Chap 2: Wind in the sky

Swiftpaw opened his eyes to find he was not in starclan anymore, but in the Windclan camp nursery. Next to him was Silverstream, shining with many stars. She flicked her tail to a Queen and her 3 kits, sleeping peacefully. Swiftpaw looked at Silverstream in confusion. Swiftpaw thought that he was back in thunderclan but when he saw his surroundings, he knew he was not. 'Why am I HERE?' Swiftpaw thought as he moved closer to what Silverstream was flicking her tail at. Silverstream stepped closer to the queen. "This is Ashfoot, and-" Silverstream pointed to the 3 kits, sleeping at Ashfoots side. "This is Gorsekit." Silverstream said pointing to a brown tom-kit. "This is Flowerkit." Silverstream mewed and flicked her tail and a calico she-kit. "And.." Silverstream stepped closer and looked at a Gray tom-kit with darker patches. "This is Rainkit, you." Silverstream stepped back, and motioned the stunned Swiftpaw forward. "So.. you mean.. i'm Rainkit?" Swiftpaw looked up at Silverstream, and the she-cat nodded. "Good luck and may Starclan light your path. And with that Silverstream vanished leaving Swiftpaw confused. "I hope i'm doing this right." Swiftpaw murmured as he touched his nose to Rainkit's nose. Swiftpaw felt his body sparkle and start to fade. Swiftpaw thanked Starclan for the happiness in his last life and the new life to come.

Rainkit opened his eyes to a breezy morning. The wind was buffeting his fur making him cold, and he snuggled into Ashfoot's fluffy fur, and his brother, Gorsekit and his sister Flowerkit. Clouds were forming over head and Rainkit could hear thunder in the distance. Rainkit felt scared 'what's happening?', he thought. Ashfoot woke and licked Rainkit's head. "It's just a storm" The queen purred as if reading Rainkit's mind. Rain started to fall soaking the cats in the nursery. Gorsekit shook his pelt sending droplets of water into Rainkits eyes. "Hey!" Rainkit snorted and attacked his brother, as he did so Gorsekit rolled into the clearing, and they both got drenched with rain. Gorsekit let out Screech and tussled with Rainkit sending water flying in all directions.

The clan leader stepped out of his den, and shook himself ridding the sleepiness and letting the rain seep in. "Let all cats old enough to run on the moor, gather under tall rock, to hear my words!" Tallstar bellowed. Rainkit ran inside to his mother as the rain stopped. Ashfoot licked him clean and Rainkit protested the whole time. Rainkit's heart burst, ' I'm gonna be an apprentice!' he thought as he tried to walk up to the tall rock with his brother and sister on his tail.

Rainkit sat straight up, listening to every word his clan leader said. Gorsekit on the other 'paw' was looking at all the warriors with curious eyes. Flowerkit sat right in front of Ashfoot looking at the apprentices in aw, her fluffy fur ruffled with excitement. "Gorsekit step forward!" Tallstar meowed from the tall rock. Gorsekit hopped up his pelt rippling with eagerness. Gorsekit's eyes darted from the warriors to Tallstar and back again. "Gorsekit! you have reached the age of six moons, and it is time for you to be apprenticed. From this day on, until you receive your warrior name, you will be known as Gorsepaw. Your mentor will be Onewisker. I hope Onewisker will pass down all he knows on to you." Tallstar repeated the ancient words all Windclan leaders have used even before his time with Flowerpaw, whose mentor is Webfoot, and for Rainpaw whose mentor is Runningbrook. The new apprentices bounced with happiness as they went to gather moss for their apprentice nests, as the clouds drifted away to reveal the bright sun rising over the horizon.

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