The 1st Naming Ceremonie
It was right after Flame had received his nine lives and had brought cats with the same tallent together. They had picked out the perfect territory and had made the perfect camp for their clan.
Flame stood on the high rock that marked the middle of the Fireclan camp. It was time for him to give the true warrior named to his clanmates. The other cats had already gathered and were ready to except their new names.
Flame addressed his clan "I, Flame, leader of Fire Clan, call opon owr warrior ancestoers to look upon these cats and hear and approve their new names.
"Smoke, you have been my best friend for as long as I know. There is no cat that I trust more than you. I give you your new warrior name; Smokepelt; also, I give you the position as deputy. I hope you honor and respect this duty"
Smokepelt raised his head in pride as the rest of the clan chanted his new name. Flame continued with the ceremonie, "next, is leaf. Leaf, we are new friends but I already trust you with my life and so does the clan. Leaf, your new name shall be Leaffeather. You also shall be medicine cat. Be sure to honor and respect your new role."
Leaffeathe whent to stand next to Smokepelt, across the clearing from the other cats. She ducked her head in a blush as the clan called her name "next is Cloud. Cloud I have know you for a long time as well and I know I can trust you with my life. Cloud, your new warrior name shall be Cloudsong. Wellcome to the new life of a warrior."
Cloudsong whent to stand on the opposite side of the clearing as the rest of the small clan chanted her new warrior name. Flame looked back to the majority of the cats, not yet warrirs. "Come forth Storm, it is your time now." The muscular grey cat did so and sat in front of Flame. "Storm, your battle skills are great and so is your loyalty. You will make your clan proud. For now on, Storm, you shall be known as Stormwatcher. Starclan honors your strength. Now join Cloudsong as a full warrior of Fireclan.''
Stormwatcher tried to hide his excitement, but the other cats could feal it pouring of him in waves as he sat next to Cloudsong. The clan looked up to Flame as he named the next warrior. He beckoned Rock forth with his tail. "Rock, you are a strong and brave cat. Fireclan is honored to have you. Rock, may Starclan light your path as I give you your warrior name. Rock, you shall now be called Rockfoot. Now join Cloudson and Stormwatcher and take your place as a warrior of Fireclan."
Rockfoot joined the others, leaving Hazel and her daughter Sun, alone. Flame beconed Hazel forward. "Hazel, you are a loved friend, sister and mother. I have known you since we were kits and I know you will be a loyal Fireclan warrior. Before you join the others, I must give you your warrior name. Hazel, for know on you shall be known as Hazelheart. Now, take your well earned place next to Fireclan's warriors."
Sun walked to the middle of the clearing as her mother joined the warriors. Flame gazed down at her. "Sun, you are not nearly ready to become a warrior of Fireclan. Sun, you are to become an apprentice. You will learn to become a warrior. You will practice hunting and fighting with your mentor. When both your mentor and I think you have what it takes, you will receive your warrior name. So for now, Sun, you shall be called Sunpaw, and you shall train under Stormwatcher. Storm, wather, I trust for you to teach this young apprentice your skills and techniques. May Starclan light your paths."
Stormwatcher padded forward and touched noses with his apprentice. They then walked back to the group of Warriors and Sunpaw settles herself between Hazelheart and Stormwatcher as Flame continued is announcement. "Now I, flame, call upon Starclan to watch over our clan as I accept the leaders named of Flamestar."
The clan yowled their approval as the group of cats made the final step to becoming a clan.
Gee, I didn't know that Flamestar trusted so many cats with his life! Also, to let you all in on a little secret, I used to spell went wrong for years. Honestly, I still catch myself spelling it 'whent'. When I was in the fifth grade, I specifically remember my teacher, Mrs. Zimmerman yelling at me about my spelling habit. One day, she kept me inside during all recess hours and made me write the word 'went' repetitively until the rest of the class came back from the playground. Well, Mrs. Zimmerman, I would like you to know that your 'teaching' strategy did not work. I still spell it wrong, then correct myself about half way through.
