"Birdpaw! Pebblepaw! Featherpaw!" my clanmates cheered. My cheers were stuck in my throat as I felt the burden of what I had to carry out. Their exile.

"What are we supposed to do now? Goldenkit, now Goldenpaw, is back. The prophecy is wrong!" I whipped my head around. I saw a gray, matted-furred cat, a blue-gray cat, and a golden tom, all with stars in their fur.

"Yellowfang, it's another one of the three. She's meant to help save the clan!" the blue-gray one mewed desperately.

"Then what about Dovepaw? Are you saying she's a mistake? Goldenpaw was in Dark Forest for nearly her entire kithood. She was born to destroy the clans." screeched the one who I knew as Yellowfang.

"No, Yellowfang. You know very well Dovepaw was given her powers because we didn't know Goldenpaw was going to come back," mewed the tom,"she'll turn out fine."

"You don't have to do what Tigerstar says. There'll be tribulations, true, but in the end, it'll be worth it." I turned around. I just managed to catch a glimpse the cat who had spoken fade away.

"Goldenpaw, Goldenpaw! Why are you staring at the medicine cat den?" inquired Graypaw. He looked at me curiously.

"You didn't see- um, I don't know." I decided not to tell him.

"Ok," he mewed unconvinced," Well, all the apprentices and mentors are going out on a big hunting patrol. "

Lionclaw beckoned me over to join them. I tried to concentrate on hunting, but Yellowfang's words kept clawing at my heart. Was I only a mistake born for evil? I had messed up everything: I should have never come back to the clans. I thought bitterly.

"So, you've finally decided to rid yourself of this nonsense? That the clans actually liked you?"

Whipping around, I saw Mapleshade. My mouth hung open.

"Now dear, close your mouth before a toad jumps in,"Mapleshade chuckled,"Tigerstar had been noticing your doubting thoughts that plagued your mind from what you were born to do. You're not evil, you're only doing what is right for you, for Tigerstar, for all of Dark Forest. I believe that I can now trust you. Congratulations." Then she vanished.

"Goldenpaw! Goldenpaw!" Lionclaw was prodding me with a paw,"You haven't even started hunting yet! Why were you staring into the forest like that? I've been trying to get you to hunt and all you did was continue to stare."

Before I could think up of an excuse, sheets of rain came pouring down. The patrol quickly gathered together. Everyone had prey with them but me. My ears burning, I offered to help Dovepaw with her load of prey. She gratefully accepted.

"Tough hunting, huh?" asked Rainpaw quietly, his mouth full of prey.

"Uh, yeah," I mewed back, ears finally cooling down by the calming presence of Rainpaw... or perhaps it was the rain that was pouring down, drenching me in cold water. It was still warm, but the rain was certainly not!

A/N: sooooo here's the new chapter!!!!!!!!!! I hope you guys enjoy it and *coughs* if you guys catch anything interesting *coughs* or any errors in common sense or grammar, comment below and I'll try to fix it or have an explation! XD