Hey guys! Chapter 10 is here! TEN! 10 10 10 10 10! Yay! Please review, guys! I have a story on my Favorites List that has 11 chapters and over 100 reviews! I want this story to have maybe 40 by the time it's done, or at least 35. Anyway chapter 10 is up!
Disclaimer: Yeah, yeah, I don't own Warriors. Gloat about it, why don't you! =runs away to fake cry while the Erins laugh=
Chapter 10
"The cats going to the Gathering are Poppyfur, Shadepaw, Redoak, Grasspaw, Leopardpelt, Thrushpaw, Fernleaf, Amberdapple, and Stormpaw," Cloudstar yowled from her perch on the Highledge. "Let's go." She leaped down and waved her tail, summoning the cats going.
As he streaked into the crowd, Stormpaw noticed Frozenpaw bristling angrily. He shot her a sly look and watched her dig her claws into the ground.
"Isn't this great?" Thrushpaw asked, bumping Stormpaw playfully. "I get to show you your first Gathering!"
"And Frozenpaw's not coming!" Stormpaw crowed. Thrushpaw laughed and touched noses with his friend.
The ThunderClan cats journeyed towards the island where the Gatherings were held, Thrushpaw explaining how they worked all the way. The toms waded across the small pool of water together towards the Gathering island. As Stormpaw took in the scents, he noticed it was much different-- all grouped together, like a symbol of four Clans meeting.
Cloudstar leaped up into a large tree to join three other cats- a dark brown tom, a gray tabby tom, and a tabby shecat. "Who are they?" Stormpaw asked.
"The dark brown tom is Ivystar, ShadowClan's leader," Thrushpaw explained. "then the gray tabby is Swiftstar, leader of WindClan, and over there . . . RiverClan's leader, Leafstar."
"Cool," Stormpaw meowed, looking at the leaders. Simple and polite chatter seemed to be taking place between them.
"Hi!"
A voice piped up from behind the ThunderClan apprentices, making Stormpaw jump. He turned, ready to hiss, but before he could, Thrushpaw exclaimed, "Mosspaw!"
A brown shecat carrying the RiverClan scent touched noses with Thrushpaw. "How are you?"she asked.
"Great," Thrushpaw replied, his eyes sparkling happily. "You?"
"Fine." Mosspaw licked Thrushpaw's ear as a sign of friendship and greeting. She gazed at Stormpaw. "Who's this?"
"I'm Stormpaw," Stormpaw introduced himself.
"I'm Mosspaw from RiverClan." She touched noses warmly, not seeming to care if his rogue scent was still partway there. "I'm guessing you're new to ThunderClan?"
"Yes," Stormpaw nodded. "My first Gathering."
"They're fun," Mosspaw told him. "REAL fun."
Stormpaw let out a mrrow of amusement, then stopped and looked up as Ivystar yowled, "The Gathering has begun!" Then the ShadowClan leader stepped back and motioned for Leafstar to go. The RiverClan leader stepped forward and began to speak.
"The prey is running great. We hjave a new litter of kits and a new warrior. Barkwhisker is here tonight." Leafstar then motioned to Swiftstar.
The gray tabby mewed in a rusty, wise voice. "WindClan is great. Like Leafstar, we have a new litter of kits thanks to Silvertail. Flamekit, Grasskit, and Thornkitare now two moons old. We also have two new apprentices, Wildpaw and Swiftpaw." Then he dipped his head to Ivystar.
The big ShadowClan tom rumbled ina booming voice, "ShadowClan life is good this season. Twolegs are moving closer, but it's nothing we can't handle!" Yowls of pride exploded from the ShadowClan cats. Eyes gleaming, Ivystar nodded to Cloudstar.
Now the white shecat began to speak. "ThunderClan is thriving. We are expecting new kits from Flowerpetal, and we have a new apprentice, Stormpaw." She didn't mention anything about him being a former rogue, and Stormpaw was grateful for that. As Cloudstar continued speaking, Stormpaw felt eyes on the back of his head.
Then he heard a voice from behind him mew, "Rainkit?"
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