A/N: this chapter is much longer then all the rest so far so R&R.
Chapter three
Rusty was worried to death what would his new clan think about him… Rusty began to panic.
'Rusty I can smell your fear, calm down and hurry up me and Whitestorm are waiting for you.' Lionheart said angrily
'Yes Lionheart' Rusty mewed in shock.
On that moment on Rusty hurried not wanting to get Lionheart angry again.
'We're here Rusty' Whitestaorm mewed looking at him like he had regrets on rusty being a part of the clan, Rusty looked away. As the walked into camp it seemed as everyone was staring at him like he was a mouse standing in front of so many cats, he looked up he saw so many cats he'd never seen this many cats in his six moons of age.
'I see Rusty has decided to come join us after all.' Rusty heard Bluestar's voice behind him.
'Yes' Rusty tried to sound bold 'I wont let you down Bluestar'
'Very well Rusty I shall give you your name until you become a full warrior of Thunderclan, Will all cats old enough to catch their own prey join here beneath the high rock.' She waited until all the cats had arrived in the clearing, and then she spoke. 'As you all know by now rusty has come to join Thunderclan, he will…'
' He smells of kittypet! We cant bring in a kittypet he'll be to weak' a cat from the crowed yowled.
'Dustpelt this kittypet is not as weak as he looks, he does not know ho to fight but he can defend him self fine, all he needs is a mentor and he will be a warrior when he is ready to become one.' 'Rusty, from this day forward until you have earned your warrior name you shall be known as Firepaw in honor of your flame colored pelt.' She mewed. And then she turned away.
Graypaw ran up to him, looking happy, 'great name Firepaw!' he meowed.
'Ya it's great!' some other cat meowed.
Firepaw turned around to see a cat with dark black stripes.
'Hi my name is longtail, welcome to Thunderclan, sorry about Darkstripe he thinks cats how aren't clanborn are worthless' meowed Longtail
'That's ok' Firepaw mewed.
'Hey Firepaw how about me and Longtail give you a tour of the camp!' Graypaw meowed 'come on lets get started before it gets dark out!
Firepaw couldn't help but laugh at his eagerness. 'Ok, ok I'm coming he replied.
'This is the nursery where the queens and kits sleep. As Firepaw walked by he smelled warm milk, he remembered his mother and sisters…' he shook his head, he was a clancat now, he can't think about that.
'This is where warriors eat, and over there is where they eat, they walked further as Graypaw and longtail showed him where every thing was except the territory outside the camp, it was the mentors job to do that.
Longtail left to eat with the warriors ate, Graypaw and Firepaw walked over to where the apprentices eating place was, sat down and ate.
Sandpaw's POV
'Hey Sandpaw, that new apprentice is a kittypet, hey ugly isn't he?' meowed Dustpaw
'Oh sorry Dustpaw I wasn't listing, what did you say?' she meowed with something on her mind.
Actually Sandpaw didn't listen because she did not want to respond to this horrible comment, she did not think Firepaw was ugly he was probably a nice tom like most others. I think I should talk to him she decided, but then Dustpaw glared at her and stalked away, had he seen her looking oddly at Firepaw? Was he jealous of Firepaw? Does Dustpaw like me? She asked her self. No she thought he can't be we're just good friends… rite?
She walked over to Firepaw and mewed kindly ' Hi I'm Sandpaw I'm an apprentice like you even though I'm older then you. I started training not long before you and Graypaw.' She looked around and saw Dustpaw then she quickly meowed goodbye and raced off.
Firepaw's POV
Firepaw looked at Graypaw oddly ' um… is she always like that?'
'You mean talking fast and then running off like that? Nope never ever have I seen her like that usually she is a follower of Dustpaw with mean jokes' he mewed
Just then a beautiful young she cat walked out of the medicine cat den, 'who is that?' Firepaw asked dazed off into space.
That would be the medicine cat Spottedleaf, she is young and pretty, Darkstipe on the other hand is neither young nor pretty. Graypaw laughed.
He and Graypaw went into the apprentice den and Firepaw lay awake while Graypaw fell fast asleep. Then he saw Sandpaw he meet her eyes and she smiled and pointed her head outside and went there so he followed wondering why she had asked him to head outside.
He found her in the middle of the clearing, he walked up to her and she began to speak.
'Hi Firepaw I'm sorry about today I mean Dustpaw doesn't like you and all but I don't hate you but I have to pretend to hate you s don't take it hardly ok? One day I'll tell him I don't hate you and I'll be fine once again.
Sandpaw… why don't you just tell him that speak your own mind?' Firepaw mewed back to her. 'He'll probably understand you.'
'No he won't because I think he likes me and he thinks I like him but I don't, that would hurt him so much for me to do that to him it would break his heart and I can't do that to him he's my friend, even though he doesn't think that, he thinks I like him. She meowed sadly. 'Goodnight Firepaw'
Firepaw fallowed her to the den and curled up next to the sleeping Graypaw.