Chapter One
It had been almost been two season since the three kits appeared in camp. By then they had grown quiet a lot, and were ready to be apprenticed.
Whitekit jumped out of the nursery followed by his two sisters, Silverkit and Icekit. Their mother Stripefrost followed.
'Whitekit get back hereI haven't finished washing you for the ceremony!' the she-cat meowed.
'But I'm clean enough!' The kit whined. 'I think you almost washed my fur off!'
'No Buts!' The she-cat growled.
Whitekit sighed and slowly walked over to his mother.
The Striped Queen slowly and carefully washed her son for a few moments. After Whitekit went over to Silverkit and Icekit who were talking nearby.
'I can't believe we are six moons old finally!' The Silver she-kit meowed and jumped into the air.
'I know, I can't wait to get hunting!' Icekit meowed.
'Well I can't wait for battle practice!' The White kit meowed, jumped into a crouch and waving his tail.
Just then they heard Stonestar's yowl.
'Let all cats old enough to catch their own prey join beneath the high branch for a clan meeting.' His yowl went through the clearing and soon cats appeared from a fern bush, a long thick log, a rock tunnel and the clearing.
Whitekit recognised some of the Warriors and all the apprentices.
A Silver she-cat stood on the other side of the clearing with a Pale pink she-cat and a tortoiseshell. Silverkit, Icekit and himself knew them as Leafpaw and her mentor Lakepool who was sitting next to her and the Pale pink she-cat.
Stripefrost pushed the kits over to the bottom of the High branch and went into the front of the crowd of cats.
'Whitekit, Silverkit and Icekit.' He meowed, eyes gleaming with pride and seriousness.
'You have reached the age of six moons and it is time for you to be apprenticed.' He meowed. 'Silverkit.'
He beckoned Whitekit's sister and she looked up at him with determination and love as Stonestar always played with the kits, and he had become like a father to them, as they never knew their father.
'From this day on until you receive your Warrior name, you shall be known as Silverpaw.' He meowed. 'Shinyheart!'
The White she-cat stepped out of the crowd of cats, her coat shining and glossy in the sunlight.
'You will mentor Silverpaw, you have shown yourself to be a cat of Quick thinking and care. I expect that you teach this apprentice everything you know.' He meowed.
The White she-cat stepped towards the Silver she-kit apprentice and bent down and softly touched noses with her new apprentice. They stepped back and sat a bit off from the high branch.
'Icekit.' Stonestar beckoned Whitekit's other sister.
The Small white she-kit looked up at her leader.
'From this day on until you receive your warrior name you shall be known as Icepaw.' He meowed. 'Birchheart.'
The Dark brown warrior stepped out from next to Stripefrost and towards Icepaw.
'You will mentor Icepaw, you have shown yourself to be a cat of speed and determination. I expect you to teach this apprentice everything you know.' He meowed.
The Dark warrior stepped toward Icepaw again and bent his head down. Icepaw stood up straight and they touched noses. They went over to Silverpaw and Shinyheart.
'Finally Whitekit.' He meowed.
The white kit looked up at him with excitement tinging in his paws.
'Fallenheart.' Beckoned the leader.
A tortoiseshell tom, coat thick but glossy came out of the crowd and looked at him.
'You will mentor Whitepaw, you have shown yourself to be a cat of Loyalty and a great hunter. I expect you to teach this apprentice all you know.' He finished.
Whitepaw stepped forward and slowly touched noses with his mentor.
'Welcome young Whitepaw.' He heard Fallenheart meow.
The warrior backed off and went over to the other two mentors and Whitepaw felt someone on each side of him.
He turned to see Silverpaw to his right, bunched up against him, she was looking into the crowd that called their new names. On his left he saw Icepaw who was looking at him smiling. He smiled and then looked out and saw Stripefrost and many other cats cheering.
Whitepaw closed his eyes and let the cheering wash over him. Once the clan parted he turned and went over to his mentor.
'So what are we doing today?' He asked as Icepaw came over to them. 'Hunting? Battle practice? Looking at the borders?'
The three mentors looked at each other with amusement in their eyes.
'We thought you might want to explore as soon as you became apprentices.' Shinyheart meowed.
'Shinyheart, Birchheart and I are going to show you the borders.' Fallenheart meowed.
Icepaw and Silverpaw smiled.
'Yay!' Icepaw meowed. 'I can't wait to get out of camp!'
Whitepaw smiled at his sister and turned to Fallenheart.
'Can we go now?' He asked.
'Of course come on!' Birchheart meowed.
The three mentors got up and ran over to the Rock tunnel.
Whitepaw and his sisters ran after them.
Whitepaw let his sister go into the rock tunnel first and when he was close to the end he heard Icepaw and Silverpaw.
'It's so beautiful out here!' Icepaw meowed.
'Isn't it?' Shinyheart meowed.
Whitepaw raced out of the Rock tunnel and looked around, trees spread out everywhere, filled with birds. Bushes on the ground, where prey could hide were decorated with red berries and some with dark purple berries. Bees buzzed around their hives, protecting their nectar.
'Wow.' He breathed.
'Come on!' Fallenheart meowed.
As they ran further away from the safely of the camp, the three cats stopped, and Icepaw crashed into Birchheart. Birchheart fell back and Icepaw landed on the top of him.
'Opps sorry.' She meowed feeling embrassed.
She got back and padded over to Silverpaw who was silently laughing.
Whitepaw looked at Icepaw feeling sorry for her, but she didn't look over at him.
Birchheart got up and he had amusement in his eyes.
'Don't worry Icepaw, it was an accident.' He meowed.
'Anyway.' Shinyheart meowed. 'We are at the Lostclan border. Can you smell their scent?'
Icepaw lifted her head and sniffed.
'I smell a faint scent of another clan, but not recent.' She meowed.
Whitepaw did the same and smelt someone, near.
'I smell someone coming.' He meowed.
Silverpaw was the last to do so.
'Yes, Whitepaw's right, there are two coming actually.'
Just then a Blushish-white she-cat appeared from some bushes as well as a tortoiseshell she-cat who much resemble Fallenheart.
'Hello Lakestar and Spottedheart.' Birchheart meowed.
'Hello, Birchheart, Shinyheart and Fallenheart, who are these?' She asked curiously, looking at Whitepaw, Icepaw and Silverpaw.
'Our clans newest apprentices.' Fallenheart answered. 'Meet Silverpaw, Icepaw and Whitepaw.'
Suddenly the she-cat leader eyes grew wider and she smiled.
'Well hello young cats.' Spottedheart meowed.
Whitepaw crouched down and waved his tail.
'Hi I'm Whitepaw!' He meowed.
Silverpaw smiled and started to laugh a bit. Whitepaw sat up and looked at her.
'What you laughing at?' He growled and jumped at her.
They rolled over in the dirt, play fighting.
'Apprentices.' Lakestar meowed.
Whitepaw scrambled up and smiled. They were flinty now. Dirt was all up his back. His sister was even worst! She had dirt up her back and tail not to mentor round her eyes and on her ears.
Icepaw burst into laughter.
'Oh My Starclan!' Fallenheart meowed. 'You look like you have a fight with a monster!'
Whitepaw looked at his sister and smirked.
'Hey Silverpaw?' He asked.
'What?' His sister asked annoyed.
'You look horrible!' He spat.
'Well so do you!' Silverpaw spat back.
Whitepaw entered camp with Silverpaw and Whitepaw be hide him.
Fallenheart, Birchheart and Shinyheart entered after them.
Just then Stonestar came over to them with a shocked look on his face.
'What happened to you two?' He asked Whitepaw and Silverpaw. 'You look as if you had a fight with a monster.'
'Well it feels like.' Whitepaw meowed.
'Go and eat then go to bed.' Stonestar meowed.
'Yes Stonestar.' The two apprentices meowed and together with Icepaw they went over to the fresh-kill pile.
Whitepaw chose a vole while Silverpaw chose a sparrow and Icepaw chose a mouse.
Whitepaw sat outside the apprentices den and looked before he ate he cleaned the dirt off his pelt.
Once he had he sat and eat his vole.
'So how do you think today was?' Icepaw asked.
'Okay.' Silverpaw meowed. 'If it hadn't been for mousebrain here.'
Whitepaw flickered his ear but ignored his sister.
After eating they headed inside to find Leafpaw, Spotpaw and Brackenpaw to be sleeping. Spotpaw and Leafpaw were lying together near the entrance, while Brackenpaw was up the back on his own.
Whitepaw went over and curled up on a piece of moss near the back a few spaces away from Brackenpaw. Icepaw went and curled up over near the entrance on the other side of Leafpaw and Spotpaw. Finally Silverpaw went and curled up in the moss next to Icepaw.