Warriors Flames Burning, Stars Shining Book Four

Chapter One

"Welcome Home!" cats shouted, as the journeying cats returned through the thorn barrier. Flamingwhisper blushed, Sunpaw had run away somewhere. "Flamingwhisper, Flamingwhisper" the cats started chanting. Volestar sat on the high rock, filling with pride with the young warrior.
"Does anybody know where Sunpaw is?" Flamingwhisper tried to shout over the crowd. Luckily Doeriver heard, "in the nursery, oh and Volestar privately gave her warrior name". "Really?" Flamingwhisper meowed. "Yep,Sunsoul" Doeriver meowed, then got engulfed in the crowd. "Excuse me, coming through" Flamingwhisper tried to get out of the crowd but no matter how hard he tried he got pushed back in.
"Mouse-Brains" he grumbled under his breath. Finally Volestar seemed to notice, "Ok everyone give him some space". Cats scattered away, facing their leader. "Quick check in, Sunpaw is now Sunsoul" Volestar informed, "eat up, lick up, and sleep".
Immediately cats went to the fresh kill pile, towering over the cats (prey catchers making a big feast for the arrival).
Flamingwhisper didn't though, and ran to the nursery. There was Sunsoul stretched out, and for the first time Flamingwhisper noticed how big her belly was. "Sunsoul..." he stammered. She looked up at him, "Flamingwhisper, your gonna be a father". "Cel... abra... tion" he stammered again. His mate giggled at her dumbfounded mate. "Bring me some fresh-kill, ok sweets?" Sunsoul smiled, Flamingwhisper nodded, to lost in thought. Flamingwhisper picked out the plumiest mouse he could find, and brought it back. "Here you go" Flamingwhisper put the mouse down, "I should be getting to the warriors den". Sunsoul nodded, and started to chat again with Doeriver.
As Flamingwhisper laid down, he heard the other warriors whispering. "Should we tell him?" one asked. "Maybe not, can he even handle it?" an other warrior meowed. "It is sad, poor Stonefeather" another one meowed. 'What does Stonefeather have to with this?' thought Flamingwhisper. "POOR STONEFEATHER?! He murdered his own mentor!" Badgernose yelled, a bit to loud. "Shhh, he'll hear!" they shushed. "Well I'm sure he had a reason" the other cat meowed again. "Why would you kill the  clan medicine cat? huh?" Badgernose challenged, "your such a softy Hollowfur".
Before Hollowfur could get a word out, Flamingwhisper asked, "that's not really true is it?". The cats gasped, then Hollowfur muffled in his ear, "I'm sorry, but yes". "Where is he?" Flamingwhisper meowed, alarmed. "In Frost Clan With his love and his kits" Badgernose sneered. "Kits, mate? What?" Flamingwhisper looked quizzically at the other warriors.
"Right before he left he confessed, saying he had married a lovely she-cat named Nightwing" Patchpelt started, "then how she had kits; Breezekit, Crowkit, and Pigeonkit". "No..." Flamingwhisper held back tears. "Yes" Hollowfur whisper gently in his ear, "it's ok". "Ok?! it's not OK!" Flamingwhisper yowled.
"Shhh, deep breaths" reassured Hollowfur. Flamingwhisper broke into tears, while Hollowfur licked his ears. The rest of the warriors let Hollowfur do her magic.
As everyone else settled down for bed, the only sound that could heard was the muffled voice of Hollowfur.