A/N: Okay, before we get to chapter 4 I need to get something out of my system. Here it is. EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE you guys are awesome! I decided to check my email when we were in the computer lab during 5th hour, and what do I see? Two follows, a favorite, and two reviews! I spent the next hour and a half trying not to explode from overwhelming joy! Unfortunately my 6th hour teacher refused to allow me to scream in overwhelming joy but it was still absolutely amazing!
Ok on to the story now.
The dragon cats looked at the hostile ShadowClan cats surrounding them. They realized they might have shattered their only chance at a diplomatic solution.
"Oops..." Sunnypaw said timidly.
Rainstar hissed again. "Well?" he asked coldly. "Why are you here?"
Skystar stepped forward. "We wanted to talk to you," she replied calmly. "There are some..." She searched for the right word to use. "...issues we need to resolve."
The cats relaxed a little, but did not let down their guard. "What issues? We've never even seen you before!" Rainstar exclaimed.
"The issues did not exist until recently, and we were... reluctant to reveal our existence," Skystar explained. "But then, until recently you only hunted in your own territory. Not ours."
"You still haven't told us who you are," Rainstar said suspiciously.
"My apologies. I am Skystar, leader of the Dragonwings."
For some reason, knowing Skystar's name made Rainstar more relaxed. "And the others?" he asked.
"This is Icesky, my deputy; Reedfeather, one of my fliers; her apprentice, Sunnypaw; and Stormpaw, my apprentice." As she introduced each cat, Skystar pointed to them with her dragon tail.
Rainstar nodded in greeting at each name. "What are these 'issues' you wanted to discuss?"
Reedfeather looked at the apprentices. "If this gets nasty, which it probably won't, but if it does happen, zhon yourselves and get back to camp. It probably will be fine, but be ready," she hissed to them.
"But-" Sunnypaw protested.
"Butts are for sitting on. Don't argue!" Reedfeather ordered. "You haven't learned how to fight yet."
A shadowy figure in a nearby tree smiled at Reedfeather's words...
While this was going on, the negotiations between the two leaders had almost concluded. Reedfeather switched her attention from the apprentices to Rainstar's words.
"We apologize for the misunderstanding," he was saying. "We'll stay out of your territory from now on. On one condition."
"What would that be?"
"That you stay out of ours."
"That won't be a problem," Skystar assured him, smiling. "Thank you for listening. I hope to see you again, in peaceful circumstances of course."
"Of course," Rainstar agreed.
Skystar screeched as a signal to take off, and the Dragonwings finally headed home.
A/N: That's it for now - however this chapter, like many other chapters, will probably be significantly revised in the future, so don't be confused if the word count changes without any extra chapters. Keep being awesome and please review!
