Watching the stars (A rogue looking for a clan)

Paelen nods. "Sure!" He then jumps in and pops to the surface. "It's nice in here!"

Rain reluctantly gets in to find out it's not too bad

Paelen swims to the bottom and nips at the fish. He stays under for a long time.

Rain's wet fur clings to her body and makes her look like a whites seaweed pile "Paelen?"

Paelen pops up beside her. "Yes?"

"How do you stay under for so long?" Rain asks barely keeping herself afloat

Paelen shrugs. "I hold my breath," he says uncertainly. He then pulls Rain to the shallower water. |If you don't like swimming, you don't have to, Rain."

Rain sighs,"I'm not sure what I like anymore, after I had kits...I just got confused." Rain shakes her head, she was dizzy.

Paelen pulls her out of the water and sits her by the shore. "Hmm?"

"It was just having kits, I'll be fine soon." Rain says shaking her head

Paelen shrugs. "I hope so," he mews. Suddenly his ears prick and he darts off, returning a few moments later with a rabbit.

"What was so sudden?" Rain asks hearing him leave and dome back

Paelen shrugged and dropped the rabbit at her paws. "I thought you might be hungry... but I guess we should go back to camp before we eat this... and maybe catch a few more." He was still getting used to the fact that clan cats fed each other after being a loner.

"You're right, we should catch more," Rain nods but then says something unexpected "But why Ghost?"

(Oh look! A wild story arch appeared!)

"Ghost?" Paelen mews curiously.

(What? Story arch?)

"What?! Oh sorry Paelen, mu memories of the past are messing with the moments of now." Rain blushes "Ghost was a good friend of mine, he taught me everything, he was a lot like you, we were young then but we said we'd have kits when we grew up, all in the past though."

Paelen blinked. "Y-You had a mate before?"

"Not a mate, we were kits. Just good friends joking around," Rain notes to Paelen

Paelen nods, then realizes something. "Wh-what happened to him?"

"He was killed," Rain says sadly

Paelen starts to fluff up. "K-Killed? By who?!"

"Dogs." Rain's simple reply was teary, she still remembers bloody Ghost.

Paelen looks at his paws sadly. "I'm sorry Rain," he mews.

"No, it's okay," Rain says missing her best friend "It's not your fault, Don't feel bad."

Paelen frowns. He tilts his ears towards camp and could just faintly hear someone screaming. Nightkit. Screaming mommy.