Breeze gasped around in awe as she followed Fang through the crowd. She was already shedding the ties of the Warrior Code, and she was just looking around! She felt guilty, thinking of Fallenpaw and her brother and sister... But it had to be done. Breeze noticed quickly the bodies of cats everywhere, wonder striking her. "Hey, Fang? What're the bodies for?" Fang didn't respond as Breeze saw a cat bite into one of the bodies. Breeze was slightly disturbed, but pushed it aside as she continued to follow Fang. I can't go back to JungleClan... I might as well get used to here... Wherever this might be.

***

Fallenpaw's eyes shot open as a cold gust of air drifted toward him. "Morning, Breezepaw," Fallenpaw yawned, glancing beside him. His eyes widened in shock as he saw nothing but the nest beside him. Where was the pretty grey and black she-cat he'd become so close with?

"Breezepaw!" Fallenpaw shouted, arousing his denmates with his voice. Frogpaw and Scorchpaw were beside Leafpaw and Sorrelpaw, sleeping soundly until the sound of Fallenpaw's voice shook them awake. They all stared at the grey-speckled tom, bleary eyes giving way to confused glints.

"What's wrong?" Leafpaw asked her brother, getting up. Fallenpaw rushed out of the den, his heart racing and pulse roaring in his ears. Where was Breezepaw?

After a while of searching, Fallenpaw sat down with his back against a tree, exhausted. He felt miserable. What if she's gone? My best friend... We were going to be warriors when we got back... StarClan, why would you do this to me?

Sorrelpaw padded over, her head hanging low. She plopped down beside Fallenpaw before glancing up at him. With a grief-filled voice, she mewed, "This sucks." Fallenpaw sighed, keeping his gaze focused on the dusty ground below. After many awkward, silence-filled heartbeats, Fallenpaw and Sorrelpaw stood up, heading back to the group. Fallenpaw stuck close to his brother and sister, wondering if they felt anything at all towards Breezepaw's absence.

"We should head home... It's been a long time." Leafpaw mumbled, her ears pressed against her tiny head. The little she-cat's pale grey fur was matted and tangled, like she had been too tired to groom it. Fallenpaw knew the feeling- his pelt was no better. He felt numb now- his Breezepaw was gone. StarClan.. If you really do care about me and my siblings... And Breezepaw's siblings... Please bring her back to JungleClan safely.

***

Breeze strolled into a den with two other young cats- Mint, a spirited black she-cat with white stripes, and Death, a pure black she-cat with icey blue eyes. Breeze already felt one with the group- after one night she had already been accepted! Mint and Death were laughing about something as Breeze entered. The grey-and-black she-cat rushed over to join their conversation, a mouse in her mouth. Scarlett Hollow had accepted she wouldn't eat cats, and let her hunt the little woodland creatures as she pleased.

"Breeze, you'll never guess what happened while you were gone!" Mint squeaked, her amber eyes glowing with amusement. Death giggled as she began to recount the afternoon.

"Nightmare was bringing something to Fang, and he tripped over Crystal, Alice's kit, right in front of Fang!" Death lost it, laughing hysterically. Breeze joined in, laughing with them at the tom's slip-up. It was clear he was trying to make a good impression on Fang- and that he liked her. Breeze was beginning to tear up when she finally stopped laughing. Her friends had also settled down and they began to discuss the latest group gossip.

***

Fallenpaw had found his friends a cozy little bush to sleep in, and now lay, awake, next to Sorrelpaw. She had made her nest close to his- much to Frogpaw's dismay -in hopes of receiving comfort from Fallenpaw's shared grief. He couldn't fall asleep knowing that his best friend, his crush, was out there somewhere, maybe even dead. Nightsky, are you watching your daughter? He thought, concern burrowing into his belly. It made him sick, thinking of Breezepaw, somewhere cold, laying on the ground, wounded and dying, alone. He couldn't think straight that day, so Leafpaw had taken over as head of the group. The most important thing to him was missing- how could any cat think right?

Finally, after the moon began to dip below the centre of the sky, Fallenpaw dozed off. When he opened his eyes, he saw Nightsky in front of him. Her head was hung, her gaze on the floor.

"Why would you let Breezepaw leave?!" Fallenpaw screamed at her, the words tearing through him as he spoke without a thought. Nightsky looked sick.

"Fallenpaw... I've done something bad. Breezepaw is gone... Dead." She sobbed. Fallenpaw stared in shock for a few heartbeats before he felt himself break. He began to cry. He was so focused on grief he barely noticed Nightsky trying to comfort him. How could she grieve her daughter? Nightsky was a monster! She killed Breezepaw! Fallenpaw stayed like that, crying, until he woke up. It was sunhigh now and his friends were surrounding him. He noticed that most of his cheek fur was damp with tears. He didn't know what to say to them.

"Breezepaw is dead." He croaked weakly, beginning to sob once more. StarClan... Why would you kill my best friend? She was everything... You'd rather me be a shell of the Fallenpaw you know than happy? Nightsky?

***

"Welcome to Scarlett Hollow, little one." The black, eyeless cat boomed. Breeze shivered in delight. It was her naming ceremony, where she would trade her Clan-made name for something more... Scarlett Hollow. The cat speaking was Fang's father, Terror. Fang still let him do some speaking ceremonies despite his old age.

"Now, from this day on, you are Soul. Get some rest, for tomorrow you get your claws and collar." Terror rumbled. Breezesoul. It's me now. Soul thought, her eyes filling with self-pride. I don't need a Clan to be successful.

AN:

Damn, I can't write long chapters, can I? Anyways... Chapter twelve! *godFallenmakesmeinwardlycry*

Anyhooooooo... There's only a few chapters left! Then BTR will be overrrr ;~; but anyways, with the book coming close to being done, what do you all think of it?