Moonlights path

4- news

The lake lapped at the shore in small waves, sending tiny drops of water onto her silver paws. Moonlight had to get away from the busy camp for a while, her clan mates were driving her crazy! Toms flirting with her at every meal, her sister cooing about Stormfur and his 'handsomeness', and her father... Goldenfeather was slowly dying. It broke her heart seeing him lay in the elders den so tired all the time. She needed some peace. "Moonlight." A familiar voice called behind her. Sparkheart padded up and sat next to her "You disapeared." "Sorry. I just needed some time alone." The silver she-cat sighed and looked at him. "Greenleaf is our busiest time. With kits, hunting and" he glanced at her "Finding mates." She blushed "I just wish we could slow down and just be calm for a while." Sparkheart's tail touched hers "Maybe you just need to destress. You are working hard everyday." He chuckled "Its ok just to work a normal pace." Moonlight shifted her paws embarrassed "I just want to prove that im a " "A loyal cat." Sparkheart looked into her eyes "Youve proved that so many times over. No one doubts you moonlight!" He got close to her muzzle "Especially me." Her eyes widened. Shed been so busy trying to prove her loyalty that she had been blind to her clan mate's true feelings for her "Sparkheart." The dark orange tom blushed and stepped back "Um.. L-lets head back to camp. Weve a gathering tonight." He quickly stood. "Wait! Sparkheart," Moonlight nuzzled him "Thank you." Sparkheart purred, smiling "Your welcome, moonlight."

New leaf energy buzzed through the clans at the gathering that night. New apprentices were running around like kits, elders were constantly chattering, and no cat showed any aggression twords another clan. "Seems like the peace you wanted lies here." Sparkheart whispered. Moonlight smirked "Seems it does." A voice called across the crowd of cats "Moonlight!" A large Ginger tom padded twords them. The sliver she-cat's eyes widend "Goldenpaw?!" The tom puffed his chest proudly "Its Goldenleaf now!" Moonlight giggled "Thats great! Youve grown." Goldenleaf's eyes beamed "So have you!" Sparkheart stepped forward, his tail on moonlight's shoulder "Congratulations on your warrior name, Goldenleaf. " Moonlight glanced at Sparkheart. His eyes showed hints of aggression and his fur puffed slightly. Was he trying to keep Goldenleaf away? Oakstar's voice boomed from the Leader's tree "Cats of all clans! Let tonight's gathering begin!" Sparkheart and Moonlight sat near the front and, not seeing the hints of aggression, Goldenleaf followed sitting on Moonlight's other side. Sparkheart glared then looked at the leaders. "Tonight starclan smiles apon us all!" Heatherstar's eyes glowed at all the cats. Lionstar nodded "Indeed! Tonight is a special time for us all!" The clans looked at each other confused. Rainstar spoke up "A moon ago, all of us" she gestured twords the other leaders "Recived a message from star clan. Each recived from a great leader of our past. I recived Crookedstar. " Heatherstar nodded "And I Tallstar." Lionstar stood on his branch "Firestar." "And Nightstar." Oakstar finished. "Each told the same message. In order to survive this leafbare," Lionstar jumped from the branch, the other leaders followed "We must disband the clan borders. And one day, we must become one clan." The crowd erupted into choas. Elders yelled questions, warriors hissed and jeared, apprentices sat confused and scared. Only the deputies Cricketjump, Softfur, Greystorm, Bearclaw and the medicen cats, Ripplefur, Ridgestone, Poppypaw, Dovefeather, and Redbark sat calmly in the crowd. Sparkheart sat tense and close to moonlight, who was starring at her leaders "Did they say Become one clan?!" Sparkheart whispered. Slowly, Moonlight nodded "Yes."