A/N: I told you I would update fast. XD It's only because I had this chapter already done. The next update might be tomorrow, after that, it shouldn't be long (hopefully).

Enjoy~

Chapter One

The Weather

There was a firm shove on Hailkit's shoulder. Tiny claws pricked at her skin. Hailkit just grumbled and rolled over, snuggling her gray head into the soft moss.

There was another shove, much harder this time and it caused Hailkit to roll over on her back. A snicker sounded in her ear.

"Get up, lazy! Mom wants to speak with us!"

Hailkit snapped open her round, pale yellow eyes angrily to face her brother.

"Thanks, Falconkit, but you didn't need to claw me!"

Falconkit just rolled his own pale eyes, but his were green. "I kinda did. You sleep like a bear in the winter."

Hailkit scrambled to her paws, shaking the off the scraps of moss now stuck to her fur. "Do not! At least I don't talk when I sleep, and especially not about Rosepaw!"

This definitely flustered Falconkit. He took a couple steps back out of the nursery. "I- I don't talk about Rosepaw..."

Hailkit snorted. "Yes, you do! 'Rosepaw, would you like to go on a hunt with me?' or, 'Rosepaw, I'll-'"

Falconkit swiped at Hailkit's face, but with sheathed claws. "Okay! Whatever, just drop it. Mom's out in the clearing."

Hailkit stretched out her back, then faced Falconkit. It was obviously raining just a few minutes ago, because his dark tabby pelt was sprinkled with tiny drops of water. Falconkit's expression was one of annoyance, but he still had that signature goofy look on his face.

The two littermates raced out onto the hard dirt flooring of the ThunderClan camp. Hailkit's suspicions were right; The dirt was damp and almost turned into mud. A couple of warriors were climbing the rocky cliff guarding ThunderClan, inspecting any loose stones or trees that could possibly fall. The bush that sheltered the apprentice's den dripped fat drops of rainwater over the entrance.

Dewflower, Hailkit and Falconkit's mother, was sitting beside the warrior's den, her yellow eyes watching them carefully. The kits were already known in the Clan for causing trouble, and Dewflower was obviously tired of making excuses for them.

"Sit here." She flicked her tail, motioning to the wet ground in front of her.

As they did, a large tabby cat prowled out of the warrior's den. His amber eyes gleamed with pride when he saw Hailkit and Falconkit.

"Kits," Sparrowtail purred in greeting. "Your mother and I have something to tell you."

"You know how your apprentice ceremony was postponed for a moon?" Dewflower asked, her yellow eyes glinting slightly as she said it.

Hailkit and Falconkit nodded guiltily, and exchanged a look. They had escaped from camp one day a half moon ago, and had made it all the way to WindClan's border. Unfortunately, they couldn't tell they had crossed WindClan's border, and they were caught by a hunting patrol.

Hailkit had never seen Owlstar so angry. She instantly apologized to Eaglestar at once, and punished the kits severely. They weren't to leave the nursery for a half moon, and there would always be a warrior watching them during that time. Also, they were supposed to become apprentices a few days later, but Owlstar told them they would have to wait another moon.

The kits were devastated, and they never left the camp again. That also meant they were stuck to annoy each other for a half moon, and they couldn't join Hawkpaw and Rosepaw during their apprentice ceremony.

"Well, we have discussed that situation with Owlstar, and she agrees you two have finally learned your lesson."

Hailkit's stomach fluttered with hope. Did this mean...?

Sparrowtail smiled. "You will be made apprentices at sunset tonight."

"YES!" Falconkit slapped his tail over his mouth. His yelp came out a little too loud. Jasmine poked her head out of the elder's nest, which lay across the camp from them.

"Falconkit, watch your tongue!" She hissed, her lavender eyes narrowed into slits. Then she backed back into the shadows of her nest.

Dewflower glared at her son. "But if you cause anymore trouble between now and sunset, it's back to one moon, so behave!"

"Yes mother," Hailkit and Falconkit replied in unison, trying to sound as serious as possbile, but it was hard to when they were this excited.

As the walked away back to the nursery, Falconkit exclaimed, "I can't wait for sunset! We're actually going to be apprentices!"

Hailkit's whisker twitched in amusement. "I bet you missed little Rosepaw!"

Falconkit hissed. "I told you to drop it!"

Hailkit shrugged and pushed her way into the nursery's opening. "Since when do I drop anything?"

She faintly heard Falconkit mutter, "Good point," as she made her way over to Breezetail and her three kits.

"Guys! Hailkit's back!" One tiny voice squeaked.

Hailkit purred. "Hey, Ravenkit."

Her tiny black head shook a couple of drops of water off her ears. "I think there's a leak right above me! It's annoying."

Hailkit looked up and noticed a tiny crack in the woven branches. "Yeah, looks like it. Maybe it'll be my job to fix it tomorrow."

Ravenkit cocked her head, confused, and her two other siblings peered over Breezetail's back. "Whatcha mean?"

Falconkit trotted over to the three younger kits. "We're gonna be apprentices tonight!"

The smallest kit, a fluffy gray one, gasped. "Really? Owlstar changed her mind?"

"Yeah, Pebblekit. I'm gonna be Falconpaw!"

The three kits looked pretty amazed. Their eyes were opened wide, and they glittered in the new morning sun. "I can't believe you guys. Then you'll be warriors!"

"You guys will be apprentices in a few moons," Hailkit assured them. "We can all train together!"

"I'm gonna be the best warrior ever!" Nightkit, who appeared to be Ravenkit's twin, but with green eyes instead of blue, fluffed out his tiny chest proudly. "My dad is the strongest warrior in ThunderClan. Adderfang never lost a battle!"

"Neither has Sparrowtail," Falconkit grumbled, but Hailkit nudged his shoulder to quiet him. It was true, Adderfang was a very good warrior, but Sparrowtail was already well known for rescuing his sister, Thrushpaw, from a fox, while he was only an apprentice. Sadly, Thrushpaw died of her wounds by the time they got back to camp, but she was never forgotten.

"Yes, that's true, but please, take a nap," mumbled Breezetail. She turned her head to acknowledge Hailkit and Falconkit. "Congratulations, by the way. You make great warriors some day, like your parents."

Hailkit grinned. "Thanks, Breezetail."

"I'm going to have to ask you to leave, though," Breezetail sighed. "I'm sorry, but these kits do need there sleep still."

"Yeah." Hailkit nodded. "Have a nice nap."

"Bye, Hailkit and Falconkit!" The kits called in unison. There eyes were still heavy with tiredness, so the siblings left as quickly as possible.

They trotted side by side into the clearing. "What do you want to do now?" Falconkit asked.

"Let's go see if the elders can tell us a story," Hailkit suggested. She turned to the direction of the elder's den, but Falconkit froze.

"Uh, no," he mewed anxiously. "Jasmine is still mad at me, I bet, for waking her up!"

"She probably already asleep by now!" Hailkit responded. "Don't be such a baby. Snowface will tell us the story, then."

Falconkit groaned. "Fine! If Jasmine bites my ears off, don't say I didn't warn you."

Hailkit just giggled. "If you're gonna be a warrior, you have to get over your fear of elders, first!"

A/N: I know, short and not exciting. The next chapter might be like that, too. I'll get some more action in soon.
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