Hello friends and fans! This is the first chapter of my new, amazing story, A Dog in the Clans!
Enjoy!
Frogkit woke up and yawned, his yellow-white fur shining in the small ray of sunlight that came into of the nursery. His mother, Mothreed licked his head and mewed, "Go find your siblings. They left a couple minutes ago."
"Yes mother", he answered, stretching.
He walked out of the den, only to be knocked to the ground by a gray flash of fur. It was Graykit, his brother.
"Get of of me you big lump!", mewed Frogkit, his voice muffled by gray fur.
"Okay", mewed Graykit mischievously. He rolled off of Frogkit and and a flash of brown fur landed on him.
"GRAYKIT! BROWNKIT!", he roared, "GET OFF OF ME!"
"Okay Okay", mewed Graykit, "I got off of you though", he said laughing as Frogkit chased them. He barreled into his littermates. Being bigger than them, he squished them easily.
"Frogkit", Brownkit squeaked, "I know you're trying to get revenge but we can't breath."
"Oh, sorry", apologized Frogkit. He got off his brothers who then tackled him to the ground once again. It went on like that, Frogkit played with his family. As he played he noticed some eyes on him, Mapleleaf, she never had seemed to like him. Frogkit hoped that he wouldn't have her as a mentor. His mind lit up as he thought about his apprenticeship, he would be a apprentice just that next evening while Graykit and Brownkit had to wait three more days! His mind went back to playing as Graykit nibbled on his ear. He growled and jumped on him.
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Heronstar watched Frogkit, from the kit's drooping ears to his otter-like tail, he knew that the kit couldn't be a cat. But what was the friendly creature, if not a cat, then what? He scored his mind for animals that he had seen before that looked like Frogkit. Finally, one thing latched in his mind, dog.
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"Frogkit, step forward", mewed Heronstar, "Frogkit, 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 Frogpaw. Your mentor will be Mapleleaf", No, not Mapleleaf!, "Mapleleaf, you are ready for an apprentice. I hope you pass on your courage and strength to Frogpaw."
Frogpaw reached up his muzzle and touched noses with Mapleleaf. Mapleleaf stared at him with eyes full of hatred, her cold blue eyes showing how much she despised him. I don't think this will be as fun of an apprenticeship as I had hoped.
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Frogpaw woke up to hear his mentor screeching.
"Toadkit, wake up", Mapleleaf yowled, "I need to show you the territory today. So get up or go crawling back to your mother."
Frogpaw stumbled out of the den, his heart pounded, he would get to see the territory. Even if he had a mean mentor, at least he got to see the territory!
"My name isn't Toadkit", he argued, "It's Frogpaw."
"Don't argue with me me Toadkit", she replied, her gray pelt fluffing up in rage.
They headed for the camp exit, Frogpaw squealed with joy and bounded out of camp.
"Toadkit, come back here", Mapleleaf yelled, "You're going to get eaten by an owl or a hawk and I will laugh as you die."
Frogpaw walked back, sighing, "Yes Mapleleaf", he mewed. They padded along the forest, Mapleleaf rudely yelling at him and pointing out things that were important.
"This is the WindClan border", she grumbled, gesturing to an open moor with a strange scent that Frogpaw had only caught whiffs of from camp, "They are scrawny rabbit chasers who care about ThunderClan to much."
Suddenly, a figure came out of the small crevasse of pine trees on the WindClan side, "Scrawny rabbit chasers huh."
It was a skinny, lithe tom with sleek black fur and amber eyes.
"Is that what they're telling ShadowClan apprentices these days Mapleleaf?"
Mapleleaf broke into a… purr!, "All accept you Brackenshine", she mewed softly. She then remembered that Frogpaw was there and said, "Toadkit, go back to camp now!"
"I-i don't know the way", he squealed.
"Do you have a nose Toadkit?"
"Y-yes."
"THEN FOLLOW OUR SCENT TRAIL BACK HOME!"
Frogpaw took one last look at his mentor, and ran home.
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"Mapleleaf was letting a WindClan cat on our border and was purring to him!", mewed Heronstar, shocked.
"Yes Heronstar", Frogpaw answered.
"I'll talk to her", Heronstar mewed, "Now run along."
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"You didn't have to be so harsh to that kit", Brackenshine mewed softly to Mapleleaf as the large apprentice disappeared in the leafy arms of the forest.
"The problem is that I don't think he is a kit", Mapleleaf replied, "Look at his ears, size, and otter-like tail. He is a dog"
"He is a dog, yes but he is still young and energetic", retorted Brackenshine, "What he looks like on the outside doesn't change what he feels on the inside. He cares about ShadowClan just as much as any ShadowClan warrior. Dog or not, that puppy is special and loyal to ShadowClan."
"You might be right", Mapleleaf agreed, "But I still don't trust him."
"Just give him a chance", mewed Brackenshine.
"I'll be a little less hard on him", Mapleleaf admited, "At least, I'll try."
Do you think Mapleleaf will keep her word? Find out next time on, A Dog in the Clans!