Sorry for the gap of lacking updates. Oh and please check chapter 12 of Our Life: Friends Forever for any info on Moonlight and A Destiny Awaits: Never Alone. I don't feel like typing it all out, or youc an check my profile because I will put it there also.

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Chapter 4

It had been one moon since Holly was found and brought to ThunderClan. Holly trusted and only trusted two cats, Brambleclaw and Leafpool. Berrypaw had been made a warrior, he was known as Berrytail.

"Let all cats old enough to catch their own prey join beneath the Highledge for a Clan meeting." Firestar's call rang out through the clearing as cats gathered around.

"What's going on?" Holly asked Brambleclaw. She was well enough to leave Leafpool's den and had decided to go with Brambleclaw.

"It's a Clan meeting. Sorreltail's kits are becoming apprentices today. They have reached their sixth moon," Brambleclaw explained. "Do you want to join them and be an apprentice of ThunderClan?"

"I thought you had to be six moons to be an apprentice," Holly meowed. "I'm only five."

"You do have to be six moons, but Firestar said that he is willing to make you an apprentice, if you want to, now so you won't have to have a ceremony alone. Since you are still kind of new to the Clan," Brambleclaw explained. "So do you want to be an apprentice of ThunderClan?"

Holly didn't know what to say. She didn't know half of the Clan and only knew others because they had gone to Leafpool's den with something wrong with them. And she didn't trust anyone, but Brambleclaw and Leafpool, though; she was beginning to trust Firestar. Finally, she spoke. "Yes."

Brambleclaw turned and nodded to Firestar who began talking. "We are gathered here today to welcome five new apprentices." In a quick pause a murmur of confusion rose, but died down quickly. In that time Brambleclaw whispered to Holly what to do.

"Poppykit, until you receive your warrior name you will be known as Poppypaw. Your mentor will be Cloudtail," Firestar announced.

"Honeykit, until you receive your warrior name you will be known as Honeypaw. Your mentor will be Dustpelt."

"Cinderkit, until you receive your warrior name you will be known as Cinderpaw. Your mentor will be Sandstorm," he continued.

"Molekit, until you receive your warrior name you will be known as Molepaw. Your mentor will be Thornclaw."

Firestar paused for a moment and then continued. "Holly, you have wished to become part of ThunderClan as an apprentice, is that correct?"

Holly gazed at Firestar and answered. "Yes, it is correct."

"Then Holly, from this day forward, until you receive your warrior name, you will be known as Hollypaw. Your mentor will be Brambleclaw."

Holly, now Hollypaw, touched noses with Brambleclaw. She padded behind him over to the edge of the clearing.

"Now what?" Hollypaw asked.

"Well, since it is still early I will show you the territory," Brambleclaw meowed. "Then if we have time, I will teach you have to hunt."

"Do you mean review me on how to hunt?" Hollypaw asked. "I know how to hunt. My mother taught me."

"Oh, okay, then I guess I will see what you can do," Brambleclaw meowed leading her out of the camp.

Hollypaw had recognized the ShadowClan border quickly though she hadn't been there in a moon. It scared her to remember this place, the place where her mother and sister had died. Brambleclaw showed her all of the territory, the WindClan border, the lake, the clearing where they would be practicing fighting, and all of the other places in ThunderClan territory.

"What are we going to do tomorrow?" Hollypaw asked.

"Well, since we didn't have time to hunt today, we will hunt tomorrow and that is probably what we will do all day since you are still five moons."

They arrived back at camp as the sun set and Hollypaw was glad to get some rest. Though she still didn't trust everyone, she thought she should try to trust at least one cat. She slowly padded over to the apprentices' den. After a long day of being showed territory, she was surprised that she wasn't hungry.

Without realizing where she was going, Hollypaw ran into someone. It was a large tabby tom, that Hollypaw thought his name was Molepaw. For a moment she thought that she should have just left without saying anything, but he decided against that and started talking.

"Sorry, I wasn't looking where I was going. You're Hollypaw, right?" he meowed kind of awkwardly. "I'm Molepaw."

"Yes, sorry, I wasn't looking where I was going either." For a moment they just looked at each other not saying anything, like there was nothing to say. Then Hollypaw meowed, "I better be going."

"Okay, I'll see you around," Molepaw meowed.

That was awkward, Hollypaw thought walking into the den and finding and empty nest to sleep in. Maybe I can trust him.

After deciding whether or not to trust Molepaw she quickly fell asleep knowing her answer.

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Hollypaw was in a dark, shadowy place, the forest she had visited when she first arrived in ThunderClan.

"Hello, young Hollypaw," a cold voice said behind her.

Hollypaw spun around. There was Tigerstar and Hawkfrost, but there was another tom that Hollypaw thought she knew she just couldn't think of who it was. Then she remembered, her father.

She didn't know who had greeted her coldly, but she didn't want to find out. "Leave me alone," Hollypaw hissed.

"And how are you going to stop us?" Hawkfrost asked. "You haven't even learned how to fight yet."

"Even without training, she is still quite feisty," Hollypaw's father growled.

Hollypaw felt a growl rise up through her throat. And hate, hate for her father, came with the growl, but she knew the hatred would never, never, go away.

"Hollypaw, I will find you, and when I do, you better be ready," her father growled. "Be ready."

"Hollypaw! Hollypaw!" a voice mewed distantly.

Hollypaw blinked and was back in the apprentices' den. Molepaw was standing in front of her.

"You were muttering in your sleep and shaking," Molepaw whispered. "Luckily, you didn't wake any of my sisters. If Poppypaw woke up she'd have everyone's tails. Are you okay?"

"To tell you the truth, I don't know," Hollypaw answered, uneasily.

"Why don't you come on patrol with Thornclaw, Brambleclaw, and me? I'm sure Brambleclaw will let you come," Molepaw meowed.

Hollypaw nodded. She stood up and followed Molepaw out of the den. Out there, Brambleclaw was talking to a golden tabby; Hollypaw guessed that that was Thornclaw.

"Brambleclaw, is it okay if Hollypaw comes with us on patrol?" Molepaw asked.

"That's a good idea, Molepaw," Brambleclaw meowed.

Brambleclaw and Thornclaw led the two apprentices out of camp and into the forest heading toward the WindClan border. At the border, Hollypaw caught the scent of rabbits and saw three cats coming toward them on the other side of the small stream. There was a gray—almost black—tom, light brownish-ginger she-cat, and a white she-cat.

"Hello, Brambleclaw, Thornclaw," the dark gray tom greeted.

"Hey, Crowfeather," Brambleclaw mewed. "These are our apprentices, Molepaw, Thornclaw's apprentice, and Hollypaw, my apprentice."

Crowfeather nodded greeting to them. "This is my apprentice, Scarletpaw." He flicked his tail to the small brownish-ginger she-cat.

Scarletpaw, Scarlet. Where have I heard that? Hollypaw thought to herself. Somehow, she had heard the name Scarlet before, but didn't know where; maybe her mother and father had talked about it before.

The patrols went their ways and Molepaw went over to Hollypaw. "Are you okay?"

"Yes, I'm fine…I think," Hollypaw replied.

"You know, if there is anything at all wrong, you don't have to keep it a secret," Molepaw meowed. "You aren't six moons, are you? You look a bit younger than my sisters."

"I'm not six moons, I am five, but Firestar let me become an apprentice," Hollypaw explained quietly. "Why do you care? I'm still a rogue to some of your Clanmates."

"You've been in the Clan for about a moon, why would they think that? You're part of our Clan now so you need a friend."

Hollypaw looked at the ground, she didn't know whether or not to tell Molepaw everything. She looked up with her mixed color eyes that showed her loneliness in them and said, "Thank you."

"Any time," replied Molepaw.

I have no clue where the Scarlet thing came from, it just popped into my story. So please review!