A/N: Hey there. Sorry about not updating; my cousins were visiting for a whole week so I didn't have a chance to write anything. I've also been really stressed so I haven't been in the mood to write, but I am anyways. Lol.

Also, I wrote the last chapter in present tense. From now on they'll be in past tense; it's just way easier for me and I think it makes certain parts sound better.

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"Palepaw, wake up!" Brookpaw said as she leaned over the edge of her friend's nest. "Deerspots' kits are being apprenticed!"

The cream she-cat blinked her blue eyes a few times and scrambled into a sitting position. "Okay, I'll be right out."

Brookpaw nodded and scrambled off, ducking out of the apprentices' den. Palepaw rose to her paws, shaking out her short pelt before following her friend out of the den and over to where her Clan was gathered. A light drizzle was falling from the sky, but the ground was muddy as if it had rained harder the night before. Acornstar was sat at the base of the willow tree, her tail curled neatly around her paws. Before her sat Deerspots' three kits, Sparrowkit, Silverkit and Featherkit.

"Sparrowkit, you have reached the age of six moons and it is time for you to be apprenticed. From this day, until you receive your warrior name, you will be known as Sparrowpaw. I ask StarClan to watch over you and guide you until you find in your paws the strength and courage of a warrior," Acornstar recited perfectly. She flicked her tail at Icepelt. The white-and-gray tom stepped forward, dipping his head at Acornstar before smiling at Sparrowpaw.

"Icepelt, you are ready to take on another apprentice. You had received excellent training from Tawnystep, and you have shown yourself to be responsible and determined. You will be the mentor of Sparrowpaw, and I expect you to pass on all you know to Sparrowpaw."

Icepelt leaned forward and touched noses with his new apprentice before leading the tricolored tom away from his siblings and into the gathered crowd. They sat down together, both of their eyes shining with excitement.

"Of course Acornstar gave Sparrowpaw to her mate," Cloudclaw scoffed before flicking his tail.

"Icepelt will make a fine mentor," Deerspots replied. She flicked her own mate's white ears with her tail.

Palepaw held in a purr of amusement at the couple's bickering before she turned her attention back to Acornstar.

"Featherkit, you have reached the age of six moons and it is time for you to be apprenticed. From this day, until you receive your warrior name, you will be known as Featherpaw. I ask StarClan to watch over you and guide you until you find in your paws the strength and courage of a warrior," Acornstar repeated. Her gaze met Lightpath's, and the pale gray warrior stepped forward. "Lightpath, you are ready to take on your first apprentice. You received excellent training from Cloudclaw, and have shown yourself to be sure-minded and intelligent. You will be the mentor of Featherpaw, and I expect you to pass on all you know to Featherpaw."

Featherpaw reached up to touch noses with her new mentor. The blue-eyed she-cat looked as if this was the happiest moment of her life and Lightpath looked no different. The new mentor-apprentice pair padded off to the edge of the crowd and sat down.

Seedtail padded forward to sit beside Acornstar. Silverkit slowly made her way over to where she determined that the two cats were. She sat down in front of them and tried to meet their gaze, but ended up looking straight at Acornstar's shoulder.

Palepaw frowned, remembering that the poor she-kit was blind. Before she could voice her concerns to Brookpaw, Seedtail spoke up.

"Cats of WillowClan, as you probably know, Silverkit is blind. That is why Acornstar, I and Deerspots have all agreed that I shall take her on as my apprentice," Seedtail declared.

"But you already have Skypaw," Snowstep pointed out.

"Three medicine cats are better than one," Seedtail said, a hint of amusement in his voice.

"Silverkit, do you accept the post of apprentice to Seedtail?"

"I do," she said, her voice rather dull.

"Then, from now on you shall be known as Silverpaw. At the next half-moon, you must travel to the Moontree to be accepted by StarClan before the other medicine cats. The good wishes of all of WillowClan will go with you, Silverpaw," Acornstar declared.

Seedtail touched noses with Silverpaw, purring as he led her away. "Now I have two blind apprentices!"

Skypaw purred half-heartedly, while Silverpaw stayed silent.

Acornstar padded off to where Eveningfall was sitting. She exchanged a few short words with him and he walked over to the middle of the crowd of cats.

"Who can lead a hunting patrol?" he asked.

"Me," Ashmark shrugged, his gray fur sleekly groomed but slightly damp from the drizzle.

"I'll take one," Birchheart volunteered.

"Very well," Eveningfall sighed. "Take whoever you'd like. Icepelt, Lightpath, take your apprentices on a tour of the territory."

The new mentors dipped their head at the cream-furred deputy before they led their apprentices out of camp.

"Treeleaf, please lead the dawn patrol along the RowanClan border. Take Swiftbreeze, Petalpaw and Rosepaw." Eveningfall flicked his dark brown tipped tail and padded off. "That will be all."

The cats all padded off in different directions. Some went to sit down and share tongues and some went to join patrols. Mossystone padded over to the warriors' den and sat down as she begun to groom her calico fur. Palepaw trotted over to her mentor and sat down next to her.

"What're we doing today?" Palepaw asked between strokes of her tongue as she groomed her tail.

Mossystone was about to reply when she was cut off by Lightpath bursting into camp, her fur spiked up and eyes wide.

"RowanClan is heading towards camp!" she declared. Icepelt, Sparrowpaw and Featherpaw all piled in behind her.

A few moments later, aggressive yowling was heard as the RowanClan cats approached WillowClan's camp. All the cats scrambled to their paws, taking up a defensive formation facing the camp entrance. Acornstar and Eveningfall stood at the front, the warriors and apprentices in a line behind them.

"RowanClan, attack!" Brindlestar yowled as her Clan charged into WillowClan's home.