Chapter 5:
"Let all cats old enough to catch their own prey gather here for a Clan meeting!" Shinestar's voice rang out above the daily activities of ThunderClan. Sunpaw and Wolfheart rushed beneath the High Rock.
"Good luck!" Wolfheart whispered. Sunpaw nodded.
Before long, Rainfur and Bluetail had joined and wished their old denmate luck, too. Although Sunpaw could hear the warm tone of their voices, none of them had had their heart in it as much as Wolfheart's.
Shinestar started talking again. "I have before me an apprentice. She has been mentored by my deputy, Blackfire. Sunpaw has completed her training, and deserves her warrior name."
"No she doesn't!" a voice rang out above Shinestar's. Everybody looked around, trying to locate the cat who had disagreed with his leader. Flametail stepped out from a group of cats.
"She's just a kit! She's hardly an apprentice!" Flametail was making fun of Sunpaw for her size! The fur on Sunpaw's back bristled.
"Does anyone else disagree with my decision?" Shinestar asked.
"You stupid, mouse-brained fool! She's just like you: an idiot who can't even fight a mouse!" that remark was unforgivable. Sunpaw leaped down onto Flametail's back. She scraped her claws over his muzzle. Flametail cried out in pain. He would have a scar for the rest of his life, probably!
"Silence!" Shinestar cried. Everyone looked up. Sunpaw quickly bounded up to the High Rock again. "As I was saying, it's time for this apprentice to receive her warrior name! From now on, this cat shall be known as Sunbeam!"
"Sunbeam! Sunbeam!" all of ThunderClan was shouting Sunbeam's new name. Wolfheart was the first to say it.
The Following Day:
Moonpaw walked up to her sister. "So, now you're a warrior, Sunbeam." she said it scornfully, as if she hated Sunbeam now.
"It's not my fault you're going to be a dumb medicine cat!" Sunbeam spat.
Moonpaw glared at her. If looks could kill, Sunbeam would be dead in a fraction of a second. "You... you..." Moonpaw struggled to find a good comeback.
"You mouse-brained fool. You would have been happier as a warrior, I just know it!" Sunbeam cried. Moonpaw ran back to her den.
"What just happened?" Wolfheart padded up behind her.
Sunbeam shook her head. "I have no idea."
"Great StarClan, are you two fighting about Moonpaw being a medicine cat again?" Wolfheart yelled. "You're so selfish! Did you ever think she might be happy? Did you? No! You were thinking only of yourself, and your fears of being alone! I can't believe you!" Wolfheart stormed off.
Sunbeam felt terrible. She had just lost her love, and it wasn't going to be easy winning him back. Wolfheart was a stubborn cat.
Flametail also happened to walk by Sunbeam, and his claws tore through her side. It seemed as if everyone in ThunderClan hated her now!
In the warrior den it was no better. Wolfheart was still shunning her, and Bluetail and Rainfur were acting strangely around her.
That night she had a dream. In it, she saw Firestar, the legendary leader of ThunderClan. He spoke to her.
"You must make things right between you and Moonlight." he meowed.
"Who's Moonlight?" Sunbeam asked him. Firestar's tail flicked to the sky. She saw her sister, as a medicine cat.
"Greenclaw is dead. Wolfheart is right. You are being too selfish, and you didn't realize that she died this night. Had you been worrying about others, you may have noticed!" his voice boomed. "And as for Wolfheart, you need to make your bond stronger. Things may seem to be falling apart, but remember this: Wolfheart doesn't hate you. He's afraid of you because you are so unpredictable!"
And then Sunbeam woke up.
Chapter 6: Will Sunbeam and Wolfheart become friends again? Did Moonpaw's mentor really die? How will Sunbeam handle all of these troubles that seem to trace back to her?