"Good, Windpelt, eat this poppy seed and go and take a rest." She turned to Beachstar. "I want to go and find my sister." 

Sugarkit ran through the forest and to the thunderpath. There she saw her mother, lying next to the thunderpath, with two-leg scent all over her. She guessed that the two-leg that killed her picked her up and put her there. "Why did this have to happen?" she whispered as she dug her muzzle into her fur. Sugarkit heard the roar of a monster and stood next to the thunderpath, sure of what she was about to do. Just then, before she was going to race across, a patrol of cats burst out.

"Sugarkit, what are you doing?" Tanpaw yowled as she burst out of the bushes. "I want to die, so I may be with Sugarflight," she replied dryly. "Why would you want to do that? You have your whole life ahead of you, and you were about to waste it?" "Yes, anything to be with her."

 What's happening? I don't understand. Where's Sugarkit? Was she taken by a mongoose? Oh, please let her be safe!... And why isn't Sugarflight back yet? She should have been here moons ago! Something is wrong' I can tell—but what is it?!

 ((Remember, only a few cats have been told about Sugarflight's death, so she wouldn't know yet)).

Windpelt awoke from his nap and walked towards Lilypaw. "Lilypaw, Sugarflight died on the Thunderpath, and Sugarkit is trying to find her."

 WHAT? She—dead?! No! No! That can't be!!! *wails* How can this be?! *an image appears in her mind of Sugarflight lying on the ground, lifeless, and with the image comes a memory of other cats, in the same position, who look very similar to Lilykit...* *tries to push this memory away, but is overcome by grief, and cannot* Not again! Not again! not here, n-not now! N-not... so... SOON! I don't want to know any more death!! I've seen too much already for such a short life! I'm only about 8 or 9 moons old! I can't bear this anymore! Oh, why did she have to leave us?! Why? I know she missed her mate—did she ever even find him?—and n-no one knows b-better than I do w-what it's like to lose someone you r-really c-care about, but she could have simply asked B-Beachstar to send out a patrol to search for him at a time when we weren't being attacked, and then gone with that patrol, or at the very least learned some of the herbs that may have helped her before going off and leaving on her own! *wails some more* *eats thyme for shock* *curls up into a heap and just sits for a while* *gets up*

 I... I have to go and look for Sugarkit! It's urgent! I know how she feels! I understand what it's like to have those close to you die, and I think I might be able to help her through this somehow. Either way, th-there's n-no harm in trying, except for the g-grief it may cause me... But Idon't matter. I'm not the on whose m-mother just died. That was in th-the p-past, and I should have g-gotten over it by n-now. It's m-my own fault if I hadn't. B-but I know how desperate it feels—I can explain later, not now—and I'm rather afraid of what she might do. I have to help her. Now. Goodbye. *departs*

 *hears Sugarkit and Tankit* *is horrified* Sugarkit, no. You can't. Please. Believe me, I know how you feel. M-my mother died, too, a long time ago, and my entire family, as well—and all at the same time! It feels horrible, knowing that you'll never see them again—well, actually, you will see Sugarflight. You're lucky enough that she joined a Clan before she died, so the 2 of you will meet in StarClan. My family were loners, and I don't have the slightest idea where they could possibly be. When I die and go to StarClan, I'm afraid I'll still feel the same way I do now, because they could be in just about any afterlife imaginable, or their souls could be left to wander for all of eternity, or they could just disappear after death! That's my worst nightmare, really, that I'll die, and look all over the spiritual world for them, and never find them! And I understand that you're willing to go to any lengths to be with Sugarflight. She was your mother! But think of everyone you're leaving behind on Earth! Think of your siblings! Think of your grandfather! Think of your Clanmates! Think of me. I can't bear to watch anyone else die right now, or to even know of anyone's death. I've endured enough pain for much longer lifetime than the few moons I have lived so far, and it's a struggle to stay alive, to not just decide to let go of everything and allow yourself to die. But it's worth it! You have no idea now, but one day you'll see that it truly is, if only you'll listen to me! But I can't stand to let you die right after Sugarflight did! I'm afraid I won't be able to continue the struggle anymore myself. You're just kit—an old kit, I'll grant you, but what difference does it really make?—and you plan to end your own life! Don't you realize what that means?! You'll get to see your mother, of course. But you'll stay an apprentice-aged kit forever! Sugarflight can never be able to watch you change, see you grow into the warrior you're destined to be. Some day, we will need you, and you won't be able to help us because you'll be sitting up their with your mother, too young to do what is necessary and too old not to care. Think of that!

 Please, Sugarkit. You're my Clanmate, and as a medicine cat it is my responsibility to keep you safe. I can't just sit and let you die, can I? If you won't see sense and live the rest of your life, for our sakes if you can't think of your own, I'm afraid I'll have to stop you. You have no idea how wonderful life can be. I know you probably don't believe me now, but can't you at least give life another chance? We need you. I need you. Don't leave us now! It just isn't worth it! I won'r let you die, no matter what! I can't lose more Clanmates in 1 day! Please!

"All right, Lilypaw. I'll go with you. You're right." Tanpaw and Lilypaw led her through the forest, into the camp. Windpelt rushed forward and started to lick her head frantically. "I was so worried about you! Never do that to me again!! I'm an old cat, I can't stand the pressure!!" He led her towards the nursery, where Rainkit ran outside to check that his sister was okay. "I've been pacing in the nursery so much I thought I was going to make a hole in there! From now on, I'm sticking to you like glue. You'll never leave my sight!" Rainkit meowed. "Same here. From no on, we do everything together, 'cause we only have each other now." Tanpaw replied. Their tails intertwined together and they went to their dens. That night, in Tanpaw's dream, she met Spongetail and Stonewalker in StarClan. "Mother!! Father!!! I'm so glad to see you!!" "We're glad to see you too!! This is Stonewalker, the cat that I fell in love with." "Greetings, but how did you come to StarClan?" "Your mother invited me to Clan life at the Two-leg-place. It wasn't official, but StarClan let me stay here." "That's very nice, but I have to go. I have training tomorrow."

"When will Rainkit and I become apprentices, Beachstar??????" Sugarkit wailed. Tanpaw heard frantic coughing in the elders den. "Windpelt!!! Oh no oh no this is very very very bad!!! Summerwind, Windpelt had Blackcough, I think!!!!!!! We need catmint!!! I'm going to go and get some!!" "We'll come with you. Remember, we're in this together." The threesome ran out of the clearing. They came back at sunrise. "THERE'S NO MORE CATMINT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" They yowled. "What should we do with Windpelt?? We can't let him die!! We just can't!! He doesn't deserve it. I won't let you!!"

"I thank you for this Lilypaw, but it isn't very ness-" He went into another bout of coughing uncontrollably. Rainkit poked his head in, "Can we see him?" he asked worriedly. "Yeah, we're worried about him!" Sugarkit said. "Oh, well I'm a medicine cat apprentice so I don't need to ask! Windpelt, sit up for me. Did you give him catmint?" Tanpaw pushed her way in to sit by her grandfather. "Yes, just a second ago." Lilypaw replied. "Good, can I give him some honey?" "Sure, if his throat is felling bad." Lilypaw told her. "Oh, it is!" Windpelt croaked. "Shhhh! Don't talk! You'll make it feel worse!" Tanpaw fed him the sweet tasting liquid and Windpelt sighed.

"Alright, Alright, I'll eat the dang herbs! Just stop perstering me!!"

PS: Lilypaw, my controller remembers the weirdest things in life, and she happened to remember that Erin Hunter, sometime in the Power of Three series, that Hollyleaf stated that she wan't interested in licking the sweet liquoid that Cloudtail got for Leafpool!

Windpelt awoke and coughed like crazy. He soon stopped, and decided to lie in the clearing to look at the moonlight. He continued to cough, and cough, and cough like there was no tomorrow. He went back to his den, but he barely had enough energy to move. "Ohhh, I feel terrible!!" He finally collapsed in his den, but went in another bout of coughing.

THE NEXT DAY

Tanpaw walked into the elders den to give Windpelt his daily medicine. "NOOO!!! She dropped the herb bundle and ran to Windpelt's unmoving body. "Windpelt, no this can't be good!" She nudged at his body and called in Sugarkit and Rainkit. "No, what happened? Why can this be?"

CAPTCHA: topd. To the top! 

Windpelt's unmoving body made Sugarkit and Rainkit so scared that they raced out of the clearing and into the nursery. But Tanpaw stayed there. As a medicine cat apprentice, she needs to learn how to learn how to accept that she can't help everybody.