"Come on guys, were already late. We don't want to keep them waiting." I said. I began to quicken my pace, the cats behind me followed.
Tonight was the Meeting of the Clans. It's held every full moon. Cermonies, news, and love are all shared at the meeting. It was ok to love others from other clans, it was actually very common, and allowed. Tonight Leaf, a gray tabby she-cat, was gonna be made a warrior of EmberClan, by me. EmberClan hasn't had a new warrior in five moons. So, I was more than ready to speak the words of my ancestors and deam Leaf a warrior.
"Stop. Leaf, would you please come here?"
"Yes, Xaan?" She answered in a calm tone.
"Are you ready to be a warrior?" I allowed my happiness for her seep out with my voice.
"Yes, of course i'm ready. I've been ready since last moon!" She sqealed. I was proud of her. On he first hunting trip, she took down a young fawn, with no help. Her fighting skills were very effiecent. She was a well-tuned, killing machine. Not that she needed to be though. The clans were very peaceful and battles almost never broke out.
We had arrived at the gathering, and with a flick of my tail, I dismissed my clan. They took off into the crowd of cats and began to mingle.
I cut my way through the wave of chattering cats. I carefully, but quickly, lept onto MoonStone. I sat my hinny right next to Sapphire, leader of IceClan. "Sorry, I'm late." I murmured to her. It was my fault that my clan was late to the meeting. Before we left, WhiteWing, EmberClan's talented medicene cat, have to give me poppy seeds. My old injury that I received when I was a kit had been paining me again. I wanderered off when I was a kit and the whole clan was worried sick about me. And, when I returned my father, Daskey, was very angry. He beat me. Violence between clans didn't exist. But, punishment for behavioral issues, was common when I was a kit. Though, when I became leader, I quit this practice. I didn't see the need to beat lessons into young kit's minds. "It's ok. We didn't mind waiting a few extra minutes for you," She said in a tone that was hinted with humor. Sapphire was very, very professional, and liked to wait for noone. "Now, may we start this Meeting?"
"Yes," I turned towards Mystery. "Would you please start the meeting?"
With a nod, she stepped foward and shouted, "EVERYONE, BE QUIET PLEASE!" All eyes locked on Mystery's lithe form. She stepped back and notioned me forward with her tail.
"Today is a day of change for the clans-" Another voice cut me off.
"Yes, more change then you wished for is coming your way." A dark shape slipped out of the shadows, red eyes gleaming viciously.
Tonight was the Meeting of the Clans. It's held every full moon. Cermonies, news, and love are all shared at the meeting. It was ok to love others from other clans, it was actually very common, and allowed. Tonight Leaf, a gray tabby she-cat, was gonna be made a warrior of EmberClan, by me. EmberClan hasn't had a new warrior in five moons. So, I was more than ready to speak the words of my ancestors and deam Leaf a warrior.
"Stop. Leaf, would you please come here?"
"Yes, Xaan?" She answered in a calm tone.
"Are you ready to be a warrior?" I allowed my happiness for her seep out with my voice.
"Yes, of course i'm ready. I've been ready since last moon!" She sqealed. I was proud of her. On he first hunting trip, she took down a young fawn, with no help. Her fighting skills were very effiecent. She was a well-tuned, killing machine. Not that she needed to be though. The clans were very peaceful and battles almost never broke out.
We had arrived at the gathering, and with a flick of my tail, I dismissed my clan. They took off into the crowd of cats and began to mingle.
I cut my way through the wave of chattering cats. I carefully, but quickly, lept onto MoonStone. I sat my hinny right next to Sapphire, leader of IceClan. "Sorry, I'm late." I murmured to her. It was my fault that my clan was late to the meeting. Before we left, WhiteWing, EmberClan's talented medicene cat, have to give me poppy seeds. My old injury that I received when I was a kit had been paining me again. I wanderered off when I was a kit and the whole clan was worried sick about me. And, when I returned my father, Daskey, was very angry. He beat me. Violence between clans didn't exist. But, punishment for behavioral issues, was common when I was a kit. Though, when I became leader, I quit this practice. I didn't see the need to beat lessons into young kit's minds. "It's ok. We didn't mind waiting a few extra minutes for you," She said in a tone that was hinted with humor. Sapphire was very, very professional, and liked to wait for noone. "Now, may we start this Meeting?"
"Yes," I turned towards Mystery. "Would you please start the meeting?"
With a nod, she stepped foward and shouted, "EVERYONE, BE QUIET PLEASE!" All eyes locked on Mystery's lithe form. She stepped back and notioned me forward with her tail.
"Today is a day of change for the clans-" Another voice cut me off.
"Yes, more change then you wished for is coming your way." A dark shape slipped out of the shadows, red eyes gleaming viciously.