A/N: So the next chapter will be… *pulls out a slip of paper and reads it* Ilce! We now delve through all that is Ilce and ShadowClan. Mwahaha!

Northern Wind Becomes an Apprentice

Almost half a moon after the rouges came to the Clans; Ilce felt the West Wind stir as his best friend finds him. She just doesn't know at this point that it was him.

Ilce lifted her head as Blackstar stalked toward her. "Ilce, you've been here almost half a moon now."

Ilce yawned and said, "And?" She licked her lips and glanced around.

"You may eat after you've gotten your apprentice name." Blackstar snapped. "Now get up and follow me."

Ilce heaved herself to her feet and followed the ShadowClan leader towards the center of the camp. She muttered "Stupid cats, disrupting my sleep. Does Blackstar have to be irritable?"

Blackstar yowled out for his Clan, "We're going to accept Ilce as a member of our Clan." He said with a pause. Some of the cats yowled their approval. "So her apprentice name will be Icepaw and her mentor will be Tawnypelt."

A few cats gasped in surprise. Icepaw bowed her head and touched noses with the fierce ShadowClan she-cat. Tawnypelt smiled at Icepaw and whispered, "This will be fun."

Icepaw nodded and sat down beside her new mentor. "So go eat everyone." Blackstar said. He sighed, grabbed a frog, and sat outside his den.

Icepaw followed Tawnypelt over to the fresh-kill pile and grabbed a small black bird. Tawnypelt grabbed a frog and the duo sat beside the Warriors den to eat.

After a minute Tawnypelt said, "Would you like to start training tomorrow?"

Icepaw swallowed her bite and said, "We would have to anyway, because you wouldn't give me a day off." Tawnypelt nodded.

"You're good." She said approvingly, "We'll figure out where to start, be ready at dawn."
Icepaw nodded and finished off the bird. She said good-night to her mentor and walked over to the other apprentices. "Where am I going to sleep?" She asked.

Owlpaw and Ivypaw led Icepaw into the den. Ivypaw said, "You can sleep anywhere but here." She lay down and Owlpaw lay across the den in a small hollow.

Owlpaw said, "It gets cold in here." Icepaw noticed the Ivypaw had longer fur than Owlpaw and he was already shivering.

"Well if you didn't taunt the Clan that is sheltering my best friend I might sleep by you." She turned and lay down in the corner closer to the entrance. She sniffed and noticed the lingering scent of her mentor.

Ivypaw, who had one eye open, said, "Some of the Warriors had to sleep in here because the Warrior's den was crowded."

Icepaw nodded and lay down. She soon fell asleep.

In the morning Owlpaw nudged Icepaw awake. "Get up and quit moaning about Icron."

Icepaw shot up and pinned Owlpaw down, "What did I say about him?" She growled.

"You kept saying that you missed him and wanted to see him." Owlpaw said with wide eyes. "You're really fast."

Icepaw jumped back and pushed her way out of the den. She looked around and noticed that it wasn't quite yet dawn. She sighed and slipped over to sit beside the entrance of the Warrior's den.

As soon as she smelled Tawnypelt coming she tensed her back legs. When Tawnypelt exited the den Icepaw leaped squarely on her back and leaned sideways to throw her off balance.

Tawnypelt yelped as she fell sideways. Before she hit the ground Icepaw leaped off her back and landed beside her. Tawnypelt swiped at her and hissed playfully. "Good job, Icepaw." She said getting back up. "Now let's get to the training hollow."

The two she-cats ran out of camp and down the slope towards the lake. Tawnypelt then led Icepaw towards RiverClan Territory. She stopped on the border and sat down. "What are we doing near RiverClan?" Icepaw asked.

"Wait for it." Tawnypelt muttered. Before long Icepaw stood with an excited look on her face, "Do you smell anyone?"

"That's a stupid question." Icepaw said, "Icron!" The silver tom jumped when he heard his name. He glanced toward the border then back towards the other cats he was with.

He meowed something to the others. Icepaw smelled Leopardstar and Mistyfoot. Icron bounded over to the border and touched noses with Icepaw, "Ilce!"

"It's Icepaw now, Icron." She said sweetly.

"Cool! I'm Loudpaw." He said proudly, "I talk too much."

"You make too much noise in general." Mistyfoot said. "Hello Tawnypelt, how are you?"

"I'm good; I was going to take my new apprentice here around the borders then see what she can do." Tawnypelt said. Icepaw saw the look in her eyes.

She looked at her friend and noticed that he caught the look in Tawnypelt's eye too. Icepaw tensed her legs and nodded slightly. Loudpaw blinked in surprise and got ready for the attack.

Icepaw feigned a leap and launched herself straight at Loudpaw. Loudpaw snapped his head back to avoid a head on collision. He then retaliated with a swipe to her head and a swipe towards her paws. Icepaw jumped back and up. She landed behind Loudpaw with a light thump.

Loudpaw turned and flicked his tail angrily, "Now you're on my land." He hissed and leaped onto Icepaw's back. Icepaw hissed and flipped over. She caught him paw for paw and unsheathed her back claws. Loudpaw yelped and jumped off.

"But I know more tricks than you ever wanted to learn." Icepaw hissed back. She jumped backwards as Loudpaw took a bloody swipe at her. Icepaw growled and leaped on top of him. With her face behind his ears she whispered, "Sorry I hurt you. I just wanted to prove I could fight."

He muttered, "Its fine, but I need to prove myself too." Icepaw then muttered something back to him and he nodded slightly. Then he snapped, "Get off my back she-cat."

He jumped straight up and flipped mid-air. Icepaw loosened her grip. When the pair hit the ground she rolled sideways and swiped his ear.

"Icepaw," Tawnypelt called, "Are you alright?" Icepaw limped over the border and sat down beside her mentor. "Where do you hurt?"

"My left flank burns and I can't feel my ears." She sighed as blood trickled into her eyes. "Stupid blood," She blinked it away and looked at the damage she caused on her friend.

Mistyfoot was looking him over. She sighed and said, "Loudpaw, you are a great fighter but a terrible lair." He smiled and nodded.

Leopardstar and Mistyfoot walked away and Tawnypelt slipped backwards into the forest. Loudpaw smiled and said, "Good fight Ilce."

"You as well Icron," Icepaw said. She blinked at him lovingly. "I've missed you."

He twisted his tail around her tail, "I've missed you too my dear." He licked her cheek and purred. "I wish I could see you more often."

Icepaw purred back and rubbed her nose against Loudpaw's cheek. "I have to go but I will see you again soon." She licked him and dashed off to where her mentor was walking out of the underbrush. "I'm coming Tawnypelt!"

Tawnypelt nodded and led the way around the rest of the Territory. Soon enough they had hunted and came back to the camp. Blackstar trotted up and asked, "How was the training?"

Tawnypelt and Icepaw exchanged a glance and dropped their fresh-kill on the pile. Tawnypelt said, "She is a ready fighter she just needs to learn ShadowClan moves."

Blackstar nodded, "And hunting?" He eyed the pile which was twice as big as before.

"She's a better hunter than any LionClan cat!" Tawnypelt exclaimed. Icepaw purred at the praise.

Blackstar looked surprised, "If she can hunt and fight she should be a warrior." He then frowned, "So teach her some ShadowClan moves and get it over with."
"Yes Blackstar." Tawnypelt said. Blackstar walked away and Tawnypelt looked at her apprentice happily, "You'll be made a warrior with Owlpaw and Ivypaw if you keep this up."

"Aren't they a moon older than me?" Icepaw asked. Tawnypelt nodded, "Cool!" The she-cats then took some prey and settled down to eat.

A/N: So? Did you like it? Like I mentioned earlier: they are 8 moons old, in a way, so they have to be apprentices. SO ya umm, R&R please.