Chapter 1 :: Gathering

Paws thumped onto the ground as Redpaw pinned her mentor down. "How was that?" She asked, not getting up. "Good job using your speed instead of strength until the last moment. You've beaten me so many times now its sad." Blackleap smiled proudly. "Just remember t-" She cut her off. "To deliver the final blow before they struggle and are shocked." Blackleap nodded. "Now get up before I have to make you get up." Redpaw grinned cheekily. "Just try to." She dared humorously. Blackleap sighed in defeat, her apprentice could easily beat her even if she struggled hard like in real battle. "Fine, fine, but get up." Redpaw nodded and jumped off of her. "I think I should be the mentor instead of you. I'm much better than you, and I'm not even half-way through to being a warrior." Blackleap flicked Redpaw's ear. "Now don't you say that, surly you'll lose to one cat in the clan. I'm just a better hunter than fighter." Redpaw stared at her. "Okay, okay. I'm a MUCH better fighter than hunter." She grumbled. Redpaw chuckled in victory and looked at the sky and sniffed the air. "It's going to rain soon, lets head back." She said as she started off. Blackleap warily looked at the sky and nodded, following her. "There back!" Creekpaw exclaimed as she bounded off to Redpaw. "Did you win again?" Creekpaw asked. "Yup! I pinned her again! It's so much fun!" Redpaw showed her by pinning her down as Creekpaw gaped at her from below. "I see your enjoying yourself." Coldfrost purred at his daughter. "Father!" She exclaimed happily and jumped off of Creekpaw and went over to Coldfrost purring and told him all about her training. He chuckled. "That's my daughter, always hyper, happy, and full of great fighting skills." He praised. "Oh, by the way, Hawkstar is going to announce who is going to the gathering tonight. He said he wants you to go." Redpaw happily said yes. "It's going to be my first time at the gathering!" Blackleap watched her apprentice warily. "That she-cat's got to much power in fighting, I fear for her becoming cold-hearted and hateful with power so young." Hawkstar commented as he sat next to Blackleap. "I agree, but she's such a sweet she-cat, its hard to imagine her cold-hearted." She commented as Hawkstar sighed. "She might be sweet, but until she gets to being a warrior, lets hope she becomes no cold-hearted more than her grandfather." Hawkstar got up and leaped onto Whispering-ledge. "Cats of WhisperClan, I have to announce the cats that are going to the gathering tonight." He waited for the cats to form around the ledge. "The cats that are going are; Me, Coldfrost, Blackleap, Willowspot, Eaglefur, Creekpaw, Redpaw, and Tigerpaw are going to the gathering." He finished as he scanned the clan landing his eyes on Redpaw's cheerful face. "Dear starclan, don't let her end up like Riverstrike, please help her along the way." He thought as he jumped off the ledge, the cats starting to split up and get ready for the gathering.