"Echokit, until you have earned your warrior name, you'll be known as, Echopaw! Runningfoot, you will be her mentor, and show her the ways of being a warrior of MoonClan!" Brackenstar shouted.
"ECHOPAW! SNOWPAW! ECHOPAW! SNOWPAW!"
The silver she-cat dipped her head and touched noses with her mentor. The black, bristle furred, tom smiled in return. Snowpaw rolled her eyes and did the same to her mentor, Emberheart. The orange she-cat grinned at Snowpaw, who scoffed silently.
Echopaw turned her head to Goldenbrook, her smile wide. The queen mouthed, "I'm so proud of you!" A large gray tom sat beside of Goldenbrook, entertwining his tail with hers. Echopaw frowned slightly.
She noticed the golden she-cat's belly was swollen just a little. He made my mama an expectant queen! Nobody does that to Goldenbrook! Echopaw thought. "Hey, do you want to go hunting?"
The silver apprentice whipped around, only to see Runningfoot standing beside of Emberheart and Snowpaw. "Er . . . Mmm hmm. Let's go!" She turned away from Goldenbrook and the tom.
"Alright, Echopaw. What you need to do is this."
The tom bent into a hunting crouch. Echopaw turned her head to see a plump, gray feild mouse scurring across the tree trunks. She licked her lips, hungrily. Runningfoot growled quietly and slunk towards the unsuspecting prey.
Within a heartbeat, he jumped. The mouse screeched and dashed off. The black tom sent a shadow flying over Emeraldheart and Snowpaw, who bounced back.
A squeal filled the air, and Runningfoot leapt into the bushes. A few heartbeats later, he came up with a dead rodent.
"Alright, you try girls."
Snowpaw and Echopaw gulped. Emeraldheart laughed, "I'll take a million years, before you get these two to hunt!"
"Hey! I can too hunt!" Echopaw hissed.
"Yeah, me too!" Snowpaw yowled. Runningfoot rolled his eyes. Emeraldheart giggled. "WE CAN! AND WE'LL PROVE IT!"
The orange she-cat asked, "How?"
"By hunting a sparrow!"
Runningfoot shook his head. "Don't even try your luck with those. They are hard to catch, and they live high in the trees."
"I can catch one! And I'll prove it right now!" Snowpaw shouted. Echopaw sighed, "I don't know, my sister. It seems dangerous."
Snowpaw was already beginning to climb the tree. She whipped her head around. "Since when do I care about danger?" She then, dug her claws into the bark of the oak. Everyone gritted their teeth, as the white she-cat climbed higher and higher.
She saw a limb that was big enough to lay on. So, of course, she grabbed it and pulled up. Leaves fell on her, making her hiss. "Snowpaw! Come down!" Echopaw said. But, Snowpaw ignored her sister, and kept climbing upwards.
However, she didn't see the crack in the branch above.
Ooo! A CLIFFIE! Okay, only two reviews? Oh, you guys are awesome, MoonpoolOrHalflight and TheLightHasGone. Ya'll are great! And, sorry for such as short chapter, but the more reviews I get, the more I'll write! :)