What is Weirder? (A 1D/Warrior Cats FanFic)

Chapter 24: Returning

A/N: before this starts, I just want to say thanks to the people who helped me come over writers block (lol I'm making it sound like a disease) but really, thanks. Everything's better now and the best part is that I've bought more confetti. EXTRA FLUFFY. So, I hope you enjoy this long awaited chapter! Thanks~ Fluffystar

~Rainbowtail's POV~

It's been around a week since we first arrived, and I'm getting anxious. I can see it in the faces of my friends, too. Eclipsepaw has been reminding me over and over that we need to leave before my parents get home. We only have a few days left, but ThunderClan is finally fit to leave. I need to get to Flowerpaw as soon as possible! I complained to myself silently in my nest lined with feathers and moss as I tried to fall asleep.

Suddenly Curlypelt moved beside me. He stood up and walked out of the cavern. Quiet like a... well, cat, I slipped out after him. Stonestripe stood up too, and walked out. "Hi, Rainbowtail." He whispered. Curlypelt was waking up Eclipsepaw and Cheetahpaw.

They then padded to the entrance of the cave and I knew exactly what they were doing. Walking out. I figured that their anxiousness had gotten ahold of them. I decided I would go with them. After all, I needed to talk to Flowerpaw. I sighed and trotted over with them. I knew we were headed in a direction I was probably ready to take.

~Le magical Time Skip of awesomeness and FluffyClan cats~

Dawn was breaking, and we were already out of the way of the mountains, and I could scent the moor ahead. We were all asleep on our paws, and I swear Cheetahpaw was ready to collapse. "I think we should rest." I suggested before yawning.

"You think?" Curlypelt was having a bad attitude due to no sleep. Nevertheless he flopped down under the shade of an oak tree and was asleep just like that. The others followed his lead and pretty soon I was sound asleep.

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I awoke to the mid-day sun blazing into my back. I stretched and got up at the same time Stonestripe and Cheetahpaw did. We prodded Curlypelt and Eclipsepaw awake and were soon on our journey again after a swift hunt.

We continued at a walking pace until the grass started to grow a bit longer. I knew this was the edge of WIndClan territory, so I veered left to avoid any unneeded fight. After about five minutes we had made it to the river at the ThunderClan edge of the WindClan boundary. "Finally." I sighed in relief as I leaped across. Cheetahpaw jumped in and waded to our side with the others copying him.

"Such a method." I commented before we weaved in and out of trees. I nearly fell into ThunderClan's camp, but didn't and we stumbled in. Everyone looked bright and healthy, and I realized we hadn't even groomed ourselves properly. Flarepaw and Flowerpaw were the first to notice us.

I heard gasps of, "You're alive!", "Where have you been?", and "Where's the rest of ThunderClan?"

I decided to answer. "The rest of the clan were sheltering in the mountains and are going to arrive soon."

Flarepaw ran up and tackled Curlypelt, Stonestripe, Cheetahpaw, and Eclipsepaw. "I THOUGHT YOU HAD DIED!!!" He yelled half relieved, half angered.

"Flowerpaw... I need to talk to you." I said as I beckoned her into the apprentice's den where, thankfully, there was no other apprentices. "Yes?" She asked, her eyes bright.

"Look, I'm sorry if you're angry with me for this, but... I've kind of lied." I didn't know how to approach this.

Her smile faded. "To me?" she asked.

"Look, I was meaning to tell you this for a while but never got the chance. I..."

I could see she was listening intently and I couldn't hold back the truth anymore. "I'm not actually from the ancient clans. That dream I told you about me being a twoleg... well, I am a twoleg. I came from another world by accident, because Curlypelt was alone in here. He barely even knew me, but Flarepaw, Eclipsepaw, Cheetahpaw, and Stonestripe were his best friends." I took a breath. "I found out where we were and came to ThunderClan as a first resort. I bumped into you, and you know the rest. I'm sorry I lied to you, I just didn't want you to think of me as a weirdo. If you don't want to be my friend anymore, I understand." I finished.

She stared at me with her mouth gaping. "You are the best cat ever! How could I not like you!? You went to save a cat you barely knew without even knowing what you were getting into!"

OH THANK STARCLAN. "Thanks, Flowerpaw. I hope you understand." I said in gratefulness.

Just a second later, a paw flashed from behind me and hit my head, dizzying me. Then I was pinned down to the mossy ground. Novafur stood over me.

"I knew you were hiding a secret."