Newtstep's revealing

Sequal to the kits dreams and second book of the HawkClan series. Tensions begin between Newtstep and Dustleap after he tells him his omen, Thrushstar finds love again and a battle may be the breaking of one cat's heart.

1. Prolouge
As Feathersplash did her vigil, Thrushstar and Windclaw shared his den. "Leopardclaw let you go?" Windclaw asked. "Yes" Thrushstar said, the pain obvious in his eyes. His gaze softened at Windclaw. "You've been great to me since I lost her and I think we're getting closer" he said nervously.

"What are you saying?" Windclaw asked.

"Windclaw, will you be my mate?" Thrushstar asked quickly.

"Yes!" Windclaw exclaimed, smiling. Then, the smile faded. "Will your sons approve of this?" she asked.

"Newtstep and Dustleap will find out one day" Thrushstar said. "Now isn't."

Windclaw smiled, snuggled into Thrushstar's brown fur and slept with her new found mate.

2. The hunting patrol
Newtstep's eyes opened to see an exausted Feathersplash grab a robin and head to the apprentice den to move her nest to the warriors den. However, it seemed that the robin was the last piece of prey. As there were currently no kits or elders, the warriors could take prey whenever they could. Feathersplash brought her nest to the warriors den, on the outside of the circle. "I'm sorry I took the last prey" Feathersplash said to her mother.

"What are you sorry about my daughter?" Wolfpelt asked. "You deserved it." She looked at her warmly. Newtstep saw his brother Dustleap get up. He was his best friend, though he still didn't tell him about what he saw when their father became leader. "Hey Newtstep" he said. "What's up?"

"We've got no prey" Newtstep said. "Feathersplash took the robin."

"Newtstep! Dustleap! Sparrowwing! Come over here!" Yellowstripe yelled. Newtstep's former mentor was fitting in well to his role as deputy. Newtstep's and Dustleap's father's brother sleeepily rose to his paws. The three cats came out of the den and saw Windclaw and Yellowstripe there. "Alright, are you four ready to hunt?" Yellowstripe asked. "I'm ready!" Newtstep exclaimed.

"So am I!" Dustleap exclaimed as well.The two more senior warriors nodded.

"Alright, go!" Yellowstripe yelled.

"Where are you going to hunt?" Newtstep asked his brother.

"The forest of course!" Dustleap said quietly.

"I'm going ther too!" Newtstep exclaimed excitedly but quietly. As Windclaw and Sparrowwing hunted on the moor, the other two headed to the forest. Newtstep remembered sneaking out with his brother almost at this time when they were kits. It wasn't long until he was distracted from his thoughts by a shrew nibbling on a leaf. Dustleap had already left to hunt somewhere else in the forest, leaving the shrew to him. in a quick swipe, the shrrew was dead. Newtstep his his prey under a pile of leaves and then began looking for more prey items. Just a few steps he walked and he saw a squirrel, harvesting it's nuts for leaf bare. Newtstep had even forgot that it was leaf fall and prey was starting to get scarace. He pounced onto it and brought it to his leaf pile. He searched the forest for more prey items, though he couldn't see any more. He opened his jaws wide. He scented a chaffinch, close and fresh as well. He saw it in a tree, singing it's little heart out. Newtstep climbed the tall tree and gave a swift bite to the throat. He jumped down from the tree and put the chaffinch under his leaf pile. Then a large treat appeared in front of him, pecking at the ground. A pheasant! Newtstep thought. He leapt at it and with all his might, killed the lage bird. Yeah! Newtstep thought and added the bird to his leaf pile. A magpie was now in the tree above his leaf pile. He climbed it quickly, gave a swift bite to the throat and jumped down the tree, the magpie in his mouth. He saw Dustleap coming towrds him. "Newtstep, we have to come back now" his brother said.

"Alright" Newtstep said and the two brothers left, prey in their mouths.