Author's Note: Thanks to everyone who reviewed! Some people have mentioned that the timeline may be slightly off. For the purpose of the story, I've had to make some adjustments. I appreciate your concern, and hope that you enjoy the second chapter.
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Chapter 2
Blackkit tried to escape from his mother's ferocious licking, but to no avail, Lizardstripe was determined to have him presentable, whether he liked it or not. Blackkit gave up, and stared out of the hollow. His time of staying in the nursery was over, now it was time for him to become an apprentice. His brother, Yarrowkit, was siting silently next to Brokenkit. They had both already been cleaned, and were staring out of the hollow, their eyes shining in the light of the sun. Blackkit glanced at Brokenkit, the tabby was not his brother, Blackkit's mother had told him that long ago. Lizardstripe had explained how Raggedstar had brought Brokenkit to her when he was barely a day old. The leader had asked her to care for the kit, telling Lizardstripe that the true mother was not able, and did not wish to be known. Blackkit took a good look at Brokenkit, his flat, broad face and long fur. Blackkit thought of all the cats he had seen in the camp. He couldn't envision a single warrior that Brokenkit looked like, and yet, sometimes, Brokenkit did seem oddly familiar.
Blackkit quickly dismissed the thought, for at that moment, a yowl had just sounded from the edge of the clearing, which signaled a clan meeting. Lizardstripe quickly gave Blackkit a final lick, and allowed him to join his littermates. Blackkit, Brokenkit and Yarrowkit all held their heads high as they approached the rock. Raggedstar stared down at the three kits, from his seat on top of the smooth, flat boulder. "Cats of ShadowClan, these three kits have now reached their sixth moon, the time has come to make them apprentices." Brokenkit, standing on one side of Blackkit, made a slight squeak.
Raggedstar lept off the rock and landed in front of the three kits. "Cloudpelt, you did well mentoring Nightpelt. It is time for you to have a new apprentice. You will mentor Blackpaw. " Cloudpelt stepped forward, his long, snowy white fur flashing in the midday sunlight. Trying not to shake, Blackpaw touched noses with his new mentor. "Yarrowpaw, your mentor shall be Clawface." Raggedstar then turned to face Clawface, who had stepped forward."I hope that you will be as good a mentor, as you were an apprentice." Yarrowpaw was still staring wide eyed at Raggedstar, but at a small hiss from Brokenpaw, he quickly turned to face his mentor, so fast that he barely missed bumping heads with his mentor. Clawface gave a small, quiet snort and then touched noses with his apprentice. Raggedstar then turned to face Brokenpaw. "Brokenpaw, I will personally mentor you, and pass on all the knowledge I can." Raggedstar stepped forward to touch noses with his new apprentice.
The cats in the clearing instantly came forward, calling out the names of the three new apprentices. Blackpaw watched Brokenpaw for a moment, the tabby was standing in the middle of the throng, his eyes shining like two small suns as he drank in all the congratulations. Yarrowpaw vanished for a minute, then out of the corner of his eye Blackpaw saw his brother standing next to Lizardstripe, with his ears pinned back. Blackpaw did not have to hear them to know Yarrowpaw was being scolded for nearly hitting his new mentor in the head. Blackpaw decided that it was best not to go over, instead he decided to join his new mentor. He quickly turned around and headed back to where Cloudpelt was sitting. He sat nearby, "when do I get to start learning how to fight?" Cloudpelt let out an amused purr, and Blackpaw could have sworn he heard tom mutter under his breath "why is that always the first question?" "We will start your battle training tomorrow. First, I'm going to show you the territory, then, you can begin learning to fight." Blackpaw's training had begun!
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