𝚎𝚌𝚑𝚘𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚋𝚊𝚝𝚝𝚕𝚎 [ʙ1] | 𝚙𝚊𝚝𝚑 𝚘𝚏 𝚌𝚕𝚘𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚜

Chapter 2 - Flutterkit

Flutterkit's happy yowl could be heard throughout the camp as she dived for a moss ball, paws stretched out towards the moist fuzz.

She tumbled around the nursery playfully and she ran right into Meadowfur's nose. "Flutterkit! You have to be more careful!" Silverfern exclaimed with a hint of annoyance in her mew as she picked her golden kit up by the scruff and put her back in the nest. "You're six moons now. We need to get you ready for your apprentice ceremony!"

Flutterkit looked up at her mother. Silverfern has always been strict towards her and she obviously favored Cloverkit after the accident happened. But later she realized that her mother is just trying to look out for her, just like her father, Lionwing. Flutterkit sighed and restated the phrase her parents taught her. "Sorry, Meadowfur. I will try to be a respectful figure from now on."

Silverfern and Meadow both purred slightly and her mother started to cover Flutterkit in dozens of licks and the gold furred she-cat shifted uncomfortable as her fur was swept in place neatly. Her teal eyes then widened. "Wait, Mother, where's Cloverkit?" 

"She's in the medicine den, dear, like she usually is. She just finished running around camp though. Such a breakthrough."

"Isn't she becoming an apprentice, too?" 

"Sorry sweetheart. Not today."

Flutterkit shook angrily. Seriously Thornstar?! Cloverkit is six moons today ,too! Just because she's blind doesn't mean she any less younger or ready to be apprenticed than me, she thought and growled slightly. Meadowfur gave her a weird look.

Lionwing joined them in the nursery. "We are so proud of you, Flutterkit. I wonder which lucky cat will have you as an apprentice," the golden tom grinned at her.

"Let all cats old enough to catch their own prey gather beneath the Highrock for a Clan meeting," Thornstar's loud voice rang through ThunderClan. "It's time. Let's go Flutterkit," Silverfern nudged her gently.

Almost the entire Clan was already gathered in the center of camp when the three felines padded out of the warm nursery. After they sat down, Thornstar said, "Flutterkit, please step forward."

The gold kit took a step forward a bit nervously. 

"Flutterkit, you have reached the age of six moons, and it is time for you to be apprenticed. From this day on, until you receive your warrior name, you will be known as Flutterpaw. Your mentor will be Snowberry. I hope Snowberry will pass down all that she knows on to you."

Snowberry walked up to Flutterpaw excitedly. The golden apprentice mentally groaned. Snowberry? Is Thornstar joking? The cat who was trained by Cinderstrike that taught Gingerpaw all the pranks she knows?

"Snowberry, you are a loyal cat. You'll be Flutterpaw's mentor, and I know you'll pass your excellent qualities onto her."

Excellent qualities? Like how to be irresponsible? thought Flutterpaw as Snowberry grinned and touched noses with her. Look, she had nothing against her cousin. She actually enjoyed the fun loving she-cat who always had awesome stories to tell and fun games to play. But Snowberry being a rule-following mentor?? Seriously?

The teal-eyed she-cat suppressed her annoyance. She would just have to deal with it. She managed a shaky smile to Snowberry and her annoyance was replaced by pride when her clanmates chanted her new name. "Flutterpaw! Flutterpaw! Flutterpaw!"

Flutterpaw grinned brightly as ThunderClan surrounded her in congratulations and then she glanced up at the medicine den entrance and frowned. Her sister was sitting with Velvetcloud and Falconpaw. Cloverkit's ear were flattened slightly and her head was hung low.

She was clearly disappointed and she couldn't tell that her sister was looking at her and Flutterpaw felt her pride shrinking in her chest. I hope Cloverkit becomes an apprentice soon. And w-why is Falconpaw looking at me like that?" The dark gray medicine cat apprentice was looking at Flutterpaw with his gaze filled with admiration. Her eyebrows raised confusingly as she turned away. I wasn't even doing anything interesting!  I was just standing here and he looks like he just seen the most strongest warrior in the Clans! Her stomach twisted into a tight knot.

What in StarClan was that?

A/N

We may or may not have a ship in out mist.

Reminder that Falconpaw can not have a mate since he is a medicine cat owo

Ok hope y'all liked that! I'm going to try to update every weekend! Each chapter will usually be about 500+ words!

*Crawls under the blanket of semi hiatus* Buh-bye!

-Vii