Yay! I got a whole one review! ...er...yeah... Is my story really not worth reviewing? Oo' Well it's only been one chapter and I still remain optomistic. Here's the second one...


Chapter 2

Tumblepaw pounced onto a large vole and held its head between his teeth. He held it up proudly to another cat. The white cat nodded.

"Very good. I see your hunting skills are improving." She mewed.

"Thank you Whitewhisker." The tabby apprentice meowed. He set the vole down and the ground and kicked dirt over it. "More hunting?" he mewed.

Whitewhisker nodded. "You've caught a lot, but let's catch a mouse or something."

Tumblepaw groaned. Mice were the only things he couldn't catch. His large, heavy built body made it hard for him to run as fast as a normal warrior. His sister, on the other hand, was long and thin. She was a great hunter.

The young apprentice heard a small rustle in the grass. He lowered himself close to the ground. He saw a small mouse chewing and a twig. He took a small step with his large paw, his tail twitched a little and his eyes narrowed as he focused on his prey. Suddenly he dashed forward. The mouse began to run but he was right on its tail. Within a heartbeat, Tumbleplaw took a clumsy step and lost his balance. He fell forward and tumbled right into another cat.

"Tumblepaw!" the she-cat hissed. Tumblepaw got back onto his feet and looked behind his shoulder. It was Goldenpaw, his sister and her mentor, Heavyclaw.

"Sorry." He mewed. "I tripped and tumbled…"

Whitewhisker came running over. "Tumblepaw, are you alright?" she meowed. Tumblepaw nodded.

"We should be heading back to camp." Heavyclaw meowed. The three other cats nodded. Tumblepaw got up and went to go collect his prey.

Once they returned to camp, everything seemed peaceful. Most of the cats were settling down eating prey. Tumblepaw had added three voles and a blackbird to the fresh-kill pile. Goldenpaw caught two mice and a rabbit.

"Want to come eat with me?" Goldenpaw asked. Tumblepaw gave a short nod. He looked at the fresh-kill pile and picked out the rabbit Goldenpaw caught. Goldenpaw grabbed a vole and the two trotted off towards the apprentices, den.

"You caught a great rabbit! It's delicious." Tumblepaw mewed as he gnawed on the rabbits shoulder. "You're a great hunter."

"Thank you, Tumblepaw." She mewed.

"Too bad your brother can't hunt anything good. Most of the prey he brings back is sick animals." A voice sounded from behind them. The two siblings turned their heads. A creamy colored apprentice stood behind them, she was small and thin like Goldenpaw but her attitude was as rotten as crowfood.

"My brother is a fine hunter, Dewpaw!" Goldenpaw hissed at the other apprentice.

Dewpaw had a gleam of mischief rise in her eyes. "Yeah, right. He can't even catch a mouse. He's too big and slow because he eats too much. Look the size of that rabbit, it's almost as big as him." She meowed out a laugh.

Tumblepaw's fur rose with fury. "Shut it, mouse-brain!" he growled.

Dewpaw glared at him. "Come and get me, you big piece of fox dung." She teased. "I bet you're too slow to catch me."

Tumblepaw dashed forward towards Dewpaw. He ran as fast as he could, but suddenly he tripped again and lost his balance. Tumblepaw rolled down towards Dewpaw, knocking her over. The creamy she-cat hissed and threw Tumblepaw off of her.

"Get off of me!" she hissed.

Tumblepaw lowered his head. "I'm sorry." He muttered. Goldenpaw came rushing towards him.

"You're too big you can't even keep your balance." Dewpaw spat. Goldenpaw's eyes narrowed. "Poor big Tumblepaw, too big to fit in. You're just a big piece of fox dung."

"You've gone too far!" Goldenpaw hissed. She leaped up into the air and pinned Dewpaw onto the ground. Dewpaw used her back legs to scratch Goldepaw's stomach, the two cats hissed and scratched. Tumblepaw stood up and stared at the two fighting cats with shock. His nice, young sister who is always so sweet suddenly turns into a furious fighter.

"Stop!" a large, angry voice yowled. Tumblepaw turned back with his head lowered in shame and his ear flat on his head. He looked up to see a dark gray tom with amber eyes that burned with fury. Dewpaw jumped off of Goldenpaw and backed away in fear.

"I'm s-sorry…she…I…Cinderstar…I" Dewpaw stuttered. She seemed to be speechless and terrified of her leader as he approached her.

Cinderstar turned his head to Goldenpaw and licked her ear. "Are you hurt?"

"Just a few scratches." Goldenpaw mewed and she got back onto her feet. "Nothing to worry about. I'll be fine."

"Fine? Fine! You won't be fine as long as Dewpaw is around." Cinderstar snapped. He turned his head towards the young creamy colored apprentice whose eyes were wide and her fear-scent could be smelled from a mile away. "You could've killed my daughter! How dare you fight with the chosen one—I mean her! We need all the warriors we can get and if you're there killing them I'll have to banish you from the clan!"

Dewpaw gasped. Suddenly a brown she-cat jumped in front of Dewpaw with her tail up high. "How dare you. It was just a small quarrel, no need to banish her. She's only an apprentice."

"Father! Ferntail is right. We just had a small fight t-that I s-started!" Goldenpaw stuttered. Tumblepaw was shocked. His sister took the blame for something she didn't do just to protect someone she didn't even like.

"Y-yes, it was my fault too. I was teasing Dewpaw, too." Tumblepaw mewed to support his sister. He turned his head towards Dewpaw. "I'm sorry for teasing you." He mewed.

Cinderstar closed his eyes and sighed. "I'm sorry Dewpaw. But if I ever find you fighting with any other cat of ThunderClan, you shall be punished." He mewed, his tone of voice was getting softer. He turned towards his two kits. "As for you two, do not tease Dewpw again." He ordered.

Tumblepaw and Goldenpaw nodded. Cinderstar stared at the three apprentices for a brief moment then turned away and returned to his den. Ferntail gave a few nervous licks on her chest and trotted away. Dewpaw, still in shock, gulped and took a deep breath.

"You two covered for me…" she mumbled. "Thanks."

"No problem." Tumblepaw meowed coolly. Dewpaw stared down at her paws, she seemed to be embarrassed still. The young apprentice quickly padded into the apprentices and hid in the far corner.

"Serves her right." Goldenpaw mewed. "We almost got in big trouble just because we covered for her." Tumblepaw nodded in agreement. "Hey, Tumblepaw, did you hear when father said 'How dare you fight with the chosen one'?"

Tumblepaw did recall his father saying something like that. "Yeah…I wonder what he meant by it. He seemed very protective and worried too."

"Maybe I should go ask." Goldenpaw glanced over at the leader's den for a moment.

"Leave him be. He's probably still mad or something. Maybe he's just having a bad day." Tumblepaw meowed. "Um…er- Goldenpaw…"

"Yes?" the young black she cat mewed. She ruffled her chest making the golden splotch visible.

"Do you think I'm--big?" Tumblepaw asked.

Goldenpaw meowed out a laugh. "Of course not. You're just big and tough. No cat can get past you, Tumblepaw." She mewed. Tumblepaw purred with delight. He may not be the fastest cat around but he sure is strong and tough.

"Come on, let's go finish our prey before it becomes crowfood." Goldenpaw mewed. Tumblepaw nodded and got up and his paws. The two cats trotted off towards their prey.

Cinderstar sat under High Rock and sighed as he watched his two kits eat. A blue-gray she-cat padded over to him with a few poppy seeds.

"Chew on these, they should calm you down." Bluefeather mewed.

"Thank you, Bluefeather. You're a kind medicine cat." Cinderstar mewed.

Bluefeather glanced at the two apprentices eating together. "Don't be so worried, Goldenpaw will be fine. She knows how to take care of herself."

"I can't let her get hurt. She's my daughter and without her the prophecy cannot be fulfilled and all the clans will be in great danger." The large tom meowed worriedly.

"Don't be too worried. She had her brother there to protect her." Bluefeather mewed softly. "I have a feeling he'll be one of the cats who protect her on her journey when the prophecy comes true. The two seem to be close." The blue-gray cat mewed.

Cinderstar nodded his head. "Tumblepaw is a strong young tom."

"I have high hopes for the future." Bluefeather mewed.

"Me too." Cinderstar whispered. "Me too…"


Not much happened, I mostly just introduced the two main characters, Tumblepaw and Goldenpaw. Cinderstar got all cranky and snappy but what do you expect? He doesn't want anything to happen to the chosen one. There are probably a lot of mistakes in here...I didn't proof read it! I'm so lazy...heh... anyways, stay tuned for the next chapter. It gets more exciting later on, trust me.