mistpaw stared at the wall of the apprentices den, trying to decipher what windstorm said. was she talking about my brother? no, she had to have been talking about the moon itself.. but its never changed unless its the shape of it- an shuffling of the sides of the entrance startled mistpaw. she turned her head to see pridestar.
' ' hello, mistpaw, ' ' she spoke. she sounds so much like windstorm..
' ' er.. hello, pridestar, ' ' mistpaw spoke.
' ' how have you been? have you passed out at all today? ' ' pridestar asked as she padded through the den and over to mistpaw.
' ' i havent passed out yet, thank starclan, ' ' mistpaw sighed.
' ' good, ' ' pridestar said, ' ' i understand that lilypool talked to you about you becoming a medicine cat? ' '
' ' uh-huh, ' ' mistpaw nodded.
' ' i would suggest listening to them, ' ' pridestar smiled at the apprentice, ' ' you would make a great medicine cat. ' '
' ' but being a medicine cat seems so much harder than it is being a warrior.. ' '
' ' it really isnt, ' ' pridestar laughed a bit, ' ' you have to memorize battle moves as an apprentice and memorize herbs and their uses as a medicine cat. both ranks help the clan, all that stuff. ' '
mistpaw thought for a moment, ' ' i guess youre right.. ' '
' ' here, how about this, ' ' pridestar began, ' ' we can give you being a medicine cat a try. If you dont fit the job or you hate it, then you can train to be a warrior. deal? ' '
mistpaw smiled at the leader, ' ' deal! ' '
' ' alright then. ill let twigwhisker and lilypool know. ' '
pridestar padded out of the entrance of the den and moonpaw came in.
' ' you seriously agreed to being a medicine cat? ' ' moonpaw snorted, ' ' who would have thought my sister, who was always saying she will be the best warrior, would become a medicine cat. ' '
' ' im just trying and seeing if i do fit, ' ' mistpaw shied away from her brother, who was approaching her, ' ' i might not exactly become a medicine cat. ' '
' ' uh-huh, ' ' moonpaw let out a chuckle and smiled to his sister, ' ' im sure you will be a medicine cat, and you better be a good one. ' '
' ' ill try, ' ' mistpaw laughed and smiled back at her brother.
the message windstorm gave me couldnt have been about my brother, so then what is it about the moon? mistpaws expression went to a more serious one as she thought about the ' prophecy ' if she could call it that.
' ' you ok there, sis? ' ' moonpaw spoke up
' ' yea, im just thinking. ' '
' ' thinking about what? ' '
' ' nothing important. ' '
moonpaw sighed, ' ' if its not important, can you tell me? ' '
mistpaw stayed quiet, as if she was thinking. ' ' no, i dont think i will. ' '
moonpaw snorted and shook his head. ' ' ill be over by the fresh kill pile, if you need me, ' ' he said to his sister before he exited the den.
mistpaw stayed silent. i should go to lilypool and ask her about what windstorm said. she stood up and padded out of the apprentices den, then over to the medicine den.
' ' lilypool? ' ' mistpaw called out, ' ' you in here? ' '
' ' of course i am, ' ' mistpaw heard lilypool call out from a darker part of the den, ' ' what do you need, mistpaw? ' '
' ' er, well, two things i have to tell you, ' ' mistpaw padded over to the center of the den, ' ' one, ive decided to try out being a medicine cat, and i got a message from windstorm.. ' '
' ' i already know about you being a medicine cat. pridestar told me a little bit before you came in, ' ' lilypool slipped over to mistpaw, ' ' but what was the message? ' '
' ' she said 'watch the moon closely. its not as it seems ',' ' mistpaw shifted where she stood.
' ' hm.. ' ' lilypool thought, then turned to twigwhisker as she entered the den.
' ' what are we discussing in here? ' ' twigwhisker asked after she set some marigold and yarrow down.
' ' windstorm visited mistpaw and told her to 'watch the moon closely. its not as it seems', ' ' lilypool stated as she padded over to twigwhisker.
' ' windstorm? ' ' twigwhiskers eyes widened with concern and sudden grief.
' ' i miss her.. She was the best mother i could have asked for, ' ' twigwhisker sighed, then continued.
mistpaw began to block out the conversation happening in front of her and listened to the rain as it began to fall. rainkit.. that would be a good name for a little she-kit. too bad i probably wont have any.. then her thoughts turned to leafpaw for no reason at all. she wondered how she was right now.
' ' mistpaw, did you hear what i said? ' ' lilypool caught mistpaws attention.
mistpaw looked at lilypool, ' ' er.. ' '
' ' i asked if you had any idea about what windstorm meant? ' ' lilypool sighed.
' ' no.. ' ' mistpaw lied, hoping they believed her.
' ' are you sure..? ' ' twigwhisker eyed mistpaw, suspicious.
mistpaw nodded her head quickly, hoping to get out of there as soon as possible.
' ' let all cats old enough to catch their own prey gather around highrock for a clan meeting! ' ' pridestars yowl spread around the camp, bringing cats outside of the dens or gather around.
mistpaw slipped out of the medicine den, followed by lilypool and twigwhisker. she looked up at pridestar, who made eye contacted with her and smiled.
' ' i believe twigwhisker or lilypool would like to announce something? ' ' pridestars gaze flickered up to the two medicine cats.
' ' i will announce it, since i suppose im going to be her main mentor? ' ' lilypool spoke and turned to twigwhisker for reassurance, who nodded to lilypool.
mistpaw watched as lilypool padded up and climbed up to highrock. ' ' although she has been training for the past moon to be a warrior, we believe it would be better for her to be a medicine cat. ' '
mistpaw ducked her head down in embarrassment as a few cats gazes turned to her. lilypool continued, ' ' mistpaw, do you accept the role of medicine cat apprentice to twigwhisker and i? ' '
mistpaw made eye contact with lilypool, then spoke, ' ' yes, i do. ' '
' ' then you will make the journey to the moonpool with twigwhisker and i at half-moon to be accepted by starclan, ' ' lilypool stated.
the crowd of cats around chanted mistpaws name as lilypool slipped down to her, then touched her nose to mistpaws. pridestar moved back to her place on highrock and spoke again.
' ' mudsplash, thank you for mentoring mistpaw while she trained as a warrior, ' ' pridestar said.
mudsplash dipped her head to the leader, ' ' it was my honor, pridestar. im glad to have trained her. ' '
pridestar smiled down to the brown and white she, and called out, ' ' clan dismissed! ' '
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f a l l e n . h o p e // warriors oc story
Non-Fiction' ' watch the moon closely. its not as it seems.. ' ' lowercase writing
