chapter 10

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Ravenpaw sat in the morning dew, in the middle of the camp. She had watched as everyone walked out of there dens, either to the dirt place, or for some day old prey.

She watched as the kits ran from the nursery. She liked Winnies kits, since they were funny and had so much energy.

She heard pawsteps beside her.

" Good morning." Robinwing meowed. She had not been close to her fathers sister, but she was kind and gentle to herself and her littermates. She nodded.

They watched the kits run towards them.

" Hello!" Deerkit meowed, tumbling over his brother Buddkit. Robinwing grabbed them by Buddkit by the scruff. She placed him in her lap.

" Don't wake everyone, young ones." she meowed as Deerkit, the larger kit, walked over and cuddled as well.

" Are Hollykit and Bluekit up yet?" The kits scrambled over each other, trying to get free.

" Yes, but Sparkblaze kept them inside," Deerkit answered.

" Can you play with us, Ravenpaw? Mother said we could find someone, that was an apprentice." The kits begged. Ravenpaw looked at the kits, going to answer when Icewhisker came beside them.

" I am afraid that she can't." She tilted her head in question.

" She is going to do her warrior assessment." She jumped up and flicked her ears in happiness. She flicked her tail to the kits and Robinwing in goodbye.

" I can handle the kits." Robinwing meowed as Winnie walked out of the nursery.

Ravenpaw walked with her mentor, but Icewhisker had a weird waddle when she walked.

" We will have to wait here for your denmates." She said in calm voice. They sat at the entrance of the camp.

" and, there is something I want to tell you since you are my apprentice," She meowed with a sparkle in her eye.

" I am expecting kits! Just in time, since my apprentice is going to be a warrior," She meowed. That was it! She gave her mentor a soft purr. She looked at her mentor, that was looking in the way of the warriors den, where her mate was.

" Do you mind?" She asked. Ravenpaw nodded and she walked to her mate and rubbed him with her chin. Ravenpaw longed for that type of love and affection, but she could only wait.

Thistlepaws POV

He sat beside his littermates with his mentor Spoteye. All of his sisters had somewhat of a connection with there mentors, but he kept his professional. He felt a bit of worry prick inside of him, what if he failed. He felt worry rise higher into his pelt when he felt a soft fur up against his.

" Oh, sorry!" Snowpaw meowed to him in surprise.

" It's okay, its cold anyway." they sat beside each other, keeping their pelts warm.

" Okay let's get going." Maplepelt meowed. They rushed out of the camp, and to the middle of their land. They gathered around there mentors, Snowpaw and Thistlepaw beside each other.

" Alright, you have until sun-high to hunt. You will hunt by yourself, then trade your best prey with a partner that we assigned." Flufftail meowed.

" Otterpaw you will be with Snowpaw, Spotpaw and Sunpaw, and Thistlepaw will be with Ravenpaw." Tinyrain meowed. He looked at his sister in excitement. Tinyrain went on with the rules and then Spoteye came up to him.

" Good luck, I see great potential in you." he dipped his head with a purr and then went back with the others. They gave the yes to go.

Otterpaws POV

She had already caught her first prey. It was small but she caught it almost as soon as she walked into the small bit of trees. She needed two more prey before she could hand one off to Snowpaw. The point of handing one off was to prove that you will give your best prey to another cat.

She heard a small bird in the distance. She crouched down and bit down hard. She almost missed it but she got it. Thank starclan. She walked back to where she left her mouse, but she heard a shrew underneath her paws. She dropped her bird and slammed down her paw onto the shrew. She pulled it up, and she killed it! She grabbed her prey and went to the meeting spot.

Her mentor was already there.

" Already done. Thats my apprentice." She meowed. She sat down her head up high. In a moment she looked and Snowpaw jumped out of the bushes, Tinyrain behind her.

" And I thought I was fast!" she meowed. Otterpaw grabbed her biggest prey, the bird and handed it off. Snowpaw gave her a fish. There mentors went to find the others.

" I know you like my brother," Otterpaw said to the Snow White she-cat. She gave her a surprised look.

" I mean he is a good cat." She meowed back.

"I like you two together," otterpaw met the young cats eyes.

" and I know your sister likes Sunstrike. And he likes her. She probably can't wait to be a warrior with him." She meowed, maybe she should have said all those things.

"Oh yeah! It's all she talks about, Sunstrike this, Sunstrike that!" They laughed and giggled.

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Sunstrike sat down in front of the fresh kill pile, waiting for his clan mates to come back from there assessment. He sat down with Wildclaw.

"So how's it going?" He asked.

" Fine." His father answered. Soon after they sat there, Echoheart came over to them.

"Hello," she meowed.

" I have something I want to tell you both. Silverfeather and I are going to have a second litter!" He purred and gave a congrats. He looked at his father who had a smile, but a hint of sadness. He didn't have anyone to share that with. They talked for a bit, then Echoheart went back to Silverfeather.

He laid down beside his father, who rested his head at his paws.

"Father.. i want to know something about mother," he asked the Tom. He lifted his head listening.

"Was my mother.... Kind and.. and gentle?" He asked.

"Was she the type where if you got hurt she wouldn't leave your side?" His father looked at the prey and answered.

"She was so gentle and kind. She would do everything for her loved ones, and shred cats that weren't nice. She had the softest fur and mind, and... and she loved a cat she shouldn't," Sunstrike flicked his head.

"Father no, don't say-" he kept going.

"And she wanted kits so bad. She knew from the beginning she wanted a Tom, and name is Sun. I'm glad she pasted down to you." He finished and walked to the warriors den and curled up.

Otterpaw couldn't tell if her mentor thought theseqsted or not. She felt ready and she felt like she did well, but it was up to her. She trodded to the clan with her two chatches and Snowpaws fish.

She laid the kill in the pile.

"Otterpaw, can you bring some kill the elders for me, while I talk to your father." She nodded and grabbed her bird, and started for the elders den.

When she walked into the elders den she sat down and laid the prey down beside Grasstail gently.

"Well hello youngster. Did you catch that?" Shrewfur meowed

"Yep!"she meowed and everyone came to her congratulating and taking a bite of the black bird. Everyone was eating and talking to her when all of a sudden Otterpaw realized Snowfluff in the corner.

"Umm...Snowfluff." She whispered as she got closer to the Tom. He didn't move. She gasped and the elders came over. Grasstail ran to get Stonewisker but it was too late..

Otterpaw wasn't completely sad since she didn't know the cat well, but it was sad to see someone you have know your whole life go. Cloverpelt was very sad since that was his brother. 

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