A/N: This is a story based on the Warriors saga, but set sometime in the future after the series so there are a lot of OCs.

I don't own the Warriors saga, the clans, or any CCs mentioned. Erin Hunter does. [Aw, too bad.]

Three cats stood hidden in the shadows. They hadn't bothered to find the clearing they had originally planned to meet in, and the darkness suited them just fine. The largest of them, a bulky-looking tom, stood up slowly and turned to the other two, who sat to his right.

"Have you decided...?" One of the smaller two asked. The tom nodded.

"Yes. But not tonight." His voice was deep and gravelly.

"Whe-" The only she-cat of the trio was cut off by a rustling sound behind them. She turned and shot off like a rocket, chasing after the cat that had been watching them.

There was a yowl as the smaller-but much faster-she-cat caught up with the tom and pounced, pinning him to the ground within a second.

"How much did you hear?" She growled, pressing a paw to his throat just enough to scare him, but not so much that he couldn't speak.

"I-I-I didn't h-h-hear any th-thing!" He replied, eyes wide in fear.

The moon was perched high in the sky, only half-full. It was enough light to cast a silvering glow on the scene, however, illuminating it and setting the scene quite wonderfully.

The she-cat was a ghost on earth as her flame-colored coat was bleached by the moonlight. Her golden-amber eyes only grew more intense with the added light, often reflecting it to make it look as if they were glowing. She looked beautiful, entrancing, and extremely dangerous all at once, like a venomous snake. She had a lithe but muscular frame, and was stronger than she looked. The jagged, black stripes that zigzagged across her coat only added to this, giving her a battle-worn look.

"You fox dung liar!" She hissed, pressing her paw harder down on his throat before loosening it again, just enough for him to speak.

"Please...Please just let me go...I won't tell anyone about you, I promise..." He managed to gasp out.

She looked him over. He was a handsome black tom, with a small patch of white on his chest and both of his front paws white as well, just up to his ankle. His wide, green eyes were full of...not fear, but simply desperation.

"You got a family or somethin'?" Tigress asked, her voice less of a growl and more of a normal tone now. She silently cursed herself, and snarled at him when he hesitated.

"N-no. I live on my own, out in the forest." He stuttered again, feeling like a pathetic loser as he spoke the words out loud.

A pang of sympathy sliced through her, but she caught herself. No. She was an assassin, she would not feel sympathy.

"Well then no one should miss you." She forced herself to growl, but could tell that he could see through it.

Damn emotions. They were getting in the way. She raised a paw, unsheathing her claws, poised to strike.

The tom shut his eyes and waited for it. And waited. And waited. It never came.

Tigress couldn't bring herself to do it. He doesn't have a family. She told herself. He lives by himself. Why should he stay alive...? She couldn't do it, though. Something about the way that the tom didn't quite look fearful, but simply determined, determined to stay alive and to keep living. Even if he didn't have a lot to live for.

She sighed. There was no way she could do this.

He opened one eye to see that she looked defeated, and climbed off of him. "Run as far as you can and don't ever come back, got it?" She said flatly, hissing at him as he stood up and obeyed, running out of sight quickly.

Bear, the dusky brown tom that had been waiting with the bulky golden one, appeared just then. "Did you manage it by yourself?" He asked, looking around.

"It was just a rabbit," Tigress lied. She hated lying to her brother, but if she told him the truth...She didn't want to think about it. "I couldn't catch it."

"Oh." He brother looked a bit disappointed. "Well, come on. Lion's waiting. I think he has another assignment for you."

"Great." She tried to put enthusiasm into her reply, but it came out flat. Her brother looked at her with concern, a silent question hanging in the air.

"I'm fine, just tired. I've had a lot of assignments lately, alright? Don't give me that look."

Her brother nodded, seeming satisfied, and walked back with her to the spot where their boss sat, waiting.

A/N: That's it for now...I know it doesn't seem Warriors-y at all, but the Clans and stuff come in later, probably the next chapter or so. ^^ Please read and review, even if you didn't like it, I'd love to know why and I love critique! Oh, and sorry it's so short. I'll try to make the next one longer. :)
EDIT: Okay, so I saw the typos and I think I fixed them. [I'm looking for a beta to help with my spelling as well ^^]