The idea for this story has been mulling around my head for a while now and I guess I'm finally going to type it up. It's pretty much a sequel to A Broken Promise, only this story is an actually story.

Basic Summary:A Scarred Face and a Torn Heart is about Brightheart wanting an apprentice and doing anything she can to get one, even bend the warriors code.

I know this chapter is short but it will get better and longer!

"Let all cats able to gather their own prey gather here under the Highledge!"

Firestar's commanding voice rang around Thunderclan camp. Brightheart lifted her head. With a jolt she remembered what today was. It was the day that Toadkit and Rosekit would become apprentices. After Firestar had forgotten the promise of giving her Icepaw and Foxpaw she had angry at him for a while, but now she would finally get an apprentice. "There's no way Firestar can forget twice," she thought, hurrying to the front of the cats gathering under the Highledge. She wanted to be as close as possible. Maybe seeing her will make Firestar remember.

Brightheart heard noises and she looked back to see Dasiy leading Toadkit and Rosekit up to the Highleadge. She also noted that Spiderleg wasn't walking with them. He was in the crowd with the other clan cats. Did he not care about his kits? Brightheart could not believe Spiderleg would do that. When Whitewing had become an apprentice, Cloudtail and Brightheart had walked with their kit.

"Your kit also took your first apprentice," whispered a voice in Brightheart's head.

Brightheart shook her head. "No. It is a good thing for Whitewing. I'm proud of her. She is training Icepaw well. Soon she will be able to become a warrior."

"Yes," came the voice again. "But you would have done a better job and Icepaw could become a warrior sooner."

Brightheart stopped arguing with herself, as Toadkit and Rosekit both stood before the Highledge. Her tail flicked behind her. It was almost time. Almost time to train her own apprentice.

Firestar took a deep breath and began the ceremony that sent chills of excitement up Brightheart's spine. "I call upon my warrior ancestors to look down upon these kits. They would like to become warriors of Thunderclan, but must first become apprentices. Toadkit, from this day forth, until you have earned your warrior name, you will be known as Toadpaw."

Firestar paused and his eyes scanned the cats of the clan. His eyes stopped on Birchfall. "Birchfall, you will train Toadpaw. This will be your first apprentice and I hope you train him well."

Brightheart watched in envy as Birchfall bounded forward and touched noses with the black and white tom. Did this mean she would get to train Rosepaw? She watched Birchfall and Toadpaw walk to the side, leaving Rosekit to face Firestar.

"Rosekit," began Firestar, "Until you earn your warrior name you will be known as Rosepaw."

Brightheart dug her claws into the soft earth. Will Firestar remember? Will she get the apprentice like she wanted? Of course Firestar would remember. He was the cat who saved the forest. He would not forget his promise.

"Your mentor shall be," began the ginger tom. Brightheart had to force herself not to stand up and touch noses with Rosepaw right there. "Berrynose."

Brightheart suppressed a yowl. What was going on? He still didn't remember? But how? Why? She watched numbly as Berrynose touched noses with Rosepaw. The at who was supposed to be her apprentice. She didn't join in at the chanting of Toadpaw's and Rosepaw's apprentice names.

"That is all for now," said Firestar, heading inside his den.

The cats around her returned to their daily warrior duties but Brightheart didn't move. "You knew this was going to happen," whispered the voice, "Firestar doesn't care about you. He only gave you Jayfeather to train because he knew a cripple would be able to train a cripple."

"Is that really the reason I was given Jaypaw to train?" Brightheart asked. She glared up at Firestar's den, all the hatred from Icepaw and Foxpaw's apprentice ceremony flooding back to her. She will get an apprentice soon.

"Hey Brightheart!" Cloudtail was by the fresh-kill pile, "I found a juicy rabbit! Let's share!"

"Maybe later," she said coldly, heading out into the forest.