Chapter Twenty
"Pricklepaw, from this moment on you shall be known as Pricklenose, StarClan honours your bravery and courage and welcome you as a full warrior of ThunderClan," Mudstar announced.
Echopaw watched in awe as her friend touched noses with Mudstar and then his former mentor, Hawkfeather. "Pricklenose! Shelldapple! Pricklenose! Shelldapple!" The clan cheered the names of the two new warriors. That'll be me in less than a moon. Echopaw thought to herself, a moon had passed since her dark forest encounter and she had never returned back there, or seen Stonestar again for that matter. However, his words constantly rang in her head, Don't you see how much she means to ThunderClan's future? A thought popped into her head, Maybe i'll be leader one day, oh I sure hope so! "Echopaw, are you there?" Pricklenose meowed.
Echopaw shook out of her thoughts, "Yes I'm here, congratulations," she purred, rubbing her muzzle against his.
"Thanks," he replied.
"I can't wait to join you in your den again, i'll miss you," Echopaw meowed.
"I'll save a nest for you next to me," Pricklenose promised.
"That'd be great!" she exclaimed.
"Echopaw come on, the elders need some moss for their nests!" she heard Dappleleaf call from the thorn barrier.
Ugh, it'll be great not having a mentor to constantly boss me around. She padded over the thorn barrier and followed Dappleleaf through. I remember first stepping into this forest as a new apprentice, it seemed so amazing and since then i've seen so much. "Don't worry, i've spoken to Mudstar and he's agreed to have your assessment within the next moon, whenever I feel as if it's right," Dappleleaf assured her.
"I can't wait, Brindlepaw and Wishpaw chatter all night long!" Echopaw rolled her eyes. And most importantly, I can have kits when I become a warrior, I just hope Pricklenose wants them too! Over the past moon, she'd constantly been mooning over the handsome tom who'd been her best friend since they were just kits, she assumed it was because the dark forest was off of her mind and she could think about things other than that. "I think Leafbare has almost come to an end," Dappleleaf meowed.
It hadn't been a bad Leafbare, however there was still snow and one of the elders, Thornpelt had been lost to greencough and luckily he was the only one who'd contracted the fatal disease. "I heard Oakfang saying she was expecting Rainsplash's kits and they were due in a moon, she'll move into the nursery soon," Dappleleaf purred, "and she might very well not be the only one." her mentor nudged her playfully as Echopaw ripped moss off of a stone. "What do you mean?" she asked.
"Well not to mention, i've been keeping an eye on you and Pricklenose, he really like you, you know," Dappleleaf meowed.
"Really?" Echopaw exclaimed excitedly, dropping her moss onto the forest floor.
"Of course, he's been mooning over you since you were half a moon old for StarClan's sake, he's my son and I recognise the look he gives you and the way he treats you as supposed to over cats as love, he's bound to ask you soon."
I sure do hope so. Echopaw though to herself.
Ooh a bit of romance starting to happen! EchoXPrickle! I'll hopefully make Echopaw's warrior ceremony about Chapter Twenty two or three? Suggest some names in the reviews for her and Berrypaw!