Frost twitched slightly before opening his blue eyes. The fox den's interior seemed brighter to him as he shifted sleepily into a sitting position. The sound of birds chirping outside told him it should be around the time of dawn. Yawning, he looked at his sleeping littermates before his gaze landed upon his parents. Blizzardclaw was still lying beside him and his siblings while Feather was curled up on the other side their father. Both of the older cats were asleep just like Frozenkit and Mist. Smiling, Frost carefully maneuvered around his brother and sister before he walked up to Blizzardclaw's front paws. The warrior still had his head rested on his paws as he snored softly, whiskers twitching in his sleep. Frost hesitated before he began pawing at his father's nose. "Dad!" he whispered.

Blizzardclaw flicked an ear before he slowly blinked at the kit. "Awake already, Frost?" he yawned before smiling at him.

Frost purred happily as his father woke up before nodding. "I wanna hear more about the clan!" he whispered excitedly.

Blizzardclaw noticed that his mate and two other kits were still asleep. "Don't you want to wait until Frozenkit and Mist wake up? I bet they'd want to learn more about it too," he meowed, raising his head from his paws.

Frost quickly shook his head as he sat in front of the tom. "They'll probably be asleep for another moon," he explained to him. "I can't wait that long."

The warrior let out an amused purr before nodding. "Well I guess I can tell you more as long as you promise to tell your siblings about what you learned. Oh, and let's be quiet," Blizzardclaw whispered. "Your mother and siblings might get cranky if we wake them up!"

Frost nodded silently, his eyes gleaming.

"I already told you about the warriors and apprentices, so now I'll tell you about all the other members of the clan," Blizzardclaw meowed.

"There's more?" Frost asked in bewilderment.

Blizzardclaw nodded with a smile. "Lots more! There are even kits like you, Frozenkit and Mist. They're taken care by the mothers of the clan in a den called the nursery. Kits live and grow up in the nursery until they're six moons old. Then they become apprentices and get their mentors."

"Do the warriors get to pick who they mentor?" Frost asked curiously.

"Sometimes they can ask for a certain kit but all decisions are made by our clan leader," Blizzardclaw replied. "The clan leader makes all of the important choices and everybody in the clan has to follow them," he explained. "The leader is also in charge of arranging the ceremonies held in the clan. We have ceremonies for kits when they become apprentices and then for apprentices when they become warriors. The leader, warriors, apprentices and the kits all have their own dens where they rest in or sleep. We also have two other dens."

Ears drawn forward as he listened, Frost meowed, "What are those two dens for?"

"One is for the elders of the clan. Elders are cats who have served the clan for many years as warriors and are now retired. Apprentices usually take care of them by making sure they have enough to eat and by making sure their nests are clean. The other den is for the clan's medicine cat. This cat isn't a warrior and instead takes care of the clan by treating them when they are sick or injured. Since we are all members of a clan, all of our dens are found in our 'camp'. Our camp is just a giant forest clearing that's surrounded by thick undergrowth. It has all of our dens inside of it and serves as our home," Blizzardclaw meowed.

"Wow," Frost breathed, taking in everything his father told him. "When can I go there!" he purred excitedly.

Blizzardclaw hesitated. "Go where…?"

"To the clan!" Frost exclaimed. "I wanna see everything and then become a warrior like you!"

Blizzardclaw stiffened as he felt Feather begin to awake beside him. "I told you we had to be quiet, Frost!" he whispered. "Besides, you'd find the clan boring," he meowed. "You'd have lots more fun living out here!" he smiled.

Frost scowled in disappointment. "But I wanna be a warrior…"

"Who wants to be a warrior?" Feather yawned as she awoke.

"Me!" Frost purred, scrambling over to his mother. "Can you tell Dad to take me to the clan, Mommy? Please…? I promise I'll come visit you…after I become a warrior," he smiled, resting his front paws on her flank.

Feather blinked at him before purring in amusement. "Sorry, but you have to stay with me instead, Frost. You can't become a warrior either since I told your father he'd be the only warrior I would ever love," she explained, glancing at her mate in amusement.

Frost's ears drooped before he waved his tail excitedly. "It's okay!" he purred. "It doesn't matter if you won't love me anymore! I'd still love you," he assured her.

His mother looked at him for a couple of seconds before frowning up at Blizzardclaw. "What were you telling him while I was asleep…?"

"Nothing extremely incredible! Just about the different cats there are in the clan. He decided on becoming a warrior on his own," Blizzardclaw defending himself, whiskers twitching in amusement.

Frost padded away from his parents as they continued to talk. Remembering about his promise to Blizzardclaw, the silver kit raced over to his siblings. "Frozenkit! Mist! Wake up!" he urged, pouncing on his sister.

Mist let out a surprised squeak as Frost landed onto her back. "Frost!" she whined sleepily. "I was having a fun dream!"

Frost purred in amusement and licked her ear. "Sorry, but I gotta tell you what Daddy told me about the clan!"

"The clan?" Frozenkit yawned as he woke up. "But we were right there with you last night when he told us about it, Frost!"

"He told me more," Frost purred, leaping off a squirming Mist. "I woke up first today and I asked him if he could tell me more. He said he would as long as I told you guys about it afterwards, so listen up!"

"Can't we eat first?" Mist mewed, glancing around as she tried to find Feather.

Frost frowned. "Clan first, food later," he told her bluntly.

"Okay…" Frozenkit nodded in agreement as he sat upwards. "But if you take too long telling us about the clan, we'll eat you," he growled playfully.

Frost puffed out his fur to make himself look bigger. "I'm too big for you to eat!"

"We'll just settle with eating your tail then!" Mist purred in amusement, pouncing on her brother's tail.

Frost let out a squeal of horror before he began to wrestle his sister. Frozenkit sat back and watched his siblings with a purr. He looked away from them as Feather padded up to him. "Hi Mommy!" he greeted.

"Hello, Frozenkit," Feather meowed before she nudged him with her nose. "Could I talk to you for a second? I promise it won't take long," she assured.

Frozenkit blinked at her curiously. "Sure! I'm not in trouble though…right?" he mewed wearily.

"Is there a reason you should be?" she purred in amusement. She then began walking off towards the entrance of the den, leaving Mist and Frost to their play fighting.

"No, Mommy!" Frozenkit replied instantly as he raced after her.

"Good," Feather smiled as she reached the den's opening. She waited for him to catch up before sitting down.

Frozenkit peered through the entrance as he reached it. The ground leading out of the den was still wet from the rain and small droplets of water were dripping off the fallen oak tree. Frozenkit watched the water as it plopped on to the ground before gazing up at the sky. It was a soft, brightening blue color and free of clouds. The kit saw rays of sunlight slowly slicing their way through the forest's cover before his mother got his attention by flicking his ear with her tail. Backing away from the entrance, Frozenkit smiled up at her. "What did you want to talk about?"

"Something rather important…" Feather admitted sadly.

Frozenkit frowned worriedly. "What is it, Mommy?"

Feather gave him a sad smile while she wrapped her tail around him. "Well Frozenkit…you'll be leaving me, Frost, and Mist soon."

The kit blinked up at his mother curiously. "Where am I going?"

"You'll be going to the clan with your father," Feather explained gently.

"Wow, really!" Frozenkit gasped in excitement. "How long will I be there for!" he purred.

Feather shuffled her paws. "For the rest of your life, little one…"

Frozenkit instantly stopped his purring. The excitement in his eyes was soon drowned out by confusion. "What do you mean for the rest of my life…?"

"You'll be joining the clan," his mother explained, her voice starting to crack with emotion. "To live there with your father."

Frozenkit's eyes widened. "But what about you! I wanna live with you and Mist and Frost too, not just with Dad!" he protested.

"It'd be best if you didn't live with us anymore, little one," Feather mewed softly, stroking his flank with her tail tip.

"But why!" Frozenkit asked in bewilderment. "What did I do wrong…?"

"You didn't do anything wrong," Feather sighed. "This isn't a punishment. Your father and I decided one of you would go live in the clan with him long before you and your littermates were born. This wasn't supposed to happen for another three moons, but Storm is making things a little complicated for us, Frozenkit."

"Storm," Frozenkit echoed before unsheathing his claws. "So because of him I have to leave!" he frowned.

"In a way…yes," Feather nodded sadly. "Instead of going with Blizzardclaw when you would be ready to be an apprentice, you have to go now."

Frozenkit frowned stubbornly. "Well what if I don't go? What would Storm do?"

Feather's ears flattened. "He'd most likely kill you and your siblings…"

Frozenkit went silent, too shocked to speak. Glancing over at his littermates, he watched Mist pin down Frost before meowing, "If I did go…will I ever see you again…?"

"I really hope so, Frozenkit," Feather replied, nuzzling him sadly. "You haven't even left yet and I'm already sad."

"Me too," Frozenkit mewed, his ears drooping. "But I'll go, Mommy!" he declared suddenly. "Mist, Frost, and I don't like Storm at all. I would be even sadder if he touched my brother and sister!"

Feather smiled down at him in relief before licking his ears. "You'll be just as brave of a warrior as your father, Frozenkit. Though I might not be around to watch you grow up, I'm sure you'll make Blizzardclaw and the clan extremely proud," she purred.

"I hope so," Frozenkit smiled before scrambling away from her. Though he had promised his mother he'd go, Frozenkit was deathly afraid. What if the clan didn't like him? What if his siblings and mother forgot about him? What if he forgot about them! Thoughts like these began swirling around in his young mind as he dragged his paws back over to his littermates.

Mist, who was busy keeping Frost pinned down, sensed something was wrong as her other brother walked back over to them. "What's the matter, Frozenkit?" she mewed, hopping off of Frost.

Frozenkit jumped slightly, Mist snapping him out of his thoughts. "Um…nothing," he meowed, sitting down. Blinking he looked around in confusion. "Where did Dad go?" he frowned.

"He left the den but said he'd be back. Didn't you see him?" Mist tilted her head. "He walked right passed you and Mommy!"

Frozenkit stiffened. He had been so shocked by what his mother had said he hadn't even noticed his father leaving! "No…I didn't see him," he admitted sheepishly.

Mist gave him a questioning look. Before she could ask him what was wrong again, Frost raced over them. "Mist failed at eating my tail," he meowed to Frozenkit. "So now I can finally tell you two about the clan!"

"About time…" Mist teased as she sat down. "Ready to listen, Frozenkit?" she asked, looking over at him.

Frozenkit blinked before nodding with a smile. "Tell us, Frost!" he purred. 'I need to learn everything I can about the clan anyway…' he thought sadly to himself as he sat by Mist.

Feather watched quietly from her spot near the entrance as Frost began to explain to his siblings what he had learned. After a while, she heard paw steps outside the den. She glanced at the opening just as Blizzardclaw walked back in. "Well?" she mewed.

"The dawn patrol hasn't passed by yet," Blizzardclaw reported. "I should have enough time to carry him over the border without a problem. We need to go soon though…" he ended softly.

Feather sighed but nodded. "I know, let's go tell them…"

A/N: There's chapter 6! I guess it's almost time for them to be separated :c Hope you liked it! Lovin' the reviews too! :D