Lake of Danger ~ Chapter 8

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Lake of Danger: Chapter 8 ---------------------------------------- The three apprentices who had crashed at the bottom of a hill blinked awkwardly at the cats who were staring at them. Some cats looked like they were about to laugh while others looked disgusted. Rainstar cleared his throat to break the awkward silence. "Lakeclan has arrived..." He said, looking back at the apprentices who were pulling out leaves out of their fur. "What a way to make an entrance." A bluish-silver she-cat said while sashaying towards Rainstar. He chuckled nervously. "Sorry about that." He said. The she-cat chuckled before walking away. Rainstar turned to the apprentices "You guys can go talk to other apprentices before the gathering starts" He said. The three obediently nodded. Rainstar turned around and followed the she-cat to the top of a big and tall rock in the center of the four oak trees. Lilypaw looked around in awe of all the different cats. When she turned around Glisterpaw and Jaypaw were already heading towards a group of younger cats. She quickly followed them. They approached the cats. "Oh, look. It's the clumsy Lakeclan cats." Said one of them. Glisterpaw rolled her eyes. "Blame Lilypaw, she's the one that tripped over air." She said while flicking her tail towards Lilypaw. "Hey!" Lilypaw said. Glisterpaw giggled. "Anyway i'm Glisterpaw and this is Jaypaw." She said. "Hi." Jaypaw said shyly. He shifted his paws awkwardly. "I'm Thunderpaw and these are my siblings, Shadowpaw, Riverpaw and Windpaw." He said. "We can introduce ourselves you know." Said the smallest of the four. Her voice sounded very squeaky, like her size affected her voice. "Whatever, Windpaw. I'm the most mature one so I speak." Thunderpaw said sassily. Glisterpaw began to purr in amusement. Windpaw rolled her eyes and began fidgeting with a pebble on the ground. Thunderpaw looked back and forth between Jaypaw and Windpaw. "You know, Jayfeather, you kinda remind me of Windpaw. You're both small and fidget around a lot." He said, bringing his face closer to Jaypaw's. Jaypaw backed up and flicked his tail. "Um, I don't really like to be called small...Also did you just call me Jayfeather?" Glisterpaw snarled her teeth at Thunderpaw. "Yeah, he has a bad history of being teased for being a runt so leave him alone." Thunderpaw scoffed. He left the three, Shadowpaw and Riverpaw followed him. Windpaw turned to look at Jaypaw before leaving. Lilypaw opened her mouth to say something but was interrupted by a yowl from the rock. All the cats began to gather around beneath the rock while quieting down. Lilypaw, Jaypaw and Glisterpaw followed the cats. The tip of Lilypaw's tail swooshed excitedly. She looked up at Rainstar who was at the front of the rock. As the cats silenced Rainstar spoke. "Hello everyone, it is I, Rainstarl leader of Lakeclan. Our clan is doing well with prey and herbs. We have a new member of our clan, Lilypaw, who was a kittypet but due to our desperate need for more warriors, she was accepted to the clan. Despite being a kittypet I can tell she is going to be a great warrior." His eyes shifted his eyes to Lilypaw who blushed when all the cats looked at her. Some cats whispered insults but Rainstar flicked his tail to silence them. "We had found a cat on our territory who had attacked one of our apprentices. Unfortunately we don't know if it was a clan cat or a rouge. They said they were all white with bright blue eyes, so look out." When Rainstar mentioned the appearance, the bluish-silver she-cat shifted her paw nervously. She looked at a cat in the crowd with a stern look, but Rainstar couldn't tell who she was looking at. "Silverstar, you may speak now." The she-cat nodded and took her place in front of the rock. "Moonlightclan is doing well. One of our queens had a new litter of kits." The gathering continued and Lilypaw watched in awe as the different leaders spoke. Quicker than she expected, the gathering was over. The Lakeclan cats waited at the bottom of the hill for Rainstar, who was talking with Silverstar. Once they were done talking Silverstar smiled before walking away. Rainstar padded up to his clan and signaled with his tail to follow him keeping an eye on Lilypaw, making sure she didn't fall again. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ඞඞඞ