POV: FROGLEAP

"No!" Frogleap yowled. But he couldn't stop the awful death of his parents and littermates. Something prodded him in the side and he looked up to see a blurred Goldenheart.

"Yes?"

"Treedapple would like to you to go hunting," the old, pale gray she-cat rasped.

"Right. I'm up. I'm up." Frogleap was tired. Stupid nightmares. He thought, The Gathering is in a few nights, maybe Wishstar will let me go.

"Rubystone. Go hunting with Frogleap." Treedapple's mew echoed around the camp. Great! Rubystone. He thought rolling his eyes. Frogleap exited the den to come face-to-face with Rubystone.

"Treedapple wants us to go hunting." she meowed warmly.

"I heard..." He started, "ok," he meowed as her eyes started to flare a cold fire. The two cats left the camp, their pelts brushing. Frogleap's thick black and white coat snagged on the gorse tunnel, while Rubystone's short fur brushed through easily.

"This tunnel was not made for cats with long fur," he muttered as his fur got caught yet again. Rubystone snorted. Whatever.

"Finally!" Frogleap snorted. What could my dream mean? he thought as he hunted. Rubystone suddenly appeared with a giant rabbit and a few mice.

"Let's go back to camp." her muffled mew was just louder than inaudible. Frogleap only nodded.

"Frogleap! Rubystone!" Wishstar greeted the two cats. "You've had good hunting! Take that hare to the elders, Rubystone." Then Wishstar left camp. Must be going to the Moonlake or going to hunt. Frogleap thought as he watched her leave.

"Let's go!" Wishstar yowled to her Gathering patrol. I hope I get to see Honeyclaw. Frogleap thought as he padded into Fivestones. Suddenly, he felt a muzzle on his shoulder.

"Yes, Rubystone?" he asked slowly.

"...You looked lonely so I came over..." Rubystone meowed after a moment of hesitance. Right... he thought. Frogleap rolled his eyes and gave her a disbelieving look. She stared at him. "Look, I just like being around you."

"Oh... They're starting!"

"BumbleClan has two new apprentices: Duskpaw and Dawnpaw! That is all for us." Bumblestar mewed.

"Thank you, Bumblestar. Heatherleap has given birth to two kits! Their names are Breezekit and Gorsekit. That is all," Fieldstar meowed.

"BoulderClan will go next. Mountainwing has moved to the nursery and we have a new warrior: Mousenose. That is it. Go on Wishstar," Boulderstar mewed, a quiet strength in his mew.

"All right, CyberClan would like to say that the prey is running fine and we all grieve for Cyberstar, Hardstone, and Lightningnose. Nothing else," Wishstar meowed.