Swirlstar woke up, the first light of dawn filtered through her den shining down on her. She carefully got up licking back her fur making it shine in the sun ray. She padded out of her den to see flame paw stretching and shadow heart talking to Brambletail.
She padded out to find Stonepool waiting for her outside her den. "Ready?" he asked enthusiastically. Swirlstar nodded and led him out of the hollow to go hunt. He padded beside her, his tail waving around with excitement.
"I see you are excited" she meowed letting out a slight purr. "Of course I am! Spending time with you" he drifted off silently "You will teach me to be the best hunter ever" he quickly replied after.
Swirlstar smiled gesturing with her tail for him to scent the air. He stuck his nose up scenting the scent of a vole. He carefully went to a hunters crouch making sure the wind wasn't blowing his way. He slowly stalked forward watching every paw step he took, one wrong paw step and the vole would disappear. As he got nearer towards the vole he sprung carefully grabbing the vole and finishing it off with one quick bite.
He stood up triumphantly "That is my first catch…..ever…" he muttered through the mouthful of vole. Swirlstar looked at him sympathetically "It won't be the last either, you can be sure of that"
As they started to return from hunting they had caught a vole each and a mouse. Swirlheart turned to Stone pool "Can I ask you something?" she meowed. Stonepool nodded and she continued speaking "Well you and your brother have seemed to fit in so well and I was wondering if you would like to join our clan?"
He stared at her with astonishment but after a few seconds nodded. "Of course I would" he purred "I am sure my brother would want to" "
Swirlstar started purring "Wonderful, I shall announce this to the clan, ask your brother, I need to know before I announce it, he needs to make a decision. Let's take the prey back then we can hold the meeting if your brother agrees"
They headed for the entrance to the camp, padding beside each other as they head for the fresh kill pile and put down there kill. Swirlstar turns to Stonepool and nods flicking her tail over to Brambletail.
He nodded and padded over, his courage growing as he padded to his brother side. "Swirlstar asked me something Brambletail" he gestured his tail to the leader "She asked us to join"
Brambletail hesitated then looked at Shadowheart with hidden expression in his eyes then nodded. "yes, I love her… I mean here and I will be happy to join."
Stonepool looked over at the she cat and nudged his brother playfully before padding over to the leader, his eyes full with happiness. "He said yes" he meowed. His paws twitching with anticipation for the meeting to be held all ready.
Swirlstar headed for the high rock and pounced on top. "May all cats old enough to catch their own prey gather beneath the high rock for a clan meeting"
The cats begun to file round there eyes filled with curiosity. "As you know Stonepool and Brambletail have been living here for a moon and I have asked them to join the clan. They have accepted and will now become new warriors of Swiftclan!"
The cats below nodded with agreement and chanted the new warriors names. "Stonepool, Brambletail!" Swirlstar hushed them with her tail before meowing "Meeting over"
The cats went over to congratulate the warriors before going back to there dens. Tigerkit stayed with the warriors pouncing on there tails.
Swirlstar padded down and held the kit by the scruff. "Go to your den kit" she meowed. The kit kept on playing till Swirlstar gave her a stern look and she padded to her den.
Swirlstar turned to the new warriors "You will now be living in the warriors den" she meowed, flicking her tail for them to follow her. They came to another hollow in the rock face like the elders den. "This is the warriors den" she meowed "Moss is ready for you"
The two warriors padded in the warriors den nodding at shadow heart as they passed her. Bramble tail rushed over to the moss that was closest to shadow heart. Stonepool smiled clearly seeing they would be mates soon.
"You like her much don't you" he asked Brambletail teasingly. A silence hit the warriors den, bramble tail nodded silently before closing his eyes.
Stonepool wished it was that easy for him but Brambletail always had it easier, ever sinds they were kits Brambletail had been favoured by their parents. They threw stone pool out as he was useless, he couldn't hunt, or fight. Brambletail wouldn't live without his brother and followed with him and they ended up living as rogues.