Chapter 2

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Darkpaw squeezed thorough the thorn bush. Her eyes shined as she gazed around the clearing. There where many cats from other Clans.
"Are you excited to be in a gathering as an apprentice!?" Otterpaw squeaked excitedly. Darkpaw nodded as she followed the other apprentices.
"We usually hang out at that group of apprentices over there." Sunpaw said as he pointed with his tail at a group of apprentices from different clans. They patted towards them. A ginger she-cat and a light brown she-cat were talking together. The ginger she-cat turned to look at the SnowClan apprentices.
"Oh, hi!" She purred.
"Hi Dawnpaw." Wolfpaw dipped her head politely. The light brown she-cat greeted with a smile.
"It's nice to see you." The light brown she-cat mewed.
"You too Seedpaw." Dapplepaw joined in.
"I smell SnowClan cats. Is Shadowpaw there?" A light yellowish Tom squeezed through the two she-cats.
"Hi Gazepaw." Shadowpaw greeted. A yowl of anger rose behind them.
"You say SnowClan eh?" A hiss was heard. Darkpaw gulped. She knew who it was. Bearpaw. The massive Tom stared at Darkpaw as he joined in. He had a grin on his face.
"Yes, we said SnowClan." Seedpaw said.
"SnowClan!?" Two voices where heard. Two Maine Coon she-cats came next to them.
"Hi Ivypaw and Leafpaw!" Sunpaw greeted them.
"Who are those two?" Leafpaw stared at Darkpaw and Otterpaw.
"That's Otterpaw." Shadowpaw looked at Otterpaw with warmth in his eyes.
"And that's...."
"Darkpaw." Bearpaw cut off Shadowpaws sentence. Darkpaw glared at him. Why is he so angry!?
"You know her Bearpaw?" Gazepaw looked at Bearpaw surprised.
"Of course." He snapped.
"Well I think he is mouse-brained to know manners." A grumpy voice was heard behind them. A black and grey Tom appeared. Dawnpaw smiled at him.
"Yellowpaw!" She smiled happily. Yellowpaw glared at Bearpaw. Bearpaw glared at Yellowpaw.
"Oh please! Stop it!" Ivypaw snapped as she stepped between them. Bearpaw hissed.
"Back off Mouse-dung!" Bearpaw snapped as he pushed Ivypaw away.
"I have waited to give a lesson to that angry flee!" Bearpaw glared at Yellowpaw. Fury flamed in Yellowpaws eyes. Gazepaw rolled his eyes.
"Here we go again." He sighed. Bearpaw yowled. Yellowpaw hissed. They tried to pin each other down. Yellowpaw dodged as he flung himself on Bearpaw and unbalanced him. Bearpaw stood up as he swipped his paw under Yellowpaws back leg to make him fall.
"What in the name of StarClan is happening here!?" A fury yowl was heard. The Toms turned around and saw Redstar glaring at them.
"You!" Redstar snarled as he glared at Yellowpaw.
"Why did you attack my son! On a gathering!?" The leader snapped.
"Why don't you give manners to YOUR son!" Yellowpaw snapped. Darkpaw flinched as she saw fury swirling around Redstars eyes.
"You talk like that to a leader! Like that Mouse-dung Moonmark when she was a kit!" Redstar snapped as he turned to glare at Darkpaw. Otterpaw growled.
"Leave her alone!" Shadowpaw snapped. Sunpaw gave a sharp look at the DustClan leader.
"You deserved that at the last, last gathering anyways!" Wolfpaw snapped. Redstar flinched as he hissed at Wolfpaw.
"Leave them alone Redstar." Icestar came to stared at him.
"And Bearpaw was the one who attacked Yellowpaw in the first place." Breezestar, the leader of BirchClan joined in. Yellowpaw gave a "heh" look at Bearpaw. Bearpaw only snorted as he came to his father and stood next to him.
"It's not nice that they always try to start a fight." Silverstar, the leader of FireClan joined in as she smiled at Ivypaw and Leafpaw. Seedpaw licked her paws.
"It's like they are trying to show off to the she-cats." She winked. Yellowpaw rolled his eyes.
"Haha." He snorted. Darkpaw blushed a little. Why did I do that!?
Bearpaw hissed at Seedpaw.
"You think that we are trying to show off!? Your more mouse-brained than your brother." He snarled.
"Hey!" Gazepaw glared at Bearpaw. Dawnpaw clawed the ground.
"Seedpaw is right. It looks like they are trying to show off to attract the she-cats." Dawnpaw teased. Yellowpaw glared at her.
"Aren't you supposed to help me Dawnpaw!? Your my sister anyways." Yellowpaw snapped.
"I like to see them try to attract us." Leafpaw laughed with Ivypaw. Otterpaw looked at Shadowpaw.
"They ain't attaching me." Otterpaw looked at the two angry Tom's.
"Oh please! You think showing fighting moves will attract anyone?" Wolfpaw rolled her eyes. Darkpaw fell silent. Sunpaw and Dapplepaw looked at each other.
"Can we start the gathering?" Silverstar asked. Icestar nodded.
"Hey is the apprentices again having trouble?"
"I thought that warriors will be more in trouble."
"Can we start the gathering?" Some cats were yelling and asking questions. Breezestar gave a silent mark with her tail. Icestar nodded.
"We will start the gathering." He said as he turned and leaped on the branch where he usually sits. The other leaders did the same. The apprentices sat down looking at each other. Darkpaw saw Otterpaw sitting next to Shadowpaw. She tried to sit next to her, but there was no space. The only space there was is next to Yellowpaw who was sitting next to his sister, Dawnpaw. Darkpaw sat next to him. She felt the gaze of him on her pelt for a moment then he turned to look at the leaders.
"All cats from different clans! We're here gathered beneath Silverpelt at full moon." Icestar started. He nodded to Silverstar to start.
"Prey is running well for FireClan. We also have two new kits. Lilykit and Rosekit!" Silverstar announced. Everyone cheered the new kits name.
"Lilykit! Rosekit! Lilykit! Rosekit!" They shouted. Silverstar waited until the sound faded and it was silent. She dipped her head to Breezestar.
"We got three new warriors. Twigear, Frostpelt and Owlwhisker!" She announced. Darkpaw saw three warriors lifting there chins coolly as the cats cheered there names.
"Twigear! Frostpelt! Owlwhisker!" They cheered.
"BirchClans prey is also running well. We're happy that Leaf-bare might be over soon." She purred. She nodded to Redstar. Redstar stared at her before turning his gaze at the cats.
"Prey is running well." He began.
"I don't think it has never runned well." Yellowpaw mumbled.
"Be nice! Redstar won't tell us that his Clan is weak!" Dawnpaw snapped.
Darkpaw was silent.
"Right Darkpaw?" She was surprised that Dawnpaw included her in the conversation.
"Y-yes." Darkpaw gulped. Yellowpaw fell silent.
"We also have a medicine cat apprentice. My daughter, Shypaw." Redstar said. Everyone turned there gaze at the brown tabby she-cat. She stared at her paws shyly.
"I guess she is shy." Dawnpaw whispered.
"Has she been always shy?" Yellowpaw jerked. Dawnpaw hit his paw gently.
"Have you always been a angry cat?" She teased. Yellowpaw snorted as he turned his gaze back at the leaders. Darkpaw couldn't help but giggle a little.
"What's so funny?" Yellowpaw stared at her. She shook her head.
"Nothing." She gave a "Non ya business" look at him, before consertrating on the leaders.
"How can she learn herbs when she doesn't have a full medicine cat to teach her?" A FireClan cat asked Redstar.
"Will StarClan accept her?" A BirchClan cat asked in shock. Murmurs were heard in the clearing.
"Enough!" Redstar spat. Everyone fell silent.
"She will learn eventually." Redstar glared at the cats.
"SnowClan can help her. We can send out medicine cat apprentice to your medicine cat apprentice and she can teach her the herbs." Icestar turned to look at Redstar. He snorted.
"We don't need help from wetpaws thank you!" He snapped. They call us wetpaws when they are drypaws!
"SnowClan got two new kits, Snowkit and Stonekit." Icestar announced.
Everyone cheered there names.
"Snowkit! Stonekit!"
"And we got two new apprentices, Darkpaw and Otterpaw!" He announced it happily.
"Darkpaw! Otterpaw!"
Darkpaw heard Yellowpaw and Dawnpaw cheering there names. She blushed again.
"We also lost 3 cats. They were brave and loyal to the clan. We sat vigil and now they hunt with StarClan." Icestar sighed. Redstar laughed.
"Hahaa Snowclan can’t even keep cats alive for less than a moon!" Redstar laughed.
"And DustClan can't have good manners." Silverstar spat.
"Well I guess the meeting is over." Breezestar said as she leaped off the branch and gathered her clan together.
"We got to go. Nice meeting you Darkpaw." Dawnpaw mewed. Yellowpaw turned away and disappeared in to the crowd with his sister.
"Let's meet again Shadowpaw. That time let's practice our battle moves." Gazepaw smiled as he said goodbye to the black Tom. Shadowpaw nodded as he went to Otterpaw.
"How did it feel to be at a gathering as an apprentice?" He asked her. Her eyes gleemed with happiness.
"Great!" She squeaked happily as she scrambled after Flameheart. Darkpaw looked at Otterpaw with sad eyes. She is been lately hanging out with Shadowpaw and not her. She swung around as she felt breathing on her fur. Bearpaw was glaring at her.
"Next time when we meet, I promise you will regret that you were born!" He snapped and turned away. Darkpaw just glared at him.
"We will see about that!" She called at him. She turned around and ran to catch up with her clanmates.

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