Chapter Three: Getting Settled

Ravenwing/Dawningsun POV. Will be a Stormfur chappie next. Vote if you want chapter five to be:

a- Stormfur POV

b- Dawningsun/Ravenwing

c- Graystripe

d- Blood

e- Brook

Dawningsun curled up contently in her nest beside Ravenwing. After all of these moons, hoping and waiting to escape Twolegs, she was now warrior of ThunderClan! Now, her family's blood would rule on forever, with some of the bravest cats ever.

She woke up the next morning to the sunlight beaming into the den. She yawned, stretched, and exited the warriors den with a satisfied expresion on her face.

"Dawningsun!"

Dawningsun spuna round to see a fiery orange tom-cat calling her over. She knew instantly that this was her leader, but OH! She could not think of his name! Its something like Orangestar.. or Flameystar... she thought.

"Hey Firestar! I'll take out the dawn patrol!" called a stormy gray warrior. Dawningsun's heart skipped a beat as she thought of another stormy cat they had left in the mountains. At least she knew her leader's name though!

"Firestar." she awknowledged with a dip of her head.

"How was your first night in ThunderClan?" he asked her kindly.

"Great!" she purred. "How was yours?" the words tumbled stupidly out of her mouth. What a kit-like thing to say!

Firestar laughed. "Very nice. Would you do me the pleasure of going for a hunt?" he asked her.

"Of course." she said simply. He turned around to lead away, and she let out a small sigh. Why does he have to be so damn polite! she thought. Then Firestar's message fully hit her. Oh no! I don't know how to hunt! What do I do?

Heart pounding, she tried to think of some sort of technique. Let's see... um, Ravenpaw- Ravenwing always said something about 'stepping lightly'. Okay, that would work. And, the crouch.. yes! I had seen Graystripe stalk a raven once, she could do that! It was some sort of low moment... god, I should have learned this before agreeing to a hunting patry with Firestar!

They stopped. Firestar paused to sniff the air. What is it with toms and tasting the air. Dawningsun thought bracingly.

"See what you can catch." the leader said.

"Sure." Dawningsun said pleasently.

She went off in a random direction. Deciding that if toms scent the air so much, they must have a reason for it, she opened her mouth a tasted the air. Mouse! she thought.

Dawningsun dropped down, feeling hunting instincts flooding through her. The mouse was onyl a few tail lengths away. Three- she counted. Two,...ONE!

The second she sprank, a growl came to her ears. A huge tabby leapt at her, spitting angerly. He pinned her to the gorund and raked his claws over her belly. She turned her head to bite the side of his neck.

A battle cry that shook the forest trees rang out. Firestar threw himself at her attacker. The leader looked twice his size and was bristling in anger from ear to tail. He threw the cat off of her a snarled at him.

"What are you doing on RiverClan territory?" hissed the thrown cat, facing Firestar with rage.

"Hawkfrost." Firestar awknowledged. He gave a small sort of nod. "This is ThunderClan territory."

"No! Leopardstar wants it back. I claim this area for RiverClan!" the cat called Hawkfrost bellowed.

"And you expect to take us over alone?" laughed Firestar.

"Not exactly Firestar."

Dawningsun bristled in fear as seven more RiverClan cats surrounded her and Firestar.

"So, this is the apprentice den." said Dustpelt ina mono-tone.

"Fascinating." Ravenwing said.

"And now, we shall go tour the territory." Dustpelt said. The pale warrior turned suddently. "Wouldn't hurt to take Graystripe too. He doesnt know the territory either."

"Good idea. I'll go get him!" Ravenwing said. He padded back to the warriors den, where Graystripe was addressing Ashfur and Brambleclaw to go hunting.

"Graystripe! Dustpelt's gonna show us the territory." Ravenwing called. Graystriped nodded to Ravenwing. He muttered something to Brambleclaw and Ashfur, who dipped their heads to him as he went over to Ravenwing.

"Lets go." purred Graystripe.

Ravenwing, Graystripe and Dustpelt set off to tour the boundaries. Dustpelt paused as they reached the ShadowClan border.

"Should be hunt?" he asked.

Graystripe shook his head. "I sent Ashfur and Brambleclaw out on a hunting patrol."

Dustpelt's eyes grew huge. "You did WHAT?" he cried suddently.

"I .. er.. sent Brambleclaw and Ashfur on patrol to hunt..." Graystripe said, confused.

"Together?" Dustpelt said, eyes still huge.

"Yeah.." Graystripe said, looking slightly afraid.

"Me have to go find them." Dustpelt said. He sniffed the air, hoping to catch their scent.

"Why?" Ravenwing asked. Dustpelt sighed as he led them through the trees.

"Brambleclaw is jealous of Ashfur because Ashfur is Squirrelflight's new friend. Ashfur thinks Brambleclaw is mean to Squirrelflight. They can barley sleep in the same den!"

"Ohh." Graystripe said. The three ThunderClan warriors traced through the treees in search of Brambleclaw and Ashfur. They heard growling from the RiverClan border.

"I knew it." muttered Dustpelt.

Ravenwing and Graystripe exchanged looks. As they approached the border, the growling sounds grew louder.

"Are you sure.." Ravenwing said. But hsi coice trailed off as he heard a cry that he recongnized. Dawningsun! he thought.

Without a glance at the two warriors beside him. Ravenwing took of at a sprint towards the sounds of battle. Graystripe and Dustpelt took off after him.

When he reached the battle, he saw several RiverClan warriors attacking Firestar and Dawningsun. At first, he thought the two ThudnerClan cats were alone, but then he spotted Ashfur and Brambleclaw fighting side by side. Ravenwing flung himself into the fray with a yowl of rage.

He tossed a RiverClan tom off of him and went over to help Dawningsun, only to find that she was doing fine on her own. He felt claws rake his side and turned to see that the RiverClan tom had returned.

In a flash, Brambleclaw threw himself at the warrior, knocking him off Ravenwing. Just then, Squirrelflight, Sandstorm, and Birchpaw, the sunhigh patrol, joined them battle.

Leopardstar signaled a retreat. The cat that Brambleclaw had saved Ravenwing from hung back. He stepped up to Brambleclaw with a look of disgust and evil.

"What is wrong with you?" hissed the cat. "Brothers dont attack eachother."

Ravenwing gasped. He had no idea that this fierce cat was none other Hawkfrost, Brambleclaw's half brother. Brambleclaw looked at the cat with disgust.

"Your nothing like me. You mean nothing to me." Brambleclaw snarled. Ravenwing spotted Squirrelflight looking at Bramblecalw with admiration.

But of all the traits Hawkfrost possessed, he didnt have wisdom. He leapt straight at Brambleclaw, even though there was eight ThunderClan cats around him.

Ravenwing made a lunge for Hawkfrost, but Squirrelflight got there first. Together, she and Brambleclaw drove Hawkfrost off their territory.

Ravenwing was brought back to reality with a jult. There was another evil cat, another evil cat that no one was warned about. A cat that had already killed at least one great cat.

Hawk.

Yay! My clever ways have gotten another couple back together; Brambelcalw&Squirrelflight! Anyway, this chapter is dedicated to:

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