There wont be an author's note on this one. The author thinks you deserve to read the story instead of listening to Cinderstar and Snowstar fight and Cinderstar377 rambling about other stuff. XD lol.

Vinestar's POV(ikr you must be thinking, 'what?')

"GRAYSTREAK!" Vinestar screeched. "GRAYSTREAK! WAKE UP! NOOO! NO!" She faced Yellowstar.

"You killed my deputy!" she sobbed. All she could think of was that Yellowstar had murdered Graystreak, the deputy of Windclan. Now Vinestar was starting to hate Thunderclan.

You see, she hadn't before this day.

She just wanted the best for her clan.

"Vinestar... I didn't. I don't know who did," Yellowstar mewed gently. "But now... you must appoint a new deputy. Now."

Vinestar looked up at him, confusion starting to swell in her eyes like tears. "But...b-but who did then?"

"I don't know," Yellowstar repeated calmly. "Who will be your new deputy?"

Vinestar didn't want to make another- that was just scraping dust on Graystreak's memory and padding away without looking back. But the Thunderclan leader was right... she had to for herself to be strong, so the clan could be strong.

For the sake of the clan of Windclan.

"I say these words before the body of Graystreak," she began, "And hope that he and Starclan approve my choice." She paused.

"Sunny will be my new deputy."

Sunny was the cat who had supported her when no other did, and a rouge who joined Windclan right away. She would make a good deputy.

"But-" Vinestar inturrupted cat's mewling. "Sunny needs a warrior name. I say this before Starclan...again. Sunny, do you promise to defend Windclan and maybe even die for Windclan's sake?"

"I do!" Sunny exclaimed, happieness and intelligent gleaming in her eyes.

"You shall now be Sunmist," Vinestar continued, "and Windclan names you this in honor or your quick thinking and your courage. You are now a great deputy and warrior of Windclan. May Starclan see you as Sunmist."

"Sunmist! Sunmist! Sunmist!" The Windclan cats there called out, and even a few Thunderclan warriors like Yellowstar and Raventooth also yelled out Sunmist's- her new name- name too.

"Now go back to your camp, Vinestar, and I don't want to see you here again."

Vinestar growled softly. "...Fine."

Yellowstar tuned to the rouge cats. "If you don't want to stay in Windclan, there are places in Thunderclan for you."

Sage stepped forward with five other cats- Beetle, Shark, and Clouds among them- one being a kit, being pushed by a cat apprentice age.

"We will join your... Thunder and clan." Beetle formaly dipped his head.

Vinestar bristled. Why would they want to join that clan?
Then three more cats pushed from Vinestar's forces. "My family- Icey, Dawn and myself, Lightningfire, do not want to join Thunderclan or Windclan. Thunderclan seems weak," the tom of the group, a ginger tom, mewed. "Shadowclan is the strongest clan. We will join them instead."

Vinestar narrowed her eyes. Shadowclan... Shadowclan is also attacking Thunderclan. It's like my forces are only spreading out to attack, not leaving me.

Except for those six losers.

She blinked. "Very well. Lightning, I wish you and your family luck. But Sage, Beetle, Shark- all of you- should be dead by next moon.

Yellowstar frowned. "You may say that, Vinestar, but I don't believe you. Thunderclan is strong."

Vinestar realized that the Thunderclan's leader's words were echoing her own- Windclan is strong. But that was right before Graystreak had died.

"Very well," she repeated. "Sunmist, Goldenfoot, and Ash- pick up Graystreak's body." Vinestar felt a surge of anger as she named her old deputy's name. His death would be avenged.

The three she-cats obeyed, and Vinestar silently lead her clan out of the clearing, back to their territory.

Windclan may suffer from the loss of their deputy, Graystreak, but it will not be for long. Soon, Thunderclan will be demolished...

Or under my rule.

Gracepaw's POV

As the new cats of Thunderclan trudged home, Gracepaw heard Yellowstar tell Lightning's family, "You can go through our territory to Shadowclan. But no more going into our territory after this. Got it?"

"Yeah" was the reply from Dawn, Lightning's mate. From what Gracepaw had learned, Lightning and Dawn were mates that had Icey. The three of them had known about the clans for some time, and when they got an offer to join, the lapped it up right away. The only thing was, they didn't want to join Windclan. They were night hunters and horrible rabbit-chasers.

So this battle was a golden opportunity.

Gracepaw saw Brighttail leading the new kit and the apprentice along, murmuring, "Were almost there, okay? Almost there." Firepaw was talking to Sage and Clouds- which Gracepaw didn't understand- and Beetle was asking Raventooth questions.

But Shark was all alone.

Gracepaw bounded up to Shark. "Hi!" she mewed brightly. Shark looked startled of being addressed by a Thunderclan cat.

Gracepaw was guessing that the black she-cat was Beetle's younger sister, and was a late apprentice, almost warrior age. "How old are you?" Shark asked Gracepaw.

"About eight and a half moons. You?"

Shark frowned. "Um... I think eleven moons," the black cat replied. Though confusion was all over her face.

"Cool! That means you'll be Sharkpaw or something when we get to camp- an apprentice. By the way, what does 'shark' mean? Is it a type of animal?"

Shark nodded, now looking relieved to be asking a question she could answer. "Yeah, its a thing in nature- a type of fish... but a shark is much much bigger than the Clan of Rivers fish."

Gracepaw tipped her head to the side. "Clan of Rivers? Do you mean Riverclan?"

"Yes... anyway, sharks are gray and huge and they eat smaller fish. Their really strong." Shark's eyes grew misty. "That's why Beetle named me that."

Wait- if Beetle is Shark's older brother... he must be like a dad to her. But why? Did their parents abandon them?

"So Beetle named you?"

"Yeah- we lived in a Two leg place where one tough cat lived. He said that parents had to get rid of their kits at three moons. Beetle said that he lived nearby our parents, so when I was three moons he took care of me, because the leader said that siblings could live together- but parents couldn't name their kits. So Beetle named me Shark, so I could be strong."

"Did he name himself?"

"No- he told me I got to name him, so I named him Beetle because he was black with small gray-white stripes on his back. With his blue eyes closed he looks like a real beetle!" Shark let out a purr. "He's one and a half years old."

Wow. Beetle had to live by himself for four moons, but Shark never had to be alone. I guess that the two are lucky one didn't die before this whole thing happened.

It suddenly seemed like, in a way, that Vinestar had done some good for Thunderclan.

And Shadowclan, Gracepaw thought darkly as she glanced over at Icey and her parents.

Later

"It is time for Sage, Cloud, Beetle, Shark, and the rest's ceremonies!" Yellowstar announced that evening. The now- Shadowclan cats were in their new territory, and Shark and Gracepaw had been chatting the whole day away.

"Sage, Cloud, and Beetle- do you promise to uphold the warrior code, even at the cost of your life?" Yellowstar asked.

Sage nodded. "I do."

"I do!" Cloud exclaimed.

"I do," Beetle mewed solemly.

"Then by the powers of Starclan, I now name Sage Sageclaw. Thunderclan honors your quick thinking and bravery for your beliefs. Cloud, you are now Cloudclaw. Thunderclan honors your wittiness and your courage."

Yellowstar turned to Beetle, who was quivering. "Beetle, you are now Beetlenose. Thunderclan honors your intelligence and your loyalty. You three are now warriors of Thunderclan."

As the clan called out the three tom's names, Yellowstar beckoned Shark and the two remaining cats. "Shark, are you ready to train to be a warrior of Thunderclan?"

"Yes!" Shark smiled as she said it.

"Then you are now Sharkpaw." Yellowstar looked around the clearing. "Your mentor will be Cloudclaw."

Yellowstar asked the other two cats, "What are your names?"

"I'm Flurry!" the kit squeaked, while the older cat replied, "My name's Carmel."

"Then Flurry, you shall now be Frostkit. Heatherfang and Slowwing will take care of you until you become an apprentice.

Frostkit was a white kit with brown tabby markings, which seemed very odd to Gracepaw. But she turned to Carmel, a light brown tabby tom.

"Carmel, you will now be Thrushpaw. Your mentor will be Beetlenose."

"Sharkpaw! Frostkit! Thrushpaw!" the clan cheered.

Gracepaw pushed through the crowd to Sharkpaw. "Yay! Your an apprentice! Want to see the medicine cat den?"

Sharkpaw nodded. "Sure! Lets go!"

After Gracepaw led her new friend around the camp, she remembered that her meeting with Rockpaw was tonight.

"And here's the leader's den," she finished quickly. "Anyway, I'm going to the medicine cat den- my sister, Amberpaw, is a medicine cat apprentice."

She hated lying to Sharkpaw- or anyone- but she had to. Gracepaw padded to the medicine cat den to say good night to Amberpaw, then said she had to go make dirt.

"Ew," she muttered. "I never want to use the dirt place tunnel ever again."

Later

"Rockpaw!" she exclaimed when she met her Riverclan friend on the island. "What did you mean from the next-to-last time we met?" Gracepaw hadn't asked Rockpaw the last time they had a night trip to the island, because she didn't want to offend him.

But now she was going to be strong.

"I- Gracepaw?" Rockpaw murmured. "Can I tell you something?"

Gracepaw frowned. "You can tell me anything, Rockpaw. Our clans are allies."

"N-no, it isn't about that. It's about us."

Gracepaw stiffened. No! He can't be breaking off our meetings! Please, Starclan! No!"

"I kind of... um-"

"Why do you want to cut off our meetings?" Gracepaw hissed. "I thought you had fun with these- but I guess I was wrong!"

Rockpaw shook his furry head. "No, Gracepaw. I want to continue these meetings... I love you."

Gracepaw stood there, frozen.

I'm an apprentice! He can't love me! He's an apprentice! I can't love him! He's in another clan and we can't be together because of that and cats meeting each other in secret always end up getting in trouble, Starclan, I can't do this!

But the real thought was... did she love him back?

Great Starclan... no, no no!

"Gracepaw?" Rockpaw asked, his eyes nervous. "Um- what is it?"

This can't be true... I can't!

"Rockpaw..." she whispered.

"Yeah?"

I can't believe I'm saying this but...

"I love you too."

Is that a cliffy or what? The moon just changed from sorrow and grief and loss to romance?

Read OoTwistedoO! It's my newest Fanfic! I'm not accepting OC's for that. Just for Clear Lake.

I wont update Skyclan's Songs until I finish Clear Lake and I get 8 reviews total for that. Have you even read it yet?

I hope everyone likes what I made their OC's rouge names to be. I wasn't sure if you would. If you want to send in an OC, time is running out! When I start Clear Lake #2 I wont be accepting OC's until I finish the plot.

Look at my poll I made: Who should be leader of Thunderclan after Yellowstar/Heatherfang? The choices are Lilypaw, Firepaw, Hoppaw, Jumppaw, Gracepaw, and Raventooth.

THIS IS THE SIX'S PERSONALITIES:

Lilypaw- Calm and shy, and for some odd reason, she can jump super high(shouldn't Hoppaw or Jumppaw be like that XD). What is this odd power? She's the one who first found out the prophecy.

Firepaw- He has a temper, and watch out for it! He's really good at fighting, and really wants to be Thunderclan Leader someday, like Firestar. He doesn't know it but he was named after the great Firestar.

Gracepaw- She's calm like Lilypaw, and graceful, like her name says. She has a love interest(As you saw in this chapter). Gracepaw was named after a cat my grandparents own(she's really mine though XD) called Gracie. Sorry that her name isn't what the Erins usually make up.

Jumppaw- Jumppaw is boring. He has no personality. Sorry for those who thought he was smart and great and sorry for those who thought that Jumppaw was their favorite. Sorry, but please just find another cat to be your favorite XD. Lol.

Gracepaw- Didn't I just do her? Oops.

Amberpaw- She's always wanted to be a medicine cat, and is great with herbs and is really fast like Windclan. She used to take after her father(a little) but now has NO respect for him. Amberpaw was named after MY cat(actaully my family's cat) called Trixie.

Hoppaw- a great battle stragitest, as mentioned, and Firepaw's favorite sibling(hmmm I wonder why). He is named after my grandparent's OTHER cat called Hop Along Jack. Ikr, such a long name. We call him Hoppy for short.

CONTEST TIME!

One of my grandparen't old cats(they have one or two at a time) had a name- Cody. I mention that one of Thunderclan's warriors is named after Cody. The person who correctly guesses that cat first will get one of these prizes: PICK ONE:

They get to completely style Thrushpaw. As in, his mate, his life, his crush, and his death.

They get to make a NEW main character for any of the clans(Including Dark Forest).

They get to chose the next deputy AFTER Sunmist for Windclan. Yes. NEXT. AFTER. Lol

They get to choose one cat to kill. Seriously. To kill.

So it's time to look at ALL of my AN's now! And if I didn't mention Cody's warrior name, sorry. Guess. After this, I'll have another contest out for ANOTHER cat's.

And yes, Brighttail was molded a little like Brightheart if Brightheart was a calico(yes) and wasn't savaged by dogs.

And chose the wrong mate. XD lol.

Thanks for reading my incredibly long AN! :)

READ AND REVIEW PLEASE!