"All cats old enough to catch their own prey gather here beneath High Rock "Bladestar yelled from High Rock.

It was a warm summer day in the camp as Edgeclaw emerged from the Warriors den. He felt the sun warm his sleek russet and sandy colored fur. It felt good and refreshing to feel the warm sun rays after the last harsh leafbare.

As more of the cats approached the center of the camp, Edgeclaw spotted Bravekit leaping around with his adopted littermate Redkit as Daisyfur (their mother) was licking down their already smooth fur trying to make it even more so. He could hardly believe that Bravekit was the same little kitten he had saved from freezing on that cold leafbare night. Bladestar had been wary about allowing him to stay, but he knew he could not just leave him to die of frost bite. So Edgeclaw had taken him to the nursery where the two queens were already struggling to produce milk for their own kits.

Daisyfur being a first time Mother had had only one kitten and said she would allow Bravekit to be raised as littermate to her own.

It hadn't been easy persuading her to allow Bravekit a spot in the nursery but with much coaxing from Edgeclaw she had finally agreed.

Edgefur gave a slight shiver as he remembered the extra hunting trips he had taken back then to help bring in more freshkill. "Glad those days are over. " He muttered to himself.

The cats had all gathered around the rock now as Bravekit and Redkit made their way to the front.

Redkit (now suddenly seeming shy) realizing that all eyes were on him and his littlermate moved closer to Bravekit so that their fur was slightly brushing. Bravekit on the other hand held his head high trying to look as confident as possible, only his constant tail twitching back and forth betrayed his excitement.

"Redkit, Bravekit, step forward" Bladestar meowed as he looked down toward them.

"I can't believe I'm finally going to be an apprentice! " Bravekit thought to himself. "It seems like I've been waiting for forever! I'll finally have a chance now to prove I belong in the clan."

"Redkit and Bravekit," Bladestar continued,"You have both reached the age of six moons, and from this day on, until you receive your warrior name, you shall be known as Redpaw and Bravepaw."

Bladestar then summoned a medium sized, gray muzzled Tom from the front side of the crowd. He declared, "Ashnose, you are a loyal warrior and have worked tirelessly to keep your clan safe, especially during these last leafbare moons. I know you will show everything you've learned to Redkit and help him become a noble warrior."

Redpaw and Ashnose walked up to each other and gave the traditional sign of affection between an apprentice and a mentor by touching noses.

Bravepaw swallowed hard as he realized it was now his turn.

As he waited there for his mentor to be called up. Bladestar called to Grayleaf, a greyish blue shecat from the crowd.

"Grayleaf, I know you have been through hard times, with your mother dying last leafbare, but you have never stopped putting the needs of your clan before yourself and have learned to push yourself beyond limits. I know you will teach Bravekit how to be an asset to his clan."

Bladestar then started the cheer for the new apprentices by yelling out their new names and was quickly chimed in by the rest.

"Redpaw! Bravepaw! Redpaw! Bravepaw! "The cats echoed loudly.

After the cheering died down and everyone started to disperse, Edgeclaw made his way up to Bravepaw with his eyes beaming with pride.

"Did I do alright?" Bravepaw asked.

"You did just fine." Edgeclaw beamed. "I know you are going to make a great warrior."

Before the conversation could continue, Grayleaf walked up to stand by Bravepaw's side.

"You ready to explore all of ThunderClan's territory?" She asked.

"You bet! " Bravepaw exclaimed enthusiastically.

Edgeclaw gave him an understanding nod, then made his way to go see if the freshkill pile needed restocking.

Bravepaw looked over to see that Redpaw was already waiting by the camp exit with his mentor and quickly scurried to catch up with them.

"Where should we go first?" Ashnose asked Grayleaf.

"The RiverClan border," Grayleaf replied. "Then we can continue from there."

"Alright then, let's be off."

Author/Notes

Please review if you have any advice or comment that you wish to share.

This will probably be the size of most of my chapters, because I'm not very good at making them long, but I'll see what I can do :)

Shout outs to the Grey Coincidence for commenting and being my first reviewer, and also One-eye for reviewing