The beautiful sun shone through the woven brambles as Maplekit growled because Brownkit shoved into her, almost knocking her over.

"Come on Maplekit! I can't do anything until you open your eyes!" Brownkit complained.

"Yeah, just open your eyes!" Stormkit chimed in. My brothers are so annoying, Maplekit thought to herself, snuggling closer to her mother, Fawntail
"Why not you and Stormkit go play so you can give poor Maplekit some peace!" Fawntail scolded gently.

Play, Maplekit thought excitedly as she stretched her eyes open. She stared at Brownkit, and meowed "Now are you satisfied?"

"FINALLY!" Brownkit meowed, "Now we can go outside of the nursery to play Capture the Moss!" Maplekit stumbled after her littermates as they charged outside. Fawntail had been talking to her friend, Lightheart, who was expecting kits.

"Hey!" she meowed, halting Maplekit with her tail, "Where do you think you're going?" Maplekit turned her amber eyes at her, and Fawntail purred in pleasure.

"You opened your eyes," she said, relieved.

"Your amber eyes are beautiful," Lightheart meowed.

Maplekit glowed from the compliment.

"Thanks," she replied, chasing after her littermates.

Once she exited the nursery, Brownkit and Stormkit were all ready playing 'Capture the Moss.'

"So how do you play?" Maplekit asked.

"It's super easy. One of us throws the moss ball as far as we can, and once the ball lands, the other two take off. Whoever gets the moss ball first gets to throw it!" As the kits continued to play, Fawntail stayed in the nursery. Fawntail's mate, Hailstorm, came inside.

"Hi," Fawntail purred. Hailstorm bent down to lick Fawntail's ear, and meowed "I can watch over the kits if you'd like," he meowed.

"Thanks," Fawntail replied. Hailstorm nuzzled her cheek, and stepped back out of the nursery.

Brownkit ran over to Hailstorm and complained "Maplekit is cheating! She keeps knocking me over on purpose! She always gets the ball before me!"

"Then fight back!" Hailstorm purred.

"Okay!" Brownkit replied. When Stormkit threw it, Brownkit instantly jumped on her, but Maplekit was too fast, she dodged the leap, and Brownkit crashed to the ground. Maplekit sped on ahead, and picked up the moss ball in her teeth.

"Ha, I win once again!" Maplekit boasted.

"See?" Brownkit complained.

"How 'bout I throw the ball, and you three can chase after it!" Hailstorm offered.

"Yes!" the trio chimed.

Hailstorm picked up the moss ball, and threw it as far as he could. The three kits scampered away at the same time, but Maplekit pulled away with ease.

"She's too fast!" Stormkit complained.

"Then I'll play easier," Maplekit decided. Suddenly, a shriek came from the nursery.

"Lightheart is having her kits!" Brownkit exclaimed.

The trio rushed towards the nursery, only to be stopped by Hailstorm.

"You can't go in there," he informed them.

"Why not?" Stormkit whined.

"Because we need to give Lightheart…" his speech was interrupted by another howl. "Some space," Hailstorm finished.