"All the votes are in...and your innocent." Cherrypelt Looked at Heatherheart.

"Oh thank starclan that you guys actually believe me!" Heatherheart sighed.

Rainfall opened her mouth to say something bit quickly closed it when she noticed that the conversation was over and done with, because no matter what...

Theirs still a dead kit.

A grieving family.

And a killer on the loose.

There's no point in fighting.

Just later on all the cats, except for the kits and queens, went to bury Hawkkit.

Tears of course were shredded at the fact that a kit was murdered...but heatherheart wanted to stay positive.

They walked back to the clan, Heatherheart practically glued to birdtalons side.

Once they got to the clan, Heatherheart rushed to the nursery to go check on squirrelkit.

Birdtalon looked at heatherheart...a cat who cares a lot about everyone.

Birdtalon had a look of regret...
"I'm staying here." He sat down right next to squirrelkits small fluffy sleeping figure.

"No, it's okay, you can go and talk with the others or go hunting." Heatherheart suggested, obviously not wanting to feel like  a burden.

"What? No, your my mate, squirrelkit is the last kit we have...I'm staying here." His ear flicked.

Heatherheart put her head on her paws and fell asleep.

Darkfang and whitepaw sat there watching rainfall looking at her reflection....but let out a yowl as firestorm pounced her tail like a kit.

"He's so kit-like it's annoying."

"...Yeah." Whitepaw murmured.

"Mouse brain, you could've smashed my tail!" Rainfall muttered loudly.

"I weigh nothing..."

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All the cats were asleep, nothing out of the ordinary...nope not at all.

Well unless you consider a fearful yowl not ordinary.

Anyway, heatherheart woke up from her slumber...

She looked at her last kit, squirrelkit who was asleep.

She then looked to her left, but birdtalon wasn't there...instead it was echokit, bluekit, and rainfall.

Heatherheart peeked out of the den and noticed that birdtalon was in the warrior den...

Heatherheart immediately assumed that he was forced to leave the nursery.

"Mom?"

Heatherheart looked down at squirrelkit who was half awake.

"Oh your awake." Heatherheart said quietly but with enthusiasm.

"...when is hawkkit going to come back?"

Heatherheart was shocked at those seven words.

They never told squirrelkit about the fact that hawkkit was murdered.

But why wouldnt they? Maybe because they think that it'll make her sad, or in fact maybe because squirrelkit might not understand.

"I....don't know..." Heatherheart almost choked on her own saliva, her big bright green eyes watery.

She didn't want to not tell her...but why she isn't is because she doesn't want her kit sad...She doesn't want anyone upset.

She's a truly good warrior cat...

"I hope he comes back soon...I want to play with him!" Squirrelkit jumped up.

"Yeah...I hope so."

But heatherheart knew that he wouldn't be coming back.

Heatherheart wrapped her tail around squirrelkit and casually started daydreaming.

"Mom." Squirrelkit broke the silence.

"Yes?" She turned her head towards squirrelkit.

"Whos that?" Squirrelkit was speaking timidly as she looked at the opening to the den.

"Who?" Heatherheart looked at the opening, trying to figure out who was there.

"Over there!"

Heatherheart still didn't see anyone...

That was until something ran right by the den.

"Its probably just FireStorm acting like a kit again." Heatherheart murmured, while laying back down next to squirrelkit.

They were there in silence for awhile, heatherheart a bit confused at what her kit had saw.

Squirrelkit on the other hand is completely terrified, trying to figure out who it was...and what was in its mouth.

"Just go back to-"

Heatherheart was cut off by a loud blood rushing yowl.

"What was that?" Squirrelkit crawled closer to her mom.

"I don't know...it might be a clanmate..." Heatherheart thought of how her own kit died, how she couldn't save him...

'It might be birdtalon!' Was her first thought...but she looked back the warrior den where he was still asleep, along with the other warriors....

How did none of the warriors hear that, was her next

They must sleep like rocks...

Their was some leaves crunching and another yowl but this yowl was quieter.

Echokit opened her big green eyes and looked at each of them.

Obviously confused.

Heatherheart looked at her terrified kit, squirrelkit.

"Whats going on?" Echokit whispered.

"Something is out there, stay here."

"You should get some of the other warriors." The fearful Echokit suggested.

"No, I can handle this, plus it's probably nothing." Heatherheart smiled and licked both of their heads.

Heatherheart loves kits, and heatherheart is one of those who actually cares about the left out echokit...She cares a lot though...almost as though Echokit is her own kit...but she treats everyone the same, so she cares as much about echokit as she does for squirrelkit.

"I'll be back soon, love you."

"Love you!" They both said.

Heatherheart is a great mother...and is kind to everyone.

Heatherheart started walking off, she turned around plenty of times to look back at them.

Only she couldn't see them anymore once she reached the entrance.

She turned and saw a cat who she trusts, cares about...

"Whatre you doing out of the den?" Heatherheart whispered while looking back.

"I want to talk to you."

Heatherheart being that outgoing cat she is...She said "Okay, but not for long..I have to get back to the nursery."

They walked out of the clan, they didn't walk very far though.

They sat on top of a rock, just looking at the star filled sky in silence.

"I'm sorry about Hawkkit." The cat said still looking at the sky.

"Its fine...I wonder which star hawkkit is." Heatherheart looked at the cat.

"Probably the brightest one out there."

Did that cat mean it?
Probably not.

Silence filled the bubble around them as they looked at the sky.

"I miss him." Heatherheart looked at the sky

"I killed him."

Heatherheart turned slightly towards the cat.
She knew who this cat was talking about...but it must be a joke...just a sick joke...

"Who?"

"Hawkkit." The cat said so plainly it was disgusting.

Heatherheart looked at the cat for awhile.

"What...?"

The cat nodded.

Its so amazing that someone can tell a queen that they murdered their kit in such a casual way.

"N...No you didn't." Heatherheart was in disbelief.

"Oh yes I did."

"No, no, we have to tell the others!"

Big mistake heatherheart...
Telling a murderer that you have to tell the others.

*Clap, clap, clap*...Lovely, just lovely.

"Your not telling anyone!" The cat took a step closer to heatherheart who was on the ground and scratched at her shoulder.

Heatherheart wanted to murder this cat, but the thing that's stopping her is all the flashbacks of this cat...She can't do it...She hasn't ever even killed another cat before.

She got up, yowled loudly and body slammed herself against the cat against the rock and and started running towards the clan.

She didn't stop to take a breath, or listen to make sure the cat wasn't behind her.

She kept running until she reached the entrance.

She stopped right by the entrance as she saw some of the warriors were awake now.

Now or never...run in...scream for help...do something Was her thought.

She went to run inside but fell, her shoulder was bleeding like no tomorrow.

"Help!" It was supposed to come out as a yell of pain and fear but instead it came out as a mouse squeak.

"Help!!" She kept trying.

"Help me! I'm over here pl-" she was cut off when something grabbed her by her scruff and started dragging her away from the clan.

The cat dropped her near the same rock.

"You don't have to be like this. You can change your life path!" Heatherheart pleaded.

The cat stood in front of her for awhile until responding.

"That's right...and killing everyone is a change in my life path." The cat continued,
"Goodnight, Heatherheart." The cat scratched at her neck until she died.

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Heatherheart woke up.
She looked around...
She was in starclan.
She stood still looking everywhere.

"MOM!!!!!"

Heatherheart recognized that voice all too well.

She turned to face Hawkkit.

"Hawkkit! I'm so sorry I couldn't save you."

"Its okay...but don't feel guilty, it's not your fault..."

"Your right."

"At least we have each other."

Heatherheart licked his head.

"I'm sorry...I hope the others live."

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