Rosedawn's Battle

Chapter 3

(Cat above is Leopardpaw)
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Rosekit's mother got her prepared for her apprentice ceremony, she licked her clean.

"I'm ready mom! Let me go find Mistypaw!" she mewed with frustration.

Mistypaw and Flowerpaw we're a moon older than her so their apprentice ceremony held a moon before her's. Mistypaw's mentor was Greycloud and Flowerpaw's was Spottedbranch.

When she went outside, her pelt was gleaming, her sister and her friends were talking together.

"You've finally made it Rosekit, I can't wait to train with you!" Flowerpaw greeted her. "I love how your fur shines, let me fix it" she began flattering it more.

"If you clean me up any more, i'm gonna look as flat as a wet leaf" Rosepaw shook her fur.

"May all cats old enough to catch their own prey, gather around the Tall Rock for a clan meeting"

Duskstar was barely heard, but the cats still gathered.

"Wish you luck!" Mistypaw signaled with his tail.

Rosekit looked around the gathered cats behind her and judged each warrior eligible enough to train her. Shrewtail looked average, but he was rumoured to be a little strict, Morningcloud was the kindest, she hoped she was her mentor.

"Rosekit and Leopardkit, please step forward." Rosekit snapped back to the ceremony and stepped forward.

"Leopardkit, from this day on, until you receive your warrior name, you shall be known as Leopardpaw, your mentor will be Whiteclaw, I hope Whiteclaw will pass down all the skills of tunneling she knows." Leopardpaw touched noses with Whiteclaw.

Duskstar turned to Rosekit
"Rosekit, from this day on, until you receive your warrior name, you shall be known as Rosepaw, your mentor will be Dogscar"

A few shocked gasps was heard in the crowd, Rosekit didn't know why everyone was shocked.
Duskstar continued "I hope Dogscar will pass down the skills of being a moor runner to you"

Rosepaw touched noses with Dogscar. I hope I make you proud!

"Rosepaw! Leopardpaw! Rosepaw! Leopardpaw!" The clan cheered their new names.

"Clan dismissed" Duskstar turned around to her den.
"Poor Rosepaw, she got Dogscar as mentor" Flamepaw, a moor runner pointed out to Beepaw.

"What's wrong with Dogscar?" Rosepaw asked her.

Flamepaw approached her and whispered
"There's rumours that he killed cats in the clan, but Duskstar decided, instead of banishing Dogscar for his actions, he had to prove his loyalty. Back then, we were short on warriors, so Duskstar didn't want to lose anymore good warriors"

"What?! I don't believe you! Dogscar is a noble mentor!" Rosepaw was very shocked, they went away, pity filled in their eyes.

Rosepaw's parents came to congratulate her and her sister.

"Congratulations, my daughter. You will be such a fine moor runner, the best!" Blizzardpelt licked her ear.

When Swiftrain was finished praising Leopardpaw, she turned to him, and mocked "Yea, especially with her mentor" Blizzardpelt gave her a stern look.

Rosepaw was a bit angry at her mother for talking about her mentor like that.

"You should be going to your new den, you two." Blizzardpelt meowed.

"Of course, father." Leopardpaw answered. "Race you there!"

Leopardpaw began to run. Rosepaw forgot about the tension between her parents and quickly followed.

Unfortunately, Leopardpaw made it first.

"What a fast moor runner you are" Flowerpaw mocked from the entrance.

"I'm gonna be the best." Rosepaw sneered back.

"I don't know what you both are arguing, I have the best muscles out of everyone in this den" Mistypaw flexed them.

"Stop being such a show off" Leopardpaw nudged him jokingly.

Whiteclaw, a tunneller came near the apprentices den. "I know everyone's excited for a new denmate, but you need to rest for tomorrow's training."

"Alright, we're getting in." Leopardpaw spoke. the group of apprentices agreed with her, then Whiteclaw went in her own den.

When Rosepaw got in the den, she saw that Eaglepaw had prepared a very comfortable nest next to him.

"I saved the best nest next to me, just for you" Eaglepaw had a warm emotion in his eyes.

"..Thanks" Rosepaw settled down, she went to sleep really quickly.