New Mentors

[Eaglefeather]

Falconstar perched atop the Flatstone, his calico pelt gleaming in the pale sunlight that streamed through the trees as the sun began to set beneath the horizon. His rich ambers eyes scanned the nearly empty clearing, watching as the few cats that were out in the clearing came to sit before the Flatstone as he prepared to call a meeting for the Clan.

The calico tom rose to his paws. "Let all ThunderClan cats gather beneath the Flatstone for a Clan meeting!" Falconstar exclaimed, his voice ringing loud and clear through the snow covered clearing. For a moment, there was silence. Then, cats began to stream towards the center of the camp from all directions. Their fur whispered together as they bunched together in the cold clearing, and excited meows and purrs reached Falconstar's ears. His eyes flickered over the group of assembled cats, checking to make sure the cats that he wanted were there, then began to speak again.

"Today," Falconstar began as the noise began to die down. "Two of the kits are ready to join the Clan as apprentices. Until their warrior names have been earned, they will be known as Nectarpaw and Moonpaw." He paused for a moment, and a hushed silence fell over the clearing.

"Step forth, Mosswhisker," the calico tom commanded, watching as the she-cat stepped out of the assembled group of cats. "Mosswhisker, you will be Moonpaw's apprentice. Pass onto him everything you have learned." Falconstar watched as Moonpaw approached the warrior and they touched noses, then the two padded away to the edge of the clearing.

"Shiningheart," He went on. "will be mentor to Nectarpaw. You have served well as a deputy, and I know you will pass on everything you have learned onto your new apprentice."

Falconstar sat down again against the cold surface of the rock. Murmurs began to erupt from the clearing, chanting the names of the newly named apprentices and congratulating them on their mentors and new status. Their voices billowed into a cloud of mist above their heads, which slowly floated towards Falconstar before vanishing into the rapidly dieing sunlight.

[mosswhisker]

Mosswhisker sighed deeply, dreaming about chasing mice through the forest, running as fast as the wind. Let all ThunderClan gather beneath the Flatstone for a Clan meeting! The familiar words ripped the gray she cat from her dream, sending her barrelling into another cat who was also getting up. "Sorry!"she mewed some what cheerfully.

Mosswhisker finally got herself together and charged into the clearing, where already cats were waiting for the meeting to start. The gray she cat crouched down and tried to make herself comfortable, not expecting the meeting to last long. Then, she heard her name. Huh? An apprenitce, Yay! she thought excitedly. Mosswhisker did not try to contain her excitement when she bounced happily to her new apprentice, Moonpaw.

[shiningheart]

Instead of the white deputy coming forth, it was the dark gray pelt of Venomwind that moved forward. Her tail was in the air to catch attention. "Um, Falconstar!" She called up to the leader. "Shiningheart is still injured from that ambush by RiverClan." From her side, Blizzardshard nodded his agreement.

((If confused, see the thread 'A job, continued'.

[Eaglefeather]

Falconstar narrowed his eyes. "Yes...I realized that, Venomwind," he growled, the not-so pleasant side of the ThunderClan leader begining to show. Did his warriors think that he didn't know what was happening within his own Clan? He drew himself to his paws, then glared down at the warrior. "But Shiningheart will be Nectarpaw's mentor. I have already decided this. There will be no argument about it." Falconstar rose to his paws, then leapt off of the stone onto the ground below. He raised his tail, dismissing the subject, then padding around the crowd towards his den, his calico pelt rippling in the rays of the dying sun. He was tired from the events of the day, and in no mood to argue. All he wanted to do was sleep.

Let them argue if they want, Falconstar thought, stretching before entering his den. As long as no one bothers me...

((Sorry he's so rude...xD but that's Falconstar for you.))

[☼Lichen☼]

Moonpaw's gray pelt blazed in the slight wind and he shivered in the cold. Moonpaw was a most arrogant apprentice. He had already snuck out of camp and learned to climb trees. The former kit couldn't wait to show Mosswhisker that he almost knew his way around most of the territory. Clearing his throat, he touched noses with Mosswhisker and smiled, excitement building up inside him like a thermomotor.

He jumped from the Flatstone almost landing gracefully. The thing that stopped him was his tail. As he jumped, it got caught on a small branch and swirled him off balance. He landed on his chest but quickly got up. Rasping his tongue over his now dirty chest, he smiled quickly to his mentor.

[shiningheart]

Venomwind flinched backwards at Falconstar's words, resentment at his reaction burning in his eyes. She turned to Blizzardshard, a pout on her muzzle. "Did I argue?" She asked him, her tone scathing. "No, I simply pointed out that she won't be able to train for a while."

Blizzardshard chuckled slightly before turning toward the medicine den. "Come on." He meowed to her. "Let's go tell Shiningheart she's a mentor again." Venomwind snorted, but followed after him. "Hey Mosswhisker!" The gray-and-white warrior called to the warrior. "Want to come check on Shiningheart with us?"

[mosswhisker]

(( Lol Mossstripe? Do you mean Mosswhisker, or is it something else that I probably missed ?))

[shiningheart]

((...*smacks head* Mousebrain...Sorry, that's a cat from another site. I'll fix that blunder right now!))

[mosswhisker]

((Lol, tis alright ^_^))

Mosswhisker turned her head to the sound of Venomwind's voice and waved her tail happily."Sure, just a second," she turned back to Moonpaw, her new apprentice, and, stifling a purr of amusement, mewed cheerfully,"Tommorrow we'll start with a tour of the territory, 'kay?" Mosswhisker spun on her paws again and ran towards Venomwind and Blizzardshard. "I can't believe I'm a mentor! I wonder how Shiningheart will react to her apprentice," Mosswhisker rmewed in awe and wonder of being chosen to be a mentor for the first time.

[shiningheart]

Blizzardshard gave a shrug and led the way toward the medicine den. "Probably the same way she reacted to her other apprentices: jumping up and down while squealing so loud I'm sure the kits in WindClan nursery will be able to hear." He meowed, whiskers twitching in amusement.

Venomwind downed his excitement with a snort. "All those other apprentices, she wasn't nearly as injured as she is now." Her tone showed she was still peeved that Falconstar snapped at her. "Seriously, though, how will she train an apprentice when she's banned from leaving her nest in Mosspelt's den?"

Blizzardshard swung his head to look at her, her amber eyes narrowed. "We'll just have to train Nectorpaw ourselves until Shiningheart is up to running around our territory."

((By the way...Who plays Nectorpaw?))

[mosswhisker]

((Er...Honeyfur Im pretty sure))

Mosswhisker smiled and bounced a couple more steps. "I'm glad I won't be the only one!" she purred to Blizzardshard's answer. She stopped, though when she heard Venomwind's agitated snort. She turned to look at the dark gray she cat, her head tilted to one side. "Aww, lighten up Venomwind! I'm sure Shiningheart'll find some way! And i wouldn't think too much about Falconstar's attitude, he's always been a bit grouchy!" Mosswhisker purred, still to excited about the events that just happened to be upset.