Notes and Disclaimer:
FlamefeatherRoxz: MY FIRST CHAPTER IS UP!
Lilyheart: FlamefeatherRoxz unfortunatly doesn't own Warriors, thanks.
Birdpaw: I DO!
Skypaw: Sure you do liar.
FlamefeatherRoxz: Let people READ the story now... Geez...
Flamekit stretched with contentment – today was the day of her Apprentice ceremony! She was so excited. Running out of the nursery, she nosed the ground and sneezed. Feeling energy surge through her, she pelted towards a tiny ball of moss lying just outside the entrance to the nursery.
Scooping it up, she threw it as hard as she could across the nersery. Racing after it, she overtook the green blur and sat waiting for it to land. As it drew near, she leapt towards it, catching and holding it in her soft tiny paws. Landing heavily, she rolled with the impact and bumped into her mother, Lilyheart. Slowly, she stood up.
"Honestly, the sooner you become an apprentice, the better! If you want to play, go in the clearing where you can't bump into Swiftstripe's kits!" Flamekit knew she didn't really mean to be strict. Flamekit scooped up the bit of moss and padded outside. "And don't get into anyone's way!" Lilyheart called after her. Flamekit sat outside listing to her mother's conversation. "Kits!" She meowed sitting next to Swiftstripe. "You know kits will be kits. Don't forget, she's an apprentice soon. I know you are going to miss her so don't bother say you won't!" came Swiftstripes gentle reply. Lilyheart thought for a moment, "Of course I'll miss her, she's growing up to fast, and at least she will soon be having adventures with her friends and becoming a warrior..." Flamekit decided to leave them to their conversation and walked over to a quiet area in the clearing out of everyone's way. After chasing the moss, she had stopped spinning around; she sat up, shook herself and looked around.
OH DEAR! She thought guiltily. I'm in the leaders den! Stalking up to the entrance, she slowly put her head through the creepers that obscured the entrance. Looking out of the den, she realised that the leader, Snowstar, was walking straight towards her den! Panicking, she went to the darkest corner of the den, throwing pawfuls of musty sand onto her tiny body in an attempt to hide her scent.
Then, the leader walked in. She paused, sniffing tentatively. "Who's in here then?" she mewed, walking towards Flamekits hiding place. "Let's have a look" she said, before scooping the sand off of Flamekits body. "Aha!" she said, and Flamekit crouched before her, trying not to shiver.
"I – I'm sorry S – Snowstar" Flamekit mewed as she dipped her head respectfully at her leader. "I – I fell inside."
"Did you, Flamekit," she said, without any sound of anger in her voice. She smiled gently.
"You'd better come outside with me – it's time for your ceremony." she stepped carelessly towards the entrance. "And you don't want to miss that, do you?" she turned around and, without a sound of her soft white paws on the sandy floor, left the den.
Phew! Flamekit thought heaving a sigh of relief, and hurried out after her. That was close. Maybe to close!