Present…

Eaglekit grunted as her mother nudged her awake. She had been having such a good dream too!

"Today is Lionkit's apprentice ceremony, you don't want to miss that do you?" Flowerfoot purred in amusement as, in a flash of golden fur, Eaglekit was up.

"I still don't think it's fair that he gets to be an apprentice before me! I'm a better fighter than he is!" Eaglekit pouted as her mother started to wash thoroughly behind her ears.

"Well, he is a month older than you, and the warrior code stares that a kit has to be six moons before they can become an apprentice." Flowerfoot stated in an amused voice. Flowerfoot still couldn't believe how fast the days had passed, and that in only a moon her two kits would be apprentices.

Flowerfoot paused in her washing when she heard a grunt from the bed of moss right next to her. Then quickly paced over to the bed when her second kit, Foxkit, placed one brown paw sedately after the other as he climbed out of his bed.

It still amazed her how different her two kits were. While Foxkit was calm and seemed to be very mature, Eaglekit was a ball of golden energy that never seemed to stop asking questions. At least they had two things in common: their determination and pride. Although Foxkit had a quiet dignity about him that just oozed his pride, Eaglekit wasn't afraid to tell anyone, and everything, just which clan she belonged to. It exasperated her sometimes.

"At least Lionkit knows when to shut-up." Foxkit grumbled as he passed his sister and sat down.

Before Eaglekit could retort, a resounding mroww was heard from outside of the nursery.

"Let all cats old enough to catch their own prey meet here before the Great Rock!" Applestar's voice rang loudly through the clearing.

Eaglekit ran out before Flowerfoot could stop her, and then Foxkit followed more sedately. Because they were only kits they couldn't go directly to the great rock and sit with the older cats, but they could sit outside of the nursery where they could see everything directly.

Applestar was standing on top of a huge rock that jutted out from the side of the stone wall. Right underneath her stood Lionkit, a big golden kit with three black stripes going from his shoulder blades all the way to the tip of his tail. Beside him was Leaftree, a shorthaired brown tom with dark russet legs and green eyes.

Applestar cleared her throat. "Lionkit has reached his sixth moon an is ready to become an apprentice. Leaftree, you have been a courageous warrior. I know you will pass these qualities on to your new apprentice. Lionkit, you will now be known as Lionpaw. Congratulations!"

Lionpaw quickly walked to Leaftree's side and touched his nose to the big tom's shoulder; Leaftree in return touched his nose to his new apprentices shoulder.

The clan erupted into yowling. "Lionpaw, Lionpaw, Lionpaw!"

"Lionpaw! Over here!" Eaglekit and Foxkit yelled.

Lionpaw's head snapped up as he looked around, he purred when he saw Foxkit and made his was slowly over to them.

"So, what do you think?" He asked directing his question to Foxkit.

Eaglekit sighed in dismay. She had liked Lionpaw for the longest time! Yet, he didn't even seem to notice her! It was horrible always being overlooked by him, but maybe when she was an apprentice too he would notice her. Maybe…but, until that day she just had to work harder to gain his attention! Her mother didn't call her determined for nothing!

By the time Eaglekit came out of her inner musings Lionpaw was gone and her brother was walking away. She hissed in annoyance, Why do these things always happen to me, I have the rottenest luck! She trotted after her brother, never noticing the two pairs of eyes following her.

Windbreath watched as the small kit raced after her brother. She ran through a patch of sunlight and her fur glowed golden for just a second, reminding Windbreath of her dream.

"You think Eaglekit is the cat from Starclan's prophecy?" Applestar asked from the opening of her den. They watched as Eaglekit and her brother entered the nursery followed by Flowerfoot.

"I'm not sure…she's the only golden cat in Fireclan other than Lionpaw, but the cat in my dream didn't have stripes." Windbreath answered in a calm voice.

Applestar nodded, "Then we must keep an eye on her." She sighed, "Although I worry that she will be too young when the time comes to live up to the prophecy." She watched as Shadepath entered the nursery, followed by Lightstep, her deputy.

Applestar was glad she had chosen Lightstep to become the deputy of Fireclan. Even though when her last deputy, Dreamcloud, had died of whitecough she had never wanted to rename a deputy. Lightstep had become a warrior just two moons before the death of Dreamcloud, and had gained his first apprentice just the day before her death. He was the youngest deputy Fireclan had ever seen, and his naming had caused uproar among the clan, but he had pulled the clan together and always had the clan's best interests at mind. It helped that he was one of the best fighters Fireclan had ever seen.

Applestar looked at Windbreath quickly when an idea started to take shape in her mind.

Windbreath looked up at from her paws as Applestar started to speak. "But, if we were to give her a mentor who was strong mentally and physically, and could pass down all of their knowledge to her, then she might just be able to live up to Starclan's prophecy."

Windbreath tilted her head in confusion. "Where are you going with this, Applestar?"

Applestar's eyes gleamed. "When she becomes an apprentice she needs a strong mentor, someone she can learn from. Someone like Lightstep."

Windbreath stood up slowly, and calmly walked to the opening in the cave to look down at the nursery. "I won't deny that Lightstep is an amazing warrior, but is he the right cat to mentor Eaglekit? Will he encourage her when she does something wrong or right, and discourage her when she becomes inattentive? Is he truly the right cat, Applestar?" She meowed.

Applestar glanced at Windbreath then turned to look down. "I think he is, Windbreah. I truly do."

Lightstep stepped into the nursery just in time to hear Shadepath's question.

"How are the kits doing, Flowerfoot?" He meowed pleasantly.

Flowerfoot looked at the corner of the nursery in time to see Eaglekit bowl over her brother. She sighed. "As good as they can be, I guess." She gave her mate a quick lick, and then turned to Lightstep. "How are you doing? It seems like I haven't seen you in moons." She purred.

Lightstep looked away from the kits. "I'm doing well, I actually came to see how the kits were doing."

Shadepath chuckled to Flowerfoot, "Ever since Flashfoot became a warrior, he's been hoping to get another apprentice, and it just so happens that our kits will become apprentices in half a moon."

Lightstep shuffled his paws and looked at the kits again. Both kits looked healthy; even though Eaglekit was tiny she was defiantly healthy. Lightstep couldn't help but hope that he would get one of the two kits. Foxkit would be the perfect apprentice: attentive, determined, and willing to do anything for the clan. And while Eaglekit was all of those things he still thought she would be a handful.

Eaglekit glanced up from where she was playfully hitting Foxkit in the head. She had heard what her parents and Lightstep were talking about.

Dropping her paw she bounded over to Lightstep. A little bit out of breath she stopped beside him and looked at her mother as they continued to talk.

"It's true that I'm hoping to mentor one of your kits, but all of the warriors would make excellent mentors." Lightstep replied to Shadepath.

Flowerfoot mrowwed with laughter, "You don't have to defend yourself to us. I'm sure Applestar will pick you to be one of my kits mentor." She gave him a playful nudge in the shoulder.

Lightstep's head whipped around when Eaglekit gave a high-pitched squeal. "You're really going to be one of our mentors?" Eaglekit looked dreamily up to him, "I can't believe it, the Lightstep, my mentor? Well, that's just assuming that Applestar chooses me to be you apprentice, but, WOW!"

Eaglekit smiled prettily up at him. "I can't wait!"

Lightstep looked at Shadepath awkwardly, "Me neither…"

Flowerfoot took pity on him. "Okay you rambunctious kits, time for bed!" She picked Eaglekit up, who just sighed, obviously used to it.

Foxkit trotted over to his mossy nest, and laid down. Eaglekit squirmed a bit then finally gave in and stopped struggling as her mom set her next to her brother.

"No offense mom," She meowed, but I can't wait to go to the apprentice's den."

Shadepath laughed, "I bet you'll say that when you're an apprentice too."

Flowerfoot sighed. "The things I put up with."

Eaglekit just looked at Lightstep for a second, a pretty sparkle in her eyes. "Night."

A/N: Okay So that's it for chapter 2!!! YAY! Hmmm, I wonder what Eaglekit is thinking?? I guess you'll find out in the next chapter. In the next Chapter will be they apprentice ceremony for Eaglekit and Foxkit! Review and tell me what you think so far!!