Millie's P.o.v

"Brambleclaw, graystripe, thornclaw, birchfall, ivypool, hollyleaf, jayfeather, cinderheart, mousewhisker, lionblaze, hazeltail, foxleap, rosepetal, brightheart, Millie, cloudtail, toadstep and blossompaw will come with me to the gathering tomorrow night. Until then brambleclaw will se your patrol's" firestar yowled out.

Brambleclaw started to give out patrols. I padded past blossompaw without giving her a second glance and asked brambleclaw if there was anything I could do to help. "Yes, Millie. You can join dustpelt's border patrol." He said then turned to give orders to sandstorm.

I trotted over to the patrol that was leaving. Bumblepaw, Squirrelflight, spiderleg and berrynose were also on dustpelt's patrol with me.

"Where are we going to? Windclan? Shadowclan?" my son said bouncing around. "Windclan I think." Said dustpelt.

We headed through the forest quietly. Except for bumblepaw asking questions every 3 seconds. Finally we reached the Windclan border and bumblepaw ran out of questions. But then he started talking about how he would rip off any Windclan cat's pelt if they stepped one mouse length inside our border.

"If you don't stop talking Windclan will know your coming." Growled Squirrelflight. I wasn't paying attention as I saw a wind clan patrol heading towards us. Berrynose noticed the too.

"Wind clan patrol coming," he warned. As the patrol came closer, I could see Weaselfur, leaftail, furzepelt and boulderpaw bounding towards us.

I frowned as I noticed furzepelt had wings. They came up to us. "Hello Weaselfur." Dustpelt said tightly. "Hello dustpelt, all is well I hope." Weaselfur said guarded. "Yes, provided you stay out of our territory," dustpelt said, mumbling the last part under his breath.

"As long as you stay off ours," furzepelt snapped back, overhearing what dustpelt muttered. I growled. "What threat would you be anyway with those scrawny things," I smirked, looking at her wings. Furzepelt snarled and unsheathed her claws. Leaftail stepped protectively in front of her.

Squirrelflight looked at me with horror, as did berrynose. Spiderleg and dustpelt looked like they agreed with me, and bumblepaw was too excited about the prospect of a fight to concentrate.

"We'll be on our way," spiderleg said tersely, and turned away leaving a bristling furzepelt behind. The rest of our patrol followed. As walked back into camp bumblepaw sped straight off to tell briarpaw about the patrol.

I picked up a vole and followed him over to my crippled daughter. Blossompaw was in there listening to bumblepaw's story. I growled. I went over to the three apprentices. "Blossompaw leave briarpaw in peace!" I snapped.

Bumblepaw frowned. Briarpaw looked horrified and blossompaw looked downcast and dejected. I dropped the vole at briarpaw's feet and watched as blossompaw padded out. "Go on, eat." I said softly to briarpaw.

"No Millie! That wasn't nice." Briarpaw said. "Yes, she is your daughter too, even if she has wings!" bumblepaw joined in. he padded out after blossompaw then.

I shrugged and turned back to briarpaw, noticing she hadn't taken a bite. "Go on sweetie you need to keep your strength up." I nudged the vole towards her. She snarled and I jumped back. "I'm going to find blossompaw." She growled and dragged herself out.

What just happened? I thought. Suddenly I heard violent coughing and chocking from outside. I rushed out to see briarpaw doubled over, heaving. Jayfeather was forcing herbs down her throat and half the clan was gathered around her.

I raced over to her. "What happened!?" I yowled at leafpool. "She dragged herself out here and it was to much effort on her chest." Leafpool replied.

I saw blossompaw leaning over her, comforting her. That cat gets in the way of everything! Briarpaw only came out after her! I thought.

Slowly briarpaw's coughing died down and graystripe helped her back into the medicine den.

After staying with her for a while, I felt tired. I decided to go back to my den. I left quietly and padded back, hoping she would eat her vole in the morning.

I looked up at the sky and realised it was much later than I thought. Most cats would be asleep. Maybe I should go and sleep in the medicine den so I don't disturb any sleeping clan mates? Yes I would do that.

Before I could pad back in I heard hushed voices from just outside the camp. Every cat should be asleep by now. Maybe its intruders! I thought. I slowly, quietly snuck around through the dirtplace tunnel.Two shadows stood at the side of the camp. I cautiously unsheathed my claws.

I peeked around a bush and there was Squirrelflight and ashfur! I stifled my gasp and sheathed my claws again. What were they doing? And what was Squirrelflight doing with that traitor? Sure he had proven himself but that still didn't make up for almost killing firestar!

Squirrelflight purred. "Are you sure brambleclaw doesn't know flashkit and finch are mine? He keeps glaring at me more than usual." Ashfur said. I crouched shocked. Ashfur's the father? I thought. I guess it made sense since flashkit was almost the same as ashfur, just a bit brownier.

"Of course not! I think its because the kits like playing with you more than him." Squirrelflight mewed. I backed away. This was their business not mine.

I turned and padded into the medicine den and went right to sleep.

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I finished eating my thrush the next day and stood up, ready to go to the gathering. I noticed brambleclaw snapping at hollyleaf for coming to play with the kits. Good. About time someone gave those winged mouse brains a piece of foxdung! (what?)

I padded into the gathering to see windclan and riverclan already there. I looked around and saw havenpaw was playing with the Windclan apprentice, slightpaw and I watched as Shadowclan burst in and grasspaw and spikepw ran over to join them.

Blackstar sat on the highest branch and called the gathering to a start. "Shadowclan is doing fine. We just had a new litter of kits to pinenose and smokefoot! Their names are blackkit and softkit. We also have a new warrior. Ferretclaw." Blackstar was cut off as mistystar jumped in cheekily and added, "as so does riverclan. Mossypelt!" blackstar growled.

This is all Shadowclan wishes to say." Blackstar concluded and nodded to firestar to continue, completely overlooking mistystar who pouted.

As the clans gathered around firestar leapt up and addressed the gathering. "thunderclan is well, we…" firestar began but was cut of as a black she-cat jumped up and knocked him off.

Luckily firestar landed on his feet and turned and looked up at the she-cat. "Who are you! You aren't a clan cat!" he growled. Cats around the clearing bristled and unsheathed their claws.

"you are right. I am not a clan cat. I am 50! I am spitfire the most powerful cat you will ever meet and I have seen scarier looking cats than you in kittypet gardens!" she crowed. Cats yowled out insults back at her.

Suddenly she tilted her head back and let out a fierce yowl. Slowly I noticed cats slinking out of the bushes surrounding the clearing. I gasped and looked for a way out. There was none.

"This is bloodclan. The same clan who defeated your leader Tigerstar all so many moons ago. And their fearless, fearsome leader, nightmare! Scourges daughter from before for you killed him!" spitfire growled at firestar.

Nightmare who had padded up let out and angry, ear-splitting yowl and suddenly cat were all over us. I looked around. Havenpaw and slightpaw who were playing together moments ago, were now fighting along side each other, fighting two young cats. I overheard their names were oak and sapphire.

Ivytail and reedwhisker were slashing out together at a brown tabby tom I overheard his name was death. I shuddered. Mousewhisker was flighting along side ivypool, facing off against two other cats by the name of fang and shadow.

I looked over as I heard a yowl from the other side of the clearing. It was blossompaw who had been facing off with mutton. She had pinned him down but the he launched and scored his huge claws down her back.

I heard an angry growl and saw toadstep racing across the clearing, dodging fighting cats everywhere, and launching himself on top of mutton with a fierce cry. Blossompaw got and helped toadstep battle the tom to the ground.

Finished they left a dead mutton on the ground. Toadstep leaned into her purring. Blossompaw licked his cheek and whispered something in his ear. I watched blankly.

Is this possible? Could someone actually care for this freak I have for a daughter? Could I be wrong?