CEREMONIES {OPEN TO ALL OF WINDCLAN}

[Thornstar]

Thornstar slept peacefully in his den, his side rising and falling as he breathed.

He dreamed unknowingly of a strange, cold and dark place, a lonely place. The tom walked forward, his eyes and ears alert for any signs of presence.

"Is anyone here?" he called,

Silence.

"Can anyone hear me?" he called again,

Silence.

Letting out a snort of frustration, the leader padded onward.

Suddenly the ground in front of him began to break apart and started to fall into nothing but darkness. Widening his eyes at the unbelievable scene he staggered back, away from the crumbing ground, but it just followed.

It wasn't long before it caught up to him. The brown tabby let out a scream for help as his paws slipped over the edge and he began to fall headfirst into darkness.

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Thornstar awoke with a yowl of horror and jumped to his paws, his muscles tense, and his eyes round and wide with terror. It didn't take the tom long to realize that it was only a dream. Calm down, calm down he repeated silently, forcing himself to relax.

When he managed to calm himself, the tom gave himself a small shake, making sure no moss was clinging to his tabby brown fur, arched his back for a stretch, pondering on what that dream meant.

But, it didn't take the tom long to remember that there was a ceremony to be announced. Quickly forgetting about his pondering, he gave himself a small lick to the chest; not really caring about how he looked and padded out of his den toward the tall rock. Hopefully he hadn't kept anyone waiting, by over sleeping, lately; thats all he was really interesting in doing these days, considering all the duties that had to be done.

With a quick bunch of his muscles, he leaped onto the tallrock, landing perfectly on it. He had done it so many times that he hardly messed up on doing it anymore.

"Let all cats old enough the catch their own prey gather beneath the tallrock" he called, hearing his own voice echo through the camp walls.

[HAREPAW]

Harekit's ears twitched in his sleep, alerted by the yowling of Thornstar from the tallrock. The familiar voice mingled with the sleeping kit's dream- one where he anxiously searched for rabbits along the ThunderClan border. Instead of hearing the familiar thumping of hares, he heard voices calling. Harekit! Harekit! Harekit! "Harekit!"

The last time sounded so real that Harekit was on his paws in a split second, blinking the sleep from his eyes. The were mottled blue-green, the latter color only coming in within the past half moon. Brown tabby fur lined his kit body; a second skin, especially in the cool Newleaf air. Harekit stared blankly for a moment, allowing his mind to fully wake up. The words of his mother had already left her mouth by the time he was ready to listen. "Wha-"

Rosetail, his mother, was already joining the other warriors outside. Harekit blinked, frowning slightly, and hopped after her. A meeting! Could it be his apprentice ceremony? Nearby, he glanced other kits, all hoping the same thing. Apprentice ceremonies! This had to be one. Or maybe two or three kits would become 'paws today. It could be any number, really-

Harekit's train of thought was interrupted as an unknown warrior flicked him with their tail, murmuring for him to be quiet. Slightly irritated, the kit obliged.

(((So sorry for pestering you, Sylver!))