One leafbare night, a young apprentice fell asleep in his nest, dreaming of the cold ThunderClan camp and adventures he might have one day.
Snowpaw's mentor, Honeytail woke him up at dawn. Snowpaw was so excited because he thought he was going on his first dawn patrol. He raced into the hollow of the ThunderClan camp, and found something he wasn't expecting.
"What's this?" He asked his mentor.
"It's snow."
Wow! He thought. Snow like me! He looked at his bright white fur on his shoulder and realised why he was called Snowpaw. He quickly dashed back into the apprentice den and woke up his sister, Silverpaw.
'Wake up Silverpaw! It's snowing!"
"Huh? Wha-" She was cut off by the beautiful sight of snowflakes falling down.
"Let's go and play!"
They ran around the hollow, snowflakes making Silverpaw's pelt white and Snowpaw's even whiter. They leaped into the soft snow, rolling in the softness. They played and played until the snowflakes stopped falling.
Then he woke up.
Honeytail had woken him up. Snowpaw felt like his dream was repeating itself. When he walked out of the den, he saw the snow.
"This is snow, isn't it?" He asked his mentor.
"It is." She was surprised that Snowpaw knew what it was.
Wow! He thought. Like in the dream! He went to wake up his sister, but she was already coming out. She was only half awake, and seeing the snow, her eyes widened.
"What is the stuff on the ground?" She asked.
"It's snow! Just like me!"
"Wow!"
"Let's go and play!"
"You can play until the snowflakes stop falling!" Honeytail called after them.
They leaped into the soft snow, play fighting like kits. They threw chunks of snow at each other, and dodged each other's throws. They rolled in the softness, their long fur protecting them from the cold. Frostkit and Flamekit ran outside as soon as they woke up, playing in the snow with the older cats.
"This is the best day ever!" Snowpaw said to no one in particular.
Gradually, the snowflakes started slowing down. The two apprentices played as much as they could until their mentors came over. At first, they hoped the two warriors weren't coming for them, but soon it was obvious that play time was over.
"Time to go hunting." Honeytail and Oakfrost, Silverpaw's mentor said in unison.
"Can we please play for longer?" The siblings asked.
"Fine. But only for today." Oakfrost said to both of them.
The brother and sister ran back into the snow, no different from the kits that were playing with them.