I don't own Warriors.

Almost Magic

Chapter one: The Beginning

The silvery kit squealed as her older brother tackled her. "Get off, Pinekit."

Pinekit glared at her. "You're not any fun anymore, Streamkit. I wish you never came to ThunderClan."

Streamkit tossed her head. "I like to think sometimes, I'm going to go talk to Hollykit. She doesn't attack me every second."

"Hollykit's boring," Pinekit sneered. "Just like you. I'm going to play with Leafkit."

Streamkit rolled her silver eyes. Leafkit was stuck up and rude. "Have fun."

"Streamkit, Pinekit," Fleetfoot, Pinekit's mother and Streamkit's foster mother called. "Come here, your apprentice ceremonies will be soon."

A spark of excitement flicked through Streamkit.

"Your mentor will be Icefeather," Lionstar, the leader, said to Streampaw. She was an apprentice! As her gaze flickered to Streampaw, Streampaw noticed her light gray eyes. They were emotionless. Why did she get the dignified, boring warrior, when Pinepaw was able to get Swiftclaw, a fun, energetic tom?

"Attack me," Icefeather said in a bored voice. Streampaw's belly churned in anger. She didn't think she could do anything! Streampaw flung herself at her mentor, flinching out of the way as Icefeather's paw lashed out. Icefeather was caught off balance, and Streampaw dodged out of the way as the warrior fell to the mossy forest floor.

Icefeather blinked. "Good job, I wasn't expecting that last move."

Streampaw swelled with pride. She had gotten praise as her first day as an apprentice!

As Streampaw was eating fresh kill, Pinepaw sauntered into camp carrying a mouse in his jaws.

"Look what I got," he said to Streampaw after placing the mouse in the fresh kill pile. "I bet you couldn't catch anything."

"You're right," Streampaw said calmly. "As I didn't go hunting. I had battle training."

"I bet you were awful!"

Streampaw lashed her tail. "I suppose you'll find out when you're at my mercy. When your fate is in my paws!"

Pinepaw laughed. "You'll never be able to beat me. You aren't even Clanborn!"

"Neither was Firestar!"

Pinepaw leaned close to her. "Firestar never existed. They made up a story about a kittypet leader to make some cats feel better about themselves."

Streampaw's eyes narrowed. "We'll see," she snarled. "We'll see." She stalked off to the apprentices den. Pinepaw would pay for acting like that. Just because she wasn't Clanborn! She would show him. She could be as good as any other apprentice. Especially Pinepaw.