Okay, listen up people. I get that it has been a while, but I have a life. I don't spend all my time writing. Lately I've had very little. I'm sorry, but I have more important things to do.

So, if I stop updating again, just yell at me. It gets me going again. But please don't stop reading.

Smokekit's POV

I yawned, bored. I had been stuck in this camp for at least half a moon... month. Moon, month? Whatever.

I looked towards the camp entrance. The dawn patrols have gone out already, but few cats where in the clearing.

I suddenly got an idea. I jumped up and ran over to where Spottedkit, Pebblekit, and Brindlekit where playing hide and seek.

"I don't want to count first though." Spottedkit was complaining, glaring at her sister and Pebblekit. "I'm always first."

"That's not true." Brindlekit sighed. "I counted first last time."

I stepped between them. "That doesn't matter now." I said. "Who wants to go out of camp?" I asked, my tail lashing excitedly.

"We can't." Brindlekit meowed. "We aren't apprentices yet."

"We have half a month left." I told her. "It's close enough."

"Moon." Pebblekit corrected silently. He always did that to me.

I rolled my eyes and continued, "We are almoust as big as apprentices. We have read the books, so we are smarter than even the smartest cat in the Clan. And Pebblekit knows herbs in case we get hurt."

"Yea, but we aren't six moons yet." Brindlekit said quietly. "What if we meet a fox again? Then what?"

"Then we run or fight." I told her. "Climb a tree, or something."

No one said anything, so I turned and walked away. I glanced over my shoulder and said, "Fine. If you three want to stay here playing kit games, I'm fine with that. But I'm leaving camp. I don't want to be stuck here doing nothing for a moon."

I turned and continued, but Spottedkit stopped me. "Wait," She meowed. "I'm coming."

I looked back at her and gave a small, quick nod. She ran over to my side, her fur brushing mine.

"Pebblekit, you coming too?" Spottedkit asked, looking hopeful.

The gray tom hesitated before answering quietly, "Okay. I'll come."

"I'm coming then." Brindelkit said angrily. "Just to make sure you all stay out of trouble."

I gave my best cat-smile. "Then let's go." I lead them over to the dirt place. Every huge Warrior fan knows that the dirt place tunnle is the weak spot in a camp.

I pushed my way through, holding my breath, before exiting and stepping into the forest.

I purred as I brushed my back against a low hanging fern.

"Now what?" Spottedkit asked. Everyone looked at me for an answer.

I thought for a monent. "Why don't we just go to the lake for now?" I ttried picturing the map in the book, before turning in the direction I thougt it was in.

"Are you sure this is the right way?" Pebblekit asked from the back of the group. Next to him walked Spottedkit, her fur brishing his, bur he either didn't notice or was ignoring it.

"Nope." I continued walking.

I tried to look for some sign that I was walking in the right direction. But I honestly wasn't sure until I noticed the trees and undergrowth thinning and through it I could see blue.

I sped up until I turned around a bush and saw what I had come for. The lake. Sun shimmered on the blue body of water, making me squint my eyes to see across to the other side.

The ground was softer here, more like sand than dirt. I looked around the lake, watching as each territory fit together smoothly. You couldn't be able tell that there where borders if you didn't know that the Clans where here.

"I guess you where right." Spottedkit said, narrowing her eyes against the glare from the lake.

I nodded and sank to the ground. It was good being out of camp. I closed my eyes as a breeze came across the lake and ruffled my fur, smelling faintly of what I guessed was Riverclan.

I heard a soft thump and opened my eyes to see Brindlekit chasing a beetle across the ground.

I sat up and looked around. The lake reminded me of my human life. I remembered going swimming with my family and friends, laughing and trying to make the biggest splash as we jumped in. I could remember shivering from the cold and not being able to feel my toes, but still having fun.

I took a step into the water. I winced, feeling the cold water cover my paws. It moved it's way around my fur and touched my skin, sending shivers down my spine.

"What are you doing?" Brindlekit called.

I didn't answer, but I stepped forward until it was up to my belly fur. Now I know why cats hate water. I chucked to myself as I felt the uncomfortable wetness sucking at my belly fur.

Quickly, I kicked off to where I couldn't touch and turned around to see all three of my freinds staring at my like I was crazy.

"Get back here!" Brindlekit said, sounding worried. She paced the water, but didn't dare put a paw in it.

I hated seeing her worry over me like that, so I turned all the way and swam back. "I'm fine." I assured her. "Though, I think I was a stronger swimmer as a human."

"Two-leg." Pebblekit whispered. I ignored him.

"That's because you're no Riverclan cat." Spottedkit told me.

"I know that." I snapped, but automatically added, "Sorry." I shook my fur like a dog, everyone flinching a the droplets hit them.

"Riverclan... Hey, why where we even put here?" Spottedkit kicked a twig on the ground. "Thunderclan is my favorite, but sometimes I would rather be somewhere else. It's always about Thunderclan."

"Why are we here?" I added. "It's not like every day a Two-leg" I looked at Pebblekit, who nodded, "gets turned into a cat and is accepted into a Clan."

"Pebblekit will be a medicine cat." Brindlekit pointed out, looking sideways at him. "Maybe he will get a sign or prophecy or something."

"We'll see." Pebblekit said in his usual quite voice.

"But if we do get a prophecy, dose that mean that we can go back to normal?" Spottedkit questioned. "You can find all these Fanfictions online about people going into the Clans and coming back as if nothing happened, but is that how it works?"

"In a lot of those stories, if the person dose get back to normal, they have already made friends, saved a Clan, chosen a mate..." Brindlekit added. "Some have kits, or had become leader. If that happens to us, will we stay or leave?"

"Well now I'm sad." I said aloud. I understood why they where thinking like that, but now we don't have to worry. It makes me sad thinking about leaving family to come here, but leaving friends to go back.

"Come on," Pebblekit said. "It was nice getting out of camp for a few minutes, but they would have noticed that we are missing by now."

"Yea, you're right." I lead the way back into the forest and heading somewhat in the right direction. But before long, we saw a patrol walking towards us, and looking angry too.

At the head of the patrol was Squirrelflight, with Berrynose and Dovewing following. Oh no...

"There you are!" Squirrelflight growled, coming to a stop in front of me. "What are you doing out of camp?"

"We where just down at the lake." I answered calmly. Stepping forward to meet her gaze.

"You know you're not aloud out of camp." Squirrelflight told me.

"I know." I nodded in agreement, only to have Squirrelflight get madder.

"Then why did you leave?" Squirrelflight questioned, voice raising a little. Her claws slid out a little.

"Smokekit, stop it." Pebblekit whispered behind me.

Dovewing spoke up, "Squirrelflight, he will answer to Bramblestar. Let's bring him to camp."

Squirrelflight nodded before having the patrol lead us the rest of the way to the camp. Once inside, the ginger she-cat lead me and my friends over to where Bramblestar was under the Highledge.

"Found them." Squirrelflight said as she sropped walking.

"Did they tell you why they left camp?" Bramblestar asked her. Squirrelflight shook her head and he turned to me for an answer.

"We are not from here." I answered him, looking up at the large tabby leader. "We aren't used to being stuck in one place for so long." A paused, but before he said anything I added in, "I expect you two of all cats know what it's like to miss your home."

Bramblestar seemed to stiffen. Squirrelflight glanced over at him. Bramblestar told me, "Well, that srill doesn't mean that you can just leave camp. You will all have to be punished."

"No!" I blurted out. "It was my idea." I glanced over at the angry Brindlekit. "I talked them into it. Punish me, not them. They only came incase I got hurt or something."

Bramblestar narrowed his eyes, and I cursed silently at myself for being stupid. After a moment of silence he finally meowed, "Fine. Your friends don't get punished, but you have an extra moon until you become an apprentice." He flicked his tail for me to leave.

"Fair enough." I dipped my head before turning and walking away with my friends.

"I knew we would get in trouble." Bindlekit growled, stomping past me and disappearing into the nursery.

Spottedkit glanced back at me, then hurred after her twin sister.

I shrugged and sat down in a patch of warm sunlight. Brindlekit'll forgive me sooner or later. I smiled to myself, knowing that she hates being mad at someone. She would come back. I licked my still wet fur.

Pebblekit looked at me with a slightly grossed out look on his face. But he stepped forward and helped dry off.

For a good amount of that day, me and my brother sat there sharing tongues in a patch of sunlight and talking, while the two she-cats where off doing what ever sisters do.

That's it. Sorry it took forever. :(