Chapter 1

The next day the 7 cats still remained at the river, mourning their lost relatives. All the cats –even the kittens- were lying on the ground. Flamefur got up first. "Chestnutfur! Have you gotten any sign YET! We have been sitting here for an entire day!"

He was very frustrated. "Yes Flamefur," chestnutfur stood. "Lionstar told me that we must work out our duties and rebuild the clan." Chestnutfur stood calm, he was very aware of Flamefur's frustration.

Hawktail, a younger warrior was currently in care of the kits. "Flamefur, the kits are hungry. We have to feed them."

All four tom cats looked to Snowpaw.

"Don't look at me, I'm not even a warrior."

"you're the only queen." Foxpaw told her.

"Okay. If I must."

The she-cat picked up one of the kits. She signaled to Foxpaw to pick up the other and then they walked to the closest patch of bracken. Snowpaw laid down and placed the kit beside her. Foxpaw set down the other kit right next to her flank. Both kits began to suckle.

"That's a new feeling." she giggled.

"Should I stay?" the young tom asked.

"sure you can. But before that you have to get me a piece of freshkill."

She pointed to the mouse who was climbing a twig leaning against a tree. The apprentice raced to the tree. He scrunched down and pounced on the twig. The mouse hopped of just before it snapped. It ran around the new foster mother and her kits. Snowpaw reached out, grabbed it, and killed it. She stuffed it into her mouth and started to purr.

"Thanks."

"No problem." Foxpaw told her with a giggle.

The kittens stopped suckling. Snowpaw got up and picked up Talonkit. Foxpaw picked up Robinkit. They walked back to the area where the warriors and medicine cat were discussing the clan.

"Flamefur, what's up?" Foxpaw asked his father.

"We have decided what to do."

Chestnutfur opened his mouth to speak, but Hawktail interrupted.

"Flamefur's leader, I'm deputy, and you two are warriors. Chestnutfur's just chestnutfur."

"Really?"

"Yup really!"

Flamefur spoke "you two ready?"

"Sure."

"I call upon my warrior ancestors to look down upon this apprentice. He has trained hard to understand the ways of your noble code, and I commend him to you as a warrior in his turn. Foxpaw do you promise to follow the warrior code and defend this Clan, even at the cost of your life?"

"I do."

"Then by the powers of StarClan I give you your warrior name. Foxpaw, from this day forth you will be known as Foxtail. Pineclan welcomes you as a full warrior."

"I call upon my warrior ancestors to look down upon this apprentice. she has trained hard to understand the ways of your noble code, and I commend her to you as a warrior in her turn. Snowpaw do you promise to follow the warrior code and defend this Clan, even at the cost of your life?"

"I do."

"Then by the powers of StarClan I give you your warrior name. Snowpaw, from this day forth you will be known as Snowflake. Pineclan welcomes you as a full warrior."

" Foxtail! Snowflake! Foxtail! Snowflake! "