-.L.A.T.E.R.-

I look at the sky. It's almost midnight. The'll attack soon- Icepaw and Foxpaw gave the signal. Luckly, the Shadowclan cats that came all had dark pelts and could hide in the shadows of night. Thunderclan was in the trees, our pelts darkened with mud to hide our scent and blend in with the bark.

There.An entire patrol of cats running through our territory, smelling of the wind and something like grass and moor nectar, with a dash of rabbits. Wow, the other clans smell weird. Shaking my head, I follow them, leaping from one branch to another with an ease gained by years of practice...

"Bet you can't jump from that tree to this one!"

"Ha! Easy! Watch and learn!" I call back to the boy that spoke. He had pitch black hair with one silver streak near his face and pale skin, with deep blue eyes that seemed to see inside your soul. His voice was usually cool, but with me it was exited as a young childs. Taking a deep breath, I jump, clearing it with ease. He laughs and I laugh with him, our voices wandering over the landscape of the desert oasis.

"You've improved." he notes. "So have you." I countered,giving him a playful punch on the shoulder. He dodges it and tackles me, both of us falling out of the tree and landing on the soft grass below. And during all this the sun beats down on the two of us,the shining, brilliant, beautiful sun.

I looked at the shadow of the sundial nearby and sighed. He followed my gaze. "It's time, isn't it?" he says. "Yeah." I answer. "Try to answer my call, okay?" "Of course, Haku. I almost always answer."

You said that you would call, Haku...you promised me, you...

I shake my head to get rid of the memory. Don't think about Haku now, think about the Windclan scum! my inner voice screams. Follow them! Get rid of them, it's Thunderclan territory the're sneaking about on! Hurt them, kill them...

Shut UP! I scream to it.

I run off shaking my head, not noticing the pitch black eyes watching me.

? POV

I watch the cat shake her head and run off. I saw the blade on her foreleg and I knew. She was...

She was like me.

My bloodred pelt ruffles and the wind blows harder, swirling around me. Damnit! Calm down, concetrate... The wind dies down and I sigh in relief. I swear to Starclan, one day that power will kill me, if I don't die by someone's claws first.

I unsheathe my own, digging them into the bark. I leap after her- her scent was faint, but with my power, I could follow it easily.

Hold on, I'm coming to help you...whoever you are. A random thought crosses my mind: could it be her?

No, it couldn't. My luck isn't that good... I wish it was though. That was my last thought as I whispered a sentence under my breath and melted into the shadows.

Blood and Shadow of the Darkest Night, reveal my true self.

-.D.A.W.N.-

Wolfy POV

I watched as the Windclan cats gathered by the lake. At midnight, they poured in the camp, only to find themselves occupying a deserted camp. The look on their face was priceless, and I could hear them grumbling to themselves- and saw them quite clearly, too, with my byakugan- all the way to the lake.

"When is Riverclan going to show up?" grumbles a cat that I learned was Onestar. "They're late enough already..." I flexed my claws and loosened the blade at my foreleg. Brambleclaw's idea was that I was at the front with my blade on the attack- it could scare them and make them surrender more easily, he explained. "We don't want a fight, we're looking to avoid one." he said to everyone...multiple times. Squirrelflight had to cuff him over the ear to get him to FINALLY shut the HELL up.

"Finally!" yelled Onestar. Sure enough, Riverclan cats are swimming across the lake, clambering onto the shore. "Leopardstar, what took you?" he demanded. A pretty, lithe cat with black sploches that looked like pawprints over her golden pelt replied. "We saw that there was no fighting, so we assumed that they gave up without a fight." My pelt ruffles and I hold back an urge to sink my claws into that golden pelt, hear her beg for mercy until she admitted that Thunderclan was better than her clan of fish-breaths...

"Well, you could be right. They're gone, without a trace." Onestar grumbled and Leopardstar hissed in shock. "Gone?" she echoed. "What do you mean, gone?" "Exacly what I said! No cats, no prey, no scent, no nothing!" Leopardstar paced on the shore, her scent wafting toward me. She smelled almost wet, as if her scent would slide of you if you tried to catch a sniff of it, and fishy. "Where could they be?" she muttered. I felt my heartbeat.

Bum-bum...bum-bum...

Bum-bum.

Now.

I yowl, raising my head to the heavens and ripping my sword out of the pitch black sheath. The other cats join in, our yowls wandering over the landscape and echoing as we jump out, me in the front. I enjoy the look on their faces as we surround them, hissing and snarling. "What are you doing on our territory, you theiving fox-hearts?" I snarl, my blade crackling with energy, outlining my body with a faint glow. "H-how did..." Onestar stammered. "How did we know? Onestar, Onestar, Onestar..." I shake my head.

"Y'know, I hope you have some brawn because it seems as if you don't have a brain- and definatly no beauty." Around me I hear chuckles rise, and see both the leaders step back as they see the deamonic glow in my eyes. I smile and rise my nonexistiant eyebrows. "Byakugan." I announce, activating my eyes. I get a few stares, even from Thunderclan. Perfect, Brambleclaw's plan is working.

"Why don't I explain, fish-breaths and hare-hearts? The byakugan perfects my eyes, and allows me to see quite a few new things no one could without it. I can see energy and things up to the mountians clearly. I can see through things. I can see..." I grin. "But what I see now anyone could. Fox-hearts and frog-brains tresspassing on our territory. Come on and fight! You are few. We are more...and we have Starclan on our side. That is how we know, you piece of washed up old crowfood." I snarl out the last sentance and get into a fighting crouch. "If you leave now, we won't harm you."

Did I mention that I looked like a deamon from hell when I said this? Wow, that mouse did me some good after all- even though it was dead vermin, it tasted pretty good! "Very well." Leopardstar says. "We were...tricked...into thinking that you were weak. We won't bother you again." "Good. Now GET. OUT."

I watch them leave before shutting off my byakugan and putting my blade back. "Right, good job. Let's-" I stop talking as pain rips through my body. I scream, coughing up blood. Not again...not again! "H-help...me...p-please..."

I beg the surrounding cats. I faintly notice the yowls for the medicine cat to come, or the hisses warning of an intruder- nor did I care. The only thing I noticed was the pain; that binding, burning pain. I feel as if I'm on fire, burning me as I scream out. A familiar cool voice cut's in; "Let me through! I said LET ME THROUGH!" It roars and I flinch away from it. Memorys swirl through my head.

Sister, help me.

Nisha,you're so weak.

Get away, away from me.

Pure-blood! Pure-blood!

A cat with crimsion fur and pitch black eyes leans over me. "It's okay. You'll be alright." He pushes some herbs toward my mouth, his eyes begging me to take them. I force myself to take them, and the pain dies down slowly, freeing my body. I stammer out one word. "H-Haku?" His eyes widen. "Nisha!"

Sister, where are you?

It's him. I gasp. "Haku...It's you. It's you!" " Yes, it's me. Don't worry, I'm not going anywhere." I sigh in relief and let darkness overcome me. The last thing I hear are two voices.

"Hold on, Nisha. Hold on."

Sister, save me.

Cliffie! Yay, for once, I think I left a good one! And for those that r confused, the 'sister, save me' is nisha's sister calling out to her. Her past is next- and man, is it fucked up. Oh, btw, ill answer reviews from shadow and thunder unite part one and two here.

Chapter 9:

LycosTamer: WHY! i luv yr TOD, it's so funny!

13 Okami Kitsune: i dont care about the 'lalala', its just my friend has that as her cover photo and i freaked out. tell me, should i continue the sneak peeks or not?

Flowerfur: aww, thanks! and for the half moon question, if u like that pairing, i dont know about that in this fanfic, but i havea oneshot that u can always check out! im a jayxhalf fan too!

Song That Sings On It's Own: i just luv yr names!

xScarclawx: umm...what storyline? really, i just add it up in my head and search for insperation. the only thing i know will happen is at the end and one unexpected suprise in the middle of the story.

Gemgirls: thanks! who hasnt read them, i could tell the entire books backwards!

RomanceLuva121: a favorite? aww, thanks! i love the name, btw.

Chapter 10

Flowerfur: oh, stop it you, yr making me blush.

13 Okami Kitsune: yeah, i luv russetfur! i totally wanted to strangle lionblaze for that, but *SPOILER ALERT* ivypool wont be in the place of no stars, so that battle wont happen. scourge and brokenstar, eh? your wish is my command... keep a lookout in future chapters!

Rainkit: i used to do that until i saw my face in the mirror. snarling freaks out people more *evil grin* thanks for the comment about the speech, all of those leaders are real btw

anon: i hate him too!

Tell me what you think- and if u have any ideas, ill take them into consideration. dont worry ill give you credit. Wolf out!