Yellowfang's Secret/Chapter 23

==Chapter summary==
:Sagewhisker informs Yellowfang that she's going to tell Cedarstar that the former warrior is ready to be a full medicine cat. Yellowfang requests to tell someone first, and her mentor asks if she means Raggedpelt. She reminds the gray she-cat that she is bound by the medicine cat code. Yellowfang leaves the den and asks Nutwhisker where Raggedpelt is; he tells her that the tom is out hunting, and she leaves camp to look for him. As she bounds up to the tabby, he is worried that Cloudpaw has been injured again, but she quickly reveals that she's being made a full medicine cat. Raggedpelt is furious, telling her that she's throwing her life away. He insists that he wants to be with her, but Yellowfang says that he cannot change her destiny.
:As Yellowfang and Sagewhisker prepare to leave for Highstones, Yellowfang thinks about how she's lost something precious with Raggedpelt, but she's dedicated to her Clan. Cloudpaw is excited, saying that they're going to finish their apprenticeships at the same time. As the medicine cats cross through WindClan territory, Reedfeather, WindClan's deputy, waves his tail at them. They arrive at the entrance to Mothermouth; Brambleberry and Hawkheart congratulate Yellowfang. Featherwhisker begins to ask her questions, but Sagewhisker insists that they hurry. The group enters the Moonstone cavern, and the white she-cat begins the medicine cat ceremony. Yellowfang vows to uphold the medicine cat code, and Sagewhisker names her a full medicine cat.
:Yellowfang touches her nose to the Moonstone and finds herself in the same field she'd been in on her first visit, but it is no longer lush and warm. Silverflame greets her, but there is sadness in her eyes. She leads her granddaughter to a pool, and they sit together. Yellowfang asks why they're there; she looks at the reflection and sees three kits sitting beside her. Despite the reflection, she sees no kits when she looks around, and she asks Silverflame where they went. To Yellowfang's dismay, the StarClan cat starts to fade away, only telling her to trust her instincts. When Yellowfang awakes at the Moonstone, Hawkheart asks her how she feels, to which she stammers that she feels fine. She thinks to herself that she is destined to be a medicine cat of ShadowClan.
:A few days later, Yellowfang is out collecting cobwebs with Cloudpelt, who is now a warrior. She thinks about how they share an unbreakable bond, and how he is incredibly loyal to her after his injury. A group of apprentices run by, closely followed by their mentors. Cloudpelt and Yellowfang joke about them before Blackpaw reappears with a thorn in his paw. The medicine cat removes the thorn, thinking fondly of her improvement from when she attempted to treat Finchflight. Cloudpelt comments that ShadowClan is lucky to have her as their medicine cat.
:At the Gathering, Sagewhisker announces that Yellowfang has been made a full medicine cat, and the gathered cats cheer. The new medicine cat notices that Raggedpelt is not cheering for her, and she shoots him a sharp look. Yellowfang feels frustrated that he can't be satisfied with her serving as his medicine cat rather than his deputy. She has trouble listening to Heatherstar as the leader begins to speak; she feels a wriggling in her belly. Believing it to be another pregnant she-cat, she attempts to block out the feeling, but it persists. Cold dread creeps through Yellowfang as she realizes that she's pregnant.
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*Yellowfang finds out that she is having kits.
==Notes and references==
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