A.N. 'ello everybody! Got chapter four up! This is more focused on Eagle now. It's a chapter that I thought was needed for this story. Hope you enjoy! :D

Chapter Four

The evening sun disappeared behind the forest as the moon rose to take its place while Eagle followed Screech towards the mountain that was called their home. Eagle kept her head down all the way; she was ashamed. Ashamed that she was unable to protect the clan cats. She should have stayed and fought with them, even if it did result in her death. Perhaps if they survived they would allow her to join their clan. But now, it was too late. They were either fighting and dying or running for their lives. There was just no way they could have won against all of the rouges.

They climbed higher until they reached a cliff that was just tail lengths away from the mountain's peak. Eagle lifted her head and almost jumped at the sight of the dark yellow eyes that gleamed from the shadows. It was the rouge's merciless leader, Bone. Screech halted as Bone spoke from the shadows, "You've returned before the others, why?"

"We figured we'd come to inform you on the progress of your plan Bone," Screech replied smoothly. Eagle tried not to make a surprised face at Screech's lie.

It was hard to tell Bone's reaction with the rest of his body and head hidden by the darkness, however his eyes didn't move. "Then spit it out Screech, I haven't got all night to discuss this with you,"

"Like you have said, the clan cats have encountered us and as we speak the clan cats are fighting , if not then dying." Screech explained. Eagle didn't like Screech's response very well but she knew that it was the one thing Bone would accept.

Bone's eyes then narrowed, "Was Starrynight among them? Where my kits? No, they're not quite apprentices yet, but was Starrynight?"

Screech shook her head, "No, I saw no cat as you had described to be her; black with white flecks. She must have been with her kits in the nursery."

You could just barley see the outline of Bone's head nod in satisfaction, "Good, I do not wish harm to come to them. I was afraid harm would come to them having Mud go to HiddenClan territory first before WhisperClan. Now leave me be and go do whatever you please; so long as you remember your place!"

With that his soulless eyes faded from view, it gave Eagle a shiver. She and Screech turned and headed down to a cliff slightly lower than Bone's. Screech made herself comfortable on a boulder as Eagle just laid near the cliff's edge, gazing down at the forest below.

"You're hiding something Eagle,"

Eagle turned towards Screech, "Huh?"

"Don't act mouse brained, you know what I mean. What's up with that little conflict you had in the forest?"

Eagle faced the ground, she should tell Screech. After all, if it weren't for Screech, she wouldn't even be alive today. She shifted her golden brown paws uncomfortably. She then looked up at Screech with her dark blue eyes. "I, uh, wish to be a clan cat," she waited a sec for Screech's response, half expecting her to claw her ears off.

But Screech just blinked at her, "A clan cat, eh? Why ever so?"

Eagle shrugged, "They look after each other and protect each other like a family. They cheer for each other and grieve for each other; I wish to be part of something like that."

Screech stared blankly at Eagle, "I see, well I can tell you that I doubt you'll find any of that here and personally I'm not surprised at all by this."

Eagle however was surprised, "You mean you knew?"

Screech shook her head, "No, I didn't know but I did suspect; you don't think I haven't noticed you always gazing down at the forest with that look of wanting in your eyes but no trace of ambition? Did you think I never noticed when you always hung back when we fight others even though you're a brilliant fighter? Or when you stay as close as you can to forest gazing upon the waterfall every full moon? Do you think I've never noticed?"

Eagle was shocked; she never thought it was that obvious, she lowered her head, "Do the others know?"

Screech sighed, "The other rouges I believe don't know, they're too busy arguing and fighting each other and Bone usually stays separate from us on his cliff. But to do be careful, you never know when someone's watching."

Eagle flattened her ears, "Well now I can see how that is."

Screech nodded, then she said, "By the way Eagle, what were you speaking of when you were protesting Mud? You said that the battle was against something, against what?"

Eagle clawed the ground, she minus well since Screech already knew of her need to be a clan cat. "It's the warrior code, the code the clan cats follow to keep everything from falling apart. The code that was set by their warrior ancestors."

"Warrior code, eh? Sounds rather troublesome." Screech responded.

"But thanks to the warrior code those clans live a much more peaceful life than we do," Eagle pointed out. "The warrior code says that they must put the clan before themselves; feeding the clan making sure everyone gets to eat and looking out for one another in battle."

"All that sounds like friendship and family stuff. Count me out!"

Eagle chuckled a little as Screech's response. Screech has never been one to have close relationships.

Then Screech got a little more serious, "You best keep this secret Eagle, Mud or Bone will surely have your pelt if they knew."

"Knew what?"

Screech and Eagle turned their heads in surprise at the new voice. Standing across from them gazing at them with blue eyes was a ginger she-cat. She had darker brown stripes and a scar on her shoulder.

"What're you two talkin' about?" She asked.

Screech sneered, "Nothin' you need to be aware of Eve."

Eve just smiled, "Come on now, you could tell me. I promise you that I can keep a little secret! I've already heard something about the clans," she hissed. "Tell me, why speak of such dreadful topics?"

Glaring at Eve, Screech asked, "Why must you know? Why so curious?"

"I'm just being loyal to Bone and making sure there's no treachery going on here," Eve replied a little more sternly.

Then she padded over to Eagle and began to circle her, "Tell me my little dear, what is this about the clans? It can be our little secret it can."

Before Eve could hear Eagle's response Screech stepped between her and Eagle, "Leave Eve! You're beginning to get on my nerves and I don't like it!" Screech bared her sharp teeth.

Eve frowned, "Very well Screech, but be warned that if you dare at all ally with those clan scum's I'll hunt you down until I can snap my teeth on your throat!" She turned to leave, but then said over her shoulder with a returning grin, "Oh, and I'll be sure to drop in on Bone and give him the word on what I heard."

Before either Eagle or Screech could reply, she was gone. Eagle glanced up at Screech, "Do you think she heard that much?"

Screech scowled, "I don't know, but from now on you and I both must be careful. Eve wasn't joking when she swore she'd have my throat over this."

Eagle looked down facing the ground, "I'm sorry Screech for getting you into this mess."

Screech looked down soothingly at Eagle, "Don't be sorry Eagle, if you yearn to be a clan cat, then you yearn it and that's nobodies problem. And I'm glad to know."

Eagle shared a smile with Screech. But deep down, she was very worried, she knew the clans were indeed in trouble and she knew it was only a matter of time before the rouges find out about Eagle's yearning that could lead to trouble for her, Screech and the clan cats.

A.N. So nothin' much going on. But it does give you more of an insight of a few of the rouges. Next chapter I'm introducing WhsiperClan! Finally! Review please!