A Feather in a Storm

A/N- Thanks to all who reviewed! Oh yeah, I went back and realized there were a bunch of asterisks on the Allegiances. Please ignore those. This chapter had sort of a long wait, sorry. But I spent a long time trying to make this decent, and I'm still not that proud of it, but here you go.

-ScourgeXScarlet- Yes, Stormfeather only saw Lightningflash. There will be more details in this. And it would be weird to see a cat like that…

-Kkkkkkkkkk (Whitestream) - Thanks glad you like it and here's an update.

-Lilystem- Thanks I love constructive criticism! I'll try to add more details in these chapters. I do love writing this and I'm glad you really like it!

Chapter 10

A Lightning Flash

(Stormfeather)

Stormfeather dug her claws into the rocky dirt in surprise. The white-eyed cat- the cat she thought was a fantasy, brought on by fear of the prophecy- was a warrior of CloudClan! He seemed surprised-if not nervous- to see her, too. Stormfeather wondered why. Surely he does not know of me… And he did not have the same dream as I did, that's not possible.

"Go tell Poolstar we have visitors from the forest," the cat at the head of the patrol said. "Lightningflash."

(Lightningflash)

Lightningflash ran to Poolstar, mind on the grey she-cat. He stumbled into Poolstar's den, and gasped out to her.

"Cats from the forest are here!"

She looked surprised, then told him to get Ravensmoke, the deputy, and Amberheart, the medicine cat. He brought them to her den, and turned to leave. She called him back and told him to stay. Then the grey tabby and the young- probably apprentice- blue grey tom came in.

(Stormfeather)

Stormfeather felt the breath leave her body at the sound of the white cat's name. There was no doubt now; this white cat was the 'Lightning Flash' from the prophecy. She needed to tell Flutterbird about this, but her medicine cat friend was back in OneClan. The warrior at the head of the patrol spoke up.

"I am Smokeplume. What are your names?" He asked as he brought them to CloudClan's camp.

"I am Stormfeather, and this is Rainpaw." Stormfeather walked into the camp, and the cats Poolstar stared at her and Rainpaw. Two young cats Stormfeather guessed to be apprentices stopped their play-fight and looked at them. Smokeplume led Stormfeather and Rainpaw to Poolstar's den.

Smokeplume introduced them. Stormfeather, Rainpaw, this is Poolstar, the leader, Ravensmoke, the deputy, Amberheart, the medicine cat, and Lightningflash."

Stormfeather saw Lightningflash's eyes widen at her name, and she stared at him.

"Thank you, Smokeplume. Rainpaw, why don't you go off with the other apprentices? The she-cat is Mistpaw, and the other is her brother, Greypaw." Poolstar said.

Rainpaw left, going to the other apprentices. Mistpaw took to him nicely, Stormfeather could tell, but Greypaw seemed unsure about him. Stormfeather looked back to the group; everyone except for Lightningflash- who was avoiding her gaze- was staring at her. Poolstar looked back at Stormfeather.

"I assume you know of Lightningflash," Poolstar asked, but it came out more like a statement.

"Wha-what?" Stormfeather stuttered.

"I know that Lightning had a dream, and he told me you look a lot like the cat he dreamed of. Did you not have the same dream?" Poolstar asked skeptically.

"Ye-yeah I did," Stormfeather stuttered. Lightningflash told his leader right away! Flutterbird had to urge me to tell Thunderstar.

"Well, then I guess you know of the prophecy." Poolstar waited for Stormfeather to nod. "Well, CloudClan will help you. But we need to know what we are getting in to."

Stormfeather told the cats all about the Pride of Rock- how they fought, their numbers, and their declaration.

"Eagle Claw, the Head- the leader- of Pride of Rock, said he will not give up. That the war will continue until we surrender- or die." Stormfeather faltered, realizing what this meant. Her friends- Flutterbird, Emberflame, and Brambleheart- and Everbright, could die at any moment.

"Well, I hope OneClan does not give up, because then CloudClan will have wasted lives for nothing. Don't worry, I'm joking. CloudClan will be happy to help you." Poolstar nodded and got up.

(Lightningflash)

After the meeting, Lightningflash tried to leave, but the she-cat Stormfeather stopped him. She's more beautiful than in the dream… Lightningflash chastised himself for his thoughts.

"Lightningflash, did you really have the same dream as I did? With the battle and the darkness? And do you know we are members of a prophecy from StarClan?" Stormfeather barraged him with questions.

Lightningflash nodded, he did have the same dream, but now he felt something about her- and he wasn't sure what it was.

"Well, since StarClan sent a prophecy about us, do you think we should be…friends?" Stormfeather sounded hesitant, but Lightningflash just nodded. Friends- he was startled at her approach, but it was a good idea.

"Yes, let us be friends." Lightningflash was in thought. Maybe I can finally meet the cat of my dreams.

Poolstar climbed the Rockledge, overlooking the camp. ""Cats of CloudClan, you may have noticed Stormfeather and Rainpaw of OneClan here. They need our help in battle, and I have agreed to go. We leave as soon as possible; I want all members of the Clan to come, so we need slow travel speed for the elder. Amberheart and Ravensmoke agree we should go. Any objections?"

Weedtangle, the Clan elder, stepped up. "I agree we should go. Thank you for not leaving me all alone, as you do need all the warriors possible to help OneClan."

(Stormfeather)

Poolstar told the cats to eat, as they were leaving immediately. Stormfeather ate with Lightningflash- she did not want to take more food from the cats that were helping her, and Lightningflash had no one else to eat with. She took it as a chance to get to know her new friend better. But her mind was elsewhere. She kept thinking back to the savage, bloodlust cats of the Pride, and was glad Poolstar decided to help OneClan. She shook herself, trying to concentrate on Lightningflash.

A/N- This chapter switches from character to character, sorry if it confused anybody, but I wanted to show the emotions of both of them at the same time. I hoped it worked! Please review and tell me if you liked it!