Winds of Change (To Take a Stand)

Leafstar sat on High Branch. Below her all the cats were getting ready, it was evening. Blue's, purples and other cool colors made waves through the sky, everything was peaceful. The moon would be out soon, and then the attack would begin, and the beautiful night would be shattered by battle cries. Her gaze swept across the clearing, her gaze lingering on a few cats.  The frost clung to her fur tips. Kits played and the queens chatted, all had been wonderful in the clan. But tonight, everything would change, some may not come back. How many cats is she sending to their death, would they all come back? Thoughts raced through her mind, but her eye were darting from cat to cat, thinking about how that cat could die tonight.

"Looking for a mate Leafstar." Jaychaser's soft chuckle broke through her thoughtful trace and she turned to him with a light smile. He was so happy for a night where cats may not come back. How could he be like this? But she knew the answer, he was hiding it one hundred percent. His eyes gave him dead away. 

"No more than you are." She flicked her tail side to side, something she did when ever she was nervous. They both had never had anyone special in their lives. All Leafstar had ever had was her daughter, but she was long since dead. 

"I was surprised to find that you didn't have one already when I had come." He chuckled, he didn't like her or anything but he had expressed the fact he thought she was beautiful, and a very smart she-cat. She had thought he was kidding, but he had looked so serious when he had said it, for a moment she had thought that he had liked her, but he was like a little brother to her, and he didn't want a mate, no she-cat had ever even stood out to him, just like no tom had for Leafstar. 

"Well I don't exactly have any friends." She sighed, it was true. No one ever really liked talking to her, she tended to get moody sometimes and others just didn't want to be around her.

"Yeah, after this whole battle we will fix that." He shook his head. He chuckled again.

"Okay Jaychaser." She laughed lightly, he was like a brother to her. She missed having a 'family'. "I have to announce that it's time to go..." She admitted and stood, the wind blowing her fur to her frame, chilling her to the bone. She shook, a shiver running up her spine. "Cats of the clan, gather beneath High Branch!" She called and the cats all gathered to below her. "It is time to leave! She called out, the wind threatening to blow her right off of the branch. she dug her claws into it's soft bark, frost stung her pads, and the cold wind stun her eyes, making them water a bit.

"Leafstar!" Quickpad's voice called out. "I need to tell something!" He yowled, his coal black eyes dark. "Only attack the cats that attack you! IronClan cat's are not totally loyal to her!" He called and cats all purred and whispered about how she was a bad leader. "Also I have been informed by my sister, Coonpetal, who still lives in IronClan, has told me that Tigerpaw is alive, waiting for someone to take him back, Rosepaw and Poisonpoppy, the medicine cats are not to be harmed. And finally that
EVERY kit in that entire clan needs to be taken here, IronClan will not be safe for them afterwards." She said with a low voice, but everyone still heard him. He pressed to his mate. Riseshadow shifted uncomfortably, she had already voiced her worry that the father of her unborn kits may not come back. Risheshadow drifted in and out of shadow form and Leafstar hoped that no one would see her doing that.

"As you wish Quickpad." She flicked her tail back and forth, the less fighting the better. "Everyone split up into your groups and say goodbye to those who are staying here to defend the camp!" She yowled and every cat did as they were told, saying goodbye.

"IT IS TIME TO GO!" She yowled, her eyes glittering, she leaped down to her group and they bounded out of camp, everyone seemed nervous but kept running, the moon was out, shimmering over head, this battle was going to be intense, she could tell. Claws were already sliding out, by the time they reached the border, the air seemed to spark.

Her paws felt as if they were going to bleed. But she kept running until they reached outside the camp, everyone sighed with relief as they slowed. The Eveningclan part of the battle party waited out behind the camp, they were going to wait until the battle started to appear.

She bounded into the camp, the rest of her battle party stayed behind. "Nightstar!" She yowled and Nightstar padded out of the leaders den, followed by the scent of milk, and the drowsy gaze of Bumblestep peering after her, quickly ducking back into the den.

"Leafsun!" She growled loudly, rage ripping from her chest.

"It's Leafstar actually." She answered, fake friendliness layered her voice.

"What do you want?!" She growled. "It's not like you and your mangy clan could stand a chance against all of us!" She yowled and her clan gathered around her.

"We thought it was time to take a stand." She purred with fake happiness as her own clan poured into the camp, their angry and hate filled stares burned at Nightstar.

"IRONCLAN ATTACK!" Nightstar

Leafstar battled with a large IronClan tom,the battle had begun. ForestClan was loosing badly, they were outnumbered. But at that moment Jaychaser came, his battle party closing in from behind. The battle raged and the clearing smelled of blood. Her claws ached as she ripped at a IronClan tom.