"Mistypaw, from this moment on, you shall be known as Mistyfur. StarClan honors your courage and loyalty. Serve your clan well." Sandstar yowled. "I would also like to recongnize two new apprentices. Troutkit and Reedkit, I believe it is time for you to be apprentices." Sandstar called the two young cats up to Highrock. "Troutkit, from this moment on you shall be known as Troutpaw." Sandstar's gaze flicked over to Mistyfur. "Your mentor will be Mistyfur. I trust your sister will teach you well." Sandstar continued. "Reedkit, from this moment on you shall be known as Reedpaw. Your mentor will be Stonetail, since the other warriors all have apprentices of their own already." He finished. "I would also like to add that I am down to my last life. Stormblaze, you will soon have to lead this clan. So, I will begin by taking you to the Moonstone so you may share dreams will StarClan." He said, while staring at his deputy.
Mistyfur went into the apprentices' den. "Troutpaw, come. we need to start training. Stonetail and Reedpaw will accompany us as well." She said, nudging the young apprentice. "Ok. Let's go!" Troutpaw yowled exitedly. "shh! we don't need to wake the whole camp." Mistyfur whispered. "Come on, Stonetail and Reedpaw are waiting for us." She said, padding quietly out of the apprentices' den.
They went training in the same wooded area Stonetail used to take Mistyfur training in. "Troutpaw, if Reedpaw tries to pounce on you, throw him off with your hind paws." Mistyfur instructed. Troutpaw laid on his back. Reedpaw tried to pounce on him, but Troutpaw, doing as he was told, threw him off with his hind paws, claws sheathed.
"Good job!" Mistyfur praised her apprentice. "Why don't you take a break while I go talk with Stonetail." Mistyfur suggested. "Ok!" The two apprentices yowled. Mistyfur padded up to Stonetail, who was observing the two apprentices. "Stonetail, do you want to go for a walk?" Mistyfur asked. "Sure." He replied. The two cats padded down the path. Stonetail stopped. Mistyfur was wondering why. "I have a thorn stuck in my paw." Stonetail explained. "Hold up your paw, I'll get it out." She said. Stonetail held out his paw. Mistyfur grasped the thorn with her teeth and pulled it out. She fell back. Stonetail purred in amusement. "Don't purr at me!" She yowled. Stonetail helped her up. Mistyfur stared into his eyes. "I've wanted to admit this for moons, Mistyfur." He said. "Admit what?" She asked. "I love you, Mistyfur." He said, lowering his head in embarassment. "I love you too" She admitted. "I just didn't feel comfortable telling you." She added. For a few heartbeats, everything was silent. Stonetail wapped his tail around her, absorbing her sweet scent. She nuzzled him. "I don't care if our parents disagree. We're warriors now and it's our choice." She said.
Troutpaw and Reedpaw were getting worried. Their mentors hadn't come back yet. "Come on, Reedpaw, let's go find our mentors! I can't wait to start hunting!" Troutpaw yowled. They raced down the trail, eager to restart their training session. "Mistyfur?" Troutpaw asked. Mistyfur whirled around to see her apprentice staring at her, his amber eyes wide. "Oh, hi Troutpaw! We were just about to restart the session." She fibbed. "Wait until we tell Skyflower and Stormblaze!" Reedpaw exclaimed. They ran down the trail towards the RiverClan camp. "No!" Mistyfur wailed. "Come on, Stonetail, we have to beat them to camp." Mistyfur yowled. They raced down the trail, passing Reedpaw and Troutpaw as they ran. But, what they didn't know is that Reedpaw and Troutpaw were taking the shortcut.
When they were padding into the camp entrance, they saw Reedpaw and Troutpaw talking to Skyflower and Stormblaze. Stormblaze spotted them. "Quick, into the warriors' den!" Mistyfur whispered. They dashed into the warriors' den, hoping Stormblaze hadn't seen where they'd gone. They curled up together in the far corner of the warriors' den. "Mistyfur! You have some explaining to do." Stormblaze yowled. "We know you're in the warriors' den!" Reedpaw yowled. Mistyfur started to cry. Stormblaze and the others padded into the warriors' den, spotting Mistyfur and Stonetail in the far corner. Stormblaze padded over. He ripped Mistyfur away from Stonetail. "What in StarClan do you think you're doing?" He yowled. Mistyfur didn't reply. "Let them be, Stormblaze." Skyflower said calmly. "Why? They are too young!" He yowled. "I said let them be!" She yowled. "We were the exact same age when we became mates!" She yowled. "I don't trust Stonetail!" He growled.