Teehee. Sorry. I thought the last chapter had some action in it but I was wrong. It was this chapter! Sorry!!! Im using pre-written chapters, so I don't really know whats going on haha. Hey I need Ideas for Icepaw, Blackpaw, and Rabbitpaw's warrior names. Its not going to be soon, but I still want to have something solid. Please tell me through reviews. Ideas for the other apprentices are also welcome.

Disclaimer: I DON'T OWN THE WARRIORS!!!

Chapter 8

Icepaw blinked, and found herself in an unfamiliar surrounding. She remembered after a moment's confusion that she was in the warrior's den. Palmheart had already left, as well as Skywing and Dirtfur.

Icepaw sat up and stretched. Tanfur stirred and lifted his tawny head. He looked at Icepaw.

"Eh?" he mumbled sleepily. Icepaw began washing herself with brisk strokes.

"Don't ask." she mewed between licks. Tanfur stretched luxorously.

"Are you up to some training today?" he mewed.

"Why wouldn't I be?" mewed Icepaw, standing up. Tanfur purred, and led the way out of the den.

Icepaw followed her mentor out into the clearing. The sun's gentle rays warmed her pelt, and she was happy that the day was so beautiful.

Tanfur led the way towards the training hollow. Icepaw hopped down into the pit that had been hollowed out many seasons ago by the great flood.

"Today we are going to have battle practice." mewed Tanfur. He sat down across the clearing from her.

"Okay Icepaw, we've done this before." mewed the tom. "Try an' get me!" Icepaw stared hard into her mentor's eyes, thinking about a possible move.

Icepaw ran forward, veering to the side at the last moment. She then threw herself at Tanfur, claws unsheathed.

Tanfur twisted away, roling onto his back. A clear mistake. Icepaw pounced on him, leaning forward to give him a soft bite on the neck.

Tanfur then kicked out with his strong hind legs, hitting Icepaw in the belly and throwing her across the clearing.

Tanfur ran over to her, probably to check if she was okay. In one fluid motion, Icepaw jumped up and pounced on Tanfur, rolling him onto his back. Tanfur had the advantage of size, easily rolling Icepaw onto her back, so he was ontop.

"I win." he purred, licking her on the nose. Icepaw smiled at him. She jumped up, flipping him onto his back and pinning him down.

"Don't be so sure." she mewed cunningly. He leaned his head forward and licked her cheek with his warm tongue. Icepaw felt it's warmth radiate through her body, filling her with a tingling sensation.

"Tanfur…" she started. A rustling in the bushes made the two cats look up. It was Dirtfur, Palmheart, and Skywing, back from the morning patrol. Palmheart, for some reason, looked thoroughly embarrassed at the sight of her daughter.

"Hello Tanfur, Icepaw." mewed Skywing. He nodded to each of them in turn.

"We scented IceClan at our border. Tanfur, I would like you to take a patrol up there with Icepaw, Dustcloud, and Blackpaw." Tanfur nodded, and the patrol trotted swiftly towards camp.

Icepaw was thrilled at the idea of going on patrol for the first time. But the idea of being with Blackpaw wasn't appealing to her at the moment.

"Icepaw?" mewed Tanfur.

"What?"

"What were you going to say to me earlier?" Icepaw felt herself blush, embarressment making the tips of her ears turn crimson red. She had been about to tell Tanfur her feelings toward him.

"Oh, uh, nothing." she mewed quickly, a little too quickly, she thought. Tanfur looked suspicious.

"Come on, lets get back to camp then." he mewed briskly. "We need to gather the patroll." Icepaw nodded, biting back the feeling of regret that welled within her.

Tanfur gathered the cats that were needed on patrol, and the cats left camp.

A while later, the four cats were out patrolling the border. Blackpaw had been trailing after Icepaw the whole time. She found this quite annoying. Tanfur looked slightly put out, and Dustcloud glared at Icepaw for an unknown reason. But then, Dustcloud seemed to hate everyone. Icepaw didn't really care.

Icepaw parted her jaws, and drank in the scents of the forest. The patrol had nearly reached the IceClan border. A new smell entered Icepaw's scents. It was the smell of IceClan!
"I smell IceClan!" she yowled. "On our territory!" As soon as she said this, five snarling IceClan cats attacked the patrol. Icepaw saw with horror that Applepaw was amoung them. Applepaw noticed this too, and bounded away to attack Blackpaw.

A golden tom with brown spots bowled into Icepaw, and she recognized him as and IceClan warrior, Cheetahfur.

Hissing with rage, Icepaw clawed the large tom, sending his sleek fur flying in golden puffs. Cheetahfur hissed, raking his sharp claws over Icepaw's face. Icepaw caterwauled, then bit down on his back leg with her sharp teeth, tasting the fresh blood that gurgled out of the wound. Cheetahfur yowled in pain. Pulling away, he bounded across the clearing and into the bushes. Icepaw looked around. Blackpaw was still tussling with Applepaw. The black and white tom scored his claws against Applepaw's sleek red pelt. Applepaw finally shrieked and darted into the bushes.

Tanfur was writhing madly with the IceClan deputy, Shardclaw, a cream colored tabby tom with green eyes.

A big grey tom-cat suddenly jumped on Icepaw. He was heavy, and Icepaw was thrown to the ground, her soft belly exposed. The big grey tom wasted no time pinning the small apprentice to the ground. Icepaw then recognized him as Thunderstripe, one of the greatest warriors in the whole forest.

The big grey tom fastened his jaws around the apprentice's neck. His teeth didn't go through her tough skin, but the pressure was agonizing. Icepaw shrieked in protest. Her back legs scrabbled at nothing.

Icepaw turned her head, and met Tanfur's green gaze. Something flashed in his eyes, and Icepaw fought to remember something that she had learned in her lesson. Then she remembered.

Mustering all her strength, she kicked out her hind legs, meeting Thunderstripe's soft belly. The big tom's eyes flashed in confusion as his jaws left Icepaw's throat, and he was thrown halfway across the clearing.

The big tom recovered, and retreated into the bushes. The other IceClan cats followed him.

"Yah!" yowled Icepaw in victory. "You better keep running!" her tail was held up and bushed out with pride. Tanfur padded over to Icepaw.

"You fought like a warrior today." he mewed, giving Icepaw a lick on the forehead. "I will make sure Jadestar hears about this." Icepaw buried her face in his chest. Sudden affection for the tan warior was suddenly overwhelming. Tanfur layed his head on Icepaw's.

Blackpaw glared at Tanfur. Dustcloud glared at Icepaw. But they didn't notice.

Tanfur stood.

"Come on." he mewed. "We need to get back to camp." The others followed.

Whoo hoo! GO ICEPAW!!! Haha. Well…The next chapter is sad..and so is the one following that. Then a quest! YAY QUESTS!!!

Jadeclaw

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