Chapter 3
"Let all cats old enough to catch their own prey gather for a clan meeting!"
Featherstar yowled after jumping onto the high-rock.
"Please can I come Thunderblaze?" Aprilkit begged her father, looking up at
him with big blue eyes.
Thunderblaze chuckled. "Sorry Aprilkit, not until your an apprentice"
Aprilkit pouted. "But thats not for another two moons!" she protested.
Her father shook his head and padded out of the nursery.
Aprilkit wrinkled her nose. "It isn't fair!" she thought angrily. "everyone else
was at the clan meeting, why not her?"
She sat down on the warm moss and sulked. Soon the clan meeting was over
and cats went back to their tasks.
"Aprilkit?" Stormpaw called, padding in.
Aprilkit raised her head and bounced up infront of the young apprentice.
"What was that about?" she demanded, her eyes glowing.
Stormpaw tilted his head. "The gathering, who's going" he meowed.
"Are you going?" She asked, curious.
Stormpaw shook his head "Not this time"
Aprilkits eyes brightened. "Do you want to sneak out with me?" she asked,
suddenly determind to go to the gathering.
Stormpaws eyes widened with shock. "You can't sneak out to the gathering" he hissed. "Featherstar will have your tail!"
Aprilkit frowned. "Quit being so boring" she meowed, rolling her eyes. "I'm
going either way"
Stormpaws eyes widened even further. "She could delay your apprenticeship"
he warned.
Aprilkit shrugged, clearly not caring. "She can't delay it forever" she meowed
then added. "so you coming or not?"
Stormpaw was silent then sighed. "I'll go, someones got to keep you out of
trouble"
Aprilkit smiled. "Then lets ok!" she purred leading the way out of the nursery.
Stormpaw sighed and followed.
Aprilkit led the way through the dirtplace and out into the glowing forest.
"Are you sure you want to do this?" Stormpaw asked, his voice sounded
nervous.
Aprilkit nodded determindly. "It's so boring at camp, I can't wait till i'm an
apprentice!"
Stormpaw gave up trying to convince her and followed. Soon they were at the
edge of Thunderclan territory.
Stormpaw spotted Riverclan making their way to the island. "There's
Riverclan" he whispered to Aprilkit who nodded.
"Let's go!" she meowed excitedly. She ran down across Riverclan territory,
careful not to be seen. Stormpaw followed.
"There's Thunderclan, crossing the fallen tree!" Aprilkit squealed as she stopped
behind a bush.
"Their the last clan" Stormpaw observed. "Shadowclan, Windclan and
Riverclan are already inside"
Aprilkit stared at the apprentice, her eyes shining. "We'll wait a bit, then go
across" she decided. Stormpaw nodded and watched as the Thunderclan cat's
crossed the fallen tree. He recognised Riverpaw, who he had met at the
previous gathering and his sisters Rosepaw, who was a medicine cat apprentice
and Hollypaw. He couldn't help but stare at Hollypaw. "She's so beautiful" he
thought as she jumped onto the log and crossed gracefully. Aprilkit must have
noticed him staring at the Thunderclan apprentice. "Who's that silver she-cat
your staring at?" she teased, laughing.
Stormpaws ears grew hot and he blushed. "No one" he muttered, looking away.
Aprilkit giggled. "Your in love with her!" she sang, jumping up and down.
Stormpaw ignored her and tried to change the subject. "They've crossed, let's
go" he mumbled.
Aprilkit smirked and led the way to the log, she easily jumped onto it and
swiftly crossed, Stormpaw followed. They jumped onto the sandy shore and
quietly creeped into the gathering place.
Aprilkit looked around in awe. "There's so many cats!" she whispered. "and
these are only a few from each clan!"
Cat's from all four clans were wondering around and chatting to eachother. The
leaders were leaping onto the high-rock, looking ready to speak.
"We better hide before someone notices us" Stormpaw hissed into Aprilkits ear.
She nodded and followed the older cat into a bush.
"Cat's of the clans!" Owlstar yowled, silencing every cat. "We gather again!,
Brackenstar would you like to start?"
The tabby Windclan leader nodded and looked down at the clans. "Windclan is
doing well, Blossomsong has had three healthy kits. Redkit, Petalkit and
Foxkit" Meows of approval rang through the hollow as Brackenstar continued.
"Prey is thriving, that is all" The tabby tom gestured for Featherstar to speak.
Aprilkit looked up at her leader who was gazing down at the cats.
"Shadowclan is strong as ever, Dawnwing is expecting Frostfoots kits"
Happy meows rose from the clans but were quickly silenced.
"More kits!" Aprilkit thought happily. "Finally someone to play with!"
"That is all" Featherstar yowled and a large black tom took her place.
"This must be Rainstar, leader of Thunderclan!" Aprilkit guessed silently.
"Thunderclan is well, we have two new apprentices, Shadepaw and Icepaw!"
There was pride in his meow and he beamed down and a white she-cat and
black tom, who were holding their heads up high as cats congradulated them.
"Also, Icepool is expecting Crowclaws kits. That is all"
Owlstar was the last to speak. "Riverclan has two new warriors!" He announced
loudly. "Cloudshine and Thornpelt!" he gestured to a white she-cat and black
tom who were ducking their heads in embarrassment. "The gathering is over!"
he yowled and jumped down from the high-rock.
"Come on Aprilkit" Stormpaw hissed, already leading the way back to the
branch.
"Hurry!"
Aprilkit quickly followed, butterflys danced in her stomach. She couldn't wait
until she got to go to another gathering!
The two young cats hurried to the edge of the Thunderclan border.
"We didn't get caught!" Aprilkit sung happily, her tail up high.
Stormpaw rolled his eyes. "we're not in camp yet. I'm sure Cinderfall would
have noticed her only kit goon" he reminded her.
Aprilkit didn't care. "I'll just say I fell asleep behind the nursery entrance" she
meowed calmly. "I've done it before"
Stormpaw shrugged and hurried through the dirtplace and into the camp. The
cat's that didn't go to the gathering were sitting around sharing tongues.
"They didn't even notice we were goon!" Stormpaw meowed in shock.
Aprilkit beamed and padded into the camp.
"Aprilkit!" Cinderfalls angry hiss stopped her in her tracks. "where have you
been?"
Aprilkit hesitated "The Dirtplace" she finally meowed, as innocently as she could.
Cinderfall didn't look convinced and continued to glare at her daughter.
"And what was Stormpaw doing with you?" she asked, eyeing the young
apprentice.
"I asked him to come" Aprilkit meowed. "I wanted the company"
Cinderfall stared at her kit for a long while then sighed. "get into the
nursery. The cats who went to the gathering should be back soon"
Aprilkit nodded and hurried to the nursery.
And thats the end of Chapter. Please review and tell me what you think. If I don't get any reviews I may not continue.
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~ShannonXOXO