Chapter 1
Stormkit looked up from her nest, slowly opening her eyes; squinting at the light leaking through the den. She opened her mouth wide, a yawn escaping loudly.
"Ugh! You mousebrain learn to shut your mouth!" A cat pounced on Stormkit, she turned her head quickly to find her sister Deadkit on her back.
"Get off, at least I don't talk about mice in my dreams!" Stormkit retorted finally kicking the black cat off of her completely. Deadkit got up to her paws and scoffed.
"I do not!" Deadeye shuffled her paws in embarrassment, Stormkit looked amused at Deadkit's reaction; it was unexpected that she was flustered.
"I'm so glad, you kits are so energetic today." a golden-colored she-cat meowed as she walked up to the two kits.
"I mean who wouldn't? We are 6 moons old now we finally get to be apprentices!" Deadkit meowed raising her muzzle high. Goldenpelt sat next to Deadkit and started licking her ruffled fur.
"Well, you have to be presentable.." Goldenpelt's licks on her sister's fur became more rough and urgent.
"Ugh...You're being too rough!" Deadkit tried to get out of her mother's grasp, but Goldenpelt kept a firm hold of her kit. Stormkit snickered silently, as Deadkit tried to sneak a glare at Stormkit. "You furball you're next!" Deadkit once again tried to claw Stormkit, with her paws sheathed. Goldenpelt's tail wrapped around Deadkit preventing her to "claw" out her sister. With a few more rough licks on Deadkit, Storm kit was finally next and was practically wailing when her mother roughly licked her fur.
"Are you almost done?" Stormkit stifled a meow desperately wanting it to be over and the end of Deadkit's endless snickering.
"Yes...Just a few more licks," Goldenpelt meowed sweetly before leaving a few licks and stepping back.
"Where's Dawnkit? We can't be apprentices without her!" Deadkit frantically circled around Goldenpelt, Goldenpelt stifled a humorous chuckle in her mew.
"I already groomed her and she's hoping to be a medicine cat apprentice." Goldenpelt meowed warmly to the two kits.
"A medicine cat?! What's gotten into that mousebrain?" Deadkit retorted flicking her tail back in forth in irritation.
"She always went to the medicine cat den frequently now.." Goldenpelt meowed reassuring Deadkit; Stormkit thought deeply, her sister's visits to the medicine cat den have been true and she has been visiting Snowtail for moons. Stormkit remembered when her littermates promised they would be warriors together but cats change minds.
"I think she'll be a wonderful medicine cat." Stormkit meowed with a hyper pitch in her voice.
"Hm, She'll miss out all the fun with the battles and patrols though! Tell her that!" Deadkit meowed playfully and scampered out of the nursery.
"Go have fun while you have the chance," Goldenpelt meowed quietly and laid in her nest already dozing off.
Stormkit scampered after Deadkit in a hurry, also glancing at warriors who brought in fresh-kill their mouths filled with juicy prey. One of the apprentices who arrived in camp with prey meowed a greeting to Stormkit and placed their own fresh-kill into the pile. That will be me one day... Stormkit thought dreamily before catching up to Deadkit as she disappeared into the medicine cat den, Stormkit followed behind. A white cat with warm blue icy eyes appeared in front of them " Hello Deadkit and Stormkit, what brings you here?"
Deadkit whipped around to see Stromkit behind her "Took you time to get here."
Stormkit snorted in response 'You're usuall-"
"Deadkit and Stormkit? What are you doing here?" A familiar meow came behind Snowtail, Stormkit looked behind Snowtail to see her sister, Dawnkit, carrying what it seems to be like leaves in her mouth; it was a strange stench and she wriggled her muzzle.
"Dawnkit!" Deadkit and Stormkit both meowed in unison, both of them trotted up to Dawnkit happily.
Snowtail meowed warmly "I will be back, take care young ones" as she stalked out the den leaving the three sisters alone.
"A little mouse told me, you were going to be a medicine cat!" Deadkit circled Dawnkit anxiously flicking her tail
"I was hoping to be one, Snowtail might not choose me." Dawnkit shuffled her paws in embarrassment "I'm not good enough to be one anyway,"
Deadkit snorted "Snowtail's been pretty fond of you...Of course, you're going to be a medicine cat you mousebrain!"
"I agree too, You always visit Snowtail and we're the only kits in the nursery! It would take moons for another Queen to bear kits!" Stormkit meowed approvingly to reassure her sister.
"Well, I guess you're right..Thanks for cheering me up!" Dawnkit meowed chipper and bounced around.
"All cats old enough to catch their prey! Come beneath the highrock for a clan meeting!" The meow came from outside the den and came from their Thunderclan leader, Grassstar.
"Well, what are we waiting for let's go!" Deadkit scampered out of the den as fast as a rabbit told in the nursery tales. Dawnkit and Stormkit bounded after Deadkit, cats were already gathering beneath the highrock their eyes eager. Grassstar gaze landed on the three kits and signaled them to come up, Stormkit almost tripped on Deadkit and refrained herself from doing so. Stormkit also spotted Snowtail beside Grassstar she must have decided who her apprentice will be! I know it will be Dawnkit! The three kits sat beside Grassstar on the highrock their eyes nervous and glittered with anticipation.
"Our medicine cat has chosen her apprentice, Dawnkit." Grassstar announced to the cats below, Stormkit saw Dawnkitshudder to the mention of her name. "She will be known as Dawnpaw until Starclan has proven worthy of her, Snowfur may you teach her well as Merryfeather as taught you." Grassstar continued, Snowtail dipped her head as Dawnpaw went to touch noses with her mentor.
The clan roared her new name "Dawnpaw! Dawnpaw! Dawnpaw! Dawnpaw!" Dawnpaw sat beside Snowtail eager to watch the whole ceremony.
"Deadkit, you have reached the age of six moons, and it is time for you to be apprenticed. From this day on, until you receive your warrior name, you will be known as Deadpaw. Your mentor will be Sharpclaw. I hope Sharpclaw will pass down all he knows on to you." Grassstar faced his brown stripped tabby deputy and signaled him up. "Sharpclaw, you are ready to take on an apprentice. You had received excellent training from Enderpool, and you have shown yourself to be Brave and Confident. You will be the mentor of Deadpaw, and I expect you to pass on all you know to Deadpaw."
Deadpaw touched noses with her new mentor happiness easily to be seen in her eyes, Stormkit felt drowned in the chanting of "Deadpaw! Deadpaw! Deadpaw! Deadpaw!" Grassstar flicked his tail to silence the clan, "Stormkit, you have reached the age of six moons, and it is time for you to be apprenticed. From this day on, until you receive your warrior name, you will be known as Stormpaw. Your mentor will be Bluetail. I hope Bluetail will pass down all she knows on to you." Grassstar faced thenew apprentice with certainty, before signaling Bluetail up to join Stormpaw.
"Bluetail, you are ready to take on an apprentice. You had received excellent training from Lionstripe, and you have shown yourself to be courteous and courageous . You will be the mentor ofStormpaw, and I expect you to pass on all you know to Stormpaw" Stormpaw went up to Bluetail and touched noses with her, excitement beaming up at her from above as the clan cats cheered her name, signaling a new path for her.
