Chapter 3

" All cats old enough to catch their own prey come meet under the highledge for a clan meeting." Lionstar yowled into the clearing. "I can't wait!" shouted Firekit when she was talking to Crowkit. I am going to become a medicine cat apprentice soon.. I am going to be the best! Hollyeyes is the best medicine cat in the clans! With her as my mentor, I will be the best ever! Volekit thought.

The three kits padded into the clearing with Grasskit, Olivekit, and Mintkit waiting outside the nursery. Volekit shuttered when she looked at the other kits. They don't know their own futures... My dream showed me all of it... One of you won't ever see this day for yourself..

" Crowkit," mewed the Thunderclan leader. "You are ready to be an apprentice. From this day on, until you receive your warrior name, you will be known as Crowpaw. Fernclaw, you have shown that you are a warrior of honesty and courage. You will mentor Crowpaw." The apprentice looked a little annoyed about the leader's choice of mentors. He took a deep breath and touched noses with Fernclaw. "Volekit." The ginger tom began, " You want to take a different path to become a medicine cat, am I right?" He almost seemed to mrrow in amusement. "Yes Lionstar." The brown tabby she-cat replied ignoring her leader's emotion. "Then you will become a medicine cat apprentice. Clan dismissed." The leader padded into his den. All the cats looked puzzled besides three, Firekit, who had eyes widened in anger and surprise. Briarbird, Who was looking pleased and smug, and Firefang, Who had his mouth hanging open like a broken twig.

"Come Firekit, let us go back to the nursery." Briarbird softly said. "No!" Firekit screamed as she darted away from her mother, as Briarbird tried to give chase, Firefang pinned her to the ground. "Let go of me you flea-pelt!" she hissed. Firefang just hissed back in response, not moving. Firekit rushed over to Lionstar, her pelt bristling with anger. "Why am I not an apprentice!? Why!?" she started to plead almost losing all sense of dignity.

"It is you're mother, not me, I tried to reason with her, but alas, it was no use." He calmly replied.

"No!" She yowled. " I am an apprentice! I will prove it to her!" she bolted out of the den.

Why did mother not let her become an apprentice? She... hates Firekit.. No... She is not a kit, she is a paw. A true warrior at heart.