Brightleaf's fury

Chapter 2

His paws scraped at the mud around her paws franticly. Her paws came loose as the river swept her away. Wolfpaw swam to the surface, searching the water for a sign of Brightkit. a gray lump of fur emptied into the lake. "Brightkit!" he yowled. he swam towards the lake as fast as he could. the river pushed him under. We're going to die. he hit a furry ball of soaked fur. Brightkit! he grabbed her by the scruff and hauled her to the surface. The bank was just a few fox-lengths away. He pulled Brightkit onto shore, collapsing. "Brightkit?" Wolfpaw said lifting his head. "you okay?" he said dizzying. His head dropped as he fell unconscious.

"Wolfpaw! are you okay?" a voice woke him. he still lay with his eyes closed, "Lilypaw! let him sleep!" a voice cranked. he opened his eyes seeing that he was in the clearing, drying in the sun. "Jayfeather?" he asked. "yes?" Jayfeather replied.

"can I see Brightkit?"

"if you can get up."

He hauled himself up and Jayfeather led him to the medicine den. "Brightkit?" he asked. "Hey Wolfpaw. thanks for saving me." Brightkit broke into a fit of coughing. "I'm going to tell Daisy your both okay." Jayfeather padded out of the den. "How'd you find me?" she asked. "I was taking a walk to get a drink, and you got lucky." Wolfpaw added, "what made you go out of camp? your not an apprentice yet!" "nobody needed me... why not?" she answered. "Jayfeather, will Brightkit still be apprenticed?" Wolfpaw asked as Jayfeather walked in. "probably. Don't think you got out of this easy... both of you. Bramblestar has a punishment in mind." he warned them.

"All cats old enough to catch their own prey, gather here beneath Highledge!" Bramblestar's summon got the clan up to Highledge. "we gather to see three kits be named apprentices. Mosskit you will now be known as Mosspaw. your mentor will be Brightheart. Brightheart, pass on your intelligence and determination to this young apprentice." Mosspaw touched his nose to Brightheart's. "Echokit you will now be know as Echopaw. your mentor will be Cinderheart. Cinderheart, pass on your skill and courage to this young apprentice." Echopaw touched her nose to Cinderheart's. "Brightkit, you will now be known as Brightpaw. your mentor will be Cloudtail. Cloudtail I expect you to pass on your strength and hope to this apprentice." Wolfpaw felt happiness move through him as he started the cheer, "Brightpaw!" "Echopaw!" "Mosspaw!"