Chapter 14

Yay! Naming ceremony time! :D The thing is, I don't know if everyone will like the names...^^" But, PLEASE DON'T BUG ME ABOUT IT! THEIR NAMES ARE THEIR NAMES! RAWR! And thank you for beta-ing, Chibi Ookami Tora! ^^ Have fun on your trip!

Anyways, please enjoy the chapter^^

Bubblepaw sat among the other apprentices, waiting for the naming ceremony to begin. She felt very grateful that she was allowed to participate, since she missed out on a moon of training.

She bounced up and down excitedly. "I wonder what my warrior name is going to be?" she whispered to Runningpaw.

"I know! I'm just so excited…" he trailed off, looking away from her. "So…do you know when Coyotepaw will become a warrior?"

"Eh…probably soon," Bubblepaw replied, feeling the awkwardness. After a moment of silence between the two cats, Bubblepaw asked, "Why do you hate Coyotepaw so much?"

He looked up at her, his eyes embarrassed. "Because I-"

The beginning of the naming ceremony interrupted Runningpaw. Sapphirestar called the six apprentices forward.

"Badgerpaw, do you promise to follow the warrior code?" she asked in a loud voice that reached all across the camp.

"I do."

"Then, from now on, you will be known as Badgerface."

Badgerface dipped his head as RiverClan chanted, "Badgerface! Badgerface!" He jumped off of Stone Mound (A/N: I made up my own High Rock or whatever, sorry! XD This is waayy after Firestar and Leopardstar, so I figured I could make up my own!) happily and joined the other warriors.

"Runningpaw, do you promise to follow the warrior code?" Sapphirestar repeated.

He bowed. "I do."

"From now on, you shall be known as Runningsky."

The Clan chanted Runningsky's new name, and he leapt coolly off Stone Mound.

Bubblepaw paid special attention to the next two apprentices.

Sapphirestar repeated the words for the third time to Mistypaw.

"I do," Mistypaw meowed, determined.

"From now on, you shall be known as Mistyleaf."

Bubblepaw and Nightpaw were the loudest in chanting their sister's name, and Lionfoot scolded them for being so noisy.

Then it was Nightpaw's turn.

"From now on, you shall be known as Nightfur."

After Nightfur's chanting died down, it was finally Bubblepaw's turn.

"Bubblepaw, do you promise to follow the warrior code?"

Bubblepaw's heart thudded loudly in her chest. "I do."

"From now, you shall be known as Bubblewing."

Bubblewing's eyes glowed with pride as RiverClan chanted her name over and over. She hopped gracefully down from Stone Mound and landed with barely a sound. It was as if she had suddenly matured after receiving her warrior name. She joined her friends in the crowd as Sapphirestar called the kits up to be named as apprentices. Flowertail's three kits jumped up to Stone Mound, squealing with excitement.

Bubblewing's mind wandered to Coyotepaw as she watched the ceremony go on. She wondered if her friend had been made a warrior on the same day that she had.

Coyotepaw, please come visit me, she begged him silently, hoping that somehow, he would hear her.

"….Ribbonpaw," Sapphirestar finished after Bubblewing's attention had turned back to the ceremony.

Ugh, she thought. It's that annoying kit that thinks he can suddenly declare me his mate.

When the chanting had died down, Sapphirestar concluded the ceremony. As cats starting shuffling back to their daily duties, Ribbonpaw cried out, "Wait! There's something I want to say!"

"Ribbonpaw!" Flowertail hissed. "What are you doing, you fool? Get down from there right now!"

Cats murmured amongst themselves as their attention slowly went back to Stone Mound.

"If any one of you cats think you can lay a paw on Bubblewing, you're wrong! 'Cause she's gonna be MY mate when I become a warrior!"

RiverClan blinked, as if all together. Bubblewing's face grew hot. "WHAT?" she shrieked. "YOU BRAT!"

Nightfur hissed at her, and she suddenly remembered the silent vigil she was supposed to share with the other new warriors. She blinked, embarrassed. "Uh…oops," she squeaked.

Bubblewing quickly turned around and dashed to the camp entrance, beckoning to the others to come with her. As they arranged themselves outside camp, Nightfur and Mistyleaf tried to contain their amused purrs, which caused them to come out as snorts. Bubblewing gave them an 'I-can-hear-you-how-dare-you-enjoy-my-pain' kind of look.

They flicked their tails apologetically, but they were still snorting. You guys suck, she told them silently.

Bubblewing's eyes were getting tired as the darkness crept around her. She was unbelievably bored, but didn't dare move; she had already messed up by yelling at Ribbonpaw earlier. She didn't want to screw up again.

Suddenly, the air felt strange her. She looked at Runningsky quizzically. He looked back at her with a strange look in his eyes.

She looks so beautiful right now, with the moonlight shining on her like that, he thought. His claws dug into the ground. He could contain his feelings no longer.

"Bubblewing!" he meowed.

Bubblewing's eyes widened. He…! The other snapped their heads suddenly towards the commotion, surprised that Runningsky had spoken.

In the blink of an eye, Runningsky had pinned Bubblewing to the ground. Her mouth hung open as she pushed on his chest, but she was exhausted because she hadn't slept.

"I love you, Bubblewing," Runningsky confessed, looking into Bubblewing's eyes. She gasped, thinking, no! "I hate Coyotepaw so much because he's too close to you. I'm jealous. I've loved you for so long, and I've been with you for so long…but suddenly he came and took you away from me." He swept his tongue over her neck, and her face burned. "Leave him," Runningsky whispered. "And love me."

"Well now," a familiar voice purred.

Bubblewing's head snapped over to Coyotepaw.

"Oh my gosh!" she gasped.

Runningsky looked back at Bubblewing, hurt.

"That's Coyotefur to you, ingrate," he meowed, giving him a hard, yet amused look.

Runningsky gathered himself. "Tch," was his reply.

"You got your warrior name, too?" Bubblewing gasped.

Coyotefur smiled and nodded. He padded over to her and knocked Runningsky aside. He helped Bubblewing up. "And I heard you calling for me," he whispered.

"So," Runningsky growled. "You'll break vigil for him, but not me?"

Bubblewing looked back at Runningsky, her mouth open, but no words coming out. His gaze went from hurt to cold as he looked over at Coyotefur.

"You-!" He lunged at the WindClan warrior with unsheathed claws. Coyotefur simply sidestepped and Runningsky crashed to the ground. He sat up, spitting out dirt and glared at Coyotefur. Coyotefur remained calm as he smiled back, which made Runningsky even angrier. He lunged wildly again, attempting to bite Coyotefur's neck, but Coyotefur once again stepped out of the way. But he miscalculated where Runningsky would land this time, and instead of biting Coyotefur, he bit Bubblewing!

Once he came back to his senses, he quickly let go of her, and she stared at him as blood trickled down her fur.

Coyotefur hissed. "You mouse-brained fool!" He walked over to Runningsky, unsheathed one paw and swiped it coolly across Runningsky's face. Startled, Runningsky fell sideways. He stood up, dumbfounded.

He blinked. "Ha! You didn't even cut that deep; it's not even bleeding!"

"Really?"

Suddenly, blood squirted out of every claw mark, spraying the grass. It squirted, but also leaked down the side of his face in big, thick rows. His legs buckled and he fell to the ground, grunting in pain.

"Oh my gosh!" Mistyleaf finally squeaked. "Are you guys okay?"

"That was really stupid, Runningsky!" Nightfur shouted. "You should be ashamed!"

"Argh…help…me…" he rasped. Badgerface stalked up to him and gave him a steely look before licking his wound. Runningsky looked down, shame clouding his eyes.

Coyotefur tapped Bubblewing on the shoulder with his tail.

"Are you feeling okay, Bubblewing?" he asked as he started to lick the bite on her neck.

"Ah…yes," she replied. "The wound isn't deep. But…" She looked over at Runningsky. "Will he have permanent scars on his face now?"

Coyotefur grunted. "Only one of the marks is deep enough to leave a scar. And a small one, at that. Now he can always be reminded of his stupidity."

"Sooo," Nightfur meowed, trying to act casual. "We all broke vigil tonight. And Coyotefur trespassed. And two cats were wounded. Whaddaya say we pretend like nothing happened?"

"I won't say a thing about the whole breaking vigil," Mistyleaf mewed. "But how exactly do we explain Bubblewing's and Runningsky's wounds? A squirrel tried to mess with us?"

Badgerpaw snickered.

"Well…we can say that Runningsky was whipped by some tree branches on his way back to us after making dirt," Bubblewing suggested.

"And a weird cat attacked Bubblewing, but after he bit her, he was chased off by Nightfur and Badgerface," Coyotefur added.

"Agreed," Nightfur sighed.

"Hey, look," Mistyleaf flicked her ears towards the sky. "The sun's rising."

"I hope StarClan doesn't totally hate us now," Badgerface sighed, standing up and shaking his fur off. Runningsky muttered a thank you, but Badgerface ignored him.

"Well, really it's only one cat that truly broke the vigil," Mistyleaf meowed. "Well, two." She looked from Coyotefur to Runningsky. His cut still bled lightly, but he didn't say anything.

"How do you even get hit in the face by a tree branch?" Badgerface whispered to Nightfur.

"Who cares, as long as it makes him look stupid."

Mistyleaf sighed. "We're bad cats…"

Coyotefur meowed a cheery good-bye to the RiverClan cats, and gave Bubblewing a meaningful look before dashing off into the woods.

Bubblewing's heart was beating crazily.

I hope you don't hate the names! Please review, and don't attack the names! I beg you! The story will be starting to get into the prophecy next chapter...and things will heat up between Coyotefur and Bubblewing...PLEASE REVIEW!