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Chapter 2: Fawnpaw
The gray she cat looked up eagerly at Thunderclans leader. Beside her, her siblings Creamkit, Emberkit and Petalkit shifted impatiently as they listened to the leaders summons. The small she cat felt ready to burst with energy as she gazed around at the gathering cats wondering who would be her mentor.
"Fawnkit stop fidgeting." Creamkit complained loudly next to her.
"Im about to be a warrior apprentice! I cant just sit still." Fawnkit exclaimed.
"Hush little ones." Their mother Cinderheart said softly as she licked a tuft of fur on Emberkits head, smoothing it into place.
Emberkit ducked away in embarrasment with a cross squeak. Fawnkit averted her gaze from her brother as Bramblestar started to speak.
"It is time for one of my favorite ceremonies. These young kits are ready to become paws." Bramblestar rumbled, giving the kits a warm look.
"Petalkit from this moment on you will be known as Petalpaw. Birchfall will be your mentor." Bramblestar had barely uttered the sentence before muttering from the Clan broke out.
Birchfall was a surprising choice since it was a well known fact that he had once walked with the Dark Forest. But perhaps that is why Bramblestar chose him, so he could prove himself by mentoring a new apprentice. Petalpaw hesitated then with an encouraging nod from her father, Lionblaze, she stumbled forward quickly touching her nose to Birchfalls.
"Emberkit from this moment on you will be known as Emberpaw. Rosepetal will be your mentor." Bramblestar continued.
Emberpaw walked confidently over to his new mentor, politely touching his nose to hers. Fawnkit continued to shift impatiently as she still sat there as a kit while her brother was just made a paw.
"Creamkit from this moment on you will be known as Creampaw. Whitewing will be your mentor." Bramblestar had barely said his sentence when Creampaw raced over to Whitewing, crashing her nose against the white she cats.
"Fawnkit from this moment on you will be known as Fawnpaw. Ivypool will be your mentor." Bramblestar finished.
Fawnpaw couldnt help but let out an excited squak while the rest of the clan purred in amusement as the new apprentice bounded up to meet her mentor. Fawnpaw gazed up eagerly at Ivypool who bent down to touch her nose to Fawnpaws.
"Creampaw, Emberpaw, Fawnpaw, Petalpaw!" The clan chanted the new apprentices names enthusiastically.
Fawnpaw drank up their praise, her eyes shining. Her mother ran over to her purring and pressing up against her and her siblings. Fawnpaw squirmed away. She wasn't a kit anymore. The other apprentices came over to congratulate her.
"Welcome to the life as an apprentice!" Scarletpaw mewed enthusiastically.
At that moment their mentors came over.
"How about seeing the territories?" Birchfall mewed enthusiastically.
Petalpaw gave him a wary look while Scarletpaw nudged her encouragingly.
"Um what about my brother and sisters?" Petalpaw inquires timidly.
Birchfall narrowed his eyes, tail flicking with annoyance. "You'll be perfectly safe with me."
"I'm sure she just wants to explore with her siblings Birchfall. I'm sorry Petalpaw but I think I'll take Fawnpaw out on my own." Ivypool mewed gently.
"Great let's go!" Fawnpaw mewed and raced for the tunnel without waiting for a response.
Ivypool quickly caught up to the young she cat.
"Stay by me." Ivypool mewed sharply as she could already tell Fawnpaw was going to be a handful.
"Oh okay." Fawnpaw mewed dejectedly.
Ivypool led her towards the lake, keeping a careful eye on her apprentice. "This is the lake that borders all territories."
Fawnpaw let out a small gasp as she gazed at the big expanse of water. "It's huge!" She exclaimed.
"I suppose it is." Ivypool mewed amuses at her apprentices fascination. "Come on. We've got a lot of ground to cover."
Next the she cat led them towards the border with Windclan. A rabbit darted across the mood and Fawnpaw started to chase it but came up short as Ivypool yanked her back by the tail.
"We don't hunt on other clans land." Ivypool hissed.
Fawnpaw muttered an apology. There were so many rules to learn and she didn't know how she could possibly learn them all. Fawnpaw tail dropped at the thought and Ivypool gaze softened.
"I know it's overwhelming but I'll do my best to make you the best warrior you can be." Ivypool reassured her.
Fawnpaw perked up at the thought of becoming a warrior. She longed for the day the clan would call her warrior name. A slight rustle in the bushes alerted Fawnpaw. The easily distracted she cat watched as the rabbit she had been after crossed over onto Thunderclan territory. Now was her chance. She immediately ran off in pursuit. She knew she was fast and vowed to bring that tasty rabbit home to her clan. Ivypool called after her but Fawnpaw paid her no mind, too intent on her pursuit. She raced through the trees and pounced missing the rabbit by a whisker. She let out a growl of frustration but refused to give up. She stopped and quietly crouched down, watching as the rabbit slowed and nervously looked around, thinking it lost its pursuer. Fawnpaw knew she had to act fast before the rabbit ran off again so with not a moment to lose she pounced, landing perfectly onto the rabbit, almost as surprised as her prey that she had actually caught it. She dealt a killing bite to the neck and couldn't help but feel excitement course through her. Her first catch! She doubted her sibling had caught anything on their first day of apprenticeship. She lifted the rabbit proudly by the scruff, struggling to keep it from dragging on the ground.
"Good catch Fawnpaw." A voice whispered behind her.
She turned and searched for the source of the voice expecting to see her mentor but instead she saw an unfamiliar grey she cat who appeared to have stars in her fur.
The cat spoke again. "I'm Cinderpelt from Starclan, here to deliver a message."
Fawnpaw dropped the prey in awe.
"StarClan?" Fawnpaw gasped.
"From the kin of the four, there will be born six. Darkness will rise and all will be lost when the shadows swallow the light. The six hold the fate of the clans in their paws." Cinderpelt murmured.
"6? What darkness? I don't understand!" Fawnpaw wailed, trembling slightly.
"You are one of the 6. Find the others…" Cinderpelt whispered, her form slowly fading away.
"Wait!" Fawnpaw exclaimed but Cinderpelt was gone.
Was she imagining things? What would Starclan possibly want with her? What darkness was in the clans? How could a simple apprentice do anything about it? All these questions raced through her mind, still unable to comprehend what just happened. One moment she was chasing a rabbit and the next, Cinderpelt was foretelling a prophecy. At that moment Ivypool burst out of the bushes.
"There you are!" She exclaimed, her tail lashing in irritation.
Ivypool stopped short, her eyes flashing with surprise as she noticed the rabbit at her apprentices paws.
"You caught it!" She gasped.
Fawnpaw nodded, longing to tell her mentor what just happened, her catching the rabbit seemed unimportant next to what she just saw. But Fawnpaw held her tounge. Ivypool wouldn't believe her anyways. After all she was only an apprentice who had just left the nursery.
"You shouldn't run off without me but I have to admit catching something on your first day is impressive." Ivypool mewed, her eyes glimmering with pride at her apprentices accomplishment. "Why don't you bury it and we'll come back for it when we're done touring the territory?"
Fawnpaw mewed in agreement and buried her prey, proud of her catch but her mind still wandered to the prophecy. This wasn't what she imagined her first day as an apprentice would be like. Being a warrior apprentice in Thunderclan suddenly became a whole lot more complicated.