It looks like Stormpaw and Rainpaw meeting up won! Just saying, on the poll, I put a battle, and then I realized that would be pointless considering that the Clans hadn't provoked one another. But there will DEFINITELY be a battle in this story. Most definitely. :) Ooooooo and I added a little thing in the the last chapter with Bramblepaw and Rainpaw and Ashwhisker and Rainpaw! Heh heh. So who can guess the toms that will like Rainpaw?
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FYI, I am putting my other warriors story "Rise of the Clans: The Awakening" on hold until I finish this.
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Chapter 4
What's the harm in going to meet him? I mean, it's not like it'll hurt our Clans, right..? Rainpaw pushed the thoughts out of her mind and sped towards the border. She leaped over a log barring her path and raced across the leaf-covered ground. I know it's against the warrior code and all... but... whatever. She stopped beside the stream that marked the border. Where is he?
"Look up." meowed an amused voice. Rainpaw peered up into the topmost branches of an oak.
"Okay, Stormpaw, come out. I know you're up there." The tabby tom blinked at her, before dropping down one branch at a time to land on the ground.
"Where did you learn to climb like that?" Rainpaw asked, impressed. Stormpaw launched himself from a low branch and landed on the ground next to her. He gave his pelt a few swift licks.
"Before I found the tunnels, I would sneak out and practice climbing trees." He looked embarrassed.Why would he? There's no need to, anyways.
Rainpaw purred. "How long have you been coming to the tunnels?"
Stormpaw glanced around, then mewed softly in her ear, "Three moons."
Rainpaw rolled her eyes. "Why are you being so secretive? There is no one here but you and me." Stormpaw ducked his head.
"I don't know." He mumbled, looking sheepishly at the ground.
"This isn't how you usually act..."
"Yeah? How would you know how I usually act? We're from different Clans, after all."
Rainpaw started in surprise. "You were so calm when we first met. You hardly showed any emotion. And now just look at you!"
Stormpaw scuffled his paws. "Yeah... Well... Let's not talk about that right now."
"What ever you say, Stormstar."
Stormpaw snorted, then scampered up a nearby tree. "I have an idea." He announced. Rainpaw tilted her head to the side. "I'm the leader, and you can be my deputy."
Rainpaw narrowed her eyes. "What if I want to be leader?"
"I'm leader. And I name you... uh... Rainfall." Stormpaw hopped to the ground. "ShadowClan is attacking! Hurry! Gather the Clan and we will fight!"
Rainpaw batted at a pretend enemy. "Take that, you mouse-hearts!" She yowled. "Crow-food eating vermin!"
Stormpaw suddenly stopped clawing at a fern bush and meowed, "We should make up a Clan together, and whenever we meet we can use that Clan name."
Rainpaw nodded. "I like that idea." She agreed.
"Er, what about a name?" Stormpaw asked.
Rainpaw frowned for a moment, but an idea came to her head. "How about LightningClan, since it was made by Stormpaw and Rainpaw?"
Stormpaw narrowed his eyes thoughtfully. "Yes, I think that is a great name." He licked his paw and began to wash his ears. "It would be interesting if there was another Clan at the lake."
Rainpaw nodded, and sat down, annoyed that Stormpaw obviously didn't want to play-fight anymore.
"Are we going to get back to our fight or what?" Rainpaw asked.
Stormpaw purred. "Sure." He meowed, bunching his muscles. "LightningClan, attack!"
Thrushpaw's POV
"Why are you so tired?" Thrushpaw asked his sister. Rainpaw just shrugged.
"I've been training hard." She mewed sleepily, letting out a huge yawn. Thrushpaw looked at her suspiciously.
"Maybe you can get a long sleep tonight. Seeing that you weren't in your nest last night. Or the night before. Or for about a moon, in fact."
Rainpaw kept her chin lifted high, although Thrushpaw was sure he could detect a flash of guilt in her eyes. "And don't tell me you were enjoying the late evenings."
She glanced at the ground uncomfortably. "I like to go on midnight hunts, that's all." Thrushpaw felt hotly aware that his sister was lying to him.
"For a moon? You should have dropped your prey on the pile." He said smoothly, relieved that his mew didn't tremble.
"Yes... Well..." Rainpaw scuffled the ground, breaking off, then glancing to the side. "Hey, look! There's Ashwhisker. I'm going to go talk to him." She scampered away from Thrushpaw leaving him alone by the apprentices' den. Where has she been?
He stared after her uncertainly, and reluctantly stood and and paced over to the fresh-kill pile. Thrushpaw looked longingly at a juicy mouse, large for leaf-fall season. I've already fed the elders, so I suppose I can eat this. He started to it, just a Mossypaw picked it up and settled down.
She must've noticed his forlorn expression, because she waved her tail invitingly at him. "Want to share? I can't finish it all by myself." Thrushpaw felt his mouth water.
"Sure!" He mewed gratefully and settled down on the opposite side of the mouse.
Thrushpaw let her take the first bite, then sank his teeth in the still warm prey. "Tasty." He mumbled. Soon they had finished, and the sun had begun to set.
"See you later." He meowed to Mossypaw, and pranced into the apprentices' den. Most of the apprentices were in there, and Rainpaw was already curled up in her nest.
Thrushpaw slid into his across from her, keeping his ears pricked in case she left again. Soon enough, as the sun sunk behind the horizon and the stars shone brightly in the dark sky, he heard rustling in Rainpaw's nest. He opened his eyes just enough to see her slide out of the den, glancing nervously around her.
As soon as the rustling stopped, he rose to his paws and padded out of the den. I'm going to get to the bottom of her disappearances, once and for all.
