C9 Frost and Flame

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Chapter 9 In IceClan, all the cats were very busy. Oceanheart's kits were about to be born! “Frostpaw, Freezepaw, come here please!” Shouted Lakefur, as soon as she called them, the two apprentices immediately appeared. “What is it Lakefur?” asked Frostpaw, “Oceanheart's kits are coming, I need you two to find Icicletail, and then bring a water soaked ball of moss too the nursery. Can you two handle that?” Freezepaw nodded and started running into the forest to find the brown furred tom, with Frostpaw following closely behind. “And find a firm but soft stick!” Lakefur called after them. In no time at all the two apprentices found Icicletail. As soon as he saw them he stopped what he was doing. “What are you two doing here? Is Oceanheart ok?” Frostpaw nodded and then started speaking. “Oceanheart's perfectly fine, Lakefur sent us to find you because the kits are about to be born! We also need to find a soft but firm stick and a bundle of moss.” Icicletail's eyes lit up. “Kits! Already? I'll come with you guys back to camp. Let's go!” Before either of the two friends had time to react, the excited tom started bounding through the forest. Once they had reached camp, Icicletail hurried to the nursery, and the ‘paws headed to the medicine den to find Lakefur. Before they had reached her den, the medicine cat came bounding out.”Oh thank goodness! Frostpaw, soak the moss in the pool please, Freezepaw give me the stick please.” Frostpaw and Freezepaw gave the medicine cat the supplies. “Alright, now go out into the clearing and get something to eat. If we need you guys, I'll send someone to get you.” The two apprentices nodded and padded away. Frostpaw and Freezepaw padded to the freshkill pile and picked a juicy pigeon to share. Soon they heard yowls coming from the nursery, and Frostpaw winced. Yikes, she thought I hope Oceanheart's ok. The next day, life returned to normal. Frostpaw and Freezepaw went out with their mentors to do some battle training. When they got to the training field, Frostpaw bounced with excitement. She loved battle training, especially when she got to use it to protect her clan. “Alright!” Said Streamtail, Freezepaw's mentor. “Today we'll be learning how to fight foxes. I'll be the fox, try to leap onto my back and cuff me around the ears! Pretend that I'm trying to break into the nursery. Remember, claws sheathed!” Frostpaw crouched and bunched her muscles, as soon as Streamtail took a step toward her, she leaped onto the gray and white furred she-cats back. Once she had a secure pawhold, she cuffed Streamtail around the ear, leaped off, and swiped at her nose. Freezepaw came from behind, and swept her mentor's legs out from under her. Panting, the two apprentices sat down and waited. “Good job you two!” said Mistheart, “That was very impressive, let's practice some more battle moves and then you guys can go back to camp and get some freshkill.” A little after sunhigh, the two apprentices strolled into camp with their mentors. Frostpaw walked over to the drinking pool and took a long drink, then she twitched her whiskers to get rid of the water droplets, and went to grab a shrew from the freshkill pile. After that, she went out on a border patrol. When she got back, she settled down next to Freezepaw to share tongues. At dusk, the two apprentices headed over to their den and curled up next to each other.