Hello again. This is a very different story to what I am used to, but I am really looking forward to it!

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-Warrior Dude- : I hope you will enjoy it!

SkaterKatie246: Yes, I am keeping the same characters as of Sunrise! :P

Laughing Rain: Unfortunately, it has Warriors in it, so I can't. I hope you like the story though -_-

Silverfur: I hope it is!

Nianque: Why the question mark?

This is from Brambleclaw's POV

Chapter 1 – The Attack of Exploding Birds

The sun was steadily rising behind the clouds as another leaf-bare day had started. The cloudy weather felt like it was in tune with my feelings. How could have Squirrelflight done that? Didn't she trust me? It wasn't like I was going to shout it out to everyone. Now all she does is sit in the corner, feeling sorry for herself. She doesn't even come close to me anymore. She never goes to Clan meetings, she never goes to the fresh-kill pile and she avoids everyone by staying in the warrior's den all day, and staying outside the camp at night.

Everybody had gotten used to the fact that our medicine cat and warrior were half-Clan medicine cat's kits. No-one seemed to avoid the medicine den anymore and Lionblaze was just as popular as he had always been. So why Squirrelflight couldn't come out of hiding and just admit she was wrong is beyond me. I still have strong feelings for her, those will never leave. It just makes me so sad that it's all wasting away.

We had so much before all of this: a great life, great friends, and a great relationship, now all she does is hide. I wanted to apologise, but I knew I had done nothing wrong.

It was the Gathering that night, exactly a moon since Crowfeather and Leafpool were exposed and fled to different place, this time for good. What would happen, and would the other Clans still bear grudges against ThunderClan?

"Are you alright?" Firestar walked over to me, concerned. He had obviously noticed Squirrelflight's absence, and was still shaken after Leafpool's sudden departure.

"How could she?" I whispered weakly. "We had everything…"

"I am just as shocked as you…" Firestar trailed off in sadness. "I know I am not the one who should say this, Brambleclaw, but I think you should give her another chance. You were great together, and I know you miss her as much she misses you."

I merely grunted as my leader trotted away to Sandstorm who was waiting at the thorn barrier for him to join the next hunting patrol.

Why was love so fickle? So many couples had it; Brackenfur and Sorreltail, Dustpelt and Ferncloud, Greystripe and Millie, Firestar and Sandstorm, and it had to go and dump me and Squirrelflight in the doldrums.

This day needed to be over…

-x-

The sky was dark and cloudy as we trundled through the rain on the WindClan moors. Squirrelflight tagged along at the back. ShadowClan and RiverClan were already there, waiting for us and WindClan to arrive. As we neared the tree-bridge, I noticed that the Clans already on the island were clearly divided between Clans. They must really not trust each other…

Following behind us, WindClan made their entrance, their eyes blazing like fire as they looked over ThunderClan. Onestar spat mutinously at the ground before Firestar's feet before he jumped onto the branch opposite my leader.

"ShadowClan survive this leaf-bare. Tigerheart, Dawnfrost have achieved their warrior names and Flamestone has received his medicine cat name. We have no more to report." Blackstar backed away curtly as Leopardstar hobbled to the forefront.

Leopardstar's age was certainly showing through, "RiverClan is doing well for leaf-bare. We have plentiful prey and no Twolegs are reported being in the area."

Firestar proudly walked out to address the cats before him, some spitting and hissing at the Clan as he spoke, "we have had good prey this moon, and we are as strong as ever. Don't presume just because four cats have floundered with the warrior code doesn't mean we can't rip fur easily in a battle!" his voice echoed in the silence as he backed away.

Finally, Onestar walked forward, "we have had good prey and our apprentices are progressing through their training well. They'll be great to sharpen their claws against ThunderClan bone!" he hissed, obviously goading Firestar into a fight.

"Is that a threat, Onestar?" Firestar was icily calm, but was not afraid to rise to WindClan's challenge.

"I do believe it is!" the brown leader shot back, their faces whiskers apart. What had happened to the two inter-Clan friends who could always rely on each other in times of hardship?

ThunderClan warriors were squaring up opponents in WindClan, I was cornering Ashfoot.

Suddenly, Leopardstar rasped, "StarClan are angry with us, something has covered the moon…" she looked like she was going to faint.

We all looked up at the moon. Sure enough, something was covering the moon, but they weren't clouds. They looked like…birds? They had funny looking wings, and didn't have beaks. And they were heading straight for us!

Chaos ensued on the island as everyone scrambled for cover. There were at least seventy 'birds' heading straight for us!

The last thing I could remember was me shouting, "Squirrelflight!!!!!" as I felt intense heat rip through me. I fell unconscious. No one survived…as cats!!

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Leopardstorm!