[UNDER MAJOR CONSTRUCTION] The First Dream (Book One)

Chapter 10

Swiftfeather walks towards the prey pile to get a mouse. She smiles at Whitebelly as she eats the mouse in ravenous bites. She buries the bones and decides to wake Twigpaw for their first real day of training.

"Twigpawww," Swiftfeather whispers being cautious not to wake up her kits.

"What, Nightstep?" Rabbitpaw yawns, stretching

"Sorry Rabbitpaw. I just need Twigpaw for training." Swiftfeather meows

"Uh, she left a while ago. Her nest is cold." Rabbitpaw replies. Swiftfeather gasps and then rushes out of the apprentice den. Her worries didn't last long when she sees the small brown apprentice chatting away with Cloudpaw.

"Twigpaw," Swiftfeather meows "It's time for training!" Twigpaw nods and races Swiftfeather to the training area.

"Today I will teach you the first basic fighting move. This is where you crouch," Swiftfeather paused to show Twigpaw. Twigpaw got down into an almost perfect crouch.

"Cloudpaw taught me the crouch after Fogstar taught him when we were kits." Twigpaw proclaimed with pride

"You guys are friends aren't you." Swiftfeather chuckles

"Yeah! He's really nice and kind and funny." Twigpaw meows

"Are you sure you're not just friends" Swiftfeather meows, trying to hold back laughter. Twigpaw snorts and cuffs Swiftfeather on the ear. "Well, well, well, Twigpaw. It seems you've already learned everything I was going to teach you today. So I guess there isn't any training today. Goodbye!" Swiftfeather meows teasingly

"NO!" Twigpaw shouts in protest "Those are the only moves I know! I promise!"

"Okay. I'm just joking anyway." Swiftfeather meows "Let's get to work." Swiftfeather teaches Twigpaw some other moves all day. After learning the "duck-roll-then-scratch". The mentor and hardworking apprentice celebrate a successful day by sharing a juicy thrush.

"Swiftfeather?" A voice meows from behind Swiftfeather " Could we talk in our den?" Swiftfeather, realizing it was her love, Fogstar, nodded her head and got up to walk with him. "I'm really sorry about giving you an apprentice at such a bad time."

"How..." Swiftfeather stammered

"Heatherwind knocked some sense into my mind. I'm really sorry. I didn't realize you were leaving so soon and I thought having an apprentice would cheer you up." Fogstar meowed staring at the ground

"It's okay. I just want one thing." Swiftfeather asked

"Of course, Swiftfeather! What is it? Fogstar asked looking up at his mate

"Take Twigpaw as your apprentice for a while. I need to head to the Moonstone and speak with my ancestors." Swiftfeather meowed. Fogstar nodded his head. "I'll leave at sun-up." Fogstar nodded his gray head once more and padded out of the den.

Yay chapter ten!! ~Swift