Skykit woke up the next morning, feeling the sun warm her pelt, even though it was freezing. Rockkit was standing over her. "What do you want? Let me sleep.." She groaned, rolling back over.
Rockkit smiled. "Get up! It's time to become apprentices." He mewed proudly. Skykit lit up. She had forgotten all about it. She stood up and raced out of the nursery. "Let's do this!" She mewed. Oakkit had his ceremony yesterday, and he was only 1 day older than Rockkit and Skykit. They were both born on the same day. They both sat with the rest of the cats as Pinestar called a clan meeting.
Rockkit was called up first. His mentor was Moonstrike. He was nice and really brave. Skykit hoped her mentor was like Moonstrike. Skykit's name was called and she stepped up, puffing out her chest. She sat next to Pinestar as she performed the ceremony.
"Skykit, you have reached the age of six moons, and it is time for you to be apprenticed. From this day on, until you receive your warrior name, you will be known as Skypaw." All of the cats below cheered her name. Skypaw smiled, feeling happier than she had ever felt. She shuffled her paws, excited about hearing who her mentor was. "Your mentor," Pinestar continued," will be Metalwave."
Skypaw's face went pale. She couldn't hear the cheering, or the rest of Pinestar's words. It was as time froze, and all she could see was Metalwave, smiling at her like training was the last thing on his mind. Skypaw gulped her pulse loud in her ears. She felt as if all the cats were staring at her. Like they all knew she was as good as dead. All she could think about was when he attacked Rockkit. She flattened her ears to her head, her head spinning.
Pinestar crouched down and touched her shoulder with her nose. "Skypaw. You have to get down now." Skypaw nodded slowly, walking back down to the other cats. Metalwave waited at the bottom. This was usually the part where they touched noses, but instead, Metalwave just nodded and padded away. Skypaw scanned the crowd for Rockpaw. She saw him and his face looked about as petrified as hers did. He started trying to get to her but the crowd had basically swept him away. All Skypaw could remember was seeing a couple cats coming up to congratulate her before she passed out.