CloudClan Challenge. One-shot. ;D enjoy!
-Pearlwood
I smiled at my mother as I walked over to her. "Hi." I squeaked with excitement. She grinned back at me. "Hello."
Today I would become a warrior. "Do you know what my name will be?" I asked Skystream.
"Not a clue." She said.
"Let all cat old enough to catch their own prey join me below Highrock." Our leader, Froststar, called.
I bounced with excitment. This is it! "Will Dewpaw please come up to the Highrock."
I leaped up to stand next to Froststar. "I, Froststar leader of FireClan, call upon my warrior ancestors to look down on this apprentice. She has trained hard to understand the ways of your noble code, and I commend them to you as a warrior in their turn." She recited.
"Dewpaw, do you promise to uphold the warrior code and to protect and defend this Clan, even at the cost of your life?" She questioned me.
"I do." I bumbled with excitment.
"Then by the powers of StarClan, I give you your warrior name. Dewpaw, from this moment you will be known as Dewnose. StarClan honors your bravery and selflessness, and we welcome you as a full warrior of FireClan." The leader gazed at me with steady, warm eyes. I licked her shoulder and went to sit by my mentor, Lightningstorm.
"Dewnose! Dewnose!" The clan chanted.
Froststar's clear voice rose above the noise of the crowd. "Tonight Dewnose will sit in a silent vigil."
The clan dispersed, and as I watched them my eyes landed on my mother. She was staring at me guiltily. She looked at her paws and stood up. She started towards me, but before she could reach me, Froststar called "Your vigil begins now!"
Skystream kept padding towards me. I looked at her worriedly. She avoided my gaze by staring down at her paws. "i need to tell you something." She said without looking up.
I nodded. "Okay." She began. "Um. I don't really know how to start. So. I fell in love with a warrior from RockClan. His name is Thornpelt. Have you seen him at Gatherings?" She asked, finally looking at me. I nodded again.
"So. I had to go back to my clan and he had to go back to his. Then I found out I was to have kits. I had two. You and your brother." This was news to me. Every cat always told me that the other kit died during a fox attack.
"So I made it look like a fox had gotten into the nursery. I told the clan a fox had stolen the other kit." Oh.
"I gave your brother to Thornpelt." I wish I Could speak so I could ask about my brother. "We named him Mousekit." I stared at her. Mousepaw. I knew him from Gatherings. We were good friends.
"Well that's about it. I hope your not mad at me." She stared at me hopefully. I nodded. I couldn't believe her, but I understood. She turned around. "I'm going to sleep. I hope you understand." I nodded again.
"Okay, goodnight." She looked away and continued to the warriors den.
I grunted. Skystream smiled. she started towards the warriors den. She froze. Without turning around she said, "I love you, Dewnose. And I hope you know that." She kept walking without another word. I sighed. Of course I was mad. Why didn't she tell me? Then a thought struck me. Does Mousepaw know about this discovery?