Petalpond woke up in tears she panted. her mate Bearclaw walked up "did you have that dream again?" he asked kindly. "yes..promise me that our kits will not be taken." she begged " I can not make that promise but I can promise that I will protect them." he assured her. "thank you" she whispered. Lightkit jumped up and down "mommy why are you sad?" she asked, "just a dream" she assured her "where is your brother?".." hm....I think he left camp." she thought "WHAT?" she roared just then Rainkit came in. "oh.." he froze "hi," he said sheepishly she ran up and picked him up by the scruff. "how dare you! you scared the fur off of me!" she scolded "thank starshine you are ok!" she yelled. If you ever do that again I swear I will be so mad!" Rainkit bit his lip "sorry" he murmured, Petalpond lay down "well it is time for milk where is Shinekit?" she put in "I saw her in the medicine cat den." Rainkit piped up "that kit" Petalpond thought. Bearclaw went and got him. They all sat down and drank some milk, but Rainkit was not allowed. "mommy, surely you won't let me go hungry!" he begged. "NO!" she gasped " you are too old for milk you need meat." she explained "oh" he said, "how old am I?" he asked "5 and a half moons" she responded. Just then Wrenkit walked up, “wanna play bird?” she asked Shinekit. “No, I need to figure out how to make a comfrey root cast.” he answered. Wrenkit clearly had her first crush. “Look at wrenkit, she's already on her first crush!” swooned Rainwater. “Stop it mommy just cuz I like him doesn't mean I love him” she protested but it was clear that was a lie. “anywho not like I should tell you” Rainkit mocked. Wrenkit’s feelings clearly hurt “they're mocking me Mommy” she cried out “get your kids under control!” she snapped! “Sorry but maybe it would help if your kit wasn't in love with my kit who wants to be a medicine cat” she responded in an even tone. “I'm going to crush you rainkit!” Lightkit yelled “hush” she snapped at her kits “you will be an apprentice tomorrow and I want you to be on your best behavior”. “Right, will we really be apprenticed?” Rainkit questioned “yes now shush!” Petalpond said as the whole nursery gasped. “Sorry I didn't know it was such a sore subject” Rainkit fussed “only one cat has ever not been apprenticed and that was because they were a horrible kit.” she explained “the cat's name is Rolandkit,I was his mentor but sadly he could not figure out how to drink no matter how much we taught him so he eventually died out of thirst” Petalpond finished. “Wow, that must have been hard for you Mom” Rainkit said sympathetically. “Yes it was now just be quiet” she snapped. Rainwater walked up “your mother is still very sad about that, she feels like she failed him.”she whispered. “Oh” Rainkit said. “ wait, mom if you were his mentor why was he a kit?” he asked “He was never able to drink water so when he started eating meat I was told to help him.” she answered “now no more talk of him!” she whispered. A few days passed and rainkit was now rainpaw who was being mentored by Pandafire, a ginger and gray she cat. “All cats who can gather sap gather under the oak tree!” Sapstar yowled the cats gathered closely “shinekit is of the age and from this day forward until he has his warrior name he will be Shinepaw, Sheathforest shall mentor you” he yowled. “Oh great just what we need, an arrogant medicine cat” Birchoak grumbled, Sapstar turned his ears “what was that?” he pried. “Nothing sapstar” birchoak said. Pandafire walked over “sapstar I need you” she said. “Yes Pandafire?” he asked “well remember that prophecy I think Rainpaw may be a part of it, I was getting sap and saw he had cleaned out all 3 trees I had put in 2 days ago!” she explained. "you mean MY kits?" Petalpond said in shock. Pandafire just nodded. "let all cats Old enough to gether sap gather by the great oak tree." Sapstar Caterwauld.
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