Chapter 1

Leaving the cave was tricky. Hollypaw had to make sure no one was following her, first off. It seemed like no one was awake, but you could never be to careful. Then there was always the cat who was on patrol, watching the river as it flowed away from the waterfall. Always looking for intruders.

She stuck to the side of the cave, letting her fur blend into the stone and the dappled moonlight. With one last look at the rest of the clan, which al slept in hole in the wall in different heights and places, she slipped onward towards the waterfall.

There was only one side that opened up as an exit and entrance for the cats, and usually the cat on duty was always sitting there, so she'd have to be careful of not being seen.

She stuck to the side of the cave, the same side as the crack in the waterfall. A huge rock jotted out of the side, the perfect place for cover. She rushed over to it. She sat there for a few moments, making sure no one heard the patter of pawsteps and became suspicious. She peeked around the side of the rock. From there she could see Asheye.

Soon enough, his sent drifted towards her, a sign that the wind was blowing into the cave. That was bad, her scent would spread soon. She pulled her head back into the cover of the rock.

She knew a way out.

Though, it was risky...

She looked back at Asheye, who looked very tired. He might not notice if she went now. She closed her eyes, letting her senses guide her. Disappearing.

She flew across the small gap between the rock and the waterfall, jumping through it.

Water instantly pounded down on her, making her soaking wet., but it also made her fall faster.

She opened her eyes as she began to free fall. She looked down, right now she was falling face first. She grasped at the air, trying to turn herself around. She had too. Or it'd hurt.

Somehow, flailing her paws had turned around. Her back was facing the water now. It would still hurt.

Time seemed to slow, she stared up at the stars spread out above her. Vast, Starclan's home. She wondered, if her clan treated her so, would she still go there?

Then she hit. Small eddies rose from her her passage, as she spun down further and further. Light seemed to disappear and she couldn't hear a single thing. She let her self fall for a few seconds, maybe she could convince Asheye she was just a fish on a casual fall down the waterfall. Finally, her back brushed the riverbed. She started, jumping away. She looked around, only darkness. She didn't know which way was up.

Then she started floating up, her sudden movement making the water pulling her upwards. As she shifted, the world seemed to come alive. the surface of the water was moving slowly, letting shafts on moonlight down into the depths.

She looked around, everything was so peaceful, even fish were swimming by now. She opened her eyes wider, trying to take it all in.

She broke the top of the water, gasping. Only then realizing how much her lungs hurt. She was captivated by the waters other worldly beauty. She hadn't noticed her own desperation for air.

She wasn't a good swimmer. She only managed to get to the shore without sinking again. She was far way from the cave now. There was no movement from it, so she was sure no one noticed.

She slid out of the water, shaking her fur. She turned around. Her eyes widened again.

The river was glowing. Giving off an eerie glow in the night. Like it was reflecting the stars.

Amazed by the light, she barely noticed the cat behind her.

"Ahem?" The cat cleared his throat. His accent was strange, like the cats from the lake, but only more... strange.

"Oh.. I.. uh," She said as she turned around.

The tom was large, bigger than any cat in her clan. His fur rippled with muscles, frightening her. His fur was a very dark silver, and in the moonlight, it almost looked blue. His eyes were a bright blue, like the river.

"You're invading, that's what you're doing..." He gave her an accusing glare.

"Invading, don't be so mousebrained."

"You're on our territory..."

Hollypaw looked around, she was. She had only then realized that the river had taken her over the boundary into the rogues territory.

"What are you going to do? Take me as you're prisoner?" She scoffed, only half expecting a reply.

"Yes."

"What! No, no, no. Yeah I hate my clan, but I'm NOT eating crowfood." Hollypaw said, looking for an excuse to run off and never come back.

"Who says we eat crowfood?" He mumbled, only seeming uninterested. As if a puny clan cat that complained was what he expected.

"Well," she said, looking away, "that's just common knowledge for rogues, I guess."

"Then you have much to learn, but first, you must meet my clan..."

Until Next Time - Tigerlili33456