Forestspots curled her tail around her two kits. Dragonkit, her beautiful tortoiseshell tom and her ginger she-cat, Gracekit. Speckledpelt's kits, two ruddy toms like their father, Blazekit and Lizardkit, were becoming apprentices today.
Gracekit sat calmly next to her mother. Dragonkit, however, had pounced on the senior warriors' tails and bumped into them rudely. "Dragonkit!" hissed Forestspots when she saw him growl at a warrior. "That is disrespect! Apologize now!"
Dragonkit lowered his eyes and muttered a soft apology. Forestspots cuffed him gently over his ears. "Serves you right." Giggled Gracekit.
Forestspots tucked Dragonkit underneath her and turned her attention back to the ceremony. Firestar named the kits apprentices and Blazepaw was to be mentored by Greystripe and Lizardpaw was Mousewhisker's apprentice. "When will I be an apprentice?" asked Dragonkit excitedly.
'Not soon enough.' Thought Forestspots. "When you are old enough." She said aloud.
"But that's forever away!"
"No it isn't you'll be fine, my darling."
Just then, Thornclaw padded through the thorn tunnel with a fat squirrel in his jaws. Dragonkit and Gracekit raced to him squealing with delight. Seeing her kits eating made Forestspots realize how hungry she was.
She trotted to the fresh-kill pile and picked out a black bird. She took a few bites and then saw her sister standing over her. "Want some?" asked Forestspots.
"No." growled Speckledpelt in a dark tone.
Forestspots knew something was wrong. "What is it? Are you okay?"
Speckledpelt looked at Forestspots with the fury of Lionclan in her eyes. "Why would you tell Foxleap I didn't love him?" she shrieked furiously. "He doesn't want anything to do with me now because you told him I only was his mate to get attention! He's going to tell our kits I hate them! Why?"
"Calm down Speckledpelt. I didn't say anything to Foxleap. I definitely am not the cat who would want to sabotage your happiness with Foxleap."
Speckledpelt whined with impatience. "But he-"
"I'll go find the little liar for you. I promise."
Before Speckledpelt could respond, Forestspots walked away to try to find the cat responsible for hurting her sister.