Chapter Three:
Stormstars POV:
Stormstar was in his den thinking of something he could do when he heard the sound of his deputy calling his name. He let out a sigh and shook himself out of his thoughts. "Hurricaneclaw what is it?" he asked the pale gray she-cat his amber gaze meeting her blue gaze.
"Intruders!" Hurricaneclaw growled with a lash of her tail.
"Intruders?" Stormstar asked looking at his deputy perplexed.
"Yeah, the Crowclan leader and the Brambleclan leader are on our territory and they are headed this way," Hurricaneclaw hissed her eyes blazing. "We can't let them think that they can just come an go as they please. I know you three are friends but the borders are there for a reason," she hissed lashing her tail back and forth.
"You're right and I will remind them of that when they reach the camp," Stormstar meowed dipping his head to his deputy before he walked out of his den closely followed by his deputy who halted right next to him. He watched as Bramblestar and Crowstar walked into the camp and he dipped his head to them. "Hello, Bramblestar, Crowstar," he meowed coolly waiting for the two leaders to tell him why they had come all this way.
"Stormstar me and Bramblestar wanted to discuss something with you in private," Crowstar meowed dipping his head to Stormstar.
"Very well come into my den," Stormstar meowed before heading into his den. He sat down in his nest curling his tail over his paws and waited for his the two leaders to come into his den. "What did you want to talk about?" he asked once they had both entered his den.
"We were wondering what you thought we should do about gatherings? Should we show ourselves to the other clans are should we form our own gatherings?" Bramblestar asked looking at the Stormclan leader.
"I think we should reveal ourselves to the other clans, after all we have no reason to hide we were accepted by Starclan," Stormstar meowed narrowing his eyes slightly.
"Okay, so we'll reveal ourselves to the other clans at the next full moon," Crowstar meowed.
"Yes," Stormstar and Bramblestar meowed at the same time.
"Okay then," Crowstar meowed getting to his paws. "I guess we should be leaving now," Crowstar meowed.
"Crowstar's right, we should be leaving," Bramblestar meowed agreeing with Crowstar.
"Yes, you should and next time remember the borders. Me might be friends but that doesn't mean I want you coming on my territory anytime you want like you own this clan," Stormstar meowed his mew coming out a bit harsh.
Brambestar was surprised by the harshness of Stormstars mew but he dipped his head. "Of course Stormstar, we should have waited by the border instead of showing ourselves to the camp," he meowed.
"Yeah, sorry about that," Crowstar meowed.
"Just don't let it happen again," Stormstar meowed and watched the two cats leave.
Crowstars POV:
He walked away from the camp still surprised that Stormstar had been so harsh to them. He said his good byes to Bramblestar at the border before heading back to the camp. He had no way of knowing that his kits had followed him all the way to Stormclan territory or that they were still there.
When he entered camp he was greeted by a frantic Leafpool. "Leafpool what's wrong?" he asked his mate wondering what could have her in such a panic.
"Our kits, they're missing," Leafpool wailed to her mate.
"What?" he asked bristling.
"After you went off to speak with Bramblestar and Stormstar, I went back to my nest and they were gone," she wailed.
"Don't worry we'll find them," Crowstar meowed soothingly before beckoning his deputy, Fangstorm, and Hawkstorm towards him. "My kits went missing and we need to find them," he meowed.
Hurricaneclaws POV:
Hurricaneclaw walked out of their territory glad that her leader seemed to be trying his best to act like a good leader. 'He could do much better though, he needs to abandon any friendship he may feel for the two leaders,' he thought lashing her tail back and forth.
She was half way to the border when she thought she caught the scent of kits and suddenly heard the tiny mewls of kits. She strained her ears and heard some of the words that the kits were saying.
"I picked up our fathers scent again," Jaykit mewled.
"Great so we can get back to Crowclan," Hollykit muttered.
"Maybe we won't get in trouble," Lionkit meowed.
"Just because our father is leader doesn't mean that we won't get in trouble," Jaykit hissed.
Hurricaneclaw had heard enough and suddenly she thought of the perfect way to break up the friendship between the leaders. She approached the bush the kits were in and pushed her way inside. "You kits are in a lot of trouble following your father out here. I have no choice but to take you back to my clan and tell me leader about you. He will send a cat to your father and your father will come back to pick you up," she meowed.
"Mousedung," Jaykit muttered.
Hollykit and Lionkig just traded looks of despair.
"Come on," Hurricaneclaw meowed leading the way towards the camp. When she entered the camp she went over to her leaders den and pushed her way inside. She told her leader what she had just found and he told her to send a cat to tell Crowstar where his kits were. "Very well," she meowed pushing her way back out of the den. "Frostbite I need you to run to Crowclan and tell Crowstar that we found his kits in the territory and now they are in the camp," she meowed.
"Why should I, its not my fault the leader can't keep up with his little brats," Frostbite growled.
"Just go," Hurricaneclaw snapped glowering at the warrior.
"Fine," Frostbite hissed before running out of the camp.
Crowstars POV:
Crowstar was about to lead the search patrol out into the territory when a white she-cat with icy-blue eyes suddenly burst into the camp making him leap back in surprise.
Frostbite spotted the dark gray tom with blue eyes and stalked over to him. "Are you Crowstar?" the Stormclanner hissed.
"Yes, that's is me," Crowstar meowed.
"Well, I just wanted to tell you that we found your little brats all alone on the territory and that they are now in the camp," Frostbite snarled.