No. I hate that word.

[J I N G O]

Foxstar emerged from the nursery after telling Cloudpool and her kits that today they would be apprenticed. Well not Cloudpool of course but you know. She leaped up onto the highledge and called out, "Let all cats old enough to catch their own prey gather beneath the highledge for a Clan meeting."

Echosong had just entered camp with her apprentice, Swiftpaw after an awesome training session. "Look. We're just in time. Foxstar is calling a meeting. Do you think it's for Cloudpool's kits?" she asked her apprentice, even though she was pretty sure it as. Poor Echosong. Willow felt awful for her. She was never important enough to have the decisions discussed with her.

"More apprentices?" Swiftpaw mewed, his ears pricked. Blazepaw would be happy to hear about that. Applepaw would like the company as well, since Ivorypaw would soon be made a warrior. Swiftpaw followed his mentor to a spot right below the highledge.

Blazepaw was sleeping in the apprentices den when he was roused from his sleep by Foxstar's familiar gathering call. He opened his eyes and stretched as he stepped out into the light of the camp, where the Clan was already gathering. He looked around and saw his brother, Swiftpaw, sitting close by to Echosong. He was a little jealous that his brother got to be the deputy's apprentice. His mentor was just a lowly pimp /:
JUSTKIDDINGLOVEYOUSMOKESONG.

Sparkshard and Applepaw were also just emerging into the camp, with fresh kill in their jaws. They carried it over to the fresh kill pile and realized that a Clan meeting was taking place. Sparkshard flicked her apprentices shoulder with her tail and mewed, "Come on. It looks like the Clan is having a meeting." she said. She followed Applepaw as the she-cat excitedly weaseled her way in between her two brothers. Sparkshard let out a mrrow of amusement and sat down next to Echosong.

Dustcloud emerged from the warriors den. She had been out on the dawn patrol and was taking a small nap before Foxstar had called the Clan meeting. She saw Cloudpool and her kits gathered with her and realized it must be time for them to be apprenticed. With a pang of realization, she realized something. She needs to get pregnant and be in the nursery. PRONTO.

[amaterasu]

Smokesong was not the father of Cloudpool's kits. He was proud of himself. So as he stepped out of the Warriors den, he realized he could safely sit next to Sunblaze. But instead, he was harassed by a group of his own kits exploding out of the Nursery.

Black-kit and Thistlekit sat close to their mother, both looking proud. They would be apprentices today!

Rowanblaze and Gingerclaw came out of the medicine cat's den. Rowanblaze had been checking Gingerclaw's old wound, just to make sure it was properly healing.

Lightbreeze exited the Nursery, her kits flooding around her.

Brokensoul awkwardly sat in the back of the crowd. He didn't expect to be a mentor, because he wasn't sure that these cats trusted him all that much. But it's all good. All good.

[J I N G O]

Sparrowsong left the nursery, since her kits were sleeping. She searched for Brokensoul and found him in the back of the group of cats and made her way over to him. "Hello," she mewed.

Once the cats had gathered below her, Foxstar started. "Today, we have four kits who have reached the age of six moons and are ready to be apprenticed." she mewed. There were so many kits. ThunderClan was having a great time. "Littlekit, you are now six moons old and ready to train as an apprentice. From this day forward until you have earned your warrior name, you will be known as Littlepaw." she mewed. "I ask StarClan to watch over you and guide you until you find in your paws the strength and courage of a warrior." she meowed, then looked over the Clan. "Brokensoul. You've been with ThunderClan for moons now, and I believe it is time to truly test your loyalty to our Clan. Littlepaw will be your apprentice, and I hope that you pass on everything you know to her."

[amaterasu]

Brokensoul nodded a greeting to his mate. He would have asked her how she was doing, but Foxstar started the meeting too soon.
He listened, inwardly trying to guess who would mentor the young apprentice. His eyes widened in shock when he heard his own name.
He padded forward, the action looking more like a ShadowClan cat's slink rather than a ThunderClan cats prideful stride, to touch noses with his new apprentice. His first apprentice ever, and it was in ThunderClan.
"I will, Foxstar. Thank you." he muttered to the important leader.

[J I N G O]

Foxstar nodded her important head (SHE WAS SO MUCH MORE IMPORTANT THAN CLOUDKIT.) at Brokensoul and then continued. "Thistlekit, from this day forward you will be known as Thistlepaw until you earn your warrior name. Your mentor will be Flameshadow." she mewed, and watched FLAMEshadow make his way across the clearing to his new apprentice, to touch noses with him.

"Tumblekit, you will be known as Tumblepaw until you receive your warrior name. Robinwing will be your mentor." Foxstar mewed again as Willow was quickly trying to end this ceremony.

"And finally, Blackkit. From this day onward, until you receive your warrior name, you will be known as Blackpaw. Dustcloud will be your MENTOR." Foxstar finished up.

Dustcloud died a bit on the inside. She wanted to be in the nursery. She had no idea what to do when it came to being a warrior. Still, she made her way over to the tom and leaned awkwardly in to touch noses with him.

[amaterasu]

Blackpaw and Thistlepaw both trotted up to their mentors (one the shadowclan deputy, the other actually his apprentice) and touched noses with them.

Thistlepaw was happy to have his not-uncle as his mentor. He knew the tomw as strong, and he would be strong too!

Blackpaw didn't know about Dustcloud's inner fears, or that his new mentor would run off with a rogue just so she didn't have to mentor him. He was so unloved.