OK yeah. This chapter kinda sucks. I had some issues. It didn't help that my friend read this story and said that it sucked...It's pretty much my first fanfiction so it's gonna suck OK! Just tell me how to make it better! I suck at fighting scenes too, so yeah...

It's also a lot shorter than my prologue, but this chapter is longer than my original first chapter! I wanted to end it right there to make my next chapter a little better, so please try to enjoy it! And if you read, please review!

I'd like to say thanks to these people, they rock for reading!

Panda-Chan Nya

Caged Bird in Demon Arms

Thanks to all you people out there that do read this, but please review! Chennyways, here it is! The short 1st chapter!

-Crystal

Chapter 1

Smudge was sitting on the fence, wagging his tail back and forth out of bordem. He was waiting for his mate to come out of the next house over. She could be having her kits at any time now. And it was at about this time every day that she was let out.

"Smudge!"

He heard the call before the door even opened.

"I'm coming Smudge!"

Soon Hattie's door opened, and out strolled the brown cat that he loved. He jumped down from the fence and ran towards her.

"How are the kits?" he asked her.

"Just fine," she replied, "They should be here any day now."

"Good" Smudge agreed. He had changed so much since his best friend, Rusty, had left to go to the forest. He was sad after that, and very lonley, and that made him change. Smudge grew tougher, in fact, he started hunting on the outskirts of the forest. He also had learned how to fight by watching some of those BloodClan rogues fight each other. He also had learned some slang, such as Twolegs meaning the ones whom put the food in the dish, and kittypet being cats who live with Twolegs. He still missed Rusty, but with Hattie here and kits on the way he has been busy.

"Smudge! Don't ignore me!" came the shrill mew of Hattie.

"Wha-Oh! Sorry Hattie!" Smudge mewed, "What were you saying again?"

"Smudge I swear! Your just like how Henry describes Rusty! Did you turn into him when I wasn't looking? Or do you visit him in the forest in the middle of the night?" Hattie ranted.

"Hattie! He was my best friend!" Smudge complained.

"You only knew him for six moons Smudge!" Hattie argued.

"Let's just talk about something else," Smudge decided, "Have you thought of names for the kits yet?"

"Smudge!" Hattie exclaimed, "I don't even know what gender they'll be yet! How am I supposed to pick out names for them?"

"I just wondered..." Smudge mumbled.

"Oh Smudge! I didn't mean to insult you! I'm sorry." Hattie apologized to him and licked his flank in comfort.

"Its OK. I just hope they're healthy. I have so much to teach them!" Smudgeexclaimed. He couldn't wait until his kits came. He's been looking forward to that moment for moons.

There was a rustling in the bushes that caught both of the cats attention. Three cats jumped out of the bushes. There was a calico tom, a white she-cat with black fur around her eyes, and a tortoise shell she-cat.

"Hello there!" the tortoise shell cat exclaimed, "I'm Dusk! I'm from BloodClan and you've just been recruited!"

"Dusk!" the white cat scolded, "Stay quiet! Your lucky you even got to come with us!"

Dusk looked genuinely hurt, and she stepped back so that she was right next to the bush that she just climbed out of.

"Be gentle on her Pan, she's only a kit." The calico mewed.

"Don't tell me what to do, Fourleg!" the white cat, Pan, responded. She then spat in anger, and walked closer to Smudge and Hattie. "We need you to come with us, kittypet" the she-cat spat at Smudge.

Smudge stepped in front of Hattie to protect her. "I'm not going anywhere!" He hissed.

Pan lunged at him. He moved to slash her with his claws, but she was too fast. She had already batted him in the side of the head. Not used to fighting, Smudge fell over. His head was killing him and it took too much energy to open his eyes.

Before he passed out, he could feel a cat dragging him by the scruff of his neck. In the background there was the cry of his mate

"Smudge! Get away from him!"

Then it was quiet.