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Chapter 2

Cloudpaw stretched his legs and looked around. Lightpaw had already left, but his sisters were still sound asleep.

"Hey, wake up!" He prodded Dewpaw's side with his paw. "Wake up!"

Dewpaw blinked her blue eyes, then yawned. "What, Cloudkit, leave me alone!"

"It's Cloudpaw now, and we're apprentices! Now get up!"

Dewpaw's eyes shot open. "Oh, yeah!" She jumped up and stretched. "We should wake Cloverpaw."

"I'll do it. You go get some fresh-kill," Cloudpaw mewed. Dewpaw licked her brother's ear gratefully and leaped out of the den.

Cloudpaw nudged Cloverpaw with his nose. "Come on, Cloverpaw, wake up. It's time for training."

Cloverpaw yawned and opened her eyes. Then, she blinked. "We're apprentices now! Yay!" She leaped to her paws and purred. "Thanks, Cloudpaw. Smokestar said we'd go hunting today!"

Cloudpaw nodded. "Sure. See you later."

He padded out of the den, his paws tingling with excitement. He saw Dewpaw with Hazelstep at the fresh-kill pile, and spotted Snowstorm, his mentor, emerging from the warriors den. She stopped to speak to her mate, Shadowclaw, then spotted her apprentice and padded over.

"Good morning, Cloudpaw," the white she-cat mewed softly. "Today we're going hunting with Hazelstep and Dewpaw. First, you can go ahead and get some fresh-kill."

Cloudpaw purred. "Okay!" He grabbed a starling from the fresh-kill pile and gulped it down ravenously. Dewpaw approached him, waves of excitement rolling off her fur.

"Hazelstep told me that you and Snowstorm are coming hunting with us!" Dewpaw announced happily.

Cloudpaw purred. "Yeah, Snowstorm told me! I'm so excited."

Dewpaw nodded. "I wonder where Cloverpaw and Smokestar are going."

Cloudpaw shrugged. "I don't know. Come on, let's go!"

The two cats raced over to their mentors, who were speaking in soft voices. When the apprentices neared, they stopped talking and stood up.

"Ready?" Hazelstep asked, her tail twitching nervously.

They nodded.

"Follow me," Snowstorm mewed. As she led them out of camp, she explained, "We'll be going to the grassy clearing to practice some hunting crouches, then we'll go out in the forest to hunt."

Cloudpaw nodded, his blue eyes gleaming. He shared an excited look with Dewpaw as they raced through the forest. Finally, they reached the grassy clearing.

"Okay, listen," Snowstorm mewed, turning to face the two apprentices. "ThunderClan cats hunt in the forest. You must always be quiet, wary and watchful. Try this hunting crouch."

She stepped lightly on her paws, her tail stiff and straight out behind her.

Dewpaw went first. She did the same thing, except she stood a little lopsided. She shifted her weight a bit, and Hazelstep purred with satisfaction.

"You try, Cloudpaw," Snowstorm said.

Cloudpaw bent over a bit, keeping himself lightly on his paws.

"Watch your tail. Don't let it swish like that, you can scare prey," Hazelstep pointed out.

Cloudpaw lowered his tail and kept it straight.

"Good job," both mentors purred.

"Now I'll show you how to sneak forward and catch the prey," Hazelstep said. She demonstrated the crouch, then began to slink forward with incredible agility and swiftness. She gathered her paws beneath her, then leapt.

"There. Now you try it. Cloudpaw, you first this time."

Cloudpaw nodded and crouched down, his tail straight. He crept forward slowly and quietly, then bunched his legs beneath himself and jumped.

"Pretty good," Snowstorm purred. "Move a little faster next time, but good."

Cloudpaw purred. "Thank you." Then he moved aside so that his sister could have a turn.

Dewpaw's ears flicked timidly. She crouched down and crept forward, just as Cloudpaw had. Then she leapt, landing neatly on all four paws.

Hazelstep nodded slowly. "That's good."

Dewpaw let out a feeble purr. "Can we go hunting now?"

Snowstorm and Hazelstep exchanged looks. "We think you're ready. We'll go to the Sky Oak."

"Yes! Come on, let's go!" Cloudpaw yowled, his tail bristling with excitement.

Snowstorm purred. "Hold on a heartbeat, Cloudpaw. Wait for us."

"Can I lead the way? I know where to go!" Dewpaw pleaded. When Hazelstep nodded, she hurtled past Cloudpaw with a triumphant yowl.

Cloudpaw narrowed his eyes and raced after her. When they reached Sky Oak, they glanced around uncertainly, not sure what to do.

Hazlestep flicked her tail and hid in some ferns. Snowstorm was hiding in a clump of heather. Cloudpaw crept behind some undergrowth and looked at Dewpaw. She was blending in perfectly in a thicket.

Cloudpaw's ears twitched and he glanced around, hearing a scuttling sound. It was a vole! He dropped into the hunter's crouch he had just learned and crept forward slowly, trying not to make any noise. He leaped, but the vole heard him and began scurrying away. He was faster, and he killed it with a swift bite.

"Good job, Cloudpaw!" Snowstorm purred. "Bury that so we can pick it up later."

Cloudpaw nodded and kicked some dirt over the vole. He glanced at Dewpaw excitedly, and she flashed him a jealous-happy look. "Nice," she mouthed.

Her brother flicked his tail in acknowledgement and crouched in some brambles.

Suddenly, Dewpaw darted forward and snagged a bushy tailed squirrel in her claws. She let out a satisfied purr and buried it.

~oOoOoOoOoOo~

Cloudpaw dropped the chaffinch and vole on the fresh-kill pile. Dewpaw dropped her squirrel, mouse, and sparrow on the pile. They had both done pretty well.

"That was fun!" Dewpaw purred. With a playful growl, she added, "I caught more than you!"

Cloudpaw wriggled his tail. "Who cares? I'm so going to beat you at battle training tomorrow!"

Dewpaw purred, then looked around. "I wonder what Cloverpaw did today."

Cloudpaw glanced around. His stingy sister was nowhere in sight. However, Lightpaw and Thorntail were. He mewed a friendly "hi" and padded over.

"Hi, Cloudpaw," Lightpaw mewed, purring. "Did you enjoy your first hunt?" Cloudpaw nodded, then looked up to his father, Thorntail. "Did you see what I caught?"

Thorntail purred and licked him in between the ears. "I sure did, Cloudpaw! I'm proud of you."

Dewpaw rushed over to them. "I caught more than Cloudpaw!" she boasted.

Thorntail nodded and congratulated her. Meanwhile, Cloudpaw was looking for Cloverpaw. He spotted her returning to camp with Smokestar. Her mentor told her something, then padded over to Ashenfur, the Clan deputy and also Cloudpaw's grandfather.

"Hi, Cloverpaw," the white and grey tom mewed cautiously. You could never know what mood Cloverpaw was in.

She flicked her tail and purred. "Smokestar and I went hunting by the WindClan border! I caught a rabbit!"

"Really? That's impressive!" Cloudpaw purred. "Dewpaw and I got to hunt together at the Sky Oak."

"Cool," Cloverpaw mewed, scanning the camp.

"Who are you looking for?" Cloudpaw asked.

Cloverpaw shrugged. "I wonder where Feathercloud is?"

"She's on patrol," Lightpaw called, overhearing the younger apprentices' conversation. "She'll be back soon."

"Thanks," Cloudpaw mewed shyly. He turned back to Cloverpaw, but she had walked over to Berrytail.

Cloudpaw looked around. Thorntail and Dewpaw were still talking, Lightpaw looked like she was thinking. Ashenfur and Smokestar were obviously discussing something important. Hazelstep and Snowstorm were either in the warriors den or out in the forest again. The only idle cat there was Silverstorm, Thorntail's mother. Which made her Cloudpaw's grandmother.

"Hello, Silverstorm," Cloudpaw purred, strolling over to the silver she-cat. She was sitting by the fresh-kill pile, eating a small chaffinch.

"Hi, Cloudpaw. I heard you went hunting. Had fun?"

Cloudpaw nodded. "It was great! I can't wait to go back tomorrow!"

Silverstorm took another bite of the bird and purred. "I remember my first day out of camp. It was a long time ago." Then she remarked, "There's going to be a Gathering in a few sunrises. I wonder who'll get to go."

Cloudpaw sighed. "I want to go, but do you think Smokestar would let three new apprentices go to the Gathering only a few sunrises after their apprentice ceremony?"

Silverstorm shrugged. "Just do your best with training and hunting. Maybe he'll see that you're worthy of going."

"Thank you for the advice," Cloudpaw mewed, dipping his head. Silverstorm nodded politely.

~oOoOoOoOoOo~

Cloudpaw leapt at Cloverpaw, his paws outstretched. His bigger, quicker sister dodged the blow and lunged at him. He nimbly moved out of the way, wriggling his tail. He ducked when Cloverpaw struck out a paw at him and quickly jumped at her, finally pinning her down.

Cloverpaw let out a hiss, but meowed, "That was good, Cloudpaw."

"Thanks," Cloudpaw purred, licking his paw.

"Great job!" Snowstorm purred.

Smokestar nodded, his blue eyes gleaming.

"Good job using your size to your advantage," Snowstorm said. "And Cloverpaw, you did very well out there. Determined and fierce."

Cloverpaw purred. "Thank you." She glanced at Smokestar, who nodded approvingly.

"Now, Cloverpaw, let's see if you can use your wits to dodge Cloudpaw's blows," Smokestar said.

Cloudpaw leaped at his sister, hissing competitively. Cloverpaw darted to the side, purring in satisfaction. Cloudpaw jumped at her again, aiming to the right of her. She moved to the opposite direction, and Cloudpaw landed in the dust with a loud thud.

As he got up, Smokestar purred, "Good, Cloverpaw. Nice approach, Cloudpaw."

Cloudpaw shook his fur and glanced at his mentor. Snowstorm nodded slowly, flicking her tail.

"Come on, back to camp!" Smokestar announced.

~oOoOoOoOoOo~

"Hi, Dewpaw. What did you do today?" Cloudpaw asked.

Dewpaw shrugged. "Just hunting and a little battle training. What'd you do?"

"Lots of battle training with Cloverpaw, Snowstorm, and Smokestar," Cloudpaw replied. "I'm really tired, and I bet I'll be all sore in the morning."

Dewpaw purred. "You want to show me some moves?"

Cloudpaw shook his head, panting. "No way! I'm already pooped." He grabbed a mouse from the fresh-kill pile and started devouring it ravenously.

"The Gathering is tomorrow!" Dewpaw squealed excitedly.

Cloudpaw's ears perked up, but he kept eating. "Really?"

Dewpaw nodded. "I wonder if we'll get to go? I'm going to train extra hard tomorrow and see if Smokestar will let me go."

Cloudpaw nodded and began licking his jaws.

"Well, I promised Frostpaw that I'd go with her to collect herbs," Dewpaw mewed. "There she is now."

Cloudpaw turned to look at the snow white medicine cat apprentice. She looked just like her mother, Snowstorm. For a moment he was captivated by her stunning blue eyes and long, white fur, but he shook himself. She's a medicine cat apprentice, I can't fall for her!

He watched as Dewpaw greeted her, then the two apprentices padded out of camp together. He felt a small ripple of emotion sear through him, but he shook it off and padded over to Lightpaw, who was making her way to the medicine cat's den.

"Hi, Lightpaw. Where you going?"

"Hi, Cloudpaw. I was going to the medicine cat's den to get some fresh moss. Then I'm going to take it to the nursery," Lightpaw replied.

"Can I help?" Cloudpaw asked.

Lightpaw purred. "Sure!" She raced forward, flicking Cloudpaw's shoulder with her tail. He growled playfully and followed her.

They slowed down at the entrance of the medicine cat's den, a large, hollowed out rock with crevices and crags inside.

"Mosspelt?" Lightpaw called out. "Frostpaw?"

"Frostpaw went to go collect herbs with Dewpaw," Cloudpaw mewed as he looked around. This was his first time in the medicine cat's den.

Mosspelt, a brown she-cat, padded out of the shadows. "Hi, Lightpaw. Hello, Cloudpaw. Is someone hurt?"

Lightpaw shook her head. "Can we borrow some fresh moss for the nursery?"

Mosspelt nodded. "Of course. I'm sure Birdwing would appreciate that, seeing that the nursery hasn't been cleaned out in a few sunrises."

"Wait here, Cloudpaw, I'll go get the moss," Lightpaw ordered. She disappeared in the back of the den, then returned, swinging a large bundle of moss in her jaws. She beckoned with her tail, and the two made their way to the nursery.

Cloudpaw stepped inside eagerly, his tail twitching. Flightkit, Falconkit, Stonekit, and Eagelkit all got up and rushed over to him.

"Hi, Cloudpaw! Hey, Lightpaw!" they mewed.

Birdwing chuckled. "Thanks for cleaning the nursery, both of you. I'll be outside if you need me." She murmured something to her kits and padded out of the nursery.

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