WE ARE WARRIORS!

Apprentices!

xxXSHADOWS POVXxx

   As Graystripe, Sandstorm and Brambleclaw led us into the ThunderClan camp, I looked around in astonishment. I couldn't believe it. We were cats and we were being led into a fictional cat book! I cast a glance at Mist as we walked towards Firestars den. I could just see into the medicine den, and I caught a glimpse of Cinderpelt as she sorted herbs.

   "So," said Graystripe, breaking the silence. "You two were kittypets?" Me and Mist cast a glance at each other.

   "Yep," Mist answered, giving a sheepish grin. "Lived with twole.. I mean humans and everything." She looked at me and I flinched, hoping they wouldn't notice her mistake. Kittypets don't call humans twolegs! Only clan cats do that.

   Suddenly, the three cats stopped in the middle of the clearing, and the ThunderClan cats looked at us in curiousness. "Just go in there," Brambleclaw pointed with his nose. "Firestar will talk to you."

   I shot a glance at Mist, and she shrugged her shoulders. "Okay." I said. Mist and I padded to the den and walked inside. We saw a flame colored pelt and gasped. "Firestar!" I whispered excitedly to Mist. She smiled. He turned to us and spoke.

   "Who are you? You aren't new kits, right?" He chuckled. Me and Mist looked at each other in confusion and forced a laugh. "So, how can I help you?"

   "Well," Mist started. "We were kittypets, and we got abandoned. Our humans threw our toys out the window of the car, told us to go get them and so we did, then they drove off. And then we started to get hungry, so we walked into the woods to hunt for mice. Then, your patrol found us." I flinched. He would for sure notice her mistake when she said patrol. But he didn't. She smiled proudly, that was a believable story.

  Firestar gave us thoughtful look and finally said, "How would you like to become apprentices of ThunderClan?" Me and Mist squealed in excitement. "What are your names?" He asked.

   "I'm Shadow." I mewed.

   "I'm Mist." She meowed.

   "Okay then. We'll have your ceremony right away." He meowed. Mist and I looked at each other in complete shock. We were going to become ThunderClan apprentices!

xxXMISTS POVXxx

   We padded to the Highrock with Firestar and he jumped up. "May all cats old enough to catch their own prey gather here underneath the Highrocks for a clan meeting!" The clan started to gather around us and I looked at Shadow with nervousness.

   "Mist," He called to me first. "You were a kittypet, but I have decided to take you and your friend into ThunderClan. You have reached the age of six moons and it is time for you to be apprenticed. From this day on, until you receive your warrior name, you will be known as Mistpaw. Your mentor will be Sandstorm. I hope Sandstorm will pass down all she knows to you."

   "Sandstorm," He called as she stepped up. "You are ready to take on a apprentice. You have received excellent training from Whitestorm, and you have proved yourself to be loyal and strong. You will mentor Mistpaw, and I hope you pass down all you know to her."

   Sandstorm stepped up and we touched noses. I stood beside her and watched as Shadow got apprenticed.

   "Shadow," he meowed. "You were a kittypet, but I decided to take you and your friend into ThunderClan. You have reached the age of six moons and it is time for you to be apprenticed. From this day on, until you receive your warrior name, you will be known as Shadowpaw. Your mentor will be Graystripe."

   I couldn't believe it. We were ThunderClan Apprentices!!