Third Chapter, I'm a roll with chapters! this is going to be my main focus, anyway one with the chapter!

Chapter 3 Rusty

Lakefall POV

It had been a full season since Mousefur and I became mates and things in ThunderClan have never been better except for the occasional border skirmish things were peaceful, Raggedpelt had become leader of ShadowClan and RaggedStar.

All was peaceful until RaggedStar lost his nine lives and his son Brokentail became leader of ShadowClan he was pushing at borders, but on happier notes, Willowpelt had given birth to a kit Graykit and he was now six moons old and ready to be apprenticed.

"Let all cats old enough to catch their own prey gather beneath High Rock for a Clan meeting, Graykit has reached six moons of age and is ready to be apprenticed, Graykit step forward, from this moment until you receive your warrior name you will be known as Graypaw." Bluestar looked around and called. "Lionheart you are ready for your first apprentice, you will mentor Graypaw."

Lionheart and Graypaw touched noses and Graypaw bounded out of the gorse tunnel excited to be an apprentice, Lionheart ran after him trying to catch up, I went and talked to Bluestar.

"So when am I going to get an apprentice?" I asked her seeing as I haven't gotten an apprentice ever.

"Soon, you need to be patient."

"I've been patient, I'm older then Redtail and he's gotten an apprentice, I'm older then Darkstripe and his apprentice is now a warrior, I have been patient."

"Sorry I've got to go."

She ran off, and Mousefur came up to me.

"What's going on?"

"I want an apprentice, and she won't give one to me."

"You need to be patient it will happen soon."

"No it won't, I know why, it's because no one knows my origins." I said bitterly "No one trusts me except for you and Bloodfall."

"That's not true! Bluestar does trust you."

"No she doesn't."

I trudged out into the forest and went for a walk after a good while I spotted Bluestar, Lionheart, and Graypaw coming back, as I didn't really want to speak to Bluestar right now I hid and heard their conversation.

"You really invited him to the Clan Bluestar?"

"Yes Lionheart."

"He's a kittypet he won't last one day and probably won't even come."

"He's different than most kittypets and I think he will come, are you questioning the word of your leader?"

"No, of course not!"

"Then you will go there tomorrow."

As they passes I wondered what they were talking about and followed their scent back to an area where their scent was strong but also another I can't tell what, but um…KITTYPET! Bluestar was talking with a kittypet, Lionheart was too. I traced its scent to a twoleg nest and saw a red kittypet

"Hey Kittypet!" I shouted at him

It turned around and saw me

"Don't run I just want talk."

"What Clan are you from?" the kittypet asked

"Thunder, like Bluestar, Lionheart, and Graypaw."

"What's your name?"

"Lakefall."

"Why are you here?"

"Why were you meeting with Bluestar, Lionheart, and Graypaw?"

"Well I went into the forest to catch a mouse but Graypaw stopped me and Bluestar and Lionheart came out of the bushes and asked me to join ThunderClan."

"That's…um…um…interesting." I stumbled to find an answer. "I've never known them to be receptive to kittypets, you're lucky; they could've killed you."

"Really?"

"Yes, warriors are trained to protect their territory at the cost their lives, but I think you would make a fine warrior, as I saw a scratch on Graypaw."

"Really?"

"Yes, if you want I can take you back right now."

"I want to come, but I want to say goodbye so I'll come tomorrow."

"I'll see you tomorrow than…Um...What's your name?"

"Rusty."

"Then see you tomorrow Rusty."

The Next Day

Lionheart and Whitestorm went to get Rusty and I wanted to talk to Bluestar.

"Bluestar?"

"What?" she answered annoyed

"I want to mentor Rusty."

She stopped what she was doing.

"How do you know about him?"

"I followed your scent while on a walk and found him."

"I'll think about it."

"I might not be Clan-born but I'm loyal to ThunderClan you know."

I left her to think and went to hunt but Mousefur stopped me.

"Lakefall I've been waiting for the right time to tell you but… I'm pregnant."

"…THAT"S GREAT!"

The whole camp looked at us, and then went back to what they were doing, then Rusty; Graypaw, Lionheart, and Whitestorm came into the camp. Rusty was so excited looking at the different cats when he saw me and Mousefur he was happy, I don't think by Mousefur's presence but by mine.

When Bluestar came she looked at me and nodded, I took that as a clue that she was going to make me Rusty's mentor.

"Let all cats old enough to catch their own prey gather beneath High Rock for a Clan meeting, we are in need of warriors and I have found someone willing, Rusty! A kittypet who left his twolegs to join our clan."

"He won't last a day!" shouted Longtail. "At the first sign of battle he will run back to his twolegs."

I got mad at these protests.

"Just because he was born to a kittypet doesn't mean he won't make any less of a warrior." I snarled. "Does any cat here doubt me I wasn't born in ThunderClan!"

Everyone quieted down immediately, because everybody knew I was sensitive about my origins, and how I thought that everyone deserves a fair chance, so everyone thinking that Rusty didn't deserve a fair chance shook me to my core.

When I shook myself out of my thoughts, Rusty and Longtail were fighting and by the looks of it Rusty was winning, when Longtail had torn off Rusty's kittypet collar, Bluestar intervened and stopped the fight and took the collar from Longtail.

"Enough, good fight Rusty, you are worthy to become ThunderClan in honor of your flame-colored pelt you will be known as Firepaw and Lakefall will be your mentor."

I walked up to him and whispered.

"We're supposed to touch noses."

We did and I led him out of camp all the time this going through my mind.

I'm a mentor and I'm gonna be a father.