Mousepaw jolted as she coughed out the water in her throat. Coldeyes, Frightpaw, and Frogstump were looking down at her worryingly. Ravenclaw glared at her from a fox-length away, being licked down by Viperfang. Jumbledstar spoke to Whisperstar. Amberpaw was with her ThunderClan friends.

"Oh, thank StarClan!" Frightpaw mewed happily. "You're alive!"

"You should have let me drown!" Mousepaw snapped rasping.

"Frightpaw wasn't the one who saved you," Coldeyes spoke softly, "it was Ravenclaw and Jumbledstar, Ravenclaw jumped in after you and Jumbledstar helped pull you both back in.

"Then he shouldn't have jumped in!" Mousepaw turned to the medicine cat apprentice. "He doesn't like me anyway, why should he have saved my life?"

"Listen you ungrateful kit!" Ravenclaw demanded storming to stand before Mousepaw. "I hate Silversol more than I hate you and if these two medicine cats think you can kill her, I want you alive to do so, after that you can get eaten by badgers for all I care!"

"She would spend more time helping if you didn't treat her like a RiverClan fish!" Frightpaw jumped in. Mousepaw unsheathed her claws, she didn't want help!

"Stop butting in!" Mousepaw hissed at the black apprentice. "I can't take care of myself!"

"Mousepaw!" Amberpaw came running toward her, her shoulder was covered in cobwebs. Mousepaw didn't want to deal with this now.

"Leave me alone!" Mousepaw yowled running off. She ran through the forest toward ShadowClan. She didn't want to go in to camp, so she ran off to hunt.

It was Moon high by the time Mousepaw decided to go back to camp with the prey she caught. She threw it all to the fresh-kill pile and padded to the apprentice's den. It was just Frightpaw and Crazypaw in the den. Goldenpelt and Smoothpelt were sitting vigil and ignored Mousepaw as she came in.

"Mousepaw!" Frightpaw raised his head. "Are you alright, can I get you some-"

"Shut up!" Mousepaw growled plopping down on her bed of moss and curling up in a ball.

"Don't pay any mind to her Frightpaw!" Crazypaw spoke loud enough for Mousepaw to hear. "She's just a low level kittypet!"

Moons had past and Ravenclaw had made it so Mousepaw couldn't go to any Gatherings until she knew her place. Frightpaw begged Jumbledstar to let her go, but she needed to be punished for sheathing her claws at a Gathering. Crazypaw had been made a warrior after preventing an attack on RiverClan after they were accused of stealing prey. The flea ridden cat was known as Crazyfeather now. Morningpaw, Quakepaw, and Tramplepaw had joined Frightpaw and Mousepaw in the apprentice's den and they annoyed the living daylights out of Mousepaw. Snaketooth had taken Tramplepaw as his apprentice, Limptail was Morningpaw's, and Yellowstone was Quakepaw's.

To make up for everything, Frightpaw had talked Viperfang to take him, Mousepaw, and Ravenclaw hunting. Viperfang agreed, but Mousepaw knew it was only to get closer to Ravenclaw. They trekked through the wood and, looking proud of himself, Frightpaw suggested he and Mousepaw go hunting alone giving strong hints that it meant Viperfang would have much more time with Ravenclaw. Viperfang happily agreed and Frightpaw took Mousepaw away from the warriors.

"Mousepaw, can we talk?" Frightpaw asked stopping her.

"What's there to talk about?" Mousepaw growled.

"I know you don't think you belong here," Frightpaw pointed out, "but we need you, more than the very last warrior."

"Once I kill Silversol I've decided to leave!" Mousepaw spun. "They won't need me after that!"

"I'll need you!" Frightpaw admitted. "You're the reason why I can stand up for myself and why I came out of my shell and if anyone tries kicking you out I'll be there for you!"

"I don't need anyone to look out for me!" Mousepaw spat. "I used to look out for Amberpaw and she used to look after me and look how great our relationship turned out!"

"But-" Frightpaw began looking hurt.

"Get down!" Ravenclaw bounded out the bracken and shoved the apprentices in to the bushes. Viperfang followed in after as a dog appeared. It was one of Big Boy's friends.

"You're scared of that moron?" Mousepaw whispered.

"Be quiet!" Ravenclaw ordered.

"He's not going to hurt us," Mousepaw hissed, "he's too stupid and he does whatever Big Boy says!"

"Takes a kittypet to be friends with dogs!" Viperfang shot.

"You three are cowards!" Mousepaw jumped out the bush.

The dog jumped happily to see the she-cat. "Play?" He barked.

"No!" Mousepaw spat.

"Please?" the dog whined.

"You heard her!" Frightpaw jumped out. "Go eat a squirrel!" the dog tilted his head confused.

"Try saying it like this," Mousepaw whispered to the black scarred apprentice, "Go home!"

"Go home!" Frightpaw ordered the dog.

"Play?" the dog whined.

"No. Go home. Big Boy will play with you!" Mousepaw whispered.

"No. Go home. Big Boy will play with you!" Frightpaw repeated.

With it's tail down, the dog headed for Twoleg place, leaving the cats.

"Frightpaw that was amazing!" Viperfang hopped out.

"But I-" Frightpaw began.

"Let's go tell Jumbledstar!"

"This is amazing news!" Jumbledstar called out happily. "Frightpaw is this true?"

"Yes but-" Frightpaw started.

"I think we can all agree this is the day our apprentice becomes a warrior!" yowls of agreement came from the clan. Mousepaw dug her claws in to the earth. She was the one who spoke dog!

"Wait!" Frightpaw begged.

"Forget it!" Mousepaw snapped. "They think you're the dog speaker, let them!" She then bolted out the camp.

Mousepaw sniffed as she laid before the lake. waves were pushing water to her paws, but she didn't care how wet they got. Big birds circled her brown speckled head and Mousepaw was ready to fight. She didn't want to die in the forest, with cats who didn't care.

That's when a hawk landed right in front of Mousepaw and she waited for it to get close enough. When the feathers brushed hrr fur Mousepaw spun around and raked her claws across the birds chest. It let out a defiant shriek and Mousepaw pounced on it's neck, biting it's neck until it bled. The hawk then tumbled over convulsing for a few moments, then went limp.

Mousepaw dragged her prey to the entrance, but stopped when she heard voices.

"Your apprentice is pathetic!" Mousepaw recognized Limptail's sharp tone.

"Can't you control her, Ravenclaw?" Brokenjaw hissed.

"Look all she has to do is kill Silversol and we'll all be done with her!" Ravenclaw's voice spat. "If you ask me, I don't think she'll ever be a true warrior."

Mousepaw flung her catch through the bushes and stormed after it. Glaring at all the shocked faces. Frightpaw appeared from the warrior's den with Goldenpelt and Smoothpelt, all of which looked just as shocked.

"Expect this," Mousepaw choked, "to be the last prey I ever catch for any of you!"