Chapter 10
The Apprenticeship and the Stars

"May my friend's kit named Sunkit climb up here so I may give her her new name." Sunkit walked up to me. "May my friend Goldenheart climb up here so I can give her new responsibilities." Sarah walked up, smiling. "Goldenheart, are you ready for new responsibilities of mentoring Sunkit?"

She winked. "Yes, I am ready for the responsibilities of mentoring Sunkit."

"Sunkit from this day forward, shall you become a warrior, you will be named Sunpaw." I rested my chin on Sunpaw's head.

"Sunpaw! Sunpaw! Sunpaw!" Sunpaw walked proudly down to his littermates.

"May my friend's kit named Sparklekit climb up here so I may give her her new name." Sparklekit walked up to me, trying to be nonchalant. "May my friend Nightheart climb up here so I can give her new responsibilities." Nightheart walked up to me, being better at being nonchalant than Sparklekit. "Nightheart, are you ready for new responsibilities of mentoring Sparklekit?"

She gave me a look that said 'You bet.' but she said the right thing anyways. "Yes, I am ready for the responsibilities of mentoring Sparklekit."

"Sparklekit from this day forward, shall you become a warrior, you will be named Sparklepaw." I rested my chin on Sparklepaw's head.

"Sparklepaw! Sparklepaw! Sparklepaw!" Her and Nightheart walked down the ledge, whispering.

Leaf walked up. Most of the cats seemed puzzled by this. No one called her. Why is she up there? Leaf spoke "May my friend's kit named Fawnkit climb up here so I may give her her new name." This caused even more uneasy murmurs. "May my friend Goldenflower come over here so I can give her new responsibilities." Most of the cats then heaved a relieved sigh. I walked proudly over and gave Fawnkit a friendly look. "Goldenflower, are you ready for new responsibilities of mentoring Fawnkit?"

I smiled. "Yes, I am ready for the responsibilities of mentoring Fawnkit."

She turned to Fawnkit. "Fawnkit from this day forward, shall you become a warrior, you will be named Fawnpaw." Leaf rested her chin on Fawnpaw's head.

When this happened I took the time to look over Starspoke's face. It showed a look of approval."Fawnpaw! Fawnpaw! Fawnpaw!" Me and Starspoke's voice were loudest by far. Fawnpaw and I exchanged looks. Her look was pride and smiling and mine was smiling and worry. Then we laughed.

Fawnpaw ran up to me and whispered in my ear, "When do we start?"

"Whenever you want."

"I want to now!"

"Keep in mind I'm in charge." She laughed and ran down the ledge path. "Hey be careful!" I called. It was too late, she was already at the bottom. I walked after her.

Leaf soon followed after. Everybody disassembled. As soon as I was on the ground, I was searching for Fawnpaw. I had the sinking feeling someone was behind me. Then that someone leaped and I ducked. Fawnpaw flew into the air in front of me. She skidded in the dirt and kicked up a lot of dust. I looked away quickly thinking of the dust in the eye trick. Than I thought about her landing, it was surprising she didn't fall. She ran towards me, I saw it out of my peripheral vision. I jumped and she jumped, then I dove towards the ground and kicked up a lot of dust. While the dust was flying, I crept around Fawnpaw and shouted "Boo!" She jumped, higher than Husky. I ran and when she landed she started to run after me. I ran around the camp jumping on the caves and flying down and dodging cats as I ran around. She mirrored my every move as if we were playing an extended version of follow the leader. I ran up the ledge ladder and she did too. I jumped off and landed squarely on my paws. She didn't jump, instead I think she hitched a ride. I bucked her off and went to go ask Leaf what to do.

Wow it was a long day, considering I was chased about by Fawnpaw, I did the ceremony, I hunted for myself and Fawnpaw. I curled up in my moss nest, thinking about how fun it was going to be teaching Fawnpaw. I woke up in a mossy clearing. Wait, a mossy clearing! Do I sleepwalk? "No you do not sleepwalk my child." Where did that voice come from! I turned around and there was a orange- brownish looking she-cat.

"Can you read my mind? What is your name? Are you one of the stars Spottedpelt told me about? If so why are you a cat and not a star?"

"One question at a time little one." The cat purred in a sweet chuckle. "No, I can not read your mind. I just assumed you would think that. My name is Mossstar. Yes I am but she means like the dead, like me. My friend, you are a leader but you must not use the name star yet, you must find the pool, the sparkling pool."

She was starting to fade. "But beware! All of the previous clans were killed by a evil! There's only one who ever lived through it and that was Starspangel."