyheart and Dewnose? They spend all their time together, and they sometimes get a little clumsy around each other. That is what it looks like when two cats like each other."

"What about Fogpaw?"Sorrelpaw teased,"Did his gaze linger as well?"

"Well... yes,"Daypaw said.

"No, it didn't! You're just reading too much into it! Just... stay out of this, okay! In fact, if you can, just stay out of my life entirely!"Nightpaw yelled, before storming off to go to her nest.

"Likes me. Yeah, right. More like she likes him! She shouldn't jump to conclusions like that!"she muttered as she crawled into her nest.

"What if she's right though? What if I really do like him? What if he likes me?" a small voice in the back of her head said.

For a second her heart felt lighter.

"No! I can't think like this! Daypaw isn't right, of course she isn't! I don't like him! And he doesn't like me!"

She shook herself.

"I am a loyal cat of ThunderClan. No-one can say otherwise."

Daypaw entered the den and saw her sister fast asleep. She made her way to her nest, which was right next to Nightpaw's and flopped onto it.

She looked forlornly at her sister, and wished that she had not confronted her.

She nuzzled her sister and said,"I'm sorry Nightpaw, I shouldn't have doubted you."

Nightpaw purred, but Daypaw suspected that it was not because of her words.

The thought stayed with Daypaw as she fell asleep.