Notice: This story takes place after the Clans move. The first little tidbit at the beginning is to explain what happened to Cinderpelt at the time of her accident. I do not like the name Cinderpelt, but will keep it. I support FirexCinder, so that is defiantly in this story.

Disclaimer: I do not own Warriors or any names used in this story. The names not made by the Hunters I have made up off the top of my head, so if you have claimed them, then I am sorry. Also, if anything is wrong in the part about Cinderpaw then I am sorry. I do not own the first series because I borrowed it at the library, but I have read them all.

Before the story begins(The day of Cinderpaw's accident.):

Fireheart nodded at Cinderpaw.

"How would you like to patrol the borders with me?" The tom asked. His apprentice perked up and nodded excitedly, following him out. Before they had taken more then a couple pawsteps, they were stopped by Dustpaw.

"What is it Dustpaw, is something important happening?" Fireheart asked. Dustpaw nodded.

"Tigerclaw needs Bluestar, not a kitty pet!" He hissed as Fireheart began to follow the tom's trail.

"You both know as well as I do Bluestar is incapable. I will go." Fireheart growled back. The apprentice surely couldn't think about disobeying a warrior.

"Stop acting like your leader, just because you are a warrior. Tigerclaw needs Bluestar, not a kitty pet, like I said before!" Dustpaw snapped and pushed past them. Cinderpaw glanced up with a confused and expectant expression on her face.

"Come on, Cinderpaw. You know I don't trust Tigerclaw, and this could be a trap. We'll follow Dustpaw's trail to Tigerclaw." Fireheart meowed. His apprentice nodded.

"Why am I coming along?" Cinderpaw asked as they bounded through the undergrowth.

"Knowing you, you would be following me before I even moved. If it is a trap, then I don't want you following me or going without my orders." Fireheart replied. Cinderpaw grinned her agreement and fell slightly behind her mentor.

They reached the Thunderpath in almost no time. Tigerclaw was on the other side at the border, glaring at them as they appeared. Fireheart held Cinderpaw back with his tail, checking to make sure it was safe to cross. A monster whipped past, and both cats raced forward to Tigerclaw.

"I wanted Bluestar, not a kitty pet." Tigerclaw growled as they padded over to him.

"Bluestar can't come, and you know it." Fireheart meowed. Tigerclaw hissed and crossed the Thunderpath, followed by Fireheart and Cinderpaw. With a few angry looks from Tigerclaw, they padded back to camp.

The story:

Echopaw yawned, quickly realizing where she was.

"Today is my first day as an apprentice!" She mewed, and the older apprentices grumbled.

"We know, Mouse-brain. You could have let us slept a little longer. Silverpelt is still in the sky for StarClan's sake!" Hawkpaw grumbled. His fluffy tail lashed from side to side before he curled it over his nose.

"But I am too excited to sleep!" Echopaw whispered before slipping out of the apprentice's den. Other then herself, the camp was empty and dark. Starlight shown through the thin cover of trees above her head. She could hear cats snoring around her, and realized the sun was barely peeking above the mountains in the distance. She sighed and glanced at the fresh-kill pile, though it wasn't much of a pile. The prey on the old tree stump in the center of camp was thin and stiff, most likely from a few mornings ago. It had yet to become crowfood.

"Your up early." A voice sounded from near the entrance of camp, which was a break in the bramble wall that surrounded the camp. Echopaw recognized Frozenrain, a she-cat warrior who was on guard duty. The white she-cat had fixed her dark blue eyes on the apprentice, and her half-tail kicked up dust where she sat.

"I can't sleep anymore. I'm just going to wait out here until Cloverpaw or Jayflight wakes up." Echopaw meowed.

"Good luck. You'd have better luck of all of WishClan waking up at the exact same time then Jayflight waking up anytime soon. She is one of the longest sleepers in the Clan." Frozenrain joked. Echopaw looked at her paws sadly.

"I want to learn now though." She mumbled. Frozenrain purred comfortingly.

"You will, but as a warrior you will have to learn patience. That would count as learning. Find something to do while you wait for Jayflight." Frozenrain meowed.