21 reviews already? Great God! That's cool. That's really cool. You guys are awesome! Here's chapter five. I'll try to make it more action-packed soon. ;)

Chapter 5

After Glacier left, Kite just sat there, pondering. So, Glacier was in love with her. She knew that. Or, at least, he thought he was in love with her. Did she feel the same way? Kite wasn't sure of herself. She wanted to love him, but was he really right for her? Impossible to tell. Would he really do anything for her? Again, impossible to tell.

"Kite?" Tabitha's meow made the young she-cat turn. Tabitha sat by the door, her tail curled around her paws. "Are you OK?"

"I'm fine," Kite mewed, turning away again. "I think I'm gonna sleep outside tonight."

"Alright then," Tabitha meowed. "If you get hungry, you know how to get back in." With that, Kite's foster mother turned and pushed through the opening in their housefolk's door.

Kite rose to her paws and clambered onto the fence. She surveyed her surroundings. Above her, StarClan looked down on her. The moon was slowly waning. The forest looked cool and inviting, but she wouldn't go back. She didn't want to face Leafpaw or Sandstorm or anyone from her family again. She would rather stay with her housefolk.

In the next garden, Kite could see Glacier pacing back and forth, keeping his cerulean eyes on his paws. Kite wanted to jump down into his garden and sit next to him, watching the stars until, one by one, they disappeared from the sky and the sun rose.

Suddenly, a loud screech made Kite jerk her head back toward the forest. "Get off of ThunderClan territory!" a voice screeched. Kite jumped down from her spot on the fence, followed shortly after by Glacier.

"You heard that, too?" Kite mewed.

"How could I not?" Glacier replied. "Come on! We have to go help your Clan!" Together, the two of them darted into the forest.

Kite felt a bit uneasy running right beside Glacier, so she tried her best to keep ahead of him. When they reached the forest, Kite skidded to a stop. In front of them stood Firestar, locked in battle with a calico tom.

"Firestar!" Kite cried. Firestar looked up and gasped, his eyes glimmering with recognition. He leapt off of the calico tom, scratched his flank, and let the tom run away.

"Kitekit!" Firestar cried, running up to his daughter and pressing his muzzle against hers. "I thought you were dead!"

"I'm not!" Kite cried. "And my name's just Kite now. This is Glacier, by the way." Kite flicked her tail toward Glacier, who hung behind uneasily.

"Oh, your mother will be so excited to learn you're still alive!" Firestar meowed. "Come on, then! We have to take you back to camp! You and Glacier can both stay, if you like."

"No, Firestar," Kite meowed firmly. "I already told Leafpaw that I don't want to return to ThunderClan. I like living with my housefolk."

"I suppose the forest isn't for everyone," Firestar sighed. "Well then, I'll just let you go back to your home now." As they were turning to leave, Firestar leaned in toward Glacier and hissed, "Take good care of my daughter."

"Firestar!" Kite cried, feeling her skin turn red with embarrassment. She was glad that she had giner fur, so it didn't show through. "Come on, Glacier."

"ThunderClan will be ready for you if you choose to return!" Firestar called.

"I'm not going to return!" Kite shot over her shoulder.

For the rest of the walk home, Glacier stuck close by Kite's side, so that their pelts were almost brushing.

"What are you doing?" Kite asked after a while.

"Your father told me to protect you," Glacier meowed. "So that's what I'm doing."

"You don't need to guard me every moment," Kite retorted. "I can take care of myself just fine, thank you very much." Kite picked up her pace until she was a foxlength away from Glacier. As soon as her housefolk's nest came within view, she clambered onto the fence, dropped down into the garden, and crawled under a hawthorn bush to sleep.

The next morning, Kite saw Glacier sitting on the fence, gazing down into Kite's garden, probably waiting for her to come out. "Have you been sitting there all night?" Kite asked irritably.

"I had to," Glacier replied. "Your father told me to watch after you. I couldn't let you sleep outside all by yourself without protection."

Kite growled under breath and stalked away, leaving Glacier sitting on the fence, hurt and confused.