Notes and Disclaimer:

FlamefeatherRoxz: Here is the next chapter, thanks to anyone who has been reading this or reviewed. Me and my friend, SnowstarRoxz wrote this book together, Flamekit would you please do the disclaimer.

Flamekit: FlamefeatherRoxz and SnowstarRoxz do not own warrior. Erin Hunter does. Thank you!

Skypaw: And with that note, Lights, camera and ACTION!

Everyone: ...

Birdpaw: For StarClan's sake, start the story!

FlamefeatherRoxz: Fine, let the story begin!

As Flamekit stepped into the clearing, she felt immediately the change of atmosphere. In the den, it was warm and calm, but outside in this clearing full of cats. Flamekit held her head up high even though she was nervous.

Proudly padding into the centre of the group of cats, she addressed her mother.

"Goodbye mother." She meowed as she licked Lilyheart's head.

"Bye Flamekit, at least one of my kits is becoming an apprentice" She murmured sadly. Flamekit looked down towards the floor. Her brother, Robinkit, had died of Greencough when he was only 1moon old. Padding up to the group of kits, she said, "Goodbye guys see you when you get to be apprentices."

"It won't be that different, it's not like you're going to go away or die or anything" one of them replied.

"Hmm" she considered. It will be different she thought to herself and it was true, in a way.

"Come here, Flamekit" Snowstar said pointing her tail towards Skyrock. Flamekit scrambled up the rocks and sat in front of her leader, her eyes gazing at Snowstars. They were similar, in some way. The way Snowstar gazed at her with blue eyes. And the way she moved was similar to. Her sleek body didn't make a sound when she walked across the clearing. You could never hear her as she came up to you. Snowstar is just like me! I wonder who will be my mentor Flamekit thought.

Snowstar began to speak, using the words that have been used for generations,

"From this moment, until she has earned her warrior name, this apprentice will be known as Flamepaw. Silvermist, you will mentor this apprentice. You are a skilled and loyal warrior; I hope you will pass on these skills to Flamepaw."

"Of course Snowstar," and that was that. She was an apprentice now!

"Flamepaw, Flamepaw!" The Clan cheered as she leaped off the Skyrock. She walked towards her friend, Skypaw. Skypaw had been made an apprentice 3 sunrises ago. As she walked towards the apprentices den, Birdpaw came up to her and knowing from what Skypaw had told her, it wasn't going to be a congratulations.

"Well, look what we have here," said Birdpaw mockingly. "Has one of the kitty wittys come to be an appwentice has it? Well, we can't have you sitting out there in the cold, can we? Come inside before you freeze to death!" He turned round, and, with a snigger, vanished into the den, flicking some dirt into Flamepaw's face as he went. Great Flamepaw thought, before slipping into the Apprentices den.

As she padded into the musky den, a voice came from the corner. "Here we go, have this moss. I hope it will be comfortable. We all chose it for you," purred Skypaw as Flamepaw's eyes adjusted to the gloom, she began to make out cat shapes. One was standing up, but the rest were curled up, half asleep, not able to hear anything as they drifted in and out of their dreams. Flamepaw guessed that the one standing up in the corner was Birdpaw, the one that had been horrible to her.

"You'd better watch out" she threatened, creeping towards him. "I'm stronger than I look." Flamepaw could see Skypaw looked impressed. I guess they don't stand up to Birdpaw.

"Oh really?" he said. "Go on then, try me" he said, daring her to launch an attack. "Or are you too scared?"

"Bring it on bird brain." she said, and leapt at him. But she hadn't had the training, so she was brought down almost immediately.

"So you think you know so much, do you?" Birdpaw sniggered, his long sharp claws digging into her pelt. Flamepaw shudderd as she looked at his steady gaze. She couldn't help remembering who his father was. None cat other than Shadowclaw.

Shadowclaw was a blood thirsty cat who wanted nothing but power. He had tried to kill the Clan leader, Snowstar, a number of times. Eventually Shadowclaw had died in a battle against CloudClan. Flamepaw couldn't help wondering if Birdpaw was turning into his father.

Struggling, she tried to get up from underneath his powerful brown paws that were forcing her down "Just like a Kittypet" he said, spitting out the word Kittypet like it was a rude word and shouldn't be spoken. Flamepaw let her body go limp, a trick that her mother had told her about, as if in defeat. If I don't try to get up, he may take me outside and bring me to shame. Suddenly she sprang into the air, throwing Birdpaw flying and slamming into some brambles. Spinning round, she unsheathed her claws and pinned him down, making sure she dug in her claws. "You tell him Flamepaw!" Skypaw yelled at her. Birdpaw answered him with yowl of pain. "Let go of me mouse brain, and Skypaw you better watch it. You know what I will do if you don't!"

"Only if you say sorry and don't do it again!" Flamepaw threatened, releasing her grip slightly, "I will never surrender to you!" Birdpaw gasped, refusing to be defeated. Just then Snowstar walked by. Flamepaw realised her grip all most instantly before Snowstar could see her.