Tigerlily of RiverClan Chapter 2

Tigerkit shyly dropped two minnows onto the fresh-kill pile. She had been waiting since dawn for a few fish to enter her small reach. "Did you catch those yourself?" Loinkit exclaimed.

Tigerkit fluffed out her fur with embarassmentt, "Yeah, it took 'till now to catch them."

"How long now?" Flurrykit asked, looking up at the sun, "it's sun-high. That's a long time!"

Loinkit eyed the fresh-kill, "you must have alott of patience!"

"May I?" Flurrykit asked flicking her white tail in the direction of the minnows Tigerkit caught.

"Sure," Tigerkit replied, giving her chest fur a few licks, trying to hide her pride. Branchfall, the deputy, was always cool when the kits swarmed him about the giant fish he caught, so she would be, too.

Flurrykit quickly grabbed the prey, mumbling "Thanks," around her mouthful. She scampered away to go eat with her parents.

"You wanna share?" Loinkit offered, taking a pike from the fresh-kill pile.

"Sure!" Tigerkit answered. She glanced over at Icekit, who was chasing Rockstorm's tail. "Do you want to share some prey with Loinkit and I?"

"Why not?" Icekit came scampering over to the two.

The three little kittens sat down and tucked into their fish. "Y'know," Loinkit mumbled around a mouthful you're gonna be an apprentice like, what? Two moons, right?"

"I suppose," Tigerkit replied munching on her share of fish. "But I'd rather train with you guys."

Icekit's ears perked up, "You could always talk to Minnowstar about it. You could get us apprenticed early, or," he cats a apolegetic, sideways glance at Tigerkit, "or become a 'paw later that usual."

"I wouldn't mind." Tigerkit mewed. "When we're done, let's talk to Minnowstar, Rosefall, Rockstorm, Rainclaw, Nightfall, Branchfall and maybe Poppyfeather." Poppyfeather was the medicine cat.

"It's a deal!" Loinkit agreed.

"So why did you bring us here?" Minnowstar asked as Poppyfeather ducked into the lichen.

Tigerkit fluffed out her fur just a little with embarassmentt, "well, I was thinking. I'm a moon older than Rosefall's litter," she gestured to the three kits beside her. " I don't actually want to start my training a moon earlier than them. Why, I'd rather be apprenticed late!"

Nightfall sat up and asked, "why do you want to do this? I couldn't wait to be an apprentice! I'd become one a moon early if the leader would let me. So why don't you?"

"I already told you," Tigerkit explained, looking up boldly to her mother, "I don't want to leave my denmates behind."

"Is this your true wish?" Minnowstar asked.

"Yes," Tigerkit tried to puff out her chest a little.

"The senior warriors and I will discuss it," Minnowstar threw a glance in the direction of Nightfall and Rainclaw. "If your parents wish to allow it."

Rainclaw glanced at his mate, then said. "If that is what Tigerkit wants, then we have no right to stop her."