That night, I wake up and think, So, this is it. The night Snakekit, Falconkit, Thrushkit, Pouncekit, and Juniperkit have all been waiting for. I go over to the nursery and groom them until their pelts shimmer and shine in the moonlight.
"Let all cats old enough to catch their own prey join here beneath the Highledge for a Clan meeting."
I walk up proudly with Rocktalon and my kits around me. Pouncekit is trembling with excitement. Snakekit is still, but the excitement glows in his eyes. Falconkit is bouncing up and down with Thrushkit, and Juniperkit's ear and tail are twitching with pure joy.
I look at Rocktalon. He's looking at the kits with all his pride and affection in his eyes. He looks at me and whispers,"It's just too soon, isn't it?"
I nod.
"We are gathered here this evening to make five kits into apprentices. Snakekit, come forward."
Snakekit takes a nervous step forward.
"Snakekit, do you promise to uphold the warrior code and protect and defend this Clan even at the cost of your life?"
There was no doubt in his mew,"I do."
"Then by the powers of StarClan, I give you your new name. Snakekit, you will be now called Snakepaw. StarClan honors your new allegiance, and welcomes you as a full member in your turn. Snakepaw, your menor will be..."
I gulp. Give him a good, strong mentor, PLEASE!!
Stormfur."
Snakekit bounces over to his new mentor, stretches up to touch noses with him, and walks to the side with him.
I breathe a sigh of relief. After a few minutes, all my kits and their mentors(Snakepaw and Stormfur, Falconpaw and Graystripe, Pouncepaw and Millie, Juniperpaw and ?, and Thrushkit and Brook)were proudly standing at the side of the clearing, and even sooner, they were now in the apprentices' den, talking and laughing with the other apprentices.
No sooner have I nestled down in my bed than I hear a cat calling,"Swifttalon! Swifttalon! MOM!!"
I go to see what Spottedleaf needs, and once my eyes adjust to the darkness I see the pure joy and excitement on her face.
"I'm gonna have KITS!"
WHAT!!
REVIEW ME AND TELL ME WHO YOU THINK JUNIPERKIT'S MENTOR SHOULD BE AND I'LL SAY THE 1ST PERSON'S ANSWER IN THE NEXT BOOK!