Perry

[sarah]

Perry nodded and followed the cat. He was going extremely slow, even for a Forest Cat. Perry trotted to keep up with him. "So, are these ThunderClan cats nice?" Perry asked around the mouse. "I am thankful for your help. I only suppose one league can take me in, for others are not so as to be kind as you are." Perry froze as a rabbit hopped against the grass, unknowing of her and the warrior's presensce. Perry cast a glance at the unknown cat, with a face that read, Please may I hunt this rabbit, for your home?With that, she got into a hunting position in question.

[Liquid Poison~Sagefeather]

Sagefeather shook his head. "ThunderClan territory, it's on the other side of the stream." He stood on his side of the stream, and mewed, "Jump over the stream, and follow the scent of lots of cats. ThunderClan live in a big stone hollow. Good luck, may StarClan light your path." He rested his nose between her ear-tips for a moment, wishing her luck, then waited for her to cross the stream. They might meet in battle one day...

[sarah]

Perry nuzzled him and went on into ThunderClan territory. She wrinkled her nose at the sound of how different ThunderClan smelled from that other Clan. As she approached a clearing quite like the last one, Perry looked down to see many cats crowding the clearing. Leaping down, Perry responded the same way she did with WindClan. Perry sat down beside her mouse and waited.

[Liquid Poison~Sagefeather]

Wildpaw had been eating a squirrel when he saw Perry. "INTRUDER!" he screeched, leaping at her. His father, Stormheart, came racing out and dragged his son off of Perry. "Relax. it's just a kittypet." He spat the word. "What do you want?" he growled.

[sarah]

"I would like to join you in your home." Perry replied calmly. "I have brought this mouse that I have caught to show you I am a fine hunter, and if I must fight your leader to prove I am worthy of my strength, then so be it."

[Liquid Poison~Sagefeather]

Wildpaw laughed mockingly. "Like you could hurt Crowstar once, let alone enough to kill her nine times!" The apprentice crouched down. "Bet you couldn't even get a scratch on my mother's kits - and they're not even born yet!" he jeered. Heathernose peered from the nursery and sighed.

"What is all this nonsense?" a voice demanded. Stormheart and Wildpaw whirled around, not caring that they'd turned their back to Perry, to talk to their leader.
"This kitypet thinks she can fight you!" Stormheart yowled mockingly.

Crowstar padded past them, to stare at the kittypet. "Do you sincerely think you could battle me?" she asked, unsheathing her long claws.

[sarah]

"I don't want to have to fight you. If I have to prove my loyalty and honor to join your Clan, then it must happen. But before, I must say, I want to join your Clan and I have brought this mouse to show I am a well hunter." Perry nuzzled the mouse towards the leader. "Must we use teeth and claws to decide something, or are words good enough?" Perry unsheathed her claws and began to circle the leader. "Sometimes the most violent ways are the easiest ways to settle things." She went on. "But I do not believe in that. Killing does not lead to anything but more killing. Words can reach a higher potential then claws can ever do." Perry sat down flatly and curled her tail neatly around her paws. "I do not wish to fight you, I only wish to prove my honor and join your Clan."

[Liquid Poison~Sagefeather]

Crowstar looked at Perry. "Words won't do much when you're fighting for your territory." she said. "So, we will put you to the test. Wildpaw, if you could, please."

The apprentice crouched down and circled Perry, his wild pelt sticking up more than ever in excitement. He leapt at Perry from behind, clawing her back and biting her shoulder.

[sarah]

Perry winced at the bite in her shoulder, then rolled over, slamming Wildpaw against the hard ground. While Wildpaw was stunned (sorry about the playing other character, I just needed to) Perry leaped up and clawed repeatedly at Wildpaw, knowing it was to prove her honor. She didn't wan to hurt the young cat, but if it had to come to this, then it must happen. After moments of clawing, Perry drew a bit of blood. Immediatley, Perry understood that this cat was strong. She leaped back and pounced on Wildpaw, grabbing the cat by his scruff. Perry dragged Wildpaw into the crowd before slamming him. Perry leaped backwards and began to lick some blood off of her shoulder, wincing; out of the corner of her eye, watching Wildpaw.

[Liquid Poison~Sagefeather]

Wildpaw leapt back up, a sketch of blood dripping from a nick in his ear. Yowling, he was about to leap at Perry's throat, but Crowstar stopped him. "This cat has proved she can fight!" she meowed loudly. "Perry, I offer you a place as an apprentice of ThunderClan. You are welcome to leave if the training is too much for you, but until the day you leave or the day you earn your warrior name, you shall be known as Spottedpaw. Work well for your Clan." She rested her muzzle on the newly named Spottedpaw's head, just like Sagefeather had.

Wildpaw stalked off. Stormheart looked at his mate, Heathernose helplessly.

[sarah]

"Thank you very much." Spottedpaw purred. "But.. who shall be my mentor?" She meowed. Spottedpaw glanced towards Wildpaw. I'm going to apologize and try and become friends with him after my mentor is decided. Thought Spottedpaw, turning back to her new leader.

[Liquid Poison~Sagefeather]

"I shall be your mentor myself." Crowstar told her. She would pick Heathernose, but she was in the Nursery, and she certainly didn't want Stormheart mentoring the kittypet. No. Ex-kittypet.

[sarah]

Spottedpaw dipped her head. "Thank you, Crowstar." She purred before hurrying off to talk to Wildpaw. "Listen.." Spottedpaw began kindly, falling beside the apprentice. "I know we got off at the wrong paw step, but, for apprentice to apprentice, I would like us to become friends. If, you would like to." Spottedpaw peered into the apprentice's den and looked around. She quickly dug herself a nest. In the corner, moss was laying. It looked fresh. While waiting for Wildpaw to reply, Spottedpaw patted the moss down inside her new nest and looked up at the tom as she padded out of the apprentice's den. "Well, would you like to become friends?" Spottedpaw twitched her ear.

[Liquid Poison~Sagefeather]

"Stay away from me, kittypet!" Wildpaw spat. Shoving his nest to the far side of the den, he began licking his two small wounds to clean them.

(Ooh, wouldn't it be interesting if they became mates in the end? xD)

[sarah]

(Lol.)Spottedpaw looked hurt for a moment, but she curled up in the nest anyway. Spottedpaw began licking her wound in her shoulder, but is was already dried up. Spottedpaw rested her head in her paws, instantly falling asleep.

[Liquid Poison~Sagefeather]

Wildpaw fell asleep quickly, but he still burned with embarrassment. Beaten by a kittypet; imagine!

[sarah]

The next morning, Spottedpaw was awoken by the sun shining into the apprentice's den. Spottedpaw lifted her head from her paws and looked around the den, her vision still blurry from sleep. Blinking it away, Spottedpaw saw that most of the apprentices were gone, and one's tail slipped out of the den, leaving Spottedpaw alone. Why didn't anyone wake me? It's my first day and I'm already late! Thought Spottedpaw, stretching. She quickly bounded out of the den and looked around for Crowstar, snarling at cats who sneered at Spottedpaw for being a former house cat. But now, she had to call herself a kittypet. Spottedpaw walked over to the entrance of the camp, too excited to eat. She sat down and began to clean her ruffled fur in waiting for Crowstar.

[Liquid Poison~Sagefeather]

Crowstar bounded over to her new apprentice. "Eat first." she ordered. "You need your strength. Come, there's a small rabbit there we can share." She padded over, flicking her tail to tell Spottedpaw to follow.

{Once they've eaten I'll make a new thread}

[sarah]

(Okay.)Spottedpaw followed her mentor and lay down in a sunny spot beside the small rabbit. While chewing, Spottedpaw looked around, amazed at how big the Clan was. "Are we going to learn how to fight, the borders, or the hunting grounds today? Or all?" Spottedpaw asked Crowstar, still in thought at how the Clan was so together. In the corner, kits piled around each other in play fight, while their mothers sat side by side sharing tongues. It was so wonderful.

[Liquid Poison~Sagefeather]

"The territory and hunting today. You obviously know how to hunt mice, so it shouldn't take long to learn the rest. The territory will take a while though." Crowstar swiped her tongue across her muzzle and stood up. "Are you finished?" she asked.