DISCLAIMER: The Erins weren't willing to sell me Warriors on Ebay...
Erins: What did you think; that we'd sell you Warriors?!
Me: Yup.
"We're going to be made apprentices!" Melodykit squealed as she bounded out of the nursery, stumbling over Violetkit, her youngest sister. Her poor sister 'yowled' in pain and glared at Melodykit.
"You didn't need to do that!" Violetkit wailed softly.
"Stop acting like a kit!" Melodykit stuck her tongue out.
"We're still kits! Not apprentices yet!" Violetkit whimpered, yet it was obvious that she was arguing.
Ripplekit rushed over with Sparkkit, Fearkit trailing behind them gloomily.
"Stop, Violetkit!" Ripplekit spat angrily. "Melodykit is older than any of us!"
Violetkit stopped glaring at her older sister, and sulked as she cowered below her older siblings.
Melodykit stuck her tongue out again at Violetkit, as if to say, 'Ha!', but Ripplekit shot her a glare. It was as if Ripplekit was the oldest, yet Melodykit was really.
Fearkit rolled his eyes in annoyance. "Stupid sisters," He sneered.
"Hey!" Sparkkit pounced on him playfully. "Say that again!"
For the first time since they were born, Fearkit grinned.
"I said sisters are stupid," He grinned mischieviously.
Sparkkit laughed again and nipped his ear playfully; all the kits fell over giggling in happiness.
- - - - -
"Let all cats who are old enough to catch their own prey gather down here below the Highledge!" Lionstar yowled, and ThunderClan cats emerged from the dens.
Hazeltail was flustered- she had to clean five kits...the thought of it had made her feel tired instantly.
As if to her call, Ferncloud bounded over.
"Hey, Hazeltail- you need help with grooming them?" The oldest nursery queen suggested.
Hazeltail nodded quickly, and thanked StarClan silently- Ferncloud had experienced this a lot of times with her kits, so Ferncloud knew how to be calm and cool when her kits were named.
Except that Hazeltail was too excited to keep it all in. She had been restless all morning, and had Ferncloud trying to calm her in the nursery while the kits were playing outside.
"Mom!" Melodykit whined as Hazeltail groomed Melodykit's ruffled fur. "We're fine! Look; we didn't play in the mud today!" She waved her fluffy brown tail in the air.
Hazeltail shook her head, exhausted. "Melodykit, stop lying. Your fur is brown, yes, but that doesn't fool me with all those dirty spots over you. There are twigs on your pelt, for StarClan's sake!"
Melodykit grumbled something under her breath, but she let her mother clean her pelt quickly, and then scurried away with her siblings to where her father was waiting at the bottom of Highledge.
"Today is a special day for ThunderClan," Lionstar looked down with pride at his kits, "As we are about to name five of the oldest kits in our nursery."
He looked at Melodykit, whose chest was about to explode with excitement, and meowed softly, "Melodykit, step forward."
Melodykit almost jumped forward into her father's chest, but with a warning glance from her mother, she decided not to, and just simply stepped forward politely, looking up at her father with respect glowing in her eyes.
"Melodykit, from now on you will be known as Melodypaw." Lionstar yowled, then scanned the crowd in front of him. "Foxleap will be your mentor." The golden tabby looked at the warrior. "I hope you pass down the great skills you have learnt from your mentor."
Melodypaw noticed that her father didn't mention the name of Foxleap's mentor, and that Squirrelflight, in the crowd, shifted uneasily, while Lionstar and Jayfeather exchanged uneasy glances.
But she shook off the strange feeling and flicked her ears happily as her new mentor placed his muzzle on her head, and joyfully, she licked Foxleap's shoulder before letting Ripplekit pass to stand in front of Lionstar.
Ripplekit- no, paw now- had gotten Whitewing, Fearpaw with Squirrelflight, Sparkpaw with Graystripe, and Violetpaw had loved the scent of herbs, so she was matched up with Jayfeather.
Melodypaw was happy for her siblings; they had all been given great mentors that they wanted to be matched with. But...there was something wrong…she couldn't put her tail on it.
"Hey, Melody, anything wrong?" Ripplepaw asked as he bounded over.
Melodypaw shook her head defiantly. "No..."
"Then..?" Ripplepaw cocked his head. "Hey, can you ask Foxleap to let you go on a patrol with us? Whitewing's gonna bring me on one."
Melodypaw nodded, the strange feeling forgotten for a moment, and bounced happily after her brother, their tails swishing and waving in the air in a rhythmic beat.
OHMAIGAWD I totally loved that chapter :D
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