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Chapter 4

"Shadepaw are you crazy!" Sparkpaw hissed, his eyes wide with shock, "Sleeping with a Caveclan cat!?" Shadepaw and the Caveclan cat opened their eyes and drew back in surprise.

"Please don't tell anyone." The Caveclan cat meowed, she licked Shadepaw on the cheek and quickly retreated on the Caveclan territory.

"Sparkpaw, please don't tell anyone." Shadepaw pleaded. Sparkpaw angrily growled, had his own brother fell in love with a Caveclan cat?

"You're mad," Sparkpaw spat, "But I won't tell anybody, I don't want to see you sleeping with that Caveclan cat!"

"Her name's Petalpaw." Shadepaw meowed, his gaze on the ground.

Is this loyalty or love? Shadepaw asked himself, was he wrong to love Petalpaw? Was it all his fault that all this confusion rose? Shadepaw muttered the words again, "Is this loyalty or love?" The volume was of his tone was not loud enough for Sparkpaw to hear.

There was a low, faint call, Sparkpaw nudged his brother awake, "It's the ceremony! We're going to miss it!" Both cats ran back to the camp.

"We were worried!" Dapplepaw cried from the corner, "Where did you-" She was cut off by cheering.

"Rainpaw! Eaglepaw! Tawnypaw!"

Sparkpaw quickly joined in the cheering, shouting frantically, slightly hoping that Rainpaw could hear his voice among the others. As soon as the cheering died down, Sparkpaw ran to his friend. "Who's your mentor?" He simply asked.

"Aw you missed that part," Rainpaw meowed, sounding slightly disappointed, "Well, it's Petalwhip." Pointing her tail to Petalwhip, who was occupied talking to Tinywing.

Rainpaw felt so excited for a training session, she wanted to just train! Rainpaw twitched her whiskers, she could scent Petalwhip walking towards her. "Training?!" She cried out hopefully, the other apprentices lifted their heads and stared at her.

"Battle training." Petalwhip meowed.

*Training* (Going on for 1 moon)

"Raise your hips!"

"Head up!"

"Tail off ground!"

"To the left!"

"To the right!"

"Kick off your enemy!"

"Don't step on twigs!"

"Pretend to be limp!"

"Duck under your enemy!"

Sparkpaw huffed, he was so exhuasted from training for a moon, he spent less than a quarter cleaning the elder's den, Shadepaw was busy mooning over Petalpaw, distracting him from training. The clan was busy talking and eating together, talking about their day and cheering about big catches.

"Nice day." Sparkpaw meowed, eating a fat rabbit with Rainpaw and Eaglepaw.

"Nice day." Eaglepaw agreed.

"Guess what?" Rainpaw squealed, smirking mischievously, "I caught a huge rabbit today and even surprised Petalwhip!"

"I almost got hit by a monster! Weaselstrike nearly fainted because she though I was dead!" Eaglepaw meowed, in a tone of laughter.

The apprentices erupt with laughter, "Nothing interesting happened." Sparkpaw meowed, feeling slightly morose that he had nothing to share or make his friends laugh.

Eaglepaw snatched the last piece of the rabbit and greedily stuffed it into his mouth. The cats began to stir and walk into their dens, Wavestar overlooked his camp for a few more minutes and then walked into his den. Lightfeather was the last to go, he turned to the apprentices, "You should go to sleep." He informed the apprentices, "We don't want the elders fuming about sleepy apprentices."

Shadepaw silently closed his eyes after drowsiness beat him. Then he forced his eyes open, a silver tom stood before him, "follow me." The tom muttered.

Shadepaw narrowed his eyes suspiciously but did as the tom told, the tom led way to the camp entrance Shadepaw quickly paused near the guards- Twotail and Tinywing.

"Can I go outside for a walk?" Shadepaw asked, humor danced in the tom's eyes as the guards remained motionless, staring ahead with dull eyes.

"What did you do to them?!" Shadepaw scowled to the tom.

"Nothing! Continue walking!" The tom hissed, shoving Shadepaw. Sighing, Shadepaw groggily followed, the scent of the Caveclan border loomed.

Shadepaw's ears pricked up curiously, but there was no sign of Petalpaw, morosely he continued walking.

Shadepaw felt wet mud under his paws, surprised he tripped, barreling into a rocky wall. Groaning in slight pain he got up onto his paws, "are we in Streamclan or Caveclan border?" He muttered.

"Between." the tom replied, "Now look," The Tom pointed his tail to two figures. One was a burly tom and another was a slim brown and white she-cat who looked faintly similar... Petalpaw!

Petalpaw nervously glanced at her Snowdrop, "Why are we here?" She whispered. Snowdrop hissed in annoyance.

"Planning to invade Streamclan, we're using this tunnel!" Snowdrop meowed, his voice proud and high.

Petalpaw drew back, her eyes wide with anger and fear, "Why?! They never did anything!"

Snowdrop glared at her and hit her head with sheathed paws, "Stupid! We'll take over those stupid mutts and then we shall rule the whole of Streamclan territory!" He hissed in triumph, his head held high to show his great desire and ambition.

Shocked at what the white tom had said Shadepaw almost slipped again, he felt sympathy for Petalpaw. Dancing flames flickered in the tom's eyes, "Now you see why I have brought you here, now you must clear your mind and return to your camp." The tom meowed, then he felt a light tap on his head.

"Wake up!" Rainpaw's hiss woke him up, "You're as lazy as an elder!"

Fishleap glared at Rainpaw, "Show some respect for your elders!" He scowled before returning to sleep. Rainpaw duck her head in embarrassment she turned to continue waking up Shadepaw.

Finally the silver apprentice stirred, groaning with half closed eyes. "Don't I ever get a rest? Can't I at least-" His call was cut off by a screech.

"Eagle! Eagle attacking camp!" Mudstripe's call echoed a few times around camp.

Finally the adventure can begin! Please review on what Sparkpaw's and Rainpaw's future name should be and maybe Petalpaw's.