Two moons later, Oakpaw's POV

"Can't believe Honeybreeze's litter of furry tyrants are becoming apprentices now." Owlpaw told me as we were sharing a squirrel in camp. "I thought I'd be escaping them when I became an apprentice."

"Well at least me and Blossompaw will become warriors soon." I sighed with relief.

After the incident I witnessed when Blazepaw smacked Flintpaw onto his butt, Stonestar made the tom clean the elder's den for the past two moons. He was infuriated that he was the one getting in trouble, but I'm surprised he didn't get worse punishment.

Giselle was to have kits anyday now and barely less than two moons ago Marshcloud moved into the Nursery expecting Sedgestep's kits. And because of that my mentor completely shut down and now Dawnwhisper was training both me and my sister when Emberstem can't get out of the warrior's den.

"All cats of RiverClan come forth for a ceremony for four new apprentices!"

Clumsily all four of Honeybreeze's kits jumped out of the Nursery and stood before Stonestar.

"Make Flyfur my mentor! He's so hot!" Iriskit squeaked.

"Oh my StarClan shut up Iriskit, no one else needs to hear your top 10 warrior crushes." Nightkit growled.

"See what I had to put up with?" Owlpaw sighed.

"Hush you kits, today is a very important day for you." Stonestar meowed. "Beekit, you are now Beepaw. Brownpelt, your first apprentice is been long overdue, but I hope it was worth it."

My Dad and Stonestar's son eagerly pressed his nose against his first apprentice. Stonestar gave Iriskit to Pebblebird, Creamkit to Birddapple, and Nightkit to Haytuft.

"AJAX!"

"No surprise." Birddapple growled. "Way for my mom to interrupt something for me with her stupid kitting."

Rowanpelt ran out of the medicine cat's den with Morningpool walking not too far behind. They went into the Nursery where Giselle kept crying out.

Ajax looked happy and nervous as he stood outside the Nursery anticipating the birth of their kits with his tail swishing anxiously.

"More cats starting happy families with the cats they love." Flyfur sighed.

"It's not too late y'know." Birddapple purred, brushing her tail against his back. "I have no mate and I'd love to have kits-"

"Don't you have an apprentice to train?" Flyfur hissed. "Unless you're just as lousy mentoring as you were being an apprentice."

Birddapple's fur stood on end angrily from his remark and she stormed off, with her apprentice following her. Wasn't she going to be there for her mother?

"Ajax?! You need to come here." Rowanpelt whispered urgently to the yet-to-be father. Ajax ran in and my heart raced.

I walked up to my parents who were nervously sitting in the warrior's den among several other warriors.

"What's happening?" I asked.

"I think something happened to Giselle or the kits." Mom suggested. "Ajax won't take it well whatever it is."

"NO! GISELLE!" Ajax bellowed from the Nursery confirming the worst. I couldn't help but walk towards the Nursery to hear what happened.

"Ajax! You still have two surviving kits. We can find another Clan queen to nurse them till Marshcloud has her kits and-"

"NO! I'm taking them to a Queen I know in Twolegplace so they can survive away from this hellhole!" Ajax snarled, he picked up the two kits in his mouth and began to leave camp.

"Ajax, if they go too long without milk they could die!" Songpool meowed standing in his way.

"I'm not keeping them here you freak!" Ajax aimed a blow at Songpool and she ducked. Voletooth tackled Ajax viciously and shoved his face into the dirt.

"Voletooth!" Songpool gasped.

"He tried to hurt you!" Voletooth protested. "Listen here you low rat, Rowanpelt is going to find a queen to take care of them and you're never going to see them again!"

"Voletooth!"

"Fine, he can pick them from the Clan when they're weaned. But till then you'll be out of our fur got it?" Voletooth hissed lifting Ajax's face out of the dirt.

"Why are you so tightly wound about me almost hurting your friend?" Ajax muttered.

"You didn't just try to hurt my best friend, you tried to hurt my mate." Voletooth spat. "Now get out!"

Ajax hissed and bolted out of the camp while Rowanpelt took the two kits and him and Morningpool set off to find a nursing Queen.

"Songpool, I realized something." Voletooth meowed. "Life is so quick, one moment Ajax and Giselle were happy together and the next moment he was running away from her dead body...and I want us to have more kits."

"That's sweet Voletooth but how? We can't make kits like a tom and she-cat can." Songpool meowed.

"I've been talking to Misha and she told me that Queens in Twolegplace get their kits given away to Twolegs." Voletooth explained. "So we could find a Queen that is willing to let us adopt her kits!"

"What if we get attacked? Twolegplace isn't exactly over the Queen-Napping Patrol." Songpool meowed.

"Well, Oakpaw and Blossompaw are due for an assessment by now." Stonestar joined in the conversation. "Oakpaw? You managed to bring your journeying cats there and back in one piece, so taking these two should be easy."

"One thing...could Owlpaw come with?" I asked.

"Well if you want." Stonestar chuckled. Owlpaw eagerly jumped into the air and ran to my side.

"So what do you say Songpool?" Voletooth purred leaning in closer.

"Yes." Songpool replied. "I want to have more kits with you."

"I'm gonna have siblings!" Spottedpelt cheered. "You three better keep my moms safe!"

"Of course we will, no one will be able to get through me!" Blossompaw eagerly unsheathed her claws and swiped the air to show off.

"If you three come back successfully, I think I'll make you warriors." Stonestar purred.

"Are you kidding me?!" Nightpaw growled. "Owlpaw's only been an apprentice for two moons! And they've only been apprentices for four moons!"

"This could be a dangerous task and they've shown me they're mature and skilled enough to become warriors." Stonestar pointed out. "And as your leader I know that better than you do."

"It's completely ridiculous." Irispaw pouted.

"We're going to Twolegplace now." Songpool announced with Voletooth at her side, both she-cats seemed to be glowing with excitement and I prayed to StarClan that we come back happily with their adopted kits.