Lurking Dangers

Azure was pacing back and forth, her fur on end. "Snake! Have you heard from Shadow?" The she-cat snapped. Her azure-blue eyes flaring angrily.
"I-I don't know. I think he's still with that," he spat out the next word. "Clan."
"Of course he is! That's where I sent him!" Azure retorted, her eyes turning into slits. She lashed her tail. Mouse-brains! I'm leading mouse-brained cats!
Snake, taking her tail lash as a signal to leave, turned around and padded to the other cats. Jingo was sitting with her brother Red. The dark ginger tom was hanging his head. He clearly didn't want to be here.
"Honestly, I don't understand why Azure keeps you here. You're useless!" Snake growled.
Jingo's hackles raised and she stood up to Snake. Pressing her nose to his. "You got a problem with my brother, Snake?" She snapped. "If he leaves I leave."

"No one's leaving," Crimson hissed as he scrambled over the fence and leaped down beside Red. "Snake go bully someone else."
Snake's hackles raised but Azure appeared from her temporary den. A small twoleg-planted bush.
"We aren't going to beat the clan cats if we can't even get along!" Azure snapped.

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Shadowkit was sitting with Mistykit. Spottedkit had apologized and now they weren't rivals. For the time being. Stupid clan cats. Shadowkit thought darkly. Azure will surely defeat this clan.

Suddenly a beautiful golden kit, dappled with black and has large, gorgeous blue eyes padded confidently into EmberClan's camp.

She froze when she saw all the cats, then slowly turned to leave. She then recognized Shadowkit."Shadow, is that you?"

Shadowkit froze when he heard the she-cat's familiar voice. "Hidden?"

Hiddenpaw cocked her head slightly to one side. "What're you doing here?" She asked quietly.

Shadowkit aimed one glance at Mistykit who was watching the she-cat cautiously.

"Azure sent me here to," Shadowkit looked around, making sure no one was listening. "You know what? We will talk later. Why are you here?"

"You said we'd talk later," Hiddenpaw meowed.

Shadowkit sighed and made his way back to Mistykit as Blazepaw looked around the clearing and his hackles raised when he spotted Hiddenpaw. "What are you doing in EmberClan's camp?" He hissed when he stalked up to her.
"Blazepaw, what did Tanglestar tell you?" Sweetpaw growled as she stood beside her brother.

Spottedkit also spotted the new she-cat in the camp. "Blazepaw why did you..." Her hackles raised. "Who are you?" She growled although her eyes shown the fear she was feeling.

Sweetpaw shot a glare at Spottedkit. "Leave the interviewing to Tanglestar. Both of you, go." She meowed and flicked her brother with her tail.

Spottedkit apologized and turned back to Frostkit and Viperkit.

Tanglestar heard the growls and poked his head out of his den. "New cat. Well," He emerged from his den and padded calmly over to Hiddenpaw. "Hello," He dipped his head.

"The leader of EmberClan?" Hiddenpaw guessed.

Tanglestar nodded. "Yes. Are you alone?"

Hiddenpaw fought the urge to glance over to Shadowkit. "Yes."

"Your an apprentice, aren't you?" He raised an eyes, curiously.

"Yes, I want to join EmberClan. I'm tired of being.. a loner."

"Very well," Tanglestar meowed and bounded onto the emberstone. "Let all cats old enough to catch their own prey join for a clan meeting!"

He waited patiently as the cats gathered around the emberstone. The sun shinning off of it making it glow beautifully.

"By naming apprentices we show that EmberClan is growing and strong. "Hidden, until you receive your warrior name you shall be known as-"

He was interrupted when three cats entered the clearing. The pretty gray she-cat carrying a gray she-kit. A tortoiseshell she-cat with brilliant amber eyes watched the clan cats. She didn't look a bit frightened.

"Well, what do we have here?" Adderstrike meowed as he turned his attention from Tanglestar to the three she-cats.

"We have traveled far to join EmberClan," The pretty gray tabby meowed as she placed down the she-kit. "I was once a loner, until I found Luna and Kestrel. I am Ivy."

"Ivy, you want to join EmberClan?" Tanglestar meowed.

Ivy nodded. "Yes."

"Alright, you three. Come up here." Tanglestar meowed and the cats parted to let the she-cats by. Wary glances were shared between the queens. Would they dry to harm their kits?

"Let's continue with the ceremony!" Tanglestar yowled and the clan cats meowed with agreement.

"Until you receive your warrior name you will be known as Hiddenpaw. We welcome you as an apprentice for EmberClan. Stormfeather, you are ready for your first apprentice."

Continuing, Tanglestar turned his piercing yellow-amber gaze to Ivy, Luna, and Kestrel.

"Luna, you are not yet six moons old, yes?"

Lunakit nodded.

"Until you are six moons old you will be known as Lunakit. I'd like Blackflower to watch over you until you become an apprentice. Kestrel, you are still of training age, you shall be known as Kestrelpaw until you receive your warrior name.Your mentor will be Fernglade. Lastly, Ivy. You are skilled enough to be a warrior. From now on you will be known as Ivyflight.

"We welcome you all to EmberClan. That is all, clan dismissed."

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Some cats have become inactive. Therefore I will move them to the elder's den or possibly delete them if they do not comment by 1 Week. Are you still here:

Moonstar- Silverfang and Blackpaw

Shattered Dreams- Brokenfeather

Abby and Maddie- Copperflame

Ash (Ashshadow)- Mallowpaw

Stargaze- Stormfeather, Lightfeather, Wishkit, and Featherkit

Jenna- Screechclaw, Brookrush, and Larkflight