Bunnypaw

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Bunnypaw's mouth opened in a yawn as she lifted her head. It was just before dawn, and the rest of the apprentices were asleep. Bunnypaw sighed and woke up her siblings, Foxpaw and Lilypaw. They shifted and woke up, blinking. "Guys, we have training soon. You should eat and get ready." Bunnypaw advised, before bounding out of the Apprentice den and making her way to the fresh kill pile. She crouched and selected a thrush from the pile, carrying it over to the tree stump to eat. Lilypaw and Foxpaw joined her a few seconds later, both sharing a fat mouse. "Good morning, you three. Did you sleep well?" A male voice asked. Bunnypaw twisted her head around to look at her mentor, Jaysong. Behind him stood her siblings mentors, Iceblaze and Firestorm. "I slept well!" Lilypaw replied, smiling the brightest smile she could muster. Foxpaw rolled his eyes and got up, walking over to his mentor. Firestorm greeted him quietly. Lilypaw got up and trotted over to Iceblaze, who chirped an enthusiastic hello. Bunnypaw gulped down the last of her thrush and leapt up, padding over to Jaysong. They both said hello at the same time and grinned. Bunnypaw raced in front of her siblings, challenging them. Foxpaw walked beside Firestorm, quietly talking about battle tactics and hunting skills. Lilypaw meowed happily and chased Bunnypaw. Lilypaw and Bunnypaw jumped through the brush and landed in the Sandy Hollow, dust slowly drifting through the air. When the others got to the training hollow,  Bunnypaw and Lilypaw were already practising battle tactics. Jaysong and Iceblaze walked up to them and corrected them.

Bunnypaw was shivering in excitement. Her siblings were now warriors and it was Bunnypaw's turn. She leapt up to Highrock and sat proudly in front of her leader, Cloverstar. She smiled warmly at Bunnypaw and began. "I, Cloverstar, leader of Thunderclan, call upon my warrior ancestors to look down on this apprentice. She has trained hard to understand the ways of your noble code, and I commend her to you as a warrior in her turn." Cloverstar paused to catch her breath. "Bunnypaw, do you promise to uphold the warrior code and to protect and defend your clan, even at the cost of your life?" Bunnypaw smiled. "I do." She said with confidence. "Then by the powers of Starclan, I give you your warrior name. Bunnypaw, from this moment on you will be known as Bunnyflower. Starclan honours your courage, strength, dedication and cleverness, and we welcome you as a full warrior of Thunderclan." Cloverstar finished, touching her muzzle on Bunnyflower's head. Bunnyflower licked her leader's shoulder and jumped off the rock to sit next to her siblings, Lilycloud and Foxbreeze. The warriors cheered their names and Bunnyflower beamed proudly.

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