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Chapter 2

"We're ready, stop doing that!" Elmkit growled at Frostshadow, who was licking his pelt until his unruly mess of fur was lying flat. Sunkit was already finished, shaking out his wet fur, much to the annoyance of Frostshadow.

Everkit had growled at Frostshadow when she went to her fur, and Frostshadow decided to leave her alone. Her fur looked flat enough anyways, Everkit had thought, twisting around to stare at her back. And what did she care if she looked neat? She was giving the clan an apprentice, they weren't doing anything for her.

Everkit had woken up that morning with the image of seven crows imprinted in the back of her eyelids. That was before the craziness of the morning came over, where she was being shoved around by older cats.

The Apprentice Ceremony.

Everkit had spent the entire day wondering if her mother was going to show up. If she'd be stable enough to, the word that Redwillow had used.

The next thing she knew, Elmkit's was following Sunkit out of the nursery. She scrambled to her paws and walked out after them. She had noticed that Elmkit looked to Sunkit like a sort of leader. She wondered if Sunkit knew, or it was just his nature.

Suddenly something flashed in her mind. No, not her mind... her memory. Like she was... recalling an old memory? There was Sunkit, full grown, and Elmkit, besides him, and everyone cheering for not Sunkit, but Sunstar...

The memory flashed as soon as it came. Everkit shook her head. It was probably a dream she had.

With a weird feeling in her stomach, it dawned on her that she hadn't dreamed about Sunkit becoming leader. Ever.

"Everkit!" Elmkit was yowling. Her head snapped up. "What?" She mewoed back. "Are you coming?" He asked, annoyed.

Everkit padded over to her brothers and sat next to Sunkit. He and Elmkit were sitting with their backs straight at the bottom of a pile of rocks. Everkit remembered Herontail telling the three about when years ago, there was a rockslide in the camp, and that is where they now held clan gatherings.

Everkit wondered if Herontail was watching this somehow. Then she wondered if her real father would be here. As soon as the though entered her head, she forced it to leave. She wouldn't want him here anyways.

Icestar took a leap and bounded lightly up the rocks. Cats were already beginning to gather. She risked a peek at her brothers, but both looked excited. She discreetly looked around the cats who had gathered in the clan for Smallflower. Instead, she caught the eyes of Redwillow, who gave her a sympathetic look. Nodding at the she-cat, Everkit dissapointedly turned around.

Smallflower wasn't stable enough to come out of the medicine cat den. She felt more fury in the pit of her stomach for her real father. If this hadn't happened, Everkit would be standing proudly, the whole clan ready to accept them, with Thornbush and Smallflower bursting with pride.

"Elmkit," Icecstar began, motioning to Elmkit, who was sitting on the far right. "6 moons ago, you and your littermates-" She paused to motion towards Everkit and Sunkit- "Were born. The time has come that you are to begin your training as a warrior."

"Elmkit, from this day forwards you are to be known as Elmpaw. Your mentor shall be Whitetooth. Whitetooth, you have showed courage in many disputes with the clan. You will teach Elmpaw wisely."

Everkit watched, slightly disinterested, as her brother padded forwards and touched noses with Whitetooth. Everkit approved, he was strong and still young.

"Sunkit. From this day forwards you are to be known as Sunpaw. Your mentor shall be Lilystream."

The moment the words left her mouth, there was muttering all around the clearing. Lilystream. Everkit racked her brain, before coming to a sudden halt. Lilystream was Thornbush's only littermate. She had been devestated when he died, and had never talked to the kits after that.

Sunpaw looked somewhat defeated as they quickly touched noses.

"And Everkit." Icestar moved her attention to her. Everkit didn't make a noise, or stand up straighter, she just stood where she was. Waiting.

"Everkit, from this day on you are to be known as Everpaw. Your mentor will be Dusktail. Dusktail, I trust you teach this young kit the ways of being a warrior of Iceclan."

Everpaw turned around. A tabby female, lithe, with gray fur and brown stripes. Everpaw touched noses with her. She didn't really care who was her mentor, as long as she learned to fight.

"Elmpaw! Sunpaw! Everpaw!" The clan cheered. Everpaw looked towards the medicine cat den again. Redwillow shook her head at her.

She felt devestated. She didn't let it show.

This was a really, really, really short chapter. Sadly short. Really, really small.

That's what she-

I'm not going to continue that sentence. MY FRIENDS ARE A BAD INFLUENCE.

There will be more coming fast, I just wanted to get a chapter up because it's been what, a week since I last posted? And thank you all for the reviews! They were all so supportive and made me really happy.

See you with a next chapter!

-Clary