Squirrelflight still stared at it, bewildered, she asked, "Leafpool...what is it?" The medicine cat replied between licks, "It's an abandoned kit. It's a she-cat too. She's freezing cold right now, help me warm her up." Squirrelflight bent down, her tongue swiped over the kit's pelt. Its round, innocent, ice-blue eyes blinked." The littel kit squealed. "It's so cute!" She mewed. Leafpool placed the kit in Squirrelflight's mouth, "There, that'll stop you from chattering, carry her back to the nursery for me. Brambleclaw let out a mrrow of laughter.
Firestar motioned for her to come. All of them padded after their leader. Ashfur slowed down so that Squirrelflight caught up to him. He twined his tail around her ginger tail, brushing his pelt against her pelt. Brambleclaw shot a glance at them, jealous, he went up ahead.
"Let all cats old enough to catch their own prey gather around the High Ledge for a clan meeting!" Firestar yowled. Cats halted what they were doing, bustling over. "Cats of Thunderclan! Squirrelflight and Ashfur have found an abandoned kit." Mews of surprise rippled throughout the crowd. "How it came across Thunderclan terriotory is unknown, but we must keep an eye out for enemy cats." Leafpool stepped up, her gentle voice rang out in the hollow, "It had no scent of being clan cat, rogue, or a kittypet. The rain might've washed away her scent but we're not sure." Now the clan was even more shocked. "But how do we know if it's not a trick?"
A protested yowl sounded. Murmurs of agreement spread. Firestar and Leafpool looked at eachother, "Then we will wait for a message from starclan." Leafpool replied wisely. The crowd went quiet. "Then it is agreed." He said, dissmissing them to do their own business. Firestar walked to the warrior's den with the silver kit in his jaws, where Sorreltail lay, preening her fur. "Sorreltail, if possible, could you care for this kit?" He asked, showing her the gold tinged she-cat. She nodded, "I will, Firestar, but who will be the father?" Firestar smiled, "Brackenfur." She blushed, Brackenfur had been spending alot of time with her. ALOT of time. aka: they like eachother
Moons later
"Moonkit!" Sorreltail yowled. The silver she-cat padded back to her mother. "Look mummy! I caught prey!" Moonkit announced, proudly showing her mother a plump squirrel. Sorreltail almost let out a mrrow of laughter, seeing her daughter matted with dirt and grass, panting heavily. "You're all dirty! How long did it take for you to get your prey?" Moonkit shook her pelt clean, "Only very little time!" The queen stared at her kit. "Okay...it took all afternoon. But aren't you proud?" Sorreltail licked off some of the leftover grass. "You're not even an apprentice yet and you still try?" Moonkit dropped the plump squirrel on the floor.
"And that's why I was hoping you'd be proud." Sorreltail spat out the grass, "I am proud, but you shouldn't work so hard." Suddenly a tortoise-shell tom tumbled over. "Hey! Guess what mummy! I'm going to become an apprentice today!" Moonkit whined, "Why does Woodkit get to be one and I can't?" Sorreltail heaved a sigh, "Just wait." Brackenfur padded into the nursery. "Hello Moonkit, Woodkit, where's Grasskit?"
Woodkit rolled his eyes, "Where she always is." "You mean the nest of grass we made for her?" Brackenfur asked. "Yes." They replied in union.
"Woodpaw! Woodpaw!" The crowd chanted proudly. Woodpaw touched noses with his mentor, Sandstorm, the mother of Squirrelflight and Leafpool. He silently leapt off the high place. "Congratulations Woodpaw!" Whitepaw said, greeting him. Moonkit stared at her brother, proud, yet jealous. Sorreltail nuzzeled her daughter affectinatley. "don't worry, you'll become one soon."
Leafpool's dream
Leafpool breathed in the cold, crisp air. She was standing next to Spottedleaf, the beautiful medicine she-cat that had died from the paws of a Shadowclan cat. Her pelt glowed brightly, her eyes shone like the stars. She was a member of starclan, all cats who die join. Leafpool glanced at Spottedleaf. Spottedleaf was the greatest medicine cat ever known, she wondered if she would ever be as good as her. The tortoise-shell she-cat smiled at Leafpool. "A great evil will awaken, Leafpool, When the frost falls so shall the great bird. The moon will shine forever, overpowering the Tiger's heir. Be warned, blood will shower, and lives will depart." Than Spottedfleaf started to fade into the sky. "Wait! Please tell me more." Leafpool begged. But it was no use, she had vanquished into the air.
End of dream
Moonpaw arosed, yawning, her paws tingled excitedly. She had just become an apprentice. Her mentor was Brambleclaw. She padded out of the apprentice's den where Brambleclaw sat. "Is it time to go yet?" He nodded, "I suppose..." They went out of the hollow, and into a field. "Well?" Moonpaw asked. "What?" "Aren't you supposed to teach me how to hunt and stuff?" "Oh yeah, right." Brambleclaw said nervously, this was his first apprentice, he didn't have much experience. "First, to catch a mouse, they have sensitive paws, so you should step lightly." He crouched down and softly placed his paws in front of the other.
"You try." Moonpaw did as she was told, eager to learn. She nearly danced among the grass because she was stepping so silently. Then she got up. "When hunting prey you must always kill it right when you caught it so that it won't flee. Do you smell that?" Brambleclaw asked, Moonpaw let her mouth hang open, "I know, it's a prey." "What type?" "Um...a mouse?" "Yes, now do as I've told you." Moonpaw bent down into a hunting position. She padded softly over. Her haunches prepared, and she pounced!
She swatted her paw at the mouse an caught it by its tail. Then, the mouse wriggled out of her paw. Nimbly jogging ahead. Moonpaw chased after it, under some trees, into an open field, across a little stream and into a dark, marshy land. "No! Moonpaw stop!" She ignored his calls until he himself ran after her. Brambleclaw stopped by the river. Moonpaw inches away from him, "Yuk! What's that stench coming from--" Brambleclaw held his breath. "Uh-oh."
What did they see? What is it? Well for those who read warriors the new prophecy: Starlight. You should know. R and r please!
