Chapter two has arrived! I'm going to skip any chitter chatter and type the disclaimer so you can read it.
Disclaimer: guess what…. I don't own Warriors
As Mystickit padded through the entrance of the nursery she spotted Silverkit talking to her brother Duskkit.
Silverkit was a silver gray she-cat with white paws and black tipped ears. She had the prettiest sparkling blue eyes altogether making her a rather beautiful she-cat. Silverkit was only one moon younger than Mystickit and the two of them were inseparable.
The elders and warriors were always talking about how strange it was to have two litters born so late in leaf-bare and not one kit died. But Mystickit and Silver kit never cared what they thought.
Silverkit's brother was Duskkit. Duskkit was a long haired dusk gray tom. His pelt was entirely dusk gray except for his face which was covered in black fur. He was generally nice but Mystickit didn't care much for him.
"Hey Silverkit are you hungry?" Mystickit called across the nursery. Silverkit looked up "you bet!" She happily trotted over to Mystickit.
"What did you snag for diner?" Silverkit asked. "A mouse, but it's a big one so we can share" Mystickit replied placing the mouse on the floor. Silverkit licked her lips.
Mystickit bent down over the pray and putting about 3 moons of practice to work expertly bit the mouse in half. "Here you can have the tail part" Mystickit plopped the half a mouse in front of Silverkit.
Mystickit crouched over her half a mouse and bit into it letting the salty tang of it's blood fill her mouth once more.
The two ate silently for a moment. When Mystickit was done she sat up and licked the blood from her jaws. She then decided it would be a good time to give herself a good once over.
Mystickit had just started to groom her chest when her mother came over her. "Let me do it for the ceremony, then you can do it all on your own when you are an apprentice." Her mother mewed softly.
Mystickit hated to be groomed by her mother. It made her feel like such a kit. Mystickit knew better than to protest though. She lay down and let her mother groom her fur.
Mystickit looked over to see that Ferncloud was giving Silverkit a wash as well. It then occurred to her that today must be their ceremony, after all the other two kits were only a moon older than herself.
She let herself get lost in her thoughts while her mother groomed her. She was so lost in her thoughts that she didn't notice when her father called out to the clan signaling the start of the ceremony.
"Mystickit come on" Silverkit nudged her friend. Mystickit snapped out of her thoughts and looked at her friend. "Why are you upside down?" she asked confused. Silverkit's whiskers twitched in amusement. "You're the one on your back" she replied. Mystickit looked at her position to see that she was indeed stretched out on her back, her belly to the top of the nursery.
"Come on we are going to be late for our own ceremony" Silverkit bounded out of the nursery for the last time. Mystickit heaved herself to her paws and scampered out of the den.
As she padded to the group of cats with Silverkit she couldn't help but feel like some things weren't going to be the same anymore. How right she was.
It was then that Mystickit realized with a pang of regret that the last kit to be apprenticed was Birchpaw. Birchpaw had died of green couch during leaf-bare a month or two after she had been born.
She and Birchkit had been fast friends and she was devastated when she heard of his death. His mother didn't take it easy either; she had started to neglect her kits which meant that her own mother had to take in Silverkit and Duskkit for a while. This didn't pose to much of a problem after all it was only a total of three kits.
She sat down and looked up to her father who was sitting atop of highledge. His flame colored coat seemed to be glowing in the light.
"Cats of ThunderClan we are gathered here to realize that these three cats are ready to train under the warrior code." Firestar's voice echoed through the quarry.
"Mystickit" Firestar continued "I have decided that your mentor will be Squirrelflight." Mystickit's eyes shone with joy. Then Firestar continued "mostly because you won't listen to anyone else." Mystickit looked down and a mummer of laughter escaped the crowd of cats.
Squirrelflight stepped forward. "Squirrelflight, you made the journey to save us from a terrible fate. Even if you weren't chosen StarClan obviously sees you as a strong a capable warrior, please pass on all you have learned to this new apprentice." Firestar looked down at Squirrelflight. Squirrelflight's eyes shone with excitement and answered "you bet."
Firestar turned back to Mystickit "Mystickit you will now bear the name Mysticpaw until the time of your warrior ceremony" Firestar spoke.
Squirrelflight touched noses with Mysticpaw and the two cats padded back to the edge of the group.
"Silverkit" Firestar's voice rang out. Mysticpaw watched as Silverkit stepped up. "I have decided that your mentor will be Sorreltail" Firestar announced. Mysticpaw could see why he had chosen Sorreltail. The two had always gotten along and Silverkit really looked up to the warrior.
Sorreltail padded forward a happy gleam in her eyes. "Sorreltail, you went through many hardships to become a warrior and you have proven to be a good and trust worthy one. Please pass on all you know to this young cat" Firestar stated. Sorreltail nodded "I'll do my best Firestar."
"Then I give you your apprentice name of Silverpaw; bear it until you have earned your warrior name." Firestar concluded. Sorreltail touched noses with Silverpaw and the two joined the circle of cats.
"Finally Duskkit" Firestar looked down at the young cat. "I have chosen your mentor to be Brambleclaw." Brambleclaw stepped toward the to-be apprentice.
"Brambleclaw" Firestar continued. "Ever since your last apprentice died of green couch you have been eligible to take on a new one. You have always been a good warrior and loyal to the clan pleas pass on to this young cat what you have learned." "You can count on me Firestar" Brambleclaw replied.
"Now I give you your apprentice name for you to bear until the day you become a warrior. From this day forward you will be called by the name Duskpaw." Firestar finished.
Duskpaw touched noses with his new mentor and they joined the circle of cats.
"That concludes the ceremony for today" Firestar declared jumping from the ledge.
Silverpaw bounded over to Mysticpaw "I can't believe that my mentor is Sorreltail!" She mewed happily. "I wasn't surprised though she'll make a great mentor for you." Mysticpaw replied.
Mysticpaw looked into the setting sun. "Hey, Silverpaw" She called softly. "Yah Mysticpaw" came an answer. "Promise me that we'll have adventures" she looked over to her friend. Silverpaw smiled "you bet."
Mysticpaw looked back into the light of the sun. "Well one thing's for sure, we aren't kits anymore."
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