Teachers gone on strike! :O You all know what that means! :D I get to write for the whole day! Yay! Updates and challenges completed! Sorry if I'm going too fast, I just have to get things done before I forget.
Talk Time (TT)! (Lol, TT also stands for 'Twerk Team', XD)
Goldenheart215-
Its all good! :) Plus, I think it'd be cute to have all of them related, Swiftstorm acting like the big sister while Ivypaw's the annoying little sister. XD
Firehosre29-
Thank you so much for submitting Lilyflare, I like her, she's gonna be a great role-model for Copperpaw. :)
theamazingcurlyfry-
I've already PM you about everything so if there are any questions feel free to ask.
Anyways! Hope you enjoy this next chapter, Sunpaw's an apprentice now, yay! :D And we get to see some SkyClan and ShadowClan action as well as Ivypaw misbehaving again!
Read, enjoy and review!
"Meadowkit!"
Sunkit raced down from the rock ledge that he and Frogpaw were playing on, they were six moons now, ready to become apprentices!
Sunkit bounced into the Nursery, he was too excited to tell Meadowkit the news, he tripped over something and landed with an 'oof' earning an 'ow' from one of his den-mates. Sunkit jumped to his paws and looked behind him warily, to apologise to a large brown tom.
"Sorry Grizzlykit..."
Sunkit's head drooped past his shoulders in shame, they had only been born two moons ago, and already had Sunkit made trouble with them.
"No worries, Sunkit, I think Meadowkit's talking to Wildkit over there."
Shaking it off, Grizzlykit flicked his tail in the direction of their sisters. Sunkit nodded his head as his smile returned, still excited but being more careful, he headed over to Meadowkit.
"Hey, Meadowkit! Guess what."
Meadowkit turned her head sharply at Sunkit, knowing he had interrupted their chat, while Wildkit was glaring at him.
"What is it, Sunkit?"
Meadowkit's teeth were gritted but the sparkling hope in her eyes said otherwise, Sunkit giggled before pouring everything out.
"Well, we're six moons old, do you know what that means?"
Sunkit grinned at his sister as he watched her blue eyes widen.
"We're finally apprentices!"
Both Sunkit and Meadowkit yowled with joy as they bounced around the Nursery, Sunkit thought that this had to be the only time when Meadowkit was excited about something other than breakfast.
Wildkit shuffled her paws as Fuzzykit's head shot up from where he was nestled in Mouseheart's belly, Honeyfur purred with pride and relief.
"Finally! I'm out of this den, back to my warrior duties!"
Mouseheart only purred as Honeyfur stretched. "Really? I think you should enjoy your kits while they're still young."
Mouseheart purred as she licked a tuft of hair on Fuzzykit's head.
"Well, since Meadowkit's leaving, beside mother, I'll be the only she-kit in here, having to deal with those two on my own!"
Wildkit wailed as she flicked her tail back and forth from Grizzlykit and Fuzzykit, Mouseheart gave her daughter a glare.
"They're not that bad, Wildkit, and I can always visit whenever I'm not busy." Meadowkit giggled.
Sunkit hoped he wasn't too busy either, he liked hanging out with the kits and Frogpaw but at the same time, Sunkit wanted to do so much.
Suddenly, a loud and booming yowl summoned the cats outside. It was time for a clan meeting, the sun was high in the sky as Spiderstar leapt onto the rocky ledge Sunkit and Frogpaw had been playing on earlier.
"Cats of ThunderClan! I, Spiderstar, call upon Meadowkit and Sunkit to come forth and accept their apprentice ships."
Honeyfur finished licking their pelts and pushed her two kits forward, Sunkit tried his hardest not to look stupid as his sister called it. Meadowkit padded calmly up to her clan leader, sitting in front the whole clan with her tail wrapped around her paws. Sunkit studied Meadowkit's moves and copied her, giving Spiderstar a nervous smile.
"Meadowkit, do you promise to uphold the warrior code and be apart of this clan? Prove your loyalty and share your skills onto the next generation?"
Meadowkit nodded her head. "Yes, I do."
Spiderstar stepped forward to place her muzzle on the young she-cat's head.
"Then from this day, until you complete all your training and receive your warrior name, you shall be known as Meadowpaw. Your mentor is Roseleaf."
Sunkit's world stopped, Roseleaf? That was the clan's medicine cat! Meadowpaw wasn't going to train with him? She had chosen a different path...
Sunkit didn't hear the clan cheering his sister's name, Spiderstar had to nudge the poor tom out of his thoughts while Meadowpaw just rolled her eyes.
"Sunkit! Are you ready to become a warrior apprentice?"
Sunkit knew his leader was trying to go on with the show, but there was concern in her voice.
"Y-yes. Yes I am, Spiderstar."
Sunkit swallowed and stared at his sister, he couldn't believe she'd done this to him, why not tell him first? Meadowpaw just mouth a sorry as she was sent off to go sit beside Roseleaf, who greeted her with happiness.
"I, Spiderstar of ThunderClan."
Spiderstar's voice had gone from strong and proud to weary and shallow.
"From this day, until he completes his training and receives his warrior name, Sunkit shall be known as Sunpaw. You mentor will be me."
At first the clan was shocked, a leader cannot take on an apprentice! But Sunpaw and Spiderstar's faces were emotionless. Deep inside, Sunpaw was confused and upset, he did his best to do what his sister had always told him; 'Don't do anything, you look like a fool'.
Then the clan talked quietly between one another before Ivypaw jumped up beside Sunpaw and yowled.
"Sunpaw! Sunpaw!"
Sunpaw's face showed all the surprise he had, he never knew Ivypaw would do that. He shared a smile with the older apprentice. The clan started cheering Sunpaw's name as Ivypaw was quickly yowled at from disobeying the rules, but Spiderstar just laughed.
Sunpaw smiled, maybe Ivypaw and Frogpaw weren't so bad, and having the cat he trusted and looked up to most as a mentor wouldn't be that bad either.
"Thank you, Spiderstar."
Sunpaw whispered to his mentor who smiled as she rested her tail tip on the young apprentice's shoulder. Sunpaw closed his eyes and thanked Ivypaw for getting ThunderClan out of the doubt.
"Right, since Ivypaw broke her 'don't speak when the clan leader is rule', she'll be cleaning out the elders den. Frogpaw, I'm hoping for you, Stonegaze and Lionclaw to go out and find some prey for the kits. Meadowpaw's gone with Roseleaf on a herb tour. Spiderstar, do you have time to take Sunpaw out for a tour of the territory?"
Swiftstorm asked her clan leader, Spiderstar was sitting outside of her den watching the camp, but her mind wasn't with reality anymore.
"Huh? Wha? Oh yes, of course, Swiftstorm."
The deputy stepped in front of Spiderstar and looked closely at the black she-cat.
"Everything alright, Spiderstar? I can send Honeyfur to find Roseleaf. I'm sure she isn't too far..."
Spiderstar glared at her deputy. "No, I'm fine, Swiftstorm. Everything's alright, I'll take Sunpaw to the SkyClan and ShadowClan border for today, tomorrow we'll do everywhere else."
Sunpaw was sharing tongues with Frogpaw and Ivypaw when Swiftstorm told them everything.
"Ugh, alright, but I am sorry. And I was only doing what was right!"
Ivypaw whined as she headed off to collect some moss. Frogpaw got to his paws and yawned.
"Yes Swiftstorm. I'm coming now, Stonegaze!"
Frogpaw raced over to Stonegaze and Lionclaw, Sunpaw knew that they were headed towards WindClan and RiverClan's border, so he wouldn't see them on his tour.
"Stay out of trouble today, okay? Spiderstar doesn't have to baby sit kits, keep your eyes open also, remember as much as you can."
Swiftstorm informed the new apprentice.
"Yes Swiftstorm." Sunpaw said as he watched the deputy go over to his mother and share a thrush with Spottedflower.
"Sunpaw! Let's go."
The yellow and white tom raced over to his mentor as they began their tour.
They had visited the ShadowClan border first, and greeted the deputy, Lilypelt and her patrol. Sunpaw had met Copperpaw, a pretty bracken-coloured she-cat, she seemed nice. Spiderstar said at the Gathering, which was in a few days, Sunpaw would get to meet her again and many other apprentices and exchange fun games and techniques.
Sunpaw couldn't wait for the Gathering, Ivypaw had said it was alright, she didn't have many friends. Frogpaw had been the only one Ivypaw talked to. But Frogpaw had made friends with many other clan apprentices, as well warriors even!
Sunpaw watched Spiderstar hunt a thrush, but his eyes lingered away onto a white fluffy thing, nibbling on a few green shoots popping up from the ground. They were near the SkyClan border, and the rabbit would be gone by the time Spiderstar was done...
Sunpaw started to hunt the rabbit, stalking it until he was close enough, but the rabbit scented him close by and took off into the opposite direction. Not wanting to disturb Spiderstar's catch, Sunpaw took after the rabbit quietly.
Once Sunpaw had caught up, he quickly caught the rabbit but a strong, unknown scent hit him.
"There's a cat on our territory!"
Sunpaw looked around for the owner of that voice, it was sweet but icy.
Suddenly, three cats jumped from the wall of bushes in front of Sunpaw. First, a muscular black and white hissing tom. Second, a skinny gold she-cat. And last, a beautiful dark brown tabby she-cat with icy green eyes. Sunpaw couldn't stop looking at the tabby, she was stunning! Sunpaw's mouth fell open, letting his snow-white catch fall to the ground.
"Look at this stupid tom!" The tabby spat, Sunpaw's eyes widened, how can such a lovely cat be so mean like his sister?
The skinny golden-furred she-cat growled as she paced back and forth of the bush wall, looking for anymore more cats. "He looks to be alone..." She sneered.
The black and white tom glared at Sunpaw, before flicking his tail. "Then he is a stupid kit, where's your mentor? Thunder Dirtkit!"
Sunpaw's eyes started to well with tears, the two warriors seemed menacing enough but they couldn't leave him alone?
Just as the golden she-cat went to pounce on him, there was a familiar booming yowl as thundering paws found themselves beside Sunpaw. Who was it now? Was he going to die!? The cat's fur made her three times her size, her white teeth bared as she emitted a loud growl, her tail swishing and her claws unsheathed.
"Back off!"
Sunpaw opened his eyes to stare up at Spiderstar, she looked like a warrior from the Dark Forest; rage in her eyes, fury in her pelt, blood stained muzzle and dirt-covered paws.
The SkyClan warriors looked scared out of their minds as they started backing up slowly.
"Spi-spiderstar!"
The black and white tom began.
"Shut up, Whiteshadow, I'd expect more from you!"
The tom immediately shut his mouth and looked down at his paws, the tabby she-cat looked as frightened as Sunpaw had looked, this made the yellow apprentice smile. He was glad his mentor had come to save him, but he was worried for the trouble he'd been in later. Would he be joining Ivypaw?
"That's SkyClan's prey, it ran out of our territory-"
"Then that would make it ThunderClan prey now! Wouldn't it, Lionwing?"
The golden she-cat joined Whiteshadow after swallow a lump in her throat.
"Sunpaw, was it on their territory?"
Spiderstar addressed him, not taking her eyes off the three SkyClan warriors.
"No, I chased it from our territory to here."
Spiderstar's fur began to flatten as her eyes calmed.
"Since we haven't touched the SkyClan border, there are no problems. Tell Larkstar, that if he's going to train his warriors to kill innocent cats, SkyClan's no better than that of the Dark Forest."
Spiderstar spat, before a rustling of the bushes as two more SkyClan cats appeared.
"Better than the Dark Forest?"
A white and brown she-cat asked with wide eyes.
"No, Fawnpaw."
Whiteshadow sighed as he went off to tell a few things to his apprentice.
"Oh my, any troubles going on here, Spiderstar? I'm terribly sorry..."
A grey she-cat looked at the ThunderClan leader with apologetic blue eyes.
"None at all, Brindlecloud. We were just leaving, come Sunpaw."
Brindlecloud nodded to Spiderstar before cuffing Lionwing over the ears. "I can't believe you and Jadepaw!"
Jadepaw! So that's her name, odd, but I like it. Sunpaw tried his best to greet Jadepaw at the Gathering, maybe she'd be different then.
"Are you alright?"
Spiderstar asked as Sunpaw carried back the white rabbit, he nodded before he looked wide-eyed at his leader.
"I'm so sorry, Spiderstar! I didn't mean to get into trouble with the SkyClan cats! I'm sorry for scaring your catch off!"
Spiderstar only giggled as she flicked the tom's shoulder.
"No need, I caught that thrush anyway! And it wasn't your fault, those SkyClan warriors can be nasty sometimes. If I were you, the best ones to make friends with are, Brindlecloud, Larkstar, Sparrowcloud, Cinderpaw and Fawnpaw. I don't know what was up with Whiteshadow today..."
Spiderstar trailed off as she picked up the rest of the day's catch, they headed back to the camp, but no matter what, Sunpaw couldn't get his kind off Jadepaw.
I told you Jadepaw has something to do with it! :D And hands up if you think Sunpaw was going to be the medicine cat apprentice? :/
Lol nah, there's more plot twists coming so keep reading if you can, sorry that I keep updating so much, I'm just bored or itching to write it all in one go.
TTYL!
-Star4
