Life as a warrior cat

Chapter nineteen: medicine mates

As we reached the cave and the moon was almost all the way in the sky. It was bright and beautiful, if Darkflash and I have kits I want to name one Moonkit. I look at my mate and he looks back, after a moments look he smiles at me. I smile back and enter the cave.

"Hello Scarpaw," Kesteralflight meowed then looked at my mentor, "Jayfeather," she dipped her head. She led us to the pool where the moon reflected in the calm water. I walked up to it and stared at myself for awhile till I saw Darkflash next to me.

"You know you are beautiful." He purred to me. I shrugged and he bugged me, "come on, Scarpaw."

I smiled and my fur grew hot with the toms complement. I looked back down at my reflection, my long white fur was still silky and neat, I had a small scratch on my ear from a thorn bush, then my eyes; a light, electric blue. Stunning, but I still can't see me calling myself beautiful. "Thanks." I finally meow to him. He smiles and walks away to a different part of the pool and lies down. I do the same and before I know it I'm asleep.

"Welcome, Scarpaw." A voice says behind me. I turn around to see the stunning Yellowfang. I almost knew at once she was going to ask about me and Darkflash, but instead welcomes me like I am the most important cat in the forest, "you ready for your medicine cat ceremony?" she asked kindly.

"Yes, I am." I respond, "but I don't think I deserve it, Yellowfang." I frown and look at my paws, I have a mate and we wanted kits one day, I just didn't think I would be able to be both a medicine cat and a mother.

"What do you mean, Scarpaw?" Yellowfang asked, "you would make a wonderful medicine cat." Staring at me for a moment she continued, "it's Darkflash isn't it?" She asked. I nodded. "you know that is breaking the rule but I too did have love with..."

"I know." I interrupted, knowing long ago she secretly was mates with shadowclan's leader and had Brokenkit who turned into cruel Brokenstar. Shame he ha to be like that and she was forced to kill her only kit.

She looked at her paws and back up, "just trust me, Scarpaw. This is part of your destiny. Now do you promise to follow the medicine cat code, to heal any cat in danger, wether its your clan or not? To follow in your mentors footsteps when he passes on to join Starclan?"

"More than less," I mew occwardly to Yellowfang. I shift around as I wonder what my name could be.

"Then from this point on as you serve your clan as a medicine cat you will be known as Scarshadow; Starclan honors your honesty and kindness." Yellowfang finished as she meowed out the words.

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I woke up the next morning and thought to myself 'I was no longer known as Scarpaw' I stood tall as the other medicine cats walked up to me and asked what my name was. I looked at all them and stood taller and prouder, "I am Scarshadow"