I took your advice FernSky72 and figured this was just what I needed :) Thank you! 3
Chapter 2: An odd Event
It's a bit odd that BeaverStar is letting us go to the Gathering so early isn't it!" SwanPaw mewed curiously. The Clan was padding to the clearing that they went to on every full moon. "I guess so, I just started learning about the territory before she said that we were going to the Gathering!" Exclaimed FoxPaw. Both she-cats were padding maturely beside their mentors, stopping when they stopped, and staying quiet when they were supposed to. Eventually, SwanPaw lost scent of her Clan as it got mingled with the different scents of cats. She blinked in amazement. FoxPaw acted as if she had gone to 100 Gatherings before SwanPaw, she instantly padded to a small group of cats, that varied in sizes and colours. SwanPaw tagged along awkwardly. "One time I caught a squirrel the size of my head!" One of them out-bursted. "Oh please, you couldn't catch anything that big if your life depended on it!" A she snorted rolling her eyes. "Oh hey! First Gathering?" A third she asked FoxPaw and SwanPaw. "That obvious?" SwanPaw chuckled nervously. "Aw it happens to all of us." They chuckled. "I'm RobinPaw, this is FernPaw and her brother DewPaw." SwanPaw dipped her head in greeting to all the cats. "I'm FoxPaw, and this is my sister SwanPaw." FoxPaw quickly cut in. 'Thanks for letting me introduce myself..'SwanPaw thought gingerly. Why was FoxPaw acting like this? She was never so desperate for a good first impression before...
Her thoughts were quickly cut off by the loud yowls of the 4 leaders on the rock. All the cats gathered at the base of the rock, the meadow glimmering in the moons' light. A large tom, tortoiseshell tom started first. "Prey has been treating us well, and we have two new apprentices. LarkPaw and StarlingPaw." He mewed proudly. The meadow was suddenly filled with the chanting of the two cats. SwanPaw looked around, then found them amongst the group of cats. Two she-cats blushing embarrassedly at all the sudden attention. "That's CocoonStar, leader of NightClan.." Someone whispered. Next, a small yet lithe she-cat rose on her rock. "Prey has also been thriving in ForestClan, we have a new litter of kits given to us by LittleBird who has stayed behind to serve her duty as a mother." The leader purred. SwanPaw flicked her ears, she heard one of the leaders murmur a congratulations, but she couldn't pick out the name applied to it. Oh well, there'd be other Gathering to figure that out. Finally, BeaverStar stood from her given rock, the only cat SwanPaw knew up there. "We also have two new apprentices joining us today from LakeClan, please welcome SwanPaw, and FoxPaw." She beamed. Now it was SwanPaw's turn to blush. She looked over to FoxPaw and noticed she hardly looked embarrassed at all, she sat calmly bathing in the attention, her hazel green eyes flaring happily. Lastly, the leader from MarshClan gave a well-prey report as well as a bit of TwoLeg awareness.
After that, the cats said their goodbyes, branching off to their Clans. SwanPaw threaded through the cats, unaware of where she was going, she suddenly crashed into a young tom. "I'm s-so sorry! I'm such a klutz!" SwanPaw stammered not making eye contact. She slowly lifted her head up. His pelt was dappled with different greys' and whites', his muzzle had marbled blacks, and a big fluffy tail swayed calmly from side to side. "Hey no worries." He chuckled warmly. "I'm Sw-" She started before she was cut off by the tom. "Oh! So you're the apprentice from LakeClan, Congrats!" He purred smiling. "Thanks! Which Clan are you from?" She tipped her head. "Oh I'm from MarshClan, the names' MarbledPaw, if you couldn't already guess.." He chuckled. "Hehe, yeah.." She was wondering if he could see her blushing. "Will I see you around?" She mewed shuffling her paws awkwardly. "For sure, maybe we can sit together at the next Gathering!" He smiled warmly. "I look forward to it," She purred, running to catch up with her ClanMates, as they almost left without her. "Who was that?" FoxPaw mewed looking over her shoulder. "No one, just was wondering how prey was doing in LakeClan, they said they zoned out while BeaverStar was talking." She mewed rather quickly, but she hoped her sister would buy it. "Oh," FoxPaw mewed bounding to catch up to CoralStep. SwanPaw sighed happily, a light bounce in her paw steps. 'Am I in love with MarbledPaw..?' She asked herself. She shook her head disbelievingly. 'No it's just a friendship.' She mewed to herself sternly.