Sorry about the late update, but i've been fairly busy. On the bright side, i have some of the next chapter done already, so i should be able to upload another chapter soon if i get alot of reviews! :) btw…for those who are reading this, I will soon change the name of this story to Rising Eclipse and will change my username to Thunderspirit…just to let you know…:D

I awoke to a prodding paw. "Sunpaw," an irritated voice called "wake up! You've been sleeping forever!"
I rolled over, still sleepy as the voice; I found to be Moon's kept telling me to get up, while his paw kept on poking.

Finally I opened one eye to see Moon, who was still poking and prodding me.

I saw the entrance of my hay den, and knew it was a long-ish drop to another big pile of hay on the barn floor, so I rolled, taking Moon's paws out from under him and felling him to the hay pile below.

I heard an irritated hiss as Moon landed, now covered in hay, as stretched and got up, shaking the hay from my pelt and padded over to the edge of the hay stack I was on.

I looked down to see an irritated hay-covered Moon. I leapt gracefully down to where Moon was and grinned at him.

Moon hissed and playfully tackled me.

We stopped and heard two voices, one Barley's and one Ravenpaw's, "If those young cats decide to go find the clans, we should go with them, they don't know the way, and I want to see how the clans are fairing." Meowed Ravenpaw.

"I agree," Barley's husky meow sounded "But I am to old to be much use to a clan."
"That doesn't matter, Barley, you could just join the elder's, if we get accepted back into ThunderClan" came the younger meow of the two. "You could tell kits and apprentices stories about life outside the Clan. You would like clan life."

"Still," Barley meowed, uncertainly "I haven't lived with a large amount of cats for many years…" He trailed off.

We decided to leave it at that, eavesdroppers never heard anything good.

My stomach growled, and Moon looked at me with tease sparkling in his gaze. "Maybe we should hunt," Moon joked.

"Ya, I like that idea, I'm starving!" I meowed, and started scenting the air, "mouse, mouse, mouse…" I chanted in my head.

Then the sweet scent hit me and I instinctively dropped into the hunting crouch.

I pounced as soon as I saw it, before it saw me and killed the fat gray mouse with a quick clean bite.

The flavor swept through my mouth and I sat down to eat it.

Once done with the mouse, I stood. I didn't know what to do now.

I looked outside.

The bright warm sunlight filtered through the crack in the barn door and a soft breeze rippled through my fur.

I decided to go outside.

I wandered amongst the trees, exploring.

Would Barley and Ravenpaw come with us to the clans?

Even if we did get to the clans, would we be accepted?

How long will it take us to get to the clans?

What is the lake like? Questions swirled in my head, then I heard a low growl.

Uh oh.

I spun and a few feet away there stood a huge dog!

Immediately bolting off into the undergrowth I could hear the dog clumsily crashing through behind me.

Fear pulsed through me.

The trees rushed by as I ran, I needed to find a tree to climb before the dog gets me, I though in a panic. Then I spotted it, a large tree with low enough branches for me the leap onto, but branches high enough so the dog couldn't get me.

I was closing in fast and then I leapt.

I miss timed the jump!

I thought with fear, only my front paw got a hold, and I fell.

I heard the dog's warm breath on my neck and cowerd, squeezing my eyes shut.

Then surprise raced through me, I heard two familiar yowls and then "Leave her alone!" Barley!

Ravenpaw!

I felt teeth on my scruff and let myself be dragged to safety.

Ravenpaw had pulled me behind a bush while Barley was distracting and confusing the dog.

Weaving back and forth, the dog could not decide which way to go.

Ravenpaw left me and leapt towards the dog's neck, trying to sink his teeth into the thick mass of fur.

I heard a strong whistle pierce the air and Ravenpaw jumped down from the dog's back. Hearing the whistle, the dog paused, cocking its head, then reluctantly turning and clumsily loping away.

"Thank you" I meowed as I emerged from the bushes "You two saved my life."

"Let's go back to the barn now, incase the dog comes back" meowed Barley, the light of battle still blazing in his eyes.

"Where were you?" Moon meowed, startled at our appearance as we wearily walked through the gap in the barn door.

"I was just wandering around" Barley piped in "and she wandered straight into a huge dog."

I felt my ears grow hot with embarrassment as Barley mentioned my stunt.

"Now all we need is rest," I panted, my heart still beating quickly from my encounter.

"Yes, rest," Barley meowed, the setting sun shining on his black and white fur, making his shadow stretch across the barn floor.

He padded to his nest in the hay and lay down.

Ravenpaw, Moon, and I did the same.

I could hardly keep my eyes open and I drearily padded to my hay nest.

As soon as I lay down, exaushtion flooded over me and I slept.

So, how did you like it? I know it isn't a very long chapter, but i wanted to try and get this chapter up...R&R! :)