Brokenkit's POV

"Follow me, we'll go somewhere we cant be heard," the deep brown tabby mews almost silently. I only nod and conjure up a plan to get him to spill how and when Strikeclan is going to attack the forest. We pad across the clearing what seems to be toward the entrance.

"And where do you think you are going with the prisoner, Hickory?" Mews a sneering voice. Hickory groans at the voice of a dark brown she cat with a white splash on her chest. "Chocolate I was just letting Broken stretch her legs," he mews with an impatient edge to his voice.

"Well Goddess has told me to inform you that there will not be any prisoner's let out of camp," she grins cheekily and batts blue her eyes at his deep purple one's," how about you leave the prisoner with some other cat? You and I can go hunting," she flicks her tail along his chin.

I feel some kind of feeling swell up in my chest. 'Am I jealous?' I try pushing the feeling down but it grows stronger where my claws are sinking into the soft earth. "You know what Chocolate? It's late, I should probably show Broken to her nest," he growls before passing past her. I pad forward to follow him,but a brown tail slaps me across my chest.

I hear a voice speak quietly in my ear," I see the way you look at him. You don't stand a chance with him so back off," she ends with a snarl. I whip my head to look her straight in her bright blue eyes,"speak to me like that again and I will rip your fur off your hide," I snarl and grab her tail by the claws and slam her tail down to the ground, my claws sinking deep into it, grating against her bone.

The bigger brown she cat snarls before lashing her bleeding tail away from my claws grasps. She heads to a large hollow stump. A dusky brown head pops out before muttering something and letting Chocolate in. I turn to find Hickory in front of an entrance of an even larger stump, his face filled with amusement.

I lick my chest fur a few times before padding to him. "So this will be where you rest,"he flicks his tail to the large hollow stump," I've already laid fresh moss and reeds so you won't get sores. I even added a few swan feathers," he looks at his paws, his ears flattened with embarrassment.

"Thank you Hickory, you seem like the only normal cat here," I thank him," I-I uh have to sleep in there alone though?" He flicks his head up and stutters,"uh if-if you want me to sleep with you, no no wait. If you want me to keep you company I will until you fall asleep," his ears flick forward and back, clearly nervous at my reply.

I nod slowly," I think that would be nice," and then joke," it beats being in a den with that horrible Chocolate!" He shakes his, chuckling,"anything beats being around her. She's been mooning over me ever since we trained with eachother to become fighters." 'Like warriors,'I muse silently. I don't respond and push past him to climb in what seems to be a pretty cozy den. I notice there's only one nest.

"Uh uh I can go get some more bedding," he mumbles with embarrassment. "No no it's okay I can make room," I shuffle over the the furtherest end of the den, leaving the slender tom with plenty of room. He climbs and and makes himself comfortable before just looking at me for a few moments.

"What is Thunderclan like," he burst out, then looks at his paws, his purple eyes filled with guilt. I narrow my eyes at him," are you just trying to find out our secrets," I hiss with fury, my fur rippling off my back. "No no I want to know what clan life is like! Honestly!" He whispers so no one hears.

"What makes me think I can trust you? I've only known you for two days," I question. "You can trust me Brokenkit," he mews my real name with a passion swelling in his voice," we have this connection I cannot explain, but you know it's there!" I look at my paws, my fur growing hot because I know he speaks the truth. 'But what if he's just trying to get in your head,' a voice slithers into my mind.

"I will tell you when I feel like I can fully trust you," I glance up at him,"I'm exhausted." Not bothering to hear him reply I curl up in a ball and shut my eyes. My body is full of energy.

"We are more than enemies Brokenkit," he whispers.