Chapter 10: Being accepted by the Three

A/n Sorry I took so long to update my story! I have been working on a new fanfiction about Ouran High school Host Club, as well as working on my other fanfic about Inuyasha, though I'm wondering whether to continue with that one... Anyway, here's da storeh!

When our patrol gets back to the camp, Graystripe goes to Firestar to talk about the fox, and I go to the fresh-kill pile. My belly rumbles, and I have a mouse.

As I start to eat, Hollypaw pads up to me, her face bright. "Featherpaw, guess what?"

I look up at her. "What?"

Hollypaw sat down. "I said guess, fur-ball!" she purrs playfully.

I look at the sky, trying to remember what part of the book I am in now. This is around the time Hollypaw, Lionpaw and Cinderpaw got their warrior names. "Are you becoming warriors?"

Hollypaw gapes. "Wha- how did you know?" she stammers.

I glance around the clearing. Graystripe was eating with Millie, Dustpelt, Sandstorm and Firestar; Brambleclaw and Squirrelflight were joining them, Icepaw and Foxpaw were sharing tongues near the fresh-kill pile, and a few of the younger warriors were talking outside their den. I finish up my mouse, and beckon to Hollypaw with my tail.

She gets up and follows me out of the camp. "What's wrong?"

"Can you keep a really big secret?" I ask.

She looks at me with uncertainty. "What type of big secret?"

I sigh. "Nearly as big of a secret as your biggest secret,"

Hollypaw widens her eyes for a second, before straightening up. "Ok, you can trust me."

"I'm actually a Two-Leg."

Hollypaw stares at me with plain amusement. Then, she starts to purr. "Do you really think I'm going to believe that? I'm not that mouse-brained, Featherpaw! It's not possible!"

I try to keep a serious face, but her laugh is contagious. I smile a bit, holding in the amusement. "I knew you wouldn't believe me, and that's why I'm going to prove it."

Hollypaw stops purring. "How can you prove that?"

"I know about the prophecy; there will be three, kin of your kin, who will hold the stars in their paws."

Hollypaw frowns. "Are you eaves-dropping in our conversations?"

I gasp at her accusation. "No! I know because I'm a Two-Leg!"

"How can a Two-Leg know about the prophecy? You're trying to make up an excuse for eaves-dropping on us!"

Jaypaw's voice sounds from behind us. "Hollypaw, she's telling the truth."

Lionpaw was standing next to him, nodding. "Jaypaw has explained to me about it already, Featherpaw."

I glance at Jaypaw irritably, but look back to see Lionpaw was actually smiling. Hollypaw looks shocked. "H-how can you…"

"A Two-Leg? I don't know, I just woke up as a cat, I guess." I shrug. Lionpaw steps forward so he's beside his sister. "What I don't understand is the fact you know about us, when you're a Two-Leg."

"It's hard to explain, but well, you're made up characters." I confess. "You're not meant to be real; you were made for Two-Legs' imagination and entertainment."

Hollypaw gapes again. "Then how are we standing here right now, if we're made up?"

I shake my head. "It's a mystery for me, too!"

Jaypaw blinks. "So now that she knows about the prophecy, we may as well confide in her about anything we learn from it,"

Lionpaw nods. "I feel a bit better now, I hate all this secrecy, but I know if my clan-mates knew about this prophecy, they might act differently around us."

"They might be scared of us, or worse, think we're too good for them; as if because we're destined for so much power, they can't be the best warrior they can be." Hollypaw agrees.

Jaypaw nods his head towards camp. "We should go soon; I heard you're becoming warriors, so you want to be ready for the warriors' ceremony."

We go back to camp, and I let out a sigh of relief. The fact that I'm a Two-Leg has been accepts by The Three, and that means I can be involved with the prophecy, and not watching them from afar.

I blink as a patrol of warriors appears from the direction of the ShadowClan border, their eyes shining with excitement and energy. Lionpaw looks at them curiously. "What's going on?"

Berrynose answers, he was at the head of the patrol. "I just took a patrol to ShadowClan to warn them of a fox, though I don't think the fox would do much harm, seeing Graystripe was able to fight it off on his own." He licks a paw. "All the same, we thought we might as well warn them, not all ShadowClan warriors are as strong as ThunderClan's warriors."

I catch Foxpaw's eye, and he smiles at me. "How's your face?"

Jaypaw looks at me. "What happened?"

I shake my head. "I'm fine now,"

I only feel numbness, but I'm not ready to admit that. It was bad enough going head-first into a tree, I'm not going to remind anyone of it while I'm in the medicine cat den getting healed for a sore face. Jaypaw is already feeling my face, gently prodding around my muzzle. "Does this hurt?"
"No, I'm f-owww!" I yelp as he pushes down hard on my nose with a claw. I nip at his paw in anger. "That hurt!"

Jaypaw quickly withdraws his paw from my face, my teeth only just touching the tip of his claw. "Hey! I was asking if it hurt, you don't need to bite me!"

I smile apologetically. "Hehe, sorry,"

Jaypaw growls, "Next time, I'll just let you lie about your wounds, so you can stay in pain all day!"

Hollypaw's whiskers twitch. "Oh, come on, Jaypaw, you don't need to get so upset about it!"

Jaypaw just growls again. Lionpaw blinks at me, amusement lighting up his eyes.

We let the patrol go first, and then we slip into the brambles into the camp. The floor is glowing orange as the sun set, and the day was beginning to cool.

Berrynose walks up to Firestar to report to him, and I sit down in the clearing, out of the way. Lionpaw and Hollypaw will be made warriors soon.

Firestar bounds up to the Highledge. "ThunderClan, join beneath the Highledge for a Clan meeting." He yowls.

I glance around; most of the cats are already out, sharing tongues. Mousefur and Longtail appears from the elders' den, Ferncloud and Millie ducks into the clearing from the nursery and Daisy who has her two kits, Rosekit and Toadkit trailing behind her.

I sit next to Jaypaw and Firestar looks down at Lionpaw, Hollypaw and Cinderpaw. "I, Firestar, leader of ThunderClan, call upon my warrior ancestors to look down on these apprentices. They have trains hard to understand the ways of your noble code, and I commend them to you as a warrior in their turn.

Lionpaw, Hollypaw and Cinderpaw, do you promise to uphold the warrior code and to protect and defend your Clan, even at the cost of your life?"

At the same time, they chorus. "I do,"

"Then by the powers of StarClan, I give you your warrior name, Lionpaw, from this moment forth you will be known as Lionblaze. StarClan honours your courage and skill in battle." The leader rests his head on Lionblaze's, and a respectful lick on the shoulder is given to him.

Firestar looks at Hollypaw. "Hollypaw, from this moment on, you will be known as Hollyleaf. StarClan honours your loyalty and thoughtfulness." Hollyleaf gives her Clan leader a respectful lick on the shoulder, before stepping back.

The leader turns his gaze to the last apprentice, Cinderpaw. "Cinderpaw, from this moment onward, you will be known as Cinderheart. StarClan honours your bravery and determination. And we welcome you as full warriors to ThunderClan." Cinderheart licks Firestar's shoulder as he rests his head on hers.

"Lionblaze! Hollyleaf! Cinderheart!" The Clan cheers. I hear Jaypaw cheering loudest of all. He must be so proud of his siblings. He'll be getting his medicine cat name soon.

A/n I hope that chapter wasn't too short this time! ^. ^ Thanks for reading. I appreciate reviews and accept advice!