Sorry guys, I haven't really had a lot of time to work on the chapter and that's why it's so short. I will try harder for the next one, though! :)

Chapter 5

I still can't believe I'm going to my first Gathering; I'm so excited, Silkpaw thought, imagining what it might be like.

"Silkpaw and Maplepaw - come here, please," Stormstar meowed loud enough for Silkpaw and Maplepaw to hear. They rushed over, wondering what he was going to say.

"I know this is the first Gathering for both of you, but you need to behave. There is a truce under the will of StarClan for the Clans to not fight. Understand?" he mewed, and as a signal we nodded our heads. Stormstar walked off and told Moonfur to set up the sunhigh patrol.

"Cloudstripe will take Flametail, Snowpaw, Nightstripe, and Stonepaw on sunhigh patrol," she yowled. Cloudstripe nodded in agreement as the other cats started to crowd around and then disappear into the trees. Silkpaw shook off all the dirt that was on her fur.

"I'm going to get some prey, do you want any?" Silkpaw asked. Maplepaw shook her head. She must be eating later, Silkpaw thought.

As she was going to pick up a vole in the pile, she heard some whispering.

"I don't really trust that new kit, Maplepaw. She seems like she doesn't belong – oh, hi, Stormstar!" the cat mewed.

Hmm . . . that's weird. I thought my Clan trusted her, Silkpaw thought.

Silkpaw and her Clanmates ran until they saw Fourtrees.

"Wow," Maplepaw whispered to Silkpaw. She's right, Silkpaw thought. Wow. When they came into the clearing all Silkpaw could see were cats.

"Only RiverClan and WindClan are here. Where is ShadowClan?" Silkpaw mewed.

"They must be late," Moonfur meowed. There was a yowl. ShadowClan was here.

"It's about time," one cat whispered to the other sitting next to him. Silkpaw wanted to meet him, and as she weaved her way through the maze of cats she finally reached him.

"Hi, I'm Silkpaw," she whispered.

"I'm Branchpaw of RiverClan," he mewed.

"Shhh . . . it's going to start," a cat mewed.

"Let all cats gather beneath StarClan," a light ginger she-cat exclaimed.

"That is Duskstar, leader of ShadowClan," Branchpaw whispered. Silkpaw nodded. There were other two cats up there she did not recognize. There was a dark gray tom with dark blue eyes and a blue-ish-gray colored tom.

"Prey has been good this early greenleaf and we also have two new warriors: Frostcloud and Amberpelt," Duskstar meowed when the Clans started yowling their names.

"Frostcloud! Amberpelt!" they meowed. Duskstar flicked her tail to the dark gray tom. That cat came up.

"That is Shadestar, my leader," Branchpaw mewed.

"Our river has been wealthy with fish and we have two new apprentices and warriors. The apprentices are Branchpaw and Leafpaw. The warriors: Rockpelt and Silvershade," Shadestar meowed and beckoned the blue-gray tom forward.

"That is Skystar," Branchpaw mewed.

"Our prey has been wealthy and nothing important has really happened." Skystar backed off and Stormstar came up.

"Who is that?" Branchpaw asked.

"Stormstar, my leader," Silkpaw mewed, gazing up at her leader.

"Prey is good. But on a patrol my cats say they saw RiverClan hunting on our territory." Stormstar kept calm as yowls of protests rose up in the cool air. "We also have a new apprentice, Maplepaw," Stormstar yowled to keep the chatter quiet. "That is all."

Everyone began filing out with his or her separate Clan.

Silkpaw was trying to fall asleep, but she couldn't. She took a deep breath and nudged Maplepaw.

"Wake up, Maplepaw!"

"What?" the she-cat mewed drowsily.

"Follow me," Silkpaw mewed. Maplepaw got up, stretched, and followed.

"Where are we going?" she mewed. Silkpaw didn't answer, and after a while stopped and sat down.

"Come," she meowed, flicking her tail to the spot next to her. Then Silkpaw looked up at the stars. Maplepaw followed her gaze.

"What do you see?" Silkpaw mewed.

"I see . . . cats. Lots of them, too," Maplepaw mewed. Silkpaw's gazed shifted and she looked directly into Maplepaw's eyes.

"Do you want to be friends?" Silkpaw mewed. Maplepaw nodded in excitement, her eyes glowing.

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