Chapter 6

"Come on Breezepaw, is that all you have?!", screamed Blacktooth. He had been training all night with his second mentor, but all Blacktooth did was complain that Breezepaw was weak.

Suddenly, Blacktooth jumped and attacked Breezepaw. The black tom unsheathed his claws and tore a part of Breezepaw's fur. Then, he jumped and tried to bit Breezepaw's neck.

The apprentice pushed the black tom and clawed his fur. Blacktooth stood up, and shook the gray fur from his claws.

"That's enough", said Blacktooth. "We'll train more tomorrow".

Breezepaw woke up. His shoulder was bleeding, so he went to the medicine cat den. When he arrived, he saw his mentor Petalwhisker helping Whitefoot.

"Breezepaw, there's something I want to tell you", started Petalwhisker. "I have talked to Whitefoot and I decided that I'm going to become her apprentice", she ended saying.

Breezepaw was sad. His mentor had abandoned him to become a medicine cat. Fury pulsed through him. He was very angry at his former mentor. He decided to leave the den, although his shoulder was still bleeding.

"Let all cats old enough to catch their own prey join beneath the highrock for a clan meeting!", announced the new leader. Breezepaw saw the apprentices emerge from their den and saw that Flamepaw was a bit plump. She can't be expecting kits, he thought. After what happened to Marigoldpaw.

"I have to tell you that know I'm a full leader with nine lives and a new name: Leopardstar", he said. "Also, there's a warrior who wishes to become a medicine cat. Petalwhisker, is it your will to become a medicine cat and leave all your warrior duties?", he asked

"It is", replied Petalwhisker. "So then, we come to the second thing I wanted to tell you. We have two apprentices without mentors, so I'm going to assign them a new one now".

"Silverstripe, you will mentor Volepaw. Teach your apprentice all the abilities you learned", he said.

"Foxfang, you will mentor Breezepaw. Teach your new apprentice all the ways your mentor Tawnyfoot taught you", Leopardstar announced.

"Volepaw! Breezepaw!", shouted the clan.

"Now, there are some apprentices that I didn't have time to make them warriors. Dawnpaw, Flamepaw, Cinderpaw, Brackenpaw, Volepaw, Hawkpaw, Hoppaw come here!", said Leopardstar.

The apprentices climbed to the highrock and started to look at Leopardstar.

"Do you promise to uphold the warrior code, and defend it even at the cost of your life?", asked the tabby leader.

"I do", answered the cats in chorus.

"So, I'll give you your warrior names. Your names will be respectively: Flameheart, Cindertail, Brackenpelt, Dawnstripe, Hawkflight, Volewhisker and Hopfur", Leopardstar said.

"Flameheart! Cindertail! Brackenpelt! Dawnstripe! Hawkflight! Volewhisker! Hopfur!, shouted the clan.

After the ceremony, Flameheart went to the nursery. She had told the clan that she was expecting Stripedfur's kits.

Flameheart was very close to kitting. She could do it in any moment, so now they kept the kits separated from Flameheart, so she could have some peace.

Foxfang got near Breezepaw and asked him if he wanted to go training. "Sure", answered Breezepaw. He sounded confident, but he was very nervous.

When they finished training, they came back to the camp. "Breezepaw, go and rest", said Foxfang. "You were chosen to go to the gathering along with Mothpaw and Whitepaw".

Breezepaw couldn't believe it. I'm going to my first gathering!, he thought. And Reedpaw and Heatherpaw aren't coming!