BoulderClan
Leader Duststar- Light brown tom with black patches and amber eyes
Deputy Torntail- Gray tom with blue eyes and black paws and tail tip
Medicine Cat Bluejay- Gray-blue she-cat with green eyes and black stripes
Apprentice, Mosspaw
Warriors
Grassblade- Light golden she-cat with blue eyes and a brown tail tip
Apprentice, Stormpaw
Pineclaw- Dark brown tom with blue eyes and white patches
Apprentice, Jaypaw
Blizzardstorm- White tom with gray specks and blue eyes
Snowstorm- White she-cat with emerald green eyes
Apprentice, Dawnpaw
Goldenfur- Golden she-cat with teal eyes and white chest
Apprentice, Branchpaw
Eagleflight- Brown tom with white spots and green eyes
Apprentice, Frostpaw
Sandtail- Golden she-cat with white stripes and amber eyes
Apprentice, Foxpaw
Apprentices
Mosspaw- Brown she-cat with green eyes and light brown paws
Stormpaw- Dark gray tom with a white muzzle and blue eyes
Jaypaw- Red tom with blue eyes and a white chest
Dawnpaw- Dark brown she-cat with teal eyes and white chest, muzzle and ears
Branchpaw- Brown tom with amber eyes and golden paws and tail tip
Foxpaw- Orange tom with green eyes and a white chest
Frostpaw- White tom with icy blue eyes and light gray ear tips
Queens
Leaftail- Black she cat with blue eyes and a distinctive dappled coat kits: Fernkit (white she-kit with blue eyes and black paws, ears, muzzle, tail tip and chest), Birchkit (black she-kit with green eyes and black stripes)
Squirrelstorm- Golden she-cat with green eyes and white paws kits: Birdkit (Light golden she-cat with blue eyes), Blackkit (Black tom with emerald green eyes), Stripekit (Golden tom with black stripes and a white tail tip and blue eyes)
Elders
Lilacstream- Light gray she-cat with blue eyes and white paws
Owlpelt- White tom with blue eyes
Birchkit's pov
I stood in front of the Meeting Rock waiting for my apprentice ceremony to start. I sat beside my sister so that our fur brushed. Both our fur was groomed flat and we both stared at the Meeting Rock, anxiously. When will it start?! When will it start?! I thought impatiently. I wanted to pace around but, I knew I had to stay still. But I can't stay still. I shuffled around. Seconds seemed like hours. I was about to get up when Duststar finally jumped up on the Meeting Rock. I quickly sat back down.
"Let all cats old enough to fetch their own prey gather beneath the Meeting Rock for a clan meeting!" Duststar's yowl rang around the clearing. Many cats padded out of their dens and sat behind me and my sister. My claws flexed in the sand. It's starting! It's starting! "These two kits have been waiting to become apprentices and now they are six moons old and ready to become an apprentice." Duststar stared down at us and everyone else followed his gaze. My pelt grew hot in embarrassment. Everyone's looking at me!
I shifted around excitedly.
"Fernkit, from this moment on until you receive your warrior name you shall be known as Fernpaw. Your mentor will be Torntail. Torntail, my deputy, you are a bright and skillful warrior and I hope you pass down all that knowledge to Fernpaw." Fernpaw raced up to Torntail and the two cats touched noses. I stared in awe at the two of them. The deputy?! I hope I get a good warrior. "Birchkit, from this moment on until you receive your warrior name you shall be known as Birchpaw. Your mentor will be Blizzardstorm. Blizzardstorm you are a courageous warrior and I hope that you pass down that wonderful skill down to Birchpaw." I spun around and stared at Blizzardstorm. He was toughest warrior in the clan. I smiled. He will be a good mentor. I ran up to Blizzardstorm and we touched noses.
"Birchpaw! Fernpaw! Birchpaw! Fernpaw!" The clan shouted. I stared around. Everyone around me were staring at me.
Duststar leaped off the Meeting Rock and ran to the Food Hole and Torntail followed. Everyone formed a circle around me and Fernpaw and we sat in a sitting position. In BoulderClan we have a feast after every ceremony to celebrate new warriors/apprentices. Torntail and Duststar passed the food around and gave the special white rabbits to me and Fernpaw. Fernpaw stared at me. I stared back into her bright green eyes. There was excitement in her eyes. She was happy to become apprentice.
I turned my attention to my plump rabbit. Everyone stared at us and waited until we ate first. Me and Fernpaw ate a bite of the rabbit at the same time. The rabbit was the juiciest prey she has ever tasted. I stared at my mother, Leaftail. Her eyes shone with pride and a mixture of sadness. I cocked my head. Why would she be sad? Leaftail shook off the emotion and began eating her bird.
I finished eating my rabbit and headed to the apprentice's den. I curled up in my new nest and fell asleep.
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"Birchpaw!" I heard a voice and a prodding in my stomach. I opened my eyes and saw Blizzardstorm hovering over me. "Time to train."
I sighed. I looked outside. "But it's only dawn!"
"Get up, or tomorrow I'll wake you up earlier." Blizzardstorm snarled and walked out of the den. I moaned and stood up.
"Wake up, Fernpaw." Torntail peeked his head in the den. I nodded. I spun around and shook Fernpaw. Her bright green eyes flickered open.
"Yes?" She stared up at me.
"Training time." I said. She stood up and followed me out side of the den. Torntail and Blizzardstorm were waiting in front of the den.
"Oh," Torntail shook his head. "Wake up Frostpaw and Branchpaw too."
I moaned then turned around and snuck in the den. I tip-toed over the sleeping cats until I reached Branchpaw. "Branchpaw." I muttered, careful not to wake up any other cats.
Branchpaw opened his amber eyes and stared up at me. He yawned. "What?" He snarled. I was a little taken aback by his tone. "Torntail wants you." I whispered. Branchpaw sighed and slowly got up and headed out of the den. I Jumped over Mosspaw then tripped over Foxpaw.
"Watch it," Foxpaw muttered then fell back to sleep.
"Sorry," I whispered. I leaped over the cats in the den until I reached Frostpaw. I paused next to Frostpaw. I stared at him. He was handsome. I stared at him. "Frostpaw," I said after a while.
His big icy blue eyes flickered opened. "What is it?" His lovely voice was much softer than Branchpaw's rough tone.
I smiled. "Torntail wants you." I said sweetly.
Frostpaw jumped up and jumped out of the den and I followed.
We met Torntail, Blizzardstorm and Branchpaw's and Frostpaw's mentor, Goldenfur and Eagleflight. "We are going to explore the forest and its borders." Torntail mewed, happily. Branchpaw moaned. Torntail gave him a stern look and Branchpaw's gaze softened.
We all followed our mentors into the forest.
"Hey," Frostpaw meowed as we walked.
"Hi," I smiled.
"Are you Birchpaw?" He asked.
"Yes, I am," My smile grew bigger. He knows my name! He knows my name!
"I remember seeing you before your eyes were open. You were so beautiful." Frostpaw smiled.
My eyes widened. I forgot that Frostpaw and Branchpaw became apprentice only a few days before me. "Y-you think I'm beautiful?" I stuttered.
"Of course! Anyone who says that you aren't is stupid." He said.
I stared up at him. "Who-"
"Here is the Training Cave." Torntail led us up a mountain and I saw a dark hole in the side of the mountain. A trail led up to the cave. Many cat's footprints were imprinted in the path. We entered the cave inside was a huge cave with colored rocks lined up alongside the wall.
I tackled Frostpaw and we tumbled around in the cave. I ended up on top of him. I growled playfully.
"Get off of each other, you two." Blizzardstorm's yowl echoed through the cave.
I leaped off of Frostpaw and hurried back to the group and Frostpaw followed. The next stop was the Cloud Oak. Torntail led us down the rocky slope and headed towards another slope. I looked past the slope and saw a huge tree. We raced up the rough slope and ran back down.
I stared up at the huge tree. It was the only tree in their whole territory. The tree seemed to stretch all the way to StarClan. I now understood why they called it the Cloud Oak because the tree stretched so tall, clouds covered part of the tree. I had to tilt my head up to see the top. The top of the tree was barely visible through the clouds. I stared in awe. I fought the urge to climb to the top.
"Next stop, ForestClan's border." Torntail led us to a calm river. Past the river it was trees. I spotted a log in the middle of the river. "Never cross this border unless it's an emergency."
"What is that?" I flicked my tail towards the log.
"That is the Log Bridge." Blizzardstorm answered.
"Next stop, BirdClan." A loud noise sounded from the slope. We raced up the slope to see a group of cats racing towards camp. A strange scent filled my nostrils and I sneezed.
"BirdClan," I heard Torntail whisper.
"Fernpaw, Birchpaw," Torntail muttered. "Go tell the clan." We nodded and took off towards camp. I raced beside my sister taking the shortcut towards camp.
"BirdClan is in our territory!" Me and Fernpaw shouted once we reached camp. Soon after they warned them, several cats burst into camp. Squirrelstorm rushed her kits in the nursery. I was about to run to the nursery when a gray tom tackled me.
We rolled around in the clearing. The tom ended up on top of me, his claws digging into my shoulders. I didn't know how to fight, I was useless.
"What's wrong, cat?!" The gray tom spat. "Can't fight?" He dug his claws deeper in my shoulders. Pain shot through my shoulders. I yowled. He shifted his paw on my throat. Pressure and pain shot through my throat. I gasped for air but couldn't find any. I felt like I was suffocating under sand with nothing to breathe in.
I stopped struggling and felt my body go limp then, everything went black.