"Guys, come look at this!"
Skypelt was standing a ways off the path the group had been walking on. His front paw was pointing to something on the ground.
Trueclaw walked over and took a look. "Footprints," he declared. "Two sets. And they seem to be fresh."
"We should follow them," Skypelt declared, starting to walk forward.
"Wait," Deadfur called after him. "We don't know if these cats are feral or not. We don't have very good experiences with things like that."
"Well!" Mudface huffed, turning away. Frogcall did the same.
"Come on, guys," Skypelt persisted. "They could be friendly, and we do need a place to stay tonight."
Deadfur and Trueclaw considered this. "Fine," Trueclaw lamented.
"But if we get attacked I'm blaming you," Deadfur said, walking ahead.
"Hey!" Skypelt yowled, running after him. Dawnheart rolled her eyes.

...

Later that afternoon, the group arrived at a clearing in the middle of the forest. There was a small stream nearby, teeming with fish.
"Wow," Skypelt gawked, walking around. "This place is amazing!"
"It is," Dawnheart agreed, laying down on the ground. "We should stay here for the night."
Mudface and Frogcall ran over to the stream and jumped in, yowling in delight. Water!
"What about the footprints?" Trueclaw reminded everyone. Deadfur nodded.
"Aw, come on!" Mudface called from the stream. "Loosen up!" Then he was dunked under by Frogcall.
The two friends looked at each other, then back at the group. "I guess it's alright," Deadfur decided.
"Yeah!" Skypelt cheered.

...

"Hey, look, new cats! Can I eat their livers?"
"No, Fuzzypelt, you may not eat their livers."
"Aww, but why?"
"Because it would be rude. And what if I want a liver?"
"You're no fun, Russetpelt!"
"Hey, move over. This is my branch!"
"Mine now!"
"Move!"
"No, you- AHH!"

...

The six cats in the clearing turned their heads.
"Did you just hear something?" Trueclaw asked.
"It was probably nothing," Skypelt told him, biting into a mouse.
"Move your fluffy butt!"
"My fluffy butt? Look who's talking!"
Two cats tumbled out of a bush at the edge of the clearing. One of them had very long brown fur and blue eyes. The other had red fur with black flecks and a white chest with green eyes.
"Well..." the red cat said, facing six pairs of angry stares.
"Awkward!" the brown one called.
"Who are you?" Deadfur questioned, stepping up to them and staring them down.
"My name's Russetpelt," the red one announced, "And that is my idiotic brother Fluffypelt."
"I'M the idiot?" Fluffypelt hissed. "You wanna prove that?"
Russetpelt narrowed his eyes. "I would." The brothers readied to pounce on each other.
"Woah, woah, woah," Skypelt said, stepping between them. "Can't we- ACK!"
Fluffypelt and Russetpelt pounced at each other, effectively placing Skypelt in the middle. The amber- eyed cat dragged himself out of the mass of flying fur, his pelt sticking out and clumps of fur missing. "... talk..."
Deadfur and Trueclaw laughed, then helped Skypelt up. Mudface and Frogcall dragged Russetpelt and Fluffypelt off of each other.
"This isn't over, fuzz- face!" Russetpelt yelled to Fluffypelt. The latter just rolled his eyes.
"Ah," Mudface said. "Sorry to break this moment of 'brotherly bonding', but where is Dawnheart?"
Skypelt whipped his head around, but his mate was nowhere to be seen. "Dawnheart?"
A yowl pierced the air. The group of males ran to the other side of the clearing. Dawnheart was laying on the ground, her face contorted with pain.
"... The kits..."

A/N: Hello everyone! Queen of Procrastination here! Yes, I'm so sorry about not updating in over a month! But, now we have BajanCanadian and ASFJerome! I'm really excited to finally have these two in the story. And now there will be kits! I've already confirmed one kit, but whose OC will be the other? The update will (hopefully) be up soon!

Character's Corner

Today we have everyone's favorites, Trueclaw and Deadfur!

Trueclaw
Gender: Male
Looks: Ginger with white paws, tail- tip, and muzzle; blue eyes
Personality: A good fighter, who's very friendly and mature. A natural follower.

Deadfur
Gender: Male
Looks: Brown tom with white belly and chest; black paws, tail- tip, and ear- tips; green eyes.
Personality: Comes off as hostile and quiet, but is a great friend. A born leader.

By the way, I'm taking a poll to see who's the favorite cat in this story so far. Put in the comments who your favorite cat is, and the results will be in the next update! Bye!