*~Hey here's the new chapter, CHAPTA 2! Thanks for the reviews last chapter, and please keep them coming, I know a lot of people read, and only a couple reviewed. Well I hope you like Sablekit's POV, and if some of you dont know what Sable is, its a dark brown color. Also please check out my other stories, including Allegiances of the Clans. Thanks!~*

~Leo~

CHAPTER 2

Thunder boomed outside the nursery, causing rain to batter the ThunderClan camp. Sablekit stood at the edge of the nursery's barrier, longing for the storm to let up. Today was the day of his apprentices ceremony, and he didn't know if Firestar would hold the ceremony in a storm like this.

"Don't worry" Daisy assured him, running her long tail across his tiny black striped pelt. "If Firestar doesn't hold it today, then he'll just hold it tomorrow" she assured him with a smile.

Sablekit flexed his claws, "But I want to be an apprentice today!".

Why couldn't his mother understand how important it was to be an apprentice? She probably doesn't want me to ever be a warrior, she wants me to stay a kit forever. Daisy had been way overprotective of her kits, ever since Mousewhisker was killed in a battle.

"I hope I get a good mentor" his sister remarked, twitching her tortoiseshell tail.

"I'm sure you will Laurelkit", Sablekit turned to see Whitewing's green gaze examining the kits.

He looked for the friendly face of Jadekit near her mother, but only Iriskit slept peacefully in her mothers thick white pelt.

"Where's Jadekit?" he asked, padding up to the younger queen.

She pointed her tail towards the Medicine Cat's den, "Cinderpelt is using her help, many of the elders have ticks".

He nodded, did Jadekit want to be a Medicine Cat apprentice? That wouldn't be a good path for her, after all, if she became a Medicine Cat, than that meant she could never have a mate or kits.

"Is Pinekit here?" Laurelkit yawned, her green eyes searching the nursery for their dark brown furred brother.

Sablekit sighed, Pinekit was always out of the nursery. His brother was quite curious, always trying to find different kinds of insects. Often he brought beetles back to show Daisy, which had their mother freaking out.

"StarClan only knows" Daisy fretted, lifting her beige head up to look around. Pinekit definitely wasn't in the nursery, though Sablekit could detect a faint whiff of his scent.

"Calm down Daisy", Whitewing mewed, "Lets just get a warrior to look around, after all he might be visiting Shrewtail."

That was another thing Pinekit tended to do. Shrewtail, their father, always slept in the warriors den. Pinekit didn't understand why he couldn't stay in the nursery, and often slept in the Warriors Den with his father.

"I'll go check" he volunteered, "I'll find him really fast Daisy".

The queens eyes were huge with worry, and Sablekit knew he couldn't let her fret anymore than she already was.

"Alright" Daisy mewed, licking her son, "But be careful and come straight back to the nursery. I don't want you catching Green-Cough."

Sablekit nodded, and set a black paw outside. The day was dark and if he hadn't known better, than Sablekit would have assumed it was night. He could always use the darkness to his advantage. Sablekit's pelt was so dark that he almost completely blended in with the night sky.

As rain battered his thin kit fur, he looked around the clearing. There was no sign of Pinekit, so he decided to try the Warriors den. Pushing through the brambles that guarded the sleeping warriors, Sablekit pushed his head in.

"What are you doing here?" the voice of Swiftfoot, a senior warrior, asked.

"Just looking for Pinekit, have you seen him?" he entered the den, walking over to the black and white tom.

He went back into his nest, "I think he was following Firestar around. He said it was time for your apprentice ceremony soon, and had to get the mentors together".

Sablekit jerked his head up, "Really?" he couldn't believe it was going to happen today.

"Yes" Swiftfoot growled, "Now can you please leave so I can get some sleep. I have to take the dusk patrol with Sootfur".

Sablekit nodded and rushed out of the entrance, but not before calling a goodbye to the crabby warrior.

"Let all cats old enough to catch their own prey, gather here beneath the high-rock for a clan meeting" the call Sablekit had been waiting all his life for, rung from the top of the huge rock that stood in the center of ThunderClan camp.

He bounded over to the edge of the rock, as grumpy cats began gathering outside.

"Why are we out here?" Dustpelt complained, "Its a monsoon for StarClan's sake!".

"Oh stop it" Ferncloud cuffed her mate, "You needed to wake up anyway".

Laurelkit appeared next to him, her bright green eyes shining with pure excitement.

"Did you find Pinekit?" she mewed, looking into this dark gray eyes.

Sablekit was about to respond, when the small dark brown shape of their brother, appeared from behind the highrock.

"We're finally going to be apprentices!" Pinekit's distant mew became more clear as he approached.

"Where have you been?" Daisy came up behind her kits, "You had me worried sick Pinekit, don't ever do that again!".

The tiny kit shrunk, then looked at his mother, hazel eyes full of excitement.

"But Daisy, I found a really cool beetle. Firestar said I can put it in the fresh-kill, it was so big!".

"I pity the cat that will eat that" Russetpaw snorted, appearing next to Sablekit. Russetpaw and Finchpaw were the kits or Sorreltail and Thornclaw. Their mother had only died a few moons ago, Russetpaw was still bitter about it.

Daisy began licking his pelt, making it smooth and shiny.

"Stop it" he tried to back away, as Daisy finally finished. The clan quieted as Firestar rose his ginger tail for silence.

"The time has come for one of my favorite duties. Sablekit, Laurelkit and Pinekit have reached their sixth-moon".

His brother let out an excited squeal, as did Laurelkit.

"Pinekit, please step forward" the leader flicked his tail to the tiny brown kit. "From this day on, until you receive your warrior name, you will be known as Pinepaw."

The newly named apprentice bowed his head, looking expectantly into the group of cats, to see who his mentor would be.

"Ferncloud" Firestar called into the group, "You will be mentor to Pinepaw."

Sablekit stood in front of Firestar, looking into his leaders bright green eyes. This was it! Firestar was going to name his mentor. Sablekit quickly cast a glance into the crowd of cats, he hoped it would be Sootfur, or even Emberheart!

"Sablekit from this day on, you shall be known as Sablepaw" Firestar meowed, smiling at the young tom. Being an apprentice meant that Sablepaw was only one step closer to being a warrior of ThunderClan.

"Your mentor will be Snowfall" Firestar meowed, beckoning for the white warrior to come forward.

Sablepaw's mouth dropped open, Snowfall!?

Why in StarClans name would Firestar choose a deaf cat to mentor him! His new mentor stepped us beside Firestar, and looked happily at Sablepaw.

"I hope you teach Sablepaw everything Sandstorm taught you" he mouthed, so the deaf cat could understand.

Snowfall nodded, "Thanks" which sounded more like flanks to Sablepaw.

Forcing himself to touch noses with the lean white cat, Sablepaw jumped down from the High-Ledge, fuming about Firestar's choice.

"What's wrong with you?" the voice coming from Finchpaw asked, padding over. Sablepaw smiled once he saw the light brown and white tom. When Finchpaw and Russetpaw were still in the nursery, he would ask them to hear stories that the elders told them.

Sablepaw flicked his tail, so they could talk privately.

"Why would Firestar choose Snowfall as my mentor?" he spat, "I mean he's a nice cat and all, but surely he can't teach me anything!" How could Sablepaw ever become a warrior if he didn't have a proper mentor to teach him how to hunt and fight?

"Oh come on" Finchpaw sighed, "Snowfall's one of the best hunters in ThunderClan! Not to mention the best tracker in the forest."

What the older apprentice was saying, was true. Snowfall not being able to hear, enhanced his ability to smell and see. He could probably track a fish in the river!

"I guess your right" he finally sighed, "But he's not much of a fighter".

Finchpaw chuckled, "Well neither is Ivyleaf, but she still taught me all she knew. Not to mention Russetpaw's been teaching me everything Leopardblaze shows her, now he is someone I wouldn't want to meet in a battle."

Sablepaw jumped a little, as a paw prodded him to turn around. Snowfall stood, towering over him, bright blue eyes shining happily.

"C'mon" he meowed, flicking his tail towards where Foxpaw was standing next to Squirrelflight.

Sablepaw brightened a bit; maybe they would be training together! Everyone knew that Squirrelflight was one of the best hunters in ThunderClan, and she taught everything she knew to Foxpaw.

"Good morning", the ginger she-cat greeted Snowfall, as he nodded in return. Foxpaw bounded over and sat down next to Sablepaw.

"You know what's weird?" the red tom asked, turning to look him in the eye.

"What?" Sablepaw turned his head to the side. Foxpaw smiled, "You're my nephew, yet we're almost the same age. It's like when Brightheart had another litter, she was already a grandmother!"

Sablepaw chuckled on the inside, it was a little weird, but leave it to Foxpaw to think of it.

"Come on you lazy lump" Squirrelflight nudged her apprentice, "We're going to hunt near the ShadowClan border, then meet up with Snowfall and Sablepaw".

Foxpaw flicked his tail in goodbye, while sticking his tongue out at Squirrelflight, while she had her back turned. Thunder boomed high in the sky, making Sablepaw cower to the ground like a kit. Once he realized what it was, he looked around nervously, hoping no one saw.

Light rain drops poured down, one landing on his nose, making it even colder than before.

A hiss came from Snowfall who was waiting for Sablepaw to come on.

"Sorry" he meowed, wondering if the warrior could even know what he said.

Snowfall flicked his shoulder and smiled, while he increased his speed, treading swiftly through the dark forest. The rain made Sablepaw's fur all spiky, causing him to like a furry hedgehog. They were walking in the direction of the WindClan and ShadowClan border.

Sablepaw knew this not from someone telling him, but by smelling the scent of WindClan. When the battle broke out many moons ago, he was still only three-moons old at the time. A WindClan warrior, Emberfoot, had tried to sneak into the nursery and take the younger kits, Jadekit and Iriskit.

But Sablekit wouldn't let Jadekit be harmed, not in this life. He screeched and attacked the warrior, who was at least four times bigger than him. By the time Leopardblaze and Shadecloud got there, Sablepaw had given him a nasty scar on the eye.

The faint sound of rushing water, caused him to drift back from his memory and look forward. The forest that seemed to stretch for many fox-lengths, now turned to grassy plains covered by round hills.

Snowfall stopped abruptly, blue eyes blazing forward.

Sablepaw looked up, confused, "What's wrong?" he meowed, facing forward so Snowfall could read his mouth. T

he toms aqua eyes were round with fear, as he flicked his tail to a piece of fresh-kill.

Looking more confused then ever, Sablepaw padded curiously over to the dead squirrel. It reeked of WindClan, was that what bothered Snowfall? But then another scent crossed Sablepaw's nose, it was another clan's scent on the fresh-kill.

Was it possible? WindClan and ShadowClan were sharing food in ThunderClan territory?

~Okay, should update on Tuesday depending on how many reviews I get. Thank StarClan next week is my last week, then finals. Please review!~