Sunheart crossed the tree bridge with her Clan and over to the island where the Gathering would be held. She walked with her best friend Leafwing. They planned to go find some WindClan cats that they loved to share tongues with at Gatherings.

"Are you excited?" Leafwing asked.

"Of course! It's my first Gathering as a warrior," Sunheart replied.

"I felt the same when I became a warrior," Leafwing meowed.

"That was the last Gathering," Sunheart reminded her.

"The vigil was long and tiring though," Leafwing meowed. "I remember it as clear as if it were yesterday."

"At least you didn't have to do it alone. You had Shadowmoon with you," Sunheart pointed out.

"He's my brother though. Spending a whole night with my brother? Sure, that's fun," Leafwing laughed. Sunheart laughed with her. They then emerged into the clearing with the scents of all four Clans. ThunderClan was the last to arrive. Blackstar, Onestar and Mistystar sat beneath the Great Oak waiting for Bramblestar. Sunheart and Leafwing looked for the two WindClan cats. They finally spotted them. They were brother and sister. One was a brown tom with blue eyes just like Sunhearts, and the other was a dark gray she-cat with amber eyes.

"Hawkfur! Raventail!" Leafwing greeted as they padded up.

Hawkfur turned. He smiled to them. "Leafwing! Sunpaw!"

"Actually, it's Sunheart. I'm a warrior now," Sunheart informed him.

"Congratualations," Raventail purred.

"Thanks," Sunheart replied.

"I call this Gathering to order!" Blackstar called from the tree. "Greenleaf has been very kind to ShadowClan. The prey is running well, and Littlecloud just took on a new apprentice, Nightpaw. At the next half moon she will travel to the Moonpool with the other Medicine Cats." Blackstar stepped back. Mistystar and Onestar both only had news about the good flow of prey. Finally it was Bramblestar's turn.

"ThunderClan has gained a new warrior just yesterday," he began. "Sunpaw is now Sunheart."

"Sunheart! Sunheart!" the Clans cheered. Surprisingly Hawkfur was the loudest of all. Why is he cheering so loud? I thought that would be Vinepaw? Sunheart just shrugged it off and watched as the leaders jumped down from the branches.

"Well, we'd better go before Breezepelt catches us talking to you," Raventail meowed standing up.

"I remember the last time he caught you two talking to me," Sunheart replied. Breezepelt was Hawkfur and Raventail's father and he hated everyone in Sunheart's family, despite being related to them. "I'll see you at the next Gathering."

"We have to wait that long?" Hawkfur murmured just loud enough for Sunheart to hear. Sunheart's fur pricked with a puzzling feeling. What's up with him? He's never acted like that before.

"Sunheart! Are you coming or are you going to stand there all day?" Leafwing asked.

"I'm coming! Keep your fur on!" Sunheart answered as she followed her Clanmates out of the clearing.