It's finally here I know :D I had a major writers block on this chapter. No joke I have 5 different versions of Chapter 8 XD Hope you all enjoy!


Chapter 8 Arrival

"I don't think I'd make a good medicine cat." Dusk chuckled. He laid on his back watching the night sky. Stars watched them in return. Leafpool was always on her back, she tilted her head so she could see Dusk.

"Compared to Jayfeather you'd make a good medicine cat." Leafpool giggled. She couldn't help it.

"Why? Does he have no medical talent?" Dusk asked turning his head so he could see Leafpool.

"He's has amazing medical talent but he has no patience."

"You're just humoring me."

"I'm not!"

"I think I'd like to be leader!" Dusk meowed, his green eyes sparkling with excitement. Leafpool smiled back at him.

"Ya...good luck with that." She laughed. "I'm not even sure Thunderclan will let you in." Leafpool pointed out honestly. Dusk frowned slightly.

"They have to let me in!" He meowed nervously. Leafpool sighed and sat up. Grass clinging to her pelt.

"I'll convince them...you shouldn't worry." Dusk sat up but looked un convinced. He gave his pelt a good shake. Leafpool was still sitting up, watching Dusk. He looked back at her before sitting down beside her.

"I learned some stuff about the clans. Now I want to learn about you." Dusk meowed smiling again.

"You want to learn about me?!" Leafpool questioned shocked. "Fox dung" She thought. "Ya." "Well..." Choosing her words carefully she meowed. "I used to be a medicine cat."

"You kidding right?" Dusk gasped over exaggerating. "I can't see you as a medicine cat! Nearly clawing off my fur ever time we meet...wait... was? What happened?"

"I-I don't want to ta-" Dusk cut her off.

"Was someone hurt? Did you get blamed for something? Did you do something bad?" he chirped. Leafpool normally would have rolled her eyes and smile because Dusk really was like an annoying apprentice. But not right now...she didn't want to talk about it.

"I did something bad, but I don't regret it!" Leafpool meowed firmly. Dusk chuckled to himself.

"The more I get to know you, the more I like you." Dusk purred smirking. Leafpool stood up and took a step toward him.

"What about you Dusk? Tell me a bit about yourself?" She purred stepping toward him again, smirking. Dusk smiled and stood up but looked away, stepping back slowly.

"I don't want to lose a friend so soon. So you'll have to wait before you can learn about me."

"You're lucky I'm so understanding." Leafpool meowed padding away. "Good night Dusk." She called over her shoulder. Her eyes glowing in the dark. Her body sparkling in the moonlight.

"Night Leafpool. Same time tomorrow?" He asked slowly padding away.

"You bet." Leafpool purred, jumping into the darkness.


Dusk looked back before shaking his red-head and quickly running back to his den. The scents of Echo and Harmony where stale. He looked around. No sign of either of them.

"Where are those two?" He asked himself as he climbed up the tree. Once he reached his branch, he curled up. As he slowly closed his eyes he couldn't help but get the horrible feeling that he was being watched.


Leafpool didn't head back to camp. She padded toward the Windclan border. Her paws dragging ever step. Even though it was not time to meet Crowfeather she just had to hope he was there. "Please Starclan." She pleaded in her head. Grass brushing against her fur. "Thank you Starclan!" Crowfeather's dark grey body was sitting motionless near the border.

"Crowfeather!" Leafpool meowed. Crowfeather jumped up and hissed angrily, his fur bristling.

"Leafpool! You scared me!" He snapped. Leafpool giggled and pressed her nose to his muzzle.

"What are you doing here?" She asked her nose still pressed to his muzzle. She inhaled his scents, needing the comfort.

"I was waiting for you. I came here ever night. But today...something weird happened." Crowfeather voice changed. His eyes flicking around.

"What happened?"

"I was patrolling the border with a few of my clan mates. We saw a cat on our territory."

"A CAT! W-what did he look like!" Leafpool gasped backing away. Her eyes flickered to where she left Dusk. Crowfeather followed her eyes frowning. "He was brown and black. He asked if we knew a cat named Dusk. I find that weird don't you?" Leafpool's eyes widened. Her heart pounded loudly. "DUSK!" She thought angrily. Why didn't he tell her someone was coming after him. Maybe she could have helped him. Her eyes were glued on the last place she saw him. Crowfeather looked there as well.

"Do you want to tell me something?" He asked touching her shoulder with his tail.

"I-I'm good. I need to go." Leafpool meowed quickly. She quickly padded away.

"See you at the gathering Leafpool." Crowfeather called after her. She flicked her tail in response and ran back to camp. She didn't even stop to admire anything. She just had to go to camp. The moment she reached the entrance she looked up. Beside one of the trees there was a silhouette of a cat. "Spirit..." Leafpool thought. No response. Leafpool shrugged it off and collapsed inside the medicine den.


A bright orange tom sat on a ledge over looking camp. He watched as a shadow weaved its way into camp. His green eyes flashes with grief.

"You don't know what to do... I wish they would let me help." He thought. A slight sound caused him to turn his head.

"Hello?" He meowed standing up.

"Hello?" A voice replied. A black she cat padded toward him. The orange tom bolted to his paws, snarling.

"GET OFF OF THUNDERCLAN TERRITORY!" He spat angrily.

"Thunderclan territory!" The she cat blurted excitedly.

"Are you mocking me?" He asked clearly confused.

"Mocking me." The she cat shook her head. Suddenly another cat came out of the bush. She was hairless and looked blind. The orange tom stepped backwards. The furless she cat placed her tail over the black she cats muzzle.

"Who are you?" She asked her voice was dull and had no emotion.

"Why are you on my clans territory?" The orange tom asked back.

"I'm Harmony and this is Echo. We noticed that a whispering star came down from the sky." Harmony meowed. Echo meowed something but was muffled by Harmony's tail.

"Whispering stars...?"

"Yes. Your one of them. Your aurora is different."

"I-I don't understand?"

"So these are the clans?"

"Thunderclan..."

"Is Skyclan here?" The furless she cat's dull voice turned solemn.

"N-No. Their a whiles away from here." The orange tom looked up to the sky as if hoping for a way to escape. After an awkward silence Harmony meowed.

"Well...we best be off Echo. Come on." Harmony turned around padding away. Echo just stood there and watched the orange tom. She motioned with her paw towards him. He looked at her funny before meowing.

"Firestar my name is Firestar."

"Firestar..." Echo meowed smiling, she liked the way the name sounded when she said it.

"Ah...well see you Echo?"

"Echo." She meowed before quickly running after Harmony. Firestar shook his head before looking to where the she cat left.

"A Starclan cat knows everything yet a Starclan cat knows nothing."


Jayfeather: The last part with Echo, Harmony and Firestar was TOTALLY un necessary Dawn

Dawnpetal: Yet TOTALLY important

Firestar: did you really...NONONO

Echo: No -_-

Dawnpetal: Oh yes I went there. I really did!

Jayfeather: I can't wait to see how this ends

Echo: ends ;(

Dawnpetal: Thank you Echo for playing along!

Firestar: Fox dung I don't want to do this.

Jayfeather: Don't forget to review

Firestar: WHAT! Not again!

Dawnpetal: And as always thanks for reading!