Thank you for the reviews. Yes, you all get free Midnight plushies too. I think I messed up timelines on this chapter, so bare with me. It was harder to write then other chapters. Ugh.
"Bluekit, from now on until your warrior ceremony, you will be known as Bluepaw."
"Bluepaw, Bluepaw!" Redkit scrabbled to the front of the crowd, chanting the beautiful cat's name.
He gazed up at the proud new apprentice, and grinned.
Feeling another flank against him, Redkit turned.
It was Tigerkit.
Tigerkit and Redkit locked gazes for a moment, Tigerkit's amber eyes burning into Redkit's.
"Watch it, Tiny." Tigerkit curled.
Redkit drew his gaze away from Tigerkit, feeling his face burning.
The two toms had never been friendly towards one another.
They hated each other.
"That'll be me up there soon." Tigerkit was saying to his friend, Thistlepaw.
"Yeah, I bet." Thistlepaw jeered.
"Then I'll be able to beat you at a tumble fight for sure!" Tigerkit hissed in return.
Redkit lost intrest in the conversation and went to greet Bluepaw.
"Hi, Redkit!" Bluepaw purred, padding up to the bright red tom.
"Congrats, Bluekit- I mean, Bluepaw." Redkit corrected himself shyly.
"Thanks." giggled Bluepaw.
Redkit's heart sank as he watched Bluepaw's gaze drift towards Tigerkit.
The she-cat obviously wanted to speak with her best friend instead of Redkit.
Redkit slunk back into the chattering crowd, as he watched Bluepaw approch Tigerkit and Thistlepaw.
"Hey, Redkit!" called a voice.
Redkit looked up to see Tawnyspots, the ThunderClan deputy padding towards him.
"Er, hi." Redkit mumbled shyly.
To be honost with himself, Redkit considered he was the most shy cat in all of ThunderClan.
That's why he shrank to the size of a mouse as the strong and tall Tawnyspots approched.
"Redkit, I have good news."
Redkit remained silent, his eyes fixed on Tawnyspots.
"You and Tigerkit will both be recieving your apprentice names together in a few moons." the deputy explained.
With Tigerkit?
Redkit felt his head spin.
How could this be?
Sharing his special day with Tigerkit would ruin everything.
"See you later!" Tawnyspots called as she trotted away.
Redkit sighed, and padded into the pleasently empty nursery.
Snuggling up in his warm nest, Redkit squeezed his eyes shut and tried to fall asleep.
But he couldn't.
The thought of Tigerkit made him feel horrible.
His stomach yanked itself into a knot.
Redkit groaned and rolled over.
"Hey, um, Redkit?"
Redkit's eyes opened, and he spotted Bluepaw in the entrence of the nursery, gold sunlight lining her delicate frame.
"Hi." he replied flatly.
"Um, Redkit. I saw you go into the nursery... you looked so sad." Bluepaw murmured, padding forward.
"I... I'm fine." mumbled Redkit, blinking his eyes.
"Okay then." Bluepaw replied, though her voice sounded unsure.
"Tawnyspots just gave me some... unexpected news." Redkit explained, pawing at a ball of moss.
"Oh."
"Yeah."
"Well, I guess I'll be going." Bluepaw said softly.
But before she turned to go, she leaned down and licked Redkit's cheek.
Then she dashed out of the nursery, leaving Redkit dazzed, but strangly happy.
I used a little Redtail+Bluestar in this chapter. Sorry if you don't like that pair. I don't, but I added it in anyway. Everyone who reviews gets a free Redkit plushie.
