A/N: Just a reminder! I don't own any of this... If I did I would be quite rich and I probably wouldn't write on here haha

EmberskyofShadowclan: Hehe yep I was a busy bee today, because guess what... You just got another chapter :D

Lilypaw yawned, raising her head slightly as Rainpaw padded into the den. She wasn't sure where exactly her sister had gone, but she didn't want to ask either. Rainpaw could get snappy sometimes, especially with lack of sleep. Lilypaw curled up into a ball with her tail brushing her nose before she finally fell asleep.

"Hello, little one," murmured a sweet voice that made Lilypaw's blue eyes open and look around anxiously. "You're safe here, do not worry," the sweet voice continued.

Lilypaw let out a breath that she didn't know she had been holding. "Where are you?" she inquired, her blue eyes darting around as she tried to find the cat that had spoken to her.

"I am here," mewed the sweet voice from behind her. Lilypaw whirled around to see a beautiful tortoiseshell she-cat with warm amber eyes. "I am Spottedleaf," she mewed staring at the smaller cat. "And you are Lilypaw."

Lilypaw nodded slowly, her eyes fixed on the she-cat. "Why am I here?" she meowed. "I'm supposed to be sleeping…"

"And you are," Spottedleaf reassured as she padded forward. "You're asleep in your nest, but you're talking with me in StarClan. I've come to speak with you," she started. "Here, walk with me," she mewed as she walked past Lilypaw.

Lilypaw scampered after the bigger, much more graceful she-cat with a stumped look across her face. "Why would a cat from StarClan want to talk to me? I thought you only talked to the medicine cats and leaders?"

Spottedleaf's amber eyes rested on her for a moment before falling back on the horizon in front of them. "We can choose who to talk to if we wish to; there are some cats that aren't medicine cats or leaders that we speak to." They continued on, walking through the green grass covered in morning dew. "But I want to talk to you," she mewed. "I want to know how you think your apprenticeship is going."

Lilypaw stared at her in confusion. "Can't you see how it's going from… Up here?" she inquired.

Spottedleaf nodded. "Yes, of course we can see how you train, but we can't read your thoughts. Your thoughts are solely yours and yours alone, we don't read your minds," Spottedleaf replied, her tone warm, instead of the annoyance that Lilypaw expected.

"I… I like it a lot," Lilypaw started. "I mean, it's only been a day… And I've not really done much. Tigerheart and Dovewing showed us the territory—"

"Ah, yes, I forgot about the little tom," Spottedleaf murmured shaking her head pausing in the green grass with her forepaw drawn up as if she was pinpointing something before she finally sat down and curled her tail tightly around her paws. "He tells the truth, if you're wondering. He didn't kill Blackstar. That was someone else," she muttered, her tone going sour. She shook her head. "No, but today, while you were training with your sister, did you enjoy it?"

Lilypaw nodded. "Of course, I loved it!" she mewed, her face screwed up in confusion. "Why wouldn't I? I love training. So far, it's the only thing that I've done well. Rainpaw… She tries to help me, but she just gives up."

Spottedleaf's amber eyes filled with sympathy. "You're not a failure," she promised. "Learning takes time, and everyone learns at a different rate. Look at your brother for instance," she mewed, a vision flashing before her eyes of Bramblepaw scaling up the side of a tree trunk, his amber eyes glowing in determination. "It's taken him moons to get over his fear of heights, and now he's using it to his own advantages. You can do the same. I can offer you training, though not from myself," she added with amusement.

"Why can't you train me?" Lilypaw inquired, her head tilted to the side in question. Did the she-cat not want to train her?

"I'm a medicine cat," Spottedleaf mewed gently. "I don't know the moves that you could learn. Though, there is a cat that I know you could learn from," she mewed, her amber eyes lighting up.

"Oh, really?" Lilypaw said, staring at the former medicine cat in amazement. "I—I don't understand, why do I need the extra training?" she inquired.

Spottedleaf's eyes darkened and then she shook her head. "It's nothing for you to worry about," she insisted. "Would you like to meet the cat who is to mentor you?" she mewed as she got to her paws.

Nothing to worry about? Lilypaw thought to herself as she got to her paws as well. She figured she had no choice but to follow Spottedleaf. "I would love to," she purred as she followed Spottedleaf down the side of a rocky slop that lead to a small pool of water.

"She will test your limits," Spottedleaf warned. "But she is everything you will need in order to succeed." Lilypaw nodded as they came to a halt at the banks of the lapping water. "Yellowfang, come out," Spottedleaf mewed patiently.

Lilypaw thought back to the tales that the elders used to tell her. The name Yellowfang was familiar to her. "Wait. Isn't she… a medicine cat too?" Lilypaw mewed.

"I was a warrior before I was a medicine cat," the she-cat mewed as she stepped out of the undergrowth, a look of amusement dancing in her orange eyes. "And trust me, a warrior never forgets. I can teach you, little one, but you're going to have to put up with me, just as I'm going to have to put up with you."

Lilypaw held her gaze evenly. "I can do that."

"I like this one already," Yellowfang remarked.

A/N: Lilypaw! I can tell you, I've got a new found respect for this little kitty. She gets to put up with Yellowfang (my most favorite medicine cat). And I think Lilypaw might be able to snap right back. Snapping is more of Rainpaw's thing though. Who knows? Hehe anyways, hope you liked! Don't forget to review!