Chapter 1

Clans:

A black she-cat looked nervously over her shoulder. It was a dark night; the only light came from the full moon bathing the rest of the forest in a soft blanket of light. She obviously saw nothing and kept going deeper into the forest. Her paw steps were light but purposeful. She was small which made the impression that she was no older than eight moons old. The light of the moon was suddenly cut off and the she-cat looked nervously up. Her eyes grew wide…

A gray tom sat up, her eyes were wide and scared. His eyes looked at his best friend, Cleverpaw as she sat up, his brown fur glinting in the moons rays.

"What's up, Rainpaw?" she asked groggily.

"Nothing." He said, it was nearly sunrise and he decided he wouldn't get any more sleep so he slipped out of the apprentice's den. Cleverpaw followed him.

"Ready for training already?" Came a voice from the other side of the glade. It was Cleverpaw's mentor, Redclaw. He trotted over to them.

Cleverpaw mewed a happy greeting to the brave warrior and gave him a respectful lick on the sholder when he sat down beside her.

"Well if your up already Cleverpaw, lets head down to the training ditch and practice. Your welcome to come too Rainpaw." He said, "I heard that Leaftail was going to take the dawn patrol, he asked if I'd take you."

Riverpaw smiled and said, "Lets get going then!" The two apprentices followed Redclaw down away from the sheltering forest and down to a sheltered ditch that leveled out when they reached the bottom.

"Show me what you've got." Redcalw said sitting down to watch. The two friends circled eachother waiting for the other to strike first. Nether of them seamed to want to make the first move. Finally Rainpaw darted forward and swiped, or tried to swipe Cleverpaws head. She was to fast and his paw hit thin air. She then got on top of him saying playfully, "You'll never get me."

"Oh yea?" He asked and flipped over on his side pinning her down. Soon Redclaw called for them to stop. The two looked at eachother pleased.

Later that day there was a call from the rottentree. "Let all cats who are old enough to catch their own pry come for a clan meating!"

Cats came from dens and looked up at their clan leader, a kind looking orange she-cat. She said, "It is the full moon once more and These are the cats who will be representing our clan there. "Blueclaw, Silverfur, Liontail, Redclaw, Rainpaw and Cleverpaw."

Rainpaw glanced at orangepaw and Leappaw glaring at him across the clearing. He smiled mockingly at them and turned back to his leader who was heading out of camp with the ones she had called. He fell into step beside Cleverpaw and said, "This should be an interesting gathering." He said excitedly.

"Not to mention our first." Cleverpaw pointed out.

The sentence made his paws tingle with excitment and he asked, "Do you think we should ask Skystar what we should do?"

Cleverpaw looked at him, "She's clan leader she'll tell us something if we need to hear it, but I bet we'll hear it all at the gathering."

So here it is, hope you liked it! I'll update soon. PLEASE REVEW!!!