Starry Paws Book Two

Battle Preparations

         I walked up to Sapphiresplash, "Who needs to be trained?" She asked with a gentle lick to my shoulder.
"Mainly the apprentices. Here, I'll take Lionpaw, Brindlepaw, and Palepaw for apprentices. And Rushjaw, Mousefur, Birchpool, and Frostwillow for warriors." I said returning the lick.
"Hm. I'll take, Juniperpaw, Skypaw, and Moorpaw for apprentices. And I'll take Mousenose, Coldnose, Beebelly, and AcornHeart. I can have RosemaryWish take a group." She said.
I nodded and we both padded over to the rosy furred she-cat.
"RosemaryWish. Can you take a group of cats to train with?" I mewed to her.
"Oh of course!" She purred, her bright blue eyes gleamed with pride.
"Okay take, Crowshine, Fernpelt, Shallowstream, Bristlefur, Mercury, Venus, and Lightningfoot." I said flicking my tail towards Shallowstream and Bristlefur.
She nodded happily and bounded over.
I purred slightly and looked back to my mother.
"Everyone else will stay and guard." I said and headed to the exit.
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      "Coldnose even out your back paw weight!" I snapped at the dark tom.
He hissed and reared up on both paws and slammed his front ones down onto a stick, snapping it in half instantly.
"Better." I sighed and moved into Rushjaw and Palepaw who were battling Mousefur and Lionpaw.
Lionpaw landed a clawless blow to Palepaw's ears. She hissed and lunged at him with outstretched paws. She swatted his black paws away from her face and pinned them to the earth. He spat in her face causing her to un tighten her grip. He smirked and pushed and threw her off.
I smiled at the black tom's strength.
She hissed, "I give in! Get off me fur-ball!"
He laughed getting off the pale gray she-cat.
I mewed, "Palepaw you need to be more resistant to enemy attacks. Lionpaw you need to not tease your enemy and just go right in for the attack." I said to the two. They nodded smiling up at me.
I have everything I could want.
Respect.
Deputy.
Kits.
My parents.
But.... Cloudflower... I thought to myself and sighed moving on to Birchpool and Frostwillow, the last two. 
Frostwillow leaped for Birchpool with a large leap he landed squarely on her shoulders. She hit the ground with a thud and went limp.
"B-Birchpool?" He gasped, quickly getting off her.
She snapped her head up and took him to the ground with large gray paws.
"Haha!" Got you!" She smirked flicking her gray tail.
"Great Starclan, Birchpool!" He snapped lashing his tail, "You scared me to death!" He yelped, flattening his silver ears.
"I'm sorry...." She mewed softly nuzzling his shoulder.
"It's okay... How could I stay mad at you?" He purred returning the nuzzle.
I purred at the sight and turned.