Hey, guys! I'm Zapberry! right now you are probably wondering why Ashfur and Ivy aren't introducing the chapter as always. I have two reasons for that. one Ashfur is very busy and he left to go to a specialist to see if they could recover the missing warrior names of apprentices and kits and Ivy... this chapter was very important for her and Moonshine so she left to add little changes and make sure everything went amazingly.

Anyway, hope you enjoy this chapter and I promise both Ashfur and Ivy will be back in the next chapter! Also, you guys can still submit OCs.

If you remember we barely have any staff so on my profile I have set up a poll where you can vote for backup staff so right now we have a tie but you, my reviewers can change that! and since Heathertail and Breezepelt option wasn't really working for me I changed it to a much better option.

The last thing I have to say is that there will be a few changes.

- Icecloud, Foxleap, Toadstep, and Hazeltail are alive but they will die sometime in this story just differently.

- Cats can cry like cry tears (I think this will add more emotion).

- There will be times when cats will sing very emotionally regarding what they are feeling, what happened to them, singing to someone or about a shipping (I'm serious!).

- Pairings like FoxXHazel, BlossomXToad, HollyXMouse, IvyXFox/Hawk/Breeze, BreezeXHeather and many others will happen.

- Foxleap is the four clan's biggest prankster.

Anyway, that's all hope you enjoy!

Hollyleaf shook her pelt and glanced back at the wall. Alfie tentatively sat down awkwardly to lick a bloody scratch on his flank. He looked slightly impatient as if he wanted to get back to what he was doing before the dog chase but I had nowhere to go. I didn't know the twolegplace and I did not want to get lost again. Maybe he could lead me out of this wretched twolegplace and if he didn't I could simply try to follow my scent trail back to the comforts of the forest.

What should I do?

He looked at my confused expression and smiled. "You can come with me if you want." He told me, "You looked starved besides I could use the company."

Wow, he's enthusiatic. Kind of reminds me of Foxleap and Icecloud. The brother and sister duo, pranksters of Thunderclan. Along with Toadstep, Ivypool and Hazeltail of course. They managed to prank me several times. Everyone laughed and even though I may never admit even I thought they were funny. Usually, I and Cinderheart would spend the day searching furiously for them.

I smiled back, silently accepting the invitation and moved to stand by him. We silently jumpdped a ledge, finally out of the dark alley.

"Alfie, huh," I said quietly breaking the silence. I padded alongside him, as we crossed the Thunderpath, with no rush, and continued trekking through the twolegplace.

"Yeah, what about you what's your name?" He questioned curiously as we padded once again on the rough, stone paths of the Twolegplace. Occasionally stopping and sniffing the air now and again for any sign of the dogs.

Should I tell him my name or should I just call myself Holly… it may not be a good idea to call myself Hollyleaf but if anyone ever stumbled upon the truth this may be an easier way of explaining it.

"I….um," I started, "My names Holly…. leaf, Hollyleaf." I smiled nervously as Alfie tossed me a weird glance.

"Strange name,"He commented briefly. He was confidently leading the way through the twolegplace. I stared at the way we were taking. I didn't recognize it and it was completely the opposite direction from the alley but it seemed as though Alfie knew the place like the back of his paw.

As we continued walking an uncomfortable silence fell over us for the next couple of heartbeats. During this time, I noticed more about the twolegplace. The walls that closed of the dens were battered and bruised, with a hole in the corner. Large monsters were parked on the sides of the nests although thankfully they seemed to be sleeping. The light rained down sending an angry glint on the monsters, their round paws slicked with presumably water. I could almost imagine the blood of cats splattered on the monster's black paws, ferociously charging down the Thunderpath's with no intention to stop.

The trees planted on the left of the Thunderpath provided a little shade from the sun. the dark red flowers hung limply from the trees, their delicate petals barely clinging on to the flower as it swung back in forth. The trunk was marked with huge claw marks that were as long as a mouse tail. They had ripped apart the surface of the tank, engraved deeply into the trunk scarring the tree. It could have only been made by dogs.

I wonder what they were chasing, I thought as a shiver passed through me.

Alfie still made no comment although a trace of a smile shied onto his face as he glanced bemusedly at my reaction. Despite the negative aspects this part of the twolegplace there was much more greenery.

After I had quit looking at this place he finally broke the silence. "You don't seem to know this place very well. So where were you were going before we got chased?"

"I was sort of just wandering around." I realized he wanted an explanation so I quickly covered up my hesitation and added, "I haven't been here before but I actually came to see my sister because I heard she lived here. When I came to her supposed Twoleg nest it was empty. So I decided to wander around the Twolegplace looking for her and then I got chased by dogs. Pretty much had a great tour of the Twolegplace."

Lies.

I can't tell him I came from a group of dead cats and I am going to force you and all these cats to waste their lives fighting unwillingly against cats three times larger than them.

Not that, you could have just said brother, you don't have a sister!

I mentally face-pawed.

He laughed bringing her out of her thoughts. "Seems like it."

I decided I liked his laugh. "So seems like you know you way around," I told him.

"I practically grew up here, I guess I learned a thing or two."

"Really?"

"Yeah, my dad was a kittypet and my mom a rogue. They both met here and had me."

"Oh. Where are they now?"

"Mom hated me and left, Dad died and I got to watch," He said, bluntly.

I looked at him sympathetically. "Oh, I'm so sorry."

"I don't need your pity. Besides, I have other kin."

We walked further there was a small grassy clearing at the corner of a Thunderpath. This place was packed with Twolegs. Twoleg kits were spread out and sat down clumsily on this brightly colored sheet. Nearby several others were playing with a bouncing boulder, tossing It between them. Berry bushes lined the sides of the clearing. They were red, juicy berries, that hung from the bush. The berries swung violently as the kits massive paws thumped on the ground and they forcefully grabbed the berries that hung from the bush and stuffed them in their jaws, staining their jaws red.

They were standing so close to us. What if they see us?

As if he could read her thoughts he told me. "Don't worry I'll make sure they don't see us," He reassured.

"Please, I don't need protection I could beat you in a heartbeat none the less some clueless Twoleg kits," I retorted.

Where were we going anyway? Did he live in a Twoleg nest as a kittypet? "So um…... Where do you live around here?" I asked, trying to start a conversation.

"We live in a barn. It's cozy in there and there are plenty of mice to hunt but Twolegs sometimes check up on us. They don't usually mind other cats unless you harm the chickens."

"Are they any other cats around here at all?" I questioned, "I have seen barely any other cats around here."

"They are but since it's so hot out they probably decided to stay in the Twoleg nests but they aren't many kittypets around this area either," he claimed, "But I live with some of my kin at the barn too."

My fur fluffed up in excitement, more cats that's perfect.

What if they're not interested.

Not you again.

You will have to think about this sometime an-

I snapped out of my thoughts as Alfie announced that we had arrived.

The barn was big and it looked creepily abandoned from the outside. A large branch blocked the entrance to the barn, untamed grass grew wildly in clumps. The scent of monsters still lingered in the air but the delicious scent of mice overwhelmed the disgusting scent.

"How are we going to get in?"

"Through here." Alfie gestured with his tail at a hole in the comer of the barn, "Large enough for a cat to squeeze through. The only entrance to the barn, for cats at least."

I scrambled through the tall grass and instinctively eyed the hole. Am I going to get stuck, should I trust this cat?

I took a deep breath and plunged pushed into the hole in the barn's wall. I clawed the grass behind me, pushing my way through. What I saw on the other side was both surprising and relieving.

The barn or horseplace was huge. The walls had tiny holes through them, the barn was cooler than the forest, hay stacks were piled high in a corner and hay and weak sticks covered the floor softening my paw steps. The scent of mice was overwhelming and my stomach ached with hunger but that's not what was so surprising.

There were two she-cats, sitting comfortably on a small pile of hay, chatting quietly. They were both friendly with each other, laughing at something the other had said and they both looked very comfortable with each other's presence but they looked very different in appearance. One was a Leith, silky furred, light gray she-cat with ice blue eyes, the second was a gray and white tabby she-cat with black ears and tail tip and blue eyes.

As I stood a little way from the hole, examining the barn the pale gray she cat stood abruptly, ending their chatter. "Who are you?! What are you doing here?" She demanded cautiously.

The other she cat stood up a snarl bubbling at her lips but as she opened her jaws to say something Alfie interrupted her. "It's fine she is with me," He chimed in, calmly flicking his tail at the aggressive she-cat.

The tabby she-cat glared suspiciously at her. "I was lost in this Starcl- twolegplace," I began slowly, mentally cursing myself for almost meowing Starclan, "I don't mean any harm."

The gray she-cat turned and soothed her rising fur with hasty strokes of her tongue. Once she was done she turned back and looked back at me with a smile planted on her face. "I don't mind any visitors, besides you looked starved." She said, "It's fine with me if you wish to stay here."

I could see from the corner of my eye Alfie glance at me. His look obviously asked if I would stay here. I ignored him and cast my gaze on the tabby she-cat who was still staring at me through narrowed eyes as if trying to pin point my every move.

"My name is Hollyleaf," I introduced politely and flashed a smile at the she-cats.

"Strange name," the striped she-cat commented.

I shrugged, "Same thing Alfie said."

While standing here introducing myself to these cats I couldn't help but scent more cats. Maybe four or three more. Perhaps they were out in the twolegplace.

"Hollyleaf," Alfie interrupted pulling me out of my thoughts, "This is Jasmine." He said, gesturing with his tail towards the light gray she-cat. She waved back, a curious smile still planted on her face she seems friendly, "And this is Ivy," He gestured towards the other she-cat, "their kin."

"We are! You see his father and our mother are littermates," Jasmine explained, happily.

"I and Jasmine also have two younger littermates. They actually went hunting and should be coming back soon," Ivy included, joining the conversation.

"Wow! How do you manage to fit all those cats in this barn?" I asked, curiously. l let my tensed shoulders from earlier fall, and I sat down and curled my tail comfortably around my paws.

"Yes, how do we manage to fit all those cats," Alfie echoed.

Ivy snorted, "We still have another cat staying with us, her name is Emerald."

"And my other littermates are Rust and Rose," Jasmine added, brightly.

"Well, it would be great to meet them," I said politely.

"Yeah they should be home soon, Emerald went with them." Jasmine chattered, "And to answer your question it is very tough, the best spot to sleep for the night is on that top of the hay pile but my brother is always hogging that area so I always end up sitting on my brother, rust, till he gives me back my favorite spot or-

"Till he chokes of being sat on by a hairy, fat cat," Ivy muttered, irritated from Jasmine's on going ranting. Alfie burst out laughing.

"That's not nice Ivy," jasmine snapped back but I couldn't help but giggle along with Alfie.

"You have been living with me forever and you just noticed! Seriously!?"

"Hey, you." Alfie had now recovered from his fits of laughing and had now waved his tail warningly in between the two quarreling sisters, "Don't want to be mean in front of our guest do you?" Alfie joked.

"I think she'll get used to it," Ivy stated and a purr rose to my throat, "that is of course if Jasmine would ever stop talking." It quickly died down and I glared jokingly at her but it looked like Jasmine wanted to rip her throat out.

Ivy cast Jasmine a teasing glance and the glare almost disappeared off her face, almost, instead she threw Ivy a glance that said I'll get you back later and stuck out her tongue cheekily.

"So I think you can stay here for a couple of days," Alfie started, optimistically.

"What about the others?"

"Please." Alfie dismissed, "We are the oldest and the ones in charge so we get to decide. Besides, I'm sure they will like you too."

I simply glanced into his eyes. From far away they would look like normal, ordinary green eyes but there was nothing ordinary about these, there was a fire, a determination, and in many moons to come that determination would still be there shining brightly, full of both kindness and doing the right thing no matter what the consequences. His eyes danced with happiness and were mixed with many shades of green from light to dark. I felt like if I didn't grab hold of myself soon I would sink and not surface back up. I only looked at him for a heartbeat only lasted for a heartbeat before I looked back at Jasmine and Ivy who were playfully arguing about mice and pigeons.

"Everyone knows that mice are the best prey!" Ivy claimed, and she raised her muzzle as if declaring victory already.

"That's because you have never even eaten a delicious pigeon before!" Jasmine retorted, thrusting her muzzle towards Ivy's.

"There is no such thing as a delicious pigeon, only pigeon, boring pigeon or gross pigeon and those options don't sound very appealing."

As the sisters continued bickering, tossing insults back and forth at each other like angry starlings, the talk about prey reminded me that I was starving.

I should have just started hunting I thought hungrily as I imagined what it would be like to sink my fangs into a delicious fresh mouse or any other prey for that matter. It was so tempting that while I was thinking my stomach growled and both she-cats looked up from where they were crouched, looking ready to fight.

"If you wanted something to eat you should just ask," Jasmine told me, her look changing from a battle ready warrior ready to defend pigeons to a kind smile.

Alfie nodded. "This place is crawling with mice although that's the best spot for hunting." He pointed his tail towards a secluded area of the barn.

I gave a quick nod and eagerly took off in that direction.

"I think she is pretty cool but are really sure about this?" Ivy asked, trying to keep it from reaching Hollyleaf's prying ears. I ignored the rest, willing to deal with the coincidences later as I was so hungry.

I padded carefully through the area hoping to find a mouse nestled in between the hay. I lifted my nose to taste the air. Nothing close by. I padded a few steps away when my nose caught a scent of a mouse. Maybe even two mice.

I stealthily tracked the scent, making sure to place my paws down lightly. I concentrated all my attention into tracking the mouse. I checked carefully for any sign of a mouse and I was alerted with a soft squeak as a mouse appeared, nestled between the hay, chewing hungrily on something held between their tiny teeth.

I instantly crouched down and checked the wind direction. Perfect, it wasn't blowing my scent towards the mouse. I placed each paw down as lightly as I could, making sure my tail stayed straight behind me as not to alert the mouse. As I got closer a second mouse appeared from underneath the hay and scrambled around, unaware they were about to meet their death.

I crept closer and closer until I was satisfied and I shot off in an enormous leap, cornering the mice.

They squealed as I leaped and before they could scramble away I clamped my jaws tightly around one's neck and pressed till I heard the snap of a bone. The second mouse darted away as I killed the first one but I just barely caught up to it quickly and I flung my claw at it, slitting the mouse's throat.

I smiled as the delicious aroma drifted into my nose. I can't wait to eat I thought happily as I clamped both of the mice's tails in my jaws and trotted back to where the others were.

I caught two so maybe I should share….

I trotted to where the others were gathered, talking softly. As I approached, Jasmine looked up and bounded over to me. "Wow, I wasn't sure you would be back so soon… and you brought back two!" She exclaimed looking eagerly at the extra plump mouse.

"You and your sister can share," I offered. Jasmine smiled and grabbed the mouse, mumbling something like a thank you and she bounced cheerfully towards her sister, who seemed to be in deep thought.

"Hey!" Alfie said. I nearly jumped out of my fur.

"What was that for?!" I snapped, irritated at being surprised.

"Oh, sorry. I just thought that since you were staying here we may as well have made you a nest." He said, sheepishly.

I felt guilty for snapping. "Where?" I questioned ina kinder voice. He didn't answer just simply led me to an area near many nests. This must have been where the others sleep. I glanced up and the top of the hay pile in the corner, threatening to topple over and on top of it Jasmine's nest rested.

"I wonder how she or rust even get up there," Alfie wondered, sitting beside my supposedly new nest.

"This is yours," He announced. "You can eat here for now and rest. We'll be back with some water." He smiled and shifted out of the way to reach my nest. I cast him a smile as I settled down in my nest. I sunk down into my mossy nest. My legs throbbed, I didn't realize how I tired I was.

I glanced at him and tore at the flesh of the mouse, taking a mouth full and swallowing whole barely savoring the freshly caught meat.

"I'm surprised you didn't choke." He commented amusedly, "Anyway I'm going to get something real quick but I'll be back to introduce you to the rest of us!"

"Okay," I mumbled in between bites.

Alfie hesitated and touched his nose to mine in farewell and he left without a word.

I stared at him, surprised. I felt my limbs tense and I could feel my heart flutter as he touched my nose.

What is wrong with me?!

Did you guys enjoy this chapter? I did!

How do you feel about the characters, especially Ivy and jasmine? Personally, I found them amusing but it's what you guys think that really counts. Anyway, I mentioned that cats will be able to sing (I'm still serious) and I will use real songs. This all happened when I was thinking of a very important scene for the main character and I realized how well this song worked and you my reviewers can later during the story suggest different songs for characters to do! I hope you like this idea :)

What do you think of Alfie and Hollyleaf's relationship? I have BIG plans (Who said they were happy ones?) for them but I will include HollyXmouse and FallenXholly too!

Do you want to suggest any pairings in Thunderclan?

Should I do a little bit of IvyXfox, IvyXbreeze or IvyXhawk? I love IvyXbreeze but I'm leaning on the IvyXhawk side since Breezy has Heathertail!

Thanks for reading and don't forget to leave a review!

Ivy: wait! I'm back! am I too late? NO! don't close the chapt-

CHAPTER ENDS

-Zapberry out ;)