Allegiances - Just Fiercekit's Clan for now

StormClan

Leader - Lionstar - Large golden dappled tom with pale green eyes

Deputy - Skyfang - sleek blue-gray tom with amber eyes

Medicine Cat - Mintleaf - fluffy ginger she-cat with green eyes and white paws

('paw - Brightpaw - golden she-cat with amber eyes)

Warriors (toms and she-cats without kits)

Thistletail - tabby tom with spiky cream pelt and gold eyes

Foxclaw - she-cat with dark ginger pelt and blue eyes

('paw: Sootpaw - dark gray tom with green eyes)

Talonstrike - grey and white tom with crimson eyes

Blueflame - sleek blue tom with orange eyes

Stonecloud - dark brown tabby tom with blue eyes

Poppyfeather - cream she-cat with darker grey stripes and green eyes

('paw - Featherpaw - light brown she-cat with white patches and amber eyes)

Swanfang - white she-cat with amber eyes

('paw - Goldenpaw - golden she-cat with black paws and green eyes)

Longclaw - tom with long brown fur, ginger and white patches and green eyes

('paw - Lightningpaw - silver tom with white streaks and amber eyes)

Hawkstorm - Large tom with sleek black pelt and yellow eyes

('paw - Eaglepaw - dark brown tom with icy blue eyes)

Paws (more than six moons; training as warriors)

See above warriors

Queens (nursing or expecting kits)

Rowanstrike - red pelt with white patches and amber eyes

(kit(s) - Honeykit - golden cream she-cat with blue eyes)

Cloudfeather - white pelt and blue eyes

(kit(s) - Boulderkit - dark grey tom with silver stripes and green eyes)

Nightstream - dark pelt and blue eyes

(kit(s) - Silverkit - silver tom with black patch on his chest and amber eyes, Fiercekit - black she-cat with silver patch on chest, paws, tail, ears and bridge of nose with silver eyes)

Frostheart - white she-cat with amber eyes
(kit(s) - Aspenkit - a small she-cat with gray and tan fur, a white belly and paws and light blue eyes)

Elders

Leafstrike - dappled chocolate brown she-cat

Sharpfang - white and orange tom

Mossheart - dark brown she-cat

Redclaw - ginger tom


Staring up at the silver moon, Nightstream- a very beautiful she-cat with sleek black fur and blue eyes- wraps her tail calmly around her large belly and thinks of the past.

She remembers her littermates, Stonecloud and Amberpaw. Sorrow fills her heart at the thought of Amberpaw, the only one who did not make it. Amberpaw was killed by a fox when she was a newly made 'paw. Nightstream sighs, lowering her head and staring at the pond glimmering silver below. She stretches out on her side, her head dangling over the small ledge of the Sun Rocks that are piled at the ponds edge. The Sun Rocks are part of StormClan's territory.

The gentle padding of paws makes her twitch an ear as her mate's scent wraps around her. Talonstrike settles beside her, blinking his crimson eyes lovingly at the beautiful she-cat. His grey and white fur gleams in the silver light and love fills her heart at she gazes at her mate. A purr starts up in her throat as he curls around her and they watch the moon together.

"Are you worried?" Talonstrike asks her, gently washing her ears. Nightstream gazes up at him, confidence shining in her blue eyes.

"No. I'm sure our kits will be strong and beautiful. They will be perfect." She tells him, nuzzling his cheek affectionately.

"The best warriors in all the clans." He agrees, stroking his tail over her swollen belly.

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"Mintleaf! Come quickly! It's Nightstream! The kits are coming!" Talonstrike yowls, skidding into the medicine cat's den. The ginger she-cat nods briskly, picking up some coltsfoot and borage and hurrying to the nursing den. Brushing inside, Mintleaf nods approvingly at Rowanstrike (the most experienced queen and Lionstar's mate) as she gently soothes Nightstream.

Dropping the herbs on the ground, the medicine cat gently presses her paws the queens belly and nods. She noses the coltsfoot at Nightstream.

"Eat these, it will help you breathe. You need deep breaths while you are kitting." Mintleaf instructs soothingly. Nightstream pants and quickly eats the herbs, holding back a yowl of pain as her belly ripples again. Talonstrike pushes forward worriedly and Mintleaf hisses at him, narrowing her green eyes. "Out!" She orders angrily. "You will only get in the way." He stiffens, casting an agonized glance at his mate before turning and slipping out, pacing worriedly.

Turning back to the first time queen, Mintleaf softens her glare and picks up a sturdy stick that is lined with teeth marks from previous use.

"Bite down on this." She orders, the shadowy queen grasping the stick. Her stomach ripples again and a muffled yowl breaks out as she arches in pain. Rowanstrike presses her red paws on the dark queens shoulders, running a gentle tongue over her brother's mate's ears to soothe her.

Soon, the contractions speed up and Mintleaf's eyes gleam with excitement. This is why she has chosen to lead the life of a medicine cat. So she can help her clanmates in every way possible.

"You need to push as hard as you can." Rowanstrike tells Nightstream soothingly. "Push for your kits." She orders and Nightstream cries out in pain as she bears down. A translucent sac slips out and Mintleaf nips it, breaking it and allowing the small silver tom to take his first breath of air. He lets out a little squall and Mintleaf nudges him to Nightstream's belly.

"It's a tom!" She calls out and Nightstream struggles to lift her head so she can look at her first kit. Her breath catches as the tiny little kit nuzzles her belly and kneads as he sucks the warm milk. Love courses through her so strong that it takes her breath away. "There is another kit!" Mintleaf calls out, gently pressing on the new queens belly.

Another sac slips out and Mintleaf nips it, sorrow filling her heart as the small shadowy form lies still.

"It's...stillborn." Rowanstrike mummers, sadness gleaming in her amber eyes. Nightstream's breath catches and she drops the stick, an agonized yowl ripping from her throat.

"No!" She cries, licking the kit fiercely. "Please, my beautiful kit. Live!" She whispers frantically between licks. "Please." She pants, staring down at the tiny she-cat. Talonstrike pushes in, and pauses as pain flares in his crimson eyes. Rowanstrike and Mintleaf draw back respectfully as the distraught mates stare at their stillborn kit.

"No..." He whispers sorrowfully and noses the tiny kit. Nightstream cries gently, clear tears dripping on the tiny kit. He gently licks his tiny daughter and pauses. Hope gleams in his eyes as he noses her onto her back and he gently licks her belly. The tiny kit stirs, her heart beating weakly in her chest. "Come on. You can do this, my beautiful kit." He tells his tiny daughter and as if she understands, a surprisingly strong yowl breaks out of her tiny body. Pride gleams in his eyes as he picks her by the scruff and gently places her with her brother.

"Our kits...our beautiful kits." Nightstream whispers, laying back as they nuzzle and suckle at her belly. Talonstrike cannot stop the purr from rising as he curls around her head and stares awestruck at their tiny kits.

"What shall we name them?" He asks her softly, neither of them noticing as Rowanstrike withdraws to her tiny kit, Honeykit and Mintleaf leaving. She purrs, gently nosing the silver tom.

"Silverkit." She whispers and Talonstrike nods, his bright crimson eyes locked lovingly on his kits.

"And the she-cat?" He asks, gently nosing the tiny kit and chuckling as she swipes at his nose before returning the the milk.

"You name her." His beautiful mate whispers, watching him adoringly as he watches their kits. Pride gleams in his eyes as he gently paws at the kit and she gives a tiny yowl, angry as he interrupts her feeding. A purr rises in his throat, so strong that the vibrations spread to his mate and kits.

"Fiercekit." He says confidently, finally tearing his crimson gaze away from his kits to look at his mate.

"Silverkit and Fiercekit. Perfect names for the perfect kits." She whispers, rubbing her cheek against his chest. He lowers his head to hers, as he twines their tails together.

"Our perfect kits."


I added a new 'paw - Brightpaw for reasons in chapter 5 and 6