Pudding was curled up around her kits, sleeping. Wildpaw's eye glinted in the moonlight that filtered through the leafless branches of the trees overhead. What am I going to do? she thought. Her place was with LightningClan, not running from a bunch of half-starved crow-food eaters! She couldn't put mother and her kits in danger; it wasn't right. She got up silently and padded softly to the sleeping mounds of soft fur. She put her muzzle to the she-cat's ear.
"May StarClan light your path forever," she murmured softly and disappeared into the lingering shadows.
~♥~
Moonleaf had to find her! She wasn't going to rest until she found her apprentice. She continued deeper into the boggy territory, her paws making sucking sounds each time she lifted one out of the muck. She curled her lips in disgust, flicking the mud of her paw. She continued on, desperation washing over her each time she thought of her apprentice
~♥~
Leopardshadow grieved for the LightningClan leader. What would they do without her? She yawned and stretched, her belly bulging. She knew she was close to kitting. Brambles rustled as Darkshadow pushed himself into the den, a mouse dangling from his jaws.
"Hungry?" he mumbled around the prey. Leopardshadow nodded vigoriously and crouched down beside Darkshadow, inhaling it.
"Fattie," Darkshadow purred, licking his paw and drew it over his ear, looking at his mate from the corner of his eye. Leopardshadow hissed in mock anger and leaped on her mate playfully. They tussled on the nursery floor, scattering moss and bracken all about. Pains spiked in Leopardshadow's belly as she pinned her mate to the ground, sheathed paws placed oin his throat.
"Ow!" she screeched, falling onto the nursery, moaning. Darkshadow flipped over onto his paws and rushed to his mate's side. He knew it was the kits.
"I'll get Shinestream!" he said, haring to the medicine cat den. He skidded to a halt and gave a yowl.
"LEOPARDSHADOW'S KITS ARE COMING!" he yowled and raced back the nursery, where Leopardshadow was panting, contractions shaking her. The smell of herbs pricked his nose, announcing the arrival of Shinestream. She sat by the queen's side, running her tail down her flank.
"It's okay. Just push when I tell you to, okay?" Shinestream told the she-cat. Contractions shook Leopardshadow, her eyes glazed over in pain. As the next contraction took hold, Shinestream placed a paw on her flank.
"Now!" she ordered softly. Leopardshadow yowled as she pushed, a wet bundle slipping into the world. Wavepaw, who was chewing up herbs for the queen after the birth, slide beside her mentor and nipped the sack open and licked the kit's fu the wrong way.
"What's going on?" Wishkit's head popped up over Lightfeather's flank. Lightfeather head rose at the curious kit's question.
"Hush! She's having her kits! Go back to sleep," she chidded her younger sister and curled up around her, looking apologetically at the cats. Darkshadow flicked his tail in acceptance and casting a look at Leapordshadow, slid out of the den. He wanted to give her some privacy. After what seemed like moons, Shinestream slipped out of the shadow of the nursery entrance and looked at him, her eyes sharp with exhaustion.
"Four beautiful kits. Three toms and one daughter," she announced happily, but she said it too highly. She acted too happy. Darkshadow's heart raced as he looked at her and pushed into the nursery. There she was, suckling four kits. She glanced up, her eyes shining.
"What should we name them?" she asked softly, gazing fondly at them. Darkshadow purred as a kit mewled and struggled to get milk.
"What ever you want," he meowed. She looked at him and back at their kits.
"The toms should be Cedarkit, Jaykit, Wolfkit, and Skykit is the our daughter," she decided. Darkshadow purred. "Beautiful names."
"I'm going to et you rest," he told her and curled up im his own nest in the warriors den between Skywing and Seamist. A mysterious whisper filled his dreams. The jay will nest in the cedar, then take to the sky, and perch upon the wolf.
~♥~
I love my new signiture made by Dreamstar! It's perfect! Everyone tell me what you think of it! Thank you so much Dreamstar!!!!
Dawn Patrol:
Seamist
Charredpaw
Swiftwing
Sunfur
Sparkstream
Flashpaw
Changespirit
Sunhigh Patrol:
Stargaze
Woodfur
Cricketchirp
Ratchet
Sun
Violetpaw
Moonhigh Patrol:
Sunpaw
Spottedpaw
Dewflower
Windrunner
Berrysplash
Appledapple
Hunting Patrol:
Abyss
Shootingstream
Oceansplash
Sharpclaw
Nightpaw
Skywing
