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Warriors belongs to Erin Hunter
Cats belong to me
What was so special about the dawn sky? It was always so soothing to watch, to see as the sky brightened and the darkness slowly slipped away. The birds would start to sign and this sort of peace that I never felt any other time would rise within me. It helped erase the nightmares that constantly plagued me each night, and it helped me continue onwards. Today the sky was unusually bright with such vivid oranges, reds and pinks that I had to hold my breath. I had never seen a dawn quite like this one…
I heard a rustle in the warrior's den as the dawn patrol began to awaken and I quickly scampered back into the nursery. I had kept my nightmares a secret; I didn't want to worry the Clan anymore than I already did. But it was kind of difficult to keep going on like this. "I'll be an apprentice soon," I reminded myself and a burst of excitement shot through me. That strange StarClan cat will reappear to me and keep the nightmares away. I'd become strong and never have to fear anything. I took one last look at the dawn sky before slipping back into the dark, warm den.
Quietly returning to my nest, and closed my eyes. I'm so sick of this, of deceiving my Clan by making them think I was better. But when was the last time I had a good night's sleep, I'm always tired and I just want it to end. You are destined for greatness. Her words echoed through my mind. Those five words were like a life line, the only thing keeping me sane. Once I become strong I'll never have anything to fear, all my nightmares will go away and no one will die.
"Firekit, wake up Firekit," someone whispered into my ear and gently pushed at my shoulder. Judging from the void I could only assume that it was one of my new den mates, probably Crowkit.
"Leave me alone," I rolled over and tucked my head between my paws. Once I had gotten the hang of it, acting out a typical morning reaction wasn't too hard.
"Ah but Firekit, I came up with this awesome game," Crowkit started to poke at my back while another, probably her brother Stonekit, bit down on my ear and tugged painfully at it.
With a hiss I leapt to my paws and glared angrily at the two stricken kits. With a sigh, I forced a mellower look on my face sitting back down. "Alright I'm up, so now what?"
The two kits studied me suspiciously, their same colored green eyes narrowed and their angular heads tilted slightly. It was creepy how closely they resembled each other, both having Tailfur's slim build and Snowfall's angular features. The only difference between the two was their pelts; Stonekit was silver with paler spots while Crowkit was black with dark brown tabby stripes. "Well we were thinking of playing invasion," Stonekit was the first to recover and he beamed up at me with an enthusiasm that was almost catching.
"You see, you see we're planning on splitting us up into two Clans!" Crowkit interjected, wanting to be the first to explain the game.
Stonekit shot his sister a glare for interrupting him before continuing. "There will be FlameClan and CityClan; CityClan's invading our camp and we have to protect it."
"Not only that," Crowkit shoved Stonekit aside so that she could step closer to me, her eyes glowing with excitement at the thought of their game. "We'll-" she was broken off when Stonekit grabbed her tail and pulled her to the ground.
A short bought started up between the two siblings and as they rolled about, trying to gain the upper hand, they crashed into Doveflight. "Watch it!" Doveflight snarled and she angrily swatted the two small bundles of fur away from her. "If you want to play, go outside and leave the rest out of it."
"Sorry," the two kits hanged their heads in shame before turning away and rushing out of the den without a single ounce of guilt in their steps. Rolling her eyes, Doveflight looked over at my other denmates. "Why don't you join them and make sure they don't get into trouble. It'll be a big help for us mother's who need some rest."
"Well if you insist," Blizzardkit grinned and quickly started herding Skykit and Creamkit out of the nursery. I rolled my eyes and started to follow, Blizzardkit was the kind of cat that liked to help only because of the admiration he'd get. He was always trying to help the warriors or apprentices out with their duties, but he usually ended up getting in the way more than helping. "Alright, so who will be in which Clan?"
"Firekit and Creamkit will be in my Clan!" Crowkit declared and she eagerly skipped over to me.
"But I wanted Firekit," Stonekit pouted disappointedly at Crowkit who stuck out her tongue at him. As the oldest, the other kits considered me strongest and often competed to get me onto their team.
"Mrow!" the loud call echoed through the camp as Flamestar leapt up onto the water rock. "Come forth, cats of FlameClan!" Silently everyone gathered around the rock, and I quickly bounced over eager to hear the news. Flamestar glanced around at the assembled Clan before continuing. "I have decided that Firekit is now old enough to become an apprentice," my heart soared at the words and my eyes widened with excitement. Today was the day! "Firekit, step forward."
The Clan parted as I eagerly bounced up to the stone, I could barely contain the elation that threatened to burst out. Smiling down at me my father meowed. "You have finally turned six moons and are now ready to begin training. Until the day you earn your warrior name you shall be known as Firepaw. Tailfur, you shall be Firepaw's mentor."
Tailfur stepped up to me and he smiled warmly down at me as we touched noses. The Clan erupted into loud cheers as the ceremony finished. My name rose high into the air and it sent triumphant shivers down my spine. I was now an apprentice and one step closer to becoming unbeatable. Flamestar stood, waiting for the congratulations to slowly dull down before adding one more thing. "Tomorrow is the night of the gathering…" my thoughts wondered elsewhere as he spoke. What was I going to do today? Is Tailfur going to teach me hunting or maybe fighting? Was I going to be shown around the territory to learn where everything is? "… that is all," Flamestar was done, glancing over at Tailfur my tail tip started to twitch with excitement.
"Come on Firepaw," Tailfur started for the exit. "Today you're going to see FlameClan's territory."
It didn't take us long to weave our way through the woods and find ourselves standing at the edge of the same icky black path I had seen as a kit. "This Black Trail is the border between FlameClan and CityClan; it is also the only way rumble beasts can move about."
"Rumble beasts?" I echoed that was when I felt the ground begin to vibrate. A loud roar could be heard and then, a blast of awful smelling air filled my nostrils as a streak of red whirled by. It felt like my fur would be ripped off from the gust it left behind and I struggled to stay standing. "I take it that that was a rumble beast…" a vague memory of glowing eyes returned to my mind, I had encountered one before.
"Yes, they're very dangerous and will kill any who stray into their path," he responded.
I shivered and I grew thankful towards the CityClan cat that had saved me. If he had been just a second later, I wouldn't be here now. Although then again, if I hadn't survived than maybe they would have lived… "Can we go back now," I whispered and I looked hopefully at Tailfur. "Please, let's just go back."
I was back in that same forest, the all too familiar trees that tower high above me their branches blocking out the moonlight. The ground was covered in a heavy layer of fog, and the atmosphere just gave off a creepy feeling. Swallowing, I looked around waiting for the same dog to come charging at me but instead I saw her. The same slim gray cat, she had come just like she promised… "Greetings, Firepaw," she meowed. "Are you ready to begin training?"
I was speechless, she really came… It hadn't just been a dream; she was really going to teach me. "I-I'm ready," I whispered once I found my voice.
"Follow me then," and without another word, she turned away and started forward. Her pace was swift and I struggled to keep up, many times I believed I had lost her in the heavy fog. But finally we arrived to a clearing, and for the first time I saw this dream world's sky. It was covered in clouds but even without the clouds, I was fairly certain that there would be no stairs shinning. It was a rather odd place for StarClan cats to live; I had always assumed it to be livelier and well… less dark. "We will be training in this clearing from now on," the cat exclaimed.
"Um, what can I call you?" the question had been haunting me for a while now. Ever since I first met her, I always dwelled on her name.
"Oh yes, I forgot to introduce myself didn't I…" the she-cat paused and seemed to consider it before answering. "You can call me Moon; yes that's a good name."
I frowned, what a weird way to introduce yourself. It was almost like she didn't have a name until now… "Now then Firepaw, pay attention because your training is going to begin now."
"Alright Moon," I instantly forgot the odd way Moon had acted earlier and my attention was drawn into training. I learned the basics that night, and while I would have preferred to learn something more advanced I didn't protest. After all, Moon was probably much older than me and knew more about training than I did.
"Firepaw!" a voice called from the fog and I stumbled while attempting my next move. Confused I turned towards it and gasped as recognition struck me. It was Sweetbriar! Had she come to help with my training? Excitement fizzed through me and a smile crept over my face.
"Sweetbriar!" I shouted back and my eyes widened as my sister stepped forward. She looked exactly how I remembered, but there was something different about her eyes. They glowed with this sort of grim honesty, like she was about to tell me something I wouldn't like.
"Firepaw, wait there," Moon commanded and before I could protest she stalked over to my sister. The two glared at each other before Sweetbriar hissed something. Moon snarled and it looked like the two were going to fight before calming down and picking up the conversation again. I contemplated getting closer, since I could never seem to contain my curiosity but Sweetbriar soon left.
"What was that about?" I wondered as Moon returned to me. "Why couldn't I talk with Sweetbriar?"
"You see, Sweetbriar thinks this training is too difficult for you," Moon explained. "I told her that you're a strong cat and that you're capable. She still didn't want you to train here so I decided that I'd ask you. Firepaw, do you still want to train here and become stronger?"
"Of course Moon! I don't care what Sweetbriar thinks, I'm going to train and become stronger no matter what!"
