I've decided something. It is now the day before the Gathering. All the events that happened in book are just moved closer to the Gathering so it will work in my plot.

Thanks to Krissy25 and Skyfeather123 who helped me figure out that Firestar only lost one life!!

Disclaimer-I do not own Warriors.

Chapter 2

Leafpool sat close to her den so she could go in once the meeting was over. Silence surrounded her, as Firestar announced the attack.

"I lost one life from the trap that Hawkfrost set."

Once Firestar dismissed the meeting she saw Brambleclaw padding over to Firestar and say something. Firestar nodded and Brambleclaw left camp. Squirrelflight ran after Brambleclaw, but ended up walking right into camp muttering something no cat could here. She didn't seem mad; she was her normal self.

Leafpool wondered if he was going to take Hawkfrost's body to RiverClan.

Firestar flicked his tail for her to go over to him. She padded over.

"Brambleclaw was meant to be the deputy of ThunderClan," Firestar sighed. Leafpool could see pain in his eyes as he remembered Graystripe and from the scratches along his neck.

"Let me get you some poppy seeds and then go rest," Leafpool ordered.

Firestar opened his mouth to protest, but he just closed it and nodded.

"Go on to your den, I will bring your poppy seeds to you," Leafpool meowed.

Firestar nodded again jumping onto the Highledge and entering his den. Leafpool watched her father enter his den before going and getting poppy seeds for him. She padded into her den and put some seeds in a leaf. She trotted to Firestar's den. She walked into Firestar's den and set the seeds in front of Firestar. Firestar had his head on his paws and lifted his head when she padded in.

Firestar looked at her gratefully. "What are you thinking, Firestar?"

Firestar gazed into her eyes. "I was thinking about when I could hardly trust Brambleclaw because of his father when he was an apprentice before the BloodClan battle and now I trust him as deputy. I trust him with lives of each cat in the Clan."

Leafpool smiled at this. (A/N-Cats can smile! I'm sitting beside a cat as I type this and he is smiling at me.) "No cat had ever really trust him until he went to the sun-drown-place and then you chose him as deputy; now almost every cat trusts him. Now rest, or you will be resting all day tomorrow before the Gathering."

"Yes Leafpool," Firestar sighed licking up the poppy seeds and resting his head on his paws. Leafpool padded out of Firestar's den and jumped off the Highledge.

Leafpool padded out of the camp to find marigold to put on Firestar and Brambleclaw's wounds. She head toward the WindClan border. She saw that two cats were along the border. She padded closer and recognized the two cats, Crowfeather and Barkface.

She padded up to them. "Hello, Barkface, Crowfeather," she greeted.

"Greetings, Leafpool," Barkface meowed friendly. Crowfeather didn't say anything.

"Look for a herb?" Leafpool asked.

"Yes, we were one our way to get some catmint by the stepping stones," Barkface meowed, pointing his tail a little way down the river. "I imagine that you are a collecting herbs too?"

"Yes, I'm running low on marigold and I will need some tomorrow," Leafpool meowed. "No Clan would want their leader and deputy to get infected wounds."

"Deputy?" Crowfeather spoke the first time since he saw Leafpool. "Graystripe returned?"

"No," Leafpool said quietly. "Firestar appointed a new deputy."

"Who?" Crowfeather asked.

"Brambleclaw," Leafpool replied.

"That's against warrior code to have a deputy who hasn't had an apprentice yet. And Brambleclaw hasn't had an apprentice yet, am I correct?" Barkface asked.

"Yes, you are correct, Barkface, but StarClan approves," Leafpool explained. "StarClan chose him and after what happened today…he deserves to be deputy," she continued uneasily.

"Something happened today?" Crowfeather asked.

"Yes, and that is why I need marigold. You will find out a lot at the Gathering, I think." Leafpool really didn't want to explain everything that happened to Firestar and Brambleclaw this morning.

"Then we won't need you to tell us if we will find out at the Gathering," Barkface meowed. "Crowfeather, why don't you go on ahead and get some catmint?"

Crowfeather nodded and padded off.

"Why is Crowfeather helping you?" Leafpool asked.

"Most warriors are still not let him forget that you two ran off together," Barkface explained quietly.

"I understand," Leafpool meowed, not wanting to talk about that episode. "Well, I best be getting some marigold and getting back to camp. ThunderClan's past moon and a half has kept me busy."

Barkface nodded. "Good to see you again. I will see you at the Gathering tomorrow. Good-bye."

"Good-bye, Barkface."

Leafpool padded off in the direction of the patch of marigold was. She reached the patch. She grabbed a mouthful stems and gently pulled. Once she carefully looked at the sky.

Time had past when she was talking to Barkface and Crowfeather. The sky was a deep purple-pink. The sun causes the forest floor to look blood red.

Leafpool was glad that the prophecy was over, though she still remembered it quite clearly. Before all is peaceful, blood will spill blood, and the lake will run red. The prophecy still scared her as she thought of what it meant.

Leafpool padded back to camp deep in thought. When she arrived in her den she saw a rabbit for her. ThunderClan's medicine cat put down her herbs in a neat pile and sat down. She quickly devoured the rabbit.

She walked over to her nest and fell asleep.

Hehe, the dreadful talk with Crowfeather! I am a Leaf x Crow fan, but won't work in this story. The Gathering is in the next chapter! Brambleclaw's POV next chapter.

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