Chapter 3: Gathering

"Is everyone ready to go?" Bramblestar asked, making sure that every cat that he chose to go to tonight's gathering was behind him. Once he saw everyone, he pointed his tail forward, signaling everyone to follow him. Lelouch walked next to Bramblestar as they made their way to the island.

"Everything seems the same, I hope?" The leader told the black tom, who nodded his head.

"Yeah, nothing's changed." He responded. "Bramblestar, thanks for letting me mentor Sparkpaw. I'm honored that you'd let me mentor her, especially since she's your daughter."

"I thought you could teach her a thing or two. She's almost like her mother, so a cat as calm and composed as you should keep her from being so overconfident." He said. "Don't tell Squirrelflight I said that, okay?" Lelouch smirked and gave him a nod. "Plus, like I told you, I wanted you to spend time with Nightheart. She's one of the best warriors we have, and since she's your daughter, you need to make up for missed time."

"Right. I'm glad that I'm hearing good things about her from the others as well."

"Did you want to hear some bad things?" Bramblestar asked with a grin. "Don't worry, they were all while she was an apprentice or a kit."

"Really? I'm sure she gets it from Ivypool." The two shared a laugh.

"Maybe. It was mostly a lot of competition with the other cats her age. She would mostly lose against them but then sought to prove herself, usually by trying to leave camp to explore or hunt, but Ivypool never let her out of her sight. I don't think I ever heard her sound as mad as when she needed to scold Nightheart."

"I can imagine. I'm glad she did because I might not have been able to see her if she didn't." As they were walking, they noticed a swarm of fireflies above them. "I don't remember the last time I saw fireflies...They're amazing."

"Sparkpaw! Alderpaw!" The two toms turned around to see Squirrelflight calling her two children, Ivypool and Nightheart next to her, giggling.

"Leave it to a mother to control her kits." Bramblestar said with a laugh. "Come on, let's keep going."

The group of ThunderClan cats made their way through WindClan territory and then through the Horseplace before they reached the fallen tree bridge leading them to the island where the Gathering would take place. They saw another group of cats already at the bridge and as they got closer Lelouch could tell by their scent that it was WindClan.

"Lelouch, why don't you join up with Cherryfall and Sparkpaw?" The ThunderClan leader told him. Lelouch gave him a nod and Bramblestar walked through the crowd of WindClan cats, while Lelouch looked around for Cherryfall and Sparkpaw.

"Hi Lelouch. I'm guessing your talk with Bramblestar went well?" Cherryfall asked.

"Yeah. He wanted me to join up with you two."

"Did my dad say anything?"

"Nope, we just caught up a bit with each other." He answered. "Sparkpaw, make sure to be on your best behavior tonight, okay?"

"Lelouch, you sound just like my mom." Sparkpaw told him with a pout.

"That's…not exactly the way you should talk to one of your mentors, Sparkpaw." Cherryfall retorted.

"Right, sorry." She apologized, receiving a lick on her head from Cherryfall, causing her to blush. The three saw Bramblestar leading the ThunderClan cats across the bridge and Sparkpaw wasted no time in breaking away from her mentors and running across the tree to the other side, causing her two mentors to sigh.

"What are we going to do with her?" Cherryfall wondered.

"Talk to her about the dangers of her actions, most likely." Lelouch replied. "But I kind of like her peppy demeanor. Having her as an apprentice almost helps make up for what I missed when Nightheart was one."

"That does sound reasonable. Nightheart was a bit calmer though the more she grew." Cherryfall said with a giggle. "We should head over there with her." The two walked across the bridge together to meet up with Sparkpaw, who called for his brother to come over.

"You know, she reminds me of Molewhisker from the last time I was here." He told Cherryfall. "He always found some way to tease you, but he did enjoy having fun."

"Right. I still can't believe what he did before you left." Cherryfall said, a small blush on her face.

"Did he tease you about it today?"

"I think he's matured enough to not say anything, but I can tell that he wants to." She responded. "We just had to both be Sparkpaw's mentor. I hope I'm not making anything awkward, Lelouch. I can talk to Bramblestar about it if you want." Lelouch touched her shoulder with his tail to calm her.

"It's okay, Cherryfall. Everything's fine. Nothing's weird at all." He assured her. Once they saw Alderpaw, Nightheart, and Molewhisker made their way to the island, they joined up with them.

"Everything looks so amazing! I've never seen so many cats before!" Sparkpaw exclaimed in astonishment.

"She's right. I can't believe that I'm actually seeing all of this." Alderpaw added.

"Look up there. That's ShadowClan's leader, Rowanstar." Molewhisker told the two apprentices, but it was also new information for Lelouch as well. I guess Blackstar is in StarClan now. He thought as Molewhisker continued telling them about the other clan leaders.

"You see where the roots on the tree are? That's where the deputies sit." Cherryfall told them.

"I'd better get up there too." Squirrelflight stated as she walked past them. She stopped and then looked over to her kits. "Tonight's where you get to meet cats from other clans. You should introduce yourselves."

"Your mother's right. Just make sure to be on your best behavior." Nightheart added, Squirrelflight letting out a small smile.

"Right. I'll see you two later, okay?" They nodded and Squirrelflight headed over to join the other deputies.

"Would you two like me to introduce you to some of the cats around here?" Cherryfall asked, but Sparkpaw was quick to respond.

"No thanks, we're fine on our own. C'mon Alderpaw!" The four warriors watched the two apprentices leave, Cherryfall sighing.

"She's bound to be trouble in the future."

"Maybe I should go follow them?" Lelouch offered. "Just to make sure they don't get into trouble."

"I think it's better if it was you than Cherryfall." Molewhisker told him.

"What's that supposed to mean?" His sister retorted, a blush on her face.

"I think he means that Sparkpaw wouldn't mind it as much." Nightheart explained, and Molewhisker nodded.

"I guess you're right. I just want her to become a warrior, but also for her to think of her actions. Do you think I scold her too much, Lelouch?" Cherryfall asked.

"Not at all. Your heart's in the right place, Cherryfall. It may seem that way because I only scold her on occasion. Maybe you should take a break and leave it to me." His partner smiled. "Well, I guess I better go follow them." Lelouch left the three and headed in the direction of the two ThunderClan apprentices. There's no way I'm going to get through without some she-cat wanting to talk to me. He thought as he passed by warriors from the other clans.

"What the? Lelouch? Lelouch is that you?" The tom felt a paw touch his shoulder and turned around to see Tigerheart greeting him with a big smile. "Wow! It really is you!"

"It's nice to see you, Tigerheart. You're looking well."

"Speak for yourself! What brings you back to the forest? Oh wait, how are you liking your daughter?" The tabby asked him. "What's her name? Nightheart, right?"

"Yeah. I'm guessing that Dovewing introduced you to her at a past Gathering?" Lelouch looked around for the two apprentices and was lucky enough to be able to spot them talking to another group of apprentices.

"Yeah. I met her while she was Nightpaw, actually. Dovewing told me to not mention your name at all whenever she was around, but since she finally got to meet her father, I guess it's okay."

"Yup. Thanks for keeping it a secret from her. I'm guessing that you're not the only cat who knows about me being her father?" He shook his head.

"It's not that hard to deduce that a she-cat with violet eyes is your kin." Tigerheart told him with a laugh. "Luckily news traveled fast that we shouldn't tell her that you're her father. I'm more surprised that no clan used it as an advantage against ThunderClan during a battle."

"At least that's some sign of the clans being how they were when I was here." As they were talking, Lelouch saw that his gaze touched with a cream she-cat's and she walked over.

"Lelouch! I can't believe that it's you!"

"Dawnpelt, it's good to see you. How have you been?"

"I've been doing great. It feels like just yesterday that we heard that you left the forest. How'd you react when you saw Nightheart?" She wondered.

"Well she's the one who greeted me when I got here in the form of pinning me down to the ground thinking I was a trespasser. Once we got back to the camp I figured everything out and it's really a blessing to have her around."

"They really are." She responded with a smile. Lelouch then remembered that he was suddenly sidetracked by the ShadowClan brother and sister.

"Sorry you two, I'm keeping watch of those two over there." He pointed a tail over to where Alderpaw and Sparkpaw were.

"Kit-sitting, huh?" Tigerheart teased.

"Sorta. It's their first Gathering so I don't want them getting into any trouble."

"I understand that feeling completely." Dawnpelt replied with a giggle. "Well it was nice seeing you again, Lelouch."

"Likewise. Hope to see you two again soon." He replied before heading over to where his apprentice and her brother were. Once they realized he was behind them, they both turned around.

"Lelouch, what are you doing here?" Sparkpaw wondered.

"Just checking to make sure you both are okay and not causing any trouble." He replied.

"Well anyway, this is Lelouch. He's my mentor."

"That's a strange name for a clan cat." One of the apprentices stated.

"Wait, you haven't heard of Lelouch before?" Alderpaw asked, but the cat shook her head and so did the other two with her.

"Nope. Must just be another ThunderClan cat that we're lucky to not know about." Lelouch looked at the apprentice in surprise. She has an attitude, that's obvious.

"Anyway, who are these three?"

"I'm Needlepaw, and this is Sleekpaw and Beepaw." Needlepaw was a silver-gray she-cat with white chestfur, Sleekpaw was a yellow she-cat, and Beepaw was a white she-cat with black ears.

"Hi. Um…Lelouch? My mother's told me about you." Sleekpaw told him. "We're from ShadowClan, by the way."

"Really? Who's your mother?"

"Dawnpelt. I saw you talking to her before you came over here."

"So you're one of the blessings she was talking about." He stated, causing her to blush.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa, let's not get all sentimental here." Needlepaw said. "So Lelouch, I'm guessing you're from ThunderClan, but you must be a kittypet or a loner of some sorts."

"Not exactly. I'm not from this world. I was sent here two years ago during the time of the Dark Forest battle. I'm sure you've heard of it."

"Yup. When we're kits that's one of the stories we're told about. I guess you're not mentioned all the time." Beepaw told him.

"Makes sense. I rather have you learn the heroism of your own warriors than me." Sparkpaw looked over at her mentor and let out a smile. He's so cool. These apprentices have to be jealous. Regardless, I know I'm going to learn so much from him.

"Lelouch, we asked these two and Sparkpaw denied it, so I'll ask you." Needlepaw began. "Are you bossy like all ThunderClan cats?"

"Where'd you get that assumption?"

"Exactly! ThunderClan cats aren't bossy!" Sparkpaw spat.

"Whoa, calm down, I'm only teasing. Every Clan has a reputation. ThunderClan's bossy, WindClan's a bunch of cowards and RiverClan cats are too fat and lazy to hunt properly." Lelouch now had a frown on his face.

"Needlepaw, I may not be your mentor, or from ShadowClan for that matter, but you should take those reputations out of your mind."

"Exactly! Clans are only where you're born. Some ShadowClan cats are as bossy as you perceive ThunderClan cats to be." Sleekpaw added.

"Whatever. I don't have to listen to a cat who isn't even Clan-born." Needlepaw responded with a scoff. Lelouch knew better than to argue with the apprentice, even with what she just told him.

"Don't listen to her, Lelouch. You're as much of a warrior as any ThunderClan cat." Alderpaw assured him, causing Lelouch to smile. He gave the apprentice a small pat on the head. Suddenly, they heard one of the leaders let out a yowl and they brought their attention up to where they were.

"Cats of all Clans! Welcome to the Gathering." Lelouch saw that it was Rowanclaw, who was now Rowanstar. "Mistystar, would you like to go first?" Lelouch saw the gray-blue she-cat and was happy to see that she looked like she was doing well.

"RiverClan has been coping well. The lake's full of fish. Lakeheart also had a new litter of four kits." She bowed her head towards Rowanstar.

"Onestar?" He looked over at the WindClan leader.

"That old furball looks like he hasn't done much hunting." Needlepaw muttered.

"I heard he couldn't even catch a blind hedgehog." Sleekpaw replied. Sparkpaw let out a small snort of laughter, but Lelouch placed his tail in front of her mouth.

"Be more respectful than them. You know better, Sparkpaw." He whispered to his apprentice. The ShadowClan apprentices continued talking, but Lelouch ignored them and listened to Onestar's report. Once the WindClan leader finished talking about the rouges on his territory, Bramblestar now stood up.

"Prey in ThunderClan is plentiful." He began. "We also have two new apprentices. Alderpaw and Sparkpaw have been training under Molewhisker and Cherryfall, but I've also gave them two other mentors as well." He could see cats talking to each other, wondering why Bramblestar did that.

"Is it because they're your kin, Bramblestar?" Mistystar asked, but he shook his head.

"That's not it at all. I'm sure all of you remember Lelouch. He fought with ThunderClan two years ago and returned today." The cats from the other Clans began looking around for the black violet-eyed tom and when they spotted him, they began talking amongst each other about his return. He felt as embarrassed as Alderpaw and Sparkpaw did when their names were being chanted. "Along with him mentoring Sparkpaw, Nightheart is mentoring Alderpaw."

"It's nice of you to let a father be with a daughter he practically abandoned." Rowanstar stated and Lelouch dug his claws into the dirt once he heard his words. It was the ShadowClan leader's tone that sounded almost scolding, like he wanted him to be portrayed as a bad parent. He looked over to where ThunderClan was and could see Nightheart looking at him, worry in her eyes. Both Alderpaw and Sparkpaw could see the anger in his eyes.

"Rowanstar, please. We're not going to start anything at a Gathering." Mistystar told him. "It's kind of you to do that, Bramblestar, especially with what I remember you telling us about Lelouch having to leave. It's great to see you have one of the warriors you cherished back."

"Thank you, Mistystar." Bramblestar replied with a bow. He then sat back down, letting Rowanstar speak. As he was speaking, Sparkpaw poked Lelouch's forepaw and he looked over at her.

"Yeah?"

"Don't listen to Rowanstar. Some ShadowClan cats always want to start something." She said. "You're a great father, Lelouch. Even though you only met Nightheart today, from what I've seen she really loves you, and that's all that matters."

"Right. Thanks, Sparkpaw." He gave her a small lick behind her ear, causing her to blush. They brought their attention back to the ShadowClan leader.

"Stonewing and Wasptail are now warriors." He began. "We also have four new apprentices. Beepaw is Dawnpelt's apprentice, Sleekpaw is Tigerheart's, Juniperpaw is Stonewing's, and Strikepaw is Wasptail's."

"Is ShadowClan already giving new warriors apprentices?" Onestar questioned.

"They're ready once they're warriors. Stay out of ShadowClan's business." Rowanstar retorted.

"Rowanstar has no idea what to do with all of the apprentices in ShadowClan. We have tons." Needlepaw said. As she was talking with the others, Lelouch noticed the leaders get together to talk.

"What are they talking about?" He looked to his left to see Alderpaw looking at him.

"Not sure. Whatever it is, I'm sure it's important." They noticed the leader's break away from each other and Rowanstar stepped forward. "The medicine cats have important news for us. Only us leaders have been spoken to about it." The medicine cats began to make their way to where the leaders were. Jayfeather and Leafpool were up there, along with Mothwing and Willowshine from RiverClan, Littlecloud from ShadowClan, and Kestrelflight from WindClan. They conversed together until Kestrelflight leaped up next to the deputies.

"We've all shared a vision about a prophecy regarding all the Clans." All throughout the Clans cats were meowing in surprise and shock. It had been seasons since they receive a prophecy so they were all a bit wary about the danger they might be on the horizon. They continued talking amongst each other until Jayfeather had enough.

"Can you all shut up and listen!" He yelled, which was more than enough to make them be silent. Once the clamor ended, Kestrelflight continued.

"Firestar spoke to us first."

"Of course he did. Even when he's dead he has his tail wherever." Needlepaw muttered. Lelouch let out a growl at her comment. It was one thing to be rude towards him, but a cat as legendary as Firestar didn't deserve it. However, he resisted his temptation to scold her and continued listening.

"He told us 'Embrace what you find in the shadows, for only they can clear the sky.'"

That's exactly what Spottedleaf told me. I guess I do share the same prophecy that the medicine cats do. Lelouch realized. He looked over at Alderpaw and saw that he was zoning out. "Hey, Alderpaw?"

"Huh? What?" He shook his head and looked over at Lelouch.

"You okay?"

"Oh, y-yeah, I'm good. Just thinking about something, that's all." He responded. All throughout the Gathering cats were theorizing what they had to embrace, making up suggestions on things that they found or believed to be clues leading up to figuring the prophecy out. As they were all talking, Cloudtail spoke up.

"So, does this prophecy apply to every Clan, or was it meant for Jayfeather only?"

"Firestar said a great change is coming for all the Clans before he told us the prophecy, so yes, this is regarding every Clan." Jayfeather answered.

"I bet we'll find the answer and save the Clans! This is so exciting!" Sparkpaw said with joy.

"We'll have to train a bit more first before you go on an answer hunt." Lelouch told her with a small laugh. She might be right though. I also received the prophecy so maybe it's ThunderClan duty to be a main factor in finding what to embrace in the shadows. He thought. "Okay, we should be getting back to the others now. Ready to go, Alderpaw?" Lelouch saw that the other ThunderClan apprentice was looking towards the Great Oak. He looked over and saw that Leafpool was staring directly at him. "Is there something going on between you and Leafpool?"

"No…she just…was staring at me. I don't know why though." He responded.

"I see. I was just saying that we should get back to ThunderClan. I'm not sure if you heard me."

"Oh, sorry about that, Lelouch." The warrior shook his head.

"Don't be, it's okay. Let's go you two. Say bye to your friends." Alderpaw and Sparkpaw said their goodbyes before following Lelouch back to the other ThunderClan cats. "Did you both enjoy your first Gathering?"

"I think it'd be better if we were with our Clan…or at least anyone other than ShadowClan." Alderpaw stated. Lelouch didn't say anything, but he agreed with Alderpaw. They were disrespectful during the whole Gathering and he didn't want any ThunderClan cat acting like they did.

"Is this your first Gathering, Lelouch?" Sparkpaw wondered.

"It's my second, but it feels like it's my first again. It's been a while." He said. "You two behaved well, so maybe I should share a secret with you."

"A secret? Really?" Sparkpaw's eyes glowed.

"Well…maybe that's exaggerating it because the rest of the clan is going to know soon, but I guess you both will be the first to hear it. Does that sound good?" They both nodded. "Well…I'm back in ThunderClan because I was also given the same prophecy Jayfeather, Leafpool, and the other medicine cats heard."

"What!? That's amazing! I can't believe you're my mentor!" Sparkpaw stated with excitement. "That means I'm going to help find the thing in the shadows then, right?"

"Possibly, which is why I was telling you that you'll need more training, and also, do you mind trying to be on your best behavior for Cherryfall? She has a feeling that you don't like her."

"Oh…I didn't know I made her feel that way." She said, a hint of sorrow in her voice. "I'll try, for you, Lelouch…and Cherryfall."

"Good. Alderpaw, don't think you're not part of helping for this prophecy too."

"But…I'm not your apprentice."

"Yeah, but you're Nightheart's apprentice and since we work together, you're sort of my apprentice in a way too." He told him, and Alderpaw smiled. "You both are going to be amazing warriors, I know it."

"Thanks, Lelouch. Alderpaw and I couldn't ask for a better warrior to know." Sparkpaw said. "Don't…tell the other warriors I said that, okay?"

"Your secret's safe with me, Sparkpaw." They approached the ThunderClan group and as they did, Lelouch noticed Squirrelflight and Bramblestar walking over to him.

"Hi Lelouch. These two weren't any trouble, were they?" Squirrelflight asked, and he shook his head.

"They were fine. Just a few misbehaved ShadowClan apprentices were around them." He said.

"Speaking of ShadowClan. Lelouch, I'm sorry that you had to hear what Rowanstar had to say about you and Nightheart. You didn't deserve that." Bramblestar apologized.

"It's not your fault. I had to come up sometime."

"Still, I didn't expect him to say that either. The nerve of him." Squirrelflight added.

"You and me both. I need to thank Mistystar for what she said someday." Lelouch told them. "Bramblestar, I forgot to tell you that I received the same prophecy that Jayfeather did."

"Jayfeather was telling me that he assumed that was the case when you told him you received a prophecy. We never did talk yet, so why don't we do that once we get back to camp?" Lelouch nodded. "Great. I think Nightheart's looking for you over there." The leader said with a small laugh. The black tom looked back and saw his daughter looking around, causing him to smile.

"I better go then." Lelouch left the family and made his way over to where Nightheart was. Once she saw him, she smiled.

"Father! There you are. Mother and I were looking for you." She told him. "Mother, he's over here!" She called out to Ivypool, who headed over to join the two.

"How were Sparkpaw and Alderpaw?" His mate asked.

"Good. I had to scold Sparkpaw a bit, but other than that, only a bunch of annoying ShadowClan apprentices." And a hypocritical leader. All it takes is power to change someone.

"Right. Lelouch, please don't feel like you abandoned Nightheart. Everyone in ThunderClan knows that wasn't the case." Ivypool assured him. "If anything this is my fault. I should've told you the truth that day." He shook his head.

"Don't blame yourself, Ivypool. I don't regret anything that we've done. Just look at what we gained from it." He gave Nightheart a lick on her forehead.

"You both shouldn't blame yourselves. The only thing that matters is how ThunderClan sees you both and they adore you both very much." Nightheart told them. "Besides, I know you didn't abandon me, father."

"Thanks, Nightheart." His daughter pressed her head onto his coat and let out a soft purr.

"Nothing will ever cause me to hate you, father, remember that." Ivypool smiled, her heart melting with how quickly her mate and daughter bonded on their first day of meeting each other.

"Okay you lovey-dovey family, let's get going!" They heard Cloudtail call them and they saw that the others were just about to cross the tree bridge and head back to ThunderClan.

"We should get going. I'm a bit tired." Nightheart said, trying her best to suppress a yawn. Her parents took the lead and she followed behind, joining the others as they made their way back to camp.

Once the ThunderClan cats who went to the Gathering returned home, most of them went into the warriors' den to sleep, while some of the others wanted to go out and hunt before they went to bed. Lelouch saw Nightheart and Ivypool walk over to the warriors' den before he made his way up to Bramblestar's den. When he got there, he saw Bramblestar lying down in his nest. Lelouch walked in and sat down in front of the ThunderClan leader.

"So Lelouch, the prophecy you received was the same exact one that the medicine cats talked about?"

"Yeah. I guess that means that I might have to work with Jayfeather and Leafpool to help figure out what this thing in the shadows is." The leader nodded his head and then let out a small breath.

"Thank StarClan you returned, Lelouch. I'm sure you'll help save the Clans again." He began. "All of ThunderClan really missed you. It was great seeing how they all reacted seeing you again, especially Nightheart."

"Yeah. It still feels like the home that I left so long ago…but it's also sad to realize that some of the cats I saw before aren't around anymore." Lelouch stated. "Regardless, I'm glad this prophecy brought me back to the forest. With Nightheart here…I don't think I'll be leaving ThunderClan anytime soon. Bramblestar, I think that I'm going to stay in ThunderClan for the rest of my life." Lelouch saw the look of surprise in the leader's eyes and he smiled.

"Lelouch, you don't know how much that means to me and the rest of ThunderClan for that matter. We all appreciate everything that you do and we'd be more than happy to have you around for as long as we can. Even if you do have to leave again, there's always going to be a home for you in ThunderClan, remember that."

"Thanks Bramblestar. I'll do my best to solve this prophecy."

"I know you will, Lelouch." He told him. "You should get to sleep now, unless you want Sparkpaw waking you up."

"That, I could believe happening." He let out a small laugh. "Goodnight, Bramblestar."

"Goodnight." Lelouch walked down to the warriors' den and saw where Nightheart and Ivypool were sleeping.

"Hi, father." Nightheart greeted him as he slowly stepped over a few resting cats to get over to the two she-cats. "What did you and Bramblestar talk about?"

"Just about the prophecy that the medicine cats received." He answered. "Nightheart, I need to tell you something." Lelouch brought his face closer to her ear and whispered. As he did, Nightheart's eyes widened and a huge smile appeared on her face.

"Really?" Lelouch nodded and Nightheart cheered, causing some of the cats inside of the den to groan.

"Lelouch…can you control…your daughter?" Thornclaw asked, still dazed by his slumber.

"Oh, sorry Thornclaw." The black she-cat apologized.

"What did he tell you?" Ivypool wondered.

"Mother, father says that he doesn't plan on leaving ThunderClan!" She exclaimed, again forgetting about the cats around her trying to sleep.

"That's…awesome Nightheart, but…we're trying to sleep." Fernsong told her.

"Sorry, sorry." She apologized with a whisper.

"Lelouch, are you really planning on staying here?" Ivypool asked.

"Yeah. I have a family here now. I can't leave them again." He told her, and he could see her eyes begin to glisten with tears.

"Maybe you should tell the rest of the Clan tomorrow morning, you know, so we can all cheer for you." Lionblaze whispered over to him.

"He's right, you know." Dovewing chimed in. "I'm sure we're all excited to have you here, though."

"Thanks. You're right though, Lionblaze. I don't know why I didn't expect Nightheart to react that way." He said with a laugh.

"Hey!" His daughter pouted. "Actually um…father?"

"Yes?"

"Do you mind if I…sleep next to you tonight?" She asked, embarrassed by her request.

"Of course not." Nightheart shifted so that Lelouch was now next to Ivypool and she was next to Lelouch. He got into a comfortable position on the floor and he suddenly felt Nightheart rest her head on him. She curled up and moved as close as she could towards her father.

"Is this…okay, father?"

"It's perfect, Nightheart." She pressed her head deeper into her father's coat and let out a purr.

"I'm so happy that you came into my life today, father. I love you."

"I love you too, Nightheart." He gave her a small kiss on her forehead, causing her to blush. "Sweet dreams."

"Goodnight, father." Her violet eyes slowly closed and once Lelouch placed his head on his forepaws, his did the same. I didn't know what I'd come back to if I ever returned to ThunderClan. I have another prophecy to fulfill and a new family too. This is it…I've finally found a place I can call home.

Well that's it for the Prologue. I hope that you all enjoyed it. At first I was going to make this it's own Turn in the series, but I decided not to because I wanted to add a few familiar faces for the adventure in the long run, but at the same time, I wanted Lelouch to meet Nightheart, so I thought of making a prologue where he became reacquainted with ThunderClan. I hope that you enjoyed this and I hope you enjoy Turn 1 when it's published. ~Geasswolf Out.