Now accepting ocs :p As you see, I am terrible at making people. They are either perfect or more machine than independent.
The next morning Nightpaw woke up to find Froststar waiting outside."What are we doing today?" She asked her.
"I'm going on dawn patrol. When I come back, I am going to teach you how to fight."
"Fighting?" Echoed Nightpaw."You haven't even taught me how to hunt!"
"I've seen you going with Lightningtail enough to know you know how to hunt" After that, Froststar, along with Fernpaw and her mentor Spottedtail, a white she-cat with patches of brown and dark ginger, left on the patrol. Not really caring, Nightpaw turned and headed into the forest, now that she was awake she might as well hunt. When she found a mouse, she immediately dropped into the hunter's crouch and stepping lightly, and was a tail length away before she pounced, killing the mouse with a single bite to it's neck. Burring it to get it later, she went ahead to catch a squirrel and another mouse before deciding it's time to return. Caring her catch she realized it is time that the dawn patrol came back. As she put her catch on the fresh kill pile, Froststar came to her. "See, you already know how to hunt! Come on, let's go to the training hollow."
"Froststar, do you know a Shadowflower?" Nightpaw asked. Froststar stiffened.
"Yes." She answered. "I knew a Shadowflower. She was my sister from a litter before mine. We both had ambition, but her's was different." She broke off as they approached the training hollow.
"Lets go back to camp, huh? Or do you want to hunt?" After a whole afternoon of training, both were pretty tired. Nightpaw had learned a whole lot, like that she wasn't very strong. But with a some practice she could be faster, and being weak could not be a problem.
"I'll hunt" she decided. As she padded through the forest, she found herself near the twoleg place, near the tree cut place. As she paused to take a breath, a ginger cat with a purple collar had walked in. As Nightpaw crouched into the hunter's crouch, she waited for the ginger cat to come closer. As Nightpaw sniffed the air, she detected a twoleg scent on her. "Must be a kittypet" she thought. As soon as she was close, Nightpaw jumped on her and stayed on. As soon as she jumped on her, the kittypet jumped in the air and landed on her back, squishing Nightpaw. As Nightpaw loosened her hold on the kittypet, the kittypet flung her off and started to run away. Deciding that she was warned enough, Nightpaw set off hunt. As soon as she found a mouse, a voice made her jump, startling the mouse as well. She watched in dismay as the mouse ran off.
"Hey, you, what's your name?" As Nightpaw turned around, hissing, she saw the kittypet. " You don't have to hiss, I just want your name!" Deciding that she was not going to give the kittypet what she wants, she ran off the the nearest tree." Hey, wait up." Surprisingly, the orange kittypet gave chase. Climbing up a tree, Nightpaw hissed," I'll never tell you my name!" As she neared the top, she realized that she could see a long way off. Breathless, she admired to view. As she was distracted, the kittypet started to climb the tree. As she drew nearer, Nightpaw suddenly realized the cat was climbing, without thinking she ran and jump from the tree she was on to a close on. As she stayed still to gain her balance, she couldn't help but feel a tingle of excitement. A moment later, she ran and jumped to a close tree, and to the next one, and she felt enjoyment flow through her. Before long, she was jumping from tree to tree, sometimes twisting in mid air. Then, as she jumped, she smacked into a bird who was squawking with alarm. As she landed, she finally felt tired. She quickly climbed down the tree, and was relieved to find that the orange kittypet was no longer chasing her. As she entered the camp, she found the Clan sharing tongues, and the sun was setting. She was caring two mice and a squirrel. As she put them down and took a mouse for herself, she made her way to Oakpaw, Stormpaw, Leafpaw, and Fernpaw were eating. Sitting next to Oakpaw, she greeted them all except for Fernpaw, who left the second Nightpaw joined them.
"Don't worry about Fernpaw, she's mad that she lost to Honeypaw." Honeypaw, a honey colored she-cat, was one of the older apprentices." Guess what?" Continued Stormpaw." I found a ginger kittypet a while ago, who was just sitting on our territory. She claimed to have seen a flying cat." His whiskers twitched with amusement. "She said that the flying cat was a small black one, and that she was very bad tempered." Nightpaw's tail twitched in anger. As soon as she lays her paws on the ginger kittypet, she was going to make her pay for the rude things she said about her, even though they words didn't really sting her. "She said that she asked the cat her name, but she hissed at her, climbed a tree, and started to fly over the trees."
"That sounds stupid! No cat could fly. If any cat could, they would catch birds mid air!" Oakpaw stopped as he imagined himself catch a bird like that. "I think that the kittypet was just crazy."
"Yes, but if she did see a cat climb a tree, they would have been crossing our territory." Leafpaw mewed. Before any of the cats could answer, Froststar came up to them.
"Oakpaw and Nightpaw will attend the gathering." She announced. Oakpaw and Nightpaw shared a look. This was going to be their first gathering.
"Why can't I come?" Stormpaw asked. But Froststar already went to tell the other cats who were chosen to go to get ready.
"Our first gathering!" Oakpaw said to Nightpaw. He was shaking with excitement. " I bet that all the best warriors will be there!" Nightpaw's reaction was not really different.
"I bet that it would be awesome! We would get to see all of the Clans, and see the Clan leaders!" She purred at the thought of going to a gathering. "I can't wait to go!"
"Lucky you." Oakpaw said. "Froststar is calling the cats chosen to go now." Saying good-bye to Stormpaw and Leafpaw, Nightpaw and Oakpaw ran over to where the cats where standing. After everyone was there, Froststar lead them over to Fourtrees. As the cats waited for Froststar's signal above the ridge, Nightpaw scented a lot of different scents. She recognised RiverClan and ShadowClan, but the rest she did not. When Froststar gave the signal, the cats plunged down to Fourtrees. As they stopped, Nightpaw looked around. A silver she cat was standing below the Great Rock. Next to her, a dark ginger tom with a single white paw was sitting. As Froststar joined them, Nightpaw guessed that they were Clan leaders. As she looked for a place to settle down, Oakpaw came next to her.
"Do you think that WindClan will show up?"he asked her. With a jolt, she realized that WindClan was not there. But a few moments later, a group of cats, with a black tom at the lead, came running down.
"I think that's them." Nightpaw mewed to Oakpaw. She was going to say more, but two cats, a black tom and a black she cat came up to them.
"Hi!" the black tom greeted them. "My name is Blackpaw! What's yours?" He had long fur with green eyes.
"You don't just go up to cats and ask for their name." the she cat answered. She had sleek fur and amber eyes.
"I do what I want, Nightpaw!" he hissed at her. Nightpaw just hissed at him.
"You name is Nightpaw?" Nightpaw asked. She nodded. "But that's my name!" She said. Oakpaw was just laughing.
"What's your name?" Blackpaw asked Oakpaw.
"Oakpaw." Oakpaw said. But the yowl of the silver cat Nightpaw saw earlier signified the beginning of the gathering.
"Let's get closer." Nightpaw mewed to Oakpaw. When he said yes, the pair walked closer to the Great Rock. As they moved closer, the air grew colder, coming from the left. As the two settled down, Nightpaw shivering, Blackpaw and the other Nightpaw came and sat close by, Blackpaw next Nightpaw(WindClan).
"Silverstar wishes to speak first!" the dark ginger cat mewed. Silverstar, the silver she cat, walked up.
"RiverClan has been good. The river has been plentiful, and we welcome two new warriors, Amberfur and Whitetail." As she spoke the names, two cats, a ginger she cat and a white tom, sat up proudly. "One of our queens have given birth to a litter of five kits." As she bowed her head and walked to the other leaders, the black one came up. Let's just call him Blackstar for now.
"WindClan has also been good. Two of our cats, Nightpaw and Blackpaw, have been recently been apprenticed." Nightpaw and Blackpaw looked proud. We have seven new kits in our Clan." Then, he bowed his head. After he went to the other leaders, the dark ginger cat came up. Let's call him Russetstar.
"ShadowClan has been good. We have recovered from the sickness, and we are striving. Our old deputy, Darkpelt, has died. Wingstorm will take his place." A white she cat looked embarrassed when all cats looked at her when Russetstar said she was deputy. "We also have a new apprentice, Sparkpaw." As Nightpaw turned her head, she recognized the ginger kittypet from earlier.
"That's the kittypet that claimed to have seen the flying cat!" Nightpaw said to Oakpaw. Her words were not steady, she was shivering to hard.
"How do you know? You weren't there when we found her." Oakpaw asked. As he talked, he got up and went to her left side, blocking most of the cold air from her.
"I guessed?" She told him. The look he gave her told her that he did not believe her. "I saw her before anyone else?" He gave her the same look. "Fine. I may or may not be the flying cat she claimed to have seen." His eyes opened In shock.
"You can fly?" he asked. Nightpaw shook her head.
"I just jumped from tree to tree. She annoyed me, so I hissed at her." Before Oakpaw could talk, it was Froststar's turn.
" ThunderClan has also been good. One of our queens has given us three healthy kits. We-" but she broke off as Sparkpaw let out a wail. A white cat was on her, clawing her. Spawkpaw went on her back to squish her like she did to Nightpaw, but that only dug the white cat's claws even further in. She howled in pain.
"Dovepaw, get off of her!" cried Silverstar. Whitepaw obeyed and got off of Sparkpaw.
"You should tell your Clan to behave more properly!" Russetstar hissed. Silverstar turned to him.
"We don't know if your cat started this! ShadowClan does have a reputation for starting fights!" Silverstar hissed back. But she stopped mid hiss as clouds covered the full moon.
"Look at what you did! StarClan is angry!" Hissed Blackstar.
"This gathering is over!" Froststar yowled. She rounded all of her cats as she lead the way back to ThunderClan. As they ran all the way to the camp, Nightpaw thought she saw a pair of green eyes in the shadows. As Oakpaw and Nightpaw entered the camp, Stormpaw and Leafpaw immediately ran over to them.
"How was it? Did you see the leaders? Did they say anything about the crazy kittypet?" He was jumping up and down.
"Two cat started to fight!" Nightpaw said. "And guess what? The kittypet is part of ShadowClan now!"
"What? Who fought?"
"The kittypet and a cat from RiverClan. Silverstar and Russetstar accused each other of their cats starting the fight, and the clouds covered the moon." Leafpaw's eyes went wide.
"You saw Silverstar?" Nightpaw nodded. "You know what they say about her, right?" Leafpaw said. Nightpaw and Oakpaw shook their heads.
"I honestly don't care right now." Nightpaw yawned. "I'm tired. I'm going to sleep." As she entered the apprentice's den and fell asleep, she found herself in the dark forest again. She groaned. As she did, Shadowflower came up to her.
"You haven't forgotten what I told you about Silverleaf, did you?" Nightpaw shook her head. "Well, if you don't believe me, then so be it. I already put my plan into action." Shadowflower smiled at her, then Nightpaw woke up to the screech of a cat.
"Silverleaf is dead!"