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Chapter 6

"All cats old enough to catch their own prey gather beneath the Highledge for a Clan meeting!" Swanstar's yowl, loud and clear, echoed around the stone hollow.

I struggle away from Lilystorm, who has been grooming me for what seems like hours, and bound over to the nursery exit.

"You are gonna come visit, aren't you?" Maplekit's baby blue eyes look over at me pleadingly.

"Of course she is!" Applekit reassures her sister, her mismatched blue and green eyes sparkling playfully.

"She has too!" Snowkit meows strongly, draping his tail over Maplekit gently. "I'll make her!"

Maplekit and Applekit giggle, but Snowkit sounds serious.

Applekit comes over and walks next to me reassuringly as I leave the nursery and look at the crowd waiting.

Oakpaw and Flowerpaw emerge from the apprentice den, their pelts gleaming.

Lilystorm follows Applekit and me out of the den. I sit next to her, while Cragpelt sits on my other side. We all look expectantly up at Swanstar for the meeting to begin.

"Two of our apprentices have become ready and able, tonight we make them warriors!" Swanstar yowls. "Oakpaw, Flowerpaw, step forward."

The siblings walk side by side up to the space beneath the Highledge.

"I, Swanstar, leader of ThunderClan, call upon my warrior ancestors to look down on these two apprentices. They have trained hard to understand your noble code, and I commend them to you as warriors in their turn." Swanstar's clear voice echoes around the stone hollow.

She looks down at them. "Oakpaw, Flowerpaw, do you promise to uphold and protect this Clan even at the cost of your life?"

"I do." Both Flowerpaw and Oakpaw said confidently at the same time.

Swanstar nods her head and leaps down to face them.

"Then by the powers of StarClan, I give you your warrior names."

"Oakpaw, from this moment forward, you will be called Oakfur. StarClan honors your strength and cunning, and we welcome you as a full member of ThunderClan." Swanstar rests her muzzle on Oakfur's head. He gives her shoulder a respectful lick before proudly walking away to the warriors.

"Flowerpaw, from this moment forwards, you will be called Flowershade. StarClan honors your smarts and loyalty, and we welcome you as a full member of ThunderClan." Swanstar again rests her muzzle on Flowershade's head. She gave Swanstar a respectful lick before going to sit by Oakfur and Thistlethorn.

The Clan begins to cheer. "Oakfur! Flowershade! Oakfur! Flowershade!"

Swanstar waits until the crowd quiets down before continuing.

"One of our kits has reached the age of 6 moons! Step forward Graykit!"

Applekit encourages me silently with her eyes as I step away from my parents and towards Swanstar.

"From this moment forwards, until she has received her warrior name, this apprentice will be called Graypaw." I shiver involuntarily with excitement, wondering who my mentor will be.

"I will mentor her." Swanstar's voice rings out again.

I can't believe it! I remember my discussion from earlier with Applekit and Shimmerkit about what mentor I'd get.

"How will I get a mentor?" I'd asked them while we were eating. "Every warriors taken!"

Applekit looks up from her shrew. "Well I think Oakpaw and Flowerpaw are becoming warriors. So that leaves Tuftyfur and Lionfire open." She said practically.

"And if they're warriors, then you could get one of them as your mentor!" Shimmerkit says.

"Probably." I agree, and turn my attention back onto the mouse.

I never would have dreamed the leader would choose me as her apprentice.

I shake my head to clear it and return to the present.

Swanstar steps closer and we touch noses. I hurry back to my parents and friends. Swanstar yells "Meeting dismissed!" And leaps into her den.

"Congratulations, Graypaw!" My mother says and nuzzles me.

"My only daughter, apprentice to my sister! The leader nonetheless!" Cragpelt snorts and shakes his head. "Do good, kit!" He mews, and saunters off to the warriors den to sleep.

Woodkit, Blazekit, Shimmerkit, Applekit, and Spark-kit come running over, while Snowkit and Maplekit follow more slowly, Leafprint and Whitefrost keeping a watchful eye over their litters.

"Good job, Grayki- I mean paw!" Applekit says with glee. "You got Swanstar as your mentor!"

"No fair!" Woodkit complains. "How come you get Swanstar as your mentor when my dad's the deputy?"

"Ya!" Blazekit and Spark-kit mew at the same time.

"Because her dad's the leader's sister!" Applekit mews in my defense.

Woodkit tackles Applekit and the two tussle on the ground while the rest of us watch with laughter.

Tallpaw walks over with a purr of greeting, his deep green eyes glowing in the moonlight.

"Congratulations, Graypaw!" He purrs, dipping his head. "It's going to be a busy day tomorrow; you may want to get some rest." He cocks his head. "I gathered some moss for your nest tonight."

My heart flutters like a bird's, and I take a deep breath. "Thanks, Tallpaw!" I meow softly. He leads the way over to the apprentice den, flicking his tail. "After you." He says. I purr quietly and step cautiously inside. Tallpaw pushes his way in behind me.

"That nest is mine." He says, pointing his tail at a nest full of heather, long grass, and moss. "The moss I brought is over here, he says, gesturing at a mound of moss, mixed with feathers from several different birds.

I purr involuntarily, than I catch myself and look at Tallpaw to see his reaction.

He looks sheepish- yet I can see him struggling to keep a smile under wraps.

And who am I kidding? I'm still trying to keep the purr in my throat under control. I give up and it slips out, filling the den.

Tallpaw frees his smile and I look into his eyes, but I catch myself. I turn and make my nest into a comfy place to sleep. I touch noses with him, and curl up in my nest.

I cover my face with my paws, hiding my smile, and drift off to sleep happy and content.

-Sedgeflower's POV-

I sigh. I shift in my nest, rolling onto my back in an attempt to see the sky. I see a bright star in the sky, so beautiful. It seems like the prettiest star I've ever seen, the only one visible in the canopy of leaves. I prick an ear, listening for camp. No one is awake, and Oakfur and Flowershade had gone outside the stone hollow for their vigil. I am alone beneath the trees.

I watch the star with increasing interest. It seems to grow brighter and brighter, glowing as strong as the sun. I don't mind. I miss the stars.

The star seems to sink in the sky, gradually gaining speed until it's a falling star rushing down towards me. I feel no fear, only a sense of peace and love in my heart, towards the star.

It grows closer and closer, until I see its shape, the shape of a cat, glowing, the stars winking on its pelt.

I sit dumbly, watching the cat run towards me with the speed of StarClan. It looks familiar.

Suddenly I start. StarClan! I look up at the cat, flushed and excited. My mother, coming down to see me!

The cat slows down and spirals quickly around the stone clearing, coming to a stop in front of me.

"Robincall!" I yell whisper. "I can't believe you're here!"

"Hush." The simple word brings memories crashing over my mind of my kithood. My mother, soothing me and my frightened brother when nightmares come in the middle of the night. Cheering me on as I was made an apprentice. Lending a listening ear any time I need it, anywhere I need it.

My mother lying dead on the floor, her throat torn out.

My father, broken, staring down at her still form blankly.

Spottedclaw, just Spottedpaw then, frozen in shock.

The numb routine that took control of me.

I feel the tears welling up in my eyes, thick and hot, threatening to spill over.

My mother knows what I'm thinking, I can tell. She walks over to me, and runs her tortoiseshell tail down my spine.

She presses against me. While it doesn't provide warmth, it provides comfort, and when I feel better, she gets up and walks in front of me, settling down face to face.

"I have come to give a message from StarClan." She says simply. "Graypaw is important. Many cats want her raise of power to stop. Mainly from other Clans."

She looks at me, her big green eyes wide in warning.

"I have watched over Graypaw from time of her birth. I am her main defense from WindClan." My mother takes a deep breath. "I cannot hold out for much longer." She puts up a mental wall. "I need help, and I know of only one cat that can help me."

"I don't understand." I say.

"Sedgeflower, you are the only cat able to help me with problems in StarClan."

I stare blankly at her. "What?"

"I need your help."

Then the meaning sinks in. "I can't go I need to stay here! With Graypaw!

"Not yet, but soon."

"Robincall, I need to stay here!"

"I know, love. You have a little more time."

I look at her pleadingly, and say nothing.

"I'm sorry; Sedgeflower, but I cannot control them."

Robincall slowly disappears, leaving me to think in the darkness.

So what do you think? I thought it was my best chapter yet. Any warrior names, for any kit or apprentices, except for Woodkit, Shimmerkit, and me, please send them in! I have some in mind, but I want to know what you guys think, my two reviewers!

Review, as always!

-Graywhisper