Finally I've started writing the sequal to Bring Him Back. Sorry for the long wait everyone, I hope you like it!

Her dark green eyes held no mercy as they peered between the fronds of a fern. They watched her unsuspecting victim as he strutted about, not worried at all. She licked her lips. Soon her teeth would be sinking into his soft flesh, soon her tongue would be coated with his blood, but soon wasn't enough.

Flowerpaw leapt out of her hiding space and pounced onto the brown mouse, pinning it down with two paws. She let it struggle for awhile, watching its eyes grow frantic and listening as it squealed. She sank her claws slowly into its flesh and enjoyed the feeling of power. Finally she bit its neck and silenced it.

"Flowerpaw! You know enough not to play with your food before you kill it!" Spiderleg's disapproving mew made her insides twinge with guilt as her mentor padded up to her. She looked up at him and then back down.

"Sorry Spiderleg. Are we done hunting?" she asked, glancing at the darkening sky.

"I suppose. By the way, your hunting crouch is getting very good," he complimented her, and she flicked her tail smugly. Of course it was good! She had been practising it forever, until she could finally get it right.

On their way back to camp, the two cats collected the prey they had caught earlier. Flowerpaw entered camp with two mice and a squirrel, while Spiderleg carried a mouse and a couple of voles. The day's hunting had been good, but leaf-bare was approaching and soon it would fill the forest with nothing but snow, cold, and dreadful weather.

When she emerged from the thorn tunnel, the first thing Flowerpaw saw was the gray pelt of her brother Fogpaw dashing towards her. His blue eyes were wide and excited, and he was prancing around like some kit who's just been complimented by a warrior. She almost sighed, but pushed it away and forced herself to act interested in whatever he was about to tell her.

"Hey Flowerpaw! Guess what?" he asked, padding around her in a circle. She kept walking until they had reached the fresh-kill pile.

"What," she said, lacking enthusiasm.

"You have to guess," he whined, finally sitting down beside her. Flowerpaw gave him a 'don't-mess-with-me-because-I'm-not-in-the-mood' look, and he let out an exaggerated sigh.

"Fine! I'll tell you. Sandstorm said tomorrow I get to practise battle moves with you in the training hollow!" he yowled excitedly.

"Calm down, Fogpaw! That's great. I'll get to practise my new move on you," she mewed mysteriously. For a moment, Fogpaw seemed a bit scared, but then he got over it.

"What new move? You won't be able to beat me anyways!" he exclaimed, pushing out his chest and looking up at the sky. He closed his eyes, and Flowerpaw saw her chance. She tackled her brother, pushing him onto the ground and holding him there.

She and her brother were the same size, so it wasn't too hard for her to play-fight with him. They were evenly matched, making it more interesting to practise battle moves.

"Hey! I think Hailpaw was looking for you guys, but I'm not sure," Adderpaw's mew made them stop their play-fight. Flowerpaw licked the dust from her white fur and looked at him. The light brown tabby had amber eyes, and he was big and muscular. His brother, Maplepaw was behind him, with the same body built but a cream and white coat.

"Thanks," mewed Fogpaw, and his blue eyes instantly started searching the clearing for his sister. Suprisingly, he was closer to Hailpaw than Flowerpaw herself. For some reason, they weren't as close as some sisters were, but it didn't really matter. They were still good friends.

"So how's your training been?" asked Flowerpaw, gazing warmly at the two toms.

"Great!" said Maplepaw. "Berrynose is taking me on dawn patrol tomorrow!"

Adderpaw nodded his head in agreement to his brother's first statement. "I think I'm going hunting with Brambleclaw tomorrow," he mewed.

"Sounds exciting," replied Flowerpaw, moving slightly closer to them. Her green gaze flickered back and forth between the two toms. They were her best friends after her own siblings. They were only a day apart, and so had done everything together, since they were able to open their eyes and play.

Suddenly, Adderpaw flinched slightly, and his eyes were filled with what seemed like disgust. Flowerpaw turned around and saw Fogpaw beckoning for Hailpaw to come over. She watched as the pale gray she-cat excitedly ran, her tail waving in greeting.

Flowerpaw watched as Adderpaw's eyes lingered over the deformed half of her face, and then he stared, mesmorized, at her eyes.

They were a sharp, blue-gray, but there was something stange about them. They weren't the soft blue of a perfect summer's day like Fogpaw's, but they made you feel as if you can't look away. She sat down beside Fogpaw, making him look huge. Her small, delicate frame had never caught up to the size of her siblings, but it didn't seem to bother her much.

"Are you going hunting with Birchfall tomorrow?" asked Fogpaw, glaring at Adderpaw to get him to stop staring. Hailpaw nodded, her piercing eyes on Fogpaw. As they got into deeper conversation, Adderpaw leaned over to whisper in Flowerpaw's ear.

"She still hasn't talked yet?"

"Nope. Not one word."

I hope you liked the first chapter, please review! Just so you don't get confused, here's the apprentices and their mentors:

Flowerpaw - Spiderleg

Fogpaw - Sandstorm

Hailpaw - Birchfall

Adderpaw - Brambleclaw

Maplepaw - Berrynose

Another thing you should know is that now all the apprentices in Dark River are warriors (Lionpaw, Hollypaw, Mousepaw, Hazelpaw, Poppypaw, Berrypaw, Honeypaw, and Cinderpaw) Also this is short but it's kind of an intro so you know a bit about all of the apprentices. Thanks for reading, and please review! -Sky