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Chapter 11

RiverClan Territory

Bloodpaw stared at the camp, confused and lost in thought.

"Bloodpaw!" a cat nearby called. Bloodpaw didn't respond because she wasn't used to her new name. "Bloodpaw!" This time, Brambleface cuffed her head. "Ouch!" she complained.

Brambleface rolled his eyes. "Were your ears blocked? I called you over for a while." Bloodpaw's ears went hot. You're not Natalie anymore! Get used to your new name! she scolded herself.

"Sorry, Brambleface."

Bloodpaw's apprentice ceremony had just ended. Swiftstar had named Brambleface Bloodpaw's mentor. He didn't seem very glad about it. Brambleface had been one of the cats that argued with Swiftstar about letting Bloodpaw into RiverClan. She hoped that Swiftstar would have given her a mentor that happily accepted her into the Clan, like her new friends, Freepaw, Hawkpaw, and Runningpaw.

Once Freepaw had introduced Bloodpaw to her brothers, Hawkpaw hasn't taken his eyes off her. Bloodpaw was starting to get very uncomfortable. Freepaw and Runningpaw thought that Hawkpaw's crush was cute, and they would snicker when it was most obvious.

Brambleface snorted, "Well, we're taking the apprentices to the stream to have your swimming lesson."

He led Bloodpaw to where Flamecloud and Shadowfur were waiting with Hawkpaw and Freepaw. Hawkpaw instantly went stiff went he saw Bloodpaw approach. Freepaw shook slightly with muffled snickers. Her whiskers twitched in amusement. Bloodpaw flicked her tail to show Freepaw that she was getting irritated. Freepaw stopped but her whiskers still twitched.

"We'll be taking you all to your first swimming lessons." Flamecloud said. They all left camp and walked to the stream Bloodpaw used to get to RiverClan. Freepaw jumped right into the stream. Hawkpaw glanced at Bloodpaw awkwardly before walking into the water. Bloodpaw dipped her front paw in the water. It was cold and sent a freezing shiver down her spine. When she first swam in the water, it was a warm day and the sun was out, but now, the sky was overcast and there was a chilling breeze.

"Well?" Bramleface said, "Get in!"

Bloodpaw sighed and stepped in the water. The chilling water soaked through her fur and reached her skin. She shivered violently. Freepaw swam over to her.

"Yeah, it's cold when you first get in, but you start to warm up later on." she told her.

Shadowfur was the one who instructed the apprentices. "When you feel yourself sinking, just keep kicking. Keep your head above the water. Point your snout upwards, so that water doesn't splash on your nose."

Bloodpaw did as he instructed. The apprentices were in the middle of the stream, where it was deepest.

Bloodpaw was still shivering. The stream was getting colder the more Bloodpaw was in it. She noticed that the clouds were getting darker. A raindrop landed on her head. A few heartbeats later, he wind grew fiercer. Flamecloud's yowl was barely heard over the deafening wind.

"Get out of the water!"

Bloodpaw didn't need to be told twice. She struggled to keep her head above the water as she kicked. A wave hit her in the face. She was pulled down underwater. She writhed and kicked in the strong current. The water dragged her down. The more Bloodpaw tried to swim back up, the more she sunk. She was running out of breath. The current became even stronger and Bloodpaw was thrown to the bottom of the stream. Her head hit a rock at the bottom and everything became silent.

Bloodpaw woke up with her vision a little fuzzy. There were four shapes, a large brown shape, two smaller white shapes, and a black shape. The more her vision came into focus, Bloodpaw could point out Brambleface, Freepaw, and Hawkpaw. The fourth cat was unfamiliar. She was completely black with piercing green eyes. Bloodpaw stared, open-mouthed, at the strange she-cat. She blinked and the black cat was gone.

Bloodpaw couldn't explain what her emotion was. Shock? Surprise? Fear? Maybe a mixture of all three? The black cat just… disapeared.

"D-d-did y-you just se-see that?" she stuttered. Oh, great! Now I sound like Amy!

Freepaw looked confused. "See what?"

Hawkpaw looked horror-struck, "Is she seeing StarClan?" Freepaw nudged him.

"No, mouse-brain. She's not dying." She thought about what she said, "Y-you're not dying. Right?"

Bloodpaw got to her paws, "Of course I'm not dying!"

Flamecloud walked over to Brambleface, "Do you think we need to take her to Yarrowtail?"

Brambleface looked at his apprentice, "No, she seems to be getting better." He walked away, talking to Flamecloud. Bloodpaw looked at her surroundings. They were inside a hollow tree, sheltering from the rain and wind.

Bloodpaw saw Shadowfur pacing back and forth. He stopped and turned to Brambleface, "Can we get back to camp now?"

Bloodpaw leaned toward Freepaw, "What's his hurry? It's a really horrible storm. Why would we go out there right now?"

Freepaw shook her head, "He's probably worried about Gingerfire, his mate. She recently had kits, and they only just opened their eyes." Bloodpaw looked at Shadowfur again. He was still pacing, clawing the ground every now and then.

She looked out into the storm. It was raining harder. She walked to where Freepaw and Hawkpaw were laying down, staring out into the storm. This area of the hollow tree was soft. Moss was spread across the ground. Hawkpaw was on Freepaw's right side, so Bloodpaw lied down on Bloodpaw's left side. All three apprentices stayed like that until the storm passed by.

Ok, so Amy and Dan are doing great, but Ian and Natalie... not so great. Is it karma? Maybe...

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