Chapter 3

Rappidpaw stepped in the cold mound of snow, as her clan padded to the gathering. A

White snowflake slowly fell onto her wet nose.

"Achoo!" she sneezed. Lionheart looked at her, humorously.

"Bless you," he mewed.

"Thanks," Rappidpaw responded. She was trembling with excitement.

"There." Tigerheart pointed with her tail at Fourtrees. Tigerheart was just made a warrior, herself.

"Let's go," Creamstar mewed. The clan padded into the large clearing.

"Where is Breezestar?" she asked Streamstar.

"He hasn't shown yet," Streamstar replied.

"Go on," Creamstar mewed to her clan. Rappidpaw padded around, wide-eyed. She hoped she'd make a friend.

"Hi," a friendly she-cat voice mewed. Rappidpaw spun around and was face to face with a brown tabby she-cat, around her age.

"Hi. I'm Rappidpaw," Rappidpaw meowed.

"I'm Fernpaw," the she-cat responded. "I'm a medicine cat apprentice."

"I'm a… regular apprentice," Rappidpaw mewed.

"Cool," Fernpaw meowed.

"So…." What could Rappidpaw talk about?

"What do you think of Steepback?" Fernpaw asked, suddenly.

"Er…." What could Rappidpaw say?

"I'm in Riverclan but I don't like him. He tried to extend out territory without telling Streamstar," Fernpaw mewed.

"I know. I'm in Thunderclan. Wait! So he didn't tell his leader?" It seemed the ultimate crime.

"Nope," Fernpaw growled. "He thinks he's better than Streamstar." Rappidpaw wasn't sure Fernpaw should be telling her that. After seeing the look in Rappidpaw's eye Fernpaw added, "I'm a medicine cat apprentice. I can say what's dangerous. So you better watch out! Trust me but don't tell a soul."

"Alright," Rappidpaw whispered. Fernpaw forced a smile. She is worried about Steepback! Rappidpaw realized. The leaders sounded their yowl. Rappidpaw and Fernpaw padded to the Great Rock. Breezestar and his clan must have shown up.

"Streamstar, why don't you begin?" Breezestar asked.

"Riverclan owe Thunderclan an apology," Streamstar growled. "Our deputy, Steepback, had attacked them without talking to me. Our new deputy is Lightfoot. We have a new medicine cat apprentice Fernpaw. You may speak now, Creamstar."

"Thank you. Thunderclan accept your apology," Creamstar mewed.

"Speak for yourself," Copperfur muttered.

"We have 2 new apprentices, Rappidpaw and Freepaw. We have a new warrior, Tigerheart and a new litter of kits. That's all. Breezestar," Creamstar meowed, stepping back. There were yowls among the cats. Tigerheart was popular and so was Lionheart for that matter.

"We have 5 new kits and one new warrior, Starpelt. That's all. Stormstar," Breezestar mewed. Stormstar stepped forward, eagerly.

"Shadowclan have two new litters of kits plus an apprentice who will be a warrior soon," Stormstar growled. The gathering was over.

Rappidpaw couldn't shake off how familiar Fernpaw seemed.

I already wrote the next chapter and I need to try to lengthen it. I hope you liked this chapter!