Okay, so sorry that it took so long to update! First, my internet went down, then I went on vacation! I'll try to update sooner next time! Thanks to flareon200, WarriorAddicted, Swiftpaw of WindClan, Whitestar(whom this story is 'bout ^^), Jessica, and Just Reading for reviewing!
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Whitepaw stared as her brother blinked. "Leafkit! You came back!"
Leafkit smiled, "Actually, it's Leafpaw now! Well, Whitekit, why are you out here?"
"Whitepaw! And I'm out here 'cause... well, I begged Stonestar for us to come and get you, and she said no, so I ran out here, and she followed me and told me her story, and I stayed out here!" Whitepaw mewed. "But you can come back now!"
"Whitepaw.... I'm not coming back," Leafpaw mewed. "Darkstar has promised me that if I do well in my training, he's going to make me deputy. I'm going to be leader of DuskClan!"
"B-But Leafpaw! MoonClan is your home!" Whitepaw whispered, shocked.
"I'm sorry, Whitepaw! There's another matter, but Darkstar made me promise that I wouldn't tell. And, already, the clan is accepting me! I feel as though I belong there!" Leafpaw insisted.
"Leafpaw, you were my only friend," Whitepaw muttered.
"I will always be your friend! I am your brother! I promise that we will always be friends," Leafpaw mewed, licking his sister's ear in comfort.
"But we'll only see each other at gatherings!" Whitepaw said.
"No, we can meet every half-moon, like the medicine cats do!" Leafpaw decided.
"Yeah!" Whitepaw exclaimed, her long-furred tail waving in the air. "Do you want to hear what Stonestar told me?"
"Sure! Then I'll tell you all about DuskClan!" Leafpaw smiled. Whitepaw smiled as well and began telling Stonestar's tale to Leafpaw.
"Wow! Really?" Leafpaw asked when Whitepaw was done.
"Yep! It's all true!" Whitpaw insisted, "Now tell me about DuskClan!"
"Well, DuskClan uses a completely different fighting technique, and they believe that each cat, even medicine cats, have to have a complete knowledge of fighting and hunting so that we can survive on our own if need be! Also, the apprentices have to tend to the elders, the warriors, the medicine cat, and the leader, every day! Darkstar says that it teaches the apprentices what it means to be in a clan."
"Amazing!" Whitepaw mewed.
"That's not all! Apprentices aren't allowed to go to the gatherings unless they've proven themselves to the leader. The mentor can't just tell the leader about what they did, they have to actually do something in front of the leader! That's why Darkstar is often out on patrols and watches the battle training. The medicine cat, Charredwing, is really strict as well. He is able to punish apprentices and kits. Then, the elders are really fierce, and won't tell any kit a story unless they can bring the biggest piece of fresh kill to them!" Leafpaw mewed excitedly. His eyes were bright and happy with love for his new home.
"Wow, Leafpaw, your life sounds hard!" Whitepaw said, happy as well.
"Well, sorta, but I'm going to be the best warrior in the clans!" Leafpaw yowled, and Whitepaw slapped her tail over his mouth.
"Shush! Do you want Stonestar out here to find that I've been talking with a DuskClan cat, even if it is my brother?!" Whitepaw whispered. Leafpaw's eyes widened and Whitepaw took her tail away.
"Sorry!" Leafpaw apologized. Just then, a soft padding sounded through the bushes and underbrush.
"Quick, hide!" Whitepaw hissed, shoving Leafpaw underneath the tree roots. She began grooming her tail, trying to look thoughtful and sad.
"Whitepaw, did you yowl?" Stonestar asked.
"No, Stonestar," Whitepaw mewed, trying to keep her voice sad, thoughtful, angry.
"Why do you smell of DuskClan?" Stonestar queried, her voice wary, her eyes confused.
"Maybe because the border is right there!" Whitepaw hissed under her breath.
"Fine, but don't stay out too long. Your mother is going to get worried," Stonestar mewed, turning and padding away.
"Leafpaw, you can come out now!" Whitepaw mewed, but her brother was gone. He had scampered back to over the border, and all Whitepaw saw was a tawny tail bounding away through the rocky ground.
"I'll see you at the gathering!" Whitepaw called, turning to head back the way Stonestar had come. She walked through the forest, still unfamiliar, since she hadn't explored it.
First day as an apprentice, and I learned something... about Stonestar. About Leafpaw... he really likes it in DuskClan. Whitepaw sighed, shuffling her paws around, Maybe I should try to train hard so that I can tell Leafpaw something good about MoonClan!
The white apprentice sighed and looked upon the entrance to the MoonClan cave. Two shapes sat at both sides of the entrance, their ears pricked. Whitepaw bounded into the cave. Thornclaw nodded at her as she passed.
"Whitepaw! There you are!" Windsong called. "Are you up for the dawn patrol tomorrow?"
"Er.. sure," Whitepaw mewed.
"Good, now get something to eat, you look starving," Windsong mewed, padding off. Whitepaw nodded and grabbed a thrush from the fresh-kill pile. She spat out a mouthful of feathers and frowned. There's not much meat on here... Whitepaw complained mentally. She clawed the feathers off of the thrush and ate what was left.
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"Whitepaw, get up!" a paw nudged Whitepaw's side.
"Whatdoyouwant?!" Whitepaw slurred.
"Get up! We're on the dawn patrol!" Twigpaw hissed. Whitepaw blinked her eyes open and stood up. Yawning, she padded out of the apprentice's den, following Twigpaw.
"Whitepaw, Twigpaw, good. You woke up. Come on," Leopardear mewed, flicking his tail. The two apprentices padded after Leopardear, Stripedthoughts, and Thornclaw.
The patrol walked through the forest, rubbing against trees and marking the border. All was calm on the border to the gathering place. The SunClan border was quiet as well, only a chirping bird, making Whitepaw's stomach growl.
"Can we eat something?" she asked quietly, realizing that catching her prey would be hard with no training.
"Sure, we're not a hunting patrol," Thornclaw mewed. Whitepaw smiled faintly and went off to see if she could try and catch something. A small mouse was scrabbling around a leaf on the forest floor, and Whitepaw crouched down, trying to keep still. Carefully placing her paws in front of her, she pounced.
The mouse squeaked and raced for a small hole in the ground. "Mousedung!" Whitepaw hissed, padding back to the patrol without any prey.
"Didn't catch anything?" Thornclaw asked. Whitepaw shook her head.
"Well, you can eat when we get back, we have to continue the patrol," Leopardear mewed, licking his lips. Whitepaw sighed and padded after the patrol, her stomach growling worse than ever.
"DuskClan.. they are coming," Stripedthoughts snarled. Whitepaw pricked her ears, and sure enough, a patrol of DuskClan cats were coming. A small, tawny form was among them and Whitepaw's heart leaped.
"Ah, MoonClan. What are you doing here?!" A dark, almost black tom hissed.
"We are patroling the border, Darkstar, and we have not crossed it," Leopardear mewed calmly.
"Fine, but don't you dare set a paw over it!" Darkstar snarled. Whitepaw smiled at Leafpaw who nodded tensely. He stood and turned away as the patrol left.
Leafpaw.. he acted as if he didn't even know me! Whitepaw thought, crestfallen, following the patrol as they finished. Her tail was dragging in the dirt and leaves on the forest floor, making the prey scatter.
"Whitepaw, pick up your tail," Stripedthoughts mewed.
"Alright," Whitepaw sighed, Mother didn't even act as if she had seen her son!
The patrol padded back into camp, and Stonestar watched them carefully. Her eyes caught Whitepaw's and she blinked, sadly. Whitepaw bared her teeth, You know something! How dare you?!
"I'm going to get some sleep," Whitepaw hissed, padding into the apprentice's den and curling up in her nest.
Leafpaw hates me, even after he said that I was and always will be his sister.... why? Sky Clan why!!!
Yeah, Why, SkyClan Why? Review, and tell me what you think Leafpaw is thinking!