Hello! Back again? I have to thank you all so much, you should've seen my face when I saw that 18 ppl had read my story (yes, I know that's not a very big number, but that's the most ppl who have ever read my stuff)

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Hehe on to the story! *wonders what will happen next*

BTW: if any of you get confused, I will post a chapter with all of the Warriors names!

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Stripepaw was the first to speak up;

"But we're not Kits! Don't we have a choice?"

The warriors, Thunderclan and Riverclan warriors alike were quiet. Emberpaw agreed with her brother. It was them they were talking about; didn't they get to decide what happens?

Reedstar directed his gaze to Stripepaw, and I wrapped my tail comfortingly around his when he shrank back from the large cat.

"Do you wish never to be with Splashfur? Your own mother?

She sensed her brother pause, and Emberfall replied for him. Her heart beat painfully, when she addressed the Riverclan leader.

"My apologizes, Reedstar, but we are Thunderclan apprentices."

Thunderclan's warriors puffed out their chests slightly, daring Riverclan to deny what Emberpaw had stated.

Cloudstar stunned them all. "You both haven't even been apprentices for a full day. I am sending you both to live with your mother."

"No! Stripepaw cannot become a Riverclan cat!" Ivytail burst out from her spot next to the leader. All heads turned to face the scared medicine cat. "And why can't he?" Reedstar inquired, annoyed.

Ivytail hesitated before answering. "There has been a prophecy about him. He cannot leave Thunderclan!"

Stripepaw was stiff with shock as the murmurs circulated the camp.

"They can't take a cat of a prophecy away!"

"What about Emberpaw? Is the prophecy about her, too?"

Emberpaw was asking herself the same, and apparently so was Cloudstar.

"What about Emberpaw? Is she in this prophecy?" Cloudstar asked Ivytail. It was obvious Cloudstar was annoyed that Ivytail didn't tell him about the prophecy.

Ivytail hung her head. "No, Cloudstar."

Reedstar stood up, padding over to Emberpaw and nodding at her mother, Splashfur, to step away, and he stood next to me.

"Riverclan, then, claims Emberpaw. You may keep Stripepaw, but we take her."

Cloudstar nodded. "Give…Give Emberpaw a moment to say goodbye."

Reedstar nudged her with his shoulder, letting her go. She immediately ran to Stripepaw, licking his shoulder fiercely and twining her tail with his.

"It's not fair," Stripepaw sobbed, "Emberpaw! Don't go! Please…"

"It's okay, Stripepaw. I'll be okay. You'll be okay. Don't worry. I love you. Become the greatest warrior in Thunderclan." It broke her heart to say these words. She didn't want to leave. Her heart was being wrenched from her family, her home, her clan. It was almost too much for her to handle.

Stripepaw sniffed. "What if we ever fight you? I don't want to fight you!"

This thought scared her more than anything. "I'd rather become a rouge, than fight you in battle." I gave his ear a lick, and then walked over to her mother. Not her real mother, she reminded herself, but she will be her first. Morningbird was hissing at Ivytail. Not good, she thought.

Emberpaw came within earshot of her moth- Morningbird and Ivytail's argument.

Ivytail was defending herself. "It's not my fault! I'm just speaking for Starclan!"

"You liar! You just hate me! You want to take away Emberpaw from me! You want to scar Stripepaw! You want to make me suffer!"

"No! Morningbird.." Ivytail sighed.

"Forget it." Morningbird snapped, padding over to Emberpaw and smiled sadly. Emberpaw buried her muzzle into Morningbird's soft fur, and she smelled memories. She saw the memory of opening her eyes for the first time, of seeing her mother and hoping that one day, she would be as beautiful and strong.

"Morningbird…" She heard her voice crack. Just then, Splashfur, her real mother, came over and nodded her head to Morningbird. "Thank you for taking care of my kit."

Morningbird said nothing.

Splashfur gently nudged Emberpaw and she began padding towards the barrior, tail drooping. Reedstar greeted me at the entrance. "Emberpaw, I understand that you are sad and confused," No! No you don't! You never have! she thought angrily, "but you will understand later on that you won't regret this."

I did not believe him one bit.

The sky, which had been getting darker since this morning, let out a low peal of thunder.

"Will this affect how we need to get to camp?" one of the warriors inquired to Reedstar.

He looked up to the dark grey sky. "I do not think so, if we hurry. I don't think it would help Emberpaw if her first time in Riverclan, and she had to swim across the river to get to camp." He chuckled, and stayed close to me as we left Thunderclan. His presence was somewhat comforting, but Emberpaw knew that it would be a long time, if ever, that she would be at ease.

She tried to take in everything as they walked by; the trees, the warm, rich sent of freshly turned dirt, the call of birds as they hurried back to their nests. She sank her claws into her rich soil, tearing moss and pushing small pebbles aside as they walked on.

Anger began to surge into her mind. She was a Thunderclan cat! She just couldn't be Riverclan! She didn't have the slick, thin-furred pelts of the warriors around her, and her pelt was obvious without the protection of the trees and shadows. Calico fur wasn't the most inconspicuous.

A droplet of water landed on Emberpaw's nose. She shook her head, looking up into the canopy of intricate green leaves. It was the beginning of New-Leaf, some of the trees still had bare branches and brown, rotting leaves littered the ground. Emberpaw scented mouse, and so did some of the warriors.

A light grey tabby began to stalk the mouse, but Reedstar cuffed him over the ear. "Troutpaw! You know better! The warrior code says we do not hunt on other territories. Get back with the others."

The grey apprentice, Troutpaw, flattened his ears, and padded over to where Emberfall was, and she almost wished Splashfur was with her, so the tom wouldn't come over, but she was talking to Reedstar. Probably about how to convert her to a Riverclan cat, she thought bitterly.

Troutpaw was now next to her, padding in-step with her, but he said nothing. The silence, killing her, pushed her to talk.

"Wh-whats Riverclan like…?" she mewed, hating how it came out shaky.

He looked stunned that she had spoken to him. He seemed to ponder this for a moment.

"It's great! There are a lot of arguments, love, hate, fights, battles… it's just like a big family! Well- it is a big family. I mean…" he seemed embarrassed about something, but she wasn't sure if she was just imagining it.

They then encountered the Thunderclan border. It smelled like everything she was used to, her home. And then they crossed it. She suddenly felt really exposed. Emberpaw felt as if she was shrinking in her pelt, trying to become small and unnoticeable.

Troutpaw seemed to notice this, and he nudged her with his shoulder, snapping her out of her bout of fear. "Hey, it's okay, I know it's scary. Riverclan is huge! I only just got the tour of the territory, myself!" Emberpaw was stunned by this. "You're a new apprentice?" but he was so big!

"Yes," he said, ducking his head, "I was sick as a kit." Emberpaw was so embarrassed. "Oh, I- I'm sorry."

He purred, his almost silver pelt brushing against hers. "It's okay, fish-brain! It's not like you had anything to do with it!" with that said, we encountered the river.

Stones, scattered across the length of the flowing water, led to the other side, where she could smell many different cats. The camp, she concluded.

Troutpaw hopped neatly across, seemingly oblivious to the water speeding past. He looked back, and he seemed to remember that she had never done this. He hopped back, reminding her of a frog.

"You should be called Frogpaw!" she said, snorting as he pretended to be offended.

His eyes glinted "Well, maybe I won't help you, after all!" and turned to hop back across.

Panic fluttered in her chest. "Wait! No, I meant- just" she stopped when Troutpaw started laughing.

He purred, and circled her. "You really think I would leave you?" she hinted a bit of hurt in his gaze, but before she could reply, Reedstar popped his head from the entrance to the camp. "Are you 'Paws coming, or not?" then, seeing my fearful glances directed towards the stones, she softened his gaze. "Emberpaw, do you need any help?" shame burned through her fur, and she stubbornly set her gaze on the first stone. She leaped, keeping her balance to the best of her ability. Before she could think about it too much, she hopped onto the second, then the third.

She was almost there! Narrowing her gaze, she set her sights on the last stone, which just had to be the one with the biggest space to jump.

She gathered her haunches, and jumped. She landed squarely on the stone, but her left hind leg slipped, splashing into the cold water.

"Ah!" she yelped, and jumped onto dry land once again. Reedstar was astonished, his round amber eyes showing his awe and surprise. Shaking her fear, she felt Troutpaw come up beside her.

"That was great, Emberpaw!" Reedstar nodded, warmth filling his gaze. "Yes, it was. Now, let's go in."

She nodded nervously, and padded through the weaved reeds into the Riverclan camp. Cats swarmed around, gathering as much information and gossip out of the warrior patrol that came to get her and her brother.

Reedstar glanced back, amused by her awed gaze.

"Welcome to Riverclan, Emberpaw."

OMG! My heart throbs for Emberpaw! I feel for her so much, (but I feel that Troutpaw may want to help her with that) ^^; you like? Rate, comment, request, just please! I'd love to know how you feel about the story and the chapters thus far! The next story will come on the thirteenth of fourteenth, depending on how inspired I am!

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SPECIAL NOTE: the first five people to comment on THIS CHAPTER, post your warriorcat name, and I will include you in the story! (you may be: A Starclan cat, a rouge, or a Riverclan warior!)

Have a nice day!

~~~Emberfall (and no, Emberfall will not be Emberpaw's warrior name! I will set up a poll when I need to, and YOU can help decide what her warrior name will be!)