Hullo! Petalwish is back with another update to this story and OnceInABlueSun thanks you for the reviews and continue to give them because her story is AMAZING! Anyway I'm glad to know my readers actually listen to me, at least sometimes XD So yeah thanks for all the reviews, I don't own warriors please continue to review and I hope you enjoy the chapter!

P.S If you read Duskwater (After the Flood) I posted the sequel (called Warriors: Sweet Shadows) a week or so ago...


Chapter Six

Acornpaw narrows his eyes as Whitepaw passes him heading towards the medicine den her paws dragging along the sandy ground. She cuts off the former medicine cat apprentice with her tail,

"Listen Acornpaw...I'm really sorry...you know how much I want to be a warrior...I would never, ever try to take your position away from you. I know how much you want to be a medicine cat-" she starts, this time its Acornpaw's turn to cut her off.

"Whitepaw your father is Clan leader! How can I ever believe that?" he hisses before turning and stalking off to his new mentor, Thorntail. I'd give ANYTHING to have Thorntail as my mentor, to be a warrior apprentice and not a- Whitepaw's thoughts are interrupted by her mentor, Skystorm. Not Thorntail or any other warrior, just the stupid medicine cat, Skystorm. Though to Whitepaw's surprise HailClan's medicine cat looks quite pleased with her new apprentice.

"Aren't you mad?" Whitepaw questions, Skystorm shrugs.

"I'm mad all my training went to waste...but now at least I have another apprentice and Acornpaw will be a great warrior!" Skystorm sounds excited and Whitepaw's not sure exactly why. She just lost an apprentice she'd been training for three moons for StarClan's sake! Whitepaw flicks her tail crossly, Skystorm turns back to the white apprentice. "Now Whitepaw there is one thing we must do before we get to training," she meows Whitepaw rolls her eyes.

"Great" she lies, Skystorm sighs.

"Come with me," she meows heading for the thorn barrier. Whitepaw blinks in surprise before realizing, I'm an apprentice! And medicine cat apprentice or warrior I still get to go out of the camp! Smiling to herself Whitepaw pads after her mentor a sudden spring in her step. Of course Acornpaw who is watching Whitepaw with distaste from across the camp growls though Whitepaw doesn't hear him.

"Where are we going?" Whitepaw asks as she and Skystorm exit the camp, Whitepaw gasps as she stares at HailClan's territory. A lush forest with many twisting streams and marshy ground, upon looking towards her mentor she realizes Skystorm is at least ten tail lengths in front of her continuing to pad on. "Wait up!" Whitepaw mutters to herself racing to catch up with her mentor. She hopes their going deep into the territory but of course at that moment Skystorm stops beside a small pool.

"Whitepaw as a medicine cat apprentice you won't be able to take a mate. You won't be able to have kits. The whole Clan must be your kits, you must love and care for them as though they were your own." Skystorm's gaze is boring into Whitepaw's flank. "Do you promise to do so?" the question takes Whitepaw by surprise.

"I...err...of course!" she meows suddenly angry. "Why would I give my father the happiness of seeing me lay around in the nursery suckling kits. Why would I want to be stuck there? My father is a fowl cat, all I want to be is a warrior..." she meows seeing Skystorm's expression she rushes on. "But even if I was a warrior I'd never be a queen! Never!" she growls. Skystorm narrows her eyes but she nods,

"I see...well hopefully you speak the truth, now come there's much to learn."


Whitepaw soon learned that Skystorm wasn't kidding. It is only her first day as medicine cat apprentice and Skystorm has already showed her tons of herbs and taught her how to use them. Though Whitepaw kept forgetting how to use them. When Skystorm quizzed her they went something think this,

Skystorm: If a cat came to you will a sorepad what would you do?

Whitepaw: Lick it?

Skystorm: ...

Whitepaw: Or err maybe have them put it in water?

Skystorm: Good but if you didn't have any?

Whitepaw: Put a herb on it!

Skystorm: *sighs* what herb?

Whitepaw: *shuffles paws* I forgot

Skystorm: Dock, and how would you use it?

Whitepaw: Have the cat eat it?

Skystorm: No you'd rub it on their pad...

By the time her mentor was done ranting on about herbs making Whitepaw's head ache from all the talk of herbs it was moon-high and the Clan was already beginning to share tongues in camp. Whitepaw glances expectantly at her mentor,

"Whitepaw you've done well today...there's a lot to learn and I didn't expect you to know it all go and get something to eat." Skystorm mumbles though Whitepaw can tell her mentor seems shocked as though she did expect Whitepaw to know everything. Whitepaw stares at her paws,

"Err...okay...are you coming?" she asks. Skystorm shakes her head,

"I'm to tired. Besides I believe StarClan has something to say to me." Whitepaw can tell her mentor is joking as she curls up in her nest but she can't help but watch Skystorm in awe. Will StarClan accept me since I never wanted to be a medicine cat and since Acornpaw already was? Whitepaw shakes off the feeling of dread and pads from the medicine den and into camp.

"How was your first day herb hunter?" Blackpaw sneers from his spot outside the medicine den, Whitepaw ignores her mouse-brain of a brother deciding on a newt she settles outside the medicine den. All alone. The thorn barrier rustles and Thorntail and Acornpaw pad in, much to Whitepaw's surprise Acornpaw pads over to her.

"Here I found these while hunting, tell Skystorm but I'm sure you know what burdock root is!" he sneers, Whitepaw closes her eyes trying to remember but she shakes her head. "Thought so!" Acornpaw huffs turning a stalking away but he stops a few tail lengths away and turns back to Whitepaw.

"I may agree with you but that doesn't mean were friends." he hisses, Whitepaw finds herself drawn into his amber eyes. Shaking out her fur she just nods though shes unsure what Acornpaw meant she knows one thing shes beginning to regret the promise she made to Skystorm just earlier that day. Oh StarClan I can't be thinking like Oakpaw!


Again sorry for the wait and I hope you enjoyed!

~Petalwish