Did you guys get lots of halloween candy? I did. Anyways, thanks for the reviews! I have been working on this chapter for a while, to make it really good for you great reviewers! I would have uploaded this last night, but i just about fell asleep on the keyboard while trying to finish it...btw, does anyone know where my used-to-be beta reader went? She used to go by the name of Firestorm 75, but now i can't figure out the new name she must have taken on...anyways, R&R! :) Hope you like it!
Disclamer (for the rest of the story b/c i am too lazy to do it every time i upload a new chapter):
Me no own warriors.....for now.....-evil laugh -
Erins emerge from the bushes: What was that?
I don't own warriors? -squeak -
Erins: Good...
I shivered as the icy wind swept through my fur. I was back on the fence, waiting. I wondered who the two cats in my dream were, I wondered which cat or cats I would be meeting today, to learn about the Clans and where they were.
"There you are, I have been waiting forever!" meowed Moon sliding out from under some bushes next to the fence. He then leapt up onto the fence with surprising grace.
"Are we going to go now?" I asked curiously.
"What do you think?" Moon teased, flicking his tail towards me.
"Which way?"
"Follow me" he meowed and proceeded to jump down from the fence, and so I jumped down as well. We turned away from the rising sun and walked next to the trees of the forest.
"How far, do you think it is?"
"We should likely be there by sunhigh, if we don't take many breaks." He informed me as I settled into a soft trot next to him.
Sure enough, as the sun rose to its highest point, we reached a barn, and Moon broke the long silence; "We're here."
Moon stuck his head inside, "Barley, Ravenpaw! I brought a visitor for you!"
Moments passed and a black head became visible outside the barn.
"Hey, Moon! Long time no see." The newcomer meowed excitedly.
He was black, with only a white tail tip and a small white dash on his chest amongst his shining black fur. This must be Ravenpaw, if I remembered correctly from what Moon had told me.
"What's all the commotion about?" a cranky meow sounded "Can't a cat get a decent noon nap around here?" Another cat came out of the barn, but this one was different, he had long sleek black and white fur.
"Moon! How are you?" The black and white cat meowed in surprise.
"I've been doing well, and you?" Moon meowed.
"The barn has been full of fat mice, and I think I need to stop eating so many." Joked the black and white cat.
Barley, this must be Barley, I thought.
By this time both barn cats had noticed me after greeting Moon.
The cat called Ravenpaw spoke up, "And who are you?" And all eyes were on me.
I was nervous under the eyes of these new cats and studied the soft grass underpaw. Moon spoke up for me; "Her name is Sunpaw, she came to me wanting to learn about the Clans and where this 'old forest' is. I didn't know, and wanted to learn more about it, and here we are."
It was just then, I realized the similarity between mine and Ravenpaw's names…we both had clan names.
I spoke up in curiosity; "Were you one a Clan Cat yourself, Ravenpaw? You have a Clan name."
"Yes, I was, until I had to leave my Clan." Ravenpaw meowed, a tinge of sadness in his voice. "But that was a long time ago, and now I live here, with Barley."
Silence.
Barley spoke up, shattering the silence, "Moon and Sunpaw, would you like to come inside and hunt? You must be hungry after walking as far as you have today."
With relief, Moon and I agreed, we were famished.
The barn was cozy and dark, its only light coming from the open door. There were haystacks piled high most everywhere and the air was filled with the scent of prey; mainly mouse. My mouth watered and stomach growled. I dropped into a crouch, scenting a mouse up ahead. I pounced and quickly took its life, thanking StarClan. Then settled down with Moon to eat, once he had gotten himself a mouse or two as well.
"We will talk tomorrow," and with that, Barley and Ravenpaw disappeared amongst the hay.
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Moon and I looked at each other wondering what to do next. Since I had a little while till the sun dipped beneath the clouds, I decided I would go explore.
"I'm going to head outside and check things out," I informed Moon as I stretched and got to my paws.
"Just don't go getting yourself lost," he teased. "I don't want to have to come looking for you."
I flicked my tail to show I heard and walked outside. I had to admit, Barley and Ravenpaw had quite a set up here; a barn full of prey, and likely nice and warm in leafbare.
The icy chill from the leafbare wind was gone, and now a soft calm breeze ruffled my fur. I came to life, loping amongst the trees. The trees slowly were getting their leaves back on their branches, and a weak shimmer of sunlight broke through the clouds. "What could be more perfect?" I wondered in a daze.
I slowed as the trees thinned out; I had gone a lot further than I meant to. I stopped and looked around, "Uh oh," I though, I didn't recognize anything! I turned around, and only saw trees. "Maybe if I just track my scent, I can get back," I hoped.
I started walking, scenting the air every few moments to make sure I was on the right track. I tipped my head back to look at the sky, and realized it was almost sundown as I saw the sky slowly darkening and the sun getting lower and lower. "Mousedung," I thought, I need to get moving.
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Just then I heard a familiar meow, Moon! I raced towards the call, and nearly ran Moon over as I found him.
"Where were you?" Moon asked.
"I got lost," I admitted.
Moon just sighed, and said "Well, we need to get back to the barn before sundown or else we run the risk of meeting the dogs, and we don't want to have that happen, so let's go."
We sped through the forest, Moon leading the way and within ten minutes we were back at the barn, just before sundown.
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"Get some sleep now, Sunpaw; we've had a long day." Moon meowed as we padded inside the barn.
"Alright" I agreed as I trotted over to the mounds of hay bales. I dug out a shallow den from the hay and settled down to sleep, but not before my stomach decided it was hungry. I sighed and leapt down to the barn floor and caught a mouse. With the mouse in my grasp I leapt back up to my hay den. Then I set the mouse down and curled up to eat it. Once my stomach was happy, full of mouse, I closed my eyes, but moments later leapt up. These barn cats, they were from my dream! I lay back down, so i wouldn't wake the other three cats in the barn. I lay my tail over my nose, and closed my eyes, trying to fall asleep. I knew it, I knew i would have a big day tomorrow...
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