Chapter two
Silverpaw's POV
As the light faded in her den Silverpaw started to fall asleep, she could hear the steady breathing of her sister next to her, as well as Leafpaw and Spotpaw. Suddenly she felt fur next to her and opened one eye to see Brackenpaw next to her. Her pelt went hot with something she hadn't felt before, she closed her eyes again.
As she awoke the next morning she could feel someone nudging her. She opened her eyes and saw Brackenpaw in front of her.
'Come on training is about to start!' he meowed, 'Whitepaw and Icepaw are already up!'
Silverpaw slowly rose and stretched.
'I'll be out in a moment' she meowed.
'Okay' Brackenpaw meowed and left the den.
Silverpaw sat down and licked a forepaw before rubbing it over her head a few times.
She got up and headed outside to see Shinyheart waiting for her. Whitepaw and Fallenheart were just leaving and Brackenpaw was over with his mentor Mossheart.
Brackenpaw smiled over at Silverpaw before crouching down and jumping at his mentor.
'So what are we doing today?' Silverpaw asked.
'We are going to hunt' Shinyheart meowed.
'Cool!' Silverpaw meowed.
'Come on!' Shinyheart meowed back.
The White she-cat mentor got up and padded over to the Gorse tunnel. Silverpaw ran after her.
Once they were outside the Gorse tunnel Shinyheart turned to her apprentice.
'Okay show me your best crouch.'
Silverpaw crouched down and felt almost perfectly in place.
'Well done!' Her mentor praised.
The apprentice stalked along the forest floor slowly and quietly.
'Okay Silverpaw get up.' Shinyheart ordered.
The Silver she-cat jumped to her paws and looked at her mentor.
'Do you know the difference between stalking a mouse and stalking a rabbit?' She asked.
'Um because a rabbit will smell you before he sees you, but a mouse will
feel your pawsteps through the ground before he even smells you?' Silverpaw said.
'Yes!' Shinyheart praised.
Silverpaw's eyes brightened with pride.
'Go on get hunting!' Shinyheart meowed.
Silverpaw scrambled to her paws and ran off.
Silverpaw looked up and saw a sparrow in the trees. She crouched down and slowly and quietly stalked along the ground. Once she was close enough she jumped up and caught the bird's wing. It tried to fly away but Silverpaw bit its neck and it went limp.
She fell to the ground and landed on her feet. Just then a mouse scrambled in the undergrowth. She put the sparrow down and crouched again, this time she went closer to the mouse, and launched. It looked at her just a little too late and Silverpaw scratched its neck.
Silverpaw picked it up and put it with her sparrow, she dug a hole and placed her prey inside it. Covering it with earth, she looked around. Just then Shinyheart appeared behide her.
'How are you doing?' She asked.
Silverpaw turned and smiled.
'Good I already caught a mouse and sparrow.' Silverpaw reported.
'Good, I will be watching, remember this isn't as assessment. Take your time.' She meowed.
'Yes, Shinyheart.' She meowed and ran off.
She stopped and saw that she was next to the Lostclan border. She blinked and turned around.
Why am I here? She asked herself. How did I get here?
She raced back through the forest and sniffed. A vole! She tried to pinpoint the vole and when she did she crouched down and stalked forward slowly.
The vole looked around and then scurried along. The Silver she-cat apprentice got closer to the vole and then leaped at it. The vole looked up and ran off. Silverpaw skidded to a halt, before chasing after it.
In no time at all Silverpaw had caught up to it, she jumped and threw the vole up with her left paw. Before jumping after it and killing it with a swift bite to the neck.
Silverpaw picked up her prey and went over and dug up her other prey, before heading back towards camp. She entered and almost crashed into Brackenpaw.
'Oops sorry Brackenpaw.' She meowed.
'Don't worry it was my fault.' He meowed and backed up.
'Thanks.' She meowed and walked towards the fresh-kill pile.
She dropped her fresh-kill and saw Shinyheart come over to her.
'That is all you caught?' She asked.
'So far, I'm going to go back and get some more don't worry.' Silverpaw promised.
Silverpaw left Shinyheart and ran back out into the forest. It was before Sun high and still a lot of time for hunting.
She looked around.
'Now where should I hunt?' She asked herself.
She ran on until she found a mouse in a moss covering.
She crouched down and slowly stalked forward.
Silverpaw entered camp with two mice and two voles in her mouth.
Shinyheart came over to her.
'Wow.' She meowed. 'Go and put your fresh-kill on the pile, then eat and tell Whitepaw that you and he are going to the gathering tonight.'
Silverpaw nodded, holding back her excitement and went over to the fresh-kill pile. She dropped the prey on it and then picked up a sparrow and went over to Whitepaw and Icepaw, who were eating outside the apprentices den.
'Hey Silverpaw!' Icepaw greeted. 'What did Shinyheart have you do today?'
'Hunting.' Silverpaw replied.
'Me and Icepaw were doing battle practice.' Whitepaw meowed.
'Cool!' Silverpaw replied. 'Oh Whitepaw, Shinyheart told me to tell you that you and I are going to the gathering tonight.'
'Awww.' Icepaw meowed. 'Too bad I can't go.'
Just then Brackenpaw and Leafpaw came over.
'Hey Silverpaw.' Brackenpaw greeted. 'You going to the gathering tonight?'
Silverpaw nodded.
'So are we.' Leafpaw meowed.
'Awww!' Icepaw meowed after finishing a mouthful of vole. 'Is Spotpaw going?'
Just then Spotpaw came over.
'No sadly not this time.' Spotpaw meowed. 'Looks like it's you and me tonight Icepaw.'
'Well at least I'm not alone.' Icepaw meowed.
'Don't worry sis.' Whitepaw meowed. 'You will most likely be going next time.'
'That's in a moon!' Icepaw whined.
'Don't worry.' Silverpaw meowed. 'I'll tell you all about it, I promise.'
Just then Stonestar yowled and Leafpaw and Whitepaw got up.
'Bye!' Silverpaw meowed and got up with Brackenpaw.
Silverpaw went over and stood beside Brackenpaw, who was behind Stonestar.
The cats burst into the clearing and Silverpaw looked around.
'Wow!' She squealed.
Just then a cat bumped into her. It was a white she-cat with Amber eyes.
'Hello.' Silverpaw greeted.
'Hi sorry I bumped into you.' The she-cat said.
'Don't worry; I'm Silverpaw by the way.' Silverpaw meowed.
'I'm Snowpaw.' The she-cat meowed. 'Come on I'll introduce you to some other cats from the other clans.'
'Okay sure.' Silverpaw meowed.
The two she-cats went over to some other apprentices who were sitting around talking.
'Hey!' Snowpaw meowed and everyone turned to her.
'Who is this?' A light blue and white she-cat asked.
'I'm Silverpaw.' Silverpaw meowed.
'Hi, I'm Riverpaw of Sunclan.' The she-cat meowed.
'Hi!' A Light Black she-cat meowed. 'I'm Dawnpaw!'
'Nice to meet you I'm Ashpaw!' A black tom meowed.
'So how is Streamclan?' Snowpaw asked.
'Good everyone's fine.' Silverpaw answered. 'What about Lostclan?'
'Lostclan is fine, but Lakestar has been a bit sad lately.' Snowpaw meowed. 'What about Sunclan?'
'Good.' Ashpaw replied.
Just then Leafpaw came over.
'Hi Silverpaw who are they?' She asked.
'Who are you?' Snowpaw asked.
'Snowpaw, Ashpaw, Dawnpaw and Riverpaw I want you to meet Leafpaw.' Silverpaw meowed.
'Hello.' Leafpaw meowed.
'Hi!' Riverpaw said.
Just then Stonestar yowled and Sliverpaw and the other apprentice turned to the three leaders.
'I will go first.' An Aqua she-cat meowed.
'Who is that?' Silverpaw asked Riverpaw.
'That's my mentor Mistystar.' Riverpaw meowed.
'Wow she is your mentor?' Silverpaw asked.
Riverpaw nodded.
'Sunclan is doing well and we have a new warrior Sparrowpaw is now Sparrowflight.'
After Mistystar finished Stonestar stepped forward. 'My clan is well and we have three new apprentices, Icepaw, Whitepaw and Silverpaw.' He announced.
Silverpaw smiled.
After the gathering Silverpaw said goodbye to her new friends and met up with Whitepaw near Stonestar.
'Hey where did you go off to?' Silverpaw asked.
'I went and talked to some Warriors.' Whitepaw meowed.
'Well I met some of the other clans apprentices!' Silverpaw meowed.
'Cool!' Whitepaw replied.
'Yeah.' Silverpaw replied.
Just then Stonestar ran out of the clearing and the cats followed him.
'Come on!' Whitepaw meowed and ran after them.
'Coming!' Silverpaw meowed and ran after him.
The two apprentices ran thought the forest after their clan mates.
Silverpaw entered camp and looked around. Stonestar was going into his den. Whitepaw entered in the camp behide Silverpaw and yawned.
'Well I will see you in the morning.' He meowed.
'Night.' Silverpaw replied.
She followed her brother over to the apprentices den and entered to see Icepaw fast asleep at the back of the den. Brackenpaw was lying down near the entrance on the right and Leafpaw and Spotpaw were curled up together near the back of the den. Whitepaw went over and lied down on the moss next to Icepaw.
Silverpaw walked over to Brackenpaw and curled up next to him and closed her eyes. Soon enough she heard the steady breathing of Brackenpaw next to her.