CHAPTER 1
Gorsekit awoke in the nursery. She jumped up. Tonight she would be six moons old! She would finally be apprenticed! She began to run around the clearing in the hollow, jumping and prancing and spinning. Berrykit and Carmelkit were pouncing on leaves, not a care in the world. Gorsekit sighed. They obviously didn't care. Gorsekit ran over to Berrykit and Carmelkit. "Don't you guys care that we are gonna be apprentices?!?!?!?" she meowed. The two just shook their heads. "Well, I am gonna be a MEDICINE CAT apprentice!" she bragged. The two looked up. "No way!" Carmelkit said excitedly. "Yeah right..." Berrykit said sarcastically. "You won't even become an apprentice with that attitude!" Gorsekit snapped.Berrykit rolled her eyes and stalked back towards the nursery. Carmelkit stayed. "Will you tell me everything about being a medicine cat apprentice?" she asked. Gorsekit nodded. "Sure!" she mewed. "You will be the first to know!" Carmelkit nodded and padded after Berrykit. "I better go find Blue-eyes and Froststar and talk to them!" Gorsekit said and took off. Berrykit saw and ran to get to them first.
Gorsekit found Blue-eyes and Froststar talking to Berrykit. -Maybe she is asking them about her mentor...- She then saw Berrykit smirk over at her. -Mousedung!- she thought with dismay and ran over to them. "Blue-eyes! Froststar! I want to be-" she was cut off by Berrykit. "I am gonna be a medicine cat apprentice!" Berrykit bragged. Gorsekit growled at her. "I was supposed to be medicine cat apprentice!" she hissed. Berrykit smirked. "Too ba-" she was cut off by Blue-eyes. "I still have to pick between you two. I will test you two to see who gets to be my apprentice. When you are apprenticed, come to me and we will begin the test." she mewed softly. Gorsekit and Berrykit nodded and left. Berrykit glared at Gorsepaw. "You know that I will become the medicine cat apprentice..." she hissed. "What makes you think that?" Gorsekit hissed back. Berrykit didn't answer. Even when they got to the nursery. It was gonna be a war, Gorsekit was sure of it.
At moonhigh, Froststar sat on the Highledge. "Let all cats old enough to catch their own prey, join here beneath highledge for a clan meeting!" She yowled. Cats appeared and sat down, looking up at Froststar. She motioned for Berrykit, Gorsekit, and Carmelkit. "We have three apprentices to be named. First of all, Carmelkit, you shall be known as Carmelpaw. Firestorm, you are ready for an apprentice. You will be Carmelpaw's mentor. Second of all, Berrykit, you shall be known as Berrypaw. Last, Gorselit, you shall be known as Gorsepaw. Gorsepaw and Berrypaw will wait for their mentors until Blue-eyes has decided." and with a flick of her tail, the clan began to head to their dens. Blue-eyes came up to retrieve Gorsepaw and Berrypaw. "Your test begins." she said. "Name five herbs." she said. "Easy!" Berrypaw said. "Poppyseeds, Marigold Leaves, Catmint, Tansy, and Thyme." "Well, Horsetail, Juniper Berries, Comfry, Yarrow, and Watermint!" Gorsepaw said. "And what are those used for?" Blue-eyes asked. "To ease pain, treat infection, cure greencough, cure coughs, and calm a cat down!" Berrypaw said, glaring at Gorsepaw in a daring way. "Used to treat infected wounds, treat bellyache and give a cat strength, treat broken bones, get rid of poison, and treat bellyache." Gorsepaw said without thinking. Blue-eyes nodded. "The second part of the test is to find five herbs." she mewed. "But you will have to find them tomorrow... For now, get some sleep." She walked back to her den. Berrypaw and Gorsepaw walked to the apprentice den without saying anything.