Chapter three: Got Your Paw In A Cloud?
"Crowkit! Wake up! We will be apprentices today!" Hawkkit poked his grumpy brother with a paw. Crowkit still didn't get up. "Oh no! Rainkit is going to die because of a fox!" Hawkkit said sarcasticly, and his brother jolted awake. "What!? Where!?" Owlkit fell over, laughing. Crowkit groaned. "I'm going up in the air for a bit..." Then the jet-black tom ran out of the den and flew upwards. He wouldn't stop flying up, and touched a cloud, which was made of water. His paw was wet now. "So thats what a cloud is made of..." He muttered.
The young tom then dived directly down, and closed his wings. Then, near the ground, he opened his wings and glided over the ground. Landing, he looked over at his sister, who spread her wings and desperatly tried to fly up. She sort of flew, then fell onto her face. Sighing, the she-cat got up and shook her pelt. Rainkit, Shinekit, Shadowkit, and Bramblekit, ran out of the nursery, jumping around. Owlkit climbed up the nursery, then said, "I will redeem myself! I will fly!" She spread her wings then jumped. Occasionally flapping her wings, she flew.
Then, Blazestar called a meeting, "All cats old enough to catch their own prey, come below the highstone for a clan meeting!" He yowled from the highstone. The seven six moon kits padded to the highstone, looking very confident. Snickers were heard from Fallenpaw, and Meadowpaw, but they were hit in the heads by warriors. "These kits have grown old enough, to six moons to be exact! Do all of you, promise to listen to your mentors, and learn the ways of the clan?" He looked down at them.
"I do!" They all said at once. "Until you have learned your warrior names, you shall be named Hawkpaw, Crowpaw, Owlpaw, Rainpaw, Shinepaw, Shadowpaw, and Bramblepaw!" He boomed, and the cats cheered, except for Meadowpaw and Fallenpaw, "Hawkpaw, Crowpaw, Owlpaw, Rainpaw, Shinepaw, Shadowpaw, Bramblepaw! Hawkpaw, Crowpaw, Owlpaw, Rainpaw, Shinepaw, Shadowpaw, Bramblepaw!" The seven new apprentices stood tall.
"Hawkpaw, you mentor is Soultail." The deputy touched his nose to the young tom. "Crowpaw, your mentor shall be Eaglescreech." The large tom touched his nose to Crowpaw's. "Owlpaw, your mentor shall be Ashtalon." The light grey tom with dark grey flecks grunted as he got up. The warrior touched his nose to his apprentices'. "Rainpaw, your mentor is Silverwing." The silver warrior padded up to Rainpaw, and touched noses. "Shinepaw, your mentor will be Creampetal." The cream colored she-cat touched noses to her young apprentice. "Shadowpaw, your mentor is Spottedpelt." The dark grey, apprentice tom touched his nose to his female mentor.
"Lastly, Bramblepaw, your mentor shall be Applefur" The cream she-cat warrior, Applefur, padded to her apprentice and quickly touched her nose to his. "We also are gaining two warrior today. Leafpaw, Brairpaw, please step forwards." The two did what they were told, then looked at their leader. "These two apprentices have passed their last assesments to become a warrior. I call apon our warrior ancestors, to look down on these fully trained apprentices. Do you, Leafpaw, promise to protect our clan, even at the cost of your life?"
"I do." She says, confidence clearly in her voice. "Then, from now on, your name shall be Leafstorm." The leader then looks at Brairpaw. "Do you, Brairpaw, promise to protect out clan, even at the cost of your life?" Brairpaw stands tall then says, "I do." Blazestar looks up at the sky then back at his clan. "Then, from now on, your name shall be Brairflame. Both of you will stand vigil tonight, but for now, relax." The clan cats cheered for the new warriors, "Leafstorm, Brairflame! Leafstorm, Brairflame!"
Nightfall had come quickly, the moon high in the sky. All were asleep. All except two...