Here's the first chapter of Everlasting, sorry I didn't update sooner. But with three other stories, and not many reviews, I just didn't have time. Sorry it's so short, they will get longer but I was rushing this morning. NEED ATLEAST 4 REVIEWS TO UPDATE.

I do not own warriors, I only own this plot.

Chapter One

Closer, closer. Yes! Birchpaw pounced on his prey and killed it. Up a head his mentor, Ashfur, came up behind him.

"Well done, Birchpaw. Hey can I talk with you for a second?" Ashfur asked. Birchpaw buried his prey and came over by Ashfur.

"What is it?" he asked. Ashfur motioned for him to sit down. Birchpaw made himself comfortable in the soft heather.

"Well, It's been over five moons since you were apprenticed," started Ashfur. Birchpaw shuddered. When he was apprenticed he found out at the gathering that Applepaw was gone. Ashfur continued. "I talked to Firestar and he agrees. It's time you were made a warrior." He finished. Birchpaw stared at him with wide eyes. He was so exited that he couldn't speak. Ashfur's eyes glinted with amusement.

"Your warrior ceremony is at sunset. I want you to hunt and bring back as much fresh kill as possible. I'm going back to the hollow." He purred. Birchpaw nodded. Ashfur disappeared into the trees.

Birchpaw decided to hunt at the sky oak. He ran through the trees. He stopped, parted his jaws to drink in the air. The wind carried the scent of mouse, vole, rabbit and something else, But what?

Birchpaw stiffened as he recognized the scent. Rouge, on his territory, not on his watch.

He crept silently through the trees. He stopped at a tree just before the sky oak. He looked and saw a lump of ginger fur. Then he leaped, but stopped short. The rouge had looked up.

Now that he could see her properly she had dark ginger fur and apple green eyes. He gasped. It felt like his heart stopped beating.

"Birchkit, is that you?" asked the cat. Birchpaw's mouth was too dry to speak. He only nodded.

"Applekit?" he asked hoarsely.

"Oh, Birchkit it's so good to see you. But wait your probably Birchpaw now." She mewed as she sprang up.

"Yep, and your Applepaw now. Hey, I can take you back to ShadowClan." He offered. Applepaw stiffened.

"I don't want to go back." She whispered as she hung her head.

"But why." Exclaimed Birchpaw, "wouldn't your mother and father miss you?"

"Blackstar never liked me and my brothers, he is just worried 'cause he lost a warrior." She answered dryly. Birchpaw leaped in surprise.

"Bl…Blackstar's your father?" he asked. "But still why don't you want to go back?" he asked

"Everyone treats us differently because me and my siblings are Blackstar's children, even our mother, Tallpoppy." She answered her eyes filled with tears, "Maybe my brothers like the attention, but I don't. I can't go back. Besides, you don't know my past. I can't live with it." She replied her voice scarcely a whisper.

"Okay," answered Birchpaw in surprise, "I can't bring you to the clan because were almost half kitty-pet/loner/rouges now, but I can catch you some fresh kill." He said. He quickly caught a vole and brought it back to her. She ate it slowly. Birchpaw looked up in the sky, it was almost time for his ceremony.

"I got to go, I'd be back tonight." Birchpaw called over his shoulder as he ran through the trees. On his way he picked up his mouse and caught two birds, a vole, and two rabbits. Ashfur met him as he walked into camp.

"Wow, add that to the fresh kill pile and take a nap. You look tired." Mewed Ashfur. Birchpaw nodded and walked over to the apprentice den. He sat down next to Lionpaw and drifted off the sleep.

A sharp stab in the rib woke him up.

"Come on lazy fur-ball, it's time for our warrior ceremony." Whitepaw mewed.

Birchpaw jumped up and head the middle that called a meeting, he ran out of the den and stood in the crowd.

"Today we honor two apprentices that deserve this title. Birchpaw, Whitepaw. Come up here." Mewed Firestar. Birchpaw walked up there, his whole body shaking.

"I Firestar, leader of the ThunderClan, call upon my warrior ancestors to look down upon these apprentices. They have trained hard to learn the ways of your noble code, and I command them to you a warrior in turn." He mewed to the crowd. Then he turned to the two apprentices.

"Whitepaw, Birchpaw, do you promise to uphold the warrior code and to protect and to defend your clan, even at the cost of your life?"

"I do." Birchpaw answered.

"I do." Whitepaw answered with confident.

"Then by the powers of the StarClan I give you your warrior names. Whitepaw from now on you will be called Whitestone, and Birchpaw from this moment on you will be called Birchthorn. StarClan honors your courage and determination, and we welcome you as full members of the ThunderClan."

Firestar rested his muzzle on his head and they both gave his shoulder a respectful lick.

Firestar turned to say something else but a cry interrupted him. It was the guard, Rainwhisker.

"ShadowClan, ShadowClan attacking!"