New ranks(Whisperclan Ceremonies)

[Sand]

Fangstar lay in his nest in the leaders den thinking over the fact that his mate, deputy, and a few of his other clan mates had just disappeared. His heart ached when he thought of his mate and he wondered what the point of falling in love even was. Moonpetal had been his second mate. He had lost his first mate to green cough and after Hawktalon had died he had vowed to never fall in love again but then he had started talking to Moonpetal and had fallen in love with her. He sometimes felt like he was destined to lose everyone he cared about. The white tom let out a sigh a sigh and opened his eyes to reveal icy-blue orbs.

He got to his paws and walked out of his den still lost in thought. He knew he had been putting off ceremonies but that was so he could think over some things. He hadn't really wanted to do anymore ceremonies until he could decide on a cat who would be the new deputy. He knew that patrols had searched the whole territory for their missing clan mates but hadn't been able to find anything. He figured that the clan would be whispering about how his mate and deputy had both disappeared. He had known that his mate and deputy had once been lovers and he was sure that a few others had probably figured it out from the tension that had always been around Fangstar and Wolfshadow.

He shook his head to clear his thoughts and decided to get started on the ceremonies. He looked around before looking at the sky. It was close to sundown which meant that there would be probably a lot of his clan mates already in the camp. He wanted to do it at a time where all his clan mates would be in he camp but didn't want to call a ceremony and wake them up. Taking a deep breath he raised his muzzle towards the sky. "Let all those old enough to chase rabbits join here for a clan meeting," he yowled. He watched as his clan mates started to come into the clearing and he decided to preform the apprentice ceremonies. Than he would do the warrior ceremonies and end the meeting with the announcement of who would be deputy.

"Oatkit you have reached the age of six moons and is now ready to begin your path as a warrior. From this day forwards until you are ready to receive your warrior name you will be known as Oatpaw. Frostgaze you are a loyal warrior and I hope you can pass down all you know to Oatpaw."Lionhearted, Isilme

"Wolfkit you have reached the age of six moons and is now ready to begin your path as a warrior. From this day forwards until you are ready to receive your warrior name you will be known as Wolfpaw. Thrushleap you are a loyal warrior and I hope you can pass down all you know to Wolfpaw." Phantomspirit, Lionhearted

"Leafkit you have reached the age of six moons and is now ready to begin your path as a warrior. From this day forwards until you are ready to receive your warrior name you will be known as Leafpaw. Whispersong you are a loyal warrior and I hope you can pass down all you know to Leafpaw." @heatherpaw, Isilme

"Sunkit you have reached the age of six moons and is now ready to begin your path as a warrior. From this day forwards until you are ready to receive your warrior name you will be known as Sunpaw. Aspenstripe you are a loyal warrior and I hope you can pass down all you know to Sunpaw." Eveningbreeze, Heron

"Echokit you have reached the age of six moons and is now ready to begin your path as a warrior. From this day forwards until you are ready to receive your warrior name you will be known as Echopaw. Tall-leap you are a loyal warrior and I hope you can pass down all you know to Echopaw." @fawnstar

Fangstar paused to take a deep breath before moving on to the warrior ceremonies. "We also have some apprentices who are ready to become warriors," he meowed before started the next part of the meeting.

"Harepaw you have reached the end of the path of a warrior. From this day forwards you will be known as Harebreeze. And we welcome you as a full warrior of Whisperclan."Isilme

"Lilypaw you have reached the end of the path of a warrior. From this day forwards you will be known as Lilyshine. And we welcome you as a full warrior of Whisperclan."Fiction

"Adderpaw you have reached the end of the path of a warrior. From this day forwards you will be known as Adderstep. And we welcome you as a full warrior of Whisperclan."Falcon

"Owlpaw you have reached the end of the path of a warrior. From this day forwards you will be known as Owlfoot. And we welcome you as a full warrior of Whisperclan."Fernstripe

"Briarpaw you have reached the end of your path of a warrior. From this day forwards you will be known as Briardawn. And we welcome you as a full warrior of Whisperclan."Roselocke

"Whisperpaw you have reached the end of your path of a warrior. From this day forwards you will be known as Whisperstrike. And we welcome you as a full warrior of Whisperclan." Isilme

He paused once more to catch his breath. "Before I dismiss everyone I have something to announce. As you have all probably noticed some of her clan mates have recently just disappeared. Wolfshadow is one of them so that means I now have to choose a new deputy. I say these words before Starclan so they may hear and approve of my choice. Thrushleap will be the new deputy of Whisperclan," he meowed before looking around. "That is all clan is dimissed," he meowed.

Once he had dismissed his clan he walked away from the his den weaving his way though his clan mates until he reached Thrushleap. The large white tom halted in front of he other tom. "After you have gotten acquainted with your new apprentice meet me in my den so that we can talk," he meowed and waited for the other tom to say something.

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Tall-leap had been out in the clearing when he heard the leader call the familiar summons for a clan meeting. He let out a groan and turned his attention to Fangstar. He wasn't really paying attention to the ceremony until he heard his name. Blinking he started paying attention again but wasn't really sure who his apprentice was since he had only tuned in when he had heard his leader say his name.

[Lionhearted]

Thrushleap froze in his spot. Deputy? Him? It was a dream come true. Feeling a sudden lightheadedness, he stood up quickly. This meant that someone cared about him. Someone, meaning Fangstar, had noticed him. A little nobody like him, disliked and disowned... his heart lifted, as of a huge burden was taken off his shoulders. "Thank you, Fangstar, for this honor," he said, sinking into a bow. "I will help protect the code with my life. You won't be let down!" He exclaimed sincerely. He felt like he owed Fangstar something, I can't believe it. Look at me now, former brothers. Ha. He no longer felt like snapping and growling at everyone. And with that, he mustered a half smile, and looked for Wolfpaw.

"After you meet Wolfpaw, I'd like to talk to you."

Turning, Thrushleap spotted his leader behind him. "Okay," he said evenly. Feeling awkward, he gave the other Tom a brief nod and headed to Wolfpaw.

(Thanks, Sand! I'm excited!)

ooc: Sand for the talk, do you want to make the thread, or shall I?

Phantomspirit do you want to make the thread for training, or shall I?

[Sand]

ooc: I can make it and me too.

Fangstar was glad that Thrushleap was so ready to be the best he could be for the clan. 'I knew I had made the right choice' he thought. He returned his deputies nod and watched as his deputy walked off to his new apprentice. After watching the younger tom go off to meet his new apprentice he headed to his den to wait for Thrushleap.

[Phantomspirit]

Ooc: Sure, should I post meeting you here or on a new thread? You can do it if you'd like, still kinda new to this...

Wolfpaw padded up to her new mentor, her legs still feeling as if they were made of water, and completely shocked that her mentor was the deputy of her new Clan...

[Fiction]

Lilyshine's dark blue eyes sparkled with happiness. "Lilyshine," she said gleefully to herself. Turning around, the white and pale ginger tabby looked for her two best friends, Morningpaw and Stoatpaw. Spotting Morningpaw, the small female padded over. "Morningpaw!" She exclaimed. "How do you like my warrior name?"
After Morningpaw answered, Lilyshine glanced around and found Stoatpaw. Calling to him, she turned to stand next to Morningpaw, so both of them were facing the Tom.

@wildpelt @pandya

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Stoatpaw felt pride and happiness for Lilypaw, as the young she-cat turned towards him. Repeating her new name out loud, he tried out the sound of it, the familiar, yet still strange warmth her presence caused him, surging through him.. "It's lovely", he said after a moment. "It really suits you." Carefully, he bent down and gave her head a short, affectionate lick. Glancing at Morningpaw, he reminded himself they weren't alone.
He was, being the same age as her, getting impatient to earn his own warrior name, but he pushed the thoughts away. Right now was about Lilypaw - Lilyshine, he reminded himself. "I'm so happy for you. You deserve it", he went on, meaning every word of it.

(OOC: I hope it's okay he's fallen for her so completly now )
Fiction

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(Isilme Can you start the training thread, please? ^^)

In all honesty, Leafkit was really nervous about becoming and apprentice. She didn't know if her mentor would like her, or if the other apprentices would like her. As Fangstar called her name, she lowered her head a little. So... Whispersong is my mentor... she thought. 

After the ceremony, she looked around for her mentor. She wasn't sure when they would start training, but she thought she should at least introduce herself to her mentor. Well, introduce herself as best as she could without using words.