Hi I'm back! Please review! Oh and I re-wrote the first chapter, as it was originally rubbish. Sorry this is so short!
The group of cats waited impatiently for their leader to emerge, some of them gossiped quietly, whilst others paced around, eager to get going. Onestar finally emerged from his den, and then yowled for his warriors to follow him. Sunstrike was one of the cats chosen to go to the gathering, and she had never been so excited to go to one. It had been a quarter moon since the encounter with Thornclaw and she couldn't get him out of her mind. The only time she'd seen him was on a dawn patrol. They had spent a few seconds just looking at each other, before being ushered back to their patrols. Now, she desperately hoped Thornclaw was at the gathering.
WindClan reached the island second, beaten only by RiverClan. Cats mulled around, greeting each other, but there was only one cat Sunstrike was looking for. Finally, ThunderClan arrived, and to her relief, Thornclaw was with them. Was it her imagination or did she see the golden tom's amber eyes light up when he saw her?
Now they were just waiting on ShadowClan. Thornclaw approached her and mewed "Hey Sunstrike." "Hey." Sunstrike purred back. Then Thornclaw became serious. "Can we go somewhere a bit more private? We need to talk." Sunstrike nodded, her heart fluttering. Thornclaw led them into a secluded area surrounded by bushes. "Sunstrike I'm hopeless!" He exclaimed. "Ever since I met you you've been stuck on my mind; it's terrible." Sunstrike spilled over. "I'm the same!" She gasped.
They looked at each other for a moment, then Thornclaw meowed gently "Perhaps we should meet up then." "The warrior code!" Sunstrike mewed, horrified. The warrior code forbade cats from different clans meeting up or being mates. But then Sunstrike realised something she was in love. Her heart told her what to do and she couldn't ignore it. "Damn it." Thornclaw muttered, scraping his long, angled claws along the sandy ground. "Sunstrike, I don't care about the warrior code, I love you and I want to be with you." Sunstrike opened her mouth to reply, and then closed it. She was lost in a daze of thoughts. He loved her. But then when she finally did speak, the only words that came out were
"Where should we meet?"
Thornclaw didn't miss a beat he purred "On the border, near the moonpool. At dawn." Sunstrike nodded numbly, then turned to go, but before she could Thornclaw gently nuzzled her on the flank. They slipped out of the bushes, just as the gathering started. Sunstrike was shocked to hear that there had been a battle between ShadowClan and ThunderClan. Russetfur, the ShadowClan deputy had been killed. She snuck a look at ThornClaw, and saw a fresh scar along his flank that she hadn't noticed before.
All of the clans were getting slimmer, she realised, as leaf bare set in, but other than that all the clans looked content and happy. The gathering ended and the cats headed back to their own territories. Sunstrike walked back next to Swallowtail and Antpelt, who had become very close lately. She felt almost jealous of her friend; she hadn't fallen in love with a cat from another clan, but she was happy for her all the same.
That night she tossed and turned in the warrior's den, worried sick. Would StarClan be angry? What would happen if any cat found out? She only got a few moments sleep before it was dawn. She had purposely chosen a nest at the edge of the den, not wanting to wake any cat. She managed to get out of the den without any cat noticing, and get out of the camp without Emberfoot, who was on watch noticing. Racked by guilt, she headed out of the camp to see Thornclaw.