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Chapter 1
Crescentpaw woke with a start, the prophecy fresh in her mind. She silently left the apprentice den and headed for the fresh kill pile. She picked up a vole and started eating under the shade of the Star Rock. "Since when were you an early riser Crescentpaw? Last time I tried to get you up for border patrol you nearly scratched my eye. My poor eyes have never been the same." Fallenleaves teased. "I won't mind helping you with you other eye." She told him and returned to eating her vole. They silently ate their breakfast and with a final lick of her paws, she turned to him and asked, "Do you think I'll do badly? After all our hard work! Not only will I disappoint my family, I'll disappoint you." "No you won't, you'll pass and be a warrior." He answered firmly. At that moment, Dawnpaw and Duskpaw bounded over with a small mouse in their mouths. "Morning! This is going to be fantastic! Warriors at last!" Dawnpaw declared. Breakfast sped by and before they knew it, they were surrounded by the dense forest and were quietly hunting prey.
Sniffing the air, Crescentpaw caught the scent of a rabbit. Great! I just need to snare this and I'm done! She thought. Silently, she stalked her prey, feeling the eyes of her mentor on her back she determinedly pounced and bit the rabbit's neck ferociously. "What did that poor rabbit do to you!" Fallenleaves laughed as he sprang down from a tree. Together they gathered the other fresh kill and headed back to camp. When they got back, Duskpaw was sitting with all the other cats waiting for Dawnpaw and Crescentpaw.
"Hi Crescentpaw! Looks like we beat Dawnpaw. I wonder what our names will be!" Duskpaw greeted enthusiastically. "I'm sure Mum will choose great names as usual." She answered. They couldn't help but grin at each other. "We're back!" Someone panted at the entrance. It was Dawnpaw. After the three had rested, Moonstar went up Star Rock and yowled, "All cats old enough to hunt you own food gather around the Star Rock!" Once all the warriors had arrived, the elders had hobbled there and the queens and kit watched from the entrance of the den. "I, Moonstar, leader of Nightclan call upon my warrior ancestors to look down on this apprentice. He has trained hard to understand the ways of your noble code and I commend him to you as a warrior in his turn. Duskpaw, do you promise to uphold the warrior code and defend your Clan, even at the cost of your life?" Moonstar said. "I do." He answered solemnly. "Then by the powers of Starclan, I give you your warrior name. Duskpaw from this moment, you shall be known as Duskfur. Starclan honors you enthusiasm and fighting skill, and we welcome you as a full warrior of Nightclan." Moonstar declared. "I, Moonstar, leader of Nightclan call upon my warrior ancestors to look down on this apprentice. She has trained hard to understand the ways of your noble code and I commend her to you as a warrior in her turn. Crescentpaw, do you promise to uphold the warrior code and defend your Clan, even at the cost of your life?" Moonstar repeated. "I do." Crescentpaw answered, excitement bursting through her voice. "Then by the powers of Starclan, I give you your warrior name. Crescentpaw from this moment, you shall be known as Crescentmoon. Starclan honors your intelligence and courage, and we welcome you as a full warrior of Nightclan." Moonstar announced. "I, Moonstar, leader of Nightclan, call upon my warrior ancestors to look down on this apprentice. She has trained hard to understand the ways of your noble code and I commend her to you in her turn. Dawnpaw, do you promise to uphold the warrior code and defend you Clan, even at the cost of your life?" Moonstar asked again. "I do." Dawnpaw said and she had to do everything she could not to jump up and down. "Then by the powers of Starclan, I give you your warrior name. Dawnpaw from this moment, you shall be known as Dawnfire. Starclan honors you excitement and good hunting skills, and we welcome you as a full warrior of Nightclan." With that last sentence, the whole clan broke into chants.
That night, they kept vigil, laughing when Duskfur fell asleep and cuddled up against Dawnfire and muttered, "I don't want to get up mummy!" He had woken up very embarrassed. By the time the sun rose, the three warriors were yawning and trying to keep their eyes open.
"Morning! Go rest, the sun is up, your vigil is over." Moonstar said, a hint of pride showed through her normally expressionless mask. "Thank you Moonstar, where should we go? The warriors den?" Dawnfire asked excitedly. "Yes, there are three empty moss beds that your mentors made for you three. It's in a quiet nook at the front. Be quiet though, I hear that Blazingclaw is very cranky in the morning." Moonstar answered with a purr. So the three hauled themselves to their new den and fell asleep.
Crescentmoon found herself in a clearing, Goldenflower repeated the prophecy but before she could finish the last sentence, a wave of blood washed over her and she watched in horror as bodies of cats, mauled and disfigured drift past her in the river of blood. She couldn't make herself look away, she was drawn to it and suddenly she found herself surrounded by red and then, black.
"Crescentmoon! Crescentmoon! Are you all right? You were thrashing in your spot! All the others are up, it's already sun high." Someone said, shaking Crescentmoon awake. "What? Blood! So much blood! Oh, hi Fallenleaves." She answered half asleep. "Crescentmoon get up!" Fallenleaves repeated, shaking her again. "I'm up! I'm up!" She groaned as she stood up. "Hi Crescentmoon! How did vigil go?" Mistflower asked as she bounded in to greet her. "Great, Duskfur fell asleep for a while though." She answered. "Let's go, Mellowfur said to wake you up for hunting patrol. Ashpelt and Fallenleaves were told to come too. So let's head out! If not all the prey would be gone, taken by the other patrols or in their dens hiding from the sun." Mistflower urged. After a quick drink from the pond behind the medicine cat den, they headed out the entrance.
"Let's split! Ashpelt, you go with Fallenleaves, I'll go with Crescentmoon." Mistflower ordered. "But-!" He tried to protest. "No, I want to go with Crescentmoon, girl talk." She told her friend. "Fine, but next time, I want to hunt with you." He answered nuzzling her neck. "Fine." She said and stalked off with Crescentmoon. "Tell me, are you and Fallenleaves mates? All the available she-cats are dying to know!" She said as soon as they were out of hearing range. "No!" Crescentmoon answered. "Fancy him? He definitely likes you, more than friends." Mistflower asked. "He doesn't, who can? But I do like him." She answered uncomfortably. "Hey, hey, hey! Don't say that! What makes you say that?" Mistflower asked concernedly. "Don't you see the way he looks at Tawnysnow? His her mate!" Crescentmoon answered sadly. "Sweetie, Tawnysnow was one of the cats who asked! You should see the way he looks at you when he thinks no one is looking. She's his littermate, she was curious as to who stole her little brother's heart." She explained. "We'll just have to wait and see if anything happens I guess." Crescentmoon shrugged.
When they reached back to the camp, Ashpelt and Fallenleaves were just dropping off their prey and had left to join Oakapple and Berrynut. Crescentmoon and Mistflower dropped off their prey, Mistflower dragged her over to Tawnysnow where they shared tongues. "So you really don't think that he likes you? And gross! The only time he looks at me like that is when I'm with other toms, he thinks it's his job to make sure no one hurts his little sister." Tawnysnow said. "Who is hurting whose sister?" Fallenleaves asked as he came over with a vole and a squirrel. "Here you are, your vole and Crescentmoon, do you want to share my squirrel? Need to eat as much now, it's mid Greenleaf, eat now and slow down towards the end so we can get used to it for Leafbare." He said as he sat down next to Crescentmoon and nudged to squirrel towards her. "None for poor old me? I'll go get something, Tawnysnow, let's go join Blazingclaw and Stormtail." Mistflower said and winked at Tawnysnow who immediately stood up and with a good-bye, they were gone. "Wonder what that was all about!" Fallenleaves asked. "This squirrel is delicious! Must have been Mistflower or me who caught it!" She teased, quickly changing the subject. "No way! This was definitely a tom who caught it." He shot back. Pretty soon, they had finished their meal and were heading back to the den. Fallenleaves picked up his moss and dragged it over to where her bed was and set it close. "W-w-what are you doing?" She stammered. "You had a nightmare, I want to be the one who comforts you if you have one again." He answered shyly. "That's really sweet of you. Thanks. I think I'll go chat with Tawnysnow and Mistflower for a bit before sleeping. You go stay if you want." She said and walked out.
"Hi! What are you guys talking about?" Crescentmoon asked. "I saw you and my brother walking into the den together! What happened?" Tawnysnow gushed. "He dragged his bed over to mine, so that if I had a nightmare he could be the one to comfort me." She answered noticing how childish it sounded. "That's so sweet! He definitely has the likes you! I'm Daydreamer. Name suits for sure!" Daydreamer said cheerfully. Everyone laughed at that. "Well, might as well introduce everyone to you, this is Skygazer, Fernpelt, Blossomcherry and Mintheart you know." Mistflower said, gesturing to each cat as she introduced them. "Well, I should go back to the den." Crescentmoon said. "Bye, can't keep your mate waiting!" Skygazer teased. "He is not my mate! And bye!" She answered and left for the den. Skygazer, maybe she is the sky the prophecy mentioned and I'm the moon. Maybe she isn't but I should just watch out for a bit. I wonder who is nature and fire? Maybe Blazingclaw. I can't be too sure. Crescentmoon thought as she padded over to her bed and lay down. She felt Fallenleaves shift over closer to her and he pressed his body close to her. Feeling his presence made her safe and happy. She drifted off to sleep and hoped for no nightmares but you can't always have what you want.