Dark Secret

When you don't know a truth

And you can't see what is and what isn't

What do you know?

Sometimes the truth hurts.

''But sometimes.. So does the lie.''

Which is better to hear?

To be aware?

Or to be safe from the truth?

Prologue
Some cats...

Just can't see through the dark.

The moon raised with the stars and night slowly, shedding moon-light on the forest floor, no creature made a noise, except the hint of shuffling paw-steps, a ginger she-cat pushed her head out of the bushes, and she looked around, her pale ginger fur seemingly glowing in the moon-light, she blinked her fiery amber eyes, and padded out of the bush slowly.

She sniffed the air, and muttered, "You here?"

There was no answer, only the wind in the trees answered her, she frowned, looking up at the moon, and she muttered, "Where is he...?"

She jumped when there was a noise, a pitch black tom came out, surprising her by completely coming out of the shadows, he was frowning, and she asked quietly, "Anything?"

He thought for a moment, and flicked his tail, and mewed, "Nothing, but I don't think Jaystar is aware." and looked up at the pretty ginger she-cat.

She frowned, "We can't give up, Nightclaw." she said.

Nightclaw looked up to face his clan-mate, he mewed in a strained voice, "Even if... We do manage to do this, Jaystar won't be in a merciful mood if he does find out." he flicked his tail nervously.

She purred, "You worry too much, he won't find out."

Nightclaw frowned, and sighed, "Okay, Sunpelt, I hope you're right."

Sunpelt turned away from him, and she asked, "Does everyone else know about the plan?"

Nightclaw nodded, "Hollyfeather and Yellowpaw are scouting, everyone else knows, and they knwo what they're supposed to do." he said.

Sunpelt twitched her whiskers, and said, "This plan is nearly flawless," she looked up at the moon, "Jaystar won't be able to control us anymore."

Nightpelt asked, "Nearly flawless?"

Sunpelt jumped onto a near-by rock, and said, "We don't have many cats following our cause, which wouldn't be a problem, except Jaystar has loyal warriors who are blinded to who he actually is, and will fight to the death for him."

Nightpelt spat, "Jaystar has brought nothing but greif on Thunderclan."

Sunpelt looked at him, and mewed, "I know."

Nightpelt came to sit beside her, and asked, "What do we do?"

She thought for a moment, then turned to her friend, "Wait." she said, and the two cats stared up at the moon.