Honeypaw silently stalked a mouse in the marshy ground she called home. She smirked. If I can catch this mouse, I'll pass my warrior assessment for sure! She thought with happiness. The cream she-cat then pounced up in the air, claws unsheathed, and landed on top of the small creature. Honeypaw then gave thanks to StarClan for it and killed it with a swift bite to the neck.
"Very good," a deep tom's voice mewed.
Honeypaw whipped around to see Hawkfrost, her mentor. Her old mentor, Shadepelt, decided to stay back at the old territory before they had to move to the new territory by force from the Twolegs. She then just smiled and picked up the mouse.
"Do you think Leopardstar will make me into a warrior?" she asked him.
Hawkfrost nodded. "Are you kidding? You'll be best warrior RiverClan's ever had!" he mewed.
Honeypaw smiled. "Really Hawkfrost, you think so?" she asked.
Hawkfrost nodded. "And if I became leader, you would surely be my deputy!" he exclaimed.
She gasped. "Really?!" she asked, surprised.
Hawkfrost smiled. "Yes, now let's go back to camp," he ordered, pushing her forward with his fluffy brown tabby tail. "Let's see if your sisters passed as well."
Honeypaw then padded along the lake's shore. She loved to look at the lake, it always made her happy, but it also made her scared sometimes.
A few moons ago, she and her sisters were playing roughly around the water and Quincepaw fell in. None of them knew how to swim yet since the move up to the new territory, and no warrior was around. Honeypaw thought it was too late when she had gotten their mother, Roselily, from camp. Thank StarClan it wasn't, but now Quincepaw has a hard time going around the water, which means she'll probably never recover from the scarring event.
Honeypaw then just shook her head and continued to the camp with the mouse in her mouth.
Once she and Hawkfrost got there, every cat was gathered in the center of camp which made her coward down a little in embarrassment. I hope we're not too late… She thought.
Hawkfrost then nudged her. "Stand up straight," he ordered.
She then stood up like her mentor said.
"Now go up and see Leopardstar," he ordered once more.
She gulped and did what he said once again. Honeypaw felt the stares of cats upon her, which made her uncomfortable. C'mon Honeypaw, you can do this… She encouraged herself. She then made it to Leopardstar's den, which is a big bramble thicket that's held up by two large flat rocks.
The leader smiled at her. "Honeypaw, come stand by your sister, please," she ordered.
Honeypaw then sat beside Mistypaw. She looked around. Where's Quincepaw…? She thought. She then saw the dark gray she-cat sitting sadly in the hoard of cats. Honeypaw then cocked her head to the side. Why is she in there…? She thought confused.
Leopardstar then cleared out her throat. "Hello my fellow Clanmates!" she greeted to her Clan, getting some hellos back from the cats. The golden spotted leader smiled. "Today is a special day!" she continued. "Today we'll be making some long time apprentices into warriors!"
Yowls of happiness had spread throughout the Clan, which made Honeypaw lift her chin up in pride. She looked into the crowd and saw Stonepaw, a fairly new apprentice, cheering loud for her. Honeypaw felt her head grow hot in embarrassment, for she had a crush on him.
"Mistypaw, please come," she ordered the gray tabby apprentice.
Mistypaw gulped, but Honeypaw put her tail on her sister's back, comforting her. Mistypaw smiled and walked up to their leader.
Leopardstar smiled. "Mistypaw, you have done well with your training," she paused, "and I've had a great time training you, you've reminded me so much of your father," she mewed with a smile.
Mistypaw just smiled back. "I'm glad I was your apprentice, Leopardstar," she mewed, rubbing her nose against her mentor's.
Leopardstar blinked with surprised then laughed. "And I'm glad I was your mentor, and I'll be happy watching you fully grow up into a warrior too," she mewed.
Mistypaw nodded and sat back down in front of her.
Leopardstar sat down as well. ""I, Leopardstar, leader of RiverClan," she started, "call upon my warrior ancestors to look down upon this apprentice. She has trained very hard to understand the ways of your noble code, and I commend her to you as a warrior in her turn," Leopardstar mewed throughout RiverClan's camp. "Mistypaw, do you promise to uphold the warrior code and to protect and defend your Clan, even at the cost of your life?"
Mistypaw closed her eyes for a heartbeat then opened them back up and nodded. "I do," she mewed with determination in her eyes.
"Then by the powers of StarClan, I give you your warrior name," Leopardstar continued. "Mistypaw, from this moment you will be known as Mistyfrost. StarClan honors your cleverness and skills, and we welcome you as a full warrior of RiverClan!" Leopardstar yowled.
The Clan cheered loud for Mistyfrost's new name. The gray tabby she-cat just looked stunned.
Honeypaw let out a soft giggle. "You're a warrior now!" she exclaimed.
Mistyfrost just stared at her. "Yes, but how can I be fully happy without Quincepaw here?" she asked.
Honeypaw then felt her happiness slowly start to flow away. "Why isn't she up here with us?" she asked.
Right before Mistyfrost could speak; Leopardstar tapped her back with her tail. Mistyfrost turned around. "Yes?" she asked.
Leopardstar snorted. "You know we're not done yet," she mewed, twitching her tail.
Mistyfrost's ears then lied flat on her head. "Oh, right," she mewed, embarrassed. She then went up to her former mentor and let her rest her head on her own head. Then she licked the leader's shoulder.
Mistyfrost then went and sat beside Honeypaw.
"Honeypaw, come," Leopardstar ordered.
Honeypaw gulped, but with one swift glance at her mentor in the crowd of cats made her feel up with courage. She then continued up to Leopardstar.
Leopardstar smiled at her. "Both Roselily and Hawkfrost told me you were training well, and I'm assuming she passed her assessment, right Hawkfrost?" she asked, looking at the brown tabby tom in the crowd.
He nodded. "She did very well, she even brought back a mouse," he mewed, pointing his tail at the fresh-kill pile with the single mouse she had caught in it.
Leopardstar nodded. "Excellent work, Honeypaw!" she praised the apprentice which made Honeypaw swell up with pride once more.
Leopardstar just laughed and then straightened up. "I, Leopardstar, leader of RiverClan, call upon my warrior ancestors to look down upon this apprentice," she mewed. "She has trained hard to understand the ways of your noble code, and I commend her to you as a warrior in her turn."
Leopardstar then looked at the apprentice. "Honeypaw, do you promise to uphold the warrior code and to protect and defend your Clan, even at the cost of your life?" she asked.
Honeypaw felt a drop splash in her heart, though the smell around her was sweet. "I-I do," she stammered.
Leopardstar smiled, as if she remembered a memory. "Then by the powers of StarClan, I give you your warrior name. Honeypaw, from this moment you will be known as Honeysplash," she yowled. "StarClan honors your swiftness and courage, and we welcome you as a full warrior of RiverClan!"
"Honeysplash! Honeysplash!" the Clan cheered.
Once again, the only voice that stood out to Honeysplash was Stonepaw's, which almost made her swoon. She then felt something nudging her arm. Honeysplash then shook her head and looked at Mistyfrost who was standing in front of her.
"I thought you would be more excited when you became a warrior," she giggled.
Honeysplash then gasped. "How did I forget!?" she exclaimed. Oh my StarClan! I'm a warrior now! She thought with happiness.
Mistyfrost laughed louder. "Yep!" she mewed.
Leopardstar then padded up to Honeysplash and rested her head onto the former apprentice's head, while Honeysplash licked her shoulder. "Your father would be proud of you," Leopardstar mewed. Then she took a few steps back away from Honeysplash and looked at Mistyfrost. "All of you…" her voice trailed off when she looked at Quincepaw and sighed.
Honeysplash then padded up to Leopardstar. "Why didn't Quincepaw become a warrior with us?" she asked.
"Patchscar told me she didn't pass her assessment," Leopardstar murmured.
Honeysplash let a small gasp go. "Why?!" she asked in shock.
"She wouldn't swim right, and that's a key part for RiverClan's warrior training…" the leader mewed.
Honeysplash looked at the ground and sighed.
Leopardstar then pushed the cream she-cats head back up with her paw. "She's getting better though, and hopefully in a moon or two she'll become a warrior," she mewed, trying to make Honeysplash happy.
"But it's just not the same without her up here!" Mistyfrost blurted out. Then she ran away from the leader's den, weaved passed the swarm of cats, and into the queen's den.
Honeysplash knew how close she was to a fairly new queen, Dawnflower.
Leopardstar sighed. "Don't let it bother you, your sister with be a warrior in no time," she mewed.
Honeysplash just nodded and left the den as well. Then she was greeted by Hawkfrost and Roselily outside.
"Hello, Honeykit," Roselily playfully mewed.
Honeysplash rolled her eyes. "Mom, you know I'm a warrior now! And I would like you to use my warrior name," she mewed.
Roselily just smiled and licked Honeysplash between her ears. "You'll still be a kit to me," she mewed. Honeysplash then felt sadness start to swell in Roselily. "If only your father was here to see this…" she mewed.
Hawkfrost padded up to her. "He is," he mewed, pointing his tail to the sky. "I bet he's smiling at his she-kits now."
Honeysplash then cuffed his ear. "I said I'm not a kit," she giggled.
Roselily just smiled. "Well, I'll be in the queen's den comforting your sister," she mewed. Then she left.
"I honestly thought she would be more worried about Quincepaw not becoming a warrior…" Honeysplash mewed.
Hawkfrost annoyingly rolled his eyes. "Are you kidding? I swear by StarClan I thought that she-cat would pass out when she heard the news of Quincepaw not becoming a warrior," he mewed, sort of laughing.
Honeysplash laughed as well. "Yes, that sounds like mom all right," she mewed.
Hawkfrost then started to walk towards the warriors den. "Wanna sleep with me in your new den?" he asked.
Honeysplash nearly jumped up in the air. "Of course!" she exclaimed.
Hawkfrost smiled and started to lead her.
Honeysplash followed, quickly. Maybe today won't be as bad as I thought! Why should I let some things bother me on this great day? I'm a warrior now! Quincepaw will become one soon, so I don't have to worry about it! She thought, almost talking to herself by mistake. However she didn't know that Quincepaw was staring at her with envious amber eyes…
A/N Oh and poor Quincepaw! Don't worry, she'll be the main character in the next chapter!
YAY
A NEW CHAPTER
:D
Also, someone asked for an allegiances sheet. Tinyclaw: He was Scourge except he lost his collar when he became a RiverClan cat.
Well, most of these characters are from the books, but here are the ones who aren't.
Roselily: cream she-cat with darker cream points and amber eyes.
Patchscar: He was Socks.
Flowerpetal: She was Ruby (let me know if she was already given a medicine cat name please)
Honeysplash: Looks exactly like her mother, but with icy blue eyes.
Mistyfrost: gray she-cat with darker gray stripes and a white underbelly with icy blue eyes.
Quincepaw: dark gray she-cat with a white chest and amber eyes.
I think that's it… Thanks for reading, and sorry for the late update! I'm slowly trying to get active again.
Let me know please if I missed any that weren't apart from the books!
I'm also trying to finish N's Past soon and work on Demon Possessed! Ok, thanks again :3