Warriors Flames burning, The sight of a new way, book one

Chapter Two

Sundown had finally came. The disappearing sun was dipping further down while the cats of Forest clan ate their fresh kill and shared tongues. Over the course of the day it had warmed up to a breezy sunlit day, but as night dawned the air slowly froze.
Flamingkit poked his head out of the Nursery watching cowardly as Volestar climbed up the steep High Rock, his leader was probably starting the ceremony but he couldn't tell with Dewkit mercilessly yelling in his ear.
        "OH MY CAN YOU BELIEVE IT! WEAREGOINGTOBEAPPRENTICES!" Dewkit bounced all over the place rocketing off of him, Foxwing was watching not to far away as if her murder son could smash her daughter at anytime. "Dewkit come over here your messing up your pelt, silly girl" Foxwing scooted forward just enough to be able to grab Dewkit and pull her close. Doveheart looked over her shoulder from the far corner she was laying in, "Flamingkit come over here too, Dewkit's messed up your pelt as much as she has her own". "Dewkit has done nothing to filthen that hairball, after all he was born dirty and will always be dirty" Foxwing glared at Doveheart as she roughly licked Dewkit. Flamingkit trudged to Doveheart as the real fight started, "Blind maggot can you not see that the filth is not on him but in your mouth?".
         Suddenly Dusktooth ducked his head into the Nursery's entrance, "Ladies, may I take the kits?". Foxwing painted a sweet smile on her snout, "Ah honey go ahead! I do hope you've only picked the perfect mentor for Dewkit". "Of course, I think you'll be very happy of my choice for Flamingkit's mentor too!" Dusktooth smiled but then realized what he had meowed, "Yes, um Doveheart you'll approve of Flamingkit's mentor, yes yup". Doveheart suppressed a smile at the poor tom's clumsiness, "I sure hope I do, now go on Flamingkit". Dusktooth let out a breathe of relief as Foxwing gave up Dewkit without any drama, "thank you".
         Flamingkit followed his dad out of the nursery with Dewkit bouncing beside him, sometimes it was hard to remember his dad was deputy. The kit blushed, he'd better start calling Dusktooth deputy now since he was older. It wasn't until he got up onto the High Rock that he realized how many cats were in Forest Clan, and it started to rub at Flamingkit's nerves. The majority of the cats were warriors, and the kit realized that any one of them could be his mentor.
        Before he could worry much longer Volestar called up Dewkit, and Flamingkit's full attention was focused on his sister. "Dewkit, until you get your warrior name, and eventually receive your elder name" Volestar ushered her forward, "you shall be know as Dewpaw, your mentor will be Flamewind". Flamewind came up, and touched noses with Dewpaw. "Flamewind, will you pass on your fighting knowledge to Dewpaw?" Volestar asked. "I will" Flamewind responded, his voice sparky and young. "Dewpaw, will you listen to your mentor and respect the other warriors?" Volestar questioned. "I will" Dewpaw answered. "Then, by the powers of Star Clan, I bind you mentor and apprentice" Volestar smiled. A few cats nodded their heads in approval at Dusktooth's decision and others called out Flamewind's and Dewpaw's names.
        A nervous bubble emerged into Flamingkit's belly as he realized it was his turn, but it popped as he glanced at Doveheart smiling contently at him. "Flamingkit, until you receive your warrior name, and maybe your elder name" Volestar meowed as Flamingkit stepped up, "you shall be know as Flamingpaw, your mentor is Doeriver". Doeriver climbed up to Flamingpaw, and touched her nose with his. "Doeriver, do you promise to teach this apprentice all the knowledge you know?" Volestar asked Doeriver. "I will" the she-cat nodded. "And Flamingpaw do you promise to listen to every lesson, and respect every other warrior?" Volestar turned to Flamingpaw. "I will" he promised. "Then by the powers of Star Clan, I bind you mentor and apprentice" Volestar's voice was New Leaf happiness. Volestar seemed to have forgotten about whatever he was seeing when he talked to Flamingpaw and Doveheart.
         "FLAMINGPAW" "DEWPAW", cats shouted their names with hope and happiness, and others slipped away to congratulate the mentors.