Three-Spark

by Lily

I turned around, interested, as Fawn explained.

   "Get that stick over there," Fawn instructed Vine, who frowned at her. "You want to get there faster, don't you?"

   Vine grumpily obeyed.

   "Now, Mist, climb on top of it, and Vine can pull you across."

   Mist, who was still holding on to Mother, heaved herself on top of the floating branch.

   Vine and Mother both took one end of the branch, and Mist was pulled across the pond, faster than me. I watched jealously but then just swam faster. I didn't really like how wet I was, but at least I was swimming! On my first try! 

   "You look like a drowning mouse," Swift teased. "Vine was right about the kick, you know."

   Which didn't boost my confindence or excitement at all.

   "I'm trying," I protested. Which I was.

   "Okay, we're here," Fawn said, and suddenly my paws could touch the muddy ground. I walked onto the grass and finally realized how tiring swimming was, but I didn't really care, now that I was at the Assembly!

   "You play and talk until Star comes, and then we have the ceremony, and then we leave," Mother explained. Me and Mist both nodded. 

   I bounded off to the other families' kits immediately. "Hello, what's your names?"

   The grey one, well all of the were grey or black, but one of the grey ones said, "I'm Scorch, from the Night Family. My brothers are Shadow and Snake," he said, motioning, "And my sister is Swirling Ashes. We're all littermates."

   "And I'm Borage and this is Rain, we're the youngest of the Dawn Family," added a tom that looked like Mist, except with darker greys.

   "Cool!" I said. I noticed that Mist, beside me, was looking at Shadow with a dreamy expression. I held back a giggle of amusement. Looked like my sister had a crush!