AN: For some reason I was listening to On and On by TAN. That song seems to fit this chapter perfectly. Anyways, I got a Twitter account in case you didn't read my profile news. My account name is the same as my FF account, so I'll be easy to find. You can find out what news is happening and more random, fun stuff :)

Chapter 9

Her eyes scanned across the sandy clearing as she watched her Clanmates.

Two days had passed since the Gathering. Ravenflight had already decided that she would leave as soon as Coal left. She wasn't sure what Hawkfrost would say when he found out the truth. Or what Riverspirit would say when she found out.

Riverspirit, I wish I could see you one last time, Ravenflight thought as she looked up at the clear sky. There wasn't a cloud in sight. It was beautiful out, and cats were enjoying the warm sun while they could.

Leaffall was on it's way, bringing with it the colder weather. Ravenflight could already see the changes in leaves as they fell from trees. The river and streams were lower than she remembered. There had not been much rain for the last few days, making fishing difficult.

Ravenflight sighed as she studied the ground underneath. She wasn't sure what she should feel as she thought of where she was going. Her Clanmates treated her like an outcast now. She didn't have a place in the Clan, not after what she had done to Beaverclaw.

And ironically he was a rogue, she thought bitterly. At least I am Clanborn.

"Ravenflight, instead of standing there all day, why don't you make yourself useful?" Ravenflight's claws unsheathed when she whipped around to see Hawkfrost approaching her. "Take Stormfur and Pebblespeck with you on a border patrol."

Ravenflight rolled her eyes and looked at her father calmly.

"Where should we patrol?" she asked.

"I'd like you to patrol the gorge," he replied. "WindClan has been hunting closer to the border. The last thing we need is another fight."

"I'm guessing that we'll take Badgerpaw as well." Ravenflight swallowed uncomfortably as she thought of the annoying apprentice.

Badgerpaw always found some way to get under her skin. Whether he was mocking her or putting her down, he found a way to do so. One of these days... her claws unsheathed at the thought, and she looked away as Hawkfrost bounded away.

Hopefully it will not come to that, she decided.

She looked for Stormfur to see that he was sitting beside Feathertail. Feathertail was busy grooming herself until she noticed Ravenflight's arrival.

"Hawkfrost wants us on patrol," she explained when Stormfur gave her a calm look.

Of all the cats in RiverClan, Stormfur was probably the calmest. Ravenflight had never seen him put up a fight against his Clanmates. He'd gained his father's good temper, and was easy to get along with. Most of the time. Ravenflight found his go-happy mood boring.

"Get Pebblespeck and Badgerpaw too." Ravenflight didn't bother meeting their gazes as she stalked towards the camp's entrance.

Pebblespeck was a random rogue Leopardstar had accepted into the Clan moons ago. She was older than Ravenflight, but she had received her warrior name later. Hawkfrost had been her mentor, and that was how he became Mistystar's deputy.

Stormfur wasted no time in getting the other two as Frogpelt had joined Feathertail. The two cats purred as they greeted one another. Ravenflight snorted and looked away. She didn't have the patience or time for a petty thing like love. Frogpelt and Feathertail were lucky - they didn't have to worry about their future.

Once Stormfur and the others were ready, Ravenflight led the way towards the gorge. A fierce breeze had picked up, ruffling their pelts. Badgerpaw was complaining about how cold it was, and water sprayed against his fur. The apprentice let out a startled hiss and shook the water off.

"If you don't like it than go back," Ravenflight snapped without looking over her shoulder.

"You're not the boss of me!" Badgerpaw retorted.

"But I am stronger than you," she hissed as she whipped around to face him. Stormfur and Pebblespeck had stopped by now. Their eyes widened in disbelief as Ravenflight glared coldly at the apprentice.

"Yeah right," Badgerpaw taunted with a roll of his eyes. "Just because Hawkfrost's your father doesn't-" Ravenflight cut him off with a snarl.

Without warning she leaped on him. Anger overwhelmed her. Pure, malicious anger poured through her veins as she dug her claws into the apprentice's fur.

Badgerpaw wailed in surprise at the sudden attack. Stormfur and Pebblespeck were too shocked to make any reactions. Ravenflight pulled off when she realized what she had done. Her claws sheathed, and she stared at Badgerpaw as he recovered from the attack.

"What in StarClan's name was that?" Badgerpaw's fur was bristling with outrage as he glowered at her.

"That was a warning," Ravenflight spat. "Next time you won't be so lucky."

The apprentice gave her a cold glare before cowering beside Stormfur. Stormfur's expression was difficult to make out - she could tell that he was trying to decide what to do next.

"I'll lead the patrol," he meowed. The smirk Pebblespeck gave Ravenflight was enough to make her eyes roll.

Pebblespeck only thought she was better because she was trained by Hawkfrost. Ravenflight's claws sheathed and unsheathed as she fell in behind them. She knew that Stormfur would tell Mistystar what had happened. She could only imagine what Mistystar would say when she found out what had happened.

It doesn't matter, she reminded herself. I'll be gone before Mistystar could punish me any further.

For a heartbeat she wondered if her life would have been better in ThunderClan. Maybe she would have been accepted no matter what. After all she was Stormstar's daughter.

Silence followed the rest of the patrol as Stormfur led the way to the gorge. Ravenflight watched icily as Badgerpaw managed to catch a water vole along the way. He was showing off as usual. Even with the injuries she just gave him, Badgerpaw needed to out prove himself.

Ravenflight's fur bristled when she spotted a lean figure in the distance. The scents were difficult to make out thanks to the small river down below. Ravenflight opened her jaws to taste the air.

Sure enough the stench of WindClan filled her lungs. It looked as though Hawkfrost was right about WindClan getting a little too close to the border.

"They're not doing anything," Stormfur murmured.

As if his statement had summoned them, the WindClan cats moved towards the RiverClan patrol. It consisted of three cats, a small patrol for WindClan. Ravenflight's eyes narrowed once more as she saw how thin they were.

"Get away from our territory!" a scrawny looking Milkfeather spat. Her blue eyes were dull with hunger, and her ribs were sticking out.

"We are not in your territory," Stormfur replied calmly.

"Get away now, we're telling Mudstar what just happened." Ravenflight rolled her eyes when a tortoiseshell she-cat with green eyes spoke up.

She recognized Onewhisker from the Gathering. He seemed unresponsive as they herded him away from the border.

The tension between the two Clans was building. Ravenflight knew that sooner or later Mudstar would try to take more territory. She was surprised he didn't try claiming the barn as his territory. But maybe pride got in the way, and he refused to accept help from Twolegs.

With a lash of her tail, she followed the patrol back to RiverClan camp. By now sunhigh had come and gone. Orange sky stretched over them as Stormfur led the way into camp.

Mistystar was waiting for them expectantly. Badgerpaw stalked over to where Silverpaw and Thornpaw were sitting. Ravenflight chose to ignore them as she looked for Coal and Ashfur.

Sure enough they were sitting further away from the clearing. Coal's ears were pricked forward as he listened to the conversations around him. Ashfur looked as though he was more than ready to leave as he gave the back of his paw a wash.

Coal blinked in surprise when Ravenflight stood beside him.

"We are leaving, now," she hissed under her breath.

The dark ginger tom's ears flattened before he understood what she meant by that.

"Are you sure? You'll be leaving your life behind," he whispered.

Before Ravenflight could reply, she heard the sound of pawsteps approaching. Her heartbeat quickened when she saw that Mistystar was approaching.

"Yes, I am certain," she snapped.

Coal dipped his head in understand and rose to his paws. Ashfur glanced at them in surprise before doing the same. Mistystar's eyes were narrowed with anger when she glared at Ravenflight.

"I gave you a warrior name and this is how you thank me? By turning against your Clanmate?" she demanded.

"He had it coming," Ravenflight snarled. She was surprised by the amount of venom in her voice. Mistystar looked taken aback by her sudden outrage.

"I am tired of hearing these stories," Mistystar sighed irritably. "You don't deserve to be part of RiverClan if you are going to act this way."

"I've never belonged here, even as an apprentice!" Ravenflight spat. Mistystar's eyes narrowed as she took in what Ravenflight said. "You've always treated me like an outcast, because my mother is from ThunderClan."

Mistystar stared at Ravenflight in disbelief. Other cats had noticed their conversation and joined her. Hawkfrost just stood back and stared as Ravenflight held Mistystar's gaze defiantly.

"I... how..." Mistystar struggled to find out how Ravenflight knew so much.

"My sister, Riverspirit." Ravenflight found it difficult to mention her sister's name. Hawkfrost's eyes widened in disbelief as he watched them. "We found out that our mother is of ThunderClan, and our father is of RiverClan. She was my only real friend in the Clans."

Silverpaw flinched when Ravenflight spat the last part. She stared down at her paws shamefully as Thornpaw pressed against her.

"I'm leaving now." Ravenflight looked back at Coal, who dipped his head respectfully. "And I won't be coming back." She snarled the last words and stormed away from her old Clanmates.

She would never forgive them for what had happened. True, she had turned on Badgerpaw and Beaverclaw. But they had asked for it after taunting her constantly. She would find a better life with Coal in his homeland. RiverClan was nothing more than a thing of the past.

AN: Well there ya have it. Ravenflight's gone for good.