Disclaimer: *standing in a forest * I own warriors and no one will stop me! MUAHHAHA! *All the Erins slink out from the shadows in cat form * What was that? *freezes * ummm….nothing? *They growl * we heard you say you own Warriors… * I go and hide up a tree in cat form* no I didn't? *Erins menacingly walk forward * Oh yes you did…we heard you *my eyes widen in fear as the Erins advance on me * okay okay!!! I lied!!! I don't own warriors!

Told you I would give you a preview chapter! Or at least I did on my profile…this did turn out to be a long preview chapter, but I will upload the rest once I get enough reviews.

Happy reading!
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~Chapter 10~

Sunpaw sat watching the sunrise the next morning. The mountains loomed a long ways away, but they were still intimidating.

"Will we have to cross over those to get to the Clans?" unaware she had spoken aloud, Sunpaw was surprised to get an answer.

"Yes we will, the twoleg place is too dangerous for us," Ravenpaw came up and sat down next to Sunpaw, wrapping his black, white-tipped tail around his paws.

Looking at the mountains in the distance, Sunpaw meowed, "When should we leave?"

"Soon, its now warm enough that there hopefully is not much snow left in the mountains," Ravenpaw replied. "It's going to be a long journey, but hopefully the tribe cats, that I was told, live up there, will help us cross."

Sunpaw was eager to get going and meowed, "How soon?"

"Talk to Moon, ask him where he wants to leave," meowed Ravenpaw, standing up. He shook he stalks of grass off his pelt like raindrops. Ravenpaw padded off back into the barn, tail waving behind him.

For a moment longer Sunpaw sat, the Sunrise was over and she felt like hunting so she got to her paws and trotted off into the trees.

The cool morning breeze swept through the open barn window ruffling Moon's fur. He was thinking, thinking about the Clans. When would we leave to start the journey? How long will it take?

Moon glanced down to the entrance of the barn and saw the black lithe figure of Ravenpaw trotting in. He turned towards where Barley was still sleeping.

He rested his head on his paws and sighed. They should probably leave soon, hoping there wasn't a lot of snow and ice left on the mountaintop. Moon jumped down from the straw bales and padded out into the trees for some hunting.

Almost as soon as he was encased underneath the trees he smelled it.

Mouse.

Moon dropped into a stealthy crouch and silently crept forward, placing his paws almost soundlessly on the forest floor. A tail length away he stopped. The mouse still was completely unaware of his presence. Light on his paws and purring quietly in satisfaction, Moon pounced.

Suddenly an orange and white shape simultaneously leapt as well.

They collided and the mouse, frightened by the two cats scurried into its burrow. Without looking up to see who had ruined his catch, Moon growled, "Hey, that was my mouse! Go find your own."

His back was still turned away from the orange menace, the wind blowing his scent towards her.

A familiar voice spoke, "Sorry, I didn't know you were stalking it. I'll leave. It was your mouse."

Turning around, Moon was surprised to see an unhappy looking Sunpaw crouching on the grass.

He immediately felt guilty, "Sorry Sunpaw," he meowed in embarrassment, "I didn't realize it was you."

An awkward silence followed, both unsure of what to say next.

"When are we going to leave to go find the Clans? Will we travel over the mountains?" Moon meowed, breaking the silence with a flooding of questions.

"Ravenpaw says we will have to travel over the mountains because the only other way to the lake means going through the twoleg place and that is too dangerous"...
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to be continued…..when you review I'll tell you the reason I did a preview chapter….