Twilight/Chapter 9

==Chapter description==
:Cloudtail pads up to Squirrelflight, and asks if she wanted to go for a hunt. Brackenfur seems to be giving Ashfur and the two apprentices orders, then joins them, explaining the two kept asking to word together. Whitepaw and Birchpaw had been alone, and remembers Shrewpaw who had died on their journey to the lake. Squirrelflight asks where they were going, and Brackenfur informs the two cats that they might try the stream close to the lake. Spiderleg arrives, and the four cats head toward the stream. The wind is cold but there was something exhilarating about it too, and gradually she was running. Cloudtail and Brackenfur are running beside her, but Spiderleg runs ahead, his long legs covering the ground. Squirrelflight slows down, and they catch up with Spiderleg near the top of the bank.
:Spiderleg signals them to keep quiet, and creeps up toward a starling, but the wind changes direction and he loses the bird. Squirrelflight listens to the stream and branches, and can see the surface of the lake. A faint cry of a cat in the distance reaches her, but Squirrelflight thinks she must've imagined it. Cloudtail asks if she could scent anything, and the white warrior scents intruders. Answering Brackenfur's question, he replies it wasn't WindClan either. Squirrelflight also scents a cat, and it is coming from close by. Spiderleg begins to creep the bank, but Cloudtail stops him, asking who was there. Cloudtail calls again, and Daisy appears. 
:Squirrelflight recognizes Daisy, and asks what she was doing. Daisy begs for mercy, and Spiderleg offers to chase her out but is again stopped by Cloudtail. They pad the bank until they are in front of Daisy, and the kittypet is a pitiful sight, her eyes exhausted. A cry rises from the other side of the bush, and Cloudtail pushes past Daisy, realizing it is kits. Squirrelflight finds three cats huddled together, starving, tired and confused. Brackenfur reassures the queen they would not harm them. Daisy states that Nofurs took kits away once they wree born, and she had decided to leave before they would do it to her kits. Daisy asks if they will help, stating WindClan had drove them off. Brackenfur reassures the queen that they wouldn't harm her.
:The white warrior promises that they would help them, and Daisy thanks Cloudtail. Brackenfur asks if Firestar would be okay with it, and the white warrior replies their leader would understand. Squirrelflight points it was no or never, and they weren't going to send them to ShadowClan. Squirrelflight, Brackenfur and Spiderleg each pick up one. They make their way slowly to camp. The clearing is empty, but Birchpaw comes to greet them. Noting the kits, he calls over Whitepaw, who asks where they had gotten them. Ferncloud appears from the warriors den, and upon seeing the kits, she orders Whitepaw to fetch Cinderpelt and Birchpaw to let Firestar know. Ferncloud meows to Daisy that they would look after all of them.
:Ferncloud ducks into the nursery and quickly puts together a warm thick nest. The warriors set down the kits they had carried, and Daisy lies down beside them anxiously. Sorreltail enters, and purrs that they were beautiful and starts warming up one of the kits. Squirrelflight notes Sorreltail must be expecting Brackenfur's kits. The kits start to stir, and they start suckling.Cinderpelt and Leafpool enter the den. Squirrelflight asks her sister whether Sorreltail was pregnant, and Leafpool snaps that she was. Squirrelflight senses a emotion radiating strongly from her, but can't make out what it is. Cinderpelt asks if it was a Gathering, and tells them to get out. Squirrelflight follows Spiderleg and Brackenfur out of the den. As they leave, Cinderpelt meows she had brought them strengthening herbs, and reassures the queen they would be fine.
:Cloudtail is reporting to Firestar. Dustpelt asks how long they were going to stay, and Firestar in turn asks how long they wanted to stay. Cloudtail meows that it was probably never, or else Twolegs would take them away. Firestar comments that was a good reason, and Brambleclaw asks if they were going to let them stay, a challenge in his tone. Brambleclaw adds that she would need a lot of help to survive in the wild. Firestar points out ThunderClan needed more kits, and adds that Sorreltail's kits would be very welcome. Brambleclaw objects they were kittypets, and Cloudtail whips around, asking if he had forgotten that he and Firestar were kittypets. Brambleclaw and the rest of the Clan looks shocked. Squirrelflight defends Cloudtail and glares at Brambleclaw. Firestar thrusts between them, stating fighting wasn't allowed.
:Daisy thanks them for standing up for her, but states that she would leave as soon as possible if her presence was going to be a problem. Firestar and Cloudtail reassure her that she could stay. Squirrelflight states that Daisy could probably catch mice. Sootfur interrupts, and states she would be too fat and lazy to do so. Mousefur hisses and clouts him. Daisy anxiously says Nofurs fed them, and expects hunting to be harder in the wild. Firestar agrees, and tells her that they would teach her and train her kits in their ways. Cloudtail tells her there was no rush, and Firestar orders Birchpaw to get Daisy fresh-kill. Cloudtail beckons Daisy to the nursery, and Brightheart whispers to Whitepaw that Cloudtail was doing the right thing, then hurries to catch up with her mate and offers to help.
:Daisy glances at Brightheart, alarmed. Squirrelflight is used to seeing Brightheart's scars, but can understand Daisy's alarm. Brightheart replies she was attacked by dogs, and heads to the warrior's den instead. Ashfur is behind her, and asks if she wanted to hunt. As they head to the thorn tunnel, Ashfur remarks they would need plenty more prey from now on. Squirrelflight is pleased by the warmth in his tone, comparing him to Brambleclaw's hostilty. Squirrelflight thinks ThunderClan was desperately short of young cats, so Daisy's arrival could be just what they needed.
==Characters==
===Major===
===Minor===
===Mentioned===
==Notes and references==
es:Crepúsculo/Capítulo 9fr:Crépuscule/Chapitre 9nl:Schemering/Hoofdstuk 9
Category:Twilight
Category:The New Prophecy arc
Category:Chapter subpages