Hi everyone! Thanks for taking the time to check out this story!
Silversmoke of RiverClan- I realized that chapter was really rushed. Sorry!
Eaglehaze- Thanks! I love constructive criticism! I forgot to add that Iceleaf told them her name before she left to receive her nine lives.
Disclaimer: I do not own Warriors.
Chapter 2!
"Bring them to me," Icestar replied, her eyes narrowing in suspicion. Blossomsoul slipped into a tiny, woven den of Twoleg waste, and nudged out three young cats.
"Hello. Welcome to DarkClan. Who are you?" Icestar meowed, willing herself to relax and make her gaze warm.
"Oh! I'm Chestnut!" a gray-black tom squeaked. Icestar snorted in amusement.
"Chestnut?! What sort of a name is that?!" Chestnut bristled defensively.
"It's my name!" he snapped. Icestar waved him away with a paw.
"What are your names?" she asked to the two she-cats she assumed were Chestnut's sisters.
"I'm Marie," the white one meowed.
"I'm Silvie," the silver and black tabby she-cat meowed. Icestar decided to not make fun of their names.
"What brings you to DarkClan?" she asked.
"Our mom, Cassie, decided that she needed for us to live with wild cats, so we wandered and wandered around town, until we met the she-cat called Blossomsoul, who told us she was a wild cat, so we decided to join your wild cat group!" Chestnut paused, to take a breath.
"Well, welcome to DarkClan!" Icestar purred. "How old are you, Chestnut?"
"Um…"
"Eight moons!" Silvie butted in.
"Well, you are ready to become learners, then!" Icestar replied. Noticing the confused look on the three kits' faces, she added, "Learners are cats older than six moons, where a warrior teaches you the rules of our Clan, and helps you learn to become a DarkClan warrior," Icestar explained.
"Can we hurry up?" Chestnut squeaked impatiently, his claws scratching the hard rocky floor.
"Sure. Chestnut, from now on, you shall be known as Shadow. Any warrior is free to mentor you." Shadow stepped down to join Pineglare and Blossomsoul. "Marie, from now on, you shall be known as Snow. Any warrior is free to mentor you."
Snow joined her brother and waited to hear Silvie's new name.
"Silvie, from now on you shall be known as Silver. Any warrior is free to mentor you," Icestar finished. "I'd like to start with the training. Silver, Shadow, Snow, try to track me down with scent by sunset."
"Okay!" they chorused. Icestar pelted out of the camp, and started to spread her scent everywhere.
"Got to make sure I confuse them," she muttered, turning around and pelting a different direction. "No wait, I've got to do it the other way as well." She whipped around and covered the territory with scent. "Now to hide in those bushes…"
"Where'd she go?" a voice complained.
"Shush, Shadow!" another voice snapped. "I've got a scent!" A moment later, a neatly shaped silver head popped out in front of Icestar. "Found you!" she chirped.
"Great tracking skills, Silver!" Icestar congratulated the young she-cat. "Now, Shadow, Snow, tell me what I did that made it hard for you to find me."
"You spread your scent everywhere," Snow began enthusiastically.
"Snow, give Shadow a chance to speak," Icestar meowed. "Shadow, tell me what I did that made it hard for you to find me."
"You spread your scent everywhere, and you were cautious not have too stale scents and too fresh scents," Shadow replied.
"Yes, great job. Now go get some rest and Blossomsoul will take you on a tour of the territory tomorrow. She'll teach you how to mark borders, and we'll be able to set down some borders," Iceleaf instructed. "C'mon."
She pelted down the slope and skidded to a halt in camp.
"Icestar!" Blossomsoul called. "Who's taking out Silver, Shadow and Snow tomorrow?"
"You are!" Icestar replied. "Teach them how to mark borders and set down the boundaries."
"Got it." Icestar padded to a huge, rock hard den like Twoleg waste, and curled into a ball. Sleep washed over her as her world went black.
Review please! Out of the cats in DarkClan so far, which pairing would you like the most?
~Sandstorm0789 (and Amberflower)