Painclaw's Despair/Prologue

== Praise ==
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== Prologue ==
Sparkpaw lay quietly in his nest, pretending to sleep, he had waited for ages for the other apprentices to fall asleep, and they were finally just now falling into a deep sleep. He lay still for a moment more, wanting to be sure, he listened to their breath carefully, checking for the rhythmic, slow breaths of someone who is deeply sleeping. Once he was sure it was safe, he lifted himself slowly, tensing as his brother, Lightningpaw, stirred in his sleep, he crawled toward his secret spot, dodging his clanmate's tails as he made his way across the den as quietly as he could. 
When he finally made it there without disturbing anyone, he moved some reeds he had deliberately placed a while ago, revealing a small hole in the den wall that was only just big enough for him to fit through. He slipped out through the hole and quickly stepped into the small stream that made their clan's camp into an island, he waded and started to swim across to the other side, once across, he heaved himself up, shaking some of the water out of his shiny fur before moving on. 
From there he moved stealthily in the direction of the river that served as the border between their clan and their neighboring clan, ThunderClan. He was careful not to step on any twigs or leaves as he got farther and farther from camp, not wanting anyone to hear him while he was still within earshot of anyone that might still be awake. After a while, he approached a spot where the reeds lay very thickly. Once there, he pushed through the reeds as a friendly voice purred towards him, "Hello Sparkpaw, you sure took your time tonight" 
== Characters ==
=== Minor Characters ===
Lightningpaw, 
=== Major Characters ===
Sparkpaw
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