WindClan Allegiances
Leader: Rowanstar—caramel brown and darker brown she cat with amber eyes
Deputy: Graypelt—silvery grey tom with gray eyes
Medicine Cat: Mintleaf- black and grey she cat with sparkling green eyes
Apprentice, Sunpaw
Warriors:
Floodwhisker—blue and grey tabby tom shot through with silver, dark blue eyes
Apprentice, Blazingpaw
Flowerfur—beautiful calico she cat dappled with brown and black, bright gold eyes
Sageclaw—gray, cream, and black tom with blue eyes
Apprentice, Featherpaw
Fishleap—silvery tom with tabby markings and white paws
Ravenfeather—black she cat with warm green eyes
Apprentice, Juniperpaw
Elmwing—brown tom with amber eyes
Stonetail—dark gray tom with gold eyes, brother of Floodwhisker
Apprentice, Amberpaw
Skypool—pale white she cat dappled with subtle shades of blue and cream, mother of Blazingpaw
Smokeheart—smoky ticked black tom with pale eyes
Darkleaf—dark she cat
Apprentices:
Juniperpaw—slim dark black she cat with pale green eyes
Amberpaw—pretty tan and brown tabby with pale blue eyes
Featherpaw—dark brown tabby she cat with feather markings and amber eyes
Blazingpaw—cinnamon brown tabby with sapphire eyes and white chest flash
Sunpaw—pale gold she cat with light blue eyes, medicine cat apprentice
Queens:
Gingerheart—black and ginger she cat, bearing Smokeheart's kits
Elders:
Jayclaw—bad tempered, grizzled old tom
Ashwing—gray splotched she cat
I'm a cat.
I was destined to this path before I was even born—even dreamed of. I was wiser, shrewder, but I was different from any other cat.
I was wrong.
I was right.
I was a dreamer.
I was hopeless.
I am Blazingheart.I am a memory.
I walk the night and the wild wind, the blowing moor and the long-forgotten past, the rare trodden path, the whispering trees and the flowing river.
I walk the day and the still air, the forest and the living memories, the well-walked path, the cold ruins and the dry riverbed.
And this is my story, formed from the ashes of pain and love, forged from the fire of hate and longing, born from a wish and dreams. My tale of how hearts can be torn asunder and souls laid to burn.
And I shall tell you as I lay dying, so I may preserve myself in some small way, plant the dream and give the dire warning…
"Blazingkit," my mother Skypool meowed, looking at me solemnly, drawing my close with her bushy tail, "You will apprenticed today."
I stared back, unsure of where she was going.
"I'm going to be worried for you, honey, you know. You'll be careful—won't you?" Her grey and blue eyes gazed at me anxiously.
"Of course, Mamma," I meowed, exicted. "But I'm gonna be the best in the forest! I'll be even stronger than ThunderClan!"
"Of course you will," she murmured, licking the top of my head. "Promise to be a good apprentice."
"Okay!" I squealed, struggling from her paws. I'll be better than good! I'll be the best.
"All cats old enough to chase a rabbit, gather beneath the TallBoulder!"
Our apprentice ceremonies!
You see, the nursery had been swollen fit to burst with all us kits: me, Sunkit, my friend Featherkit, Amberkit, Juniperkit. I would be glad to get free of them for a bit.
I scurried outside, the wind ruffling my fur. I saw large toms and she cats peering at me as I halted in awe at them all.
"So it's little Blazingkit's big day, huh?"
I heard an amused rumble and turned indigantly to see a black and grey tom chuckling at me.
"Yes," I replied defiantly. "And I—"
He interrupted me. "Well, young 'un, you'd better get going, Rowanstar's starting your ceremonies."
The WindClan was atop the HighBoulder, her silhouette framed by golden light, her fur whipped to the side by the wind.
I padded to the base of the boulder, next to Amberkit, Featherkit, Juniperkit, and Sunkit.
Rowanstar flicked her tail, signaling for silence. Once everyone fell quiet, she yowled out, "Blazingkit, Featherkit, Juniperkit, and Amberkit, 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 names, you will be known as Blazingpaw, Featherpaw, Juniperpaw, and Amberpaw."
Her amber eyes searched the crowd, and she meowed, "Amberpaw, your mentor will be Stonetail. I expect he will pass down all he knows on to you. Stonetail, you are ready to take on an apprentice. You had received excellent training from Jaywing, and you have shown yourself to be brave and wise. You will be the mentor of Amberpaw, and I expect you to pass on all you know to her."
Juniperpaw, your mentor will be Ravenfeather. I expect she will pass down all she knows on to you. Ravenfeather, you are ready to take on your first apprentice. You had received excellent training from Skypool, and you have shown yourself to be thoughtful and true. You will be the mentor of Juniperpaw, and I expect you to pass on all you know to her."
Blazingpaw, your mentor will be Floodwhisker. I expect he will pass down all he knows on to you. Floodwhisker, you are ready to take on your third apprentice. You had received excellent training from our lost leader Brackenstar, and you have shown yourself to be courageous and clever. You will be the mentor of Blazingpaw, and I expect you to pass on all you know to her."
Featherpaw, your mentor will be Sageclaw. I expect he will pass down all he knows on to , you are ready to take on your fifth apprentice. You had received excellent training from Ashwing, and you have shown yourself to be loyal and staunch. You will be the mentor of Featherpaw, and I expect you to pass on all you know to her."
The crowd yowled out our apprentice names. My chest bursting with pride, I stepped back from the HighBoulder.
I touched noses with Floodwhisker. He was a large, broad shouldered tom, and his eyes were warm as he brushed his tail over my back. "I'll teach you all I know," he mewed softly.
Turning away, I saw Sunkit standing there, and I was confused. Why was she not apprenticed?
Then my question was answered when the medicine cat, Mintleaf, padded from her den. The crowd silenced and she spoke clearly.
"Cats of WindClan, as you know, I will not be around forever." She blinked at Sunkit, who was swaying on her yellow paws. "So it's time I took an apprentice. I have chosen a cat that has shown spirit and vigor. Your next medicine cat will be Sunkit—or, should I call her, Sunpaw.
Rowanstar looked down at them. "Sunpaw, do you accept the post of apprentice to Mintleaf?
Sunpaw's eyes sparkled, and she meowed, "I do."
Mintleaf nodded slightly and responded, "Then at the half-moon, you must travel to the Moonstone to be accepted by StarClan before the other medicine cats."
Rowanstar leaped from the boulder and said, "The good wishes of all WindClan will go with you."
Floodwhisker bumped his nose against my shoulder as I went to congratulate Sunpaw. "Come," he rumbled, "I'll take you to tour the territory."
Stonetail and Amberpaw fell into step with us as we crossed camp. "Mind if we go with you?" he asked Floodwhisker politely.
"It's no problem to me," Floodwhisker replied.
We climbed the rise of the hill, and came out of camp. I gaped at the heathery, rolling moor, sloping away in all directions. The lavender and golden grasses waved like a sea.
"Wow," I murmured.
Amberpaw, next to me, was looking coolly at the moor, her pelt neatly groomed. I suddenly was aware of the scruffiness of my own.
"Come on, you two!" Stonetail yowled. "We haven't got all day."
I leaped forward, cresting the brow of the camp, and landed next to Floodwhisker. He laughed. "Eager, are we?"
"Yeah," I meowed earnestly. "I want to see everything—"
I heard a scornful snort behind me and turned to see Amberpaw, a sneer on her features. I felt an immediate pang of dislike.
"What do—" I began angrily, but Floodwhisker interrupted me by meowing, "Shh, you two. You'll scare off prey."
I shut my jaws, but not before glaring back at Amberpaw, who bore a haughty expression. "You heard him, Blazingpaw," she meowed softly. "Shut up."
I growled softly and turned away, my tail lashing angrily. Amberpaw had won the unspoken argument.
Little did I know that would be just the beginning of our rivalry.
Little did I know I had pushed the stone that would pull my downfall.
And little did I know that my heart was going to break.
So what if all the apprentices are she cats? Bawh. This story is plotted out well, so there'll be no apprentice love-web as usual. ^^;