DISCLAIMER: I do not own the Warriors series, nor am I the three people (or so I heard) that use the pen-name Erin Hunter.

I have been soo busy, and I can't spare the time to write really long chapters. Plus, I had writer's block. Sorry for the inconvenience.

Allegiances

In addition to the cats in the Warriors series, the cats are:

ThunderClan

Firepaw – Flame-orange apprentice with piercing green eyes. Daughter of Brightheart and Cloudtail.

Hawkstorm – Black fur and amber eyes. Son of Dustpelt and Ferncloud.

Dawnfur – Tortoiseshell she-cat with blue-gray eyes. Firepaw's sister.

WindClan

Rainpaw – Gray with blue eyes.

Cats Outside Clans

Scratch – White (with ginger patches) tom. Has unusual gray eyes.

Mell – Black tabby she-cat with a scar down one eye. Ice blue eyes.

Sky – Gray and silver fur with a white muzzle. Blue eyes.

Scar – Has ragged white and black fur and no tail. Amber eyes. Rather big and powerful-looking.

More will be added as the story progresses.

As Firepaw stared at Rainpaw's lifeless form, a strange feeling came over her. Anger, or maybe even love? Firepaw had no idea what she was doing when she charged into Mell, bowling the rogue over. Mell fell in a dazed heap as she looked at Firepaw with surprise. Firepaw glared at her before looking down at Rainpaw. He didn't move.

Firepaw heard yowls of anger as Scratch and Sky ran away. Barley and Ravenpaw smiled with satisfaction. Mell made as if to attack Firepaw, but then decided it wasn't worth it and followed her leader. Scar staggered to his feet, took one look at Barley, Ravenpaw and Firepaw, and fled.

"Guess they won't be bothering us anymore," Barley meowed, smiling.

"For the first time, we won," Ravenpaw agreed. "Because of Firepaw and Rainpaw." But Firepaw wasn't listening. Barley and Ravenpaw came over.

"We'll carry him back," Ravenpaw suggested. Firepaw nodded.

…

Firepaw curled up in her nest. She had treated Rainpaw to the best of her ability. He hadn't woken up since the battle. Barley and Ravenpaw were sleeping at the other end of the barn, and Rainpaw was lying in a bundle of hay near Firepaw. As she fell into an uneasy sleep, the last thing Firepaw saw was the stars and Rainpaw's sleeping form.

Dawnfur stared up at the stars. She was lying on her back in the clearing, and she couldn't sleep. Her blue eyes glittered in the dark. Maybe I should go look for Firepaw. What if she's hurt, or lost, or something. Firepaw's green eyes stayed in the back of her mind during the day, and haunted her in her sleep.

Firepaw yawned and stretched. Dawn rays streamed in through an opening in the barn. Firepaw noticed that Rainpaw was still sleeping before looking around for something to eat. She stalked a mouse, keeping her feet light, and pounced, clutching it in her paws. As she bent down to take a bite,

"Nice catch." Firepaw whirled around to see Rainpaw sitting up, watching her.

"Uh, thanks." Firepaw smiled and bit into the mouse. "You okay?"

"Fine. But what happened to the rogues?" Rainpaw looked confused.

"We chased them away; Barley, Ravenpaw and I."

"The last thing I remember was Mell biting my throat." He rubbed his throat. "Then I went unconscious."

"I…attacked her, and she ran off with the others." Now that she thought about it, Firepaw realized that she had been worried about Rainpaw. More than she would have been about a Clanmate. Am I betraying my Clan? I'm just trying to get back, right? She shook her head when she realized Rainpaw had said something.

"What was that?"

"I said, you saved my life. Thank you." Rainpaw was looking at her with something new in his eyes, though Firepaw couldn't figure out what. Rainpaw caught a mouse and finished it in two bites.

"We have to get back to the Clans," Firepaw mewed.

"Right. Together."

…

"The Clans went that way, and later, Graystripe and Millie." Barley pointed with his paw towards some pastures.

"Thank you, Ravenpaw and Barley, for all your help," Firepaw mewed.

"Yeah. We would have been lost without you."

Ravenpaw shrugged. "No problem."

…

Rainpaw stopped. Firepaw turned around,

"What?" Rainpaw pointed with his paw towards some mountains in the distance.

"Mountains. What if it's the same mountains where the Tribe of Rushing Water live? Isn't that where Crowfeather and Breezepaw went?"

"And Brambleclaw, Squirrelflight, Hollypaw, Jaypaw and Lionpaw." Firepaw's voice was rising with excitement. "Maybe we could go to the mountains and go home with the rest of the Clan cats."

"Sounds good," Rainpaw agreed. As the two continued on their journey home, they knew that whatever would come in their way, they'd be ready for it.