Movin' on up [ ceremonies ]

DarkIntentions followed him close behind, for one thing she knew she really didn't need to get there too fast. The problem with Blazingclan cats, was they just didn't gather if you were lucky you got ten warriors and a couple apprentices. But she went up to the rock anyways, and sat by Flucht, today he was going to do most of the ceremonies. But DarkIntentions had a special surprise.

Tumblekit scrambled forward, tripped over his own paws and ended up in a faceplant, and promptly stood again without so much as a whisker ruffled. Was today his day? Was he finally to be promoted to an apprentice?

Kinetic was the next to join, the tom was nearly seven moons old, in the chaos with Tatteredstar he'd been forgotten. His apprentice ceremony was late, he nodded to his adopted brother-Tumblekit. Insanitycall had taken Neverpaw-Tumblekit's mother, into the Royal family when Neverpaw got pregnant. The cream tom sat down, awaiting his ceremony with a light heart, but his excitement was well concealed as he gazed up at Flucht and his aunt.

Tumblekit smiled at Kinetic, a tom who he rarely talked to but had heard some about. He waved his tail to the older tom, excitement burning like fire in his eyes. Impatiently, the black-furred tom scrambled over to stand next to him.

Kinetic's eyes stirred with a more carefully hidden excitement that Tumblekit was feeling. "Excited?" he asked simply, his eyes glittering with amusement and like. He'd come to visit his step-brother, but he'd allways been asleep or gone playing when Kinetic arrived.

The small-for-his-age kit nodded, his ears flopping as always with the vigorous nod. Lately, the tom had come to notice that all this head-nodding and bobbing tended to make him incredibly light-headed. "I'm excited." he replied, keeping it simple.
Suddenly, the kit looked up at his step-brother, amber eyes glowing. "Do you think I'm ready?" he murmured, his ears pricking forward. "Seems like only a week ago I hadn't even opened my eyes yet!"

Kinetic grinned at his goofy step-brother, his rare violet-tinted eyes glittering with a fondness for the soon to be apprentice. He thought of Haven, his gut twisted. Could he leave this all behind? Kinetic pushed the thought away, as far away as the Horde was. "Certainly! Do not ever doubt yourself Tumblekit, let no one stand in your way." he said, smiling.

Tumblekits nodded, straightening his back in determination. "No one!" he agreed, his ears standing up on his head.
Briefly the tom looked around for his mother and sisters: boy, wouldn't they be excited? The tom could picture the happy glimmer in Neverpaw's eyes. If only his father were here! Wouldn't he be proud?!

Neverpaw padded out of the Medicine Cat den, as if magicly teleported there by her son's thoughts. and seeing Tumblekit looking so proudly and excitedly around she laughed lightly. And padded up next to her son and Kinetic. She sat down next to them, "Patients Tumblekit." She said gently.

FLOOD STOP.

Hearing Flutch's call, Twilightmoon padded out of her den. She hadn't realized how much she missed hearing her and Darkintention's voices until she got them back after Tatteredstar's.

Grassfur glanced around for his mate, and when he didn't see her glanced around for his apprentice. After spotting neither and not seeing any of his kit's either, he contented himself with the resolution that they would appear soon.

Elpida was next out of the nursery. Spotting her brother, Kinetic, and her step-brother, Tumblekit she made her way over to them. She was soooo exited to finally be an apprentice. She had slept in a bit, and the result was her tail fur sticking in strange directions and the fur between her ears left sticking straight up. Her appearance, however, did not even occur to her at the moment, and it didn't appear as if it would any time soon.

{OOC: Elpidakit becoming Elpidapaw}

Tumblekit grinned at his step-siblings, who were just as good as real siblings to him anyway, and, for once, stood and carefully walked forward without a stumble or a trip (though it took a fair amount of concentration). His black tail thumped quietly against the ground, his excitement making him unable to sit still.

((Tumblekit is becoming Tumblepaw! ))

Tumblekit did as he was told and stepped forward. When he was where he needed to be, the black kit looked over his shoulder at his step-brother, waving his tail as if to hurry him along.
Where were his sisters, too? Bah, oh well!

Icepaw listened and steped forward. Her takeing a stand against Tatteredstar and amazeing journey to find DarkIntentions had earned her moveing up to warrior. Her face beamed with pride. She thought how she would still be the scared, shy little apprentice if it wernt for her mentor and friend DarkIntentions.

OOC: Icepaw I expect to become Icestorm