Chapter 10

Lionpaw's POV

Lionpaw padded back to camp with the apprentices Hollypaw and Pinepaw. The three had gone hunting with Lionpaw's mentor Thornclaw and the warriors Brakenfur and Sandstorm. Three of the cats had pray in there jaws. Sandstorm a skinny mouse, Hollypaw had a small blackbird, and Lionpaw had a squirrel. It wasn't a lot, but pray had become scarce for some time. That only meant that Leaf-fall was a pone them. The hunger of Leaf-bear didn't seem that far away anymore. But ThunderClan was doing well, apart from losing a good set of paws. The gray tabby tom sight as he remembered that Lightpaw was now in WindClan, but also remembered that was what she had wanted. Lionpaw had promised not to tell the clan where she had gone and he had keep that promise.

Lionpaw looked over to where Smokepaw was talking to Silentpaw, the two had gotten really close and Lionpaw didn't like that. The gray tabby tom couldn't get over that Smokepaw looked at his brother with the same love in her eyes, muck like his father Bumblestripe's when he looks at his mother Ivypool. He also couldn't shake the dark felling that came over him. He wanted Smokepaw to look at him like that! Am I jealous? Lionpaw thought as he lied down next to Hollypaw. The gold and black she-cat was sharing a mouse with her brother Pinepaw. Lionpaw was about to say something when he heard Firestar call the clan together.

"It is time that Smokepaw, Pinepaw, Hollypaw, and Fallenpaw became warriors," The ThunderClan leader started.

"I, Firestar, leader of ThunderClan, call upon my warrior ancestors to look down on those apprentices. They have trained hard to understand the ways of your noble code, and I commend them to you as a warrior in their turn."

"Smokepaw, do you promise to uphold the warrior code and to protect and defend your Clan, even at the cost of your life?"

"I do." Smokepaw answered, her eyes glowed.

"Then by the power of StarClan, I give you your warrior name. Smokepaw, from this moment you will be known as Smokeheart. StarClan honors your wisdom and warmth, and we welcome you as a full warrior of ThunderClan."

Firestar touched Smokeheart on the head and the smoky gray tabby she-cat lick his shoulder. Then she went to join the warriors and her former mentor Graystripe.

"Pinepaw, do you promise to uphold the warrior code and to protect and defend your Clan, even at the cost of your life?"

"I do." The golden brown tabby announced.

"Then by the power of StarClan, I give you your warrior name. Pinepaw, from this moment you will be known as Pinepelt. StarClan honors your loyalty and skill, and we welcome you as a full warrior of ThunderClan."

Then like with Smokeheart Firestar touched Pinepelt's head with his nose. As it went on Hollypaw became Hollyheart and Fallenpaw became Fallenbird.

"Smokeheart! Pinepelt! Hollyheart! Fallenbird!" The clan called.

Lionpaw saw Smokeheart looking at Silentpaw as he called her warrior name, almost louder then his clan-mates. The smoky gray she-cat's eyes glowed with a strong happiness when she heard Silentpaw call her new name.

(Time Leap)

Lionpaw lay in his nest, his littermates Soulpaw and Nightpaw where fast asleep. The new warriors, Smokeheart, Pinepelt, Hollyheart, and Fallenbird where standing grad. Lionpaw could imagine Smokeheart as she sat grad, ears pricked, bright green eyes looking a head of her. Lionpaw wished he could be there with her, that he could be more then friends with her. But it seem as though she was in love with Silentpaw. Lionpaw knew he should be happy that Smokeheart was happy, but it was hard for Lionpaw to fell anything but jealousy. The gray tabby tom wished it was him Smokeheart loved.

Lionpaw remembered a story he heard from one of the warriors. It was about this cat named Ashfur, he was jealous that the cat he loved, loved someone else. Lionpaw never like the sounds of him and never wanted to be anything like him. But has that changed? Have I become something I never wanted to? Lionpaw thought. Then he knew there was no answer to his question, at lest not right now. He knew he need to find out if he was like that cat, and if he was he hoped that he would never try anything crazy.


Lead-fall is here for the clans! Anyway we come to a hard time for Lionpaw. It seems that the love of his apprentice life loves his brother Silentpaw. I have a bad felling about this and I bet that the SmokexLion fans are like "WHAT! Damn you Silentpaw! Smokeheart is Lionpaw's!" SmokexSilent fans must be like YEAH! and the rare inbetween fans are like "Aww" now if Silentpaw likes Smokheart back? Well I haven't thought that far a head yet... but we'll find out :3