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Chapter 3

ShadowClan

Mosskit's POV

"That's no fair!" Mosskit wailed.

"Try to catch it then!" Leafkit taunted, tossing the fresh-fill high above his head.

"That is enough! Leafkit, put that down!" Willowfur said, "You know better than to play with your food and taunt your sister! To the nursery! Now!"

"But she's no fun!" Leafkit complained, flicking his tail to Mosskit wailing.

"H-h-he w-w-won't l-l-let me eat!" Mosskit sobbed. Why did her brother have to be such a jerk?

"Leafkit, back to the nursery, now!" Willowfur ordered.

"I was only playing…" Leafkit muttered.

Mosskit watched her brother and mother go back to the nursery. After a while, Willowfur came back. "Come on, Mosskit. I'll take you to Deadtail."

Mosskit followed her mother to the medicine cats' den, "Deadtail? Are you here? I brought Mosskit. She's hysterical."

While waiting for Deadtail to come out, Willowfur gently stroked Mosskit with her tail. Mosskit was still whimpering.

"Yes, Willowfur?" said Deadtail, walking out of his den.

"Can you give something to Mosskit? Leafkit was tormenting her again." Willowfur explained.

"I can give her poppy seeds, but we're running low. Mosskit, how would you like some honey?"

At that moment, Mosskit's eyes widened. Honey! she thought. "Yes, please!"

Deadtail's whiskers twitched with amusement. He walked back into his den and came out with a honeycomb. He put the honey in front of Mosskit and she started lapping it up. As she licked it, the sweet taste filled her senses.

As she ate the honey, she overheard Willowfur talking. "Maybe you should lay off the sweets. I don't want Mosskit and Leafkit thinking they should get special treatment because they are the medicine cat's niece and nephew."

"Sister, they're kits! Let them have some fun!"

"You we're always the mischievous one! They won't always be kits." she dropped her voice to a whisper, "Blacktail told me Darkstar's going to make them apprentices today."

Deadtail grinned at his sister, "So you brought her here to cheer her up! You knew I'd give her a treat so she would calm down."

"Shh! She'll hear you!" Willowfur hissed, shooting a glance at Mosskit, who pretendent she wasn't listening.

I'll have to tell Leaf… She shook the thought away. She wouldn't tell him after he treated her like that, but who else could she tell?

Lilypaw!

Mosskit licked up the rest of the honey and ran to Deadtail.

"Where's Lilypaw?" Mosskit asked.

"She's sorting herbs in her den." Mosskit ran to Lilypaw's den. She saw Lilypaw in the medicine storage.

"Lilypaw! I'm going to be an apprentice today!" Mosskit exclaimed.

Lilypaw looked up at Mosskit with excitement in her eyes. "That's great!"

As soon as she finished talking, a yowl sounded outside. "Let all cats old enough to catch their own prey gather for a Clan meeting."

"You better hurry!" Lilypaw encouraged, putting her muzzle on Mosskit's cheek. Mosskit nodded and ran to the center of the camp.

Leafkit was already there with Boulderpaw, talking excitedly.

Mosskit went over and sat a few tail-lengths away from them.

"Leafkit, Mosskit, please step forward." They did, Mosskit still keeping a certain distance from her brother.

"These two kits have finally become old enough to become ShadowClan's newest apprentices. Lizardtail, you do not have an apprentice anymore. You will mentor Leafpaw," Lizardtail stepped forward and touched noses with Leafpaw, "and Greycloud, it is time for your first apprentice. Your apprentice will be Mosspaw." Mosspaw stepped forward and touched noses with Greycloud, her new mentor.

New mentor… Those words filled Mosspaw with happiness and pride.

When they finished, the entire Clan chanted, "Mosspaw! Leafpaw! Mosspaw! Leafpaw!"

The Clan began to head for their dens, clearly tired from a long day of hunting and patrols.

Lizardtail and Greycloud turned to Mosspaw and Leafpaw. "You two better get some rest." Greycloud said.

"We will begin training tomorrow." Lizardtail added.

Mosspaw nodded and pushed Leafpaw towards the apprentices' den. Lilypaw showed it to her once.

"Stop pushing me!" Leafpaw growled, but they were already there. Leafpaw went to a nest near Boulderpaw, but Leafpaw chose a nest farther away from them. She was too awake to fall asleep. I'm this much closer to being a warrior!