(JAYFEATHER P.O.V)
Even though I was blind, I knew that Dawnspirit, a loner that had come to ThunderClan, had had one beautiful light brown she-kit. The she-kit had striking blue eyes, that sparkled in the sunlight. I always dreamed about the kit, Elmkit, and I knew we had some sort of connection. She made me feel...good. This dream was so real. I was in the camp, finished with my medicine cat duties. Elmkit came bouncing toward me. "I like you, Jayfeather,"she mewed. "Your my best friend." I smiled, and pushed my nose into her fur. Why am I showing her...affection? Could I be feeling something for...a tiny kit? No. Just a friendship. Elmkit hopped around gleefully. "I like you too."I meowed to her. The dream faded, and I jerked awake. Elmkit's scent wafted around the medicine den. I heard her jumping around, sniffing the herbs and curiously taking things out of their places. "You can stop now,"I told her. The noises stopped and I could sense her hanging her head. Elmkit padded over to me. "It's alright. Just don't go messing with the herbs,"I tried to comfort her. Elmkit looked up at me. "Okay. I won't. But I want to be like you, a medicine cat!"she explained. "Come on, follow me. We can play outside."I continued. Elmkit tumbled after me as I padded out of the den and outside. Dawnspirit lay stretching out in the sun, her eyes closed. Dawnspirit got up suddenly, and herded her kit back to the nursery. "I'm sorry if she caused you any trouble,"Dawnspirit apologized for Elmkit. "No, no. She was just curious. I promised her we would play together."I explained, trying to peek through the thick screen of brambles that covered the entrance to the nursery. The queen dipped her head and squeezed through the entrance to the nursery. Tomorrow is Elmkit's apprentice ceremony...is she going to choose to be a warrior? She must...
(ELMKIT P.O.V.)
"Let all cats old enough to catch their own prey gather here beneath the Highledge for a Clan meeting." Firestar's voice rang out as he called the meeting for my apprentice ceremony. "Elmkit."Firestar called. I stepped up to the front of all the other cats, proudly sitting with my fur neatly groomed. "This is a proud day for ThunderClan, by naming apprentices we show ThunderClan will survive and remain strong. Elmkit, from now on until you receive your warrior name, you will be known as Elmpaw. Foxleap,"he announced. Foxleap stepped up, his reddish tabby fur shining in the sunlight. "You are ready for an apprentice. You will be Elmpaw's mentor. I know you will pass on your strength and courage to Elmpaw, and teach her the skills that will make her a brave warrior of ThunderClan."Firestar went on. I touched noses with Foxleap. "Don't worry. I know you'll make a great warrior."he whispered. "Elmpaw! Elmpaw! Elmpaw!"the Clan chanted. After every cat dispersed from the crowd, Foxleap asked me,"We're going to explore the territories. How does that sound?" I sighed. I wanted to do battle training. We slipped through the bramble camp entrance and into the woods. "Wait. What do you smell?"he asked me. "Um...mouse...and...fox!"I shouted. "It's fresh...stay back. Try to keep out of the way."Foxleap reported to me. A low growl came out of the bushes. A fox jumped out of a holly bush, it's giant teeth gnashing. With one huge paw, it swatted me aside. I was trying to get to my paws when the fox picked me up with it's teeth and shook me like a dead mouse. I went limp. I saw blood, fur, and then I went into darkness.
(JAYFEATHER P.O.V)
"Noo!"I screamed when I saw Elmpaw's limp body, lying there on the ground. She's alive. She has to be, I thought, searching for a sign of warmth, or maybe a twitch. With me, I had ferns, marigold, poppy seeds, and chamomile. Elmpaw's flank twitched. "She's alive,"I told Foxleap. I smiled, but then my smile faded. What if she didn't make it? I washed out the wound on her side with ferns, then rubbed on marigold. Elmpaw coughed and tried to raise her head. "Rest,"I ordered. She put her head back down and let me feed her the chamomile, and then she lapped up the poppy seeds. I picked her up by the scruff, because she was still small, and took her carefully back to the camp. When we reached the medicine den, she was asleep. I put her down carefully on a nest, letting her rest.
(3RD PERSON P.O.V)
Jayfeather leaned over Elmpaw. "How do you feel?"he asked her. "Terrible,"Elmpaw replied. Foxleap trotted in to check on his apprentice, followed by Dawnspirit who was hard on his paws. "She's alright. She just woke up,"Jayfeather explained. Dawnspirit pushed her nose into her only kit's fur. "I'm not a kit anymore!"Elmpaw protested. "You'll always be my kit..."Dawnspirit whispered. The light brown apprentice let out a hiss of annoyance. A shock went through Jayfeather, and he trembled as he rasped,"The Elm comes to rest on the Jay's strong wing, and with it comes a price, as the Lion runs through the Clover..." Everyone sat shocked in silence. A new prophecy had come.