Chapter 2
"Let all cats old enough to catch their own prey join beneath the highrock for a clan meeting," called the leader, Tigerstar.
Willowkit, Fernkit, Hollykit, Brownkit and Squirrelkit decided to go to the clan meeting, even though they were only kits. Fuzzytail had let them go. She was in the nursery because she was going to have Starlingwing's kits.
"I am going to make an apprenitce and two kits apprentices. I'll start with the new warrior. Foxpaw, come here!"
Foxpaw looked excited. Willowkit suddenly remembered that both of Foxpaw's littermates, Longkit and Birchkit, had died two moons before being apprenticed.
"Do you promise to uphold the warrior code and protect it, even at the cost of your life?," asked Tigerstar.
"I do," answered Foxpaw.
"Then, by the powers of StarClan, I give you your warrior name. Foxpaw, from this day on you will be known as Foxclaw. StarClan welcomes you as a full warrior of LakeClan," said the leader.
The clan cheered Foxclaw's new name. Willowkit wanted to be an apprentice, but the new apprentices would be Squirrelkit and Brownkit.
"Now, Squirrelkit, Brownkit, come here!," said Tigerstar.
The two kits went running fast towards the highrock.
"Raggeddust, you will mentor Squirrelpaw. Teach your apprentice all the skills your mentor Rowanfur taught you," he said, and mentor and apprentice touched noses.
"Dawnheart, you will mentor Brownpaw. Teach your apprentice all the ways your mentor Brindlefur taught you," said Tigerstar. They did the same action of touching noses.
At the end of the ceremony, the new apprentices went to explore the territories, so Willowkit had to stay with her littermates.
Suddenly, Willowkit felt like somebody had jumped on top of her. It was Fernkit.
"Catch me if you can!," she said, and went running outside the nursery.
Willowkit followed her, and Hollykit went too. Fernkit hid on the medicine cat den, since Softpelt had left for some seconds. Willowkit noticed Hollykit was following a trail.
"What are you searching for, Hollykit?," asked Willowkit.
"I'm trying to find Fernkit. I have the feeling she is near. There! There she is!," she shouted and Willowkit went running to catch Fernkit.
Willowkit caught her and they both laid on their sides, looking at each other. Suddenly, they noticed Hollykit wasn't with them.
"Where are you Hollykit?," asked Fernkit, seeming concerned about her sister.
"Over here! I'm trying a thing that tastes really good!," she answered.
"Hollykit, you shouldn't be eating herbs! You don't know if they'll do harm!," shouted Willowkit.
"You're right, I'll stop eating them," said Hollykit.
The three kits decided to go back to the nursery before they got more trouble. When they arrived, the queens were sleeping, so they decided to sleep too.