Mousepaw followed far after the chosen cats as they made their way to the island. The Gathering was held every full moon and it was made as a night of peace for all five clans. The brown she-cat prayed that she wouldn't run into Amberpaw. The golden she-cat may be having the same issues with her clan and Mousepaw didn't want to hear anymore pain.

When they arrived RiverClan had already arrived with their leader, Rippledstar, and deputy, Mudpelt. Rippledstar was long white haired with dark blue eyes and Mudpelt was a brown and tortoiseshell tom with blue eyes.

Mousepaw laid down by herself while the apprentices got together and talked with one another. She lowered her head to her paws in dismay.

"Mousepaw," She looked up to Coldeyes, "why aren't you talking with the other apprentices?"

"Why should I?" Mousepaw murmured. "My own clan doesn't like me, how can I expect other clans to like me?"

"I like you, Frogstump likes you, and Jumbledstar seems to enjoy your company." Coldeyes reassured.

"You three don't count," Mousepaw gritted her teeth, "you're not out there training me everyday or sleeping in the same den as me! You're just a future medicine cat and Jumbledstar is leader."

Coldeyes looked sympathetically down at the apprentice and headed to his mentor with his head low.

That's when three clan scents came. ThunderClan, RiverClan, and SkyClan.

Mousepaw braced herself and let out an irritated sigh when Amberpaw appeared with two other apprentices. The two went straight to the apprentices while Amberpaw looked around. Mousepaw tried to hide but then the she-cat's green eyes were planted on her.

"Mousepaw!" She mewed happily, running to the brown she-cat. "How are you enjoying ShadowClan!" Amberpaw lowered her head to touch noses with Mousepaw, but she quickly jerked her head away.

"I'm not!" Mousepaw snapped. "I hate ShadowClan, I hate the forest, I hate being born a kittypet, and I hate everything!"

"Why? What's wrong?" Amberpaw looked surprised.

"No one in ShadowClan likes me, they'll all treat me like a fish left over from last week!" Mousepaw began. "My mentor treats me like I'm nothing, the apprentices don't know I exist, the only cats who seem to want me are the medicine cats and the leader, but what can they do? 'I want to join ThunderClan, Mouse!' 'Let's join the clans, Mouse, it'll be fun!' 'They need us!' I don't want to be here, I want to go somewhere far away! Away from the Nofurs and away from the clans!"

"Mousepaw... Calm down..." Amberpaw's voice shook.

"We are starting the Gathering!" Foxstar, WindClan's leader, called out. Rippledstar, Jumbledstar, ThunderClan's Whisperstar, and SkyClan's Lionstar jumped on the Great Oak's branches.

Mousepaw didn't listen to the news. She just looked up to see the apprentices speaking to Amberpaw, who had walked away to see them. Mousepaw dug her claws in to the dirt, gazing angrily at the she-cat she used to live with.

Amberpaw... Mousepaw hissed in her head. You always got the best things in life! The Nofurs liked you best! They always called you "pretty girl" or "Sweetest". What did I get? Scolding for catching birds! You always got more milk than me, more food than me, the toms would always gawk at you! It sickens me! Now I get scolded for doing what expected of me! You have all these friends when we haven't been here long! I'll grow stronger than any cat, I'll kill Silversol, and then I'm out of here, no cat will ever see me again, not in the forest, not in Twoleg place, if I'm nothing but an ugly tom, fine!

She was brought back when yowling and shrieking was heard. Mousepaw looked up to see a huge puff of black smoke spread across the clearing from the middle of the island. When it settled Silversol stood their her eyes dark and pleased.

"Silversol," Foxstar rasped, "you are not welcomed with the clans!"

"I'm afraid I'm more welcomed than one certain apprentice here tonight," Silversol purred turning her head to Mousepaw, who didn't flinch, the feelings she felt as a kittypet were long gone.

If no cat is to love me like Amberpaw they will learn to fear me! The apprentice thought darkly.

"Isn't that right my little mouse?" Mousepaw realized the dark she-cat was standing before her.

"Get lost, Silversol," Mousepaw stood, "I may not enjoy living here, but I hate you more than I hate the clans."

"You poor unfortunate soul," Silversol purred as Mousepaw began walking away, "these cats don't care for you, nor will they ever, come with me, Illinois give you all the respect you need in the Dark Forest."

"You killed kits," Mousepaw stopped to look back over her shoulder, "I hope you burn in a fire with the slowest pain possible." Mousepaw continued walking away, but was stopped when Silversol turned to smoke and glided in front of the brown apprentice and returned to a cat.

"I killed kits because they'll rise up above me one day," Silversol snarled, "just like they will do to you one day!"

"I... Don't... Care..." Mousepaw growled in the she-cat's scarred face.

"Really," Silversol drew back and looked to Ravenclaw, who stood next to Viperfang, a golden tabby she-cat with green eyes. Her apprentice Frightpaw barely talked to anyone. He was quite the sight and he was the only cat Mousepaw wanted to befriend. "Because your mentor cares."

Ravenclaw growled under his throat.

"I actually want you to join me so we can destroy Amberpaw!" Solversol meowed.

"I'd rather die than join you!" Mousepaw hissed.

"That can be arranged." With that Silversol vanished in a puff of smoke.

"StarClan isn't pleased," Mousepaw heard Silvertail, the ThunderClan medicine cat, whisper as moon was becoming darkened by clouds.

"Ha, StarClan..." Mousepaw spat walking away and off the island.