CHAPTER 5 Goldpaw padded into the medicine cat den. "Jaypaw are you in here?" she called. "Yes, what is it? Are you hurt?" he immediatly smelled mouse. "No, i brought you a mouse. Its the juciest, fattest, freshest one. I know medicine cats usually get whats left." "How did you know that?" he asked "I don't know, it just kind of came out. Anyway, here," she pushed it over to him. He took a bite. She was right it was the freshest, he never tasted mouse this good. "So whats it like being a medicine cat?" she asked "Boring," he replied. "Well, if you don't like it why not become a warrior?" "In case you haven't noticed I happen to be blind." "I noticed," she replied, "I just thought you could learn..." "Well I can't, it's my destiny to become a medicine cat." "It is?" Goldpaw asked. "Yes, a former medicine cat of Thunderclan told me so." "Wow." she purred amazed. "I wish I had some sort of connection like that." Jaypaw smiled. He never had a cat jealous of him before. "Really?" he asked "Yeah," she purred "You know so much! I wish I did!" "Yea, but it would be better if I could see." "Don't let that stop you," she mewed. "Like you would know," he mumbled. Goldpaw was about to reply when Leafpool came in. "Hi Goldpaw," she mewed and dipped her head. "Hi Leafpool," she purred. "I was just leaving, Bye Jaypaw!" She padded out into the clearing. "Leafpool there is something about Goldpaw," "Yeah, there is," Leafpool said staring after her. ~ Goldpaw felt her paws tingle with anticipation. The heart of battle was upon her, she could hear the enemy plunging through the under growth like a badger. She predicted he was close enough. She pounced and landed on his back. "OK! You got me!" Firestar purred. Goldpaw jumped off and started bouncing up and down. "I got you good!"she purred. "You're getting a lot better, i never even saw you coming!" "I made sure i stayed downwind so you wouldnt hear or smell me!" "Great job! Come on, you deserve first pick from the pile tonight." Goldpaw dashed into the clearing and trotted over to Lionpaw. They shared a mouse together, and after they were done Goldpaw padded over to the nursery. "Hi Daisy," she mewed. "How are you?" "I'm fine!" Daisy purred "You know Goldpaw I'm impressed we don't get a lot of apprentices in here seeing how we're doing." "Well they should," Goldpaw mewed, "Afterall you're bearing the future kits of our clan!" she heard Graystripe call her name. "Oops, gotta go! Let me know if you need anything!" she padded out and went towards Graystripe. Firestar wants you to join our evening patrol. "Ok!" Her eyes lit up. She was the only apprentice and she felt very special. "We'll check the Shadowclan border," Brambleclaw meowed "They haven't pulled anything in awhile." Graystripe nodded and veered towards the border. Goldpaw noticed that they hadn't got to the border yet and she smelled Shadowclan. "Brambleclaw, do you smell that?" He smiffed the air and let out a low growl. "I knew it!" he spat.