Chapter 7

Breezepaw's POV

We ran into the ThunderClan camp and raced over to Firestar. I ignored the outraged and puzzled looks from the surrounding cats, it didn't bother me.

"Firestar." Jaypaw and I said as we stood in front of the ThunderClan leader.

"What is it? What's wrong?" he said, acknowledging that there was suddenly a WindClan apprentice in the camp. I took a step back as Jaypaw looked over at me with a look of sorrow that lingered in his eyes. I let him explain his dream from StarClan about the attack coming from some WindClan cats.

"Well, then how do you know about this Breezepaw?" he asked skeptically.

"I…I uh." I couldn't even utter an explanation. And as always Jaypaw jumped in and helped me.

"It's okay Firestar; I knew he was part of the prophecy. But I also knew he wouldn't go thru with it so I contacted him while we were at the gathering and talked to him about it. He is not a threat to our camp. He-" Firestar cut him off even though I knew he wanted to ignore what Firestar was saying and finish what he was saying.

"Well it's good to know about the raid thanks you two we will get a patrol up to the border and keep up on suspicious activity." He looked at us for a moment before saying more.

"Jaypaw I need you to take Breezepaw back to WindClan before we have an invasion for keeping an apprentice hostage."

Jaypaw sucked in a breath then replied. "I can't do that."

"Why is that?"

"Are you kidding me! His father wants him dead and half the clan hates him because of his father!" He was furious and tears came to his sightless eyes but he refused to let them fall.

"I'm sure his father won't try anything when the whole clan is around." He looked at me and went on. "Go back to camp and stay as close to your mentor, mother, and leader and anyone who will keep you safe from your father, until things die down and we know what is going to happen."

"You're not being fair Firestar! You will take in all these Kittypets and you wont help someone who really deserves a good home!" Tears fell to his paws and he turned and bolted out the bracken entrance into the camp, and of course I ran out after him.

For someone who can't see you run thru these mess of trees like it's nothing. I thought as I followed him by tracking his scent.

I finally caught up to him when he came to a stop at the lake front. We walked along the edge, the water washing over our paws. I hadn't liked water much before this, but this was soothing and the last time I had an experience with water was when my father pushed me into the water hard enough to knock the air from my lungs, and I nearly drowned.

I padded up to him and lay my tail on his shoulder, at that instance he stopped and took a seat on the pebbles. He looked at me, tears still in his eyes as he leaned over and licked my ear.

"I love you, Breezepaw." He paused gathering his words before he continued.

"You are my world; all the stars in the sky could not show how much you mean to me. I refuse to let you go back…And get hurt by that evil thing again."

I knew at that moment he truly cared and that he would never let me go.