Disclaimer: Warrior Cats does not belong to me all credit goes to Erin Hunter
The night was silent, moonpelt was in the sky. A silent yet swift shadow raced through the wet grass, "Hold it right there!" A black and white she-cat raced into the clearing, a black tom followed behind. The black tom arched his back and began to unsheathe his claws, "You are trespassing into another clan territory!"
The black and white she-cat's eyes were covered by the shadows of the night, "You'd better be afraid." A tall white tom emerged into the clearing. His tail was in a spiral, yet intimidatingly high in the blackened sky.
"What is your business here?" the tall tom ordered in a calm yet asserting tone. The she-cat stood her ground; she then slowly turned her back to the warriors. Another hiss from the warriors made her jump with fright, her body shivered violently.
"You do know you are outnumbered right?" a beautiful purple she-cat appeared from behind the highrock. She then swiftly joined the other warriors to trap the intruder from escaping.
"I-I, well" the black and white she cat stuttered, these cats towered over her like oak trees. She then swished her tail violently back and forth, giving her enough space to think. 'What should I do? They'll maim me if I don't say anything.' The she cat thought, her eyes widening to the fact she could be killed here. "I'm here to find my brother…" She silently mewed, lowering her ears in lament.
"Now where is this brother of yours?" the purple she-cat asked in a gentle tone. She flicked her tail at the ground, ordering her warriors to sit and relax. The leader then sat down, placing her tail gently in front of her.
"He disappeared one moonhigh… we were loners you see." The black and white she-cat then sat down and relaxed her muscles, "He said he was going to hunt for food, and he never came back." Her pure black eyes began to water. The tall warrior began to flick his tail nervously, why did this story seem familiar?
"Twistedtail, please refrain from moving your tail. It's kicking up dirt and dust." The purple leader ordered, losing the last bit of her patience. Twistedtail then set his tail neatly in front of him again, his ears twitching nervously.
"And then I was all alone," the black and white she cat then finished her story and lowered her head. She was pawing at the ground, expecting for one of the warriors to claw her.
The purple leader then meowed, "You could join us, we're short on apprentices," she then stood up in a neatly fashion, "we shall assign your name later." She then ordered the warriors to stand up, "Twistedtail, Panthereyes, we must get going"
Twistedtail followed his leader quickly, while Panthereyes looked back one more time. The black warrior then ordered the she-cat to come along, she padded along nervously. Panthereyes then pointed to the apprentice's den.
The apprentices were surprised to see a new face. A cream tom with green patches then approached her, "Hello, my name's Grasspaw". The black and white she-cat then dipped her head in greeting, another apprentice approached with caution.
"Hello, my name is Twinpaw" a white tom with black stripes meowed. His eyes were two different colors, the left blue and the right green. He then flicked his tail toward a pile of moss, "This will be your new bed."
The she-cat awkwardly padded towards the direction the tom pointed to. Before she could lie down, Grasspaw interrupted her, "What's your name anyway?" The she-cat turned her head away, what if they found out she was a loner?
Twinpaw then nudged Grasspaw, "Brother, she might not have a name yet." Grasspaw understood and then padded towards his mossy bed, circling it until it was comfortable. The three apprentices then silently fell asleep, whisking their minds away from reality.
The she-cat dreamed about the night her brother left her, the handsome tom smiled at her. Then the scent of Twistedtail, which was almost the same as her brother's appeared in her dream. The voice of Panthereyes then interrupted her dreaming, "Wake up, you're going to be named today remember?"
The she-cat's eyes opened, adjusting to the light of dawn. As she stepped out, warriors were looking down at her. 'I feel unwanted, they don't seem happy' she thought as she approached the highrock.
The purple she-cat from last night looked down at her; "Until she has earned her warrior name, she shall be known by the name Snakepaw" She then jumped down from the highrock and looked into Snakepaw's eyes, "Snakepaw, do you promise your eternal loyalty to GlimmerClan?"
Snakepaw then nodded her head respectfully, "Yes, I shall" The leaders gaze turned to a brown tom with a white marking on his face (marking is fleur de lis). The brown tom then walked over to the leader, his jade green eyes looking down on Snakepaw.
"This shall be your new mentor, Eagleclaw" the leader explained to Snakepaw. Eagleclaw and Snakepaw then nodded and touched noses.
"Thank you for the opportunity, Violetstar." Eagleclaw meowed respectfully at the leader. He then turned his gaze to Snakepaw, "we shall start your training tomorrow." Snakepaw nodded and remained silent, she didn't want to seem as though she was talkative.
"Clan dismissed!" Violetstar ordered; this made all the warriors return to their activities. Snakepaw padded off to join the other apprentices.
"Snakepaw, that's a cool name!" Grasspaw meowed as she came near. Twinpaw then looked up at Snakepaw, noticing her presence.
"Interesting actually," Twinpaw remarked, "I wonder which feature gave you that name." Snakepaw then hissed, thinking that this was an insult.
Grasspaw jumped, "Your hiss sounds like a snake's! Not to mention your razor sharp fangs." Twinpaw was cowering behind his brother, his eyes looking around as though he saw a real snake. Noticing there was no snake, he then let out a sigh of relief.