Board Thread:Fun and Games/@comment-27804437-20160216194037/@comment-27804437-20160323193555

Chapter 8

Lionstar chose a large mouse from the freshkill pile. He padded towards the bottom of the high ledge, where Dustfur, His mate Blueblaze and Fawnpelt were sharing their meal.

"Do you mind if I join you?" Lionstar asked, muffled around the furry mouse in his mouth.

"Not at all," Dustfur replied, seeming a little more happy then usual.

Lionstar chose a spot between Dustfur and Fawnpelt, and took a hungry bite from his mouse and let the taste fill his mouth. This was the juiciest mouse he had had since the beginning of Leaffall.

"Lionstar," Dustfur meowed after they had finished their meal.

"Yes?"

"Umm. Well. Blueblaze is expecting my kits," Dustfur meowed, eyes shinning.

"Congratulations!" Fawnpelt meowed excitingly.

"You're having kits," Lionstar repeated Dustfur, his mouth hung, he had no idea that Blueblaze was expecting!

Then Lionstar's thoughts darkened, Leafbare would come soon. Would there be enough prey for Blueblaze, Whitetail, and Rosestem's kits in the nursery?

Lionstar shook his head, trying to clear his thoughts. He should be happy for his brother. Kits were always good for the Clan, no matter what the weather was.

"Lionstar, it's getting late. Don't you think its time for a certain someone's naming ceremony?" Fawnpelt hinted, turning her head towards Stonepaw and Heatherpaw. They were outside the apprentices' den, pelts well groomed, and eyes shinning. They turned their heads as they heard their names.

"I would say it is."

Lionstar climbed onto the highledge and yowled.

"Let all cats old enough to catch their own prey join beneath the highledge for a Clan meeting!"

Most of the cats where in the clearing sharing tongues, so it didn't take long for them to gather around.

"I have two special tasks I get to preform today," Lionstar began. "Willowkit, Jaykit, Sandkit. Come forward please."

The kits were sitting outside of the nursery with Silverwing and Ceadertail. Willowkit took the lead, head high, Sandkit was following her, trying her best to look mature. Jaykit trailed behind them, looking flustered at all the attention. They stopped below the highledge and raised their heads toward Lionstar.

"Willowkit, from this day on, until you receive your warrior name, you will be known as Willowpaw. Your mentor will be Grayears. I know he will pass down all he knows on to you."

Grayears padded up from the edge of the clearing and touched his nose to Willowpaw's.

"Sandkit, from this day on, until you receive your warrior name, you will be known as Sandpaw. Lilypetal, you're ready for your first apprentice. I hope you will passeverything you've learned from Ceadertail onto his daughter."

Lilypetal got up from where she was sitting and touched noses with Sandpaw. Together they padded to the edge of the clearing.

"Jaykit, from this day on, until you receive your warrior name, you will be known as Jaypaw. Your mentor will be Lightningstrike. I hope that you'll be as good as a mentor as Dustfur was to you."

"I'll try," Lightningstrike meowed, then touched noses with Jaypaw.

"Willowpaw! Sandpaw! Jaypaw!"

After the commotion died down Lionstar continued.

"Heatherpaw, Stonepaw, come forward."

Stonepaw and Heatherpaw padded side by side to the bottom of the highledge, where Rainstorm was waiting.

"Heatherpaw come forward. I, Lionstar, leader of Thunderclan, call upon my warrior ancestors to look down on this apprentice. She has trained hard to understand the ways of your noble code, and I commend her to you as a warrior in her turn. Heatherpaw, do you promise to uphold the warrior code and to protect and defend your Clan, even at the cost of your life?

"I do," Heatherpaw breathed.

"Then by the powers of StarClan, I give you your warrior name. Heatherpaw, from this moment you will be known as Heatherthorn. StarClan honors your hunting skills and intelligence and we welcome you as a full warrior of Thunderclan."

"Stonepaw, where do I start," Lionstar meowed, purring.

"I, Lionstar, leader of Thunderclan, call upon my warrior ancestors to look down on this apprentice. He has trained hard to understand the ways of your noble code, and I commend him to you as a warrior in his turn."

"Stonepaw do you promise to uphold the warrior code and to protect and defend your Clan, even at the cost of your life?"

Stonepaw meowed confidently, "I do."

"Then by the powers of StarClan, I give you your warrior name. Stonepaw, from this moment you will be known as Stonesky. StarClan honors your courage and wisdom and we welcome you as a full warrior of Thunderclan."

Lionstar jumped down from the highledge and rested his head on Heatherthorn's head first, she licked his shoulder in return. Then he rested it on Stonesky's head, and he too licked Lionstar's shoulder.

"Heatherthorn! Stonesky! Heatherthorn! Stonesky!"

Sorry if its a little choppy. I just started this last night.