I do not own warriors…if I did do you really think I'd be writing fanfiction?

The strange cats hissed at Star as she stood between the kits and their menacing growls.

"What business do you have on windclan's territory!" The grey one growled. "Who are you?"

Star stood up proud and fearless "I am Star these are my kits…we are looking for a safe place to live among other cats"

"Windclan does not take in rogues" He spat.

"Crowfeather be reasonable" Another cat walked up to him "she's just passing through…lets just send them to the thunderclan…you know how Firestar absolutely loves cats that aren't of clan blood!" She purred.

Star took the slight calm in the atmosphere as an opportunity "I shall only be passing through, no prey will die at my paws in your territory. Where is the clan you speak of?"

"Thunderclan is that way wait at the border for their patrol and hopefully they will take you in or rip you to shreds, either way stay off our territory from now on"

"Yes Crowfeather may I ask what feat allows you to have a noble name such as yours?"

Crowfeather sneered "I am a warrior and warriors must earn they names!"

"One more question" Star was really enjoying the hatred that seemed to be emitting from Crowfeather's coat.

"What?"

"Are all warriors mousebrained, self loving irritated idiotic gits?"

Crowfeather's hatred started to ebb to admiration but his voice stayed harsh.

"You dare to insult two warriors-"

"Yes I do."

Crowfeather threw himself at her suddenly. She saw it coming and unsheathed her claws. With one smooth motion she pinned him to the ground.

"I am not to be trifled with…with one look in your eyes I know that your heart has been broken twice I know that you are blind to mere opportunity and you are always walking in a veil of darkness. Your past shall cloud your future and death of horrid means shall be your fate if you continue to be lost and bitter and blind in your past!" She whispered "And If She whispered "And If you do as I advise you will be rewarded beyond your wildest dreams."

Star let go of Crowfeather. "Now I shall be on my way"

Star flicked her tail for the kits to follow. Lily bounced ahead, amusement flickering from her pelt.

"Where are we going now star?"

"We are going to where the windclan border ends, hopefully this thunderclan will react a slight bit more warmly."

Owl suddenly came up beside her trying hard to keep pace "Are you trying to get rid of us just trying to drop us off in some group of cats and go on your way?"

Alex was surprised at the intensity of Owl's gaze.

"No wherever we settle down I'll stay with you or at least try to." Star purred.

Lily suddenly purred "I think you liked that Crow whatever his name is."

"And what makes his name is."

"And what makes you think that?"

"I dunno" She purred and flounced ahead.

They got to the border when the sun started to lower. They sat there and eventually the kits fell asleep beneath her, her tail wrapped around her paws.

She gazed ahead, ignoring the hunger that tried to grip her common sense. If windclan didn't want her hunting on their lands then thunderclan probably wouldn't tolerate it either. Suddenly she saw the silhouette of three cats coming in the distance.

"Hello?" She called out. Even from the distance she could tell that they did not smell like windclan but had a little similarity to it.
"Who are you?" A golden cat about her age stepped forward.

"Are you of thunderclan"

"We are asking the--" his hostile retort was interrupted by a black she cat.

"Lionblaze be polite—yes we are why do you ask."

Lionblaze was still bristling but Star ignored it. The third cat was an orange tabby much larger and old enough to be their father.

"I am Star and these are my kits" Star told the cats, we are looking for a place to live among other cats—we heard of the thunderclan and are wondering if you could take us in, it probably will be temporary."

"I am Brambleclaw and this is Hollyleaf and Lionblaze, we will take you to our camp, I make no promises it will be up to Firestar whether or not you will be able to stay.

"That is enough for me—Wake up Lily, Owl Rain Gray Ice wake up!" She gently nudged the kits awake.

"what huh?" Owl stumbled up first followed by the rest.

"what lovely kits!" Hollyleaf exclaimed.

"Keep up" Lionblaze hissed.

The clan cats stalked ahead confidently. The kits bounced around them and Star walked behind, a slight bit uncomfortable with the confusion and irritation she somehow knew the other cats were feeling.

"I'm hungry Grey whined"

"May I—" Star started.

"Yes you may hunt for your kits" Brambleclaw interrupted.

"thank you"

Star paused and felt a mouse hole behind a bush—actually quite a few sleeping mice five in all. They were so sound asleep that Star knew she could scoop them out and kill them with little effort. She walked lightly over to the bush and did exactly so.

"How did you know they were there?" Hollyleaf asked when Star brought back the five plump mice.

Star put down her package and allowed the kits to take two. "I felt their vibration in the ground. If you tune yourself into the ground or the air even the blindest of cats can find their way and kill a mouse or know where something was."

That seemed to make something click with Hollyleaf but she didn't say anything.

"Would you like any she asked them pushing the remaining two mice towards the clan cats."

"No but you could take it back to the clan—that might make a slightly good impression" Brambleclaw told her.

Star gathered up the remains and walked on. They finally got to the camp where she dropped the mice off at the fresh kill pile. Then Brambleclaw told them to wait while he walked inside. Minutes later they were taken to a den very high off the ground. them.

A ginger tom stood before her.

"I'm Star she said proudly."

"Hello Star I'm Firestar and I shall allow you and your kits to stay in the thunderclan"