Here is chapter 10! Yay! They're finally becoming apprentices! It only took 10 chapters...

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Shimmerkit bounced with excitement, they were going to become apprentices today! Shimmerkit squealed as that thought ran through her head again. Nothing much had happened in the last moon, except for Rowankit becoming less arrogant, but more watchful and tactful.

He was sitting in the shade of the nursery, watching everyone. He was probably in the shadows to stay unnoticed, but his bright golden-ginger tabby pelt was easily noticeable.

"Ha! He thinks cats can't see him." Shimmerkit jumped and looked around, Ravenkit was sitting next to her. "He's gotten less arrogant, but he's still pretty dim."

"I didn't hear you come over, Ravenkit." Shimmerkit said.

"Yeah. I've been working on my stealthiness." She mewed, stretching. Shimmerkit glanced around at the cats in the clearing.

Sleetkit sat still by the willow stump that Deerstar addressed the clan from. His ears were twitching and he was looking around as if he could see everyone. Nightshine stood next to him.

"I wonder who my mentor will be." Shimmerkit squeaked, bouncing on her paws again.

"I know who I'm getting." Said Ravenkit proudly.

"Really? Who?" Shimmerkit asked, looking curiously at her sister.

"You'll find out." She said, smirking. "The look on Rowankit's face will be priceless."

Shimmerkit purred, "Then I can't wait."

Deerstar walked over to Nightshine and murmured something in her ear, then leapt up onto the willow stump.

"Let all cats old enough to swim gather to hear my words!" Deerstar yowled.

"Yay yay yay yay yay!" Shimmerkit squealed bouncing up and down.

"Calm down, Shimmerkit. You're about to be an apprentice." Mewed Ravenkit, but there was a glint of excitement in her ice blue eyes as they stepped towards the willow stump.

"Shimmerkit, Sleetkit, Rowankit and Ravenkit, step forward. Shimmerkit, 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 Shimmerpaw. Your mentor will be Brightwillow. I hope Brightwillow will pass down all she knows on to you.

Deerstar turned to look down at the new mentor, who looked absolutely delighted to recieve Shimmerpaw as an apprentice, "Brightwillow, you are ready to take on an apprentice. You received excellent training from Dewfeather and have shown yourself to be calm and skilled. You will be the mentor of Shimmerpaw and I expect you to pass on all you know to her."

Brightwillow dipped her head to Deerstar and padded up to Shimmerpaw, reaching down to touch noses. Shimmerpaw let out a squeak of happiness and Brightwillow purred in amusement. They stepped back to watch her siblings be apprenticed as well.

"Sleetkit," Rowankit looked furious that his 'useless, weak, blind brother' was being apprenticed before him, even if only moments before him. "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 Sleetpaw. Your mentor will be Whitewater. I hope she will pass down all she knows on to you.

Deerstar turned to look down at Whitewater,who looked as serene and emotionless as usual, except for a small smile, "Whitewater, you are ready to take on a second apprentice. You did very well with Blackpaw until he died and received excellent training from Sandfire and Webfeather have shown yourself to be clever and strong. You will be the mentor of Sleetpaw and I expect you to pass on all you know to him."

Whitewater had two mentors? And a dead apprentice? Thats weird…

She watched as the two blind cats touched noses.

"Rowankit." The ginger kit stepped forward proudly, shooting a smug look at Ravenkit, who only smirked in response. He looked confused for a second, then shook himself and looked up at Deerstar.

"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 Rowanpaw. Your mentor will be Spindleheart. I hope he will pass down all he knows on to you.

Deerstar looked down at the surprised grey tabby, "Spindleheart, you are ready to take on an apprentice. You received excellent training from Solarwind and have shown yourself to be brave and smart. You will be the mentor of Rowanpaw and I expect you to pass on all you know to her."

Spindleheart touched noses with an uncertain, but proud Rowanpaw. They went to sit next to Nightshine. Rowanpaw smirked at Ravenkit, the last to become an apprentice, who smiled sweetly at him. He looked confused again. Shimmerpaw snickered at him.

"Ravenkit, 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 Ravenpaw." Ravenpaw looked triumphantly at Rowanpaw as Deerstar said her next words:

"I will be your mentor."

Ravenkit got the leader as a mentor! I'm so proud.

Fun fact: Ravenpaw was originally going to be a side character and be mentored by Icewhisker.

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