Here's chapter three which is in Adderpaw's POV.
Warriors does not belong to me in any shape or form, just Moonpaw and Adderpaw.
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The den got dark and damp as he made his way in, gazing about, he could make out a small shape padding toward where the herbs were stored, and no doubt it was Reedpaw. A large shape slowly approached him; her black and gray pelt was surprisingly bright in the dim. "What do you need Adderpaw?" The she-cat asked, giving her tail a flick.
"I slipped while hunting, I just have a couple of scratches but Tawnygaze wouldn't rest until I came." Adderpaw muttered. He trusted the old medicine cat, she had plenty of experience and she was kin, his father's sister. The old cat nodded and turned her head in the direction her apprentice had left.
She cleared her throat and called out for the apprentice. Reedpaw poked his head out of the separate chamber in the den. "What do you need?" He asked, his voice echoing across the den.
"Adderpaw has some cuts, you know what to get!" She called back, a smile spreading across her face. "He's a good apprentice, despite the fact that he's Blackstar's kin. He must not be the happiest with the little one, he probably wanted pure warriors." She has just finished when Reedpaw came hopping in with cobwebs wrapped around one paw and goldenrod stuffed in his mouth.
Bright sunlight poured onto Adderpaw's pelt once outside the den. 'Vigil will be fun.' He thought sarcastically with a sigh. His eyes wandered to see Tawnygaze and Sunpaw eating together a ways off, jealousy suddenly prickled through his pelt.
Before he could grab any prey for himself, he caught a glance of Blackstar making his way toward Flat Rock which sat in the center of camp. The black leader jump on top of it and sat down quickly, raising his head to speak to his clanmates. "Everyone who is old enough to catch their own prey, gather around Flat Rock for a Warrior's Ceremony!" He cried out. He tucked his tail around his paws as he waited.
Adderpaw watched as four other black shapes joined his father up on the rock. He could spot his oldest brother, Twilightleaf, taking his spot next to Blackstar. His mother, Nightwind, was on the other side. His last two brothers, Tigerstripe and Swiftfoot stood behind them. Adderpaw gulped nervously, he would be joining them soon. The thought itself made him tremble; he was going to join them as great warriors.
He padded toward the center, where all apprentices became warriors. His brother was sitting there now, his head held high, chest out. Adderpaw plopped down next to him, sending a spray of dust. Sunpaw shot him an annoyed glance and sneezed at the dust. "Do you have any dignity?" He snarled, he didn't sound like his usual self.
Before Adderpaw could retort, Blackstar waved his tail for silence. He cleared his throat and began. "I Blackstar, leader of TigerClan, call upon my warrior ancestors to look down on these apprentices. They have trained hard to understand the ways of your noble code, and I commend them to you as warriors in their turn. Sunpaw, Adderpaw, my sons, do you promise to uphold the warrior code and to protect and defend your Clan, even at the cost of your life?" His voice was clear and loud despite the leader's age.
Adderpaw drew in a breath to speak but Sunpaw cut in, his voice as loud and clear, just like their father's. "I do!"
Blackstar turned to Adderpaw and narrowed his eyes. 'What did I do wrong?' Adderpaw thought. "I do." He muttered, not looking at his father. The leader nodded his large, black head and turned back to the clan.
"Then by the powers of StarClan, I give you your warrior names. Sunpaw, Adderpaw, from this moment you will be known as Sungaze and Adderstrike, StarClan honors your courage and your determination, and we welcome you as a full warrior of TigerClan." Blackstar finished his speech happily, gazing down at Sungaze.
The black tom approached the rock, taking his spot beside Swiftfoot. Adderstrike jumped onto the edge of the rock, coming face to face with his brother. Sungaze narrowed his eyes but discreetly stuck out one of his hind legs, giving Adderstrike a fierce shove, knocking him off balance.
The ground was hard under the ginger tom's collapsed body but he had to show bravery. Adderstrike got up painfully from his fallen position, he didn't as much as gaze at his brother, the fox-hearted tom.
Blackstar took one last sweeping gaze across his clan and smiled. He nodded toward the others behind him and he jumped off the rock. Sungaze jumped to Adderstrike, none of the cruelty from before was to be seen in his eyes. "You two may start your vigil well, good luck." Blackstar instructed, heading back to his den. Sungaze nodded seriously and padded toward the camp entrance.
Adderstirke just shook his head slowly and he padded after his brother. 'What has gotten into him lately, he's acting like I'm from LionClan.' He thought sadly. Him and his brother had been best friends since the nursery, hunting together and training together, had that all been for nothing?
The ginger tom took his post next to Sungaze he was staring into the dying light of the sun. I wanted to speak to him so badly but it was tradition that they didn't speak until after sunrise tomorrow. Adderstrike's belly suddenly gave a loud rumble; it received the tom a hard stare from Sungaze. 'Crap, I forgot to eat before the ceremony!' The thought shot into the tom's mind. He lowered his head and held back the urge to udder a moan.
The bird's last calls of the day echoed through the camp, wind whipped past the tom's fur, clouds gathering around the camp, blocking out the sun. Rain was on the wind but neither brother moved, a little rain wasn't going to disturb their vigil.
Small droplets splattered Adderstrike's fur, but it wasn't very cold rain for the hot leaf-green air still kept him warm. 'I'm a warrior now, that's all that matters. I will serve my clan in every way, no matter the cost, no matter the enemy, friend or foe.' He pledged silently. The tom's green gaze slipped over to his brother and he swore that in the black tom's eyes was the same passion for his clan. Despite the coats, they were probably just the same inside.
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Chapter Four is Moonpaw's POV, don't worry. :3
-Twilla Chan
Please review, if I get enough people liking this, I will finish chapter four. 83
