Chapter 1: Six Moons at Last
Hi! I'm Cinderfern! This is my first ever fanfiction, but it won't be my last! Anyway, this story centers around Silverkit of WindClan. I thought it would be a nice twist since I have not read any warriors story with a WindClan cat's POV. So I hope you enjoy this story...let me know what you would like to see in future chapters. :)
DISCLAIMER: I do not own Warriors, I just own the plot of this story and most (if not all) of the characters in this story.
The sun shone brightly down on the cats in the WindClan camp. Silverkit peeked her head out of the hot, gorse-enclosed nursery. Today she was six moons old. Her apprentice ceremony would take place later, and she wondered who her mentor would be. She spotted a beautiful grey tabby, and remembered her name was Willowtail. She doesn't have an apprentice, Silverkit remembered. Then her eyes fell on Rabbitfur. His mate, Leopardheart, was in the nursery expecting her first litter. Could he be my mentor? She wondered. There were so many cats without apprentices, any one of them could mentor her. Maybe even Brightstar herself, since her last apprentice, Jaywing, became a warrior.
She was jolted out of her thoughts by a voice behind her.
"Well, well, well, Silverkit," her mother, Hollyfeather, mused behind her. "Today is your last day as a kit."
Silverkit ducked away from her mother's affectionate licks. "Exactly!"
Hollyfeather gently cuffed her over her ear. "You'll always be my kit."
Squeals erupted from the nursery as Turtlekit chased his sister, Lifekit, around Amberfur's nest. Their mother hissed softly, wrapping her tail around her smallest daughter, Rosekit. Blazekit and Sparkkit scrambled out of Coralbreeze's nest and joined the play-fight. Leopardheart pretended to sleep through it, but he ear twitched with amusement, showing she was fully awake.
The kits were interrupted by Brightstar's yowl. "Let all cats old enough to catch their own prey gather beneath the Highcliff for a Clan meeting!"
The WindClan cats slowly padded to the center of the clearing. Ravenflight took his place as deputy at the foot of the Highcliff. His brother, Forestfire, walked over to sit by him, followed closely by his apprentice, Sweetpaw. Willowtail sat by her mate, Moonshadow, while Leopardheart and Rabbitfur joined Dapplepelt and Mousewillow at the edge of the clearing. The heather at the entrance to the nursery quivered as Silverkit's sister, Featherkit, rushed out. She reached Silverkit just as Brightstar began her announcement.
"Today is a very special day," the leader began. "Two of our WindClan kits have reached their sixth moon, and are ready to become apprentices." She leapt down from the Highcliff. "Silverkit and Featherkit, please come forward."
Trembling, Silverkit padded towards Brightstar, her sister following a few paw steps behind.
"Silverkit, from this moment until you receive your warrior name, you will be known as Silverpaw. Ravenflight, you have traIned Cinderwing to become the amazing warrior she is now. I trust you will pass on all your skills to young Silverpaw." The deputy walked up to his new apprentice and touched noses with her. "And Featherkit, you will be known as Featherpaw. Bluefern, you are free to take on your first apprentice, and I know that you will teach Featherpaw how to be a wonderful warrior." Bluefern touched her nose to Featherpaw's.
The Clan started cheering for the new apprentices. "Silverpaw! Featherpaw! Silverpaw! Featherpaw!" The sisters' eyes sparkled as they were acknowledged by the warriors, apprentices, queens, kits, and elders. At that moment, Silverkit realized she was one step closer to becoming the best WindClan warrior she could be.
Okay! There goes my first story! I hope you guys liked it! The Gathering will be coming up soon, so please give me some cat names! Well, thank you all!
So why do you think Featherpaw was almost late to the ceremony?
Please review and let me know what you think! Until next time ;) !
~ Cinderfern
