We entered camp and parted ways. I padded towards the medicine cat den to check on Shade. I poked my head in and saw the dark smoky gray tom curled up, fast asleep. I walked in and was about to nudge him awake when a Siamese tail stopped me.
"He needs his rest. He's been in pain all day." the medicine cat said quietly. I dipped my head.
"Of course. I'm sorry, I didn't know." I turned to walk out but Villa's tail stopped me.
"Did Shadow tell you?" Villa asked quietly.
"Tell me what?" I responded.
"Thunderclan proposed that at the full moon, cats chosen shall gather on the island and talk about what's been going on. Tonight's the full moon. He'll be calling certain cats to go with him. When he announces who's going, I imagine that you're going to picked."
A mist suddenly surrounded us. I looked around then looked at Villa. I stepped back and mewed in surprise. His hazel eyes were blue and a starry cat stood next to him. The starry cat had flaming ginger fur and bright green eyes. He stepped forward.
"The clans once again, stand underneath the Willow. The threat of the Dark Forest loom over their head, but she and other three will protect them with the wings of a Hawk, the teeth of a Fox, the claws of a Wolf, and the venom of a snake. All four clans will be back once again." The tom spoke in a calm matter.
"W-what does that mean?" I asked confused.
"You'll have to find out on your own." a russet colored she cat appeared next to him. "Russetfur will be watching over you. Goodbye, Willow."
"W-wait!" I called quietly, but by then, they disappeared. The mist was gone and Villa was back to normal. I stood in shock and Villa looked at me with confusion.
"What's wrong Willow?" he asked. I shook my head.
"Nothing. I-I'm fine. I'm going to get something to eat. Let me know when he wakes up!" I gave a small smile and walked out. My tail swung lowly behind me as I walked towards the fresh kill pile.
"Hey, Willow!" I turned my head to see Shadow walking towards me.
"Hey Shadow." I gave another small, fake smile.
"Can you come talk to me in my den?" I nodded.
"Of course." I gave a small sigh and followed the dark leader into his den.
"Thunderclan proposed that we meet at the full moon, which is tonight. We are supposed to meet at the island in the middle of the lake. I'm announcing who is coming soon." he said.
"Okay."
"Alright, now go eat. You're coming with the cats I choose." he said. I gulped and nodded. "You are dismissed." I left the leaders den and headed for the fresh kill pile, again. I took a mouse and gulped it down. I stood up and gave a small sigh. A small, chilly breeze swept through the camp. It's going to be Winter soon. And he'll be announcing who's going very soon. I thought.
I remembered the dark gray tom I saved from the flooding river. I felt a tail land on my shoulder and I turned my head to see bright green eyes. I smiled.
"Hey Rina." I licked her ear and she smiled. Oh that smile. My heart warmed and we started talking.
"Cats of The Shadows. Please gather underneath the High Rock for a clan meeting." Shadow's familiar yowl echoed through the camp and the clan gathered.
"I wonder what's urgent." Rina whispered and I nodded in agreement.
"Thunderclan has proposed that we meet at the island in the middle of the lake. I have agreed and I am taking some cats with me. The cats who are going are, Rina, Willow, Villa, Lila, Fier, Rain, Kinto, Wind, and Hawk." he announced. "We are leaving now. Come on. Let's go." The cats wo were called followed the leader outside the camp. We all chatted nervously.
"I hope a fight doesn't break out." I said to Rina and she nodded in agreement.
"I can't help but notice he took so few cats, and most of them are some of the strongest. He left a lot back at camp, I'm guessing to protect it just in case we get attacked.
"Yeah, possibly." It wasn't long before we came across a tree that led to the island. A group of cats, Thunderclan, was already there. We carefully crossed the wet, slipper, fallen tree to reach the island. I stepped onto the grass and took a deep breath. Rina stepped off and stood next to me. We walked to the group of cats and I huddled closer to Rina.
Her tail stroked my back soothingly. I calmed down and followed Shadow. The cats were looking at us with smiles and warm eyes; like a mother seeing her kits come to the world.
"Welcome! We will start the gathering soon. All you have to do is talk to other cats. We'll all be friendly. We're just waiting for another group to get here." the speaker, otherwise known as Fawnstar, spoke clearly and she was smiling. I stuck with Rina and we walked towards two Thunderclan warriors who motioned for us to sit with them. There was a dark brown tabby tom and a long white haired tom.
"Hey. I'm Rina and this is Willow." Rina spoke in a gentle, but strong voice. The long white haired tom stepped forward.
"I'm Cloudpelt, and this is Bramblefur." he said.
"It's nice to meet you." she said. I nodded in agreement.
"Not much of a talker, eh?" Bramblefur asked. I nodded and stepped back.
"Are you two sisters?" Cloudpelt stepped a little closer. A weird glint in his eyes. I looked towards Rina and nodded.
"Actually, no." she stepped in front of Cloudpelt and moved her face closer to his. I stepped towards Bramblefur and looked him into the eyes.
"You're not getting lucky. Sorry, we have mates." I spoke. Bramblefur put his face more towards mine.
"You can cheat on them. We're much better." he said.
"Sorry. We're mates." Rina said as our tails entwined. Their eyes opened in shock and I laughed. We walked away, chattering quietly. Everything stopped when a bunch of cats came onto the island. In front was a white she cat with black stripes. She smiled evilly.
"Get ready for a blood bath."