The blades of the sun

Chapter 3

Oakkit gasped at his sister's announcement, he had never expected her to be a medicine cat! Honeykits eyes glowed with pride and Spiderkit snorted.

" I know your only becoming a medicine cat because you're scared to be a warrior, you've always been a wuss," Spiderkit smirked, his eyes glowed mockingly. Oakkit dug his claws into the ground, Spiderkit had always been rude. He saw Yellowstripes fur rise a little and her eyes shone with anger at the arrogant black kit.

" You better watch your tongue Spiderkit, don't forget I'll be healing your wounds."  Honeykit hissed with a glint of challenge in her eyes. Spiderkit showed his fangs and turned around, Oakkit felt satisfaction surge through him. His ears pricked up as he heard paw steps grow louder and he sniffed the air to work out who was coming. Yellowstripe purred and got up, heading for the nursery entrance. In a few heartbeats, Oakkit saw his father, Solstice, appear and touch muzzles with Yellowstripe.

" Hello dearies" Solstice meowed as his warm gaze traveled to Honeykit and Littlekit. Oakkit waited for his fathers emerald gaze to scan him, but he did not look at him. Oakkit felt his heart drop, why had he ignored him? Perhaps I just blended in with the brambles Oakkit thought, desperately trying to find an excuse for his father ignoring him. " What happened to your paw?" Solstice asked as he looked at Littlekits paw.

" I accidentally trod on a thorn, luckily Honeykit treated it for me. She's going to become a medicine cat apprentice now!" Littlekit excitedly mewed. Solstice looked at Honeykit with pride in his eyes and Oakkit felt a surge of jealousy pulse through him. I'll make Solstice proud of me!

"I recently learned a hunters crouch!" Oakkit announced to his father. " Do you want to see me..." Oakkits voice trailed off as he realized his father wasn't paying attention. He flattened his ears and stormed off, what did I do wrong to make him hate me so much?  Oakkit curled into his nest and felt his mind swirl with anger and confusion. He dozed off and let himself drift off into a dream.

The singing of birds rang around him, Oakkit got up. I'm dreaming, he silently noted in his head. The smell in his dream was nice, the grass around him blew as the wind swept across and he felt his paws twitch with anticipation. He took in his surroundings, trees swished in the air and leaves fell onto the floor. He nearly jumped as a twig snapping disturbed the silence. He turned and saw a brown tom, the size of a warrior.

" Solstice?" Oakkit asked as he recognized the brown furry pelt as his fathers. But as the tom turned around Oakkit saw an amber gaze instead of his father's green eyes. Just like mine. " Who are you?" Oakkit meowed and shivered as a cold wind swept through his fur. The mysterious warrior twitched his whiskers in amusement.

" My name is Brakenclaw, although I'm a bit disappointed your father never told you about me," Brakenclaw answered. Oakkit stared at his paws sadly, his father never spoke to him. " I told you my name, whats yours?" Brakenclaw stared at him, waiting for a reply.

" My name is Oakkit, how do you know my-" Oakkit was broken off as he heard a voice calling and a paw nudged him awake. Oakkit woke up and shook his fur, beside him Littlekit was was nudging him to his feet. " Whats going on?" Oakkit asked.

" Ashstar just called a meeting! Yellowstripe said we can go to it!" Littlekit excitedly mewed. Oakkits ears raised in alarm and the two kits raced out of the den. When he got to the meeting Honeykit was already waiting with Moonkit next to her. Oakkit felt confusion swirl in him as he saw her eyes shining with sadness.

" Why can't I have my apprentice ceremony with Spiderkit, Cloudkit, and Beekit?" Moonkit wined. Honeykit brushed her fur against hers to comfort her.

" They're a bit older than you. Besides, wouldn't you rather become an apprentice with me?" Honeykit reassured the lavender kit. Moonkits eyes it up again and she looked back at Ashstar.

" Spiderkit, Cloudkit and Beekit, you have all 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 Spiderpaw  Your mentor will be Ripplecloud. I hope Ripplecloud will pass down all he  knows on to you." Ashstar looked down on the new apprentice and his gaze changed to Ripplecloud. "Ripplecloud, you are ready to take on an apprentice. You have received excellent training from Darkstar, and you have shown yourself to be clever and quick. You will be the mentor of Spiderpaw, and I expect you to pass on all you know to Spiderpaw." Ashstar meowed.

He then made Cloudkit and Beekit apprentices and gave Cloudpaw to Solstice and Beepaw to Lakepelt. Oakkit twitched his tail as Hawkeye muttered something about being older and more experienced then Solstice and Ripplecloud, but Colliesoul quickly muttered something into his ear. Oakkit padded back to his den and went back to sleep. He hoped to see Brakenclaw in his dreams again.