Chapter One:The Beginning
The wind whispered through the trees as Silverpelt shimmered and twinkled up above. Nightkit padded lightly to a grassy clearing in the woods. In the middle of the clearing was a single flower, sparkling with dew. Nightkit padded up to it, taking in the sweet scent. As she looked up, she saw another cat standing over her. The she-cat's blue-grey fur was turned silver under the full moon. "New friends will come, old enemies return, and night will be always," the she-cat murmered, "Nightkit… Nightkit…"
"Nightkit! Wake up already!" A tortoiseshell she-cat was standing over her, eyes filled with delight. Nightkit could see the sun streaming in through the nursery and feel its warmth on her fur.
"Wha-what?" she replied sleepily, still clinging onto the remains of her dream.
"Come on! Get up you lazy furball!" the she-cat exclaimed. "Today is the day we get apprenticed!" Suddenly remembering what was happening, Nightkit sprang up and scampered into the clearing closely followed by her sister, Cloverkit. Their other sister, Ripplingpaw, had already chosen to become apprenticed to their medicine cat, Dewpetal.
After finishing off their fresh kill, the two cats groomed themselves thoroughly for the upcoming ceremony. Sure enough, they heard their leader yowling the summon from atop of Tallrock. The two sisters scurried to the spot under the huge boulder, anxiously awaiting the ritual. Leaping down from Tallrock, Shadestar recited the traditional words, "Cats of the Clan, These two kits, Nightkit and Cloverkit, have reached their sixth moon." Shadestar turned to two cats. "Windfeather, you are ready for another apprentice, so you will be Cloverpaw's mentor. I rely on you to pass on all you have learned to Cloverpaw and help her become a warrior the Clan can be proud of."
"Yes, Shadestar," replied the white warrior. She then went up to Cloverpaw to touch noses with her. The Clan then cheered her name with Cloverpaw looking triumphant all the while.
"Hollycloud," Shadestar turned to the second cat. "you are also ready for another apprentice, so you will be Nightpaw's mentor. I rely on you to pass on all you have learned to Nightpaw and help her become a great warrior of ForestClan." Hollycloud also came up and touched noses with her new apprentice. "Nightpaw! Nightpaw!" the crowd applauded. Leaping back onto Tallrock, Shadestar concluded the day's ceremony and chose the midday hunting patrol.
"Wow, I can't believe we're finally apprentices!" mewed Nightpaw excitedly, "Let's go meet the others." Cloverpaw and Nightpaw padded off toward the large pile of stones that was the apprentice's den. "Congratulations on becoming an apprenticed!" mewed a grey she-cat to the newly named sisters.
"Thank you Dawnpaw," they replied. Dawnpaw and Duskpaw were brother and sister, and the oldest apprentices. The other two apprentices were Mountainpaw and Eaglepaw, only named a few weeks before Nightpaw and Cloverpaw.
"I can't wait to start our training tomorrow!" Cloverpaw exclaimed.
"Well be ready for hard work," cautioned Duskpaw, "Of course the first day is the easiest. All it is a tour of the territory. Well, good luck." And then he scampered off to join the hunting patrol.
Windfeather padded up to the two new apprentices. "We'll start your training tomorrow, but for now you can take some fresh kill to the elders."
"Sure!" they replied, knowing that they might get a story out of it.
I know, I know, bad place to end a chapter, but don't worry cause the next one will be better! R&R!