Chapter 8
It was dusk and the sun was setting. Rain pounded the clearing as Frostkit walked over to the nursery. Inside were Plumkit and Foxkit Leaftail's kits, and her mother and sisters. "Go sleep outside Frostkit, I don't want you disturbing you sisters again." Her mother whispered harshly.
"But it's raining outside!" She wailed.
"I said go!" Her mother retorted. Frostkit sadly walked outside. She curled up outside the nursery and tried to ignore the cold and rain so she could go to sleep but it was impossible. Suddenly she heard a voice,
"Why are you outside, little kit, it's raining, you'll catch a cold. Frostkit turned around, it was Pinepaw.
"My mama told me to sleep outside, she didn't want me disturbing my sisters." She meowed shivering with cold.
"You're Moonfur's kit aren't you?" Pinepaw asked. Frostkit nodded her head. "Well Frostkit I'm your brother Pinepaw. Why don't you sleep in the apprentices den tonight." he said. Frostkit was too tired and cold to tell him that she knew who he was so she just followed him to the apprentices' den and the last thing she heard before falling into a deep dreamless sleep was Pinepaw and Rosepaw talking in hushed tones.
When Frostkit woke up there wasn't anyone left in the apprentices den. She walked out of the den and blinked her eyes. The sun was shining brightly while misty clouds dotted the sky. She went and sat down at the freshkill pile, all that was left was a small mouse and a frog, she picked up the mouse and went and sat under a small tree to eat her meal. The only ones that seemed to care about her in this whole clan were Rosepaw and Pinepaw and they weren't even here. Suddenly, halfway through her meal, she heard "Let all cats old enough to catch their own prey gather here for a clan meeting." It was Darkstar. She saw her mother pad over to her
"Well it's for your apprentice ceremony and I suppose I can't have my own kit looking like a total mess for it, come here." Her mother sighed. Her mother smoothed down her fur quickly and then nudged her over to her sisters.
"Today we gathered together to name 3 apprentices. Nightkit, Lillykit, Frostkit, come forward. Nightkit, from this day forward you will be known as Nightpaw. Needlefur you will mentor Nightkit and I hope that you will pass on your courage and skill to your apprentice. Lillykit, from this day forward you will be known as Lillypaw. Branchtail, you will mentor Lillykit and I hope that you pass on your knowledge of the forest and hunting skill on to your apprentice. Finally, Frostkit, from this day forward you will be known as Frostpaw. Ravenwing you will-"
"Wait! Frostkit can't be a warrior, she has to be a medicine cat, she's 'special'. There is no place for her as a warrior." A voice shouted from the crowd. It was her mother.