Tangletuft's Mistake; (complete)

Chapter seventeen

I will be skipping a few days ahead. ^.^

•••

A few days had passed since they had gotten Sagepaw back. Tanglepaw missed the gathering for leaving camp when she wasn't supposed to. Snowpaw had told her about the exciting gathering. RiverClan and WindClan barely spoke. Only a copper she-cat, Tanglepaw presumed it was Scalepaw, was talking to the other Clans. Snowpaw then began complaining that Mossyfoot had gotten his warrior name and Snowpaw hadn't.

"You'll get yours soon. Maybe even-" Tanglepaw got cut off from Graystar yowling a meeting for his Clan.

"Let's go." Snowpaw meowed, patting Tanglepaw's back with his tail.

Her shoulders had been horribly sore from the long trek. Just like Rabbitfoot said they would've been. How come he always has to be right? Tanglepaw thought as she got out of the apprentices' bedding.

Snowpaw and Tanglepaw made their way to Tallrock, looking up and waiting for Graystar to speak.

"It has come to my attention that two apprentices need to be made warriors. They haven't had a final assessment but they have been loyal apprentices for a little too long. Now Snowpaw and Smokepaw please step forward."

Tanglepaw and Snowpaw exchanged surprised yet happy glances before Snowpaw stepped forward.

Tanglepaw watched, she was as proud as if it were her up there? But why? Snowpaw wasn't her friend... Was he?

"Smokepaw, do you promise to uphold the warrior code? Even at the cost of your life?" Graystar asked the cocky she-cat.

"I do." She beamed. Tanglepaw could already tell when this was over Smokepaw would be boasting her warrior name.

"Then from this moment on you will be known as Smoketail. StarClan honours your motivation and determination." Graystar paused, looking at Snowpaw next "Snowpaw do you promise to uphold the warrior code, even at the cost of your life?"

"I do." Snowpaw's eyes shone like stars.

"Then from this moment on you will be known as Snowblaze. StarClan honours your intelligence and strength. We welcome you and Smoketail as full warriors of WindClan."

"Smoketail! Snowblaze! Smoketail! Snowblaze!" The Clan cheered for their new warriors. Every cat was obviously happy with Graystar's decision.

Snowblaze ran up to Tanglepaw "Look I'm Snowblaze!" He beamed.

"Awesome! I'm so proud of you!" Tanglepaw giggled, hitting him playfully with her paw.

"You are?" Snowblaze paused, looking surprised.

"Well yeah." Tanglepaw rolled her eyes "Why wouldn't I be?"

"I have one more announcement." Graystar called, and all the cats began padding back towards TallRock. "Two kits are six moons old and the other two are behind a half moon. I will still make all four kits apprentices. They grew up together and I plan for it to stay that way. Redkit, Berrykit, Splotchkit and Dapplekit please step forward."

The four kits exchanged shocked glances in front of the nursery before excitedly sitting themselves in front of TallRock. Shaking in their own pelts.

"Redkit, from this moment on until you receive your warrior name you will be known as Redpaw." Tanglepaw watched newly named Redpaw. She had freaked out on him just a few days before and honestly, guilt prodded her ribs.
He and his littermate were the younger kits in the four. She thought he was lucky for being apprenticed early. "Mudheart," Graystar went on, looking for the brown tom in the crowd "You have shown yourself to be a honourable warrior. Please pass down all you know to young Redpaw."