Chapter 1

Icepool stretched in her bed and looked around her den. It was a peaceful morning in ThunderClan and she was ready for another day of duties with Leafpool. Leafpool was still sleeping next to her in another bed. She had been her mentor for only six moons, and now she was finally fit to sleep in a nest next to Leafpool with her full medicine cat name.

Icepool walked out of den to the beautiful morning dew on the grass. The dawn light reflected around the clearing of the dew drops. It would be a good day. She and Leafpool had been up late last night fixing the stock that the kits had messed around with.

Icepool walked over to the fresh-kill pile to see it small. The hunting patrols must have not come back yet, so they didn't sleep in to late.

Icepool picked out a mouse from the pile and started eating. As she took her first bite, Leafpool walked out of there den.

"It feels nice to be able to eat early in the morning doesn't it?" said Leafpool as she picked a pigeon. "That's the reward for tough apprentice training then a long night sorting herbs."

"I know! I may work late every night," Icepool answered after swallowing.

After they finished, Icepool stood up and went to check on the elders. In the den she found an apprentice cleaning fleas from Goldenflowers back while listing to tales of Tigerstar.

"How are your joints feeling Mousefur?" asked Icepool.

"Fine," responded Mousefur. She was never in the mood for talking during the beginning of leaf-bare. She hated to have to step on crackled brown leaves just to go do her dirt.

"You shouldn't be the one complaining Mousefur," said Longtail, "you don't have a nose that sets fire when around fresh apprentice droppings, warriors too."

Icepool left the fighting elders to see what Leafpool was doing in their den. When walking across the ground she could feel water on her fur, not just her feet from the dew. She stopped and looked up at the sky, it was perfectly clear, but she knew it would rain. Ever since she first felt the rain on her pelt she could tell when it would rain. She never figured out why, but she never decided to question it either.

"What are you doing Leafpool? Need any help?"

"Sure, were low on catmint, and we have to get more before the top of leaf-bare," said Leafpool. She started to walk out the den. "Coming?"

"Sure."

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At the abandoned Twoleg nest, it was nearly sunlight and the clouds started to cover the sun from sight. The soaked feeling in her fur just got worse and worse as they collected the last of the catmint.

"We should get back to camp soon," said Icepool warily, "It's going to rain soon, I can tell."

"Well we should always trust our instincts, and the clouds look dark. Let's head back."

The two cats walked together, using the fastest route back to camp. But only a short walk away they saw Foxes moving into the old set.

"Eek!" Icepool said it a little too loud and attracted the mother's attention.

"Run!" shouted Leafpool.

Leafpool and Icepool ran ran, and ran till they reached the clearing.

"I think we lost it," said Icepool panting, "I need to remember not to do that."

After catching there breath, they decided to keep going before the rain started.

"Looks like were going to have to take the boarder route if were going to stay safe," said Leafpool.

"Ya, I hope we can get back in time."

Along the way by the ShadowClan border, Icepool spotted a sand colored tom stared at her like a queen looks at her kit becoming a warrior. She couldn't do anything but look back at him confused because she had catmint in her mouth.

When they reached the WindClan border they met up with the sunhigh patrol and they decided to stop and chat.

"Hello Ashfoot. How's the pray running?" asked Leafpool setting down her catmint.

"Just fine, thanks," answered Ashfoot.

Leafpool stopped at the sight of the black warrior Crowfeather. Also on the patrol was a white and black cat that she didn't remember.

It was a she-cat with the same spiral stripe around her for paw, only black. It also led to another mark, but not her chest, it let to a spot on her eye. When looking at the spot she noticed how she had a purple steak in each eye, making her look scary. To add to that her teeth were really sharp. And she must have been nervous because she was clawing the ground showing her sharp claws.

"Well I hope you can make it to the gathering tomorrow." Leafpool finished. Icepool and the other she-cat had been studying each other so much Leafpool and the others had already finished talking.

Thunder cracked on the other side of WindClan territory.

"We have to get back to camp fast!" Icepool told them, "The storm could hit us any moment."

Everyone said there good byes and headed back to camp.

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Back at camp Leafpool had told Icepool to report the fox to Firstar. So Icepool was entering his den when she noticed he and Sandstorm were sharing tongues. Which he normally dose when he has something bothering him.

"Um, Firestar?" said Icepool.

Firestar looked up, "Yes?"

"Leafpool and I spotted something coming back from the abandoned Twoleg nest," Icepool started.

"What was it?" asked Sandstorm.

"We saw a family of foxes traveling to that abandoned set," she continued. Firestar looked shocked, "The mother chased us all the way to the clearing. We ended up taking the route all the way around the boarder."

"Well that's a problem," said Sandstorm, "Should you send out a patrol?"

"Exactly," said Firestar, "Icepool, can you go get Brambleclaw for me? He should be at the fresh-kill pile with Squirrelflight. She's gotten huge!"

"Yes Firestar."

Icepool walked down the rocks to Brambleclaw. "Firestar wants to speak with you Brambleclaw."

"I'm going," Brambleclaw stood up, "I'll talk to you later Squirrelflight."

Brambleclaw climbed up the rocks to Firestar's den. While he left Squirrelflight had finished. "So how's my sister?" she asked.

"She's fine, we almost got killed by a fox today. That's why Firestar needs to speak with him."

"Just try not to get her killed okay?" she purred. Then she got up and walked back to the nursery. Icepool could tell she was heavily pregnate, but she would keep that to herself.

Then Icepool went into her den just before the rain began to fall on the night grass.