Okay, this chapter is really short. O_O. Sorry! But I hope you like it. Not much action, but keep reading. By next chapter there should be at least a little bit more action.

Chapter 2:

"So you're from RiverClan, Echomint?" Firekit squealed, excitement rushing through her from her paws to her tail tip.

"And Snowberry, you are from ShadowClan?" Redkit mewled.

"And Sunbreeze is from WindClan?" Minnowkit meowed with extreme interest filling her voice like a swarm of bees buzzing around their hive.

Echomint nodded. She opened her mouth but before she could speak, Littlekit squirmed over to her and skipped around her face.

"So was RiverClan too stinky and too fishy for you?" Littlekit pulled out the word "fishy".

Echomint shook her head and pulled the kits closer with her tail, and Riverminnow's ears pricked from over on the Sunny Rock where he was dosing in the sun, not so sleepy any more.

"Just between you and me," she whispered. "I was sent on a secret mission to report back with ThunderClan secrets. I was sent when I was a warrior, so, considering that I'm an elder now, I decided to stay because the cats in ThunderClan were so nice to me. In RiverClan, I was treated like I didn't even exist. I trained here as a ThunderClan warrior and I plan to stay here until I die."

Firekit noticed a twinkle of mischievousness and guilt in Echomint's eyes, like she was lying. Why would Echomint lie? Firekit thought. Based on the confused expression on Redkit and Minnowkit's faces, they had also noticed the hints in the eyes of the former RiverClan she-cat.

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"Let all cats old enough to catch their own prey gather here beneath the Rocky Boulder to hear what I have to tell you."

As Riverstar's voice echoed throughout the stone ravine, cats poured out from the apprentices' and warriors' den like floodwater.

All of the kits, excluding Littlekit and Meadowkit, came racing out of the nursery with weary legs after a fresh nap, mewling on and on excitedly and with tiredness. The elders sulkily padded out of the elder's den, looking curious with their ears pricked. Mousewing and Barkfrost were standing shoulder to shoulder at the foot of the Rocky Boulder with a proud look in their eyes and on their faces. Meadowkit and Littlekit were standing beside their parents looking annoyed and well groomed.

"Today is a special day for Littlekit, Meadowkit, Mousewing, and Barkfrost." Riverstar continued loudly. "Meadowkit, Littlekit, please come up here."

The two kits jumped and scrambled up to the top, their fur a bit messed up, due to their jumping.

"I, Riverstar, leader of ThunderClan, call upon my warrior ancestors to look down upon these two kits. They are six moons old and are ready to be apprenticed. Meadowkit, from this moment on until you have earned your warrior name, you will be known as Meadowpaw. Lakecloud?"

The bluish warrior raised his head hopefully.

"You have successfully mentored Rabbitstone, and you gave him the skills of wisdom and faith and honor and you have taught him everything that you were taught, along with what you had figured out on your own. I would love for you to do the same with Meadowpaw and for you two to have the same bond as you do with Rabbitstone."

Lakecloud nodded his long-furred head and bent to touch noses with his new apprentice as the brown and white tom raced down the rock.

"Littlekit?" The white kitten raised his trembling head, apparently afraid of being stared at by the whole clan and by being addressed by his leader. "From this moment on until you have earned your warrior name, you shall be known as Littlepaw. Who will be your mentor?"

Riverstar raised his head and skimmed the clearing around the Rocky Boulder. His gaze fell on one she-cat in the crowd.

"Robinwing?"

The brown warrior jerked her head up at the clan leader, surprise filling her leafy gaze as if she were to yowl "ME?!" to the whole clan. Her surprise turned to confusion as her gaze locked on her leader. She nervously stood up and opened her mouth to speak.

"But I've only been a warrior for three moons? Why not choose someone with more experience, like Spottytail or Starface?"

"Well," Riverstar mewed with amusement in his blue eyes. "First of all, Spottytail already has an apprentice." Riverstar angled his ears towards Leafpaw. "And I'm saving Starface for someone else's kit."

Robinwing shrugged, then dipped her head and sat down, bending her to touch noses with her apprentice. "This is the end of the gathering. You are all dismissed.

Riverstar jumped off of the boulder with his last statement still echoing around the hollow.

All of the cats started cheering for the new apprentices.

"Meadowpaw! Littlepaw!" the clan yowled. They started to gather around Littlepaw and Meadowpaw, congratulating them. Their voices were soft and peace-filled.

See! I told you it was short. But thnks for reading! Please R&R! I have a lot of stories here. Oh well! Please R&R!