The Apprentice Ceremony

Disclaimer: I don't own Warriors

Hey everybody, thanks to all my reviewers! *Hands out plushies* So here is chapter 2, Tigerkit's apprentice ceremony. PLEASE BEAR WITH ME, my copy of Bluestar's prophecy is taking ages to arrive so I had to make up a leader but if anybody would kindly tell me who it was, I can change it.

I was chasing the mouse. In and out of the trees. All of a sudden, we'd reached a dead end, a collapsed tree that the mouse couldn't possibly jump over. I was going to make the kill. I leapt up, timing it perfectly and...

Woke up.

"Tigerkit! Tigerkit! Tigerkit! Tigerkit!" Redkit mewed, prodding my side.

"Oh, BE QUIET." I muttered under my breath. He was so perky and happy. I didn't understand it. How could he be so... awake in the mornings?

"But Tigerkit..." he whined, trying to make his eyes go big and round but looking more like someone had bitten his tail.

"Oh, JOY" I meowed, seeing Whitekit running towards me. Redkit alone was bad enough, but Redkit AND Whitekit? Ugh...

"Tigerkit! Tigerkit! Tigerkit! Tigerkit!" Whitekit panted, slightly out of breath.

"Oh great Starclan, can't you two go AWAY and leave me in PEACE?" I growled.

"But Tigerkit-" Redkit nagged, but I wasn't in the mood to listen. I got up and walked away, swishing my tail. As I sauntered off, I heard Whitekit say to Redkit:

"I guess he doesn't care who his mentor is"

Huh? MENTORS? Could that mean...? I ran over to the fresh kill pile and grabbed two mice and a small chaffinch and made my way back over to my irritating brother and his even more irritating friend.

"H-hey, heres s-some fresh kill..." I said, dropping the chaffinch and one of the mice. NO, I was NOT being nice and generous because I loved my sibling. I was hoping they'd tell me what they were talking about because, for once, I actually cared. Whitekit took the mouse, Redtail, the chaffinch and began to eat.

"S-so what were you saying about... mentors?" I began cautiously, trying not to sound to eager.

Redkit began to chew furiously and swallowed the remains of his chaffinch before turning to look me in the eye.

"Sunstar told us... teeheehee.." Redkit giggled.

"Who our mentors are!" Whitekit finished.

"So... who are they?" I said.

"I'm getting Fuzzypelt!" Whitekit mewed triumphantly.

"Cool. A-and me?"

"Teeheehee... can't tell you!" Redkit laughed.

"Awww, come ON!" I glared at my idiotic denmates. How could I be related to one of this mousebrained pair? I mean, SERIOUSLY! I was all nicey and didn't call either of them names and I brought them fresh kill for Starclan's sake! Ugh!

"Let all those cats old enough to catch their own prey join here beneath the Highrock for a Clan meeting" Sunstar yowled

Soon cats emerged from various dens and all gathered beneath the Highrock.

"Two kits are ready to take on their apprentice names. Whitekit? Tigerkit?"

I walked forward, all too aware of the clan cat's eyes staring at us. I sat next to my brother at the foot of the Highrock.

"As of this day, until he has earned his warrior name, this apprentice shall be known as Whitepaw. Fuzzypelt, you are an experienced warrior and mentor. I hope you will pass on all that you know to this young apprentice."

They touched noses.

"As for this kit, until he has earned his warrior name, he shall be known as Tigerpaw. Thistleclaw"

My mind was swimming. Thistleclaw! For my mentor! I purred as we touched noses. My apprenticeship had begun.