You watch as Silverkit and Goldenkit run from the den, followed by Stonekit and Snowkit. Your mother walks out and you nudge Lionkit and Blackkit, running after her. You hear them behind you and you look around at all the cats. Silverkit and Goldenkit lift their heads and sit royally. You roll your eyes and Stonekit and Snowkit pad at them. 'Stop playing.' They say at the same time. They both grin and tackle them. You twitch your tail and your eyes shift as you hear Blackkit and Lionkit shifting behind you.
You are suddenly tackled and you mew in surprise. 'Well, you have quite the amount of kits.' An older-ish pale ginger she-cat steps forward. 'Yes, well…these ones aren't even the harder ones to keep track of. You see that one. She's a born troublemaker.' You hear your mother say and you kick Blackkit off. He stumbles into the cat that was talking to Cinderpelt's paws and gasps. 'Sorry!' he says fast and glares at you. 'Way to go.' Lionkit chuckles to Blackkit. Blackkit's tongue sticks out and you stick yours back out at him.
'Oh yeah?' he crouches and you sit there, waiting. He pounces and you duck, making him tackle Lionkit. Your ears twitch as you sit up and watch them wrestle. 'Wolfkit!' your mother calls and you look over at her fast. You pad over and sit next to her. 'Firestar's eyes.' The she-cat in front of you sighs. You tilt your head and smile up at her innocently. 'She doesn't seem like much of a troublemaker.' She says. 'Wait till she gets a mentor.' Blossom sighs. 'I have no idea what you're talking about.' You say and turn, padding over to your sisters.
'Is it true we're joining this clan?' Silverkit asks. 'How would I know?' you ask. 'Yeah…' Stonekit backs you up. 'Whatever.' Goldenkit sighs and you watch as they turn their backs on you. You drop your head and sigh. Your sisters hated you. There's a loud wail and you all look to see Firestar up on a rock. 'I have called you to welcome eight cats to our Clan. Blossom, bring your kits forward!' he calls. 'Goldenkit. Silverkit. Stonekit. Snowkit. Wolfkit. Blackkit. Lionkit.' Your mom says and you all pad forward in the order she told you to. She follows up and you line up in front of Firestar. 'First, we welcome Goldenkit!' he says as she steps forward and lifts her chin. 'Next is Silverkit!' he says and she does the same as Goldenkit.
'Stonekit!' Firestar says and Stonekit shuffles his feet. 'Snowkit.' Firestar mews and Snowkit lifts his chin. 'Wolfkit!' Firestar says and you twitch your tail and blink. 'Blackkit.' Firestar chuckles and Blackkit steps forward and dips dramatically, kicking you as he does it. You hiss annoyed and he backs up and grins, sticking his tongue out at you. There are a few mews of amusement. 'Lionkit!' Firestar says and you glance at him. Lionkit does the same as you did and Firestar looks at your mother. 'And their mother, Blossom.' He says. She dips her head and Firestar licks all of your heads. Ewe. 'We will need many mentors.' He says and all the cats look at each other.
'I will do it so that if you wish to have a specific kit, come forward. I will evaluate and see if it is appropriate. These kits already know how to hunt and fight for the most part. As a start, is there any cat who would like to mentor one of these kits?' he calls and a female cat steps forward and Graystripe steps forward. 'Which would you like, Sandstorm?' Firestar asks. 'Wolfkit!' she says and Graystripe pouts. 'But I wanted Wolfkit!' he says. Firestar chuckles and looks down at you. 'Maybe you should get to know her before you decide.' He says. 'Hey!' you say, looking over at him. He purrs amused and flicks his tail. 'I will consider your thoughts.' He says and hops off the rock.
'Ha, ha!' Blackkit mews in your face and you get an evil grin, tackling him. You both roll around and run into someone's paws. 'Gives! Gives!' Blackkit wails and you jump away. You slowly look up at a dark brown tabby tom. You blink a few times and Blackkit backs up next to you. He watches the two of you and sneers, turning away. You glare after him and look over at Blackkit. 'He seems like a real jerk.' You mutter. 'Don't worry about him.' The female cat from before says, padding up. 'You like me!' you jump up and down. 'I ran you here from your den.' She says. 'Oh yeah? One minute.' You take a whiff of her and nod. 'Yup, you smell familiar.' You smile. 'You don't like me.' Blackkit pouts. 'That's not it at all. I actually like you a lot. But I figured Brackenfur would want you. He did carry you after all.' She says. 'Which one is he?' he asks.
'Brackenfur!' she calls and flicks her tail. The same cat from in Cinderpelt's den pads forward. 'Yes Sandstorm?' he asks. She looks at Blackkit and you look at him too, expectantly. 'Do you like me?' he blurts out. 'Uh…' the tom looked confused. 'Dope.' You mutter under your breath. Blackkit glares at you and dives into you. You let out a mew of surprise and kick him off. 'No fair! Cheap shot!' you say. 'Oh.' Silverkit pads by and drops in a patch of sun dramatically. You roll your eyes and grin, pouncing on her. 'Get off me!' she snaps, biting you hard. Blood drips from your shoulder and you grunt. 'You're no fun. That hurt.' You say. 'You deserved it.' She says.
You glare at her and lift your paw, watching it as you pull your claws in and push them out. You grin and slam it on her tail. She howls and turns, glaring at you. You look at her innocently and she brings her paw back, ready to strike you. You hiss and duck the attack and suddenly someone was between the two of you. 'She hurt my tail.' Silverkit says dramatically. 'Ugh.' You hiss and stalk away. You drop in a corner of the camp and rest your chin between your paws as they all examine her worriedly. You feel someone sit next to you and you curl into yourself more. 'Is your shoulder all right?' a voice asks. You lift your head and look over at Brackenfur. 'Yeah, I'm fine.' You mutter, dropping your head again. 'You should have my sister check it out.' He says. 'Your sister? Who's your sister?' you ask. 'Cinderpelt.' He says. 'Nah, she's busy with Silverkit.' You say.
'She knows it's not serious. I think she's curious as to where all the blood is was coming from.' He says. 'That'd be me. But I bleed easily.' You shrug. Lionkit pads over and drops next to you. There's another wail and Blackkit hops behind you both. 'What'd you do?' you grunt. 'Same thing you did to Silverkit. Only, Goldenkit didn't even attack. Mom's gonna be so mad.' He sighs. 'I'll take the blame.' You grin. 'Duh. You thrive off trouble.' Lionkit snickers. 'You guys are no help.' You stand up and they share a look.
'Wolfkit!' you hear your mother yell. You wince and duck your head. 'On second thought, she seems pretty angry.' You say. 'Go.' They both nudge you forward and you wince and back up again. 'Nope, not happening.' You say. 'Wolfkit! Come out right now!' she calls. 'She knows it was you.' Blackkit hisses. 'It was half you! I'm not taking full blame!' you say. 'Just go.' He gives one more big shove and you mew in pain. That hurt. You slowly stumble forward and she turns. You duck and flatten your ears. 'Why did you attack Silverkit?' she asks. 'She did it for no reason.' Silverkit sighs and Cinderpelt glances up and double takes. 'I think it's time Silverkit told the truth.' She says.
'No, no. She's right.' You shrug and fluff up your fur. No use. The blood was making it sticky and clumpy. 'Come here.' Cinderpelt says. You pad forward and she begins working on it. 'Silverkit! You could have done serious damage.' Your mother mews. 'She deserved it!' Silverkit defends. 'Go to the nursery and sleep.' Cinderpelt says softly. 'The nursery. Will we all fit in there?' your mother asks. 'You'll be fine.' Willowpelt says. You sigh and pad to the nursery. You push your way in and curl up. Blackkit, Lionkit, Stonekit, and Snowkit joined you soon.
/FF/ 'Goldenflower and Frostfur want Goldenkit and Silverkit.' You could hear Firestar murmur softly. 'Okay.' Your mom sighs. 'Cloudtail wants Snowkit.' He continues. 'And Longtail wants Stonekit.' He says. 'Great.' Your mom says. 'Now, along with Sandstorm and Graystripe, Brackenfur wants Wolfkit as well. I think I'll give her to Graystripe.' He says. 'No.' your mother says. 'No?' he asks. 'Give Blackkit to Graystripe. He's an older cat than Brackenfur. Wolfkit will send him to his dirt.' Your mother says.
'Won't Blackkit?' Firestar asks. 'He's not as bad as her. Sandstorm would be able to keep up, but their attitudes would crash. Lionkit holds his tongue, Wolfkit doesn't. I don't even think Brackenfur will be able to handle her, but I suppose he could try. If push comes to shove…I'll mentor her. And if things don't work out, we'll go live with Ravenpaw. She's never been good with rules.' Your mom sighs. True. Very true. You sneeze and sit up. 'Oh jeez.' You sneeze and are shoved back into the nursery wall. Your mother and Firestar chuckle and you blush. 'Shut up.' You say and sneeze again. Your body hits the wall again and some ferns and twigs fall onto your head. 'She has allergies.' Your mom sighs.
You shake your head and yawn. 'We'll do it tonight. I want you there when I tell each of them.' He says and pushes his way out. She smiles down at you. 'I want you to promise to listen when you are given an order.' She says. 'Okay.' You say. 'Try really hard. Don't disobey anyone.' She says. 'Okay.' You say again. 'Don't look for trouble.' She groans. You wince and groan. 'Say it.' She says. 'Okay.' You grumble. 'Good girl.' She sighs.
/FF/ Goldenkit was now Goldenpaw. Silverkit was now Silverpaw. Stonekit was now Stonepaw. Snowkit was now Snowpaw. Blackkit was now Blackpaw. And Lionkit was now Lionpaw. 'Last we have Wolfkit.' Firestar says. Crud. 'Brackenfur. I know your last apprentice didn't turn out so well…' Firestar says. So you give him another faulty one! Great. I'm gonna screw everything up. 'I know you'll train her well. You'll take everything you've learned from Graystripe and I and make sure she knows the warrior code.' Firestar says, his eyes piercing yours for a second. There's a code?
'Wolfkit. From now on you will be known as Wolfpaw.' Firestar says. Wahoo! I'm not a kit anymore! Yay me! After the ceremony Blackpaw was bouncing around spastically. 'Remember what I said.' Your mother sighs as she pads up and begins licking you. 'Ewe, stop! Yes. I remember.' You push away and she sighs. 'I'm serious.' She says. 'Me too! I'll do my best.' You frown and she sighs. She turns and pads to Brackenfur, Graystripe, and Sandstorm. 'Good luck.' She says to all of them and you and Blackpaw snicker.
Lionpaw chuckles and nudges you. 'You hardly even know Brackenfur. Why'd he ask to be your mentor?' he asks. 'Cause it's me. Duh!' you laugh and he tackles you. 'Gives!' you say and he crawls off. 'C'mon. I'm tired.' Stonepaw says. You nod and pad after him and Snowpaw. 'I got family.' Snowpaw sings and you shove him and run into the den. You curl up and feel Stonepaw, Blackpaw, and Lionpaw all curl around you. Snowpaw was as close as he could get. You yawn and let your eyes close.
