A/U: Prin Pardus told me how to get past the stupid error page that has been taking over fanfiction. If you go to your story page and click on a story, replace 'properties' with 'content'. It works perfectly fine and ends all frustration! Anyways thanks for reviewing! I've finally reached twenty reviews, which means I may end up with more than the last story. I'm sort of hoping I do.

Chapter 8

"What do you mean save the Clans?" Rockfall asked after Flowertail had finished speaking.

Her heart was still racing as thoughts of Hawkflash's story coursed through her mind. She knew that it was only partially true. The Clans would never fully accept them because they were different. She just wanted to reassure her Clans that they would not destroy the Clans like they feared.

"I mean...we might have to leave, after all of this," she murmured. Her voice became a soft whisper. She was afraid of what Rockfall or Stormstrike would say. Coppershine would go along with anything she said. The dark ginger warrior always agreed with her out of fear for their friendship. "The Clans aren't going to accept us once they find out how powerful we really are. They never accept cats who are more powerful than them."

Stormstrike stared at Flowertail in dismay, while Coppershine only shook her head. "But didn't they accept Lionblaze and Jayfeather?" the RiverClan warrior asked. "Along with Dovesong too."

"Yes, ThunderClan accepted them, but they still get angry glances from the other Clans," Coppershine told him. "Sometimes I wonder if they'll ever be accepted."

"But they saved the Clans from the Dark Forest!" Stormstrike growled.

"That doesn't mean they should accept them." Coppershine suddenly looked at him with worried green eyes. "Lionblaze never told me he felt uncomfortable about the way the Clans talk about him or his brother. Maybe he really does."

Flowertail flicked her dappled tail for silence. Rockfall suddenly rose to his paws and glared at her. "Who died and made you leader of this meeting?" he demanded haughtily.

When Flowertail met his amber gaze, he looked away with an angry hiss. She knew he was worried about their future. She too was worried. Hawkflash's story sounded so similar to their story. Somehow it felt as though the Clans had faced them before, but in a different age.

Tonight she would have traveled to StarClan with Hawkflash. But Flametail had already told her that StarClan would not accept them either. StarClan had turned away from the Marked the moment they were born. Flowertail knew that they were afraid of what the Marked could do to them. They didn't want to hold responsibility for what the Marked might do to the Clans.

They're nothing but a bunch of cowards, she thought with a flash of her teeth.

"So we're just supposed to leave than?" Coppershine asked quietly after silence had fallen upon them. It felt strangely awkward to speak to Coppershine on her own. Flowertail nodded and let out a grim sigh.

"Sooner or later we will be forced to leave," she meowed. 'The Clans will either chase us away, or we will choose to leave. I'd rather leave on our own, so the Clans don't have to suffer from our disappearance."

Coppershine nodded in agreement. She too felt terrible about leaving the Clans. Flowertail could feel the sorrow emanating from her. Rockfall only felt a bitter tang as he thought of his dead sister, Goldenpaw. Stormstrike was determined to keep his friends at peace. She was surprised by the sense of loyalty within him. Most cats would have fought to stay behind. He seemed to be more than happy to leave the Clans behind.

The ShadowClan medicine cat apprentice rose to her paws. It wouldn't be long before Hawkflash returned from the Moonpool. She was worried that the Clan would begin to wonder where she was. Rockfall snorted and lashed his tail.

"This is stupid," he grumbled. "Why should we have to leave the Clans just because they're afraid of us?"

"Do you want to feel responsible for their deaths?" Flowertail shot back.

When Rockfall didn't complain, Flowertail turned away. Coppershine began to pad away from the group, back towards ThunderClan territory. A deep sense of longing clouded the young warriors' thoughts. She wanted more than anything for Flowertail to forgive her.

The dappled tortoiseshell suddenly moved forward towards her former friend. She too wanted to restore the friendship they had formed. Loyalty towards her Clan could be forgotten as long as they were leaving.

"Coppershine, I forgive you for trespassing," Flowertail murmured when Coppershine had met her gaze. Coppershine's eyes widened in surprise as Flowertail stared at her. A guilty feeling had clenched Flowertail's heart when she saw the look within Coppershine's gaze. "I don't want to stay angry with you, especially if we'll be working together. I let loyalty to my Clan get in the way of our friendship, and that was...wrong." She swallowed after finishing the last sentence.

Her loyalty to ShadowClan had remained untouched until now. She had lived her entire life knowing that ShadowClan would come first. Yet Coppershine's friendship somehow felt more important than ever.

Rockfall and Stormstrike were busy talking to each other while Flowertail waited for Coppershine's reply. It felt unnerving knowing that they would be leaving the Clan.

For the last couple of moons she had seen terrible dreams of her Clanmates falling under the claws of enemy cats. The last thing she didn't want was for anything to happen to her Clan.

"I was hoping you would," Coppershine meowed after heartbeats of silence. "I was only following orders. Bramblestar would have had my fur if I didn't listen."

Flowertail understood how she felt. If Rowanstar had told her something that had to be done, she would have done the same. Now they had an understanding of what had happened two moons ago.

"When should we leave?" The was Rockfall who spoke up.

I never thought of a leaving time, Flowertail thought. She wondered if leaving now would be a good thing. Than she quickly pushed the thoughts away. Leaving now would only make the Clans worry for their Clanmates. Hawkflash would know what had happened. The medicine cat already knew about their secret meetings.

"We should leave once greenleaf arrives," she decided out loud. "That way the Clans will be in full swing, and won't miss us."

Coppershine and Stormstrike looked at each other uncertainly. "What if we...fall in love?" Stormstrike asked.

Flowertail cocked her head in confusion. A look of surprise flashed within Coppershine's eyes at his question, but she ducked her head before Rockfall could notice. Stormstrike looked away as if he felt embarrassed by his question.

"I'm sure you won't," she replied. "But perhaps if you do fall in love, you can ask the one you've fallen in love with to come with us."

Rockfall flashed her a look as if he thought she was wrong. She already knew that he didn't have feelings for other cats. Unless he had been keeping them secrets.

The four of them nodded in agreement after mulling over their decisions. Flowertail glanced towards the lightening forest. The sun was beginning to rise above the trees. Morning was coming. Soon the rest of ShadowClan would be awake and practicing with the apprentices.

Flowertail waved her tail goodbye to her companions as they all headed to their own territory. She checked to make sure that no other cat was around before marking the clearing with her own scent. Cats from ShadowClan had a keen scent of smell. They could easily detect the other scents found within their meeting place.

When she was finished she returned to ShadowClan camp before any cat would notice her disappearance. Only Hawkflash would know where she was, and the medicine cat kept her knew to keep her tongue. The sun had almost fully risen by the time she returned to camp. Her jaws parted in a yawn as she crept towards the medicine cat's den. Only a few cats were out.

ShadowClan cats were known for their night patrolling and hunting. Most slept during the early morning and became active later in the day. Only apprentices and their mentors were active no matter what time of the day. She could still remember coming out at night as an apprentice with Tawnypelt to battle practice.

Those will be nothing but memories by the time I leave, she thought as she curled up in her nest. The last thought left her mind reeling as sleep took over. No longer would she be a medicine cat apprentice of ShadowClan. Instead she would become a rogue, along with the other cats who had been Marked at birth. That would always be their destiny.

A/U: This story is a bit odd. I'm sorry if it got confusing for you to read. But enough of my rambling. I'm going to keep giving hints that Coppershine has a secret crush on Stormstrike, which she does if anyone hasn't noticed. Please remember to leave a review!