Sorry it took so long T.T But here's chapter 7. And also sorry it's so short AND a cliff-hanger. I'll make them longer and better in the future.

Chapter 7 – Twolegs

Lionpaw glanced over his shoulder to make sure the pale gray she-cat he's started to like was still behind him. She was, glancing off to the east with her ears pricked. He padded back to her and asked quietly, "Hear prey?"

With a quick nod, Leafpaw darted through the bushes. The calico tom waited as he heard a sharp squeak that was cut off. The apprentice came back with a mouse dangling from her jaws that she deposited by a tree and scratched dirt over. Her tail flicked with satisfaction and mewed, "Gets easier and easier each time."

Together the two apprentices padded farther into the forest staying alert for any other prey. They had already caught three mice, as many thrushes, and with a struck of luck a rabbit that was caught by Leafpaw. Between them they had caught seven pieces of prey for the fresh-kill pile and it was only beginning to reach sunhigh. Padding together, both cats slipped through a bush and froze.

"Twolegs," gasped Leafpaw quietly. Lionpaw gazed noticing a shiny object in the huge paws of the adult Twoleg and mewed, "Do you see the shiny thing the Twoleg is holding?"

Leafpaw craned her neck a little and nodded. "Yeah. Why?"

He crouched. "I bet you I can get it."

Before she could say anything, he darted off into the clearing belly close to the ground and tail streaming behind him. Leafpaw watched as he jumped onto the Twoleg's arm and clung onto it tightly. Slowly he pulled himself to the forepaws as the Twoleg tried to shake him free and managed to grab onto the shiny thing before being dropped. He padded back to Leafpaw and dropped it at her paws, tail erect in triumph.

She wrinkled her nose. "Ugh, you stink!"

"I don't—," he paused as he finally took in his own scent. "Okay, I do stink. What do you think about the Twoleg object?"

"It stinks too," She replied nosing it. It was long and skinny until it reached one end before it branched into four spikes. "I don't know what it is. Should we take it back to camp?"

Lionpaw got a little defensive. He found it and he should keep it! But he knew Leafpaw knew what was best for the Clan he joined. So with a resigned nod, he pushed the fork into a bush. The two apprentices gathered their prey and ran back to camp to deposit their prey. The calico tom flicked his tail in farewell to Leafpaw before darting back into the forest for the Twoleg object. Leafpaw watched him pad off before deciding to follow.

"Lionpaw, wait for me," she shouted running to catch up. He stopped at the bush where he had hidden the silver thing and flicked his tail. Leafpaw joined him huffing slightly out of breath.

"Why did you follow me? I could have gotten it by myself," he grumbled.

Her fur bristled. "I know! I just wanted to tag along, that's all."

His ear twitched and he put a paw into the bush dragging out the Twoleg thing. "Whatever. Let's take this back to camp before the sun sets and we get into trouble."

"Okay."

Lionpaw picked the object up with his teeth and the pair started back in the direction of the camp. Leafpaw looked off into the distance ahead of her deep in thought. A loud rumble echoed through the forest and she looked up at the cloudless, blue sky.

"That cannot be good."

Her friend grumbled something, but she couldn't make it out with his mouth occupied. She looked behind her where the sound came from. The leaves on the branches were shivering and shaking. Both apprentices' fur bristled and Lionpaw dropped the Twoleg object as a huge Monster pushed its way towards them.

"Oh great StarClan," breathed Leafpaw.

"We need to run!" shouted Lionpaw tugging the gray she-cat's scruff. Slowly she began to follow then turned and started to pick up speed as they were followed. As she started to get ahead he called, "Warn the Clan! I'll be right behind you!"

She flicked her tail and disappeared into the undergrowth.