A New Home at Last!

[Shadowstorm]

"Ahh," Pumpkinpelt meowed as she leped into the new camp. She then gazed around the camp and meowed, "This is a beautiful camp! I can't wait to see th dens!" She then raced off to see the new dens, quickly adding, "Hey Ripplestream want to check them out with me?"

Shadowstorm came into the camp very slowly. For some reason she was not excited to be in a forest again. To her it was just like the city, nothing more nothing less. Although on the outside she just looked tired, on the inside she was very scared for some reason. She thought it was because of the fact that she knew that Blacknight was still after her, but still she was not quite sure about it...

[eagleflight]

Ripplestream leaped forward after her sister. "The warrior dens? Of course!" her mew held a hint of excitement.

Violetblossom padded up to stand beside Shadowstorm. "You okay?" she mewed. "You seem tense."

[Shadowstorm]

Pumpkinpelt then bolted over towards some thorny looking bushes. Glancing almost every second to see if Ripplestream was still there. Over at the bushes she meowed, "I'm guessing that this is the warriors' den."

Shadowstorm glanced around. She then meowed, "It's kinda private, can we find a quiet place where no one will bother us?" She then glanced around again to see if she could see a spot.

[eagleflight]

Violetblossom looked at Shadowstorm for a short moment and then nodded. She flicked her tail for Shadowstorm to follow and then padded around behind Vanitystar's den. "We won't be bothered here."

Ripplestream purred with excitement. "Mine!" she mewed sitting on a nearby moss bed.

[Shadowstorm]

Pumpkinpelt then layed down on the moss bed next to her sister. "Mine!" She meowed proudly.

Shadowstorm then followed Violetblossom to the spot she had found. Once Shadowstorm was settled down in the quiet spot, she meowed, "Violetblossom? Have you ever felt like you are having two strange feelings at once?"

[eagleflight]

Violetblossom nodded. "Sometimes, I feel like StarClan has a great future for me, but then sometimes I feel like a fraud, like everyone thinks I am some great deputy, but I know I am really just another cat, trying to do what is best for my Clan. Sometimes I feel happy and scared at the same time, like when we came back home. So many good and bad memories are attached to this place, I doubt anyone isn't having that duality of feelings."

[Shadowstorm]

Shadowstorm nodded. "I can understand that," she meowed quietly. "Well the feelings I am feeling right now are extremely strange. The first feeling I have is happiness, and the second one, well this is really strange, I feel very, very scared." She then sighed and looked towards the camp clearing. "Eaglestar could have helped me through this," She whispered almost to herself. "And, well I think I know the reason why I am so scared."

[eagleflight]

Violetblossom's eyes glittered with pain for a moment at the mention of their missing leader, taken moons ago. "What is it that makes you so frightened, Shadowstorm?" she mewed after a moment.

[Shadowstorm]

Shadowstorm took a deep breath. "Well this is going to sound strange to any other cat, if they thought that I was clan born," she meowed almost in a whisper. "But I feel so frightened because I think that I am being hunted by another cat." She then looked around to see if anyone was listening. When she was sure that no one was around, she meowed, "I used to belong to a band of rouges called the Shadow Creatures. But I ran away and came here. Where Eaglestar welcome me in with open paws. Ever since the rouge attack in the old forest, I have felt like a piece o prey."

[eagleflight]

"Shadowstorm," Violetblossom said after a moment, "You need to walk with pride and show these Shadow Creatures that you don't fear them. Put your faith in StarClan; they will light your steps and help you figure out what to do. I don't claim to be wise; I am still learning about the ways of StarClan. But I know that they will never lead you astray."

[Shadowstorm]

Shadowstorm nodded. "Yeah... I know," she meowed without any pride in her voice. "Its just, well, I know who is following me and I know that he is one of the most evil cats I ever met, and I know that he wants revenge from because I almost killed his mate. I also know that his name is Blacknight." She then looked away for the deputy and sighed a heavy sigh. "This cat, Blacknight is so blood thisty that he would even kill a helpless kit and not care. That is why I am so scared. Because he is like a badger."

[eagleflight]

"I see," mewed Violetblossom, her eyes glittering with sympathy. "Would you like to keep this between us, or would you mind if I told our patrols about this? If you want, I could have them keep a look out for any suspicious scents. I don't know how much good it will do, but doing nothing would be just as ineffective."

[Willowstar]

Forestflight padded over and stopped just before the two cats, seeing the concerned looks on their faces. "Is there something wrong?" he said cautiously. He instinctively flared his ears back and unsheathed his claws.

[eagleflight]

"Everything is fine, Forestflight," replied Violetblossom. "Shadowstorm was just expressing her concerns for the Clan. I'll see to it that they are put to rest. In the meantime, why don't you go see your sisters. I believe they are in the Warrior's den."

[Shadowstorm]

Shadowstorm turned startled towards Forestflight. She had no idea that he was approaching the two cats. As soon as the tom had glanced away, she meowed to Violetblossom, "I would like to keep it just between us just for now if you don't mind."