The Needle in the Rain.

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Rainpaw shrugged. "I don't care about that. But he's the only family I've ever had, I will not let a cat take him away from me. No matter if they could help me become a warrior or not." He said flatly, looking her straight in the eyes to let her know he was serious. Every word was true. After a small pause, he glanced around then back to her. "So...what training did you have in mind?"

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Before he even said anything about training, she snapped at him.

"FrostStorm was my only family, and look what he did! Now I have none, no one who even cares. No one who I can actually trust!"

She snarled, her eyes now flaring with fury, and a twinge of pain and sadness.

"But it was my fault! I should of stopped them.."

She was actually feeling sorry for herself, actually blaming this on her. She stopped everything, and looked down.

"I should of.. I should of stopped it all.. I should of stopped them from fighting.. This is all my fault!"

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Rainpaw growled, shaking his head. "Froststorm didn't care about anythnig but revenge! I wouldn't even think you would be low enough to try and kill an apprentice!" He snarled back, not liking the way she was defending that murderous cat. "He started it, Riddlehawk defended himself, why tear yourself up over a cat like that?!" He said angrily, stepping closer to her. "You couldn't have stopped it, it was going to happen sooner or later! I even tried to stop it, but no cat could have! Not even the leaders." He said icily, trying to get some sense into her.

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NeedleHeart looked at RainPaw.

"At least he treated me like a real cat, unlike any of you! You always treated me poorly, sure, I don't blame you! Sure, I never really liked being in a clan, but who's fault was that? RiverClan, they never treated me like a real cat, more like some murderous fox!

FrostStorm thought I was a real cat, thought that maybe, just maybe, I could be some use. No, I wouldn't be able to kill you either way. There is just something about you! I hate that when that happens.

I am a real cat, I am tired of how people say I am not. I hate it when people talk behind my backs, I am tired of how everyone treats me!

FrostStorm gave me respect, saw me as an equal. Only reason CrookedStar did was because she was Crooked in the head!

I could of stopped it, I just know it! I should of, I should of barged in and stopped it, but I didn't! If I was the one who died, oh well, as long I stopped it, because by that time, all the other cats might of been able to stop them from going at it again!"

She stared at him, her tail swishing side to side. She was actually blaming herself, which was something new to her.

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Rainpaw shook his head, not believing this. He was never going to knock this sense into her and if he stayed much longer, Dappledfrost was bound to find out. He grimaced, ears flattening. "Listen, you can blame yourself all you want, but it doesn't solve anything. Blaming anyone doesn't solve anything. Take it from someone who knows. If you were serious about training me...then I'll see you in two days here, because now it's too long and if I'm caught I'm in big trouble..." He said, glancing up to the stars. Starclan saw him...were they angry about him trying to deny them? He sighed, turning and starting to pad off.

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The she-cat tried to mutter something, it barely being out. It was so hard for her, since of that one word. She got one word out clearly though; and that was "I'm". The other word sounded odd, like "So-y." Like Soy. But she was wanting to say she was sorry.

She could never say that word, for she never used it. She hated it. Along with the word, Thank you, or Please.

She finally said it while he was padding out, but when she said it, it was a large yowl.

"I'M SORRY!"

She got on her paws, and tried to dash in the same direction he went, passing by him, looking like a bolt of cream colored lightning.

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Rainpaw stopped dead in his tracks, not expecting those words. As he turned to look back at her in confusion, all he saw was a blue rushing past him and knocking him off balance. He fell back with a thud on his flank, stunned expression on his face. He watched where she had gone, not knowing what to say besides... "I...forgive you?"

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Flightpaw's face came into view as she approuched the gorge, eyes wide with surprise. She hadn't expected to find anyone out here. The scrawny pidgen in her jaws fell to the ground. "Rainpaw? What're you doing here?" Her hazel eyes then noticed Needleheart, and she gave a little yowl of surprise. She lowered herself to the ground, ready to attack, eyes blazing, fur bristling, and claws unsheathed.

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It was right at the moment when she was dashing off, but later on after she said "I'm Sorry".

FlightPaw was a bit too late for that.

CowSpot padded on over towards the gorge, and looked at RainPaw and FlightPaw.

"W-Was that NeedleHeart? W-W-What was she doing here? And why are you two here?"

His head slightly tilted a bit.

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Flightpaw looked to the warrior, a sense of relief flooding over her. "I-I went out hunting," she mewed as she prodded the pidgon with her forepaw. "Then I saw Rainpaw and.. I guess that was Needleheart. She disapeared before I could be sure, but I definatly smell RiverClan." She looked over to her friend, fear flicking in her eyes along with worry. She thought she knew what she saw, but she must've been wrong.