Valentines Warriors

Chapter 3

Roco and Spud were on one side of the hollow along with most of the toms of the clan. They had promised to teach them the ways of she-cats and how to get to know them.

"Watch this!" Spud said and sauntered to the other side of the hollow where Smartie and Pickle were gossiping with the queens and she cats about toms, kits and other clans. Unlike the toms, the she-cats were using their time wisely to find out about the clans.

"Uhhh... hey Pickle!" Spud stuttered. Pickle turned around and beamed at him.

"Hi,"

"I was wondering, would you be my mate?" He asked. Pickle looked bewildered but managed to nod her acceptance. Obviously, this was an act and they had been practicing this out in the forest but the other cats did not know this. Looking happy, Spud padded back to the toms as the she-cats giggled in the corner.

"And that my friend is how that is done!" The other cats were shell struck. They thought it would take moons of friendship before they even started to think about being mates. But someone was watching from the hill. NO IT WAS NOT TIGERSTAR! (or Hawkfrost for that matter) It was a cream coloured tom. It was Berrypaw who now knew the arts of asking she-cats out! AHHHH THE WORLD IS IN DANGER! THE ARROGANT TOM KNOWS HOW TO ASK PEOPLE OUT! –scream heard in distance- Anywho, back to the story. Berrypaw (I really want to say Berrynose) ran to the apprentice den where Honeypaw, Poppypaw, Molepaw and Cinderpaw were playfighting.

"Hey Cinderpaw!" Berrypaw greeted. "Want to be my mate?"

"EWWWWW!" Cinderpaw exclaimed! "WHO IN STARCLAN WOULD WANT TO GO OUT WITH YOU! And we are apprentices, apprentices are not mates!" woot go Cinder-paw, turn down the arrogant tom (and that is why, children, Berrypaw/nose has never tried to go out with Cinderpaw.)

"Are you sure about that Cinderpaw?" Berrypaw asked? "Let's call in the expert!" And Hollykit walked in.

"Awww, it is my nap time!" She whinged.

"Just tell us whether apprentices can have mates," Hollykit did not even open the big RULES book she brought with her.

"Page 45, paragraph 3, word 7 'Apprentices are NOT allowed to have mates with their mentors'

Page 66, paragraph 6, word 3 'Apprentices are NOT allowed to have mates with other apprentices'" There was a stunned silence as the kit finished until Berrypaw spoke up.

"Page blah blah, stupid annoying kits should not know more than apprentices!" He retorted.

"That is not a rule and you know it!" Hollykit exclaimed before strolling off, tail held high.

"Stress-eeee," Honeykit whispered and everyone laughed.

"Yeah, someone needs some poppy seeds," Berrypaw added. No one laughed at that. It was just an awkward silence.

"Go and clean the elders or something duckbrain." Poppypaw sneered. (got the impression I don't like Berrypaw yet?) He turned his back on the she-cats in disgust and strided away.

Meanwhile...

"ALL CATS OLD ENOUGH TO CATCH THEIR OWN PREY, MEET UNDER THE HIGHROCK FOR A CLAN MEETING!" Called Firestar, pelt blazing in the setting sun. The clan padded out of their dens and sat patiently under. "I am announcing sad news. Whiskerpelt, has decided to retire and join the elders. Whiskerpelt, is it your wish to give up the name of a warrior and to go join the elders?"

"It is," Whiskerpelt croaked.

"Your clan honours you and all the service you have given us. I call upon Starclan to give you many seasons of rest and you will now be known as Whiskerface."

"WHISKERFACE! WHISKERFACE!" The clan called. The newly made elder had been in the clan for seasons upon seasons and, although he has had to prove his loyalty, many a time, his bravery was strong.

"On a lighter note," Firestar continued, "The gathering is today. Cats who would like to go, line up towards the entrance.

Yaaay, long chapter! 655 words. I have the gathering next and I need to write chapter 5 quickly to keep on top of this story. Thanks LightningstormZero, Patchkit, PieInYaFace and Featherstorm7

Thanks LightningstormZero for the fave story and everyone is liking Pickles!

Patchkit, that is adorable. I hope he is okay now :D And every time you review then your favourite cat gets a point.

Nice pen name PieInYaFace. Also a bit random...

Featherstorm7 your in the lead because you favorited the story. Remember ppl that even in you are late reviewing then you still get the point. :D

Scores:

Pickles:- 6

Roco:- 0

Spud:- 0

Smartie:- 0

Patchkit:- 2

0oSnowlighto0:- 1

Cloverdapple:- 1

Featherstorm7:- 3

LightningstormZero:- 2

PieInYaFace:- 1

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