Talltail and Stagleap sat down, sharing a vole Plumclaw had caught. "So, are you coming to the Gathering tonight?" Talltail asked the tom.

"Yeah." He responded.

"Do you want Shimmerpelt to be there?" Talltail teased. He remembered long ago when it was his first Gathering. Doespring told him that Stagleap had a crush on Shimmerpelt, a black she-cat from RiverClan.

"She has a mate now." Stagleap sighed. "Piketooth, remember?"

"Are you jealous?"

"I'm loyal to WindClan!" He snapped. "But yes. I wished Shimmerpelt could be in WindClan, but she's a RiverClan cat at heart." Stagleap made a pause before saying, "Why are we always talking about my love life? How about you and Reena?"

"I suppose I did have a small crush on her." Talltail admitted. "But I'll never see her again."

"That's upsetting. She could've stayed in WindClan and then I could make fun of you for once." Stagleap purred. "If you had to pick one cat in WindClan to be your mate, who would it be?"

"I don't want to play this game!" Talltail swiped his tongue around his jaws before getting to his paws. He tried walking away, but Stagleap gripped his teeth into his long tail. "Oh for StarClan's sake, Stagleap!"

"Answer my question, or I bite harder." Stagleap said.

"You're such a kit!" Talltail growled before saying, "I used to like Ryestalk, but now I guess Doespring!"

"You like my sisters! Ha!" Stagleap laughed.

"Hopefully Shimmerpelt's at the Gathering tonight! I'll tell her your secret!" He growled before going out for patrol with Dawnstripe and Redclaw.

"What's with you and Stagleap acting like kits?" Redclaw asked.

"Asking kit questions." Talltail responded.

"Like what?" Dawnstripe asked.

"Who did we like in the Clan." He muttered.

Dawnstripe laughed. "You're right. Those are kit questions!"

"Really? Who do you like, Dawnstripe?" Redclaw teased.

"Oh hush!" She swiped a paw playfully. She ran forward a moment later when a brown rabbit darted across the moor. She ran faster and made a might a mighty leap, slamming a paw on the back of its neck.

"Nice catch!" Talltail congratulated.

Dawnstripe purred, acknowledging him.

Redclaw whipped his head around, when a thrush landed on the ground, pecking with its beak. He crouched low to the ground, and circled its blind side before biting a wing, and killing it. "C'mon, Talltail! Don't tell me the senior warriors are beating you in hunting!"

"In your dreams!" Talltail purred before running further across the moor, finding a mouse. He quickly dashed after it. He nearly missed it, but a claw caught its tail. He pulled it closer to him and bit its rump. "We all have prey to bring back to the Clan, now!"

"We're not done yet, Talltail!" Dawnstripe said, digging a hole to store her rabbit in. Redclaw dug his thrush next to hers, and Talltail quickly dug up his mouse.

"Let's go!" Redclaw said.

When the hunting was finished, they returned to the Clan. Reedfeather greeted them at the entrance. "Quickly! We're about to leave for the Gathering!" He said.

Talltail ran into camp, about to hit Appledawn. "I'm sorry!"

"Just watch where you're going next time!" She snapped.

Talltail's ears flattened, but he put his mouse on the fresh-kill pile. He saw Barkface and ran towards him. "Hey, are you going to the Gathering?"

"Yes," Barkface nodded. "Hawkheart says he's staying here. Ryestalk will be giving birth to Shrewclaw's kits soon." He said sadly. Shrewclaw was Barkface's brother, and he died from loosing too much blood.

Talltail vowed to eventually kill one of their own. ShadowClan caused the deaths of Brackenwing and Shrewclaw, and Talltail was once again angry. He was always angry since Sandgorse, his father, died. But he had learned that it wasn't Sparrow's fault. Ever since then, Talltail wasn't as angry.

"Oh. I'm excited to see them." Talltail said.

"Me too." Barkface meowed.

"Who's going to the Gathering?" He asked.

"Heatherstar, Reedfeather, me, you, Doespring, Stagleap, Larksplash, Hareflight, Hickorynose, and Plumclaw is all I know." He said.

"I'm going to ask Heatherstar if Deadpaw can come." Talltail said, and trotted over towards the leader's den.

"Heatherstar?" Talltail asked, peeping his head through the entrance.

"Talltail? Come in!" She said.

"I wanted to ask if Deadpaw could come to the Gathering." Talltail said.

"Oh, of course! Sorrelpaw and Pigeonpaw can come along as well." She said.

"Okay, thank you, Heatherstar." Talltail dipped his head before leaving. He went off to find the black tom, and saw Deadpaw limping towards Meadowslip.

"Deadpaw." Talltail greeted his apprentice.

"Hi, Talltail!" He greeted.

"You, Sorrelpaw, and Pigeonpaw are coming to the Gathering tonight." Talltail said.

"Yay! I'll go tell them!" He said and dashed off.

Talltail purred. A moment later, Deadpaw returned. "Are we leaving yet?"

"Yes." He said. And the two walked their way to the Gathering.