My paws thrummed the ground as i raced through the forest, the wind in my ears as i ran farther and farther away from home…. No that place was no longer my home. I would find a new place where i fit in and was accepted. I hissed catching my claw on a hidden tree root and licked it tenderly. My claw was hanging at an awkward angle but i shook off the pain and kept running. Soon the night started to turn into Dawn and i slowed my pace. I needed to hunt then find a place to rest for the day. I lifted my head, scenting the air for prey. I purred to myself following the scent of a mouse till i spotted it nibbling on some seeds at the base of a tree. I checked making sure i was downwind of it before silently stalking forward till i was a tail-length away and pounced snapping its neck.

I stood up flicking my tail happily but froze my hackles rising as a Orange tabby tom stalked out his teach barred. Behind him three more cats followed, all of them hissing at me. I dropped my mouse at my paws at stood up straight narrowing my eyes at them and hissed. The second largest male, a Calico, Seemed amused with me. I hissed louder as they stood around me. The tabby looked at me and hissed, "Who are you and what are you doing on ThunderClan territory!?" I scented the air and finally noticed a faint border line. I scoffed at him. "Some kind of border. Its so faint a mouse couldnt tell it was there." The smallest cat, a white female, swipped at me her claws out. I growled but in my head, fear was pounding. The tabby flicked his tail at me, "Your coming with us back to camp, flea-pelt!"

I flattened my ears back but didnt protest as they led me farther away from the border line and into their 'territory', even when they took the mouse that i caught. I shrank in my fur as they led me through a thorn tunnel into a large clearing with a fallen tree in it. Cats were all over, sharing prey or playing with kits and stuff like that. Slowly they all spotted me as they stopped at the base of a giant rock. One of the cats ran up a path to a cave at the top and disappeared inside. She came back out with a Huge Brown tabby tom behind her. He looked identical to my father, other than he didnt have a scar across his face.

He lifted his head in a yowl, "Let All Cats Old Enough To Catch Their Own Prey Gather Here Below High Ledge!" The few cats who wernt already gathered slipped from their dens and joined the group of cats watching me. The cat who appeared to be their leader jumped down in front on me and flicked his tail sitting down wrapping it around his paws, "Foxleap what seems to be the problem?" The Orange tabby, who i now know is Foxleap, stepped forward dipping his head to the cat, "I found this loner hunting inside the borders and she wouldnt leave so i brought her to you."

His eyes twinkled with laughter at me, "Why Foxleap? She isnt any bigger than Dawnpaw!" He padded closer to me and ran his tail down my flank comfortingly and asked, "What is your name?" I hissed quietly before answering, "MistFlower." He looked at me narrowing his eyes, "Are you from another clan?" I tilted my head to the side, "No but my father was. The Monstrous cat…" I hissed the last part under my breath but he leaned closer and whispered, "Who was your father?" I stood straight flicking my tail, "HawkFrost." He nearly fell over with shock and all the cats around me gasped, and some hissed at me.

I looked around at them. How did they know who he was? Slowly it dawned on me. I knew ThunderClan sounded familiar! The Brown Tabby looked at me, his teeth barred, "HawkFrost hu? So my brother had a kit?" I looked at him, "Brother? Who are you cats?" The cat stood tall puffing out his chest and i rolled my eyes, "I am BrambleStar, leader of ThunderClan. Hawkfrost was my half brother and he killed many many cats." I shuddered. I knew he was evil. He had visited me in my dreams but i had never seen the other cats that i could hear in that stinking forest.

I flicked my tail, the muscles under my pure black pelt rippling as i flexed my claws, "Yeah i know. Now will you let me go and ill be on my way." BrambleStar shook his head, "No. You will stay here and serve as a warrior. Even if my brother was evil, his kit doesnt need to to live like him. " Foxleap looked at bramblestar like he was crazy, "But bramblestar! She was a loner! You cant just take her in!" Bramblestar silenced him with a flick of his tail, "I want you to show her to the warriors den and tomorrow you will start training her in our ways." He turned padding away to his den leaning me alone with this 'foxleap'. He looked to be not much older than me, he was just big. He growled stalking off to a den and i trotted after him, "So uh foxleap…" He just kept walking and slipped into the den pointing at a nest with his tail, "Thats your nest. Now go to sleep or something." He then padded out, leaving me alone. I yawned curling up in the nest. My paws hurt from running all day and as soon as i shut my eyes i was asleep.