Path of one

Chapter 1 ~ the ceremony

Wrenpaw woke up to a nice delightful sunny day in the middle of new leaf he stretched and yawned got up and walked out of the apprentice den and over to the warrior den to wake up his mentor Mapleclaw He poked mapleclaw three times for her to know it was him she got up still half asleep Wrenpaw looked at her excitedly Mapleclaw pondered for a minute then asked "It's your-" Wrenpaw interrupted her too excited to wait "MY WARRIOR CEREMONY IS TODAY!" he whisper-yelled in excitement he was so excited that he forgot others were asleep in the den right next to them the deputy snarled at him and mapleclaw and then went back to sleep, Wrenpaw asked quietly "What's up with WitherTail?" Mapleclaw gave him a look and gave him a poke with her tail "Come on young one let's go" She said quietly They walked out of the camp of Seaclan and went to their hunting grounds "Mapleclaw?" he asked nervously "...yes?" she asked urging him to go on with what he was talking about "Do you have a mate yet?" he asked Her giggled not mocking but like Wrenpaw had made a delightful joke "Oh dear me no not yet nobody matches my will of fire, but I'm waiting and hoping" she smiled Wrenpaw looked at her the fire in his eyes were undeniable he would train harder than he had ever tried he had always looked up to her and Liked her more than just a mentor like a best friend 'no not like a best friend' he thought 'I love mapleclaw' he thought and said very quietly "What's on your mind Wrenpaw?" Mapleclaw asked him Wrenpaw Blushed and looked down at the grassy floor below him they were in the deep woods now near twoleg territory and he caught a nice catch of mice and small birds and put them in the place they always put them in a little hole in the ground he waited for mapleclaw he heard giggling from to cats he recognized one of them to be Mapleclaw but who was the other voice a broad backed black and brown cat passed the tree's where they were they were laughing about something Wrenpaw Glared at the tom "Who are You!?" he snarled The tom looked at him shocked that such a tiny cat had snarled at him "I'm Lavaheart the new med cat for your clan" Wrenpaw looked at him shocked that he had snarled at the med cat "i'm so sorry LavaHeart" he apologized to the med cat and grabbed they prey out of the hole Mapleclaw looked at Wrenpaw shocked "Wow Wrenpaw you caught a lot of prey there will you share some with me when we get back?" she asked Wrenpaw smiled, nodded "Sure" he said with his mouth full they all walked back to camp He gave her the biggest of the birds he had caught and put the rest in the fresh kill pile and went to sit next to mapleclaw "Hello mapleclaw" he said excitedly "So your not going to call me 'mentor' anymore" she said with a slight giggle "Yeah" He said Wrenpaw saw movement out of the corner of his eye somebody had jumped onto high rock "Let all members of seaclan old enough to catch their own prey gather under high rock for a clan meeting!" the tom yowled to his fellow clan mates the entire clan had gathered the kits watched for the nursery and the elders watch from their den Wrenpaw sat where he always sat Next to Mapleclaw "It's time for a warrior ceremony" said their very powerful leader who Wrenpaw had always looked up to ionstar the leader of seaclan "Step forward, Wrenpaw." said ionstar Wrenpaw stepped forward into the middle of the crowd proud and courage filled Ionstar asked him a question "Do you Wrenpaw promise to uphold the warrior code as an honorable member of our warrior community?" Ionstar asked Wrenpaw held his gaze more powerfully than the leader "I promise" he claimed, "Then I call upon my warrior ancestors and guide to the light of glory my brothers and sister guide Wrentail through sorrow and happiness." Wrentail looked up to the stars His eyes bled he crumpled and cried "WRENTAIL!" Mapleclaw ran up to her old appertancie he was breathing but his eyes still bled "Everybody to your den." Lavaheart said strongly Wrentail and Lavaheart's coats were similar but different.