"Lionpaw! NOW!" Lionpaw heard his mother's voice and groaned.

"FIVE more minutes, mom!" He pulled his Spongebob bed sheets and comforter over his head. Today was his first day of 7th grade, and middle school. Squirrelflight walked back in and shook him.

"You have TEN minutes until the bus is here!"

"Crap!" He threw off the blankets, tore off his pajama bottoms, and slipped on red shorts, a Mountain Dew T-shirt, and his converse sneakers. He shoved his packs of needed materials into his book bag, ran to the bathroom and put gel in his hair, and ran to the kitchen with 4 minutes to spare. Jaypaw sat picking at his food grumpily. He was starting Lakeshore Medicine Academy today, which he wanted, but instead of taking the bus with Hollypaw and Lionpaw, Squirrelflight agreed with the school's principal, Leafpool, when she said it'd be best if Jaypaw got a ride from his mom to school. Hollypaw sat neatly eating. Lionpaw quickly shoveled in bacon and eggs, and a few minutes later he heard HONK HONK! Hollypaw and Lionpaw meowed in unison,

"Bye mom!" They each got a kiss, as they threw their book bags over their shoulder, said bye to Jaypaw, and were on their way out the door.

"Have Fun!" Their mom called, and Lionpaw rolled his eyes as he and Hollypaw were running across their yard.

"Have fun." He muttered as they got to the bus and walked in.

"You kids get later every year." Brackenfur, their bus driver growled. He had been their driver since 2nd grade, when their dad started working a split 1st shift. He would sometimes leave early and stop at Mcdonalds. Now, he goes to work at 4:30 at the Deputy of Police, and gets home on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, and sometimes Sundays at 6:00. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays he got home at 8:00. Hollypaw ran to the back of the bus where Poppypaw, Cinderpaw, and Honeypaw sat. Lionpaw found Foxpaw,Toadpaw, and Tigerpaw on the bus and slumped down in the seat vertical to them. They exchanged cards and opinions and ten minutes later the bus took a left turn into the school parking lot. Lionpaw met up with Hollypaw at the front, and they got off the bus.

"So, we're supposed to stand outside?" Hollypaw asked outloud, but Lionpaw knew it was a rhetorical question. They walked together and sat on one of the cold, black benches.

"So, what's your schedule?" Lionpaw asked her. She took her schedule out of her pink back pack.

"Language arts, math, homeroom, lunch, P.E. Computers, then Science and then Social Studies." She recited, before putting it back.

"Well, we have math, Lunch, and Science together." He muttered. -Briinnnggg- The bell rang and all the kids outside began to walk to the school.

"Well, good luck. See you in an hour or so." Lionpaw waved to his sister, and opened his locker on the second try. He began to go to his first class, Social studies. He sat down just in time, before the bell rang. About 6 or 7 late kids came into the room. At the front, a tall tom with poofy white hair was looking sternly at us. What does he expect? We're first years, and this is an 11:30 day! Lionpaw thought.

"Welcome to first hour Social Studies. I will be your teacher, Mr. Cloudtail. And I think we will get along just fine as long as you pay attention." He locked eyes with a kid next to Lionpaw, who had his head on his desk. At the teachers gaze, the tom slowly and scathingly sat up. Lionpaw guessed the kid would be problems in the future.

"Today we will not be learning anything. The other teachers agreed to wait until next week to start the actual classes." He said with slight scorn, obviously disagreeing with them.

"Today we will all be attending an assembly, in about-…..now." Mr. Cloudtail meowed, and waved for the kids to get in line.

"No talking in the halls." He growled at them, and began to lead them. Lionpaw felt someone shove him hard from behind.

"Hey!" He snapped, turning around to find it was the gray tom.

"Lionpaw, I said no talking." The teacher stopped at growled. Lionpaw didn't respond, just glared at the tom. They finally got to the gym, and seated on the bleachers. Lionpaw cut in line, so he didn't have to sit next to the trouble maker.

Hollypaw *******************************************

Hollypaw opened her locker on her first try, and stuffed her book bag inside. She lifted her purple trapper keeper, and headed down the hall to Language arts. She sat at a lone desk, and looked around. She was the second cat in the class. The other was some she-cat she didn't recognize. Several more students came in, and after the bell rang, 3 toms and a shecat came in.

"Just take your seats, please. For this first week we will be tolerable of being late, but as we get farther into the school year, we will be less tolerable. Anyway, I am Mrs. Mossheart, and I will be your Language Arts Teacher this year. Now let's line up and get to the assembly!" She mewed, and led the line to the gym. Hollypaw waved at Lionpaw, who looked rather…annoyed, but waved back. She sat down with her class, and looked around. There were about 150 kids in her grade, and the 8th graders were on the other side of the bleachers. On the floor below, there were the 9th and 10th graders. There was a stage on the other side of the gym, and Firestar appeared. He tapped the mic.

"Is this thing on?" He said, and his voice rang across the gym, making cats giggle.

"Welcome to Lakeshore Middle School, 7th graders. Anyway, first off, I would like to talk about assignment books. Each cat will have an assigment book, and you must write your assignments in them,. In the back there is also a hall pass, and you have to write the time, your destination, and have a teacher sign it before leaving your class rooms. Teachers will be coming around to pass them out."

Just then, Mrs. Mossheart handed Hollypaw an Assignment book. She sat it on her lap.

"Next up, I would like to talk about activities here. All grades may be in Student Council, Baseball, Softball, Basketball, and numerous clubs. If you would like a paper for any of these, raise your paws now and A teacher will be coming."

Hollypaw raised her paw. Student Council! She noticed Lionpaw did too. What would he be in? She wondered. She set the activity paper on top of her assignment book.

"Alright, that's it for today, and your teachers will be dismissing you about 45 minutes after you get back to your class room." Firestar said, then jogged back .

"7th grade may exit first!" led he class back to the room. Hollypaw sat down, and listened to her speak about rules and the assignment books.

Lionpaw*********************************************

As the assembly finished, Lionpaw excitedly read the activities paper. He totally wanted to join basketball. As he got back to class, bored them all to death about rules and the assignment books, and finally, the bell rang and then he blabbered about how HE would dismiss them, not the bell. Finally,he got to his locker and walked outside. Kids were playing basketball and standing in groups talking. He sat on the same, still cold black bench and waited for Hollypaw.

"Hey!" She greeted him from behind and sat on the bench.

"How was your day?" she asked gleefully.

"Terrible. Mr. Cloudtial is the biggest grump EVER." He muttered.

"Well my day was great. Mrs. Mossheart gave us all orange juice and donut holes." She meowed, licking her lips.

"WEll, aren't you lucky!" He rolled his eyes.

"There's mom, let's go." Hollypaw stood up, and they ran across the parking lot to the old, dirty, 2009 silver mitshibushi.

"Hey Jaypaw!" They greeted. He was in the back seat. "I call shot gun!" Lionpaw yowled, throwing himself into the passenger seat. Hollypaw rolled her eyes and got in the back with Jaypaw.

"How was yo-" hollypaw began asking, but her mother stuck her paw in the back and waggled a finger at her, telling her not to say anything. Hollypaw frowned, but obeyed. Hmm, wonder what's wrong with jaypaw. She thought.