Rainbowheart began to tell a bit of Clan life, something she only lived for a while. It was a rewarding while. She gave descriptions of each of the Clans; the heroic ThunderClan, the sneaky ShadowClan, the graceful RiverClan, and the swift WindClan.

She remembered something about a fifth Clan near the end of her telling, but she skipped over it. It was just something she'd heard from an elder. Or was it a StarClan cat? She couldn't quite recall, but it didn't seem important if she'd never actually seen it.

"So you live with other cats in a Clan?" Topaz tilted his golden head curiously.

"Heh, I used to. Not anymore," Rainbowheart admitted with a sigh. Oh how she wished she could go back to ThunderClan.

"Why don't you? Did they chase you off?" Sparrow jumped to her tiny paws, eyes in a glare. Almost as if she would pounce on anyone who was mean to the cat who saved her family's life.

"Actually..." Rainbowheart stopped before she could go on. How could she explain that a group of dead cats made everyone forget her? It was quite absurd to say."Umm…"

"Now kits, if she doesn't wish to share, we don't pry."

Sparrow flattened her ears when her mother chastised her. "Yes mama."

"You said there were leaders. Was the leader of your clan strong?" Topaz questioned.

Rainbowheart found herself beginning to get more comfortable with telling these cats things. She was quite happy they all seemed to enjoy the information she was sharing. Her red gaze fell on the darkening entrance to outside, though. She could tell it was getting late.

Unlike the kits, Jade picked up on Rainbowheart's silence. "I think that's enough for now. Come on kits, it's time for some shut eye after that wonderful meal and story. If Rainbowheart has more to say, then she can say it in the morning."

"Awww," the kits whined as Jade herded them closer to her belly fur. Her tail wrapped securely around them, encouraging them to not struggle and go to sleep. At first they glared up at her, but after a few hesitant yawns, they obliged.

Rainbowheart couldn't help but yawn herself. "Jade's right. I'll tell you kits some more tomorrow, I promise." She stretched, tail flicking. "Right now though, sleep."

A few more yawns came from little, golden-furred Topaz, "Ok. Night everyone."

"If you feel any pains in the night Jade, please don't hesitate to wake me up."

Jade gave Rainbowheart a reassuring nod, "I will thank you. Get some sleep now; you've been working so hard." The white she-cat then laid her head down on her paws. A few moments later, she was asleep.

Rainbowheart sighed, then noticed that Streak was absent from her side. Looking around, she noticed the black cat was already settling down in her nest. She looked just as tired as Rainbowheart felt, and was shifting her moss bedding around to fit her satisfaction.

Rainbowheart didn't hesitate; she padded over silently to her own nest, and began to move her bedding around. The moss seemed softer than ever before at this point, and she stopped moving around. Flopping on her side, she closed her eyes. "Good night Streak," she whispered.

"Good night Rainbowheart," was her answer.

Shadows moved across the outside of the burrow.

"Did you hear that, there are big groups of cats that know how to fight."

"May-maybe they can help us."

"Hmm, maybe, but we don't know where they are. Come on, let's go, we'll come back tomorrow."

The next day started out just as the previous, except this time, Jade was looking much healthier. It seemed that the food had done her some good, as she could now walk around with less of a problem. She would have to stay in the den with the kits however, while Rainbowheart and Streak went out hunting.

So much was done in this one day, and was easier than before, especially with the extra paws helping out. After the morning meal had been caught, it was thought best to find more herbs, and collect more moss. Water was not a problem, for there was a small pool near the very back, though it could run out soon.

When it had begun to drizzle outside, the cats decided to stay inside until it stopped. They used the time to change the bedding, and make a couple more comfortable nests. Rainbowheart used a space in the back, near the now filling up pool of water, to store her herbs. By the time everyone was done, it had stopped raining, and Rainbowheart and Streak took the opportunity to go out hunting again.

When both cats came back, they greeted their companions with a juicy rabbit and two squirrels. Rainbowheart had taken the time to teach Streak some more on hunting, and the rewards were great for all of them. It turned out that Streak had a natural body-build for catching faster prey.

The kits could hardly believe it when they saw the long-eared prey being dragged inside of the den. They had never seen a rabbit, and didn't hold back with their squeals of excitement-induced questions and praises.

And after they were all done eating, as promised, Rainbowheart began where she had left off from her very informative story. Each of the two kits took up space on each of the warrior's flanks, insisting on sitting as close as possible to not miss any details.

"Now, you were asking about my leader?" Rainbowheart directed at Topaz.

"Yeah, was your leader strong? Leaders have to be strong, right?"

"The leader of the clan is supposed to be the wisest and most understanding. They put their clan before themselves just as regular warriors do." Rainbowheart paused. "But yes, my leader was strong."

"If they're the leader, do they have the other cats do everything for them?" squeaked Sparrow.

Rainbowheart touched the kit's head with her tail. "Well, a true leader thinks of others before themselves, and isn't it better to sacrifice a life of nine, then a life of one?"

"Life of nine?" Streak tilted her head.

Rainbowheart hissed to herself. She never was that great with telling things in order. "I'm skipping over things, sorry. I think I should start at the beginning. When a kit is old enough they become an apprentice. The apprentice will be given to a warrior to train. Eventually the apprentice becomes a warrior, and they get an apprentice and the cycle repeats."

"Sometimes though, if the warrior is strong enough, they become deputy. The deputy is second to the leader, and when the leader dies, the deputy becomes leader and a new deputy is chosen. The leader is then given nine lives by..." The red-eyed cat trailed off.

"By who?" Topaz pawed at Rainbowheart's side.

Rainbowheart didn't answer however. The she-cat stood up rather quickly, claws unsheathed and her hardened voice directed at the entrance. "I know you're out there. Whoever you are, we are trained and capable of dealing with you if you attack."

The threat was a bluff- they could not deal with many foes if it was just Rainbowheart and Streak. The black-and-white cat had been picking up a strange scent since yesterday. It was only now she realized it was other cats, and they were close to the den.

Confusion was plastered all over Streak and the others' faces. They had been ignorant to any presence outside, but now they could hear movement near the entrance. The kits had been moved over to Jade, and now Streak was standing beside Rainbowheart in a defensive stance.

Voices outside of the den argued.

"I told you it was a bad idea to get so close," a voice said.

"Whatever. It's too late now. Besides, like Buck said, the weird one may be able to help," a second voice said.

"What if she works for Bloo-" said the first voice.

"You're such a mouse-brain. Streak and Jade are here." The second voice cut off the first.

"Both of you stop fighting and come on. Let's go introduce ourselves," said a third more gruff voice.

Eventually shapes could be seen moving outside, almost blocking out the dimmed sunlight. Three cats came walking down the tunnel and stood in front of the residents of the burrow.

There were two toms and a she-cat.

The largest tom was dark brown. He had his bottom teeth sticking up out of his bottom jaw. His amber eyes shone with bravery and challenge towards Rainbowheart. He must have been the third voice.

The other tom was a red-brown tabby with green eyes. He had a nervous air about him. His tail seemed to twitch nonstop, and his eyes kept on darting around.

The she-cat had a fluffy ashy grey pelt with a black spiral on her left foreleg. Like the large tom, her yellow eyes met Rainbowheart's with fearlessness.

"Buck!"

The sudden exclamation that came from Streak, made Rainbowheart jump slightly. The warrior looked to her companion and saw that the she-cat's claws were no longer out. It looked as if the black cat had let her guard down in the presence of familiar company.

"You know them?" Rainbowheart questioned, hesitantly sheathing her claws and flattening her fur. If the others weren't being cautious...

"We were supposed to meet up with them the day we were attacked by that fox." The green-eyed she-cat seemed to be ecstatic that these strange cats were here.

"When we didn't hear from you, we came to search for you. It's good to know they didn't get you," the large tom spoke, relief in his voice.

"There's enough time later to explain what happened with you four. You," the grey she-cat turned to Rainbowheart. She looked the warrior up and down, eyes steely as she spoke. "You're going to help us. And we're not taking 'no' for an answer."

Damn demanding cats and their demanding-ness

That's all of the chapters for today. I'm still working on redoing the rest, but shall have a chapter or two finished soon to upload ;D

PEACE! (or chaos, whichever you prefer I dun give a damn xD)