As promised, here is chapter 5! But first, what do you think of Moon? I would love to hear some ideas on any warrior names for him!
Blackkit scoffed, padding up to stand beside her father.
"Prove it then." She challenged, her eyes narrowed suspiciously. Moon smirked.
"Why don't you explain the odd markings on your left paw then that happens to match the one that I have?" he replied simply, keeping his gaze on the gray kit. Blackkit and Sunkit exchanged worried looks, both unsure of how to respond. Bramblestar cleared his throat and looked out into the ranks of the cats.
"Well, since we are all here, I believe its time for a ceremony." Bramblestar announced, climbing up the ledge leading to his den. Squirrelflight yelped in panic and raced towards Scorchkit.
"Your fur is sticking up everywhere!" she complained, harshly grooming his fur. Scorchkit ducked out from her grasp.
"I'm fine!" he shook his fur in annoyance and rolled his eyes at Blackkit. Sunkit padded up beside Blackkit and nudged her.
"Are you ready?" he asked, looking at her. Blackkit shrugged.
"I'm not sure, if I have to be honest. That Moon fellow is really bugging me." Blackkit sighed, feeling the stare of the black tom on her back. Sunkit nodded in agreement.
"If the prophecy is true, then… would that mean that…. I would have to fight him to win your affection?" Sunkit stuttered. Blackkit looked at him in surprise, unsure if his stuttering was from his new ability to hear and speak or that he was nervous.
"Yes, I suppose so." Blackkit said slowly, a smile tugging at the corners of her mouth.
Sunkit grinned as well, his eyes bright with amusement. "Then I'll make sure to win!" he announced, just as Brambleclaw let out a yowl. Scorchkit padded up beside his father proudly, and Bramblestar smiled down at him gently.
"Scorchkit, you have reached the age of six moons, and it is time for you to be apprenticed. From this day on, until you receive your warrior name, you will be known as Scorchpaw. Your mentor will be Stormcloud. I hope Stormcloud will pass down all he knows on to you." Scorchpaw smiled and touched noses gently with Stormcloud, and moved off to the side together. Blackkit gave her brother a nervous glance and looked to see Sunkit step forward.
"Sunkit, you have reached the age of six moons, and it is time for you to be apprenticed. From this day forward, until you receive your warrior name, you will be known as Sunpaw. Your mentor shall be Birchfall. I hope Birchfall will pass down all he knows on to you." Bramblestar watched as Sunpaw touched noses with Birchfall and joined Scorchpaw at the side. Bramblestar looked down at Blackkit and grinned.
"Blackkit, it is hard for me to put to words on how proud I am to be your father. It is a great honor to grant you your apprentice name. From this day on, until you reach your warrior name, you will be known as Blackpaw." Bramblestar halted and looked at the rank of cats, a thoughtful look in his eyes. "Your mentor will be Skyheart. I hope Skyheart will pass down all she knows on to you." Blackpaw nodded and touched noses with a brown tabby she-cat with a white blaze on muzzle, white chest, paws, and pale blue eyes. Skyheart winked down at her and Blackkit immediately grinned in response, thankful to have a great mentor.
"Scorchpaw! Sunpaw! Blackpaw!" The three kits sat up proudly as their clanmates chanted their names. Bramblestar waited for a few moments before raising his tail up to silence them.
"I believe that there is a new cat joining us today. Moon, please step forward." Bramblestar looked at the black tom as Moon padded up to the front. "Moon, you have decided to join our clan, and so it is proper for you to be taught our ways. From this day forward, until you receive your warrior name, you will be known as Moonpaw. Your mentor shall be Dovewing. I hope Dovewing will pass down all she knows on to you." Moonpaw nodded, slightly curious. Dovewing came up to the front as well and they quickly touched noses. The clan cheered out his name. Blackpaw and Sunpaw looked at each other again. Sunpaw rolled his eyes and followed his mentor to explore the camp.
"Why don't you take this day off to get adjusted? We can start tomorrow." Skyheart suggested, looking at her apprentice kindly. Blackpaw nodded in thanks and headed over to the apprentices den. She gathered some moss and found a spot towards the back and started to make a nest for Sunpaw and herself.
"Oh, hello." Blackpaw stiffened as the scent of Moonpaw washed over her. She fought off the urge to yell and him and went back to making the nests. She heard Moonpaw walk up beside her and placed down a pile of moss. "Could you show me how to make a nest?"
Blackpaw looked at the tom and shrugged. "Sure, just copy what I do." She continued at a slower pace, checking his nest as he started to work on it. Moonpaw looked down at his nest and compared them to the others.
"Looks good to me." he confirmed, his tail twitching. Blackpaw sighed and walked out of the den. She heard the tom move beside her and she came to a halt.
"I want to be by myself right now." she said firmly, staring straight ahead. Moonpaw tilted his head in curiosity.
"You know Darkfoot, right? Did he tell you the pro-"
"Don't you dare mention the prophecy!" Blackpaw hissed, her ears pinned against her head. She immediately stalked away, leaving an amused Moonpaw behind.
"Win her heart, aye? This'll be tougher than I thought." he observed, looking at the space where the gray cat was just at.
Blackpaw peered down from a high tree, smirking as she watched Sunpaw sniff the ground below. It has been a week since the ceremony and she had discovered a skill that no other clanmate had: tree climbing. Skyheart was incredibly amused when Blackpaw crashed into her father during a patrol and climbed a tree with alarming speed and disappeared into the trees above. The embarrassed apprentice had appeared at the other side of the clearing, muttering apologies to everyone there. Bramblestar took this talent to use and had Blackpaw practice her climbing skills
Blackpaw looked around and spotted a huge oak tree to her right. She whipped her tail once and ran towards the edge of the branch she was on, and jumped off it and onto the next branch with such grace that none of the branches rustled underneath her.
"Blackpaw! Where in the world are you?" Sunpaw yelled, looking up at the treetops.
Blackpaw leaned down and watched Sunpaw move directly underneath her branch. She giggled and dropped down, landing on top of the tom. Sunpaw yelped and twisted around, shaking Blackpaw off of him. "That was cruel!" he growled playfully, looking down at her. Blackpaw giggled.
"Who knew you were going to get attacked by a falling cat?" she teased. Sunpaw rolled his eyes and pounced on her, making both of them roll a few feet away.
"Well well, what do we have here?"
EEKS I don't even know when I get the time to type up these chapters anymore! I hope you like the outcome of this chapter! The requirements this time is 5 views and 2 reviews. The reviews cannot just be one word guys! I would like some advice on how I am doing on this story. So I am only accepting reviews thats at least a sentence.
Thanks guys!
