AN- Hey, new chapter up! R&R!

Okay so I have decided to write a chapter for every day of the month of September because that is my birthday month! 9-4-?! I let you guess the year. So for every day of the month I'll either write a one-shot or a chapter for my story. :) So please review each and every chapter and I might write two.

Chapter 2

Creek-kit stood uneasily in front of Vinestep. His tail lashing as he stared at his three kits. He had gathered them outside of the camp to 'practice' seeing as he had never done this before Creek-kit was wary and he had argued at first before Vinestep had snapped at him. He relished the memory with fury.

"Come on. Get up." An angry voice shook Creek-kit out of the first good dream he had in at least a moon. Creek-kit rolled away from the voice, not recognizing it.

"Creek-kit, get up!" The voice hissed and cuffed him roughly over the head. He yelped and jolted awake. He spun around hackles raised as he glared at the awaker and he immediately calmed but kept his glare. It was his father, Vinestep.

"Vinestep." Creek-kit muttered and Vinestep narrowed his eyes before turning swiftly and stalking out of the nursery.

"I have special permission from Flamestar to take you out of camp. Your brother and sister are already near the entrance, let's go." Vinestep said but it held a hint of power or domination. It scared him but he still followed. Two apprentices raced past him towards the middle of camp with prey in their jaws. Creek-kit watched them and Flamestar slipped out of his den which was under the great rock. He assumed it was a badger's den like Spottedtail talked about.

He was a big ginger tom that radiated with power and authority. Creek-kit's eyes glowed with the thought of being leader and he let his mind fill with these thoughts.

He returned back to following his father and he walked through the bramble entrance. Some hung low and they slapped Vinestep in the face as he crouched as he walked out of camp. The dim shadows cast across Vinestep's face frightened Creek-kit slightly; he looked angry, furious like he had just been wronged but a flash of sunlight just showed that the tom was frowning.

"Kestrelkit and Breezekit are where exactly?" Creek-kit asked nervously as he glanced up at the warrior curiously trying to not to betray his fright.

"Just outside, ah here they are." Vinestep said, the coolness in his voice sent a shiver down Creek-kit's spine. His brother and sister were talking to each other before Vinestep spoke.

"Vinestep." They said unison and they dipped their heads. Creek-kit cocked his head to the side in confusion before Vinestep padded past them into a small clearing. Creek-kit slipped in between his siblings and Breezekit shivered.

"I don't like this." She murmured before Vinestep nudged them forward into the dirt clearing and into a line and stood in front of them.

"Why are we doing this? We've never done this before." Creek-kit asked innocently and his ears pricked as he waited for an answer. He saw the surprise and then fury pass through his father's eyes before Vinestep replied.

"You are about to find out so if you are quiet than you would know!" Vinestep snapped. Creek-kit was flashed back into the future as Vinestep flicked his tail at Breezekit to step forward. The small black she-kit boldly stepped forward but there was hesitation flickering in her sapphire blue eyes.

"My kits," He gritted out and nodded towards the three of them, "will be the best out of any cat and therefore will start early. You have reached the age of four moons and I want to make sure none of the other cats or apprentices are better than my kits." He growled and his glare returned to the camp entrance.

"So what is the first move?" Vinestep meowed and his gaze returned to his three kits. Creek-kit's eyes flashed briefly with thought but he didn't move and waited for somebody else to do it first. Kestrelkit paused briefly before stepping out.

"This," He meowed quietly and his front left paw swiped outward as he glanced up at Vinestep nodded in satisfaction.

"Good, the front paw swipe. I want you to pair against each other and practice it on each other." The big black and brown tabby tom praised and Creek-kit was surprised. What would happen if Creek-kit said something? Would he be praised or scolded? He turned towards Breezekit and Kestrelkit sighed in defeat.

"Kestrelkit, you can practice on me." Vinestep meowed and nodded to him. Kestrelkit immediately brightened and padded over to him.

"I don't like this," Breezekit murmured quietly as Vinestep and Kestrelkit moved a few tail-lengths away.

"Neither do I," He agreed and crouched letting Breezekit go first, "he's never done this before." She lunged and he dodged pushing her out of the way as she landed and spun around to face him.

"Do you think he is actually telling the truth?" Breezekit suggested as Creek-kit leaped. His paw came crashing against his head and she pulled away swiftly and smacked him in the face. He shook his head and she let out a soft snort of laughter.

"Sorry." She muttered and he shrugged it off and replied to her early statement. "Maybe, I trust him just a bit, but he's never been nice to us before. He's just ignored us."

"Yeah." Breezekit nodded in agreement and she attacked him; her tiny paws crashing into his shoulders. He was shoved backwards and her paws pushed him further backwards as he reared up trying to stay on his paws as she continued to push him backwards.

"Both of you stop!" Vinestep snapped making Breezekit fall to her paws and Creek-kit, realizing there was no resistance collapsed forward onto his front paws. He turned to look at his father innocently and it was returned with a cold stare.

"You all have learned a new move and I expect it to be perfected when this happens again," He meowed evenly and glanced upwards towards the sky. Creek-kit followed his gaze and saw the sun was just past sun-high. He returned his gaze to his father and frowned, there was going to be more of this? He thought with disgust.

"Do you not want to participate Creek-kit because I can make sure you never learn a thing every again." Vinestep snapped and Creek-kits head snapped up; he probably spoke his thoughts out loud.

"Yes, I want to be better than everybody else." Creek-kit said sheepishly glancing at his paws with his ears flattened to his head. He'd have to watch that, speaking of the mind could sometimes be a good thing and sometimes, as in this case, a bad thing.

"Good, now come on my kits. Spottedtail will worry about you." Vinestep meowed and padded past them Kestrelkit hard on his tail. Yeah right, like Spottedtail gave a mouse's tail about them. Creek-kit wrinkled his nose in distaste before vanishing into camp.

"Where have you been, Vinestep? I've been worried sick. I know they are your kits but they are in my care too," She reminded him and padded up to them. The scolding look on her face amused Creek-kit. He knew he should have been respectful but he had never seen that look except for when it was for her kits.

"Sorry, Spottedtail. I just taught them a little something." Vinestep purred and his miniature's head snapped up to look at his father. Wait, did Vinestep just purr? Creek-kit thought with surprise.

"That's alright," She smiled and then turned to the kits, "Come on, my kits were waiting to play with you." She smiled at them and Breezekit glanced at him. He shrugged and followed the calico queen over to her kits. She rested in the shade of the nursery as three kits came bounding over to them.

"Hey Creek-kit." Specklekit purred and smiled sweetly at him. Creek-kit smiled back but was distracted and he saw the disappointment on her face. "I'll talk to you in a second about our training session but right now I need to go ask Kestrelkit something."

She nodded and sat waiting patiently for him as he padded over to his brother. He greeted Patchkit before locking eyes with Kestrelkit.

"Can I talk to you?" He asked quietly and Kestrelkit pricked his ears curiously but nodded.

"I'll fight you after I'm done and I'll beat you after I'm done." He smirked and Patchkit stuck his tongue out before following Creek-kit.

"What did Vinestep do with you? He seems to like you more than he likes me or Breezekit," He hissed under his breath. He didn't mean to sound rude but by the look on Kestrelkit's face he had hurt him.

"He doesn't love me more than you or Breezekit! You're just jealous because I guessed right and I was left out because you and Breezekit," His voice got snooty here, "were fighting against each other. It seems if anything that you like Breezekit more than me!" He snapped before spinning around stalking towards Patchkit who looked at him confused. Creek-kit sighed his head dropping to his chest before he padded back towards Specklekit.

"So," He started, "where do I start?"