I breathed in a warm breath of air, savoring the scent of prey, wet leaves and green things growing.

"So, Amber, ready for your apprentice ceremony?" Mintnettle appeared at my side, excitement evident in her sage green eyes.

"Yes." I was by the river again, reliving the heart stopping moment when Shadowflick had repeated the words to me. I daubed at a beetle that was weighing down the tip of a grass blade, the early morning sun light filtering through the shoulder high grass. I stood, stretching and then padding down the edge of the river. I crouched to lap and then my head jerked up. A bright ginger tom stood in the shadows on the other side of the fast flowing water. I stood, my green eyes wide. He dipped his head to me and then disappeared in the murkiness of SunClan's (Totally a contradiction right there. Hehe. )territory. I was still standing when Mintnettle came to stand by my shoulder.

"What? Did you see a SunClan warrior? Where?" her short fur bristled and she spun around, trying to spot the imaginary warrior. I shook my head and laughed.

"You totally look like a hedgehog." I snorted and nudged her out of my way before heading up the steep path leading back to camp.

"A hedgehog?! I mean, c'mon, you were the one going on a about a fish, for StarClan's sake . . ."

TIME SKIP, FRIENDS! YAY!

I stood, wide eyed with excitement and terror. My mate as of last night padded by, brushing my shoulder with his and rubbing a cheek against mine.

"Good luck, my love." he whispered, before padding off to sit by his friends. I looked after him, emotions churning in the pit of my stomach. Did I love him? What if I didn't? I said the ceremony! I'm bound for life.

Well, unless he dies- No.

Not gonna happen.

Well, it might.

NO.

Fine.

"Amber?" I was jerked out of my thought to find Tanglestar staring at me, his eyes questioning. "Are you ready to become a apprentice of SnowClan and give up the ways of a rogue?"

I gulped, feeling the enormity of this decision. I gathered my strength.

"Yes. I am. "

"Very well. I now name your mentor. Grayslash, you will guide and teach Amberpaw the ways of SnowClan."

I might add that our answers were in sync. "WHAT!?"

Another chapter with randomness and another word ending with 'ness' AWESOMENESS! Whoo! Well, ahem. Back to normal mode. But that's no fun! Shut up! Fine. Well, R, R&R

(In case you didn't know, that means Read, Review and Recommend. Didn't I just tell you to shut- oh wait. You're doing something useful for once, alternate personality. Thanks- WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! And that concludes chapter eight of Amber's Struggle. Thanks for reading!)