Jayfeather's Omen
"As the Swift Night falls, only the Sharp eyes of the Jay can see the truth, the Lion's roar strikes fear into his foes, and Peace will come in a Bright Lilly's bloom."
Jayfeather heard the chant of Yellowfang and Bluestar pulse through his head. he was elated that he got his medicine-cat name, although it meant his mother could not sleep in the den with him anymore… and she had to be only a warrior now.
"Leafpool…" Jayfeather stopped and looked towards where he thought his mother was,
"Yes, jayfeather?" she purred. he could feel the elation and pride rolling off her flanks.
"I… well… I know I'm often prickly and hateful… but since you're going to become a warrior now… I just wanted to say I'll miss having you as my mentor."
"Oh, thank you Jayfeather, I'll just say this: I am proud to have been your mentor, and even more proud that you're my son."
"Thank you, mother." he stepped forward and nuzzled her flank. they continued silently to the camp, and found Lillypaw waiting.
'What are you doing up, Lillypaw?" Jayfeather asked.
'I had a dream." she whispered. I wanted to tell you. Nightpaw had it too."
'As i am no longer your medicine cat, i will go and inform Firestar that you have become a full medicine cat, Jayfeather. you fulfill your duties as the medicine cat." Leafpool smiled sadly as she walked towards the Highledge.
"What was your dream?" Jayfeather lead the small cream apprentice after him into the medicine- no his den.
'Well. I was talking to a mottled red and black tom with a puffy red tail, and he told me that As the swift night falls, only the sharp eyes of the jay can see the truth, the lion's roar strikes fear into his foes, and peace will come in a bright lilly's bloom." she frowned, "Nightpaw said the only difference was that a different cat was in the dream, it was a dappled mottled grey she-cat.
"I know that one was Brindleface, your father's mother." Jayfeather replied. "I think the tom was Sandstorm's father, Redtail.
"he kind of looked like Ravenpaw." Lilypaw nodded.
"I will think on this, Lilypaw, go, i hear Stormfur and Brooke looking for you and your brother." Jayfeather waved his tail at her and frowned at his herb store. Lilypaw left accordingly. Jayfeather stood and left after Lilypaw and her siblings left and he went out into the forest, and walked, thinking about the prophecy. it had to go along with the one that was given to Firestar, Four kin, of your kin, will hold the power of the stars in their paws.
"oof!" Jayfeather smacked right into the haunch of another cat.
"Hey watch where you- oh are you alright Jayfeather?" Crowfeather asked.
"Yeeah." Jayfeather picked up a paw and rubbed his nose.
"Ok whats on your mind?" his father asked. Jayfeather thought for a moment, then decided he would tell Crowfeather about the prophecy.
"Well have you though maybe it's speaking about cats?" Crowfeather asked.
"What do you mean?"
"The Jay's sharp eye could be referring to you."
"How. I'm blind remember?" Jayfeather hissed.
"But you are very preceptive. you usually know what's going on around camp before anyone else. And if the Prophecy refers to cats that way, it might be talking about Lionpaw, Lilypaw and Nightpaw too. I've overheard the warriors talk about them." Crowfeather explained.
"What type of things do they say?" Jayfeather's interest was piqued.
"Nightpaw is unbelievably fast, Stormfur always goes on about how Nightpaw can be in one place, and be halfway across the camp in the next second. Brooke marvels about how calming Lilypaw's presence could be, she;s even called it unnatural. Ashfur won't shut up about how strong and was an amazing fight Lionpaw has become in the short time he has been an apprentice." Crowfeather purred at the praise on his son.
"Peace will come in a Lily's bloom... if her presence is calming, that makes sense. Swift Night falls… that could be good or bad for Nightpaw. Lion's Roar strikes fear into his foes. well… Lionpaw can be scary sometimes. and Jay's sharp eyes. I can see in dreams… that's one thing." Jayfeather purred at Crowfeather, "Thank you that was helpful. I will keep an ear on the Apprentices." Jayfeather dipped his head to his father, and turned, he would have to go find Lionpaw and ask him if he had the dream.
time skip
In camp, Lilypaw was laying in the sun with Berrynose and and Icekit were playing together, Lilypaw opened one forest leaf colored eye, to watch the two almost apprentices. it had been a while since they had been made apprentices themselves, Berrynose and his siblings, Mousewhisker and hazeltail had been made warriors a while ago, and Lionblaze and Hollyleaf had been too. Skypaw, Nightpaw and Ravenpaw were the only Apprentices with Lilypaw now. she and Nightpaw had progressed far, Crowfeather had let slip to her that Brooke and Stormfur wanted to make them warriors soon. the two kits would be made apprentices in the next couple of days.
"Foxkit! Icekit!" the happy mewl of Ferncloud purred, "Firestar wants to make you two apprentices!" or today.
"Oh wow!" Foxkit leapt up and padded over to0 Lilypaw. he was almost as big as the tiny she-cat, much to her chagrin, "Did you hear that, Lilypaw! icekit and I will become apprentices with you!"the small reddish brown tom purred at lilypaw.
"What about Nightpaw, he'll be happy to see you." Lilypaw flicked her brother's nose with her thick cream tail.
"You only said that because you think Lilypaw is pretty!" Icekit mewled. Lilypaw looked up at Foxkit who flattened his ears in embarrassment,
"Shut up, Icekit."
"Let all cats old enough to catch their own prey…" Firestar's yowl was heard. Lilypaw say up and stretched. Berrynose stalked away in annoyance at the kits, and Nightpaw purred at Lilypaw,
"Foxkit thinks your pretty huh? so now you have berrynose and Foxkit after you. who next, Mousewhisker?"
"Mousewhisker likes Hollyleaf."she grumbled, her ears lowered in embarrassment.
"Hey don't be embarrassed," Ashfur came up behind his kits, and licked Lilypaw's ear, "You are one of the prettiest cats in the clan. you got that from your mother. did you know that Crowfeather once liked her? so did Stormfur, and the loner Bramble." his eyes darkened a little at the mention of the loner who occasionally left prey at the border.
"Wow." Lilypaw looked at her mother who was stretching in the sun, her ginger fur gleaming, "yeah I guess she's really pretty."
"Skypaw is pretty too." Birchfall said from where he was sitting.
"of course, she is my daughter." Ashfur purred, but his eyes flashed protectivly.
"i thought he liked Whitewing?" Nightpaw whispered.
"I firestar, look down on these kits, they will be apprentices, Foxpaw, you will be mentored by Squirrelflight! and icepaw you will be mentored by Whitewing!"
"Foxpaw! Icepaw! Foxpaw! Icepaw!" the clan was interrupted by a screeching high above them, a huge dark shape dove downwards, towards icepaw and Foxpaw, the small red apprentice crouched in fear as a huge gold-brown eagle dove towards them. Lilypaw didn't even think, about how she wasn't much bigger than the Apprentice who had just become prey. she leaped. her claws snagged into the Eagle's wing just as it began to lift away with Foxpaw clamped in it's claws. she found Nightpaw on it's back. the creature screeched once more, a sound like claws on a rock wall, before Brooke leaped on to, dealing a death blow.
"An omen! an omen!" jayfeather cried.
"What is it?" Lilypaw whirled after she ripped her claws out of the eagles wing and ferncloud was able to pull Foxpaw out of the stiff talons of the eagle.
"Starclan sent the eagle to test Nightpaw and Lilypaw! they are ready, Firestar." Jayfeather bowed to the leader, then to the siblings, who looked at each other in confusion.
'It seems Starclan wishes to make warriors." Firestar purred. he looked at Lilypaw, " Lillypaw, though you are small, your swift thinking may have saved Foxpaw today, Brooke is she ready to become a warrior?"
"More than." the sweet Tribe cat purred.
'Then I hail you by your new name, Lilybright! Nightpaw, if not for your swiftness, Lillybright may have been carried off as well, Stormfur, is Nightpaw ready?"
'Absolutely!" he meowed.
"Then from now on, you will be Nightstorm!
'Lillybright! Nightstorm! Lilybright! Nightstorm!"
"Wow Lilybright! you saved my life! I will always be grateful to you, Lilybright, I will repay this debt to you!" Foxpaw looked at Lillybright his green eyes hard with determination.
"Dont forget Nightstorm!' Icepaw's blue eyes were full of admiration for the mottled red and black cat.
"Well, your warriors!" Skypaw and Ravenpaw walked up to their siblings, purring happily for them.
'You will be too. we were lucky to have though so fast to hav3e jumped on that eagle." Lilybeight purred.
"Lilybright, you don't know how far you jumped do you? it was amazing!" Skypar purred, and gestured to the score marked on the ground where her back paws had dug into the rain softened earth. her jaw dropped, it was at least two fox lengths away! and right next to it there were furrows where Nightstorm's claws had dug into the ground as he ran.
"Lilybright, Nightstorm, don't look now, but you have a couple stalkers." Ravenpaw chuckled, and gestured to Icepaw and Foxpaw who were watching them.
"oh! look at the sun, Nightstorm and i better eat and go start our vigl!" Lilybright purred and walked away, dragging Nightstorm by his tail.
Someone suggested LilyxFox so I'm working with that, tell me if its too nasty if it's SkyxBirch? and then I could make it RavenxWhite instead?