Chapter Three
Softkit woke up to a soft rustling sound. When she opened her eyes, Meadowkit was licking his handsome ginger fur, his silver muzzle was shining.“What’s up?” Softkit teased. “Going to put on a show for Hollypaw?”
“No, mouse-brain,” he purred. “It’s our apprentice ceremony!”
It was her ceremony already? It seemed like yesterday that Hollypaw and Firepaw had become apprentices. But of course, that had been moons ago. Softkit’s fur had grown much thicker, almost thicker than her mother’s pelt.
She quickly licked her silver fur, taming her wild fur. As she swiped her paw over her ear, Maplenose poked his nose through the den. He was a very handsome Tom, with fur just like her’s. The only thing was his eye. A badger had swiped his eye out when he was an apprentice. He only had one blue eye.
“Hey, Softkit,” he purred. She flinched at the sight of his empty socket. He bowed his head. “I knew you’d do that.”
Softkit suddenly felt guilty. “I’m sorry,” she purred softly. “You just startled me.” Her tail wrapped around his.
“It’s fine,” he said cheerfully. “Are you ready for your ceremony?”
“Yes.”
“I’ll be the first cat to shout your name,” he said before he whisked from the nursery.
Softkit stood staring where Maplenose had whisked away. She felt a strange feeling in her belly.
“You’re not mooning over him are you?”
Softkit jumped as Meadowkit stalked in. A brilliant scowl was on his silver muzzle.
“No, of course not,” she lied.
“Good,” he hissed. “I don’t want you having kits with One-eye. You’d have one eyed kits!” Meadowkit stalked off, his fiery tail rippling behind him.
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