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Chapter 7

"Sandpaw!"

"Hi Firepaw, you can go to training today, right?"

"Yeah, I asked Fernstripe, if I can go with you and Goldenmist, she said yes. If you agree, can we go with Graypaw too?" Firepaw asked.

"Sure, I'll go tell Graypaw, while you tell Leopardclaw," Sandpaw agreed.

Firepaw nodded and sprinted to the warriors' den. "Hey, Leopardclaw. I was wondering if Graypaw can go with us for training today."

"Hm? Sure, so you, me, Graypaw, and Fernstripe?" Leopardclaw confirmed.

"Yeah, but Sandpaw and Goldenmist are coming too, if you don't mind," Firepaw mewed.

"Sure, they can come," Leopardclaw mewed.

"Okay, I'll tell that to Graypaw and the rest," Firepaw meowed.

"Fernstripe! Goldenmist! Can Graypaw and Leopardclaw come to training with us today, please?" Firepaw asked.

"Sure, Firepaw," Fernstripe answered," Goldenmist?"

"Of course, Firepaw," Goldenmist mewed," I'll see you, I need to talk to Fernstripe privately first."

"Okay, see you later."

As Firepaw left the den he couldn't help but to eavesdrop on Fernstripe and Goldenmist's conversation.

"Firepaw, go call Sandpaw and Graypaw, we need to start training," Fernstripe called.

"Okay," Firepaw mewed as he sprinted to find Graypaw and Sandpaw.

"Sandpaw! Graypaw! We need to go to training, you lazy lumps of fur!" Firepaw called cheerfully from outside the apprentice den.

"Alright, let's go Graypaw," Sandpaw meowed quietly.

"Hurry up!" It was Goldenmist.

Sandpaw, Graypaw, and Firepaw sprinted toward their mentors.

"Where's Leopardclaw?" Firepaw asked.

"Leopardclaw is right there, you stupid furball!" Sandpaw directed.

"Come on let's start training," Leopardclaw mewed as he, Fernstripe, and Goldenmist led the way out of ThunderClan camp.

"I smell WindClan on our territory," Fernstripe growled," Firepaw, Sandpaw, Graypaw, do you smell WindClan?"

"Yes, I think, it smells like WindClan, the scent is fresh like they were just on our territory," Graypaw growled patiently, but angrily.

"Firepaw, Sandpaw, you two go report this to Froststar. Graypaw, stay here incase WindClan comes back, 2 apprentices should be enough to send a message," Goldenmist mewed.

"Graypaw, Leopardclaw, and Fernstripe, let's go separate ways, but Graypaw, stick with Leopardclaw, just incase there's trouble," Goldenmist mewed.

Says the cat who is really younger than me, I've been in StarClan before, Goldenmist! Thought Graypaw.

"Okay, Graypaw, let's go," Leopardclaw urged.

"Alright, but when will I be old enough to be by myself?" Graypaw complained.

"Once you're a warrior," Fernstripe meowed impatiently.

Graypaw scowled but went with Leopardclaw.

"Sandpaw, do you—," Firepaw mewed, getting interrupted by Leafpaw and Icepelt.

"Firepaw! Sandpaw! What are you doing here? Aren't you suppose to be with your mentors?" Jaywing questioned the two young apprentices.

"We scented WindClan on our territory, we're reporting this to Froststar. The scent was fresh and all the clues lead to them hunting for fresh-kill here," Sandpaw mewed.

"Okay, you better get going, bye, sorry for disturbing you," Littlepaw meowed, half embarrassed of the fact.

"Bye," Firepaw mewed.

"Froststar!" Sandpaw meowed.

"Yes, Sandpaw? Yes, Firepaw?" Froststar mewed.

"Leopardclaw, Fernstripe, Goldenmist, Graypaw, Firepaw, and me scented WindClan warriors in our territory, we thought we might tell you," Sandpaw mewed.

"Yes, thank you for the information, tonight is a gathering, I'll confirm with WindClan then," Froststar meowed," And you mind staying here at camp? I need some extra apprentices here. Eagletalon may send you for patrols. Prey is scarce, we will need extra hunting patrols around.

"Of course, Froststar. Is any other apprentice here too?" Firepaw meowed.

"Yes, Whiskerpaw and Littlepaw, but that's all," Froststar mewed.

Firepaw nodded, and raced to the apprentice den with Sandpaw.

"Firepaw, Leafpaw, can you two go with Stoneshade for hunting patrol?" Eagletalon asked.

"Of course, let's go Firepaw," Leafpaw meowed cheerfully as she pushed her pelt against Firepaw's.

"So, Firepaw, do you know if you're going to the gathering tonight? I'm not so sure about me, when Leopardclaw and Crowflight were apprentices, they always went, I only went once," Leafpaw mewed sadly.

"Don't worry, Leafpaw, I'm sure you'll go this time, I may not go either, I haven't been an apprentice the longest," Firepaw reassured the amber-eyed ginger she-cat.

Leafpaw gave a smile to Firepaw, but he could tell she was still unsure about whether she'll go to the gathering.

"Well, if I do, I'll make sure to tell you every detail. If you do, tell me what it's like, I've never experienced a gathering before," Firepaw mewed.

"Of course I'll tell you all about it. Come on let's find Stoneshade," Leafpaw mewed.

Firepaw nodded and raced to the warriors' den," Stoneshade, Eagletalon ordered you, me, and Leafpaw to go on hunting patrol."

"Okay, let's go," Stoneshade answered," Just making sure, you know how to hunt right?"

"Yeah, I learned it before with Fernstripe and Goldenmist," Firepaw answered cautiously, as Stoneshade nodded.

"Okay, just making sure," Stoneshade mewed.

As Leafpaw, Stoneshade, and Firepaw hunted, Spottedleaf's words were still ringing in Firepaw's head, Stone will rule.

"Firepaw, Leafpaw, you two go that way," Stoneshade directed with his muzzle.

Firepaw wanted to protest that he could hunt alone but he knew that Leafpaw probably couldn't. My rebirth couldn't of been just for the new prophecy, my goal is to also help other cats. "Alright," Firepaw mewed.

Leafpaw nodded and raced with Firepaw to find some fresh-kill.

"I smell a vole around," Leafpaw mewed, she immediately went into hunter's crouch and stalked the vole. Then, when Leafpaw was close enough, she sprang at the creature as it gave a terrified squeal. Leafpaw was quick and caught the fresh-kill.

"That was great, Leafpaw!" Firepaw complimented, even better then Sandpaw when she was Sandstorm, thought Firepaw.

"Thanks, Firepaw," Leafpaw mewed shyly. "You could have the next catch."

Firepaw gave a grateful smile and trotted around the forest quietly, finally, he spotted a squirrel. Without thinking, Firepaw leaped and felt his teeth sink into the fresh-kill's flesh.

"Nice catch," Leafpaw meowed.

Leafpaw's P.O.V.

Firepaw's a great hunter! I can't wait until we get back to camp, Froststar must be so proud! I turned to Firepaw and saw him stalking a mouse, I watched closely as he leaped onto the mouse and catch the fresh-kill. Soon we could catch enough prey for ourselves and the clan in leaf-bare. I smiled at Firepaw as he turned with the mouse," We should deliver the prey back to ThunderClan camp, we can't catch too much prey at a time," I mewed.

Firepaw nodded and we raced back to where we were before we separated from Stoneshade.

"Firepaw, Leafpaw, what did you two catch?" Stoneshade asked.

"I caught 2 voles and a mouse," I reported," and Firepaw caught a squirrel and a mouse."

"Okay, nice, I caught a rabbit and two squirrels. There's more fresh-kill in leaf-bare this year than any other I've experienced," Stoneshade mewed.

"Let's carry the prey back," Firepaw suggested as he walked back to camp.

The first thing they heard was the yelp of Squirrelfall," Frost-Froststar is dead!"

Froststar is dead?! How could that happen? What could of killed her, and wasn't she on her 4th life?