Author's note: I don't own Warriors, just these characters. Also, please forgive me if I accidentally call people cats or something. Thanks for reading. :)
The next morning, Robinstar woke up at dawn. She looked out the big window in her living room and watched the sun rise. As each beam of light found a face to shine on, that person began to stir, one after the other. Something in the air felt magical, and though people were now up walking around, no one said a word. They all quietly found boxes of cereal in Robinstar's pantry and started eating. Even though most of them had had cereal recently, cereal now seemed bland and stale tasting. They all craved something else.
Finally, when the sun had risen completely above the horizon, Robinstar began to speak, "We have to divide you into clans. Me and Roseheart are already in Thunderclan, but there's no one in any of the other clans. No other leaders, no other deputies or medicine men at all....We have a lot of work to do."
Quickly she walked around the room and tried to find out as much as she could about each of the new clan members. The only thing that gave her any idea which clan any of them belonged to, was when Beth and Eric revealed that they were on a swim team, and both placed very high in championships.
"You could be potential Riverclan members," Robinstar told them. For the first time, everything she said had the finality of a leader's voice.
Starclan help me, she thought, What clans do these people belong to?
Suddenly, she had a vision of a young man with jet black hair, and deep soulful eyes. He had a small smile on his face, and he sat in front of a fountain. The fountain looked strangely familiar.
Robinstar turned to Roseheart, "I think we need to go somewhere," she told everyone what she had seen and said, "Anybody want to go on a field trip?"
Robinstar led the group downtown, to the Independence Fountain. It was a huge fountain that synchronized sprays of water to music played in the background. All around the fountain, were little shops selling knickknacks and souvenirs.
Robinstar scanned the plaza for any sign of the young man she had seen in her vision. She didn't see him, but he might be in one of the shops.
I don't even know why we're looking for him, she thought.
Suddenly, a voice whispered in her ear. This time, it sounded like Birchstar, The leader of shadows is among his people.
The leader of shadows, Robinstar thought, maybe...Shadowclan?
But she didn't see anyone that looked like they were part of Shadowclan. As she thought about what Birchstar had said, she felt a slight tug at her bag.
"Hey!" she yelled angrily, "That kid stole my wallet!"
She could barely see the boy who took her wallet, but she managed to chase him through the crowd. Behind her, Maria, Sasha, Eric, and Beth followed her.
There! The boy had ran into a back alley that looked like a dead end. She flew around the corner and came face to face with the man from her dream.
He smirked, "Good job, Hiroki," the little boy smiled and handed Robinstar her wallet, "Looks like you came."
Robinstar was excited, but suspicious of the dark-haired leader, "Who are you?"
"My name is Drake, and these are my people. Starclan told us to find you here," out of the shadows crept five or six men and women who looked like half-starved alley cats. One of the women had a small girl about five years old huddled next to her.
Robinstar was shocked, "Why are you living in an alley?"
Drake's smirk disappeared, "We have nowhere else to go. Where are you staying?"
"At my house, where do you think? How can you let your people live like this?" she demanded, "What kind of leader are you?"
Drake looked furious, "I've done the best I can! If you're so good, why don't you let us stay with you!"
Drake started to say something else, but Robinstar cut him off, "Sure."
"Excuse me?"
"Sure, you can stay with us. There's no reason not to."
Drake's mouth opened and close several times. Finally he just said, "Oh," he paused briefly, then motioned for his followers to come with him, "We've got a new home!"
Several people cheered, and all of them were smiling. Drake walked up next to Robinstar, and they went back to get Roseheart, Gwen and her children, the old man, and the young boy.
"Are all of your people Shadowclan?" Robinstar asked politely.
Drake shook his head, "Most of us are, but Lily and her daughter are Skyclan. There's no mistaking it. I've seen them climb almost straight up the sides of buildings. They dig their fingers and the tips of their shoes into cracks in walls, and they climb," he shook his head in disbelief, "I've never seen anything like it. What about your people? You never told me which clan you were from?"
"Me and Roseheart are Thunderclan. I don't know about all of them. Eric and Beth are probably Riverclan. Why don't you have a leader's name?"
"None of my people have warrior names, so neither do I."
Neither asked anymore questions until they got to Robinstar's house. Drake's people rushed in and immediately began raiding her pantry.
Drake looked slightly embarrassed, "They haven't had a good meal in a while."
"Oh, no. It's fine," Robinstar assured him.
After everyone had eaten, Robinstar made a loud sound like a cat yowling. She wasn't sure why. Everyone turned to look at her, and she blushed deeply, "We need to divide ourselves into clans so we can tell how many people we have. Starclan told me we need ten people in each clan, not including kits. Also, each clan will need a leader, a deputy, and a medicine man. If you already are sure which clan you belong in, please go over there," she pointed to the back of the room, "and divide yourselves into clan groups. Everyone else, come up here."
There was a moment of confusion, while everyone tried to figure out where they needed to go. Most people came up front, but Robinstar saw Eric and Beth sitting quietly in a corner, representing the Riverclan group. Lily and her daughter, (Whose name she found out was Diana) were by themselves in the Skyclan group. Several of Drake's people, including himself were in Shadowclan. Hiroki, the boy who had stolen her wallet, was by himself in a group that must have been Windclan, and with herself and Roseheart in Thunderclan, were Maria and Sasha.
Gwen, Nicole, Sammy, the old man, Zack, and two of Drake's people, were undecided. The only children under six Newleafs old were Nicole and Sammy who were both five. So that means....she did the math quickly in her head.
"Alright, we have four in Thunderclan, Two in Riverclan, Two in Skyclan, One in Windclan, four in Shadowclan, and not including Gwen's kits, five undecided. We need at least ten in each clan, so we have," here she did more math, "eighteen clan members, and we should have fifty. Also, each clan needs a leader, a deputy, and a medicine man. Thunderclan and Shadowclan have leaders, but everything else...is undecided."
Drake cleared his throat, "I have a deputy," Next to him a girl who looked a few years younger than him, stepped forward and bowed silently, her black hair covering her face, "Rwen does her job wonderfully, and she deserves recognition."
Robinstar nodded and said, "That's great, but we need to find out where these other five people belong. Tomorrow, we should go to the forest."