Chapter 3
Two weeks later
Tumble sat in his garden, staring at the trees. The last leaf of all the trees refused to fall off. He sighed. If that leaf never fell off, he would never get to meet Firestar. He figured he was meant to meet him like in his dream – no leaves on the tree, yet no snow on the ground. A gusty wind whipped up. Tumble gazed up at the leaf. Even though it was stuck on sturdily, the wind whipped the last leaf off the tree. Tumble sprang up. The time was right. Now was the time to meet Firestar!!
"Lets go Frizz!" he called.
"Where are we going?" she asked excitedly.
"To meet our uncle!" He replied, racing off into the trees, Frizz racing after him. As they ran deeper into the woods, the spookier the woods seemed to get. Tumble skidded to a halt.
"Do ya see him?" Frizz asked, bouncing around excitedly.
"N-no, I d-don't see h-him." Tumble stuttered, ears flat against his head.
Frizz twitched her whiskers mischievously. "You aren't scared, are you Tumble?"
"S-scared? Are y-you c-crazy?" He stuttered, trying to make his voice steady.
"Well, you certainly sound scared."
Tumble stiffened as a flame-orange cat strode out behind a tree, a longhaired white tom following him.
"W-who a-a-are y-y-y-y-you?" Tumble shrieked, hiding behind Frizz.
Frizz didn't seem afraid. She march straight up the flame colored cat and told him, "Firestar, my brother would like to join the clan."
Tumble gaped at her. How did she just walk up to a strange cat and say her demands? He shook his head. It would never be possible for him.
Firestar chuckled. "Well, one of you can join, for I am afraid we can only take one."
"That would be me." Tumble spoke up. He explained about his strange dream.
"What about me?" Frizz piped up. "I want to join too!"
Firestar shook his head apologetically. "Sorry, we only have room for 1."
Frizz's head drooped. She slowly turned and headed back to her Twoleg home.
Firestar started to walk away. "Come Rabbitpaw."
Tumble looked confused. "Rabbitpaw?"
Firestar nodded. "Your new clan name."
Rabbitpaw look back to see Frizz's looking at him. Then she turned and trudged back to her Twoleg home.