Art by ellenlan1

Snowkit kneaded his paws into the ground, turning his head from side to side nervously. Hearing a rustle in the fern bush to his right, he lowered himself into a crouch. Out of nowhere, he was tackled by his brother, Rabbitkit's paws.

"Ow! Not fair!" Snowkit wailed, pushing Rabbitkit away and onto the ground. His tail drooped with defeat as he padded slowly toward the nursery. He felt a tail tip tap his shoulder and heard the sound of his brother's triumphant mew - "Gotcha again! That makes four wins for me, and two wins for you!" he trotted happily over to his mother, Sparrowpool's side.

Snowkit trotted over to the medicine den, thrust his snout through the thin curtain of lichen. "Icetail...?" his meow echoed in the large cave. A silver she-cat poked her head out from a cleft in the cave's walls. "What is it, Snowkit?" the medicine cat's mew gave away her curiosity of the kit's presence.

"I...I need to ask you something..." he shifted on his paws awkwardly. "yes?" Icetail returned her focus to sorting herbs into neat piles. "I..I'm thinking of becoming a medicine cat..."he turned his head in Icetail's direction. She whirled around, her entire body emitting pure delight. "I'll go tell Nightstar" she padded out of the den briskly.

Snowkit happily skipped into the nursery and his mother's warmth "You both fought very well." she wrapped her tail around her sons, drawing them close to her warm belly. Snowkit let out a purr, curling himself up next his brother.

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"let all cats old enough to catch their own prey gather beneath the high-cliff to hear my words" Nightstar's call rang throughout the camp, bringing all the clan to bunch up beneath the high stone ledge in the clearing.

Snowkit and Rabbitkit  tumbled happily out of the nusery, followed by Sparrowpool. the two kits puffed out theis chests with pride, receiving stares from almost all the clan. Sparrowpool bent her head Downward to hush her kit, smoothing out his pelt with swift licks. "Sparrowpool!" Rabbitkit wailed, "I look fine, stop worrying!"

"hush, Rabbitkit. It's your ceremony, and I want you to look nice for it." She mewed sternly, her violet eyes hard. Snowkit looked up at his mother nervously, his sightless eyes gleaming in the early morning light.

"It is the time that two of our kit have come to the age of six moons" happy mews erupted in the group of cats huddled together "Rabbitkit, come forth" Nightstar looked at the gray tom. "You have reached the age to become an apprentice. Rabbitkit," she meowed "do you promise to uphold the warrior code for your clan, even if it may cost your life?"

"I do" he stared up at his leader, his amber eyes glimmering with hope,

"Then from this day on, until you receive your warrior name, you shall be called Rabbitpaw. Your mentor will be Embershade" the golden tom stiffened in the crowd and walked toward the gray apprentice, touching noses with him.

"Snowkit, come here" Nightstar called to the black tom, causing him to flinch. Slowly, he weaved his way through the many cats. "You have chosen to take the path of a medicine cat. Do you promise to uphold the ways of the medicine cat, even if it may cost your life?"

Snowkit blinked, eyes almost glowing with delight, "I do"

"Then from this moment forward, until you receive you warior name, you will be Snowpaw. May Icetail teach you with the wisdom passed down to her."

The clan broke out into cheer "Snowpaw! Rabbitpaw! Snowpaw! Rabbitpaw!" they yowled.

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AN: Hello there! Let me know if there's an idea that you have for what will happen next! I already have a rough idea of my plot, so just keep that in mind. Just remember that I'll always be happy to hear your thought and ideas! Love you guys!

~Snow