Adjusting

[EmberGlow]

Lethe came out of the Nursery, looking around. It was early morning, and many cats were stirring. Finally she found what she was looking for: a glimpse of bronze tabby fur. With an annoyed sigh she padded toward her brother, her golden eyes questioning while his were unsure. At the familiar sound of her silver necklace jingling, she looked down to see the small metal lightning hanging from it. A gift from her mother before she passed away.
"What's up?" she asked, kind of like a greeting and a question at the same time.

Helios looked down at his petite sibling, forcing a smile as greeting.
"Did you know, Lethe, that we're six moons old now?"

"Do you think I'm dumb or something? 'Course I know that, rock-brained!"

He ignored her comments. "It's the age clan cats become apprentices," he hinted.

"So?"

"We're going to have mentors. And usually they add a 'Paw' at the end of our name."

She looked at him as if he were brain-washed or something. "Why in the name of Hades are you telling me this? I know! What's the point?"

Helios seemed disappointed she didn't guess. "I want to change my name. To adjust." He sighed at the murderous black look she gave him. It was always ten time worst when Lethe gives a dark look than any other cats. Her eyes turned pitch-black, and they had no pupils or whites, which also make it quite scary.

"Are you mad?" she exploded. "It's an insult to Mom by changing our names! An insult to our beliefs. And we aren't even staying!"

"I am staying. And if she knew in what situation we were, she would approve that we get a new family."

"Is it about DawnKit or JeweledKit? Is it because you have a crush on someone?" she hissed, rolling her eyes, though it was impossible for anyone to know that she rolled them.

Helios blushed. "Of course not!"

"It's still an insult to our beliefs."

"Actually, no. I'm going to ask if EverStar would change my name to SunPaw during the ceremony. Helios is the god who represents the sun," the tabby explained, nervously flicking his tail.

She sat down and glared at him. "Well I don't want to stay. Hadn't you notice that in everything we gotten into turned out bad?" she said, her voice somehow calmer, as if she was trying to knock some sense into him.

"You could change your name to DeathPaw."

"No way!"

"Fine, then. See ya."
He got up from where he sat and padded toward the leader's den, leaving his sister fuming behind him.

The tiny black she-kit snickered angry, digging raptor-like claws into the muddy ground. Wonderful. Totally wonderful. She looked around with narrowed eyes, and realized without feeling any guilt that her confrontation with her brother woke up pretty much all the clan. "Good morning, Boggies," Lethe muttered.

((Anyone?))

[twia]

Mui's blood red eyes starred at an obviously pissed of Lethe; she chuckled softly. Mui was the sort of the dark demonic type but inside she was a pure angel. "You know you don't have to change your name to stay in our clan." She meowed, her voice was rough.

~~

Jeweledkit and Swampkit both watched the scene and decided to go and talk to Helios. "You alright?" Swampkit asked, her large rosey red colored eyes boring into his eyes. Jeweledkit remained silent, she didn't want to make anything more worse with her opening her trap.

[EmberGlow]

Lethe turned her head slightly to look at Mui straight in the eyes. She remembered seeing the red-eyed apprentice a couple of times, including when she and her brother were found.
"Then why do everyone except you and your brother make such a big deal about it?" she asked, trying to get rid of the sharp edge in her tone. Mui was certainly not the kind of cat to anger.

Helios nodded slightly, though his eyes were empty, as if careful not to show any emotions. "Do you ever feel like you're different from those related to you?" he asked both she-kits. "And JeweledKit, I'm not like Lethe, I don't mind if you speak or say something that came out wrong," he added, though he bit his tongue to stop himself saying that she looks a lot like his sister, personality-wise.

[WolfMoon]

(Oooo. Lossdream can mentor someone this round like Helios)

Seakit bonded to Halios. She liked him and hoped he would stay. "I wonder who your mentor will be Helios." The she-cat mewed.

[twia]

"They're clan cats, their origins have been set down from the dawn of time." Mui answered easily enough. "Most clanners believe that their ansestors look down upon them during their ceremonies." Mui shrugged, "Personally I think the name doesn't matter, it's what's inside that counts." She winked at Lethe.

~~

Jeweledkit thought for a moment, "Of course." She answered, "I am not like alot of the she-cats..." She paused, "Or toms for that matter. Most cats have a strong dislike for me and plus..." She trailed off. Swampkit nudged her gently, as if she knew her secret. "Plus, I can see dead cats." She admited quietly, "And it scares me."

[EmberGlow]

Helios had nodded to SeaKit, wondering the same thing.
His eyes widened slightly when JeweledKit was done talking, but there was no other sign of surprise. "Do you see them all the time? Like right now?" He paused, looking around. "And why should you be scared of them?"
His father had a certain gift like that, though he could only see faint shadows of the ghosts. He turned mad, killed and took over of the cats at the island... He blinked as if to forget all of that.
As much as he knew, no one died yet in camp... Unless there were cats here before the BogClanners arrived.


Lethe smiled and nodded once. "That's good to know, and I think I understand them. A little," she added, frowning slightly.

[twia]

Jeweledkit sighed, "Well it depends really. Like sometimes I just see their skelotil structure other times it's an actually cat." She took a deep breath, "And I see another cats aurora beside you, right now. Not really the cat, just it's aurora." She admited softly, not looking up.

~~

"Course you don't have to stay in a clan." She meowed slowly, "My brother, Seth, He..." Her voice trailed off. "Well He left because of a dream he had, off to join a band of rouges. He says his destiny lays else where, and yours may too."

[WolfMoon]

"Thats kindof cool Jewledkit my brother see dead people(Medea LOL)" Seakit twitched her tail pointing at Starkit, her blind brother, who mewed "I heard that!" and lashed his tail angerly. LossDream layed sprawled out in the mouth of the nersery, when she heard Seakit's remark she scolded her, "Seakit that was not called for! Your brother has a gift." Seakit bowed her head as she heard her mother scold her.

[_)Misty-ith(_]

From the entrance of the apprentices den, WilyPaw watched the kits. At first, his eyes were narrowed in great agitation. Ever since he had left MysticClan, he just hadn't been the same cat. Then, as he continued to watch and noticed the kits weren't paying him any mind, his expression relaxed he he fell into somewhat of a slump. While his one ear was twitched toward the kits, WilyPaw let his mind wonder. He caught SeaKit mentioning JeweledKit's gift, which, after a great amount of mind-wandering, brought the thought of RiddlePaw to his mind. WilyPaw lay down tiredly and dejectedly, resting a paw on his nose. His brother had had a gift. A great gift, being the FireSeer he was. And so did MudPaw, with his fantiastic nose and memory for herbs and spectucular beside manner. Truth was, WilyPaw missed his brothers. He even missed DestinyWinds, the only mother he had ever known, though he was constantly being smart-mouthed around and towards her. It's true then, what they say. You never know what you have, until it's gone...

[EmberGlow]

Lethe blinked in surprise. "When did Seth left??"
She totally didn't know anything about him leaving...


Helios's golden eyes widened as he looked from the corner of them to this invisible aura JeweledKit could see. "Do you mind describing it for me? It's kinda freakin' me out, ya know?" he meowed, his voice somehow tinier. The deads were okay when you knew them, but when you didn't and there's one just beside you, then you have quite a good reason to freak out.

[twia]

Mui sighed. "He left at dusk. He knew his path wasn't here, but for THe Craft. A band of rouges with special powers... he knew he had to go. And I had to accept that." Mui meowed softly, but her gaze was burning through Lethe's eyes.
~~

Jeweledkit seem to shrink back, Helios thought she was a freak. Just like everyone else would. She looked away from him, her face burried into Swampkit's fur. Swampkit shot Helios a quizzical look before comforting Jeweledkit. "S'okay." She meowed. Her voice surprisingly soothing.

[~*Demon*~]

"What we dooooin?" was the always inquisitive voice of WaveringPaw, she was pretty fearful most of the time, but she had finally decided to be brave for five seconds and talk to teh kits... they were kits, they couldn't be dangerous..... riight?

[WolfMoon]

Starkit paded up to Helios and mewed "Well the cat that is beside you is your great grandfather i think thats what he said. He came to give you guidence. Kindof like a spirit guide. I can see he has tried to reach you through dreams. Have you had any strange dreams lately?" Seakit put her tail tip on Jeweledkit trying to relax her.