Y/npaw's P.O.V

I stretched my paws and flexed them. I looked over and watched Amberkit bound over to Whitepaw, leaping up and pawing his cheek gently. He leaned down and nudged her, looking up at me and I looked away quickly, gagging. Stonekit padded over to me and flicked my flank. "It'll be okay, Y/npaw. He'll come back to you some day.  I'm sure he still loves you." He groomed himself before walking away and over to his littermates. Bluestar leapt onto the high rock and called out. "Let all cats old enough to catch their own prey, gather beneath the high rock for a Clan meeting." Thistlestar sat up and so did Snowfur and their kits. Mistykit, Stonekit, and Mosskit padded over and sat in the middle of the meeting. I sat next to Patchfoot and looked up. "It is a little early but I'd like to appoint my kits to apprentices. It is time." She looked down at her kits proudly. "From this day forward, this kit shall be known as Stonepaw, Stormtail will mentor him." She glared at her father, as though challenging him to question her newfound authority. He scowled softly but nodded and touched noses with his new apprentice. Bluestar called forward her first daughter. "Mistykit." Her voice trembled with pride. "From this day forward this kit shall be known as Mistypaw. Dappletail will be her mentor." She nodded at her and purred as the two cats touched noses. She turned to her last kit and puffed her chest out with pride. "From this day forward this kit shall be known as Mosspaw. Featherwhisker shall be her mentor." She purred, waiting for her medicine cat and her kit to touch noses. Redtail, the clan deputy, Whitepaw's newest mentor, dipped his head. "Spottedkit will be crushed, she wanted to be the medicine apprentice." He mumbled quietly.

The next morning I stretched and walked out of the apprentice's den. Whitepaw sat in the middle of Goldenshine's three kits. He looked at me as though asking for help and, against my own will, I walked over and shooed them away. He sighed in relief. "Thank you." He looked guilty. "As much as I like Amberkit and her sisters, they're very exhausting. I wouldn't want kits as energetic as that." I flinched and nodded. "I'm going out with Stonepaw, Patchfoot, and Stormtail today on a hunting patrol. I'll be back later." I ran off and back into the apprentices den, sniffing Stonepaw out and nudging him. "Hey wake up, it's time to go on our hunting patrol, remember?" I prodded him awake and he groaned, getting up. "It's so early." He groaned. I sighed and dragged him out of the den, and dropped him. He scrambled up and pouted at me, cleaning himself and I did the same. Patchfoot and Stormtail walked over, their eyes lit up with amusement. I huffed and sat down, waiting for Stonepaw to finish before walking out of the camp with them.

When we returned I found Darkstripe, Tigerclaw, and Goldenflower sitting by the fresh-kill pile. Tigerclaw's eyes were bright and excited. I padded over. "What's up?" I sat next to Darkstripe who looked at me with surprise. He purred quietly and quickly, stopping after just a heartbeat. I looked at Goldenflower who purred at me. "I'm expecting kits." She sounded excited, her eyes bright. "Oh I'm so happy for you!" I purred and bounced over, nuzzling her. "They're Tigerclaw's right?" I asked. She nodded. "Yes, he's excited to be a father." I looked at Darkstripe. "Darkstripe do you dream of being a father someday?" His eyes lit up and he looked away. "Why would you ask me that?" He huffed. "I don't know. I bet you'd have beautiful kits, with the same beautiful fur as you." I purred. "Looks like someone's thinking of being Darkstripe's mate." Goldenflower's whiskers twitched in amusement. "H-huh?! What?!" I felt my cheeks warm. "Why would you think that?" I asked. "Well for starters you're flirting with him, and I've seen you eyeing him the last few days." Goldenflower teased. "N-no I haven't!" I reject the idea. "Mhmmm... Okay then Y/npaw. Tigerclaw lets leave these two love birds to their own devices okay?" Tigerclaw leaned into Darkstripe's ear and mumbled something before dashing after Goldenflower. I nudged his shoulder. "What do you want to do, Darkstripe?" I asked, looking up at him. Tawnyspots and Willowpelt padded out of the warriors den, going to the leaders den and purring at Darkstripe as they passed. "Don't go getting her expecting now, Darkstripe, she's only an apprentice." His father teased as they headed into Bluestar's den. Willowpelt walked out and bounded over to Whitepaw, purring at him. He looked extremely uncomfortable. "Darkstripe can we go to the training clearing?" I focused my attention back to the large dark furred cat. He nosed me gently and when he did I breathed in his scent, it was strangely comforting to me. Bluestar came out of her den and leaped up onto her rock. "Let all cats old enough to catch their own prey, gather beneath the high rock for a clan meeting!" She called. Every cat immediately bounded over, Tigerclaw and Goldenflower walked in at that exact moment and bounded over too. Thistlestar and Snowfur padded over, their kits in the nursery. I padded over with Darkstripe and sat next to him, leaning into his shoulder.

"Whitepaw, please step forward!" Bluestar called, her eyes shone with an indescribable pride. "I call upon my warrior ancestors to look upon this apprentice, he has trained hard to learn the ways of your noble code and I commend him to you in his turn." She looked at him and leaped down. "Whitepaw, from this day forward, you shall be known as Whitestorm. May your courage and bravery shine on all of the apprentices." She touched his head with her nose and he licked her shoulder respectfully, backing away and looking at me as though expecting a congratulations before remembering we weren't on the best terms at the moment. Darkstripe placed his tail on my shoulder and I purred up at him, glaring at Whitestorm. "Did something happen between you two?" He muttered to me. "He called us mates and I said that we weren't." I looked at him, sighing. "Well would you ever want one?" He asked. "One day but certainly not while I'm an apprentice. That would be way too much stress and I'd never finish my apprenticeship." He nodded at me and Bluestar looked at me. "And though it is not her time, it has come to my attention that there is nothing more to teach her. Y/npaw, please come forward." She called me forward, I padded forward and she purred at me, her eyes bright. "I know it is not your time yet but there is nothing Patchfoot nor I can teach you." She looked up towards Silverpelt. "I call upon my warrior ancestors to look upon this apprentice, she has trained hard to understand the ways of your noble code and I commend her to you in her turn." She looked at me. "From this day forward you shall be known as Y/nblizzard." She touched her nose to my head and I leaned up, licking her shoulder in return. She stepped back and purred. "According to ancient tradition these two cats will sit vigil tonight while we sleep, but for now they are dismissed." She flicked her tail, ending the meeting. I bounded over to Darkstripe and nudged him. He looked down at me and purred.

(Because of yours and Whitestorm's fallout, you will first be mates with Darkstripe, and he, Whitestorm, will mate with Willowpelt in order for Sorrelkit, Rainkit, and Sootkit. But she will be with Patchpelt first for Graykit.)