Skysong stared at Leopardmist and Blizzarddust sadly. The two cats were twining their tails together.
"Hey Skysong!" Skysong's best friends, recently made a warrior, Stormcloud bounced over. Skysong stared blankly at him. "Guess what?" The dusky brown tom continued to skip in circles. "Mousestar's chosen me to go to the Gathering tomorrow night!"
"That's great." Skysong said with no emotion; she hadn't been chosen although Leopardmist had. Skysong ignored Stormcloud's endless chatter and watched Blizzarddust and his mate. Will I ever be anything other than a miserable failure? Skysong thought.