Airclan Camp

Lynxlily lashed her tail and padded to Foxtail. "Goodbye, Foxtail. May we meet again...."

I looked surprised as I stared at Lynxlily, "W-what do you mean?" I stammered, not hearing Heatherstar.

"I'm leaving the Clans. I can't take it. Heatherstar told me that Rushingstripe died in an accident with FireClan...." Lynxlily looked away. "I'm sorry."

I kept looking at her, "Can I go with you?" I asked.

"If you want. I'm going to make a Tribe near the sun-drown place."

I nodded, "Thank you..." I smiled, "I'm gonna go with you."

"No, thank you." Lynxlily smiled. "Let's go."

I smiled back and walked toward the forest, letting her lead the way.

Lynxlily lead them up a slope and broke into a lightning run, speeding across until grass turned to sand beneath their paws.

I followed Lynxlily, running not as fast, but keeping up.

*Moon later.....*

Lynxlily smiled. "Time to make our Tribe names...."

"Whatcha mean? Like the Tribe name?"

Lynxlily chuckled. "No. The Tribe name, i have decided, is the Tribe of Shallow Water. No, our names. Like mine is.....Tsunami in the Stormy Sea, Tsunami for short."

"Oh...mine is Thorn of the Roses. Thorn for short!"

"Ah. Okay." Tsunami smiled. "Shadow is leader...He's in his den."

I nodded and smiled, "I'll go hunting." I mewed and padded off into the woods.

"We're both Prey-hunters, let's go."

I looked around and opened my mouth to taste the air, filling my mouth was the fresh scent of a rabbit. I turned my head and caught a glance of it hopping toward its hole. Once it stopped to grab something, I stalked behind it and pounced, killing in a swift swipe.

Tsunami saw a starling fluttering about in the branches of a Willow Tree. Tsunami wriggled her hind-quarters and leaped silent into the tree. She climbed into it's branch only to see a nest of two adult starlings, and three babies. Tsunami jumped on them and killed them all with blows to the back of their necks.

I watched as Tsunami gotthe starlings, "Good catch." I purred, when she jumped off the branch. I walked on, taking back to the Tribe, two rabbits, a few fish, and a starling. I dropped them into the fresh-kill pile and padded to the leader's den, "Shadow?" I meowed poking my head into his den.

"Yes?" Shadow asked, twitching his long, black tail. "Ah, Wave. Come in, come in." Shadow spoke, his mate next to them. "I was about to send Sun to go get you. Okay, Leaf and Sun, my son and daughter, need mentors. They are almost to~bes. I wanted you and Tsunami to mentor them. I talked to Tsunami, and she wishes to mentor Leaf. Do you want to mentor Sun, my daughter? She's a bit snappy, and bad-tempered, other than that she's a wonderful apprentice."

I smiled and nodded, "Yes, I would love to mentor Sun!" Still smiling I padded out of the den and let out a meow of happiness. This was my First apprentice!!

Shadow leaped onto a giant rock. All cats were in the clearing as he called them He announced the ceremony. Tsunami rushed to her to-be and touched noses with him. "Tsunami, you are my eldest child. I expect you to pass on your loyalty and quick thinking to this to-be." he finished.

I padded to the rock and smiled lightly at Sun.

Sun stared at her mentor with wide eyes. "Sun and Wave, you must take your to-be out into the forest and teach her how to hunt." Shadow announced, "Out with you."