No More Lullabies [o]

[Snowypaw]

Right after his apprentice ceremony was over, Snowypaw ran into his new den, eager to find himself a nest. The white tom slipped on his own feet and fell face first into the ground. Instead of saying ow, he just giggled and got up.

Snowypaw found two empty nests and pulled them together. One for him and one for Dustpaw. "Perfect!" The one thing Snowypaw hated was leaving his brother out. They were littermates for Cloudclan's sake! He had to take care of him.

[Firespark]

From the middel of the den where Firekit sat in her neat nest she smiled and caleld out, "Hey! Is that for your brother?" The sh-cat seemed to be shining as she asked the simple question. With a smile her white teeth glowed under the heat of the day.

[Snowypaw]

Snowypaw nodded to the other apprentice. "Yeah. Dustpaw and I always sleep next to each other." And he's always grumpy when he wakes up.. He looked down at his paws. Snowypaw didn't want to make the her feel bad and tell her she couldn't sleep next to them.

"You can get a different nest and pull it up next to ours.. If you want."

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Dustpaw stepped into the den. Less crowded, more organized- it seemed far nicer than the nursery. With a satisfied huff, the tom glanced around. His eyes fell on Snowypaw and Firepaw.

"Hello, you two." He was in a better mood than usual at the moment; a rare thing. Dustpaw nodded at Snowypaw's words.

The tom settled down in the nest that Snowypaw had made, shooting him a grin of gratitude.

[Ptarmiganpaw]

The small skinny apprentice walked into the den. Her mentor, Larksong, had issued her to get a good rest in her new den. She then spotted others. They'll think I'm still a kit. She thought somberly. She was quite tiny and thin for her age. Yet, her leg were like long twig poking out of a seed. Her name was Pheasantpaw. Oh, how she had longed for those words for so long and how she hadn't. She would now have the freedom of the forest, but not the warmth of her mother. Those were two things that blocked up her feelings. Anyways, she was heading into the den. She kept her head low and she kept herself quiet. All though it was rude not to greet. "Er...hello. I'm new here, are there any advised sleeping spots? I don't want to take any cat's particular spot." She looked up as she moved closer. She had about rammed her head into one feline. "Oops, sorry! I wasn't paying any attention to which direction I was headed to!"

[Snowypaw]

Snowypaw curled up next to his brother and laid his head on his paws. He was told to get sleep, so he would obey his mentor's orders. But before he could close his eyes, another voice reached his black tipped ears. "There's one over there." Snowypaw pointed to an empty nest with his tail. "But if you don't want to sleep alone you can do the same as Firepaw, Pheasantpaw." He knew the tiny she-cat was an apprentice. Snowypaw had gone to het ceremony.

[Ptarmiganpaw]

Pheasantpaw looked at the nest. It was mostly in the cold shadows. She was sure that she would possibly freeze herself back there. She then recorded Snowypaw's words in her head. He had said her name. Had she mentioned who she was? Her mind thought back to what she had said. Nope. She never said, 'Hello I am Pheasantpaw.' Had this white apprentice been to her ceremony or something? She would ask in a moment. Pheasantpaw went over to the stale looking nest and dragged it over next to Snowypaw's. Maybe he would care to befriend her. She had a high doubt and a high hope. She ruffled the moss in the nest so the under layer of the stale came out. The under layer was much softer and had a crisp smell. She purred with joy and jumped in. Her feet massaged the moss and she looked genuinely happy at the second. "Hey, how did you know my name?"

[Firespark]

Loooking at the tom Firepaw shook her head nad meowed, "Thanks but I'm fine, I like the middel of the den becuase its the warmest. Enyways I always sleep next to Crowpaw." The happy she-cat meowed ready to explore the forest. HEr apws twitched as she lay in her nest. Seeing Pheasant kit she pointed the a nest near herself anf meowed, 'You can sleep by me if you want."