Today's the day! My two little apprentices are now Warriors :D I'm so proud of them. I didn't want to linger on their apprenticehood because I had nothing else to offer for the apprentices. I'm debating whether or not to make them queens by the end of the story or not, or how long this story is going to be. I'm just writing the chapters straight from my noggin. So anyways keep reviewing! I love all the reviews I get!
Snowpaw's POV
"I, Leafstar, leader of ThunderClan call upon my warrior ancestors to look down on these apprentices. They have trained hard to understand the ways of your noble code, and I commend them to you as warriors in their turn." Leafstar started the ceremony as Snowpaw and Greypaw fluffed out their fur with excitement.
Snowpaw turned her head and spotted Brackenflame sitting next to Redfeather. Both toms had a proud look in their eyes.
Snowpaw looked away surprised. Those two rarely ever showed pride to other clan mates let alone two apprentices.
"Greypaw, do you promise to uphold the warrior code and to protect and defend your clan, even at the cost of your life?" Leafstar asked as she stood in front of Greypaw.
Greypaw fidgeted uneasily and Snowpaw ran her tail down her sister's spine, comforting her as best as she could. Greypaw looked up and looked into Leafstar's eyes.
"I do!" she mewed confidently.
"Then by the power of StarClan, I give you your warrior name. Greypaw from this moment you will be known as Greycloud. StarClan honors your bravery and intelligence, and we welcome you as a full warrior of ThunderClan" Leafstar meowed, resting her head on top of Greycloud's.
Greycloud licked Leafstar's shoulder and padded over to sit next to Redfeather.
Leafstar was in front of Snowpaw and suddenly Snowpaw was nervous. All the blood she spilt on those RiverClan toms. She let off a small shudder of pleasure as she remembered the images of torn throats. She stared up at her leader as she began her warrior ceremony.
"Snowpaw, do you promise to uphold the warrior code and to protect and defend your clan, even at the cost of your life?" Leafstar asked, her pale green eyes shining with encouragement.
Snowpaw let out a soft sigh and returned her gaze. "I do" she replied confidently.
"Then by the power of StarClan, I give you your warrior name. Snowpaw from this moment you will be known as Snowflower. StarClan honors your loyalty and kindness, and we welcome you as a full warrior of ThunderClan" Leafstar mewed to her, resting her muzzle on Snowflower's head.
Snowflower hesitated guiltily and licked her leader's shoulder tentatively. The clan began to shout out their new names and Snowflower looked around, her heart melting at the sight. She knew she would have to change her ways if she wanted a way into StarClan.
Greycloud's POV
Greycloud looked to her sister as she padded slowly over to her. The Clan's chant flooding out her own thoughts.
"Greycloud, Snowflower!"
Greycloud purred as her sister approached the group. "Redfeather we should all go hunting together" Cinderpaw mewed excitedly.
Greycloud was surprised that the small apprentice had snuck up on her and she looked to Redfeather. Their eyes locked and Greycloud let out a small sigh of satisfaction. Nobody had given him as much attention as Brackenflame which meant he was all hers.
"Shall we go hunting?" he asked softly, his green eyes burning into her.
Greycloud stood up and stretched her legs. "Yes, we have plenty of time before we have to sit vigil." Greycloud responded and looked to Snowflower. Her eyes were glassed over as she was deep in thought and Greycloud nudged her softly.
"Hey mouse-brain maybe you should pay some attention to Brackenflame. He rejected Silverstorm in front of the entire clan yesterday for you" Greycloud hissed to her sister.
Snowflower shook her head to dislodge the thoughts she was having and looked to her sister sadly.
"You think our future will be bright with them?" Snowflower asked.
Greycloud looked at her sister in surprise and pressed closer to her.
"I mean I would like to end up in StarClan with Mama and Papa" Snowflower whined childishly.
Greycloud finally understood what was happening and licked between her sister's ears. "They're changing us Snowflower, maybe we won't have to kill Gorsetail after all." Greycloud murmured, her tail twining with Snowflower's comfortingly.
"But we promised them! We have to take revenge!" Snowflower protested.
Greycloud looked up to see the two warriors and their apprentices were waiting for them, chattering with excitement.
"C'mon we wouldn't want to keep them waiting now would we?" Greycloud meowed as she and Snowflower padded towards the others.
Nightpaw's POV
Nightpaw let out a frustrated growl as she stumbled out of the elders den. She wanted to go hunting with her sister, but Leafstar had ordered her to clean out the elders den and make sure the queens were fed. She had tended to the queens first and finally finished with the elders beddings.
"Honestly you'd think the elders know how to walk over to the dirt place" Nightpaw muttered crossly. She watched as the two newest warriors disappeared through the entrance on their hunting patrol.
Nightpaw let out a sigh of content as she watched them leave. They were probably the prettiest cats in the entire clan. Leafstar padded over to her and flicked her tail playfully at Nightpaw.
"I suppose you want to go hunting with them?" Leafstar asked as she looked fondly to her apprentice.
"Yes Leafstar. Greycloud and Snowflower are my friends and I didn't get to congratulate them at all" Nightpaw explained as Leafstar listened to her.
"Well if you've finished your tasks I suppose you could catch up with them" Leafstar mewed, a mischievous glint in her eyes.
"Oh thank you Leafstar! You really are the best mentor ever!" she meowed happily, pressing herself against her mentor. She dipped her head with respect and bounded towards the entrance. She followed the scent of Cinderpaw and quickly caught up with the group.
"Hey guys! Leafstar said I could join the patrol." She mewed excitedly.
Snowflower was the first to look at her, slight irritation shined in her eyes before they were replaced with warmth. "The more the merrier I suppose" she meowed loudly.
"Hush! With your big mouth you'll scare all the prey away" Greycloud muttered to them. Nightpaw recoiled at her harsh words but noticed the humor dancing within the grey warrior's eyes.
Nightpaw began to scent around for prey and noticed the strong smell of rabbit. Nightpaw opened her jaws to tell the warriors, but Snowflower and Greycloud were off to the races.
Greycloud scared the rabbit out of hiding and began to chase it. Nightpaw left her jaw gaping at the she-cat's speed. She was as fast as the WindClan cats out on the moor.
Nightpaw watched as Greycloud's tail disappeared from sight and she chased after them, wanting to watch the spectacular kill. She watched as Greycloud swiped at its hind legs, making the rabbit turn on cue.
The rabbit scampered right into Snowflower's paws and was limp before it could take another breath.
"Whoa! That was amazing!" Nightpaw cried out as she raced to the two new warriors. "Greycloud where did you learn to run like that? I don't think I've ever seen a cat run like that!" Nightpaw exclaimed. She turned to Snowflower who was watching her with interest. "And Snowflower that kill was spectacular! You didn't even give it a chance to scream!" Nightpaw gushed.
"Where did you two learn to hunt like that?" Nightpaw asked. Greycloud shifted nervously and looked to Snowflower for the answer.
"I don't know honestly. Greycloud and I pretty much think alike and once we scented the rabbit we were off." Snowflower explained.
Nightpaw began to gush over them again, "Oh I wish Cinderpaw and I could hunt like that!" Snowflower looked to the black apprentice with amusement and lifted their catch.
"Maybe you will once you're warriors" Greycloud mewed encouragingly to her.
Nightpaw looked down to her paws in disappointment and sighed. "Yeah, but that won't be for another three moons" Nightpaw whined.
"Who knows? Greycloud and I and I were made into warriors a whole moon early" Snowflower murmured around the rabbit's fur.
Nightpaw looked up to the snowy white warrior with hope "Maybe Leafstar will make us warriors two moons early!" Nightpaw exclaimed.
There was a chuckle behind them and the rest of the group appeared. "I would hope not. I want Cinderpaw nice and ready for her warrior assessment" Redfeather meowed warmly.
"Same goes to you Gingerpaw. I know you've only been training for a moon, but you'll need six moons of training before I let you become a warrior!" Brackenflame mockingly scolded him.
The group of warriors began to share a laugh when a cry spilt into the air.
"RiverClan attack!"
