A/N: I wanted to just say thank you to my first follower on this story, Pebbleheart. Honestly I thought I wasn't doing a great job but all your reviews on my chapters keep me writing. So thank you. :-)
Chapter 5:
The forest seemed very dark and coldas Silverpaw wondered through. She was supposed to be hunting for the Clan but every time she was about to pounce on a piece of prey and something would make a noise, scaring it away. She was ready to give up when Ashpaw appeared, bleeding from his throat.
"Ashpaw!" she cried out. He stumbled forward before falling at her paws.
"Silverpaw, run." He choked out. She was about to turn and run and she saw a cat with red eyes staring at her from the forest. Before she could move, the cat pounced, ripping there claws into her fur.
"Silverpaw, Silverpaw!" she heard as she jolted awake. She looked around at her surroundings, realizing that she was in her den still.
"Same dream?" a soft mew came from the darkness.
"Yes, Sunpaw." Silverpaw mewed. "Same dream." She had been having this dream about a strange cat with red eyes first killing her friend Ashmist, then Ashpaw, and herself for many moons. After scenting the rogue, no cat had found signs of it, but at all the gatherings one by one each Clan would report weird sightings of rogues they thought were just passing through. Silverpaw doesn't know why she dreams of this cat with red eyes after all no one has seen the rogue but she continues to dream about it.
The dreams went away for awhile after Ashmist noticed his friend waking up whimpering. He would sleep with his fur touching hers but since he left for the warrior's den she has had this dream every night.
"Come on, Silverpaw." Sunpaw mewed at her. "Try and get some sleep. Our warrior ceremony is tomorrow at dusk and Echomist's kits are being made apprentices in the morning."
Silverpaw simply nodded. Soon both sisters were sound asleep once again.
Silverpaw was woken up by her mentor Brightsky, telling her that both herself and Sunpaw would be on the dawn patrol. Both sisters were currently waiting for their mentors and the other warriors so that they could begin. Soon, Brightsky and Lionclaw appeared before them signaling with their tails it was time to head out. Silverpaw looked around wondering who else was on the dawn patrol when she saw Smokecloud, Nightfrost, and Runningheart waiting by the exit tunnel.
Smokecloud decided the dawn patrol would check out the ShadowClan border first since it has been quiet for nearly a moon. They followed up the river until the clearing appeared, Smokecloud signaled with his tail to stop for a moment.
"We have never gone this long without ShadowClan causing a problem." Smokecloud meowed sternly. "Everyone keep your eyes and ears sharp." All the cats nodded in understanding. It seems like they waited there forever when Smokecloud signaled it was time to move on. Just before Silverpaw started following she noticed a gray tabby tom chasing after a squirrel on the ShadowClan side heading straight towards ThunderClan territory. The tom was a few fox lengths into ThunderClan territory before Silverpaw pounced, landing on the tom rolling him to the ground.
"Hey! What are you doing?" the tom growled. "I was chasing a squirrel."
"Nice job Silverpaw." She heard Smokecloud meow from behind her. "It's a good thing she tackled you. You chased that squirrel right into ThunderClan territory. What's your name?"
"Reedpaw." The tom murmured realizing his mistake. "I'm sorry I didn't mean to cross the border. This is my first time hunting and I guess I got distracted."
"Reedpaw! Reedpaw there you are." A brown tom appeared on the border. Reedpaw raced back to his mentor.
"Nutwhisker, next time make sure ShadowClan keeps on eye on their apprentices." Smokecloud growled. Both parties of cats turned away from the bored. "Let's head back to camp."
The dawn patrol just entered the camp when they heard Rosestar yowl from highledge to commence a Clan meeting. "Let all cats old enough to catch their own prey gather beneath the Highledge for a meeting."
Silverpaw broke away from the dawn patrol to sit at the back of all the cats, her dream still lingering at the back of her mind.
"Three kits have reached their sixth moon and it is time they become apprentices." Rosestar meowed. Silverpaw listened in and out as Rosestar made Volekit, Beetlekit, and Petalkit in apprentices. She would hear her clanmates cheer their names as they earned the name 'paw'. She heard Cloudspots become the mentor to Volepaw, Smokecloud to Beetlepaw, and Nightfrost to Petalpaw. She was the ;ast one sitting in the clearing when a cat sat beside her.
"Hey Silverpaw, you alright?" the cat asked. She could tell it was Ashmist but his scent and tone of voice.
"I've been having the dream again." She confessed.
"For how long?" he mewed.
"Since you left the apprentice's den."
"Well, I know it won't fix it but starting tomorrow night you'll be in the warriors den with me." He mewed. "I have to go on a hunting patrol but I'll be back in time for the ceremony at dusk." Silverpaw nodded then felt his warm, comforting fur leave her side. She decided to grab something from the fresh-kill pile and take a nap.
Silverpaw was woken up to a paw in her side. "Hey wake up. Our warrior ceremony is starting." She hear Sunpaw mew before running off. Silverpaw slowly got to her paws and followed her sister.
"Let all cats old enough to catch their own prey gather beneath highledge for a Clan meeting." Rosestar yowled for the second time that day. Slowly at the cats began to gather in the clearing.
"It is time for two apprentices to receive their warrior names. Sunpaw, Silverpaw please come forward." She mewed. Silverpaw and her sister stepped into the clearing just below Highledge. "Lionclaw, do you believe that Sunpaw is ready to become a warrior?"
"She has learned everything that I could teach her." Lionclaw mewed. Rosestar nodded.
"I, Rosestar, leader of ThunderClan, call upon my warrior ancestors to look down on this apprentice. She has trained hard to understand the ways of your noble code, and I commend them to you as a warrior in their turn. Sunpaw, do you promise to uphold the warrior code and to protect and defend this Clan, even at the cost of your life?"
"I do." Sunpaw mewed happily.
"Then by the powers of StarClan, I give you your warrior name. Sunpaw, from this moment you will be known as Sunspirit. StarClan honors your spirit and energy, and we welcome you as a full warrior of ThunderClan."
"Sunspirit! Sunspirit!" Silverpaw and the Clan yowled. Rosestar waited for the clan to settle down before continuing.
"Brightsky, do you believe that Silverpaw is ready to become a warrior?"
"She gives her all in everything she tries. Yes, she's ready." Brightsky mewed proudly. Rosestar nodded.
"I Rosestar, leader of ThunderClan, call upon my warrior ancestors to look down on this apprentice. She has trained hard to understand the ways of your noble code, and I commend them to you as a warrior in their turn. Silverpaw, do you promise to uphold the warrior code and to protect and defend this Clan, even at the cost of your life?"
"I do." Silverpaw meowed.
"Then by the powers of StarClan, I give you your warrior name. Silverpaw from this moment you will be known as Silvermoon. StarClan honors your intelligence and kindness, and we welcome you as a full warrior of ThunderClan."
"Silvermoon! Silvermoon!" she heard her clanmates yowl.
"Tonight, you two will sit a silent vigil guarding the camp. May you an undisdurbed night." Rosestar meowed. Then the Clan began to disperse, Smokecloud sending out the dusk patrol while the rest of the Clan settled down. Ashmist came over to Silvermoon and gave her a quick lick on her ear.
"You'll be fine. Then tomorrow night we'll be in the same den." Ashmist promised before wondering off into the warrior's den. Silvermoon's heart fluttered at his comfort, she then looked around at camp wondering what everyone was up too when her eyes stopped on Lightningtail and Brightsky. They gave each other a lick on the top of their heads then Lightningtail headed out for the dusk patrol and Brightsky headed to the nursey. Silvermoon noticed that her mentor had gained some weight and was happy they it's because she was going to be having kits. Slowly, Silvermoon started to picture what her warrior life was going to be like and she hoped Ashmist was part of it.
To be continued. . .
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