Jaytail's Story {Chapter 6}

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Chapter 6 Jaypaw looked around fourtrees, his eyes wide. He never thought there would be so many cats at a gathering! Jayshade nuzzled him gently and he trotted off towards a dark gray tom with white paws. "Hey! Is this your first gathering?" a velvety yet playful voice asked. Jaypaw turned around. He saw a plump red-ginger tom behind him. "Yes, this is my first gathering," Jaypaw responded. The tom sat beside him. "This is my first gathering too! I'm Robinpaw," he meowed. "I'm Jaypaw, from WindClan," he mewed. Robinpaw nodded. "You are the medicine cat apprentice that fell into the gorge!" Robinpaw meowed, his eyes bright. "I used to be a medicine cat. I'm now a warrior. How did you know that?" Jaypaw asked. "Oh, you were rescued by me and my mentor, Darkflow. We are RiverClan cats. Weren't you in the medicine den with Appleshade, Foxfire, and Rosepaw?" Robinpaw asked. Jaypaw nodded, but before he could say anything, a yowl split the air. He looked up to see a ragged gray tom with golden eyes perched at the top of the rock. "Let the gathering begin," the old tom meowed, his voice scratchy with age but his eyes still bright. "Darkflow said that old gray tom is Gravestar of Shadowclan," Robinpaw whispered. "Prey is running well in ShadowClan. We still grieve for our fallen deputy, Stonefoot, who died mysteriously in his den at night. No cat of our clan hated him, so we think that a cat from another clan did it, not saying which clan though. We also have a new apprentice named Stonepaw, which is Stonefoot's only surviving kit." Gravestar dipped his head to Streamstar. "Prey is doing just fine with leaf-fall approaching. We have a new apprentice named Robinpaw." Dawnstar stepped up. "We have a new apprentice, Jaypaw." Finally, Snakestar stepped up. "Prey is doing just fine. We have a new apprentice named Featherpaw." As the gathering broke up, a silver tabby she-cat and a gray tom with blue eyes and a white paw trotted over to him and Robinpaw. "You guys must be Jaypaw and Robinpaw!" the silver tabby she-cat meowed. "I'm Featherpaw." The gray tom stepped up beside her. "I'm Stonepaw." Jaypaw purred happily. "Why don't we share who our kin is and who our mentors are?" Jaypaw asked. "I'll go first!" Featherpaw meowed. "I'm from ThunderClan. My mentor is Oakwood, the deputy. My mother is Daisydeer and my father is Stormflight. I had a brother named Mistlekit, but he died young," Featherpaw meowed gently. "I am from RiverClan. My father is Streamstar, the leader, my mother is Thornfang, and my mentor is Darkflow," Robinpaw said. "I'm from ShadowClan. My mother was Dreamstorm, my father was Stonefoot, my sister was Leafkit, and my brother was Sharkkit. My leader is Gravestar, my deputy is Russetpelt, and my medicine cat is Shadeheart. My mentor is Heatherheart," Stonepaw meowed. "I'm from WindClan. My mother is Gingerstripe, my father is Jayshade, my leader is Dawnstar, the deputy is Raindew, the medicine cat is Sorrelpelt, and my mentor is Jayshade," Jaypaw mewed quietly. "Come on, WindClan!" Dawnstar called. "I better go," Jaypaw meowed, before following Gingerstripe away. Gingerstripe seemed sad, but when she looked at Stonepaw, she seemed even more sad.