Songkit's small but lithe body slid easily through the thorns that protected her camp. She looked behind her to see if anyone was following her besides those who had come with her. She looked at the gray tabby kit behind her. "Are you coming Rockkit?" she hissed in her menacing voice. A voice behind Rockkit spoke "Yeah Rockkit we would like to get out of here before we're found." Songkit narrowed her eyes. "Streamkit be quiet we're escaping not playing in the camp." The silver-blue she kit by the name of Streamkit glared at Songkit. Songkit glared back at her. Streamkit became unnerved by the violet eyed glare given so she looked down. "So you're escaping huh?" The voice of the leader of the Clan caused Rockkit and Streamkit to stop in their tracks. Songkit whipped around to glare at the tom that had interrupted. She did not seem frightened of the large back tom. She stared him down. "Yes we are escaping and what is it to you, Darksky." (A.N. SkyClan are the ancestors of my Clans so sky ends their names) Darksky sighed." You know you have to stay in camp until your apprentices. "He bent down and picked up the extremely angry Songkit by her scruff. "Okay you two let's head back to camp." He mumbled through a mouthful of his daughter's fur (Oh yeah Songkit is Darksky's kit.)
When they reached the camp Darksky put Songkit down. Once again he sighed. "Okay Songkit what's it going to be this time. 2 weeks or 3 weeks of helping Starwatcher?" The small kit glared at him with her piercing violet eyes. "Neither because if you remember that you said that our apprentice ceremony is today and according to the position of the sun it's right now." Darksky looked up and saw she was true. "Grrrrrrrr…I hate it when your right!" He leaped up to the Fallentree. "Let all cats old enough to get their own prey gather beneath the Fallentree for a WaterClan meeting." All the cats of the Clan gathered around when they heard his call though most had been in the clearing already because they had been eating their meal. "It is time for a very important milestone in three kits life. Songkit, Rockkit, and Streamkit please step forward." The three kit s did so. "Songkit it is time for you to join this Clan as an apprentice. Songkit from this moment on until your warrior ceremony you will be known as Songpaw. Songpaw your mentor shall be me." Songpaw looked at her father with a look of hatred and distrust mixed together. They touched noses in the ceremonial way. This went the same fro Rockpaw whose mentor was Lightstep and Streampaw who was mentored by Starwatcher. Suddenly a freezing wind blew into camp chilling everyone to the bone. Four cats stepped out of the shadows of the barrier. "We are here for the one called Songpaw." Songpaw looked at them with a look of surprise (very uncommon for her personality). The Clan looked at each other whispering "Who are these cats?" When Rockpaw stepped up and asked her she said "You fishbrain can't you tell" He gave her a funny look. "Their Keepers." One of them looked at her. "What she says is true and we are here for Songpaw. Where is she?" The little black cat stepped forward her violet eyes flashing proudly "I am Songpaw." A large silver tom walked up to her. "Greetings Songpaw I am Birch.
Will you join the Keepers?" His eyes showed no emotion. Darksky stepped forward. "Songpaw I forbid you from going with these strange cats. I forbid with my authority as your mentor, your father, and your leader." Songpaw whipped around to look at her Father glaring "You have no power over me any more. You can not forbid me from answering my destiny." She looked at Birch. "I will go with you." She walked over and stood with their group her eyes challenging anyone to disagree. Her friend Streampaw stepped forward "Songpaw don't leave. Please don't leave Songpaw. We could need you here." The young black she cat looked at her Clanmate "Streampaw this is my decision not your or the Clans. So leave me be." The hurt in Streampaw's blue eyes was obvious but Songpaw ignored it. Birch turned to look at Songpaw "Would you like time to say goodbye?" She shook her head. "Then let us leave." They left as fast as they came Songpaw with them.
Racing through the forest Birch ran alongside Songpaw "Are you feeling doubtful of your decision Songpaw?" She looked straight ahead of her thinking of the times she had with her family. She thought of her overprotective mother, her controlling father, her rule following friends, the cranky elders and all the others. "No I'm not. I've known this was my destiny from the moment my mother told us the story of the Keepers. I've known I was Destined." Birch gave her an approving look. "Good because we are here." Songpaw had finally arrived at the Keeper camp.