Softpelts story.

I sat on the soft grass in the middle of the opening at my first meeting as a warrior of Airclan. The meeting had not begain yet because Earthclan was not here. There were four tree stumps in the middle of the opening were the leaders would stand facing away from the cliff that stood to the north, that's where my clan is from, to the west and east there was nothing but dense forest's, thats where Fireclan and Earthclan were from and to the south was a river and that's where Waterclan was from. Silverpelt shone in the sky with our warrior ancestors watching us from Starclan.

"Softpelt!" I heard my name being called from one of my fellow warriors. I turned to see Moonheart running to meet me. Her pale gray pelt shimmering in the moon light. Her belly swollen with Wildflight's kits.

"Yes?" I asked and smiled at her as she sat down.

"I want you to meet someone come with me" She meowed and got up signaling for me to follow her with her tail. I got up and followed because I had nothing better to do and nobody to talk to. She led my thought the crowd of cats sharing news and gossip, to a mottled brown tom who sat with a milky brown queen, who I new to be a Waterclan queen by the name of Heatherflower and her mate a black and white tom with a black tail by the name of Mosstail. Moonheart stopped about three tail lengths away from them and sat. I sat down behind her feeling a bit shy. He looked over at us and Moonheart waved him over. He meowed his good-byes to Heatherflower and Mosstail. He stalked towards us, I could see his muscles rippling under his thick fur. He sat down in front of us and looked at Moonheart.

"Hello Moonheart, its nice to see you again" He greeted her and looked at me "Who is this?"

"It's nice to see you again as well Bramblepelt, this is Softpelt she's are newest warrior. How have you been?" Moonheart asked and I got up and sat down beside her.

"I have been swell, thank you for asking. My kin have been bugging me to find a mate." he informed "And its nice to meet you Softpelt."

"It's nice to meet you too Bramblepelt" I replied "Why would your kin bug you about it. You should pick your mate when your ready and are really and truly in love"

"Softpelt!" Moonheart exclaimed "That's none of your business!"

"Sor-"

"No its okay shes right and I should tell my kin that, thank you" Bramblepelt cut me off and nodded his thanks. Just then Earthclan emerged from the forest to the west. Petalstar bounded over to join the rest of the leaders. The Earthclan cats mingled in with the rest of the clans and started to share their gossip and news of life. A yowl sounded from the tree stumps to start the meeting, the noise died away and the leaders jumped on the the stumps. Riverstar,the leader of Waterclan, stepped foreword to speak first.

"Waterclan is healthly and well feed this newleaf and we have three new kits and a new apprentice! Thornpaw!" Riverstar exclaimed and yowls of happiness filled the cool night air.

"Thornpaw! Thornpaw!" Everyone cheered and Riverstar stepped back as Petalstar stepped forward to share news from Earthclan.

"Earthclan has lost one warrior in a boarder fight with Waterclan." Petalstar hung her head in grieving then shot Riverstar a dirty look.

"Your cat was hunting on are territory!" Riverstar hissed

"That doesn't mean you kill one of our warriors!"A Earthclan warrior, I knew to be Mappletail, meowed back and yowls of agrement started up.

"Hush Earthclan!" Petalstar yowled and silence fell over the clearing.

"Who was this lost warrior!" I asked and the cat's around me stared in disapproval.

"We lost a trusted cat. It was Gravelfur!" Petalster meowed and hung her head in grief for her lost warrior again. Yowls of grief filled the night. I had only ever meet the warrior once but grief fill my entire body and I hung my head. I felt a pelt brush against mine and lean into my flank. I looked over to see Bramblepelt sitting beside me, I felt strangely comfortable with the Fireclan warrior against me.

"He was a great warrior, sweet and caring, he was to become an elder in a moon or so" He told me.

"I only meet him once and he was really nice" I meowed and looked up and the leaders they were letting the moment of grief pass.

"Lets move on!"Petalstar called and everyone looked up at them and waited "On a lighter note we have three new kits and one of are warriors has moved into the elders den!"

She backed up as Flamestar stepped forward to share news from Fireclan.

"Fireclan is healthly and we have new kits this newleaf and a new warrior!" Flamestar yelled "Welcome Foxflame as a new warrior of Fireclan!"

"Foxflame! Foxflame!" All the cats cheered and I cheered along with them. When the cheering died away I looked up and Bramblepelt, he was still pressed against my flank.

"We have one new warrior as well!" I heard Willowstar call and I looked up at her. "Softpelt!"

"Softpelt! Softpelt!" Everyone called into the night, the one voice I heard over all others was Bramblepelt's.

"That is the end of the meeting" with that the leaders jumped down off the tree stumps and sat in a group sharing gossip and other news that was not anounced. This is what we did when the meetings start as soon as all the clans where here and after they stay until the moon sunk past tree tops and Starclan begins to fade.

"So how is Dawncloud?" Bramblepelt asked and I turned to face him.

"How do you know Dawncloud?"I asked back.

"She and my old mentor were good friends" He replied and looked up at silverpelt and back at me

"She's good and her one kit is good to he will be a apprentice in a moon" I told him with smiled.

"That's good, Starclan is leaving now the meeting is going to be over soon" He told me and got up " I should go and find my clan, see you and the next meeting Softpelt"

I watched him go.

"I see you two hit it off" Moonheart laughed and I jumped not knowing that she had been there "come on we're leaving"

I got up and padded after her to where my clan was gathering to head home.

Back at the Airclan camp things went on as usual and I found myself thinking about Bramblepelt more, no matter what I was doing. I always wondered if he was thinking about me or not.

A moon past and I was dozing in a sun warmed patch of grass on the outskirts of the camp when about seven kits jumped on me with screeched and jumped when I realized it was Windybreeze, and Moonheart's kits and I layed back down and they hopped away giggling.

"Sorry Softpelt!" I heard Windybreeze call from over by the nursery

"Its fine they wouldn't be kits if they didn't case trouble!" I yelled back and got up to see if any hunting needed to be done, but to my dismay the fresh-kill pile was fully stalked.

"Hey Softpelt! You looking for something to do?" Fernstripe called, and she ran up to me her tortoiseshell fur glowing in the sun light. "Could you help me gather herbs?"

"Ya sure" I offered. Just as we turned to leave Willowstar jumped onto the big willow tree that was used to hold clan meeting's

"Let all cats old enough to catch there own pray gather here beneath the willow for a clan meeting!" Willowstar called and cat's began to gather.

"Softpelt!" I heard Ice-eyes call to me "You will be Whitekits mentor I was looking for you earlier but you were on patrol."

"I would love to me his mentor" I reassured him and dipped my head in respect as he walked away. Whitekit and Dawncloud where standing under the willow tree now and Whitekit looked like he was about to burst with excitement.

"Whitekit 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 name, you will be known as Whitepaw. Your mentor will be Softpelt. I hope Softpelt will pass down all she knows on to you. Softpelt come foreword. Softpelt, you are ready to take on an apprentice. You had received excellent training from Applepelt, and you have shown yourself to be courageous and swift of your paws. you will be the mentor of Whitepaw, and I expect you to pass on all you know to Whitepaw." Willowstar preformed the apprentice ceremony flawlessly. I touched nose's will Whitepaw.

"Whitepaw, Whitepaw" The clan cheered and the ceremony was over. My mind was spinning My first Apprentice! I though to myself Does Bramblepelt have his first apprentice yet? I snapped back to the present.

"Softpelt what is my first task?" Whitepaw ask excitedly and stood in front of me "Can we learn battle moves or hunt!"

"Where going to collect herbs with Fernstripe or Bramblepaw" I told him and he looked disappointed "don't look so disappointed you should be happy I trust you with this task. The Medicine cat is one of the most important cats in a clan, they heal the sick and wounded and they need their herbs to do it"

He looked up at me and I knew he understood what I was telling him. I turned to go and find Fernstripe. She was in the medicine cats clearing. She looked up from her herb's and looked at us.

"Oh, Softpelt I was just going to come look for you. Are you too busy to help me look for herbs?" she asked

"Nope, We have some more help now with Whitepaw" I proclaimed

"I'm happy to help!" Whitepaw announced and jumped up and down

"Good Bramblepaw will take you. I have some more herb sorting to do" she told us, called into the den and Bramblepaw poked her head out "take them to get the herbs. We need and get lots there's more then just two of you going so you can get lots but not to much we don't want to kill the plants"

"Yep I know you tell me this every time you send me out for herbs" Bramblepaw twitched her whiskers in amusement.

"Yes I do but it's only to make sure you remember what I tell you" Fernstripe told her and went back to sorting herds.

"Lets go" Bramblepaw meowed and headed for the entrance.