It's kinda hard for me to type, since I hammered my finger yesterday, so I apologize if I make a couple typos here and there.

NOTE: There was a typo in the summary! The two kittehs only have ONE moon to go before apprenticeship.

P.S.: Does anyone else absolutely ADORE David Cook? Or am I the only one? Please, tell me! I need to know that I'm not alone! All my friends are Archuleta fans, so I'm kinda on my own in the real world. But I digress...Onto the story!

Chapter 1

The cool newleaf air wrapped around Honeykit as she padded out of the nursery, her golden-brown tail held high and her ears pricked. Her curious green eyes darted around the clearing, searching for her friend Blankpaw, the medicine cat apprentice. Honeykit found her sitting just outside the medicine den grooming her chest. Blankpaw was a slender young she-cat with shaggy gray fur and pale, glassy amber eyes that saw nothing. Her ears were slightly crooked, but it was difficult to tell from a distance. Her tail was wrapped neatly around her dainty white paws.

"Blankpaw!" Honeykit mewed, bounding over to her friend. Blankpaw looked up, staring straight at Honeykit as though she could actually see her. The medicine cat's piercing, glassy stare made Honeykit feel as though she could see right through her. Honeykit slowed to a trot as she came closer to the blind apprentice. "Nice to see you!"

"I wish I could say the same," Blankpaw sighed, lowering her eyes to the ground. The wind blew, ruffling the cats' pelts. Honeykit wrapped her tail around Blankpaw's flank, hoping to comfort her.

"Wanna play?" Honeykit asked.

"No," Blankpaw squirmed away from Honeykit's tail and stood. "I need to help Lichenfur." With that, she padded away, leaving Honeykit all by herself. The tiny kit blinked, turning her head in the direction of the nursery. She saw Sparrowkit pad out of the nursery, her eyes ablaze. Honeykit's eyes widened, and she dove behind a bramble bush, hoping to conceal herself.

I guess she found out about the worms, Honeykit thought. Last night, Honeykit had been playing with Blankpaw when they found a patch of upturned earth near the dirtplace that was filled with dirt. While Sparrowkit was sleeping, Honeykit had cut some worms up with her claws and placed them in Sparrowkit's fur. Then there was the mouse bile. Honeykit purred at the memory of dripping mouse bile over her sister before putting on the worms.

"That's not the best hiding place in the world." The sudden meow made Honeykit jump. She whipped around to find Blankpaw standing beside her.

"Don't sneak up on me like that!" Honeykit cried. "You scared me!"

"You wouldn't be so tense if you hadn't pulled that prank on your sister," Blankpaw countered.

"She deserved it!" Honeykit snapped. "She pushed me into the mud! You remember, don't you? It took me forever to wash off!"

Blankpaw shuffled her paws. "I have to go," she meowed again, and padded away.

Honeykit continued to crouch behind the brambles for a long time. She waited until she decided it was safe, then crept slowly out from behind the brambles. The first thing she saw was Lichenfur and Blankpaw dragging a wailing Sparrowkit off, saying something about washing her off in the creek. Right before Sparrowkit's head disappeared through the camp entrance, she shot Honeykit a glance that said, I know you did it, and I'll get you.

Honeykit gulped. If Sparrowkit really did plan on getting revenge, today was going to be a long day.