(A/N: I don't own warriors.
Oh, and I realize that this update is really late. My computer broke down, so I wasn't able to type up anything. Also, thanks to xBlaze of Silencex and Nightmares and Dreams for reviewing! X3)

A sharp jab to her side caused Icepaw to finally wake up from her sleep. "Icepaw!" A voice hissed; she recognized it as Flamepaw's voice. "Icepaw, wake up already! You've been asleep the whole morning! Flashfoot isn't going to be happy that you're late to training."

Icepaw groaned, not wanting to get up from her sleep. When she heard the apprentice's next words, however, she immediately leaped to her paws, forcing her eyes open. "What?" She asked, sounding dazed. "What happened? Why didn't anyone wake me up?" By this time, she was pretty much panicking; she didn't want to be late to her first training session. She narrowed her eyes, staring over at Flamepaw for an answer. He opened his mouth to speak, but she abruptly cut him off, nearly screeching out her words, "Flashfoot already left without me…? Ugh, I need to go now before he gets mad! Where is he?"

"The training hollow."

"Okay, thanks a lot, bye!" Icepaw mewed before charging out of the apprentice's den, accidentally knocking into Pineclaw, who hissed in frustration. "Sorry!" She called out to the older warrior, hoping that he wasn't too mad. Pineclaw was known for his bad temper. Luckily, the camp was nearly empty except for a few cats, so she was able to run through it without knocking into anyone else. She quickly swam through the river that was just outside the camp, and she began to make her way over to the training hollow. The hollow itself wasn't that far away, so it only took her a few minutes to get there. She ran into the hollow, skidding to a stop on the soft moss that lay on the ground.

"You're late."

Flashfoot's voice made her look up in surprise. Icepaw glanced up at the older warrior and nodded, then tried to begin her explanation, "Yeah, I know… It's just that I didn't realize we were going to train so early. I slept in on accident." She then grumbled in her mind, …And none of the other apprentices even bothered to try to wake me up earlier. I guess I should thank Flamepaw later, though. That was kind of nice of him, I guess…

Flashfoot sighed, as if he could hear his apprentice's thoughts. The tabby got up from his sitting position and paced around the hollow. "Well, since it's your first day as an apprentice, I guess it's okay," He mewed, nearly mumbling the words. "But next time you need to come on time," He glanced over at Icepaw. "If you want to become a warrior, you need to learn to be diligent and on time, even if you're tired."

Icepaw only nodded in reply, having no words to say to him. After a few awkward seconds had passed, she finally broke the silence, "So um… What are we going to learn today? Fighting moves?" She glanced up at Flashfoot, a look of eagerness on her face. She wanted to learn how to fight, how to be a real warrior. That was her dream: to be one of the best warriors in the whole Clan, and then maybe some day she might actually become Clan leader.

"Um… No," Flashfoot meowed back. "I think we should start off with something simple… Like exploring RiverClan territory. You can learn where the borders are. That's one of the most important things to know."

"But I already kn-" Icepaw abruptly shut her own mouth, cutting off her protest. I can't tell him, or I'd probably get in trouble, She reminded herself. She sighed, thinking about how stupid she was. She was just about to tell him how she had already explored all of RiverClan territory as a kit. That would really get her in trouble; she'd probably be stuck to elder duties for the rest of her life. There was no way she was going to be stuck changing out the elder's bedding for the rest of her apprenticeship. Finally, she just nodded, "Okay, that sounds good."

Flashfoot looked curiously at Icepaw, as if he were wondering what she almost said. Just as she thought he was about to ask her about it, he merely nodded and said, "Alright, follow me." Her mentor took off, running towards the ShadowClan border.

Icepaw could tell that they were near the border when she smelled the horrible stench. "Ugh," She complained, looking around the area. "ShadowClan smells horrible." She narrowed her eyes and looked around. She padded closer up to the borderline and looked across to the other Clan's territory. "Hey, Flashfoot, is it me or is the smell getting str-" She spun around, abruptly cutting off her sentence as she realized that Flashfoot was no longer with her. Where had he gone…? Foxdung, She thought, I seriously need to pay more attention. He probably took off without me, ugh. Now where did he go? I can't believe I have to search for him.

"Are you lost?" Another voice, followed by a laugh, made Icepaw glance frantically over her shoulder, immediately spotting the three ShadowClan cats that were practically standing next to her. She hissed in surprise, then quickly faced them. The apprentice immediately took a few paces back, realizing that she might have to run for it. She quickly glanced at all three of them, realizing that it was probably two warriors and one apprentice. The small, weird-colored black and white tom wasn't big enough to be a warrior yet. As one of them, a black she-cat with a large white patch, stepped forward, she instinctively unsheathed her claws, though she knew that she had no chance of winning if it came to a fight.

"No need to scare the kit, Ravenfang," The other warrior, a tom, mewed gently, gazing at Ravenfang.

"I'm an apprentice," Icepaw hissed back, unable to stop herself before the words left her muzzle.

"You look more like a kit to me," The ShadowClan apprentice hissed to her. Icepaw glanced over at him, surprised. Well, he was a lot bigger than him, but he was probably a lot older, too. She studied him for a few moments. He is pelt was oddly-colored, it almost reminded her of an animal she had seen before. What were they called…? Oh, She thought, suddenly remembering, It was like a badger, right?

Icepaw glared at him, "Yeah, well, you look more like foxdu-"

The sound of another cat approaching from behind made her stop mid-sentence. "Ravenfang, Mosstail." Flashfoot mewed coolly. Icepaw's mentor came up and sat beside her. "How's the prey running in ShadowClan? Is this your apprentice, Mosstail?"

"Actually, no," The tom called Mosstail mewed, glancing anxiously at the irritated apprentice. "This is Badgerpaw, Ashcloud's apprentice."

Flashfoot nodded in response and mewed calmly, "Nice to meet you Badgerpaw." When the apprentice didn't say anything back, he spoke up again, "Well, see you at the next Gathering, Mosstail… Ravenfang." He padded off back towards RiverClan territory, glancing once over his shoulder, "Come on, Icepaw."

Icepaw quickly shot one last glare at Badgerpaw then followed after her mentor. Once they were out of hearing distance, she mewed, "Sorry, I kind of lost you. I didn't realize that that patrol was near."

Flashfoot looked amused, "That's okay, but I think we've had enough excitement for today. Let's head back to camp."

Icepaw nodded eagerly, her stomach growling from hungry. She picked up her pace, eager to get back to camp and the fresh prey that was waiting there.

(A/N: Ehh…I don't really like this chapter, but oh well. xD If you read this, please review!)