Fireheart

My sister. What is my sister doing here? Fireheart wandered through the forest, heading towards twoleg territory. He had only vague memories of her. After all, he'd been hardly more than a kit when his old twolegs had separated him from his family and dropped him off at another twoleg's den. He slipped between two saplings, and suddenly the scent of his sister assailed his senses. His ears perked up. She was close by. What was she doing in ThunderClan territory?

Then he was knocked to the ground. That attacker had come out of nowhere, and Fireheart didn't stand a chance. In the blink of an eye, he was pinned with his muzzle in the dirt.

"Make one move, maggot," his attacker hissed, "And you'll be monster chow." He pretended to go limp, but suddenly shot up. This trick had worked on Yellowfang, but this cat simply slapped him sharply on the top of the head.

"Don't even. Now talk fast. Who sent you here?" This piece of fox dung!

"I would be careful," he growled, "My friends behind you don't look so happy." The other cat turned, and he instantly rolled out from under her. This time he was ready.

He crouched in an attack position for a second, then purred and sat down, licking his paw, "You always fall for that one, Princess."

His sister rolled her eyes as she sat down across from him, "I thought you wouldn't recognize me, Rusty! And you must admit, that was a nice ambush. Reminds me of the old days. Remember?"

Fireheart's green eyes glinted in the sunlight, "How could I forget? Just you and me, wandering through the twoleg nests. We had some interesting adventures." The both purred as they remembered their kithood.

Finally, Princess gave a small sigh, "Well, Rusty, you certainly haven't come back to discuss memories. You never did waste your breath."

Fireheart nodded, "I'm Fireheart now. Warrior name. And you're right, I didn't come here to beat up on my sister. I came here to ask you a question."

Princess seemed totally at ease, but Fireheart knew that she was suddenly alert, "What question?"

"Well, what are you doing in ThunderClan territory?"

"Gathering information."

Fireheart shook his head, "I know that's not the whole truth, sister."

Princess shrugged, "Well, it worked on some of your Clanmates. In reality, I am gathering information. Just not for myself." I knew it.

"Who are you working for?"

"Just a cat. A powerful cat. He doesn't live with the Clans, if that's what you're asking."

Firepaw nodded, "Good. I don't want him to interfere."

Princess purred again, "I know that face. What schemes are you cooking up now, Ru- I mean Fireheart?"

"I want to lead one of these Clans. Maybe all of these Clans, someday."

"And I take it you're not going about this in the conventional way?"

Fireheart shook his head in disgust, "Of course not! Well, I'm not trying to take over by force either. You see, the leader of ThunderClan invited me into the Clan, but she didn't choose me as deputy, because I was too young. A deputy is—"

"I know what a deputy is. I've already got the basics down."

"Well good. Anyway, the standing deputy is the only thing standing between me and leadership. Bluestar, the old leader, isn't going to be around for much longer. Especially if I help her along if you know what I mean. But the new deputy… He could be a problem."

Princess suddenly didn't look very happy, "I've actually met this… problem. He seems like a good cat."

Fireheart didn't like the sound of this, "You met him?"

"I was under orders."

The flame colored warrior's hackles sank down again, "Oh. It doesn't matter if he's a good cat. He's an obstacle, and I'm suspicious that he'll soon discover what I'm after. I could get kicked out of the Clans."

Princess stood up, and Firepaw followed suit.

"Well," his sister mewed, "If you ever do get kicked out, just ask for me. It's been nice seeing you again."

"Goodbye." Princess turned and padded away. Firepaw headed back for camp. So Princess was just as successful as he had been, apparently. Niether of the siblings were destined for life in the background.

Sorry for the late post. I don't think I'll be able to post a chapter every Tuesday anymore, so let me know which other day would be best for you all. I'll keep posting every for reading!