Hi! Again. Sorry its been a long time since I uploaded the first chapter. First of all, this week was finals week, and second, I keep forgetting to post a new chapter! *sigh* Hopefully after this chapter is finished I'll get a review...


{POV: Spottedleaf and Tigerclaw}

While walking through the forest, Spottedleaf began to think about the prophetic dream she had.

That TigerClan warrior, what does it mean? Then she remembered the tom, with the fiery striped pelt and brown eyes. Who was he? NO. It, it couldn't be-

"Hey Spottedleaf, why the long face?" Tigerclaw's question interrupted Spottedleaf's theory.

Spottedleaf hadn't noticed she was making faces while thinking, and she looked at the tabby, eyes wide open and her jaw dropped.

"Wow Tigerclaw, you actually used my real name for once!" she mewed surprisingly.

"Yes, I did, now answer my question" Tigerclaw replied, rather sternly this time.

"Well, the other night I had a dream" she mewed, "and it had fiery flames and ashes floating past me."

"And there was a tiger." The tortoise-shell continued. "His striped fur the color of the flames, and his eyes the color of tree bark. He kept telling me to…"

Tigerclaw yawned in boredom as she kept describing her dream to him.

"..and then he started chasing me, and I heard a voice that kept calling me, and—"

"WE ARE WASTING TIME SPOTTEDLEAF." Tigerclaw growled.

Spottedleaf blinked at him, her eyes wide open.

"You can talk about your romantic dreams about tigers after the Moonstone."

"ROMANTIC?! WHAT?! IT WAS A DREAM FROM STARCLAN!" Spottedleaf bellowed

"StarClan, hm?" Tigerclaw snickered.

"YEAH, SO?"

"So, StarClan's been giving you dreams on who you're future mate should be?" Tigerclaw retorted suavely.

"TIGERCLAW! YOU KNOW I'M A MEDICINE CAT! AND MEDICINE CATS CAN'T HAVE MATES!"-her nose barely touching the tabby's-"EVER."

"Well, that shouldn't stop medicine cat's from at least falling in love." Tigerclaw's nose got even closer to Spottedleaf's.

Spottedleaf leaped backwards away from Tigerclaw.

"TIGERCLAW! YOU REALLY HAVE NO RESPECT FOR STARCLAN OR THE WARRIOR CODE AT ALL!" she hissed.

"And you wished the handsome tiger in your dream went with you on this journey instead." Tigerclaw mewed cheekily.

"WHY YOU-"

"Oh the tiger in my dreams is sooo handsome!" Tigerclaw mocked Spottedleaf in a high pitched voice, "I wish that he went with me instead of that fox-brain Tigerclaw!"

"How-how dare y-" Spottedleaf muttered.

"Oh how handsome he is! I wish that StarClan would tell me more about him and how beautiful he is!"

"You better stop it!" Spottedleaf growled, clenching her teeth, ears flattened.

"Oh, and the best part is, wait." He sneered, slowly padding closer to her.

Spottedleaf shivered when his nose was a mouse's tail from hers.

"It's me, isn't it?"

"THAT'S IT!" Spottedleaf screeched, and she leaped on the mighty tabby and managed to pin him down. "YOU WISHED YOU DIDN'T DO THAT TO ME TIGERCLAW."

Tigerclaw, who let Spottedleaf pin him down, snickered, and flung Spottedleaf a few tail-lengths away.

"GRRRRRR" Spottedleaf rose from the ground, and hurled towards Tigerclaw, until:

"MMMRRRRROOOOOOWWWWWWWWW!"

The ear-splitting yowl stopped her right in her tracks. She and Tigerclaw looked towards where the sound was coming from.

Birds were flying away from the trees, and all the prey hid.

"What…. was that?" Spottedleaf quivered.

"I don't know." Tigerclaw's reply was faint.

Multiple screeches came from that same area. Spottedleaf was shaking, and Tigerclaw made no movement, his facial expression neutral.

"Let's just continue walking." Tigerclaw said calmly.

Spottedleaf was practically frozen.

Tigerclaw groaned. "Come on Spottedleaf," and he walked over to her, nudging her flank with his nose. Spottedleaf tensed up, and started walking, staying extra close to Tigerclaw's flank, shivering.

"That sounded like…" Spottedleaf managed to mew.

"Death?" Tigerclaw replied.

"E-e-exactly." She mewed. "W-w-what do you thing happened?"

"Perhaps it was those rogues the leaders mentioned at the last Gathering." Tigerclaw replied, remembering the leaders describing the prey-stealing and the abducting.

"I remember Brokenstar telling us how one of ShadowClan's apprentices disappeared," he continued, "We should keep an eye out for the-"

VROOM!

The two cats were near the edge of the Thunderpath, and monsters kept roaring by.

"Alright Spottedleaf, do you have the energy to cross the Thunderpath?" Tigerclaw asked.

Spottedleaf nodded, and her reply was barely audible. She couldn't believe she was still traumatized from the screeches of dying cats.

"Okay then, wrap your tail around mine, and I will lead you across." Tigerclaw meowed.

Spottedleaf did what he said, grabbing his tail with hers. She was clinging on tight.

"Alright, ready?"

"Yes" She whispered.

"On three, two,"

Spottedleaf kept her eyes closed shut.

"ONE!"

Spottedleaf could feel herself flying as Tigerclaw dashed across the Thunderpath.

The tortoise-shell kept yowling, and it got louder when she heard the next monster coming by.

She opened her eyes went they stopped. She let out a heavy sigh of relief.

"HEY YOU TRESSPASSERS!"

Spottedleaf let a brief screech and leaped back. Tigerclaw got in a fighting position. A tom appeared. He smelled of ShadowClan, had scars all over his pelt, his tail, which were gushing with blood, and he was limping. Tigerclaw recognized the tom from the Gatherings.

"What are you doing on ShadowClan territory, THUNDERCLAN SCUM?" he sneered.

"We are not trespassing, Oneclaw. Our medicine cat must go to the Moonstone." Tigerclaw replied sternly, "I am accompanying her."

"Why? Can't she protect herself?"

"Safety issues. You look like you just been in a battle-"

"YOUR HURT," Spottedleaf's mew interrupted them both. She hurried over to Oneclaw and inspected his wounds.

"SPOTTEDLEAF! There's no time for healing our enemy Clan!" Tigerclaw groaned.

"I'm fine really," Oneclaw agreed, "But thank you."

Spottedleaf nodded, and backed away.

"What happened to you?" Spottedleaf asked worriedly.

"Those fox-brained rogues attacked a patrol. They killed a warrior and took some of our apprentices hostage." Oneclaw spat.

"So that's what traumatized you Spottedleaf!" Tigerclaw said triumphantly to Spottedleaf.

The willies started to go all the way across Spottedleaf. She trembled.

"I'm sorry, medicine cat." Oneclaw mewed, noticing Spottedleaf's reaction. He turned to Tigerclaw. "I see you both must have heard the battle."

Tigerclaw nodded. "Now let us pass through. I need to make sure that Spottedleaf gets to the Mothermouth safely."

"Of course." Oneclaw stepped out of Tigerclaw and Spottedleaf's way.

"Tigerclaw nodded his head, and stalked away, Spottedleaf behind him. She paused for a moment and turned to Oneclaw. "I am sorry for your loss." She mewed sympathetically.

"Thank you," Oneclaw mewed, dipping his head, and Spottedleaf followed Tigerclaw

over the marshy plain.

"I'm surprised about that ShadowClan warrior's kindness to us." Spottedleaf hissed quietly in Tigerclaw's ear.

"Trust me Spottedleaf, you don't know how surprised I am too." Tigerclaw replied.


Oh goodie! An Other Character! This certain OC has a VERY, VERY important role in the story. Pay attention, and you shall all find out soon what role he has... anyways, I hope you enjoyed this chapter! I SHOULD have the next chapter up soon!

~CrazyCatLady9