Opened Eyes (Book One Moonlight)

Chapter 6

  The sun was shining inside the warriors den. Cloudfur had gone on the dawn patrol, with skinnypelt and Graypelt. Stormchaser got up and stretched as he padded out of the warriors den. He padded to the apprentices den and saw a white figure curled up in a patch of moss. "Windpaw" he mewed attempting to wake the tired apprentice. She opened her eyes and got up to stretch. The minute she was done she burst into energy. "Are we going to hunt?" she asked anxiously. He nodded and padded out of the den toward the gorse tunnel leading out of the camp. Windpaw bounded up behind him and ran to the tunnel. "Where are we going?" she asked. "I was thinking we could go to the training hollow then go hunt a little around the Leafclan border" he answered. They both padded out the gorse tunnel and padded to the training hollow with was not that far away from the camp. "Okay, we're gonna practice your fighting skills" he mewed. "Okay!" Windpaw said bounding in front of him. "Anyone who comes near me i'll tear them to shreds!" she said looking confident. She got into a fighting pose and pounced. Stormchaser jumped out of the way and she fell face first into the dirt. She got back up and pounced on him, not missing. "Gotcha!" she mewed proudly. She hopped off of him and ran over in the direction of Leafclan border. "Wait!" he yelled across the path of trees. He bounded in the direction of Leafclan border. As he bounded he caught the sight of a white cat and a brown cat. He ran toward the colors and paused in horror. Windpaw was lying their, blood scattered across the floor. At the border was Brakenclaw and OneEye the Leafclan deputy, who had one eye missing from his face. "Teach your kin to stay away from other clans territory" Brakenclaw snarled. Stormchaser bit back his anger and pounced on Brakenclaw shreding fur of his side. Brakenclaw yowled in pain and bit him on the shoulder. Oneye joined in and pulled Stormchaser by his fur. He came tumbling back, and landed next to Windpaw who was lying there as if she was dead. He got up and growled in frustration. Brambleclaw snarled and launched at him unsheathing his claws. Stormchaser was unsheathing his claws until Windpaw jumped up and attacked. Brambleclaw screeched and retreated back to Leafclan territory. Oneye scratched WIndpaw on her stomach and she screeched in pain. Stormchaser grabbed Oneye by the back and pulled him as hard as he could. Oneye growled in fury and ran back to his territory. "And don't come back!" Windpaw Yelled in victory. "Let's go back to camp and tell Rosestar" Stormchaser said heaving. On the way back Stormchaser caught three voles and two rabbits. He padded to the fresh kill pile and dropped his prey. Stormchaser spotted Rostar sitting at the mouth of her den and bounded straight to her. "Rosestar" he meowed sitting in front of her. "Yes Stormchaser?" she asked looking up from her fresh kill. "I think Windpaw should become a warrior soon" he suggested. "We met some Leafclan warriors at the Leafclan border, and she fought well" he added hoping she would like her fighting skill. "She is 8 moons now, and we do need warriors at this time." she said stretching. "I would like to see her hunting and fighting skills before i decide" she decided. "Would you like me to get her now?" Stormchaser asked getting up. "Yes, i'd like to see her" Rosestar answered. Stormchaser padded to the Warriors den where Windpaw and Cloudfur were sharing tounges. "Windpaw, Rosestar would like to see your hunting and fighting skills" he ordered. Windpaw liked her mother goodbye, and followed the warrior and leader. They walked out of the gorse tunnel, and ran to the training hollow, not that far away. "Attack me as if i'm an enemy warrior" Rosestar ordered the white apprentice. Windpaw unsheathed her claws, and ran toward her and clawed her on the side. Rosestar tried to claw Windpaw but she moved out of the way. "Good job" Rosestar appraised his apprentice. "Now what do you smell?" Stormchaser asked. WIndpaw lifted her nose and opened her mouth tasting the air. "Rabbit, mouse, and magpie" She mewed. She ran through the bushes and a moment later, she had a mouse clamped tightly in her jaws. Rosestar nodded and they all walked back the cmp. Stormchaser flicked his tail at his apprentice telling her to leave. Both cats padded into the Leader's den and they both said down inside. "I will have the ceremony at dawn" She answered briefly. SHe nodded and dismissed Stormchaser. He padded to the warriors den and curled up in a pile of moss. He closed his eyes and saw darkness. He woke up at Rosestars voice coming from the highrock. "All cats old enough to catch there own prey gather under the highrock for a clan meeting" she announced. Cats flooded out of dens and sat at the bottom of the highrock. Windpaw bounced excitedly next to Rosestar and sat down as Dustpaw sat on the Other side. "Windpaw and Dustpaw are ready for their warrior names" she meowed boldly. "I leader of Wispclan announce that Windpaw will now be known by the name of Windpool, and that Dustpaw will be known by the name of Dustpelt. They will sit vigil as the ritual states." Stormchaser couldn't help but smiling at the sight of his own kin and apprentice becoming a warrior. Rosestar hopped off the Highrock and padded to her den. He ran to her, and pushed his muzzle into her side. Windpools' eyes glittered like silverpelt in the night sky. "I've got to sit vigil" she said urgently, pushing away, and padding to Dustpelt who was already in position. She sat down next to the tunnel that led out of the camp and watched. Stormchaser sighed, and padded to the warriors' den, sad not to be able to share it with her. He curled up on a pile of moss bedding, and closed his eyes.