First, I'm going to reply to Stardawn, because everyone else does it:

Stardawn: Nah, Rainwhisker and Dustpelt just get a little competitive sometimes!

Ahem, now that that is done, news and talkative-ness!

I still need help on a name for the series PEOPLE! If you didn't read the last chappie, I must tell you that I'm changing the series name, and life would be so much easier if somebody would give me series name suggestions.

Chapter 24

Rushingpaw's POV

Rushingpaw's muscles tensed as she walked into Firestar's den. Dustpelt insisted that they had to tell Firestar about Russetfur and Rowanclaw.

Firestar's welcoming mew was cut short when he heard the urgency in Dustpelt's voice.

"What is it Dustpelt?" He asked.

"While I was assessing Rushingpaw here, she caught Russetfur and Rowanclaw on our territory."

Firestar nodded slowly. "I see,"

Rushingpaw mewed, "What are we going to do about this?"

"Nothing, we're going to do nothing." Firestar meowed.

Rushingpaw let her jaw drop in surprise. Firestar always helped out with problems! Why should he stop now, when there was actually something that had to be dealt with?

"Why won't you do anything, after they intrude on our territory?" Rushingpaw blurted out.

Firestar purred. "Don't you see that there's nothing I can do for this?"

Rushingpaw shook her head vigorously.

Dustpelt flicked her ear. "If we bring it up, Blackstar will somehow turn it around on us."

"StarClan knows why" Firestar added.

Rushingpaw nodded, still unconvinced.

Dustpelt nosed her away. "Maybe you should go off and perhaps talk with the other apprentices, something like that. Icepaw and Sunpaw are going to be named warriors today."

Rushingpaw nodded and dashed off.

One thing she could hear was Dustpelt's voice get even more urgent and emotion cracked his voice. Rushingpaw decided to listen in on them.

Dustpelt's voice was turning weak. "I don't know what to do, Firestar."

There was silence and then Firestar mewed, "Dustpelt, I think that you should just keep an eye on him and just make sure it doesn't happen to him again."

Dustpelt hissed. "I think that you were wrong to pick him as a mentor."

Firestar sighed. "I believe that too,"

"Then why did you let him mentor a cat?!" Dustpelt snarled. "Anybody knows that he's not ready for something like an apprentice!"

Firestar let out an exasperated sigh. "You know how much he would have complained if I let his brother get an apprentice and not him."

Not willing to hear any more, Rushingpaw hurried to the apprentices' den.

When she got there, Icepawand Sunpaw were sitting with a gleaming with pride while Fluffypaw, Quialpaw, and Beaverpaw were making a fuss about how cool it was to be warriors.

Icepaw nodded with an obvious act of supremacy to Fluffypaw and the others. Rushingpaw tried her very best not to show her frustration with Icepaw, who acted like she was better than all the others, let them be apprentices or not.

Sunpaw acted in a way that showed humility. "Really, we just did what apprentices are supposed to do,"

Icepaw glared at her brother. "Uhh, no we didn't." she looked at Sunpaw in a way that sent shivers down Rushingpaw's spine. "WE di what apprentices should do. When Sunpaw says that, he means that wae worked harder than you younger apprentices would ever dream of right now."

Firestar came out of his den, calling, "Let all cats old enough to eat their own prey, gather here, beneath highledge for a clan meeting." He waited as cats came out of dens, looking at him with excitement.

"We are here to name Sunpaw," He nodded to the ginger apprentice, "And Icepaw, to become warriors."

Eagleclaw looked at them in a fierce way.

Firestar looked at the sky. "StarClan, I ask you to look down on these apprentices, they have worked hard to learn and uphold the warrior code and I commend them as warriors in return."

He looked at Icepaw. "Icepaw, do you promise to uphold the warrior code, to fight and care for your clan, at the cost of you life?"

Icepaw nodded. "I do."

"Sunpaw, do you also promise to always keep the clan first, to hold the warrior code close to you, at the cost of your life?"

Sunpaw shivered. "I-I do."

"Then by the powers of StarClan I give you your warrior names. Icepaw, from this day forward you shall be known as Icepelt, StarClan honors your speed and skills and are welcome as a full warrior in ThunderClan," He rested his muzzle on Icepelt's head, and she gave him a respectful lick on the shoulder.

Firestar turned to Sunpaw. "Sunpaw, from this day forward you shall be called Sunfur. StarClan honors your loyalty and we accept you as a full warrior of ThunderClan." He rested his muzzle on Sunfur's head, and the new warrior gave him a respectful lick on the shoulder.

The whole Clan, Rushingpaw included, started cheering, "Icepelt! Sunfur! Icepelt! Sunfur!"

Firestar retired to his den, and the two new warriors walked off to make their new nests.

Rushingpaw felt a darkness sweep over her, and when she looked behind her, she saw Eagleclaw looking blankly in front of himself. Rushingpaw's eyes grew wide when she heard a cat's voice whisper in her ear, "The attacking eagle will cause blood to be spilled."

Eagleclaw turned and walked away into the warrior's den and started talking with Icepelt.

Rushingpaw looked at Fluffypaw her sister's tail was curling up in a sign of interest. Rushingpaw knew this ever since they were kits in the nursery.

Whatever Fluffypaw was interested in, Rushingpaw walked quickly into the apprentice's den and fell asleep.

Right before she was really asleep, she noticed that Fluffypaw's tail was curling up because she was looking at Rainwhisker.

DUN DUN DUUUUNN! Did you like it? Was it cool of me to make it that Fluffypaw was checking Rainy out? Review and I shall tell ya peeps!