Ok heres the new chapter, hope you guys like it. Its not that long, but longer than my other ones. Pleas read and review, thank you.

Blazefang17

P.S. - im debating wether or not i want to add a fourth point of view, it would be the fourth apprentice, do you guys think it would be too much? Please tell me

CHAPTER 4

The pale moon rose up over the dark trees. Hollyleaf stared out at the night sky, waiting for the hunting patrol to return. She sneezed, it was starting to become colder, leaf-bare was approaching. Frost was spread out across the green grass that covered ThunderClan territory. It had been two dawns since the fire in RiverClan, and since Thistlepaw was burned. Once Cinderheart came back to camp warning them of the fire, Firestar sent her and three other warrior to help. She had found Jayfeather who practically dragged Lionblaze out of the smoke by himself in ShadowClan. A RiverClan patrol helped bring Thistlepaw back. At first Hollyleaf felt terrible for Lionblaze, but deep down she felt that now things were evened out. She didnt have an apprentice, neither did Lionblaze anymore, and Jayfeather wouldnt until Leafpool either retired, or died.

That piece of fox-dung! Hollyleaf cursed the medicine cats name. How could she just defy the warrior code like that? And get pregnant by some unknown cat, not even from ThunderClan!? It made her furious every time she thought about it! And how

could her brothers just accept her apology, when she lied to them there whole lives!?

Hollyleaf shook the memories from her head, and stared ahead. In from the darkness padded in Brambleclaw, Honeyfern, Roseheart and Mousewhisker.

Brambleclaw padded over to her, "Are you ready to go soon?".

Hollyleaf had almost forgotten, tonight was the gathering. "Im ready Brambleclaw, who else is coming?" she wanted to know, they couldn't look defenseless to the other Clans.

"I dont really know yet, ask Firestar" Brambleclaw mewed, stretching.

How could he not know!? Hes deputy of the clan for StarClans sake! "Ok I'll go see if Firestar knows" she snorted, brushing past him. Brambelcaw just stared back at her, looking confused. Toms, she muttered under breath, they were all the same! Up ahead she saw the flame pelt of Firestar, Finally someone that she could rely on! "Firestar?" she called up to him.

Her grandfather gazed down at her, and leaped off the high ledge.

"What is it Hollyleaf?" Firestar looked wide awake.

Hollyleaf took in a breath, "I just was wondering who was coming to the gathering tonight? I don't think we should look weak to the other clans".

Firestar smiled, and laid his tail gently on her shoulder. "Well, i think Berrynose, Ferncloud, Whitewing, Hazeltail, Thornclaw,Lionblaze, Cinderheart, Foxcatcher, Cloudtail, Jayfeather, Gingerpaw, Larchpaw and you are going" Firestar told her, waiting for her reaction.

A decent number of cats were going, but they could spare a few more.

"Ok thanks Firestar, when are we leaving?" she asked, hoping it would be soon, she wanted to be there before ShadowClan and WindClan. Hollyleaf doubted if RiverClan would show up, for all ThunderClan knew they could have left the forest!

"I'll call a meeting soon, why dont you go get a piece of fresh-kill?" her leader told her, leaping back up onto the high ledge.

Hollyleaf nodded and turned around to go to the fresh-kill pile. She noticed Hazeltail and Thornclaw sharing tongues, well ad least some cats choose mates from there own clans!, She hissed, thinking of Leafpool. The fresh-kill pile was rather full, but they were all small prey, like mice and sparrows. She grabbed the only appetizing thing, a squirrel, and laid down by the big oak. As she tore open her prey, Hollyleaf noticed Lionblaze walking over to her. She tensed up, ever since her encounter with him in the dark forest, she has been trying to avoid her brother. At first Hollyleaf thought it was just a dream, but then she remembered everything.

Lionblaze approached her, "Hello Hollyleaf" he mewed coldly.

"Hi" she said quickly and quietly. It was quite awkward talking to her brother now, she remembered the times when they were kits, they were so close.

"So do you need something?" Hollyleaf pretended not to know what he was here to talk about.

Lionblaze looked at her straight in the eye, "No, i just wanted to tell you that it looks like Thistlepaw will be ok. Leafpool treated his burns, and they still aren't infected. "

Hollyleaf was dumbstruck, the apprentice was practically cooked! She didnt know what to say, "Oh thats great Lionblaze. Im glad he'll live" She told him, trying to sound happy.

Lionblaze gave her a look as if he didnt beleive her, "Im sure you are Hollyleaf". Lionblaze nodded one last time to her, then turned around. "I'll see you at the gathering" he called back, padding into the warriors den.

Feeling both sad and angry at the same time, Hollyleaf threw her squirrel aside. It wasn't her idea to send Thistlepaw into that trap! Tigerstar was the one who talked her friend into luring him into RiverClan camp, not her! But Lionblaze could never know who was also talking to Tigerstar and Hawkfrost, that would be bad. It still wasn't fair! Lionblaze and her were the same age, and yet he had an apprentice. Some use he'll be now! he probably wont even be able to hunt for himself, poor scrap. Putting her feelings aside, Hollyleaf perked her ears as Firestar leaped up, onto the High Rock.

"Let all cats old enough to catch there own prey, gather here beneath the high rock!" the same yowl he always said before a gathering rumbled around the camp.

Warriors streamed out of there dens, and Gingerpaw and Larchpaw bounced out of the apprentices den.

"I wish Thistlepaw could come with us" Hollyleaf heard Gingerpaw mew to her brother, "Me too" he answered back.

The two were silenced by Whitewing, who then looked up to her leader.

"We will leave for the gathering now. Sandstorm and Brackenfur will guard the camp. Poppyfrost, Sorreltail and Icestorm, why dont you three go out on a hunting patrol and bring back some fresh-kill" the warriors all nodded, and waited for there leader to continue.

"All of you keep your wits about you. As you all know, two days ago RiverClan camp was set ablaze. We dont know if there will be any more fires, but we should keep watch."

Everyone in the camp nodded, some of them looking worried.

Firestar leaped down off the rock and motioned for his warriors to follow, "We will leave now!".

Hollyleaf stretched her muscles and followed closely behind Firestar. She took a deep breath as they made there way to the gathering

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As the ThunderClan cats made it closer to the island, Hollyleaf heard a voice behind her. Turning around, she saw the light brown pelt of Honeyfern.

"Hollyleaf?" she mewed, motioning for Hollyleaf to join her.

"Whats up Honeyfern?". The young she-cat looked as if she were about to throw up.

With a look of disgust, she muttered an answer.

"I think im going to be sick, can you go get Berrynose please?" Honeyfern asked, her tawny eyes begging.

Hollyleaf nodded and padded into the front on the group. Why did she want Berrynose? It wasn't a secret that Honeyfern had liked Berrynose ever since she was a kit, but he always seemed to ignore her. Spotting the light-cream pelt of the annoying tom who was Berrynose, she walked over to him.

"Berrynose" she called out, "Honeyfern needs you, i think shes sick".

The tom looked at her, then realized what she said and sped off to the she-cat.

I guess feelings change, she thought. Then it dawned on her, Honeyfern must be expecting! That was the scent she smelled. More kits for ThunderClan, that means more Warriors!

"Hollyleaf are you coming?" the voice of Brambleclaw growled.

She rolled her eyes, "Yeah im coming" then padded after the others.

Firestar stopped at the base of the log that made a bridge across to the island. Larchpaw and Ginerpaw bounced along, getting to close to the edge, Whitewing quickly rushed over and brushed them away. Firestar gave the signal and the cats began crossing. First the leader, then Brambleclaw, and then the warriors. The log looked rather un-sturdy, Hollyleaf didnt know if it would last much longer. Then they would have to swim across!

In front, Gingerpaw made a huge leap onto the slippery log and practically ran across it. The young she-cat was reckless, but Gingerpaw had the makings of a good warrior. If only she were my apprentice! Even Poppyfrost has an apprentice, and shes barely older than me!

Now it was her turn to cross. She took a deap breath and leaped lightly, digging her claws into the wood. The sound of crashing waves could be heard below. Hollyleaf knew all too well that the black water could be deadly, she had almost fallen in there as an apprentice. Taking it one step at a time, she continued on. Behind her, the huge lump that was Foxcatcher jumped on.

"Will you be careful!" she hissed, she didnt want to die!

Foxcatcher snorted, "Only if you hurry up! You're taking longer than a kit!".

Hollyleaf growled. The reddish-tom got under her skin sometimes, he was so annoying. Just because she turned him down once, he held it against her. Deciding to ignore him, she focused on the log and in a matter of seconds, she made it across. The green grass beneath Hollyleaf's feet felt smooth and cool. Foxcatcher leaped next to her, and gave her a look that told her, that he despised her now. Stare all you want! I dont want to be you're mate! She snorted and walked over to Hazeltail, who was now her friend. The small gray and white she-cat was whispering to Thornclaw. Ever since Thornclaw saved her from a ShadowClan patrol, the two had become inseperable. Hollyleaf smiled at the two, she could never have a love as special as they did, not if she wanted to be leader. And she did! She wanted that more than anything, to lead a clan all on her own. Hollyleaf wanted to be like Firestar, he was so respected, even by cats of different clans.

While Hollyleaf was thinking of her dreams of becoming leader, her clan was already near the bottom of the hill. With a hiss of surprise, she ran down to them, and hid behind Birchfall. She gave her shoulder a self conscious lick. As her clan dispersed around the island, Hollyleaf looked for RiverClan. Sure enough the fishy smell of the river cats were there. But as she looked around, Hollyleaf couldn't find any. But she did find Dawnpaw. Hollyleaf was saddened, this bright young she-cat wasn't her kin anymore, but they could still be friends! The small brown she-cat ran over to Hollyleaf, greeting her.

"Finally your here! I thought ThunderClan would never come" she mewed happily.

"I know" Hollyleaf meowed, "So Dawnpaw, hows ShadowClan?" Dawnpaw looked at her as if she had bit her tail off.

"What? Did i say something?" Hollyleaf hoped she hadnt offended her in some way.

But then Dawnpaw burst out into laughter, "My names not Dawnpaw, Its Dawnfire now!".

So Dawnpaw, Dawnfire, had finally gotten her warrior name.

"Congratulations! When was the ceremony?" it must have been recently, because Hollyleaf saw her a half a moon ago and she was still Dawnpaw.

"Just yesterday! Can you beleive it, im a warrior now!?" the young warrior looked as if she was going to burst out of her pelt.

Hollyleaf was happy for her, "Is Tigerpaw here? Did he get his warrior name?".

Dawnpaw nodded, "Hes over there talking to some apprentices, his name is Tigerstripe now. He was almost as excited as I was."

Both Fitting names, especially Tigerstripe, Hollyleaf mumbled in her head. Now that she had met Tigerstar, the resemblance between the two was almost scary. Accept that Tigerstripe looked more ginger and had stripes going down his flank.

Dawnfire prodded her side.

"Did you hear what happened to RiverClan?" Dawnfire mewed.

Hollyleaf nodded, "Yeah, its a shame. Where is RiverClan? I scented them, but i dont see any." Hollyleaf thought that maybe they had left the forest, but then out of the corner of her eye, she spotted Mistyfoot.

"There all over there" Dawnfire pointed with her tail, too the muddy side of the island. There were about five or six RiverClan cats, most of them looked rather weak.

"Thats all!?" usually they had around ten or twelve cats at the gathering, and she couldn't spot Leopardstar.

"After the fire" Dawnfire meowed, "RiverClan came too stay with ShadowClan.".

Hollyleaf was surprised that of all cats, Russetstar would allow another clan in her territory.

"But where are the rest of them? And i dont see Leopardstar."

Dawnfire shuffled her feet, "That's most of them, a few are back at camp. A lot of warriors were killed in the fire, and after it, some of them decided they wanted to leave RiverClan and became rogues."

Hollyleaf was shocked, RiverClan was one of the strongest clans, and now they were depending on ShadowClan. Before Hollyleaf could ask about Leopardstar, a yowl bellowed across the clearing.

"The gathering will start now!" the voice of Onestar called.

The small white tom looked old, but still rather young. Cats became silent and looked up at there leaders. Hollyleaf noticed Mistyfoot leap onto her rock gracefully

. "I will start!" Russetstar hissed, taking immediate control.

Rolling her eyes, Hollyleaf turned to listen.

"ShadowClan has been doing rather well, we have two new warriors, Dawnfire and Tigerstripe!".

ShadowClan cats cheered and chanted there names, Dawnfire looked embarassed. As the praise died down, Russetstar continued.

"As all of you know, two sunrises ago RiverClan's camp was set on fire. They are currently staying with us, until they find a new home."

Russetstar nodded to Mistyfoot, obviously finished. Hollyleaf heard many cats questioning why Leopardstar wasnt there.

"Cats of all clans!" she called out, her silver pelt gleaming in the moonlight. "It is my sad duty, too report that our leader Leopardstar died yesterday".

Hollyleaf couldn't beleive it, the great Leopardstar was dead? She was the oldest living leader, and had ruled for many, many moons. Cats of RiverClan were mourning for there leader, howling there sadness.

"I will take the journey to the Moonpool during the half-moon. Also i have appointed a new deputy, Rainstorm."

Hollyleaf turned her gaze, and saw a blue-grey tom glowing with pride, he looked rather young to be deputy.

Mistyfoot continued, "During the fire we lost many cats, including Voletooth, Pouncetail, Blackclaw, Mintfur and Mothwing".

Hollyleaf froze as she heard the names of the dead cats. Blackclaw and Voletooth were two of RiverClan's strongest warriors, and Mothwing was there medicine cat. It looked as if Onestar was about to speak, but Mistyfoot rose her tail.

"There is something else i think all of the clans should know. The morning of the fire, there were twolegs in our territory. The fire was not a natural cause, it was a twoleg."

The newly appointed leader's words chilled Hollyleaf to the bones. Twolegs lighting fires? Why would they do such a thing? Many of the other cats looked horrified as well.

"It seems as if, they want us either gone, or dead" she mewed sadly.

Hollyleaf knew, that one way or another. The twolegs were going to get what they wanted, they always do.