Chapter Two

Bluekit poked her head out of the Nursery. Sunhigh was here, and Bluekit was going to see what Stormpaw had to know. The small kit crept up to the den, and poked her head under. She had caught the apprentices in the middle of a meeting!

"Greetings, newcomer. I am Thornstar, leader of ApprenticeClan." meowed Thornpaw, nodding to Gingerpaw.

"I am Gingerstripe, deputy of ApprenticeClan. What is your name?" mewed Gingerpaw, staring at Stormpaw as if she could tempt a name out just by looking.

Stormpaw gasped as he was put on the spot, and Bluekit knew he was raking his brain for name ideas. A heartbeat later, he muttered, "Stormclaw, warrior of ApprenticeClan."

Gingerpaw laughed for a moment; it was obvious Stormpaw didn't realise how quiet his voice was. "What did you say?" Thornpaw- no, Thornstar eventually continued.

Stormpaw's eyes flickered around the den. "Uh, I said I am Stormclaw, warrior of ApprenticeClan!" he repeated, louder thankfully.

Gingerpaw must have calmed down over that time, because soon after, she mewed to Stormpaw, "ApprenticeClan is a secret, and remains a secret." Bluekit grinned as she heard the word secret. Suddenly, a brown tom leapt on Bluekit's back, forcing her through the bracken. The three apprentices gasped in shock as the scratched kit was suddenly on the other side of the bracken.

Gingerpaw growled, extremely annoyed. Bluekit's eyes were wide with fear as the apprentices ganged up on the kit. "Please don't hurt me!" was all Bluekit managed to say.

Then, Thornpaw began to laugh. Bluekit saw Gingerpaw's look of bewilderment as the other apprentices burst into laughter. The ginger apprentice grumbled in annoyance, picked Bluekit up by the scruff, and carried her off to the medicine cat den.

Honeyfur was shocked to see the badly scratched kit dumped in her den. "Gingerpaw. You found Bluekit somewhere she shouldn't be?" asked the wise medicine cat. Gingerpaw glared at the she kit and nodded at her mentor. "Then look after her. I have to sort these herbs before sundown." purred Honeyfur, continuing her job.

Gingerpaw groaned, rolling her eyes behind the medicine cat's back. Honeyfur turned around and asked, "You are my apprentice, right?"

Gingerpaw looked at her paws and nodded slowly.

"Well, get to work then!" snapped the mentor, turning once more to face her herbs.

I guess Honeyfur can snap when she wants to! thought Bluekit as Gingerpaw sat her there and told her to wait. "I just need cobweb." assured the medicine apprentice, padding to the cobweb stores at the back of the den.

Bluekit saw Honeyfur scowl, and wondered if Honeyfur knew how to fight.

All of a sudden, Gingerpaw materialized next to her, placing juniper covered cobweb on the worst of the scratches. "The rest can heal on their own," she muttered to herself.

Bluekit bounced into the Nursery and called together the other two kits; Foxkit and Oakkit. "We can make a Clan only for kits!" whispered Bluekit, "We can give ourselves warrior names, and have a leader!" Foxkit and Oakkit jumped at the idea of their own Clan.

"Who's gonna be leader?" asked Foxkit.

Bluekit thought for a moment, and decided, "Foxkit is the oldest, so he leads! I get to be deputy though!"

Foxkit grinned, while Oakkit agreed, "I don't want to be a leader anyway."

The three kits named themselves, and after a while of choosing names, (Foxstar was easy) Bluekit became Bluefoot, and Oakkit became Oakdust.

Bluekit (now Bluefoot) began to whisper to Foxstar and Oakdust about ApprenticeClan. "Only we know about each other, and we are mortal enemies," whispered Bluekit. She thought for a moment. "Let's talk in the morning." she concluded, curling up beside Oakkit and Ravenfeather again.

"Funny how time flies," whispered Oakkit in the dark.

"Yeah," mumbled Bluekit, "Especially when you're having fun,"

A/N: Whoa guys! This was made yesterday and I already have three fans! Thank you for your support so far! You're the only reason I updated again so soon!