User:Sparklefur18/Crow+Leaf=Jay Theory

The Theory Itself
Fans of the CrowfeatherxLeafpool love episode have come up with a strange yet plausible theory about the relationship between Crowfeather and Leafpool. Did something happen when the two ran away together? Did their relationship perhaps reach another level? According to this theory, it did. The theory states that Jaypaw, Hollypaw, and Lionpaw are NOT actually Squirrelflight and Brambleclaw's kits. It says that they are in fact the kits of Crowfeather and Leafpool. While this may sound odd, it is not entirely impossible. This theory was drawn partially from the books, and partially from the play written by Erin Hunter. (After Sunset: We Need to Talk)

Reasons to Believe the Theory
The reasons for believing the theory are as follows. First of all, it is said that towards the end of Sunset, Leafpool was getting fat. She could have been bearing kits. Secondly, why would Bluestar, Lionheart, and Yellowfang have shown the three stars to Leafpool unless she had something to do with them? And on that note, isn't it possible that Bluestar, Lionheart, and Yellowfang, were reincarnated within these kits? Think about Jaypaw-snotty, smart, always mad about something. Who does that sound like? Yellowfang! And Hollypaw-bossy, eager, true warrior spirit. That sounds an awful lot like Bluestar! And finally, Lionpaw. Mr. Perfect all the time. Of course it's obvious this time that it's Lionheart. Thirdly, if you read the After Sunset: We Need to Talk play, you know that Leafpool went to the WindClan border to talk to Crowfeather. She was going to tell him SOMETHING but as soon as he mentions that Nightcloud had Breezepaw as his kit, she changes her mind. What if she was going to tell him she was having his kits? Fourth, Squirrelflight was out of camp when she had her kits. What if she left with Leafpool so that no one would be able to tell that the kits were not Squirrelflight's and were actually Leafpool's? Fifth, Leafpool is always bringing Hollykit, Lionkit, and Jaykit treats like honey and soft down fron cattails on the edges of the territory. Jaykit think she is just sucking up to them, but what if she cares for them so much because they are her kits? If you still aren't convinced, think about it. And sixth, why would Squirrelflight and Brambleclaw's kits be black? Hollykit and Jaykit share the same color as Crowfeather. We know that Squirrelflight's milk never came, and that she would do anything for her sister. Why wouldn't she pretend to be the mother of Leafpool's kits? I agree- Alyson

Reasons not to Believe the Theory
Brambleclaw and Squirrleflight treat them as there kits. If they were not theirs they would know, and it would be harder to pretend. In the beginning of Warriors: Eclipse Lionpaw refers to Squirrleflight as his mom to Tigerstar. Tigerstar would know better and tell if that was not true. Also, on the Ask Erin Hunter page on the warriorcats website, Erin Hunter says herself that she can't possibly comment, which means it could just be a rumor and not real.