Chapter one

"Hey RainKit! Wake up!" A high squeaky voice penetrated RainKit's sleep. RainKit opened his eyes and looked at his brother. "LilyPelt is letting us go outside!" Instantly awake, RainKit leaped to his paws.

"What are we waiting for?" The two kits took off toward the exit. LilyPelt stepped in front of them.

"Where do you two think your going? She asked.

"Outside." RainKit meowed. LilyPelt shook her head.

"Not without a bath. This is the first time the clan will see you. I want you looking presentable." Both kits groaned. "SnowFur come lick RainKit, please?" The other queen padded over.

"Sure! It's been awhile since I licked a kit." She purred. SnowFur was the other RiverClan queen. Her three kits were now apprentices. So she helped LilyPelt with her kits. When both kits were cleaned, they bolted outside. RainKit's eyes opened wide when he took in the camp. It was so big! Facing him was a cliff, a cave sat at the bottom with a large boulder jutting out from the base. To the right of that was a group of weeds. To the left another, smaller cave. Next to that, was a fallen tree where the branches should be it was hollowed out. The roots of the tree were touching the side of the cliff, as if the tree had fallen off the side of the cliff. Next to them was another clump of weeds.

"Well, well, well, what have we here?" A large, broad shouldered light gray Tom appeared next to them. RainKit stepped back. RippleKit held his ground.

"Hi StormKit- I mean StormPaw!" He squeaked. RainKit looked at the cat. This was StormKit? StormKit was one of SnowFur's kits.

"What do you think of the camp, little fluffy kits?" StormPaw sneered. RainKit was envious of StormPaw's sleek pelt. RippleKit glared at him.

"Why are you being mean? We friends, remember?" He growled. RainKit nodded.

"I'm an APPRENTICE. I don't hang out with little kits anymore."

"Totally agree." A white she-cat with gray tipped ears came up behind StormPaw. "You'll understand when your older." RainKit was shocked. Even StormPaw's sister PondPaw was being mean! StormPaw had always been big headed, but PondPaw had alway given him and his brother pieces of her fish when their father brought them treats. What was happening? ClouldPaw padded up.

"What's up kits?" He sat down and started licking a front paw. StormPaw turned his head.

"These kits think we're still friends." CloudPaw kept licking his paw.

"Sorry kits, but your too little." He meowed.

RippleKit squeaked in outrage. "First of all, we're only five moons apart, second, just because your apprentices doesn't mean you can be mean to us. And third your a disgrace to the clan!" RainKit was impressed with his brother's bravery. He stepped up next to RippleKit.

"Yeah!" He squeaked. The older cats started to laugh.

"Oh it's so cute how you get even more fluffy when your mad!" PondPaw meowed.

"C'mon RainKit, I'm done here." RippleKit snarled and marched away. RainKit turned to look at the apprentices.

"Oh and StormPaw? We're still picking out fur from the branches when you were too fluffy to get through the nursery hole!"

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-Abby