Yay! Chapter 2! Hope you like and remember to R&R!

Chapter 2

"Let all cats old enough to catch their own prey gather here beneath the High Tree for a clan meeting!" Warriors, apprentices, and queens wandered from wherever they were. I peeked through the brambles of the Nursery.

"Another meeting?" grumbled one of the warriors. Badgerkit sat next to me and started grooming my fur. The sun was sinking and most of TreeClan was dark.

Cliffstar began to speak. "It is now time some of our apprentices become warriors. Spottedpaw and Flowerpaw, please come forward." The two apprentices looked shocked. They obviously weren't expecting to be made warriors.

Cliffstar continued. "Ripplefur and Stonenose both tell me you two are ready. Spottedpaw, do you promise to uphold the warrior code, even at the cost of your life?"

"I-I do," Spottedpaw replied.

"Then by the powers of StarClan, I grant you you're warrior name. From this moment on, you will be known as Spottedtail. TreeClan honors you for your bravery and strength," she paused to lick the top of her head. "Flowerpaw, do you promise to uphold the warrior code, even at the cost of your life?"

Flowerpaw held her head high. "I do."

"Then by the powers of StarClan, you will now be known as Flowerstorm. TreeClan honors your courage and respect," Cliffstar licked the top of Flowerstorm's head.

"Spottedtail! Flowerstorm! Spottedtail! Flowerstorm!" the clan chanted.

"It is by tradition that Flowerstorm and Spottedtail sit vigil tonight and not talk until sunrise. That is all," Cliffstar finished and jumped off the High tree. A couple warriors were congratulating the new warriors. They sat with their chests puffed out with pride. I felt an urge to congratulate Flowerstorm and Spottedtail.

Suddenly I saw Breezekit. He was sitting with Dustpaw, an apprentice. He was staring off into the distance. Dustpaw was telling Breezekit something, but he obviously didn't care. Breezekit's face was pure misery. The wind ruffled his fur and his ears twitched. I twisted my head to see him better, but right after I did Breezekit muttered something to Dustpaw, stood up, and walked away.

Badgerkit stopped grooming my fur and looked up to me. "Hello? I just asked if you wanted to fight. You seem distracted, Sunkit. What's wrong?"

"Nothing, Badgerkit. I'm just thinking," I replied.

"Thinking about what?" Owlkit, Eaglekit, and Mosskit all crashed out of the Nursery. We were all alone. A leaf fluttered in from the hole my littermates had made. Badgerkit crouched and then pounced onto the leaf. It crunched underneath his paws.

"Uh-," I thought fast. "I was just thinking about, about becoming a warrior." I swiped the leaf out from his paws.

"Hey! Give that back, Sunkit!" He leaped onto me and we wrestled for a while. Finally Badgerkit had me pinned.

"Are you okay, Sunkit?" he asked with his head tilted to the side.

I nodded. "I'm just a little hungry." But I couldn't stop thinking of Breezekit. What was he staring at? And why did he look so miserable? Appleheart, Leafstone, Dappleclaw, Owlkit, Mosskit, Eaglekit, and Breezekit all abruptly pushed into the Nursery.

Dappleclaw wobbled to a large nest. Her belly was swollen with kits. Soon a stocky gray tom pushed into the nursery and walked to Dappleclaw. I recognized the great warrior as Ripplefur, our deputy. He mumbled something to Dappleclaw, left the Nursery, and came back with a mouthful of prey. Ripplefur dropped a sparrow next to Dappleclaw, and then walked to where Appleheart and Leafstone were sharing tongues. He placed a thrush down.

"Thank you, Ripplefur!" Dappleclaw purred. She dug into the sparrow and stretched her brown tabby pelt. Ripplefur also purred and began grooming her fur.

Badgerkit's stomach growled. I laughed. "Let's see if Appleheart and Leafstone will share any," I said. We padded to our mothers. The other kits wrestled and growled. I ate my share and then settled down to fall asleep. Badgerkit curled up next to me and I soon drifted off to sleep.

I peeked through the tangle of branches out of the Nursery. It had been three sunrises since Badgerkit and I were confined to the Nursery. Twigfoot and Runningclaw were sharing a piece of prey. Tallnose was lying in a patch of sunlight with Mosskit and Owlkit next to him. By their expressions I could tell he was telling a story. My paws urged to push out of the Nursery and listen to the story.

"Sunkit! Badgerkit!" I heard Appleheart calling us. We both walked out of the Nursery to my mother. It felt great to be out of the den. Eaglekit was across the clearing with Appleheart at his side.

"Yes, Appleheart?" I asked.

She answered, "Cliffstar asked me to take you kits out with Greenheart to help gather herbs." Greenheart soon appeared from his den and walked over to us. His eyes glowed at the sight of us.

"Hello, Appleheart. Hello, kits," Greenheart smiled.

Eaglekit, Badgerkit, and I all replied with greetings. Soon we were out of the camp and into the forest. Greenheart led the way with Appleheart behind him and us three kits behind her.

"What is it we're looking for, Greenheart?" Appleheart asked.

Greenheart replied, "I'm low on Borage, cobwebs, marigold leaves, and I always need more poppy seeds."

"Appleheart, Appleheart! Can I come?" I heard Owlkit's small voice behind me. Our mother nodded and soon we were off.

I had never been in the forest. TreeClan was named after the tall trees of the forest we live in, hunt, and fight in. Tallnose once told a story about a cat named Treestar. She was our first leader.

"Kits, look over here. See this?" Greenheart lifted a paw with something stuck to it. "This is a cobweb. I need you kits to look for more of these." Eaglekit, Owlkit, Badgerkit, and I all nodded excitedly.

Appleheart began, "Eaglekit and Owlkit look for some over there," she pointed towards a huge tree with her tail. "Badgerkit and Sunkit, follow the stream but stay in my sight. Greenheart and I are going to look for some Borage."

Badgerkit and I ran to the stream. We searched around for a little bit before I heard something behind me. I whipped around and found it was Eaglekit and Owlkit. I opened my mouth to say something but Eaglekit quieted me with his tail.

He whispered, "We are going exploring. Do you wanna come?" I glanced at Appleheart and Greenheart. They weren't paying any attention to us with their backs turned. Eaglekit spoke again. "Come on, Sunkit. We're almost six moons we'll be fine!" Finally I nodded. Together we silently crept through the forest. Appleheart was talking loudly and hadn't even noticed our absence.

Once we had traveled far enough away, Eaglekit relaxed. He even started to hunt and caught a squirrel! Owlkit is my littermate, but he bothers me. He's small for our age, and Eaglekit always seems to be bossing him around and Owlkit is always trying to please him.

"Maybe we should try to find some cobwebs. I think I see one up in this tree, but we can't reach it unless we climb the tree," Badgerkit said.

"I see it too," replied Owlkit. "I'll get it." He leaped onto the tree before anyone could tell him not to. Owlkit clawed his way up the tree and didn't stop until he could reach the cobweb. He grabbed it with one paw and proceeded to climb down. But he lost his footing on the small branch. Time seemed to slow down and stop. He was suspended in the air for a moment, and then he fell to the ground with a sickening crunch.

In the time that Owlkit was in the tree and falling, all of us were silent. But when we heard the crunch it was as if we had lost our voices and had found them.

"Owlkit!" I screamed. Badgerkit was staring at Owlkit in shock, who was not moving, and neither was Badgerkit. Eaglekit had run to Owlkit's twisted body.

"Someone get Greenheart!" Eaglekit shrieked. Badgerkit snapped out of his trance and started to run as fast as he could. I sprang to Eaglekit's side. Owlkit was not moving, but his eyes had opened just a little.

"He's alive, Eaglekit! You're going to be ok," I said to Owlkit. His eyes fluttered open and closed again. Greenheart and Appleheart emerged with Badgerkit behind them. They had herbs in their jaws, but dropped them when they saw Owlkit.

Greenheart rushed to Owlkit. I jumped out of his way. Eaglekit was still crouched by his side. "I'm sorry," Greenheart whispered. "He's joined StarClan. His back was broken. I'm so sorry, Appleheart."

Suddenly I couldn't see anything. The ground swished from beneath my paws and I couldn't seem to remember what had just happened. Eaglekit whimpered softly and I saw him dig his muzzle into Owlkit's fur.

Owlkit would never become a warrior. He would never become an apprentice. He was dead and in StarClan. Without speaking another word, Appleheart picked Owlkit's limp body up and Greenheart, Eaglekit, Badgerkit, and I followed closely behind.

Okay I know, a kit dies in every Fanfiction but Owlkit annoyed me! They are becoming apprentices next chapter! Review who you think will be Eaglekit's, Mosskit's, Sunkit's, Badgerkit's, and Breezekit's mentors! Yay! Please R&R!

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