The Kits

Becoming Apprentice (Chapter 3)

Its been a six moons now and its finally time for Brightkit, Cinderkit, and Blackkit to get their apprentice names. Bluefang was cleaning Cinderkit after she finished cleaning Brightkit and Blackkit. Bluefang had taken Blackkit as her own. She has had Blackkit ever since Nightstep left. Bluefang stopped cleaning Cinderkit when she notices that her kit is now clean.

Just then, the leader, Whitestar jumped onto the highledge and yowled. "Everyone that is old enough to catch their own prey, come to the highledge for a clan meeting!" Everyone gathered under the highledge and so did Bluefang, Cinderkit, Brightkit, and Blackkit. "We now have three new apprentices in the clan. Brightkit, Cinderkit, and Blackkit! Please step forward." The three kits stepped toward their leader. Brightkit had her head and tail up high in confidence. Blackkit had her head up, looking at her leader with her tail up in pride. Cinderkit didn't really like the attention she was getting, but she stayed there with her head up, looking at her leader.

"Brightkit, from now on until you get your warrior name, you will be known as Brightpaw." Whitestar looked at the new apprentice. "Your mentor will be Nighttail." Nighttail stepped toward his new apprentice and Brightpaw pressed her nose up against his (it is a tradition). "Blackkit, from now on until you get your warrior name, you will be known as Blackpaw." Whitestar then looked at the new dark colored apprentice. "Your mentor will be Silvertail." Silvertail stepped toward her new apprentice and pressed her nose against Blackpaw's nose. "Cinderkit, you will be a little different. Instead of having a warrior as a mentor you will have the medicine cat as your mentor." Whitestorm was now looking at Cinderkit. "Now. Cinderkit, until you earn your medicine cat name, you will known as Cinderpaw. Your mentor is Longpelt." Longpelt then stepped toward Cinderpaw. Cinderpaw then pressed her nose up against Longpelt's nose. 'Why am I going to be a medicine cat and my sisters are going to be warriors?' Cinderpaw asked/thought to herself. 

Whitestar jumped off the highledge, dismissing the meeting. Everyone then went back to doing their own things and going back to their dens. The three new apprentices then went to their mother after that. "I'm so proud of you!" Bluefang purred at her kits. Blackpaw and Brightpaw were smiling, happy that they were now apprentices. Cinderpaw was still confused on why Whitestar made her a medicine cat apprentice instead of an apprentice that would become a warrior.

It was almost night and Bluefang sent her kits to the Apprentice's Den to go to sleep, so tomorrow they can be fully rested and ready for anything. Blackpaw and Brightpaw went to the Apprentice's Den. Longpelt stopped Cinderpaw before she could go into the Apprentice's Den and told her that she had to stay in the Medicine Cat Den from now on since her new nest was in there. Cinderpaw didn't like it, considering she was going to be away from her sisters. But she went with Longpelt anyway. Everyone then slowly fell asleep