"Moonkit?" a soft voice murmured, Moonkit shifted as she realized it was her father "Darkshine!" she meowed gratefully half choked in grief. His familiar scent drifted toward her. She touched noses with him, Moonkit turned her head for a moment as if she was looking for what to say to her father. Then noticed her sister was dozing peacefully among her brother and sister, Moonkit turned her head back to Darkshine "I have to t-" he started, but his scent disappeared. Moonkit stood quivering W-What? at the same time of his disappearance a painful shriek filled her ears and She had begun to panic. She got to her paws and whirled around, She stepped out of the nursery. She saw a muscular- broad faced grey cat with dull green eyes standing over a warrior, she thought it was Willowtail. No! Moonkit thought desperately, Willowtail was close to her, it was almost as if she was her sister the way she stood up for Moonkit. Willowtail's terrified eyes made her heart break, she ran bravely to her and helplessly scratched at the huge cat. Moonkit noticed that there were horrible scars on the strong cat's shoulder, reminding his enemy of his past battles. With one blow the grey tom swooped her off her paws and sent her skirting with blood smacked against a tree. She seemed to have Forgotten it was a dream until she heard, "Moonkit..." Suddenly she awoke, startled as ever. "What happened?" She shook her head trying to fix her blurry eyes. She realized it was Riverflower. "Is everything alright?" she asked, she could see the burning concern in her eyes. Moonkit raised her head trying to fight back the heavy grief but instead waves of it came pouring off. She buried her nose into her mother's fur, a sweet familiar scent crowded her as she did and breathed it in. Riverflower sighed sadly as if she knew what Moonkit was thinking, and rested her head between her ears. Heavy thoughts were burning in her heart but then suddenly she decided to fight them. Shesighed heavily and lifted her head up she finally answered "Nothing... Should I be an apprentice today?..." She meowed, changing the subject. "Yes, in fact." Riverflower meowed and her sad tone turned excited as if it were her was the one going to be an apprentice. "Dreamkit too," Moonkit meowed she felt as if her heavy thoughts had been blown away and nothing else could drag her down. She felt her paws tingle with excitement as she meowed "I'll get Dreamkit!"Moonkit nudged Dreamkit, she opened her eyes wearily "Our ceremonies are today!" Moonkit reminded her happily. Moonkit padded to the entrance of the nursery and paused "Wanna see if Pinestar arranged our mentors yet?" she offered. "Sure," Dreamkit meowed sleepily, she licked her chest fur and tried her best to shake off how tired she was. She got up and padded over to join Moonkit and they both padded out to Pinestar's den. Moonkit bowed her head respectfully before she talked,"Excuse me, Pinestar." Moonkit meowed cofidently, sitting at the entrance of the den just a fox tail from the moss Pinstar was on. Pinestar raised her head with wiseful eyes gleaming at them in greeting. Dreamkit sat next to Moonkit patiently, "Are our Mentor's arranged yet?" she meowed tilting her head to one side slightly. Pinestar go to her paws "Yes, Moonkit your Mentor will be Willowtail, since you both seem so close. And Dreamkit," she fixed her wistful and slightly hesitant gaze on her. "Will be Darktail." Dreamkit shuffled her paws with an uncertain look on her face. Moonkit felt a stab of sympathy for her sister, the dark and expierienced warrior is unpredictable at times. For example his past apprentice Lightfrost didn't catch enough prey because the rain was too heavy, so he fed him Death Berries though he survived. She felt rather surprised that he would have another apprentice after that story spread. Even when Pinestar spoke his name she could sense the slight weariness and the regret in her voice. Dreamkit hesitantly nodded and meowed "Thank you." without waiting for a reply they emerged from her den and padded to the Fresh Kill Pile, Dreamkit picked up a fat squirrel to share with her sister, they both padded to a sheltered spot near the edge of the camp,"I wonder why she trusts Darktail with any apprentice!" she spat after she dropped the mouse at their paws. "Yeah, he almost killed Lightfrost..." Moonkit meowed veering off as Darktail walked past to the undergrowth out of the camp. He shot them both a sharp glance through angry narrowed eyes. he must've heard us... she gulped then turned her head to Dreamkit who made a nervous look at her but angry emotions were hiding behind her nervous ones, when Moonkit noticed she pressed her muzzle against her shoulder "You'll be fine... I promise" she meowed in attempt to comfort her but it was clearly not working, she grew furious and annoyed, "Easy for you to say, your mentor is your best friend!" Dreamkit hissed, then a distressed expression slammed against her face. Moonkit felt surprised at broken by the burst of hostility "...Then I don't know what to tell you..." She couldnt stop the defeated and shocked emotions. Moonkit got to her paws, she felt her sister's gaze burning into her as she bent down to pick up a starling and pad over to Willowtail. "Hi!" she meowed, trying to brush off her annoyance Willowtail flickered her tail in greetings as they settled down to eat "Excited to start training?" she meowed after a bite of the starling Moonkit had gotten them. "Of course!" she purred, waving her tail. After a few bites the starling was gone and they shared a few laughs afterwards Moonkit realized it was late in the day and the ceremony must be soon. They both got up to stretch their legs "The ceremony must be soon!" Willowtail commented. they sat for a few moments Moonkit noticed Willowtail's eyes flickered to Pinestar's den just when she came out. Pinestar leaped rock to rock to the Highledge she peered around the clearing for a moment then called out the familiar assembly call. cats began to flood the area below the Highledge to listen to what she needed to say, Dreamkit caught up with Moonkit as she scrambled up the broad rock "H-hey.. I'm sorry for what I said... I just was having a rough time.." She stammered to her sister. Moonkit nodded and meowed "...It's okay" and gave her ear a quick lick. Quickly they parted, Moonkit was on the right side of Pinestar and Dreamkit was on the left the cats waited for their mentors. Darktail came up first and padded dully next to Dreamkit. Dreamkit looked uncertainly at Moonkit for a moment when he narrowed his eyes down at the assembling cats. Willowtail came trailing with a gleam of pride, excitement , and affection in her eyes, then she sat down with her tail wraped neatly around her paws. Pinestar waved her tail for silence and immediantly the cats were silenced. "We have two brand new Apprentices," she meowed loudly so all cats could hear,she looked right to left a the siblings. "Moonkit, do you think you're ready to become an apprentice? And forever obey the warrior code as long as you stand?" "I Will," Moonkit meowed confidently and loudly. "Then until you recieve your warrior name by the powers of StarClan, your apprentice name is Moonpaw!" Moonpaw's paws almost gave way when Pinestar rested her head on her's from the overwhelming excitement. She lifted her head, then turned to Willowtail. "Willowtail," all the cheering of 'Moonpaw!' died down. "Do you vow to protect, guide, and teach this apprentice as best as you can?" "I do," she meowed shakily but loud enough for the cats to hear her " You are the teacher- the Mentor of this apprentice for as long as it takes!" she howled. The cats below cheered 'Willowtail!'. The two cats padded down the rocky slope just outside the huge group of cats in the clearing. "I can't believe I'm a Mentor!" she meowed. "And I can't believe I'm an Apprentice!" Moonpaw teased.