PART TWO
At
the center of the Earth
In the parking lot
Of the 7-11 were I
was taught
The motto was just a lie
It says home is where
your heart is
But what a shame
Cause everyone's heart
Doesn't
beat the same
It's beating out of time
Stormkit felt his heart pounding in his chest as he stood beside the Highrock in the RiverClan camp. He was finally getting his apprentice name and a mentor!
Stormkit looked around until Leopardstar called him back to reality.
"From this day forward," the mottled she-cat called, "until he has earned his warrior name, this kit shall be known as Stormpaw." She hesitated for a brief moment, then continued on. "Stonefur, you are ready for another apprentice. You shall give Stormpaw his training."
"Certainly," the muscular battle-scarred gray tom meowed, bending his head down to touch noses with him.
Stormpaw padded back into the throng of cats with his new mentor. The apprentice's eyes shone as he asked, "What will we do now?"
Stonefur smiled. "Well, I thought I could teach you how to hunt," he meowed, "and then I can teach you the warrior code. Probably anything about the warrior code you've heard isn't true, so we're going to start over again with it all."
Stormpaw cocked his head as he remembered what Blackclaw had told him before.
"Warrior code? Ha! You don't need to mind it. It's all a lie for you. Your parents never did! It's of no purpose to you or your sister, but at least Featherkit shows more promise than you ever will, half-Clan foxdung!"