Moon's POV
The icy white male staggers to his paws and looks up. The pale blue patches on his fur seem to glow in the sunlight that just barely finds its way into the den thing.
"Who are you?" he says in a cold tone that matches his cold fur.
"Have you lost your memory too?" Jayfeather says sarcastically.
To my surprise, the creature nods. "Yeah. I dunno who I am, or what I am…"
"Ditto." I say. The icy male glances at me curiously. I shift my paws.
"You're a cat." Jayfeather says, his tone of voice implying that it is completely normal to be a cat.
It didn't feel normal to me.
The fiery orange male - Firestar? - clears his throat. "So...the only question now is...what am I going to do with you two?"
The icy tom growls. "Listen, can I at least be told where I am and why I'm here?"
Leafpool's tail flicks. Look at his fur, she thinks. It's blue...not blue-gray, just pure pale blue. That's not a normal fur color. And the den feels colder with him in it...and she can read minds.
There's something strange about those two, Jayfeather and Firestar's minds chorused.
The icy tom's thoughts were frustrated. What is wrong with them? Why won't they tell me anything? But her - he glanced at me. She's just as confused as I am. Maybe...maybe we can be allies.
I shiver. Do I really want to be his ally? He scares me a little bit.
"Well…" Firestar says slowly. "I am Firestar, leader of ThunderClan, one of the four cat Clans around here. Those two cats are Leafpool and Jayfeather. Leaf - I mean, Jayfeather - is my medicine cat. Leafpool is a warrior."
A medicine cat, Leafpool's mind says softly. Huh? Is she a medicine cat or a warrior? I'm a bit confused.
"What are warriors and medicine cats?" the icy male asks. Jayfeather snorts. Wow, that cat snorts a lot.
"Warriors hunt and fight for the Clan, and medicine cats heal the Clan. We also speak to StarClan and interpret prophecies." Jayfeather says with a flick of his tail.
"StarClan?" I ask.
"Where cats go when they die." Jayfeather answers.
"But how do they give you prophecies?" It seems strange that other cats would have to give them prophecies. Can't they just interpret them themselves?
"They just do." Jayfeather grumbles. Leafpool and Firestar clear their throats simultaneously.
"Anyways," Firestar stares at me and my icy acquaintance. "Do you wish to join ThunderClan?"
Jayfeather groans.
"Um…" I share a glance with the icy white male. "I guess so? I mean, I don't have anywhere else to go…"
"Ditto." the icy male says. He and I share a look, and somehow...I'm not scared of him anymore.
How did that happen?
Winter's POV
The black-furred female and I share a look, and I see fear melt away from her dark eyes.
Even though I've lost my memory, I get this feeling that she and I have met before. I wish I knew her name. I bet it was something pretty, like her.
She blushes. How did she know what I was thinking?
"You were still unconscious when…" she says quietly, her voice trailing off.
"What?" I snap.
"I can read minds." she informs me.
What?
I get the feeling that before I lost my memory I did not like my mind being read by prissy females.
But it isn't her fault, right? I hope she's not doing it on purpose, that she likes me the same way I like her.
"We'll join your Clan." I say, making the decision for the both of us. She and I exchange another glance, this one saying: We are allied now. We'll protect each other now.
"All right then." Firestar walks out of the den. Leafpool and Jayfeather follow him, with me and the black female bringing up the rear.
We enter into a camp of sorts, cats milling around everywhere. They all turn and stare at me and my ally, mostly at me.
"Why are they staring at me?" I hiss.
"I think I know why," she says slowly. "You have pale blue patches of fur, and in Leafpool's thoughts, I could hear her saying that blue isn't a normal fur color. And...you're freezing."
"And you can read minds." I'm getting the picture. "We're not normal cats. There's something very different about us."
"Let all cats old enough to catch their own prey gather around the HIghledge for a Clan meeting!" Firestar was seated on top of this ledge of stone. I guess that's where they all meet.
"Two loners are joining ThunderClan today." Firestar announces. A few cats grumble at his words. Not everyone's happy. He points his tail at the black-furred female. "From this moment on, you will be known as Nightpaw. Icecloud, you are a loyal warrior. Pass on all of the skills Whitewing taught you on to Nightpaw."
Nightpaw. That's a nice name. It fits her well.
A white female cat with icy blue eyes walked over to Nightpaw. She whispered something into Nightpaw's ear. She nodded, and they touched their noses to each other.
Firestar's green eyes turned to me. "And you...from this moment on you will be known as Frostpaw."
I wonder where he got that name from?
"Foxleap, you are also a good warrior. Pass on all of the skills Squirrelflight taught you on to Frostpaw."
Foxleap walks over to me. "Touch your nose to mine, like Nightpaw and Icecloud did."
"Why?"
"Just do it!"
I sigh and touch my nose to Foxleap's. It feels so...wrong.
Sorry, I know this was a long chapter.
I still have those cookies...