11 Ceremonies!

[kiba]

Lightningwind was laying down in Terror's nest, his head on his paws as the queen licked his wound. He had his tail wrapped around him and curled up into a tight ball.

Terror let out comforting purrs. "That brother of yours. He use to be such a sweet kit. I don't know what has gotten into him. And that Shadowstep too. Both of those toms need to think about what they did wrong," she mewed in between licks.

[Midnight]

"ENOUGH! I expect more out of my cats than this!" Midnightstar snapped, rage in her voice as she approached, pushing through cats in her way. "I saw the whole thing." She flashed an angry glare at Shadowstep, "You should know better. Leave it alone- I don't care whether or not you consider her your daughter, who Nightstep takes as a mate is up to her not you, Shadowstep. She's not a kit anymore, so quit it." Her red eyes were narrowed and blaring with pure anger, finding it very annoying that her Clanmates were acting like a bunch of kits fighting over a piece of prey. "You will be cleaning nests for the next moon for the way you acted. Don't think I didn't notice the aggressive ways earlier.."

"As for you," Midnightstar flicked her tail at Thunderblaze, "I suppose I was wrong to give you a warrior name." She looked up at the sky, "If StarClan has any rejections to what I'm about to do, let them speak now." She waited a few moments before looking at Thunderblaze and continuing, "I now know I was wrong to give you a warrior name for you clearly do not deserve it. Being a warrior means not forming your anger into teeth and claws at your Clanmate. It means being loyal and not letting your anger take over. I now demote you to an apprentice for a moon, giving you back the name Thunderpaw. You are not to leave this camp for that moon and you are now sworn to the duty of cleaning nests."

Midnightstar turned to Lightningwind next and dipped her head, yowling, "You did well at handling that, Lightningwind. Most cats would've attacked back but you kept calm and instead formed your anger into words rather than teeth and claws. I suggest heading over to Lotusmoon and any nest-cleaning you might have been assigned will be handed to your brother instead for the moon." She hoped he heard her.

"Nightstep," Midnightstar flicked her tail, "I'd like to see you in my den." She padded into her den, still very angry at her Clanmates yet calming down a bit.

[Foxpaw]

Nightstep's heart filled with dread as she listened to Midnightstar's words. She stopped in her path to Lightningwind, and instead followed her former mentor to her den, trail dragging. How did such a great day go so bad? More importantly, what could she have done to stop it?

[kiba]

Thudnerpaw's fur bristled. He let out an outraged snarl. She than looked at Nightstep. "Take him for a mate! I don't care anymore! You're worthless to me now," he screeched. He than turned and fled out of the entrance of the camp. He headed for Stormclan territory. 'If Midnightclan wont have me as a warrior than maybe another clan will!' he thought, tears appearing in his eyes. He had never meant to take it that far, but it was too late to turn around now.

Shadowstep snorted, but said nothing to Midnightstar. He forced down a growl and headed towards the elders den to see if they needed anything.

[Foxpaw]

Nightstep listened to Thunderpaw in horror. He was supposed to be her best friend, but obviously things like that didn't matter to him now. It seemed the she-cat never got a choice in anything. Not about her sight and not about her mate. Grief filled her heart as she watched the cat who had been her best friend since she was a kit run off, but she was more concerned for Lightningwind.

[Midnight]

"Nightstep." Midnightstar calmly called, though anger was slightly showing. The leader closed her eyes and took a deep breath.

[Foxpaw]

Nightstep quickly scurried to her mentor nervously. "Coming..." she muttered, ears flattening. As if this wasn't awful enough without getting her fur ripped out.

[blazeclan]

Blaze stalked through the forest, searching for prey. He had crossed the border, unaware of the clan-cat inhabitants. He stalked through the MidnightClan territory, in search on food.