Ruby's Apprentice Ceremony

Ruby had gotten used to being treated like royalty. She spent her days relaxing in the medicine cat's den, being given attention from all sorts of visitors and even the medicine cat himself. There was one peculiar tom who visited more than the others, but she didn't think much of it. I like this much more than my old life. I don't even miss my mother or my sister. I'm glad I'm here; I don't even have to do anything! By now, her scraggly ginger and white fur had become thick and shiny and her bones were no longer visible. She was older than some of the apprentices in the apprentice den, but she had no duties and was given free reign of the camp. She didn't know it, but soon it would change.

"Let all cats old enough to catch their own prey join here beneath the Highrock for a Clan meeting!" Usually those words meant nothing to her, but today, the black and white tom called Swiftpaw nudged her out the den, yapping on about some kind of ceremony that was long due. She stared up at the large gray she-cat on the big rock, surprised to see her staring back. "Ruby, please step forward." She stared on with shock, and Swiftpaw nudged her on. "Today, we gather to..." What's going on? Why is she addressing me? Ruby looked nervously around the camp, noticing that the Clan cats' gazes were on her or the leader. She hardly even heard the words spoken until she looked back at Dewstar. "...shall be known as Sunpaw. Snowface, it is the time for you to receive an apprentice. You will take on this apprentice to train. Welcome to ThunderClan, Sunpaw." Her eyes widened in shock, though to most it looked like excitement. She was apparently Sunpaw now... and she had to work!

Adderpaw smiled, happy that 'Sunpaw' had a good mentor now. She'd enjoy life in Thunderclan, he was sure.
"Congratulations." He meowed, padding over to her. "You're an official cat of Thunderclan now. Glad to have you!" The tom purred.

Snowface was proud to have her first apprentice. She padded over to Sunpaw and touched noses with her.