A/N: The end of the book tis' near... only one more chapter after this :O Then keep an eye out for: SunClan: Book 2: The Sun's Ray. Also remember that I'm going to change this books title to: SunClan: Book 1: Rising.
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Pumpkinfur (Guest)- ok, ok, wish granted... but to see Glacierkit be mentored ur going to have to read SunClan: Book 2: The Sun's Ray :)
Ch.19
Brookrun peered nervously into the nursery. She saw the shapes of Spottedsky with Poolkit sleeping in the crook of her leg; Vinekit was in Hawkherb's den with whitecough. Blizzardfur was near the back of the den with two little kits sleeping beside her belly.
"Blizzardfur?" Brookrun whispered.
The pretty white she-cat raised her head and, after seeing Brookrun, gestured her to come and see the kits. Brookrun silently padded through the nursery over to Blizzardfur and the kits.
"This is Acornkit," Blizzardfur said and nudged the brown tabby she-cat awake, then she turned to the white tom, "And this is Glacierkit."
Brookrun licked Glacierkit on the ear.
"He's cute; does he want to become a warrior?" Brookrun asked.
Blizzardfur nodded her head as the little white kit stirred.
"Momma?" he asked.
"Good morning Glacierkit. I have someone for you to meet. This is Brookrun," Blizzardfur introduced the blind kit to her.
"Really?!" the kit asked and bolted upright.
"Yes, I'm Brookrun," Brookrun smiled at Glacierkit.
"Are you going to be my mentor?" Glacierkit asked.
"That's up to Hon-" Brookrun was cut off by the clan leader.
"That's up to me, and the answer to your question is 'yes,'" Honeystar stood by the entrance of the nursery.
"Yay!" Glacierkit prodded his sister awake.
Brookrun let out a purr.
"Wha?" the little she-cat asked.
"Acornkit, Brookrun's going to be my mentor!" Glacierkit bounced up and down.
"Really? That's great! Can I go back to sleep now?" Acornkit teased.
"Both of you should go back to sleep," Blizzardfur told the kits.
Brookrun said goodbye to Blizzardfur's youngest litter and then walked out of the nursery.
"Swampmud, Hawkherb, Beehive, Sweetberry, Deerpath, Brookrun, Cowtail, Dirtsplash, and Sandypaw, you will be going to the gathering with me," Honeystar called out.
Brookrun gave her pelt a quick grooming and grabbed a fat mouse out of the prey pile before going the ThunderClan party at the camp entrance. She was sad that Leafshine wasn't going to this gathering but she was so glad to get Fishpond off of her back for a while. The annoying tom had been pestering her for the past moon and a half. The ThunderClan cats slowly moved through the forest to the WindClan border until they reached the fallen tree. Brookrun was still wary of the tree, but the gift of shadows helped her make it safely onto the island.
As soon as Brookrun found her paws on solid ground again she made her way through the crowd to look for Ashcreek or Emberstone. After not seeing Ashcreek she asked one of the she-cats clanmates, and apprentice named Lilacpaw, if she was there tonight. Lilacpaw answered that she wasn't and Brookrun scampered off to find Emberstone. Soon, she caught a sniff of the tom's scent in a sea of RiverClan apprentices. Brookrun silently chuckled to herself. Kalefrost's six kits must sometimes drive the RiverClan cats crazy.
"Emberstone!" Brookrun called out over the noise.
Emberstone said something to the apprentices before bounding over to Brookrun.
"Let's go somewhere else, we can go behind that bush over there," Emberstone pointed a thorn bush with his tail.
"It would be quiet."
Brookrun nodded her head in agreement and felt her head start to spin as she followed the handsome tom.
The two cats comfortably crouched behind the bush.
Emberstone whispered "Brookrun… I don't know how to say this… but I think I'm falling in love with you."
Brookrun was shocked. She starred at her paws.
"I… I think I am too," Brookrun whispered back.
"Then let's meet somewhere. Can meet at this island tomorrow night?" Emberstone begged her.
All the sudden Brookrun heard Sandypaw calling her name.
"I have to go, yes, I'll meet you here tomorrow night," Brookrun whispered before bounding out from behind the bush and joined Sandypaw to listen to the rest of the news.
Brookrun slowly let the water run over her paws. She knew there was only one way to get to the island without being caught. She slowly let the water go up to her belly before she started walking along the edge of the lake. Brookrun knew that the water would disguise her scent and then once she got closer to the island she could swim in a strait path towards it. Finally she could smell the island and took off in the direction of the scent. She had been preparing all yesterday and teaching herself how to swim. Finally her paws hit the shore of the island and Brookrun hulled herself onto dry land.
"Emberstone?" she whispered.
"Brookrun? I was starting to think you weren't coming… what took you so long?" Emberstone asked.
"I had to wade through the water all along the lake," Brookrun panted.
"This isn't going to work is it?" Emberstone sighed.
"No, it'll work. We still have about an hour to talk before I have to start my journey home," Brookrun assured him.
Emberstone intertwined his tail with Brookrun's and brushed up against her.
"There is a good tree to make a den in over there," Emberstone led her to a large willow. Long trendils made a divider and kept it private.
"Are you sure about this?" Brookrun asked nervously.
"Absolutely," Emberstone whispered.
Brookrun curled up beside Emberstone.
"No matter what happens," she whispered to him.
"No matter what," Emberstone purred back.
A/N: DUNDUNDUN! Finally my handsome Emberstone is with my lovely Brookrun :) Tis' the plot deepens! Will someone figure out that Brookrun took Emberstone as her mate? What will Fishpond think if he figures out? Remember that the books title will be changing! I'll post ch.20 with another warning and then a couple hours later change the name... so make sure to write it down!
~Oci Oceana