Wednesday, September 7, 2005

CHAPTER 3: a tost to the new mentors

Once I woke up I found myself squished by mudpaw. Man she’s really light…for some reason it felt like I was stronger than before…maybe the star clan was helping me reach my goal, to be a great medicine cat…I mean there wouldn’t be much of a clan with out one and Snowleaf wont last forever. Today was the day after the ceremony. Which means today every kit that is now an apprentice now gets a mentor. I already know who mine will be but I wonder whom mudpaw might get. Well there’s only one way to know the answer and that means we all have to wait. I desisted to go visit Snowleaf because if I’m going to see her every day I might as well start now. I padded over to her den. She was standing gracefully out side sniffing the morning due. I carefully walked up to her and said “Hi Snowleaf!” she jumped. “Oh my…oh is just you…ah, oh hello…um what was it again?” I giggled and told her “Its now greenpaw!” “Oh yes one of the new apprentice right?” this time I didn’t just giggle I busted out laughing. I now see why Snowleaf is a favorite in the clan. She looked at me with a playful smile. “Oh you better look out here comes Mousefoot!” she and greenpaw stood up strait and took a deep breath. When mouse foot pasted we both let the deep breath quickly escape through our nostrils. We looked at each other and giggled. I figured why not stay a while and help out! “Hey, Snowleaf you need any help?” “No little one I sure don’t but I think falling star is calling!” I looked at her with a glowing pride. I’m sure I will have fun with my mentor. I padded over to the clearing and sat next to Clawpaw. “Hey Clawpaw where is mudpaw…?” “She’s still sleeping…why?” “Well because is kind of an important meeting you now!” I weaved through the cats and ran towards the apprentices’ den. I tripped over a small pebble in which make me tumble over and slammed right into mudpaw. She awoke with alarm. “Mudpaw the meeting has been called” I said upside-down. She glanced at me and then dashed out in to the clearing, sat down and gave her self one good lick to pull back the air that swung in her face. I tumbled over to get right side up. Then trotted over to sit next to mudpaw. “Hey thanks for waking me up greenpaw…I owe you one!” “No biggy!” then Fallingstar spoke at last “I call all the apprentices up to the rock.” I followed mudpaw nervously. Mudpaw followed Sinpaw and Sinpaw followed Hogpaw. Of course Clawpaw was right behind me, tail between legs scared as if there was a dog standing behind him. “I, Fallingstar, will now choose your mentor. Greenpaw…step forward please.” I did as he told. “Your mentor will be…Snowleaf!” everyone gasped at the sight of me being the newest medicine cat…I lowered my ears and bowed my ears in shame. But Fallingstar though it was a compliment and said I had very good manners. Then he called out “Mudpaw…please step forward…” mudpaw did so “your mentor will be…” mudpaw was scared to death. Was it going to be Mousefoot? “Rockfur!” mudpaws eyes light up. Rockfur, now way. Rockfur was a legend. He was the best warrior ever. Mudpaw raced toward him. He was smiling as joy over helmed him…he they both rubbed noses he had never had an apprentice either! They looked at each other for a for a while and then they paid attention to the other apprentices. It was moon high by the end of the ceremony. Hogpaw got Cantoninetail, Sinpaw got Lowclaw, and Clawpaw got Barkface. The warriors got to their paws and walked off into their den as the apprentices went to the apprentices’ den. Tonight has been a long one I thought. But I’m glad I got Snowleaf. I cuddled up close to mudpaw and fell fast asleep

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