The Cherry Grove stood solemnly among the dark swamps and marshes. The ground oddly dry and sturdy compared to the lower, surrounding, area. Frogpaw jumped up with a hitch. The bitter scent of crushed cherries drifted to his nose as he followed Cloudpaw to the center of the trees.

"Cloudpaw we're going to go into MountainClan territory if you keep running like that!" Frogpaw hissed quietly. The gray and white tom continued his eager dash through the trees. Frogpaw stayed close behind, as Cloudpaw was plumper and slower and easy to keep up with.

The apprentices suddenly skidded to a halt as they came within a step of the border. The gray and white apprentice glanced around as if expecting a gift when he got there.

"Where is she?" He mewed.

"Who?" Frogpaw asked as he followed his friends gaze.

"She said she'd be here at moon high!" Cloudpaw mewed, only slightly irritated.

Frogpaw looked up. The moon was hovering just past the horizon, where the sun had recently set.

"It's nowhere near Moonhigh, you dolt." He sighed as his pal looked up and murmured something along the lines of a whoops.

"Well I guess we're waiting then." He mewed as he dropped in a sitting position with a thump. Frogpaw shook his head and sat beside him. What was the harm in waiting? They are still in there own territory after all.

Frogpaw woke with a jolt. A claw sticking into his side. Cloudpaw hovered over him, his whiskers twitching with crickets making noises somewhere off in the distance.

"What?" Frogpaw whined as he stretched. The grass at his paws crunched under him.

"She made it!" He boasted, as of he had anything to do with her.

Frogpaw looked around, spying a MountainClan apprentice perched precariously on the border. He recognized her from the gatherings. She was a newer apprentice, and was very pretty. Her pale brown fur was fluffy and soft, her eyes a stunning green. She made both of the toms bellys' toss, but Frogpaw had learned better than to get attracted to a cat from another clan.

"Hi, Ledgepaw!" Cloudpaw mewed loudly.

"Hello!" She mewed quietly, much to Frogpaws' relief.

Yet, the poorly lived relief was cut short as the she cat dashed across SwampClans' line. Cloudpaw flicked his tail dismissing ou at Frogpaw, as if saying his worries were in vain.

"Okay then," Frogpaw said as the two began a conversation he didn't bother following, "I'm leaving." He took another look at them, then with a grunt of disapproval, he disappeared through the trees.

He sighed. Maybe he could do some hunting while he was out. There would always be something lurking in the shadows, anyway.

Frogpaw followed the scent of a mouse, cowering under a patch if leaves the size of a kit. He lowered his front and squared his haunches, preparing fur the leap.

The leaves twitched as the mouse looked about, trying to find his attacker. Frogpaw held still, waiting for it to look away and-

"Frogpaw!"

The apprentice jumped back into the air in fright. He looked for his mouse again as he landed, but it was gone.

"Fox dung," Frogpaw cursed!

"Watch your mouth, kit!" Badgerstripe scolded. "Now what are you doing out here at night?"

"Hunting..?" Frogpaw exclaimed barefaced.

"Really?" The giant said disbelievingly, "and have you caught anything?"

"Well I was about to catch that mouse-"

"Uh huh. So what was her name?" He hissed. "Or should I say his?"

"I-I was meeting no one!" Frogpaw growled in anger as blood rushed to his face.

"Just get back to your nest." He shook his head, "I'll have Snowstar decide your punishment in the morning.."

Frogpaw hissed and dashed towards the camp, hating his father more than before. Cloudpaw was the one of on a rendezvous with a cat from another clan. Why was he being punished?

Angry, hot tears streamed down his face as he curled up in his nest, facing away from his sisters.

So a short chapter! But a chapter no less! Fairly happy with it! Still no laptop to do proper editing on... So still sorry about the poor formatting. But I'm sure you enjoyed it anyway:)

and also, I'll be accepting OCs for MountainClan, including Warriors, apprentices, queens, kits, and a medicine cat and deputy. I'll choose ye leader from the submitted warriors so no submitting -Stars! A few ancestors, kitty pets and rogue will be accepted too! Can't wait to see them!

Oh, and if you're submitting a kit or apprentice, feel free to let me know if you've got a warrior name already picked out. If it fits and works within the clan I'll use it!