I do not own warriors. I wish I did… oh did say that out loud? Hehehe… ok I don'tsob
The shout Cloudtail made was heard all around the camp unfortunately. Squirrelflight glared at her kin as everyone gathered round the two. Bambleclaw was the first to gather and also the first see his shimmering new kits.
Rubblekit walked over to her friend, Peddlekit, and sat down beside her.
"How do you feel about three more kins?" she asked her friend calmly.
"Eh, as long as they're not a pain like Brindlekit, Lionkit and Foxkit, I'm good."
"Sorry to break it to ya but all kits are a pain."
"You mean like you?" Peddlekit asked humorously.
"Ya, like me… hay! I'm not a pain!" Rubblekit was very irritated by her friend's remark.
"Yes you are!" Peddlekit said pouncing on Rubblekit.
The two kitty smack down challengers were rolling in the dirt together playfully.
They then paused as Firestar stopped in front of his two kins.
"Rubblekit, you whine so much you'll give the enemy a head ache!" Firestar teased.
Rubblekit didn't take his words to heart, and playfully pounced on the unexpecting leader. Firestar though dodged the kit's pounce and knocked her over instead.
"Come on, don't be such a party pooper!" Rubblekit started to whine.
Peddlekit couldn't help cracking up in the background.
Fireheart noticed the unhappy look in Rubblekit's eyes. So he decided to do pay back for his kin.
He crouched down and told Rubblekit to do the same. By know all eyes where on the two except the humorous ones of Peddlekit. Everyone watched amused as Rubblekit for once did a proper leap and landed on the laughter unconscious Peddlekit.
Peddlekit yowled at her friend's playful attack.
"Close, why don't you try again?" Firestar asked amused.
At his words Peddlekit scowled away to the nursery.
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Firestar leaped onto the highrock to announce an apprentice naming ceremony.
"Let all those old enough to catch their own prey, gather for a clan meeting."
He waited till everyone was gathered until he continued.
"Peddlekit, Acornkit, I believe it is high time you became an apprentices," Peddlekit was bouncing with joy, and Acornkit was trying his best to hide his excitement, "Sorreltail, I think you are ready to receive your first apprentice, pass down your skill and the warrior code to young Acornkit, who is now known as Acornpaw." The crowd cheered and murmured amongst themselves until Firestar yowled for silence.
"Thornclaw, I also believe you are ready for your first apprentice," Thornclaw was happily shaking, "pass down the warrior code and skill to this young new apprentice now known as, Peddlepaw!"
With that the four cats touched noses.
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All through the vigil Peddlepaw was shivering like she had no fur.
She slowly laid down in the dew stained grass to try and stay warm, but it wasn't working.
Shockingly Acornpaw laid down next to her, pelt to pelt.
Peddlepaw looked up at the brown and black tom with her big blue eyes, wonderingly.
She was about to squeak in delight but she remembered the vigil so she kept silent.
He laid his head on her side and she tried to do the same.
Once she got her head in place, but she kept moving because it was uncomfortable.
Acornpaw watched her amused until she found a spot on him that made them both warm and comfortable.
When it was dawn both Acornpaw, and Peddlepaw woke up their mentors.
Sorreltail trotted out of the den a bit before Thornclaw was even up.
Sorreltail then got tired of waiting; she barged in the den, and jumped as lightly as she could on Thornclaw. The yelp Thornclaw made woke up everyone in the den.
"Great method, but it's a bit obnoxious." Dustpelt sourly remarked.
"Cause it's the only one that wakes you, sleeping beauty." Sandstorm shrewdly retorted.
Peddlekit felt like she was in a land of mean creatures so she quickly trotted out of the den. (AN. I know it may sound weird but some little kids think like that, I still remember)
"Heart of stone, that one." Graystripe taunted.
"She's young, don't blame her." Sandstorm said defending her kin.
"Ya, Graystripe she's young." Both Cloudtail and Dustpelt said it at the same time. The symphony didn't last too long though; they glared at each other and looked away.
"Shut up." Graystripe snorted.
"Ooh, is that an order?" Cloudtail taunted.
"If you two are so keen in the morning, why don't ya go on the dawn patrol with Thornclaw, Sorreltail, Peddlepaw, and Acornpaw?"
This remark silenced Dustpelt, but Cloudtail would love to accompany his kins on their first training day, until he realized that Graystripe was only threatening, and wasn't going to actually do it.
To his surprise his stomach has growling. He then carefully stepped over the nests and out into the sun.
He slowly stretched head to toe, and headed to the fresh kill pile.