Hi everyone! Sorry for the wait- I was moving houses. Anyway, here is the next chapter. Warning- lots of fluff! I swear we will actually get to the grittier stuff but this fic will have a lot of fluff in parts. Please feel free to leave reviews!

Disclaimer: I do not own anything from Naruto or Warriors.

Chapter 4

Th-Thunderclan…?

Hinata continued to stare all around her. There were cats everywhere! She had never seen so many! She continued to follow Bluestar through the center of camp until they reached a very large boulder which the gray cat ducked behind. Stumbling around the edge of the rock, she realized that there was a small alcove that was hidden by a curtain of lichen.

"Well?" Bluestar's imperious mew carried through the leaves. "Come in!"

The little Hyūga timidly obeyed, cautiously parting the vines and slipping inside. When her eyes had adjusted to the darkness, she saw she was in a small cave that was empty of anything aside from a small nest of moss and leaves at the back and the nest's probable owner who stared at her intently. It was hard to determine what she was thinking.

Not entirely sure what to do with the excruciating silence, she took action. She knelt before the older cat, crouching down and leaning on the ground with one fist, head lowered as taught to her by her incredibly formal family. Missing the surprise that flitted across the leader's face, she took a deep breath and clearly stated "I accept whatever punishment you have chosen for me, Bluestar-sama."

When the silence lingered, she sneaked a look up before looking down again. The she-cat continued to stare at her, lost in thought until…

"So be it. As you brought one of our own into your realm without permission, we have brought you into ours. However, as Graykit was returned unharmed, you shall also be returned to yours. But I cannot ignore the possibilities of what might have happened to him had you been in a more dangerous situation or if your intentions had been…less friendly. Therefore, we, the cats of Thunderclan, will retain the right to summon you to our realm as needed. We also have judged you to be unworthy of being our summoner..."

Hinata drooped until Bluestar continued "For now. Therefore, we shall oversee your progress and if you actually become worthy of being our summoner. This includes not only strengthening yourself but also understanding our culture and history. So, we shall summon you to our realm every other night where you shall learn our ways. In the meantime, you are not to speak of this to anyone in your realm without our express permission. Am I clear?"

She looked pleased at her slow nod. "Good. Report to Whitestorm, the large white cat" Bluestar filled in at the girl's blank stare "for your first assignments. That is all."

The little Hyūga almost fell out of the den, not quite believing her luck. She was alive! Not only that, it sounded like they wanted to give her some sort of training, away from the cold, judging stares of the Hyūga. It was almost too good to be true.

She rounded the boulder, only to find a large white cat waiting for her. "Ar-are y-you W-Whitestorm?" At the cat's brief nod, she gave a polite bow from the waist before having to crane her neck to meet his eyes. "Bluestar-sama t-told me t-to report to you, Whitestorm-san."

He gave her an approving look and twitched his whiskers in some amusement. "Indeed. Well done for not running away from the consequences. Anyway, I want you to come with me so I can show you our camp and explain the basics."

The white male cat (a tom, Hinata suddenly remembered was the proper term) laid his paw on the boulder they were standing next to and flicked his ears at her which she somehow understood to mean pay attention.

"As you know, you are now in the Thunderclan camp. We are one of the four clans of Warrior cats, the other three being Riverclan, Windclan and Shadowclan. You will be shown their borders later. We, the Warrior cats, live by a strict code- the Warrior code as laid down by our ancestors who now guide us from Starclan."

Glancing at her to make sure Hinata was following, he continued. "This is the Highrock where all announcements and ceremonies are performed by our Leader." He trotted away, leaving her to follow. Part of her was amazed at how easily she understood him despite the fact that much of their language seemed to be conveyed not just by words but by gestures and body language.

They passed by the cave where she had woken up in. "That is the medicine den where our medicine cats reside." Gesturing with his whiskers, he continued "They are charged with healing our sick and wounded. They also commune regularly with our ancestors in Starclan so that we may receive their guidance."

Whitestorm led her over to a large den made of brambles on the other side of the camp. He caught her eyeing a large stone structure, containing multiple shelves with piles of dead rodents and other small animals. "That is the fresh-kill storage, where we keep our game until it is distributed to other members of the clan. According to our code, the queens and elders are fed first, then the others may eat."

He came to a halt outside yet another den, this one quite large and had a surprisingly small entrance. "All kits of the clan are raised in the nursery by the queens until they reach 12 years old." At her surprised look, he blinked curiously before he flicked his tail with realization.

"Unlike the cats you may be familiar with, we live much longer lifespans, much more similar to those of twolegs, er- humans I believe you called them. Now come inside, we need to meet the queens."

After slipping in with the brambles tugging at her hair, she blinked to adjust her eyes to the darkened interior and scene of mild chaos. This den had multiple nests that were large, as large as her bed at home, and had feathers woven in amongst the dried moss and grass, clearly meaning to increase their comfort. In the nests lay four female cats (the queens Hinata reminded herself). A pale grey cat chatted with a smaller tabby that was a somewhat darker gray. A third queen, a magnificent golden cat, watched quietly while the final queen, a paler gold queen, kneaded at her nest grumpily. Meanwhile, kittens of every color wrestled and played all around the nests with the exception of a black kitten who watched nervously from beside the large gold queen.

Everything stopped the moment Whitestorm slid in behind her.

"Whitestorm, what's this?" The grumpy cat asked, curling her tail around a brown kitten and pulling him closer.

"This is the twoleg who had Thunderclan's scroll."

"And who took Graykit?" The same cat hissed.

When Whitestorm simply looked at her, she made herself take a trembling step forward while poking her fingers together.

"G-Gomen n-n-nasai. M-my name is H-Hyuga H-H-Hinata. I-I am very s-sorry for t-taking G-Graykit and-"

"That's quite alright, young one." This was the larger golden cat, who swept her extremely fluffy tail around Hinata to gently nudge her closer as she purred. "No harm was done, and you seem to realize what could have happened." She blinked slowly at the little bluette, causing her to cock her head in curiosity.

Whitestorm gulped. Unnoticed by the little human, both his mate and Goldenflower had stars in their eyes upon seeing her and a possessive gleam. He really hoped he wouldn't have to step in if either queen tried to claim her then fight over it. As skilled a warrior as he was, no tom really wanted to face his own mate. Unspoken laws of the universe dictated that the queen would always win.

He spoke up quickly. "Hinata, these are Willowpelt, Brindleface, Goldenflower and Speckletail; the queens of the clan." He pointed to each cat with his muzzle and watched as the little Hyuga nodded at each name.

Before he could continue, a small gray blur rammed into Hinata, knocking her down.

"Graykit!" Willowpelt hissed, aghast. "Hinata! You are here!" He yelped, jumping up and down in excitement, completely ignoring his mother (at least she guessed from the interaction). She righted herself with a small giggle as Graykit whipped around.

"Hey guys, I told you she was real!" He boasted. "She summoned me because I'm the best." Two other kittens wandered over. They all came up to about her chest when on all fours and would be around the same height as her if standing on their hind legs.

"The best at what? Bragging?" A lithe tan she-kitten stalked over to eye Graykit critically. Ignoring his squeaky protests, she looked at Hinata intently with jade green eyes for a few moments before nodding decisively.

"I like you. It's good to have another molly around, even if you're a twoleg. You won't regret summoning me!" She puffed her chest-fur out proudly.

"W-what's a molly?" The small Hyuga asked innocently.

"It's a female kit or young cat, dear." Willowpelt purred before Goldenflower could answer, earning her a surreptitious glare from said queen. "Just like you're a twoleg or... I'm sorry dear, what was that word again?"

"A-A human, Willowpelt-san."

"Sandkit!" The little brown tom protested. "We shouldn't trust her! She took Graykit! Tigerclaw says-"

A frightened squeak cut him off. Goldenflower carefully prodded the small black kitten at her side.

"Go meet Hinata, Ravenkit." She murmured gently. "And Dustkit, don't be rude."

The black kitten came closer nervously, looking as if he might bolt at any second.

"I-I'm Ravenkit." He whispered. "Why did you t-take G-Graykit?"

"I-I didn't mean to, Ravenkit-san. I-I found the scroll and thought it would be cool to try it. It was a bad plan." She kept her voice quiet, trying not to scare him further. She didn't notice the quiet cooing at the sight coming from Goldenflower and Willowpelt, nor the smirk from Brindleface or eye-roll from Speckletail.

"What's a scroll, and what do you mean by trying it?" This was Sandkit, her head cocked quizzically. "And why do you keep calling him "san" at the end of his name? He's just Ravenkit."

"More like Scaredykit." Dustkit mumbled, only to be glared at by Brindleface.

"San is j-just a really polite thing to call s-someone, especially if they just met." Hinata explained. At this point, Whitestorm stepped in.

"It's getting late and she still needs to meet the elders. We really should be going."

A chorus of moans trailed after them as they left the den, three squeaky voices calling out goodbyes after her. If they had stayed a little longer, they may have heard Willowpelt's firm mew. "She's mine."

So...Hinata is now in Thunderclan! Next up- meeting the rest of the clan and getting back home!

As for Sandpaw liking Hinata...I feel it gets a little old having Sandpaw hate every new arrival just because she hated Firepaw. So I am going to have her like Hinata- I have a plan for this.

Also, I am going to get these cats to use the term "human" rather than twoleg. 1) Autocorrect hates "twoleg" 2) It always kinda annoyed me that the cats knew the names of a bunch of other animals like pigeons, foxes, rabbits, badgers, etc. but couldn't figure out the proper name for a twoleg. I mean- the rabbits in Watership Down called them men and they had weird words like Hrududu! Rant over.

As always, I hope you all stay safe and please feel free to review!