Happy-chan: Hello everyone! I'm back! Not much to say

'cause NO ONE REVIEWED YET! But I love my story idea

(IDK do you?) so I kept writing. So here's the story!

I don't own Shugo Chara or Warriors. But I do have one

OC in here. Won't happen often!

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If you don't know about Warriors please read! If you do, you can skip this!

Clans

So the Warriors world has four Clans (groups) of cats: ThunderClan, WindClan, ShadowClan, and RiverClan.

ThunderClan: lives in the forest, hunts mice and voles etc. Climbs trees best

ShadowClan: lives in pine forest, hunts frogs and mice etc. Likes marshy areas kinda darker than others

WindClan: lives in open moor, hunts mainly rabbits. Runs fast, very lean

RiverClan: lives by the river, fishes and hunts. Always well-fed. Only Clan that can swim and doesn't fear water

Each clan lives by the Warrior Code (explained later).

Naming

Cats are usually named by their stage in life. Well, let me explain.

When a kit is born, the mother names it something-kit. Ex. Firekit

Then, when it becomes an apprentice, it adds something-paw. Ex. Firepaw

When it becomes a Warrior/Medicine cat, the leader/medicine cat will chose the ending; something-something. Ex. Fireheart

If the cat becomes leader, the cat adds something-star to the end. Ex. Firestar

Language

The language is really the same, but there are some names given to certain things.

Key: Our word = warrior word

Summer = Greenleaf

Fall/Autumn = Leaf-fall

Winter = Leafbare

Spring = Newleaf

Month = moon

Carrion = crow-food

Human = Twoleg

Neighborhood = Twoleg-place

Car = monster

Noon = sunhigh

Hopefully that made some things clearer! If not, that OK! ^^ Just learn as you read!

Thanks for reading!

On with the story!

Beyond the Borders

Chapter 2- Choices

Amu's POV

My mind was whirling. The big forest cats were gone as quick as they came. I was starting to wonder if I even saw them. I sniffed the air. Their scent was still fresh. I shook my head. The leader of the forest cats had asked me if I wanted to join. This was too much to take in. Clumsily, I leaped up onto the fence and into my yard.

A familiar sense of security engulfed me as I stepped into the yard. I felt a new level of calm. Midori had left the door open. Thankfully, I slunk in and curled up into my plushy, soft bed. I laid my head on my petite paws and closed my eyes. I thought about what happened. My little adventure had turned into an amazing opportunity.

The leader had explained so many complicated things. The way he explained things made the world seem so much bigger. I suddenly felt very small. There was a whole new world out there beyond the forest. There were elders and kits and so many other cats. I thought of the other cat the leader had brought with him. That cat had a thick pelt and was white. He looked very strong. It seemed as though he could slice through me in an instant. I wondered if all the cats in the forest were like them. They were confident, and had so many skills!

As I thought about my new-found information, I heard my stomach grumble. I paddled over to my food bowl and lapped up the remaining pellets. Compared to the fresh mouse-scent, my food seemed bland and chalky. I imagined a life in the forest. What would mouse taste like? Did they eat any other things? It must be wonderful to have so much room to run and explore in! Hunting would be fun as well! I saw how easily the big orange leader had killed the mouse I had failed to catch. I wish I could hunt like that. I thought.

I thought about my housefolk. I felt of pang of loneliness. Midori had always been so kind to me. She was there supporting me when I was separated from my mother. How would she feel if I just left? I would miss the comforting stokes of her furless paws. I would miss being curled up by the fire. I would also miss her mate, Tsumugu who was always worried about me finding a mate, but I was way too young for that. He would run around, hugging me. I thought it was strange. My housefolk were family to me. Although they weren't cats, they were dear to me.

I sighed. Maybe I could at least see them if I joined the forest cats. As I looked out the window, I saw that the sky was slowly turning dark. I could see the last of the fiery red rays the sun cast as it set lower and lower in the sky. I curled up in my bed, knowing that this would be the very last time I would sleep in it.

I woke up as the sun was just coming up. I went outside to enjoy the view. I felt its warm rays heat up my fur. I had made up my mind. I would enjoy my last day of being a kittypet to the fullest.

As the sun climbed its way into the sky, I stretched out my legs by taking a familiar tour around the neighborhood. I caught a familiar cat-scent.

"Hey! Oreo!" I called. Oreo had been my best friend since I was born. Our mothers were friends and we were kitted at the same time. We saw each other almost every day. A black and white faced kitten poked its head out of its house.

"Oh it's you, Amu." he replied, jumping lightly down to meet me. I took a deep breath. Joining the forest cats meant that I had to give up some of my best friends in the Twoleg Place (neighborhood).

I took a deep breath. "I'm going to join the forest cats!" I announced in a shaky voice. I saw Oreo's eyes widen in shock. He said nothing for a while just a surprised, almost wild, dazed look.

"B-but I heard that those cats are dangerous! That they'll rip you up into shreds! D-Don't leave!" he stammered. My heart hurt. But I knew I belonged in the forest.

"I don't want to leave you, Oreo. But I've got to go." I whispered.

"By who?! Who said you had to leave!" he cried indignantly, trying to make me stay. But nothing could way me from my decision now.

"Sorry, Oreo," I said sadly, "I'll leave at sunhigh (noon)." Oreo calmed down, but a look of sorrow and despair remained on his face.

"Will you at least spent your last moments with me?" he asked tentatively. (No she's not going to die… Maybe. BWA HA HA HA HAAAA! ^^)

"Of course." I said nuzzling in his muzzle. I breathed in his sweet, rich cat-scent. The rest of the day was perfect. We spent some time chasing birds. It was so funny to see their reactions. If we scared them, they would chirp loudly and fly away. We went over to my yard and had a mock battle. We tumbled and growled our soft, kitten-like growls. He softly nipped my ear and I squeaked. I hadn't had so much fun in ages! After our tumble, we ate. Once we were full, we went on my porch and shared tongues.

"And remember that time when you ate that butterfly?" I giggled.

He screwed his face up, "How could I forget?" he muttered. I laughed. Being with Oreo for the day brought back memories when we were only a few moons old. I remembered that I first met him when I stepped on a thorn, and he was the one that helped pry it out. I was lost in my memories and didn't talk much. We both looked back at our happy pasts.

Oreo suddenly looked at me with absolute sincerity in his eyes. His green eyes were full of longing.

"I need to ask you something."

I looked up hesitantly. "Yeah what?"

He closed his eyes and took a deep breath. "W-what if… You didn't go to the forest…" he paused. His eyes flew open and gazed at me. "And just stayed with me?"

I gasped. I looked down, sure that my cheeks were on fire. This wasn't what I had been expecting. I couldn't talk.

"I-I'm sorry." I stammered.

His gaze fell but returned with a determined look.

"I see. But I guess I'm happy when you're happy. So until we meet again… This is Goodbye." Oreo sprang from his spot into his yard. He didn't even look back. I stared at the empty spot where he was just sitting. I sighed and paddled to my fence.

This was the object separating my life, and my future. It was the boundary. All I had to do was cross it. I took a deep breath, and leaped over the fence. I was in the clearing where I had first met the forest cats. I sat down. My heart was beating fast. I could feel the pounding in my chest. I checked the air. The same cat-scents were in the air. However, these were a bit stale. I guess that means these were older, from yesterday. I breeze blew and a fresh wave of scent blew towards me. Scenting it, I leaped up and warily looked around.

"Good job on scenting us before we came." I heard a familiar voice compliment me. Looking through the dense undergrowth, I saw the same cats as yesterday. They calmly paddled up to me.

"I see you have made your decision." the orange leader stated. I nodded.

"Let me warn you that the life as a warrior is hard, and there is no going back." he continued. I nodded again. "Let's go."

The cats turned tail and walked off at a fast pace. We went under trees and through bushes. I tried to take everything in.

"Oh. By the way, I'm Firestar, leader of ThunderClan." the orange tom stated. I nodded, concentrating on keeping pace with the larger cats.

"I'm Whitestorm." the white cat stated tersely. I nodded again. Walking through all this was tiring. My legs were beginning to burn but I was determined to not show fatigue.

"I'm Amu." I said. They nodded. We came upon a big pile of boulders.

Expertly, the forest cats leaped up from boulder to boulder. It didn't look too hard. It seemed similar to leaping from fence to fence. I took a deep breath and followed after. I landed wrong on one of the boulders, but I scrabbled up to safety. Once we reached the top, the two cats stopped.

The sight took my breath away. There were cats milling around everywhere! I've never seen so many cats before! There were cats eating, sleeping, play fighting, training… So many of them!

"Welcome to ThunderClan, Amu."

The bluish cat woke up to be surrounded by unknown scents and faces.

"Do you think he's OK?"

"I hope so!"

"Why did we have to rescue him?"

"Shh! He's waking up!"

The blue cat got up warily and looked around. This was so unfamiliar. At the same time, there was a hint of familiarity in this place.

"What's your name?" a gruff voice asked. The blue cat looked up. There was a big white tom standing in front of him; he had a solid black paw.

"I-Ikuto."

"Well, Ikuto. Welcome to ShadowClan."

Happy-chan: Yay! Another chapter done!

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