It's been about 5 moons now. Goldkit blinked the sleep from her eyes. She started stretching, taking her time. Then, a sudden yowl scared her out of her fur.
"Let all cats old enough to catch their on prey, meet me beneath the Tall Crystal for a clan meeting!" Saphirestar yowled. Goldkit peeked outside and looked up at her mother. Her gray tabby pelt was beautiful. Goldkit admired her mother. I'd like to be like her, someday... Goldkit thought. "We have three kits that we have to apprentice." Goldkit gasped. She was going to be apprenticed! She couldn't wait to become a 'paw!
Goldkit flew herself into Graykit, who hissed. "Watch it, furball!" Graykit spat, obviously still holding that grudge.
"We're being apprenticed!" Goldkit squealed. Dawnflower was grooming Darkkit, her only kit.
"Mom!" Darkkit squeaked. "I can groom myself!"
"Sit still!" Dawnflower fretted. When she got done, she quickly groomed Graykit and Goldkit. When she was done, Dawnflower nodded for her to go out. Graykit tumbled out of the nursery, while Goldkit followed him, gracefully. Darkkit fell into step with Goldkit, while Graykit rushed on ahead, but stopped, realizing that he looked stupid. He waited for them, and then walked with them.
Nerves clawed at Goldkit's belly. She was nervous! This was her big moment! The moment when she will be introduced into clan life! She lifted her head high, confidently. But, she still quivered with anticipation.
"Darkkit, Goldkit, and Graykit, please step forward." Saphirestar's mew rang out through the camp. "I, Saphirestar, leader of Crystalclan, call my warrior ancestors to look upon these kits. These kits have reached their 6th moon, and I wish for them to be apprenticed in their turn."
Goldkit kneaded the ground. This was it! She was about to be apprenticed! Graykit's fur bristled with excitedment. Darkkit's paws itched.
"Graykit and Goldkit, from now on, you will be known as Graypaw and Goldpaw." Saphirestar meowed, her voice thick with pride. "And Darkkit, you wish to follow the path of a medicine cat, correct?" Some of the cats gasped, but others weren't shocked.
"Yes, I do." Darkkit mewed.
"From now on, you will be known as Darkpaw." Saphirestar purred. "Frostpelt will take you to the in a few days to go share tongues with Starclan." She paused. "As for mentors... Graypaw, your mentor will be Blacktail."
Blacktail and Graypaw touched noses.
"Goldpaw, your mentor will be..." Saphirestar paused for a heartbeat, which seemed like forever. "Tigerlily." Tigerlily, a beautiful ginger she-cat with darker ginger stripes and light blue eyes walked up to Goldpaw and touched her nose to Goldpaw's. Saphirestar flicked her tail, signaling that the meeting was over.
"When can we start training?!" Goldpaw squeaked.
"Well, how about we check out the whole territory?" Tigerlily mewed. "Hey, Blacktail! Wanna come with us?" Blacktail nodded and beckoned Graypaw with his tail. They all slipped out of the camp entrance. They all trotted through the forest. Goldpaw looked around, the forest was beautiful. The trees were tall and lush. Undergrowth sprouted around her paws. Birds were singing, and small breezes carried prey scents. Goldpaw's paws tingled at the thought of catching her first mouse! Then, a different scent filled Goldpaw's nose.
"What's that smell?" Goldpaw asked Tigerlily.
"What smell?" Tigerlily mewed, confused. She tasted the air. "I don't smell anything. It's probably nothing." The cats padded forward a few fox-lengths, and the scent grew stronger. It overwhelmed Goldpaw. Then, Tigerlily paused to taste the air.
"We're a couple of fox-lengths from the Shadowclan border." Tigerlily meowed. Goldpaw was confused. Had she scented this border from that far away?
"This is the scent I began to smell back there." Goldpaw muttered. Tigerlily looked at Goldpaw, like she had gone insane.
"Oh... wow..." Tigerlily was lost for words, but pushed it aside. "We better keep going." Tigerlily led the way to other clan territory. Goldpaw easily remembered the scents, but she couldn't take her mind off of the fact that she scented Shadowclan from so far away. Somehow, she knew she wasn't an ordinary cat. She could, possibly, have something precious that she has not yet discovered. Or maybe, she has a prophecy.
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Goldstar's past
FantasyGoldstar had a rough start in her life. But she has learned from her past and will put her last breath to protect her clan. But what happens... When the enemy... is somewhere in her clan.
