Chapter 8

My mentor!

Disclaimer: I still don't own warriors.

Gingerstar14: I know Shimmerface's kits were supposed to be born recently, but I needed some apprentices.

The little amber-colored kit crawled onto Brambleclaw. He was in the nursery, visiting Shimmerface's kits.

"Hello, Rambleclaw!" The kit mewed.

"I'm Brambleclaw!" Brambleclaw meowed.

"I hope you get ta be my mentor!" The kit yowled.

"Oh, maybe." Onestar had just annouced that he would have their apprentice ceremony shortly. Brambleclaw did want an apprentice.

"Come here, Amberkit!" Shimmerface called. The little kit toppled off of Brambleclaw and over to her mother.

Getting up, Brambleclaw padded outside. Crowfeather was saying a word to Ashfoot, just as Onestar leaped up and called the summons.

"I wonder who's gonna get the apprentices." Tornear meowed as he sat down beside him and Whitetail.

"Their so adorable, any cat should want them!" Whitetail purred. Brambleclaw nodded.

Webfoot was looking happy and proud as Shimmerface and her kits padded out to join the gathering.

Brambleclaw studied the kits. The first one, Amberkit, was bouncing all around, unable to contain her excitment.The other one, Whistlekit, was sitting calmly, but his eyes sparkled like little moons.

"Amberkit, untill you earn the name of a warrior, you shall be known as Amberpaw. your mentor shall be Brambleclaw." Onestar announced.

Brambleclaw jumped in surprise, the padded forward to touch noses. "Brambleclaw, you are a skilled fighter and exelent hunter. Use all your skills to train Amberpaw to be a noble warrior." Onestar meowed.

Turning to Whistlekit, he continued, "Whistlekit, untill you earn the name of a warrior, you shall be known as Whistlepaw. Your mentor shall be Runningfur. Runningfur, you are fast and skilled. Train Whistlepaw with all your skills." Whistlepaw and Runningfur touched noses, and the rest of the clan called, "Amberpaw! Whistlepaw! Amberpaw! Whistlepaw!"

Onestar jumped down and sat beneath the rock, signaling the meeting was over.

"What are we gonna do now? Huh, huh, HUH?" Amberkit asked, bouncing on her paws.

"Well, It's pretty late, so we'll start training first thing tommarow!" Brambleclaw replied.

"Awww. Okay. Amberit bounced over to the apprentices Sleeping place.

"I'll show you around." Lithepaw meowed to her.

Brambleclaw let out a purr of amusement. That's how Whitetail had acted when Brambleclaw came.

He sat down in his nest. "I think I'm up for a little hunting." He murmered to himself. Padding out of camp, he took off in search of prey.

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Upon returning, Bramblecaw settled down beside Whitetail to get some sleep.