Omg, I am updating like, every 12 hours! I guess I am just itching to get the story done and outta there so that it can get famous and I can become a famous author and the Erin Hunters can publish it into their series. Nah, I'm joking. I don't own warrior cats (yet) and I honestly don't expect this story to become famous (yet). Anyway, now our two main characters are mates and it is so sweet! They are joining Oceanclan because I said so and none of you can change that. Enjoy!
Natureheart sighed blissfully as she sat next to her lover, their heads against each other and their tails intertwined. Natureheart leaned her head against his shoulder and he rested his head on hers. But, the wonderful moment was broken up when they heard paw steps.
"Ahem," they both looked up to see Waterclaw and separated, both embarrassed at being caught. And by Natureheart's older brother for crying out loud!
"Well, since you are done with… whatever it is that you were doing… we found Oceanclan" he meowed. Natureheart lept to her paws.
"What! How?!" she yowled. Waterclaw just sat, waiting for his sister to stop shouting, before pointing behind him with his tail.
"We ran in a patrol while you were… never mind. Anyway, Firepelt is conversing with them" he said. Natureheart growled.
"How many of them were in the patrol?" she asked.
"3" was his answer. Natureheart seemed to be trying to control her temper.
"So, you left Firepelt, our blind sister who is not even 12 moons old yet, alone with 3 cats, who we don't know anything about?" she snarled. Waterclaw paused, seeming to be thinking over what she just said.
"Idiot!" she yowled before dashing down the hill. I swear, he might be three times bigger than any other cat his age but he is certainly dumber than most, she snarled mentally. As she approached a clearing she could see Firepelt crouching down, with an Oceanclan warrior standing over her. She snarled and was about to leap at the cream cat, but she stopped herself. I cannot just jump in. I have to be certain she is safe she told herself. She padded down slowly, not noticed by the other cats. Soon she could hear their conversation.
"Wai-wait, what are you doing?" said a voice that sounded like Firepelt's.
"How do we know we can trust you, and that this isn't an invasion?" growled a tom.
"Don't be stupid Ashclaw. How could a blind cat lead an invasion?" said a she-cat.
"Stop Havenwing. Let Ashclaw deal with this" said another she-cat.
"No Thornscratch, we can't hurt an innocent cat just because she is trespassing" meowed the first she-cat, who Natureheart is assuming is Havenwing.
"No! You can't do this! My siblings will come and help me! Leave me alone!" she heard her sister wail.
"Oh yeah? Well where are they now? Ashclaw, deal with this thing" said the second she-cat, probably Thornscratch.
"No!" Natureheart yowled. She jumped out of her hiding spot and got a good view of the threats. The tom looming over Firepelt, who was on her back, was a black and gray tabby and he had dull amber eyes. The she-cat that Natureheart assumed was Havenwing was light brown with dark green eyes. The third cat, Thornscratch, was a pale ginger tabby with green eyes. Natureheart leaped to Firepelt, knocking Ashclaw off, and stood over her blind sister.
"See? I told you it was an invasion!" Ashclaw yowled.
"No, this is no invasion. This is just a she-cat making sure her blind sister isn't torn to shreds by a bunch of mousebrains!" Natureheart snarled. All three cats stepped back in surprise. Natureheart could tell that both the she-cats saw her battered, hairless leg. Natureheart stepped back.
"Waterclaw is an idiot! Leaving you alone like that! I swear I will rip up his pelt when I see him" Natureheart scoffed.
"Hey, I went on my own at my own accord. Waterclaw just went along with it" Firepelt sighed. Both she-cats turned their heads to the hills when they heard the two toms approaching. The Oceanclan cats started snarling, but then they saw that the toms were no threat. Thornscratch stared at Hollowstrike, but no one took notice. As Waterclaw approached, Natureheart padded up to him and cuffed him hard on the ear.
"Hey, what was that for?" he asked, rubbing his ear.
"For leaving your youngest sister alone and being a mousebrain!" Natureheart hissed.
"Well, she did it!" he meowed, pointing a paw at Firepelt accusingly. Firepelt made a face, knowing that her brother was talking about her. And he got another cuff on the ear.
"Ow!" Waterclaw whined. Hollowstrike snickered and the Oceanclan cats gave amused purrs.
"So, who are you?" Hollowstrike finally said, looking expectantly at the Oceanclan cats.
"I am Havenwing," said the light brown tabby.
"I'm Ashclaw" said the black and gray tom. But Thornscratch was speechless, still staring at Hollowstrike. The tabby tom looked at her confusingly.
"That's Thornscratch" Havenwing finally said. Natureheart and both her littermates nodded in unison.
"It still freaks me out how you do that" Hollowstrike said jokingly.
"Oh, it's a habit" Waterclaw said.
"When you two morons are done, I'm Firepelt" said her sister.
"Waterclaw"
"Natureheart"
"Hollowstrike" they all answered. Thornscratch seemed to swoon when Hollowstrike introduced himself. Waterclaw stuck his tongue out in disgust and Natureheart snickered.
"Well, why do you have warrior names?" Ashclaw said suspiciously.
"Because we are" Waterclaw plainly answered.
"How?" Ashclaw asked, clearly getting annoyed. Waterclaw just shrugged, making Ashclaw even more irritated.
"We lived in Bloodclan for a while, then moved to Windclan" Natureheart answered with a sigh. Waterclaw stuck his tongue out at her.
"Killjoy" he said to her.
"Idiot" she shot back at him.
"Ok then… why are you here?" Havenwing asked, interrupting the middle of a death glare stare-off.
"Well, we left Windclan because my sister Goldenpaw died there, and came here hoping to stay in Oceanclan" Hollowstrike said, uncomfortably trying to ignore the mesmerized gaze of Thornscratch.
"Well, before we let you in, you said you stayed in Bloodclan. Our old rival clan?" Havenwing asked. Waterclaw nodded.
"Well then, what led you to Windclan Then?"
"Oh, just because as apprentices Hollowpaw and Naturepaw were hiding rotten crow-food in each other's nests and Naturepaw chased Hollowpaw and broke her leg on a Thunderpath and got is squished by a passing monster and Hollowpaw got blamed so he was about to get tortured by we all ran away" Firepelt simply said, all in one sentence. Natureheart lifted up her hind leg for proof of the Thunderpath accident. Silence.
"Okay then…" Hollowstrike said. Firepelt smiled, proud of her accomplishment.
"Well then, in that case, let's take you to Wavestar" Havenwing said. The four cats nodded and padded forward. Ashclaw was behind them, Havenwing was leading them, and Thornscratch was on the side, getting disturbingly close to Hollowstrike. If he was disturbed, he showed no sign of it. Natureheart was on his other side. Natureheart flicked her tail on his back playfully, and got a death glare shot at her from Thornscratch. Then the ginger she-cat rested her tail on Hollowstrike's shoulders and managed to pull him ahead, all while still glaring at Natureheart. Natureheart just stood there, confused, before shaking her head and padding on. Soon, they came to a cave. The cave was located down at the beach. As they padded towards it, Natureheart scoffed at the weird feeling of the sand underneath her toes. She looked back to see her littermates playing in it, burying themselves and throwing it at each other.
"What are you, warriors or kits?" she questioned teasingly.
"I don't think you can tell the difference" Hollowstrike joked, Thornscratch still next to him. She cuffed his ears gently.
"Don't encourage them!" she laughed.
"Hey, It's their own fault" Hollowstrike replied. All four of the friends laughed. Natureheart failed to notice Thornscratch's look of disgust and anger that was burying deep into Natureheart's pelt. Her expression read, back off Natureheart! Hollowstrike's mine…
So yeah. Thornscratch basically went through 'Love at First Sight' when she first saw Hollowstrike. And seeing that the two are closer 'friends' than the others are basically is setting her off. Neither Natureheart nor Hollowstrike has any idea about Thornscratch's feelings for him, and they never told anyone that they were mates. Sure, Waterclaw saw them snuggling, but like I said, they never told anybody. Ok, you all should vote if Hollowstrike should be with Thornscratch or Natureheart! (Who am I kidding… its obvious) Anyway, I hope you enjoyed that. I'll update soon!