Chapter 3 – Training

"Nettlepaw!" Poisionstream growled in irritation, tail lashing. Nettlepaw whipped his head back to his mentor, blushing and cursing himself for being distracted once more. But geesh, every time Poisionstream caught him nodding off she caught him, she was like some kind of mind reader. "S-Sorry Poisionstream!"

The blue and black shecat growled and cuffed him sharply over the ear. "Why Hazestar had to stick me with you, I have no idea." She sighed and began to get back to her lesson. "You're close to being a warrior Nettlepaw, I need you to pay attention so that you don't fuck up half way through it."

Nettlepaw winced away, he didn't want Poisionstream as a mentor either. She taught him a lot about pleasing shecats, which helped him greatly, but… His eyes cast over to Auburnkit, swatting at her tail distractedly. "Hey!" She jerked him back to reality by stepping on his tail, shrills of surprise going up his spine. He swatted at her in agitation.

"I get it already, okay?!" He growled, flicking his tail in anger. She smirked and shook her head with a growl. "Look, the last thing you have to do before you become a warrior, is turn a kit into an apprentice."

Yes, Nettlepaw knew this was his last task… He knew the drill. To become an apprentice, you must first have sex, then you are given a mentor, who teaches you through the art of mating. You become a warrior once you successfully won over every cat of the opposite gender, and got them to bunk in with your nest, where, you knew what went down. Not only that, but you must turn a kit into an apprentice. Wonderful… Nettlepaw sighed to himself.

"Report back to me tonight, you have until then to do it, or else." Poisionstream growled. Nettlepaw knew what she meant by that, if he didn't then she would keep him from having sex for nearly a moon, he had had this punishment once before, and it was no fun. Nettlepaw was actually quite excited. Ever since Auburnkit had entered in this world, Nettlepaw looked down at her fondly. She was a friend, but as she grew older, Nettlepaw noticed the subtle curves of her body, working down to her privates, which he had never gotten to get close to.

With that, Poisionstream left, and Nettlepaw sat there for a moment, thinking about how to approach her… For some reason, he was overflowed with nerves! It made his heart shudder in ways he hadn't experienced before, like there was something in his chest that zapped his heart. He begun to pace, mind racing just as fast as his paws. Just then, Petalpaw came up to him, placing her tail tip on his shoulder. "Uhh, you okay?" There was amusement in her tone.

"I don't know what to say to Auburnkit." He lowered his ears, trying to get himself to calm down by taking long deep breaths.

"Really? Big strong Nettlepaw not knowing what to say?" She chuckled, rather surprised himself.

Nettlepaw quickly won over every cat in the clan much faster than his sisters because he was smooth with words, and always had keen confidence. Never before had he froze up before, he didn't know what it was. "Oh shush." He growled, not thinking the situation as funny at all. He had to before midnight, or Poisionstream would have his head.

"I think I know the problem, you're just too out of it, not in the right mind set. Why don't you take a walk? Maybe peek in on some clan mates going at it, that'll zap your heart back to the right set." She beamed, and Nettlepaw considered this. Slowly, his ears flicked up, and he nodded. "Alright…"

"Petalpaw!" That was Hayspike, upon hearing his voice, Nettlepaw flicked his eyes up to the spiky golden tom. "You're not done with training yet." He purred deviously, and Petalpaw sighed, but there was an excited gleam in her eyes. "Gotta go." She touched her nose to her brothers ear and darted off under the spiky golden tom again, and he planted himself over her. That's when Nettlepaw turned his head away, and tried not to listen in, not with his sister.

He left camp, leaving Auburnkit staring after him and wondering where he was going. She lowered her head. He seems stressed… Suddenly an idea popped in her head! When her friend would come back, she'd help him unwind. She smiled at the idea, pausing for a moment to think it over in detail, but then Heatkit called for her, and she jumped back into play mode and ran into her siblings.

Deep into the forest by now, Nettlepaw stopped, drinking in a deep breath, and letting it out in a long sigh. He felt some of the stress jump off his shoulders, making the cloud over his brow a bit lighter. He opened his eyes again and began to bound through RapidClan territory.

He expected to find at least a couple of his clan mates out and about, mating wherever the grass was soft. But he wandered and wandered, and didn't find any. He stopped at the edge of a stream, wondering. He dipped his head down and drank some of the crystal clear waters, and when he looked up again he, he spotted a hazy white shecat peeking her head out from behind a tree. Nettlepaw immediately zapped into defensive mode, snarling at her from across the stream.

"What are you doing on RapidClan territory?!" He yowled, bounding over the slippery stepping stones that led to her. The white shecat looked up at him with frightened eyes, she was young, just about the age to be an apprentice. Nettlepaw softened as he saw her fright, and after he realized she was no threat. But, he tasted the air, it might have been a trick, and more were lying in wait, but he could smell nothing.

"Please don't hurt me… I've run s-so much, and can't fight." She whimpered and tumbled down on her paws and fell across the bark of the tree. Nettlepaw opened his mouth to speak, but she began to weep. "I-I just wanted to g-get something to drink! Please! I havn't eaten in d-days!"

"Hey, hey." Nettlepaw frowned, nuzzling her up to her feet. "Hush now, don't worry, I won't hurt you… Come on, I'll bring you back to camp…"

"C-Camp?!" She sounded terrified and trembled away from him.

"No no! It's a good think, promise, we'll feed you…" He offered and slowly, the white shecat shied back toward him, leaning on his shoulder for support. Slowly, they made their way toward the RapidClan camp. "…What's your name?" He asked softly, looking down at her.

"….. Whisper…" She said in a barely audible voice. Nettlepaw didn't say anything, but her name was downloaded into his mind, where it stuck like a spider web. When they reached camp, all of the mating cats paused, and eyed Nettlepaw and the new comer.

The strange new scent roused Hazestar from his den. "Nettlepaw, who is this?" He asked in his powerful voice and bounded down toward the black and brown tom. The handsome apprentice dipped his head in respect. "This is Whisper, Hazestar. I found her wandering around the outskirts of RapidClan, she's hungry, and thirsty."

Hazestar glared down at her, seeming to seize her up in his mind, judging every angle of her. It was a while before he replied. "Hmph…" He flicked his tail and turned around. "We'll house her, send her to Willowfall."

At this point, the frail shecat could hardly stand. The dusky grey shecat now came from the medicine cats den, Twilightpaw trailing after her. "Give her 'ere love." Willowfall murmured softly, and Nettlepaw loosened his weight onto Willowfall, and Whisper tumbled into them, but they kept her footing. "Come on dearie." Willowfall soothed, and they slowly limped her into the medicine cats den. Twilightpaw picked up a plump squirrel from the pile for her, and trotted back after her mentor.

Well, now Nettlepaw was even more stressed. He sat down and heaved out a sigh, the sun was almost setting, and it was then that he remembered his task with Auburnkit. Just then, the brown shecat bounced out toward him, with energy in her gaze that made him perk up a bit. He smiled at her. "Hey Auburnkit." He purred and the youthful shecat lashed her tail happily. "Hey! I have a surprise for you!" She was so excited that her words merged together, making it hard to understand. "Come on!" She rammed into his hind leg to get him off his behind. Nettlepaw hurriedly stood with a laugh. "Alright, alright! What is it?"

"Come on!" She repeated and ran towards the nursery, leaving Nettlepaw to trail behind at a slower pace. He ducked his head as he entered into the nursery, dimly lit and empty. Lightcloud, and her kits were gone. "Where're the others?" He asked, looking down at the shecat.

"They're out! They'd disrupt the peace." She answered, and before Nettlepaw could open his mouth to reply, she interrupted him. "Nettlepaw, I've noticed you've been stressed lately, so I want to make you feel better! So for a day, this nursery will be your stress relieving get-away." She beamed up at him, waiting for his response eagerly.

Nettlepaw smiled, heart welling with gratitude. "Auburnkit, that's so sweet." He purred, leaning down and nuzzling the soft kitten. She laughed gleefully, happy that she had made her friend happy. "Okay! First step, lay down." She told him, and Nettlepaw willingly did as she told, and rested down in a bed of soft moss.

She jumped atop him, making him blush a bit. She began to massage the tired, stiff muscles in his haunches, he sighed out in relief and shut his eyes. This went on for a while more, Nettlepaw let his head wander, but it always kept returning to him and Auburnkit mating fiercely, he had to shake himself from their thoughts every time, but soon his throat began to tighten with desire, and his member began to become visible from his sheath.

"Okay! Now your stomach!" She innocent she-kit barked, and Nettlepaws eyes widened. "Uhh! N-No! That's okay!" He gulped, planting his paws into the ground. "Come on, silly!" She laughed and jumped off him, head butting his side until he rolled over onto his back. Auburnkit jumped back atop him, front paws palnted on his chest. She felt the tip of his member press against her fur, and gasped, leaping off of him and looking at it.

"What IS that?" She eyed it like it was some foreign alien creation. Nettlepaw stumbled up to his paws, trying to cover his privates with his front paws shyly. "I-It's u-uhm…" He blushed furiously. "Au-Auburnkit, I mean, it's uhm, we-well…" He stuttered.

Auburnkits mother had told her about this before, her heart fluttered as she realized it was time… She had always wanted it to be with Nettlepaw, to tell the truth, she had liked him ever since she was little… "Shh…" She hushed softly and looked up at him with a smile.

Nettlepaw stopped his stumbling and looked down at her, their eyes locked for a second. Auburnkit turned around for him and got in a play crouch, but this was a different type of play… She moved her tail out of the way for him and lowered her ears, a bit scared, but trusting of her friend.

"Au-Auburnkit…" He froze for a moment, his heart skipping a beat. "I liked you for a long time Nettlepaw, I…" She smiled a bit, peeking at him from beneath her spread legs. "I want to, just make it gentle." She smiled and with that, Nettlepaw positioned himself over her. It was easy, since she was so much smaller than him. He placed his paws over her shoulders, pulling her a bit closer to his member. "I will…" He licked up her cheek and pressed it against her already moist entrance.

"It'll hurt for a moment…" And before she could say another word, he slammed in, breaking her barrier. She let out a anguished cry wincing and gritting her teeth. Nettlepaw felt the drips of blood run down his shaft, he tried to subdue the pain by beginning to pound into her. Slowly, her cries died down, and she grew silent for a few thrusts, before she began to moan.

Nettlepaw felt his heart flutter substantially, he placed his chin upon her head and panted softly, gritting his teeth as she tightened around him. With every hump, he tore up her walls a bit, but she loved it, and so did he. "Nnn!" They both moaned, it drifted through the camp and touched Poisionstreams ears, who smiled. Nettlepaws pants came in short bursts, softly every second was a 'huh-huh-huh' with an occasional groan.

"Ah! N-Nettlepaw! F-Faster please!" Auburnkit whimpered, pushing her hips back harder against him in time with his thrusts, hind legs trembling. Nettlepaw grunted and pressed harder, forcing his hips to hump against hers faster. Suddenly he slammed against the nerve center within her core, making her squeal and tumble before she pushed herself up again. "Ahhhh!" Her orgasm took hold of her, which also brought Nettlepaws to his.

With a burst of adrenaline, he shut his eyes tight and panted harshly as he humped faster and harder than he had in their whole session. At the same second they spilled their seed onto each other, and paused with a sharp gasp, slowly sighing it out.

Nettlepaw slid out with ease, taking some her juices that were trapped along with him. Auburnkit collapsed onto her side, panting heavily. Nettlepaw purred and nuzzled against her, panting along with her. "You're more than just a great friend, Auburnpaw." He purred, sliding apart her forelegs as he began to clean up her center. The newly made Auburnpaw chuckled warmly, heart glowing.

"… Nettlepaw… I like you a lot." She purred, closing her eyes. "I hope we can be close friends for a long time…" Slowly, she began to fall into an exhausted sleep. Nettlepaw, who would receive his warrior name when the first touches of dawn reached the sky, licked her nose and curled up with her, coiling her in his tail and falling into a blissful sleep.

((I hope you enjoyed it! If you did, please post a review and tell me so! ^^ I do accept cats, but not very often, and if you want to see a pairing, please tell me and I'll work it in there somewhere, thank you!

- Mimi~))