Chapter 2
"The forest?" Tumble gasped. Frizz pranced around in circles, clearly exited about a part of her family she didn't know about.
"Does he eat bones?" She meowed, "Does he live by himself? How does he get food? Does he-"
"Be quiet Frizz." Princess scolded. Frizz calmed down and listened to Princess's story.
"Your uncle," she began, "always knew he wasn't suited to the life of a kittypet."
"Kittypet?" Tumble asked, confused.
"Housecats." Princess explained. "Cats who live in houses, like us." Tumble nodded.
"One day, he went out into the woods, where he met his first wild cat, Graystripe. They asked him to join their clan."
"Clan?" Frizz asked.
"Oh yes, there are four clans in the forest, ThunderClan, RiverClan, ShadowClan, and WindClan."
"Sounds organized." Tumble remarked. Princess nodded.
"Your uncle went to join ThunderClan, where he became Clan leader."
"Wow…" Tumble breathed. "Is that why he's got 'star' at the end of his name?"
Princess looked impressed. "Yes, he has 'star' at the end of his name because he received 9 lives from StarClan."
"NINE lives?!" Frizz exclaimed.
Princess nodded. "They are granted these lives so they know that they can lead their clan till the end."
"So," Tumble interrupted, "Does that mean I am destined to join the clan?"
Princess shrugged. "Who am I to know? Maybe you should go into the forest and find him."
Tumble nodded, but inside he thought, not till the last leaf falls from the tree.
Princess smiled. "Do you remember Cloud?"
Tumble shook his head. All he remembered of him is that one moment a warm wriggling mass was there, the next moment gone, the cold air freezing his kit-soft fluff.
"Well, look for him as well as Firestar. I gave him to Firestar to look after."
I nodded, a heavy weight growing inside of me.
Do I really want to do this?