The familiar scents wafted around BlindPaw as he followed BouncePaw's tail into camp. He lifted his nose into the air for a few seconds to take in the scents. Freshwater...milky...prey...and a...feathery scent? That was new.

He sniffed again, that scent wafted from SkyKit! Well, that certainly fits her name then. He thought for a few moments, before snapping out of it and focusing on following BouncePaw. The familiar camp map was engraved in his mind as he started to listen to his surroundings.

He trotted confidently through the camp, BouncePaw's tail still on his shoulder and SkyKit hurrying to stay under BlindPaw's legs while BlindPaw sensed her prancing with confidence ane with a joyus mood as they treaded through camp

As they did, he felt the stares of his clanmates on him, making him shrink a bit. He's always hated their stares. He continued for a few moments before he felt a glare seeping into his back, making him bristle. Anger wafted from behind him as well, enough to make his head throb again.

He hurried on faster, almost stepping on BouncePaw's paws. He sensed BouncePaw snap his head around and a flicker of anger entered his mind. "Hey! Watch it!" he warned. BlindPaw pinned his ears against his head, and continued more slowly. "Sorr-ee..." he muttered finally.

He felt BouncePaw's mood soften again, and then they stopped. The air swished around BlindPaw's ears, and his tail flicked. "Wait here, I'll get him." BouncePaw mewed, piercing fear for BlindPaw shot through BouncePaw's mind suddenly, and BlindPaw let out a groan of pain as his head throbbed harder. But when he tried to sense BouncePaw, he had already slipped into the warriors den.

He felt SkyKit tense against his leg, and sense her swift movements to hide behind his leg. SkyKit never acted this way before- well for as long as I've known her... He thought with another frown, flicking his ear again. He suddenly heard the crunching of leaves, more than possible for one cat behind him.

He stretched his senses to their limits, and he sensed three kit's and a Queen, and soon their scents came afterwards. A milky scent that usually came with a queen, unlike MilkWeed who was a medicine cat. And the three kits had a leafy smell.

Before BlindPaw could realize it, the Queen had stepped in front of him, and the four kits barreled into his legs. BlindPaw's heart beat a little faster as the Queen's gaze seeped into his blind eyes.

"I see you've found SkyKit..." he sensed the queen lash her tail. "I've been looking for her in the medicine den, but MilkWeed said you and BouncePaw took SkyKit to see.." the Queen paused. "BraveFlame..." The Queen slightly growled his father's name.

Why did she say his name like that? Everybody in ShadowClan loved BraveFlame! He was the best warrior ShadowClan had ever seen...why hate him now? BlindPaw thought nervously. He suddenly realized this queen was Hare'sShadow! And she had brought PearKit, SlateKit, and GeckoKit!

BlindPaw let out the breath he was holding. "I mean...you can take SkyKit if you'd like..." he murmured. He sensed the four kits, PearKit, SlateKit, SkyKit and GeckoKit playing between his legs with squashes and crunches he could hear their tiny hearbeats, their muscles flexing in report to their playing, their giggles and squeals...BlindPaw felt at peace, before he felt the Queen's intense mood again, and snapped away from the kits quickly.

He sensed SkyKit stop suddenly. "I want to stay with BlindPaw!" she mewed firmly, he sensed her gaze pinned on Hare'sShadow. Hare'sShadow's mood changed to nervousness. "are you sure?" she mewed, a tint of nervousness in her voice. BlindPaw's eyes flickered with surprise.

"I'm sure.." SkyKit replied, her mood changed to abit of uncertainty with a tint of fear. I wonder why she's so afraid, its just BraveFlame. He thought with a shudder, trying to ignore all of the horribly possible thoughts of what happened to BraveFlame, that horrible memory echoing in his mind.

Before he knew it, he heard the leaves crunching under Hare'sShadow's feet as she left, her sensed her nosing PearKit, SlateKit and GeckoKit on while they complained about it. And SkyKit was left with BlindPaw, a joyful truimph winning her mood. But as he heard the pawsteps of BraveFlame and BouncePaw coming out of the warriors den, SkyKit hid behind his legs, her mind being overwhelmed with terror.

And once again, why is she so terrified? She's the bright side of Hare'sShadow's kits! BlindPaw thought with a brief frown, then tried sensing BraveFlame's movements to look him in the eyes, but he was still as a mouse...barely even letting out a breath. BlindPaw felt chilled his fur, bristling to a point. How...How can he not breath? He thought with a sharp breath, as his heart started leaping into his throat.

He felt BraveFlame's gaze pinned on him, and BlindPaw took a few shuddering breaths to calm before speaking to BraveFlame. He dipped his head for a few moments, his ears brushing the ground for a brief second. Then he looked up to where he sensed the quick little movement BraveFlame made.

"H-hello BraveFlame, Its nice to see you awake now." BlindPaw tried to keep his voice from wavering, and all he got in response was a grunt. Thats not much like him...he'd atleast answer respectfully. His fur prickled, he sensed the usually happy-go-lucky kit trembling in fear behind his leg, her mood didnt say much but more fear.

BlindPaw decided to check BraveFlame's mind, for any sign of...of life! BlindPaw's tail trembled a bit as he tried bursting into BraveFlame's mind...

As he entered BraveFlame's mind, it was like a storm, the wind battering in his face, BlindPaw tried prodding for moods or thoughts, but BraveFlame felt...nothing, there was nothing, and BlindPaw was swallowed with fear, his heart leaping in his ears, and beating louder and louder until his ears started ringing...

He started trembling, pushing and prodding to get back to his own control, but he was unable to exit. His fur rose until it bristled, and his ears rung until his head ached, until the wind blew him from his paws and into the blackness of BraveFlame's mind, his yelps and yowls barely being heard in the echoes as he called out, for anybody, Skykit, BouncePaw, Milkweed, and even his mother. Tingling grew through his fur, and he was shot out of BraveFlame's mind, carefully cherishing his own now.

He felt BraveFlame's piercing gaze on him now, like he knew that BlindPaw was scavenging his mind... How would he know..? BlindPaw thought, his fur stood on end now, his breath came out panting, but he was cast out of his thoughts as BouncePaw prodded him. "BlindPaw? Hello? I asked you a question! Did you space out?" BouncePaw flicked BlindPaw's nose with his tail.

BlindPaw's fur felt hot with shame. "Yeah sorry...what'd you ask me?" he murmured to BouncePaw, his ears now pinned against his beige tabby head, he could sense the faintness of rain coming, and the clouds were coming in quickly too...How could he have known I was in in there? BlindPaw thought with another frown, then sadness hit him like a boulder, piercing his heart like a sharp rock.

I shouldnt be snooping in my clanmate's minds! What kind of loyal cat does that?... He paused, the memory of GorseStar saying he shouldnt have happened now hung and echoed in his mind. Maybe I'm not loyal, maybe I'm just invading cats privacy for no reason! Maybe, I shouldnt have happened! I wish I didnt happen! He thought that hard and loud in his mind, his tail drooping.

He sensed concern edging BouncePaw's mind, and the familiar fear still in SkyKit's. "I was saying– Wait, are you okay BlindPaw?" he sensed BouncePaw take a step closer to him, BraveFlame was still unmoving. "I...dont want to talk anymore..." he murmured. More concern came from BouncePaw, and he heard him murmur something.

"its okay, go and rest. I'll get BraveFlame back inside." BouncePaw meowed soothingly, his tone delicate as BlindPaw sensed him motion for BraveFlame to follow him. "I can do it myself..." BraveFlame muttered, but they both slipped into the warriors den. When they did, BlindPaw took this chance to run off through the camp, and a soft rain started.

There were crunches cronchhhes and smushhhhes when he ran blindly through the camp, feeling his clanmates accusing gazes on him, he sensed SkyKit hurry to catch up with him, and BlindPaw swerved to just avoid a wall and barrel into the apprentices den. He heard SkyKit's splosh of paws as she hit a slightly soaked mossbed.

BlindPaw breathed heavily for a moment, before stretching his senses to make sure no cats were in the apprentices den. And of course there wasnt...he flopped into his mossbed, curling his sopped tail on his nose. He sensed SkyKit walk over, her mood flickered with concern but she wa still overruled with newcoming happiness.

"whats wrong?" she mewed softly, he sensed her head slightly tilt. "Its nothing..." he paused with a sigh. "your just a kit you wouldnt understand..." SkyKit's mood changed defensively. "I bet I would understand!" She countered, her mood the ruled back to joy. "You want to roll in flowers when the rain is over? I heard flowers are nice when just rained on." SkyKit suggested, he sensed her smile widely, trying in some way to be reasurring.

BlindPaw sighed, defeated. "Fine..." he muttered, and he heard SkyKit's jumping with joy. BlindPaw closed his eyes, trying to sleep, but he felt SkyKit's fur brush against his as she lied down beside him, and before he realized, she was asleep, letting out soft breaths.

BlindPaw couldnt push her away, she was just such an adorable little kit! So he sighed again, and slipped into more comfortable sleep with SkyKit at his side...