Not One of Us (All)

[Splash]

Flamestar still wasn't sure, but, if Crescentheart had talked to Adderclaw and he didn't want to be MidnightClan that he was a rogue and wasn't to be welcomed back. Pure and simple. "MidnightClan, gather here for a clan meeting!" She yowled.

[Sand]

Jade and Kestrelfeather had bern sharing a squirrel by the fresh kill pile when the heard Flamestars call. Glancing at each oth the abandoned their half-eaten squirrel planning on finishing it later and gazed up at their leader.

[Midnight]

Crescentheart, for once, sat in the very front of the crowd, head and tail held high still from her success.

Shadowgaze sat with Dewkit outside the nursery, wondering where Hollykit was. The queen's tail tip flicked back and forth to entertain Dewkit, who was leaping on it with her claws sheathed.

Nightgaze slipped easily out of the warriors' den and hung around the back of the crowd, wondering what it was that Flamestar had to announce.

Sunblaze was depositing a puny mouse on the fresh-kill pile when Flamestar called the Clan together. Ears perked in interest, the golden tabby tom sat near Crescentheart and looked around for Foxcloud.

Lionpaw sat by his mother's right side; it was an amusing sight, two golden tabby toms sitting at the sides of a black-furred she-cat.

[kiba]

Lightningwind padded over towards Nightgaze. He sat beside her, his ears perked up with interest. His tail flicked back and forth, wondering what was going on.

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Thunderblaze snorted as he had just grabbed a mouse from the fresh-kill pile. He put it back and turned around. He headed back towards the middle of the camp and sat down on the other side of his brother. He looked around, wondering where his mate was.

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Shadowstep blinked, looking up at Flamestar. He sat next to Crescentheart at the front of the group, where he normally was for clan meetings.

[Splash]

After what Flamestar estimated to have been a good number of cars, she began. "I have been informed by a warrior that Adderclaw has been spotted within our borders. He has even made conversation, and though I promise no exact quotes, it's rather obvious he has no wish to be a MidnightClan warrior again. I have no ill wishes for him, but, his is no longer a MidnightClan warrior. He is a rogue and if spotted within our borders, I suggest, for your safety and that of this clan, that you treat him as such." Flamestar didn't leap off just yet, hoping she wouldn't have to deal with much disagreement.

Sunpaw froze for a few seconds before running over to Crescentheart. "Mom, is dad a bad cat? What did he do?" The apprentice meowed, sounding like a kit.

[kiba]

"I wish to disagree, Flamestar. I know I'm not a senior warrior or anything, but Adderclaw is my kin," Lightningwind replied, getting to his paws. He looked at Crescentheard and then at Nightstep then back at Flamestar. "He is a loyal cat, you must believe me. He must have a reason, he really must," he replied.

Shadowstep looked at Sunpaw. "Maybe not a bad cat.... but maybe not so responsible," he replied in Crescentheart's place.

[Splash]

"I am not condemning him, Lightningwind. He choose to separate himself from this clan. Does he wish to join, I will not turn away a trained warrior. but, as long as he is not a MidnightClan cat, we will not treat him as such." Flamestar meowed. "I am not casting him out - he left."

[kiba]

Lightningwind shook his head. He looked a lot like Adderclaw, but his eyes were blue instead of leaf green. "I refuse to believe that," he replied. He glared at Crescentheart. "You're just heartbroken. That's all. You must have said something," he added.

[Sand]

"You can't assume something happened," Jade meowed not wanting to lose a clan mate she thought it made them weaker. "I won't believe something until I hear it," she meowed flicking her ears.

[Splash]

This was just great. but she had to try to keep order. "Lightningwind, Jade, I hold with you when you say he was a good warrior but he has been gone for many moons. Good cats change." She meowed, and was instantly stabbed in the chest with a memory of a grey tabby, the only cat she'd truly loved, her sister. Her sister who hated her and left the clan to escape Flamestar's shadow, despite the act that Flamestar had no control over the sun and where her shadow was cast. Was what why she was so quick to not trust cats? So quick to believe the worst of them? She trusted her clanmates, but how quick could that change?