Chapter 2! I'm currently driving through the Texas Hill country. Going to Enchanted Rock!

By the way, I know how I mentioned that it was pre-apprenticeship? It isn't. It's just before the wild hog incident. So Will and Horace are still enemies. Just thought I'd tell you that.

Swiftpaw stopped suddenly and turned to Will. "You should probably just stay here. I don't want to alarm anyone."

Will tried to raise an eyebrow at here, but failed as he realized that cats couldn'y manage that facial expression. "Are you sure you just don't want to get into trouble?" He asked.

Swiftpaw sighed. "Fine. That is, sorta what I'm doing. But, also, if you come into camp, some cats might think you're a threat and attack you...But Tideheart won't! I'm going to go get her!"

"I thought you said that Jayfeather was the medicine cat." Will said, uncertainly.

"Yeah, but Tideheart is his apprentice." Swiftpaw hesitated for a moment. "Well, she's fully trained, but she'll be Jayfeather's apprentice until he dies, which a lot of cats don't think will take very long." She looked around nervously, as if someone would hear her.

"Okay...So you'll get Tideheart?" Will asked.

Swiftpaw nodded. "Weren't you just listening?" THen she turned and started walking toward the camp. When she got to the entrance, she looked back at him. "If you hear cats coming, don't be stupid and stay out in theopen there. Be sure to hide."

Will flicked his tail.

Swiftpaw climbed into the camp, grateful that she had used the secret entrance. She made her way to the medicine den, hoping that no one had noticed her absence.

"Hey, Swiftpaw! Where've you been?" Came a voice behind her.

Swiftpaw sighed. She should've known that someone would notice. She turned to the cat. "I was trying to hunt, Badgerpaw."

"What did you catch?" He asked.

"Nothing. I couldn't find any prey, so I figured I should come back here."

"Why are you going to the medicine den?"

Switpaw rolled her eyes. Badgerpaw was so nosy! "I found a clump of herbs outside that I want to show to Tideheart." She said, choosing her words carefully.

"What did it look like? Tideheart was showing me some of the herbs yesterday, so I might know what it is!"

"I don't know!" She snapped. Badgerpaw was getting annoying. Without another word, she walked into the medicine den, inhaling the fragrant air. "Tideheart!" She called.

She saw the gray she-cat laying in her nest, fast asleep. She walked over and started prodding her with one paw. "Tideheart." She said. "Wake up."

Tideheart opened her eyes sleepily. Her eyes locked on Swiftpaw. "Why did you wake me up?"

Swiftpaw looked around for Jayfeather, and saw him snoring in his nest as well. She eyed Tideheart playfully. "You two were sleeping late this morning, I see."

Tideheart yawned. "We were up late last night treating Foxleap. Remember?"

"Oh yeah...Does he have whitecough?"

"No, thank StarClan. So why did you wake me up again?"

Swiftpaw took a deep breath."
-"

Tideheart looked at her. "Can you slow down?"

Swiftpaw nodded. "I was walking through the forest when I saw this cat. I pounced on him because I was going to drive him off, but then I saw that he was hurt!"

"How bad did it look?" Tideheart asked, having figured out why Swiftpaw was there.

"It looked like it was broken." Swiftpaw said.

"Really?" Tideheart asked as she went into the herb store.

"Yeah. It was a limp and.." Swiftpaw trailed off and shivered.

Tideheart emerged with a bundle of herbs. "Where is he?"

"Right outside of the camp." Swiftpaw said.

"You made him walk all the way here?" Tidepaw asked.

"I shouldn't have done that?" Swiftpaw asked.

Tideheart sighed. "Just take me to him.

Will looked at the two cats as they emerged from the tunnel. He looked at Swiftpaw. "This is Tideheart?"

Swiftpaw nodded. "That's who I said I would bring." She said.

Tideheart walked up to him. "How does it feel?" She asked him as she sniffed his broken leg.

Will considered this for a moment. "Broken...?" He said.

Tideheart looked at him, making him feel stupid. She shook her head. "How did this happen?" She asked.

"I, er..Fell out of a tree." He told the truth, realizing how stupid it sounded for a cat to fall out of a tree.

Tideheart looked at him in a way that reminded him of Halt. He was slightly unnerved by this. "You fell...out of a tree." She stated. She shook her head again and mumbled something about how young cats were getting even more stupid as she set about treating the leg.

Swiftpaw heard her. "Hey! You're pretty young yourself, Tideheart."

Tideheart snorted. "Yeah, but I'm not an apprentice."

"Umm...Yeah you are." Swiftpaw said.

"At least I have enough sense to have earned my warrior name." Tideheart said with pride in her voice.

"I'm so confused." Will said.

Swifpaw turned to him and set about explaining. "There are four Clans. We're ThunderClan, the best one of all!"

"I bet the other three Clans would disagree, but.." Will interrupted.

Swiftpaw glared at him. "As I was saying, the other three are RiverClan, WindClan, and," She spat out the word, "ShadowClan. In the Clans, There are warriors, apprentices, queens, elders, a medicine cat, a deputy, and a leader. THe warriors are the ones who mainly protect the clan. The apprentices are the cats learning to be warriors, or, in Tideheart's case, to be medicine cat. The queens are she-cats who are nursing or expe cting kits. The elders are the warriors who are really old and don't really do anything other than sit around, complain, and tell the younger cats stories that they don't really want to hear."

Tideheart flicked Swiftpaw with her tail. "You should respect your elders." She said.

"It's not like we have any!" Swiftpaw said.

"So you're an apprentice?" Will asked.

"Yep." Swiftpaw said. "Right now I'm Swiftpaw, but when I become a warrior, I'll be Swiftfur or Swiftclaw or-"

"Swiftmouth." Tideheart finished.

Swiftpaw glared at Tideheart. "Cinderstar wouldn't name me that!"

Will spoke up. "Could you be Swiftstar?" He asked.

Tideheart snorted. "Never. Only leaders become 'Stars."

"I could be leader one day!" Swiftpaw said defensivly.

"Yeah. And hedgehogs could fly." Tideheart said, finishing fitting a splint on Will's leg. "There! You're done."

"Great." Will said. "Thanks."

"Now what?" Swiftpaw asked Tideheart.

"He's coming into camp." She replied simply.

The two younger cats looked at each other. "What?" They said at exactly the same time.

Yeah...This chapter turned out pretty long. Dang. Remember to review and I'll review one of your stories!