This is the second part of my piece for the challenge! This chapter is a lot of filler, for the most part, and I apologize for that. I hope you will all enjoy it!

Chapter Two

"What are you thinking about, Plumwillow?" Mintfur made herself comfortable next to her friend, trying to ignore the thick piles of snow that had made themselves comfortable around camp.

Plumwillow looks at her companion and shook her head, offering the lighter gray she-cat a bite of her pigeon. "Nothing," she said. That was untrue. Plumwillow was thinking about Dragon, about Samson and Delilah, about pretty Winter, about Duchess and her kits, she was thinking about that little group of misfits that fit so perfectly together. In the past moons Plumwillow found herself going to visit the group of cats more and more, ignoring the fluttering feeling in her gut telling her that seeing them was wrong.

Mintfur must have detected her friends lie though, a sneaky look playing upon her features. "You can't lie to me, Plumwillow. You're clearly fond of someone. Who is it?" She looked around and lowered her voice as if to tell a secret. "Is it Sagewhisker?"

Plumwillow turned to her friend, shocked. "Why would I be mooning over your littermate?"

Mintfur let out a snort as though Plumwillow said something amusing. "Have you not seen the way he looks at you? He would challenge all of StarClan for you, Plumwillow. Why don't you give him a chance?"

Plumwillow wanted to say it was because she liked someone else, a large dark brown tabby who had the power to melt her heart with just a look from his amber eyes. She wanted so badly to tell her friend of those she had been visiting, the great adventures she had roaming through the twoleg place, catching the lazy garden birds as freshkill for the loners, never eating any herself, before taking a rest in the old shed, playing with Cricket, who's eagerness to hear about Clans had him pining to join one someday, and Pine, who was getting stronger each day and had started fantasizing about one day becoming an apprentice. Plumwillow would eventually have to go back, but it was never alone. She always had an escort. Sometimes it was Samson, who said very little, but what he did say would get the mind of Plumwillow thinking for moons. Sometimes it was Delilah, who's nonstop talking could easily become annoying, but had a genuinely good heart. Other times it was pretty Winter, who had an ere of mystery shrouding her ever since Dragon revealed his crush on the she-cat, but she only had eyes for another. Most days Dragon escorted her back, and Plumwillow knew she was on the verge of completely falling for him. She wanted to tell Mintfur all of this, but she knew she couldn't.

"I'm just not that interested in your brother."

Mintfur gave Plumwillow a gentle nudge with her shoulder, letting out a small purr. "Well can you please become interested in someone soon?"

"Why?"

"Nettlesplash and I are expecting kits." Mintfur whispered the statement, but the light in her green eyes betrayed her excitement.

"Oh, um, congratulations! I'm so happy for you!" Plumwillow meant her words too, with all her heart. She just wasn't sure if she was ready to find a mate and have kits of her own, like her friend was asking her too. "I cannot wait to see them. They'll be adorable." Plumwillow thought longingly of Dragon, how she prayed to one day have that life with him. It would be impossible, though. She was a clan cat and he was the leader of a group of loners. "The loners might as well be their own clan," she thought. "They have leader and they have the skill. I'm sure Delilah would be an excellent medicine cat. Cricket and Pine could become apprentices and Samson and Winter could mentor them. Dragon would be leader, though. How amazing would he be as a leader?"

"I'm sorry, Minfur. I've got to go." Plumwillow started to make her way to the outskirts of camp when she realized her friend was following her, calling after her.

"Plumwillow! Wait! Where is it you're always going?"

If she answered and told Mintfur the truth she would be betraying SkyClan. If Plumwillow lied she would be admitting she was ashamed of the loners. She didn't want to do either, so she just ran.

Plumwillow ran until she reached the outskirts of Dragon's territory where she saw a group of four cats huddled over the carcass of a dead rabbit she recognized to be a twoleg pet. The rabbit was defenseless, and though Plumwillow admitted she liked the taste of the meal, she couldn't help feel a spark of pity for the poor beast. "Hey! What are you doing in Dragon's territory?" By the look of the cats, it was obvious they were not kittypets.

A black tom with one white foot looked up form the meal and made his way over to Plumwillow. "Dragon's territory? I haven't ever met a Dragon. What gives him a right to this place?"

"What gives you a right to it?" Plumwillow spat back at the cat. "I've never seen you around. What brought you here?"

The cat's companions, having finished their meal, came up beside the cat and looked over Plumwillow like she was a piece of prey. "What does she want, Demon?"

"She claims it is someone else's territory, but not her own."

"Leave her alone!" The cats looked at one another as a handsome long furred ginger tom with a white chest and underbelly made his way over to the group, Winter behind him. Winter ran up to Plumwillow's side, ready to defend her, but there seemed to be no need.

"Come on, Oliver. We were just having a bit if fun," a pure white tom with piercing amber eyes said.

"Ghost, she's Dragon's friend. She's the one that helped save Pine. Do you really want to hurt her?" Winter said. Plumwillow looked at the cats questioningly. They all looked to the ginger tom, Oliver, as their leader, but he was away with Winter. "Oliver, take Ghost, Demon, Roxanne and Raptor to Dragon. I'll tell Plumwillow what's been going on."

Winter watched as Oliver lead the cats away, the two exchanging a loving look, Winter's green eyes meeting Oliver's amber ones in a lingering moment before they took off into the twoleg place. "Winter, there's something Dragon's wanted to talk to you about."

Plumwillow felt her heartbeat quicken in her chest. Did Dragon like her? Was he too afraid to tell her, so he asked Winter to? Was he angry at her and sending her away? "Plumwillow, Dragon has been looking to start a Clan. He has been looking around for other loners and rogues, including my mate's family, the rogues you just met, but he wants someone who is in a Clan to help him. He wanted me to ask you."

Plumwillow was taken aback by the request. A new Clan? She knew where Firestar and Sandstorm came from there were four Clans, but she never imagined having another Clan besides SkyClan. If she joined, then she would have to leave SkyClan. She would have to leave Mintfur, Nettlesplash, Creekfeather, Rabbitleap, her entire family. "Why didn't Dragon ask me this himself?"

Winter gave a small shrug. "He was too afraid you'd say no," she said calmly.

"Aren't you afraid I'll say no?"

Winter shook her head. "I've seen the way you look at Dragon, and the way he looks at you. You couldn't stay away long enough to say no."

Plumwillow, in her heart, knew Winter was right, but that didn't make her less apprehensive. "Can I say goodbye to my family, my Clan? I could tell Leafstar. I'm sure she would be more than willing to let Dragon come receive nine lives, if he is to become leader."

Mintfur nodded. "Of course! Come back tomorrow. Dragon said we're going to look for a real camp and start a real clan."

Plumwillow spent her last night in SkyClan with her best friend and family, not letting any of them know she was leaving, though she did tell Leafstar, who called Echosong and Frecklewish into the den to speak with her. "My vision makes sense now," Frecklewish said. "I remember hearing about what a dragon was. In my dream I saw a large winged lizard coming down from the stars. It must mean the new creation of a clan. Leafstar, it would be feather-brained to not let Plumwillow go. That clan would die without her."

Plumwillow left in the morning, Leafstar promising to not make any announcements until sunset the following day, giving Plumwillow enough time to settle with the loners, or come back if she changes her mind, though she didn't. Dragon was leader of the clan and he appointed Plumwillow as his deputy and prepared the first warrior ceremony DragonClan had even been a part of. "Duchess from this day on, you shall be known as Amberpetal." The ceremony continued, Winter becoming Fogpool, her mate, Oliver, becoming Foxbriar, Samson becoming Sootspots and Delilah became Diasystem. The cream and gold she-cat, knowing she would be little use fighting, inquired in becoming medicine cat, so Daisystem became the first DragonClan medicine cat. Demon, Ghost, Roxanne and Raptor, in turn, became known as Beetlefoot, Icefang, Squirrelberry and Lizardtail. Cricket and Pine were given apprenticeships, Cricketpaw's mentor becoming Sootspots and Pinepaw's becoming Fogpool. The clan was alive, found a home, and eventually a leader when Dragon received his nine lives and became known as Dragonstar.

After two moons of peace, SkyClan and DragonClan getting along with one another and meeting at the full moon for gatherings, Dragonstar took Plumwillow aside. "Plumwillow, will you be my mate?" She said yes.

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