Diamondkit gazed down on the unopened eyes of her sister, Redkit. It's been 3 days since her and her two brothers, Thistlekit and Lynxkit, had opened their eyes but Redkit still hasn't. Although she has been breathing perfectly fine and was drinking a lot of milk, Redkit still hasn't opened her eyes.
"Mommy? When will Wedkit opens hew eyes?" asked Lynxkit, who had trouble learning to speak
"I don't know sweety, but I'm sure she will." Their mother, Nightsoul, said wrapping around Thistlekit and Lynxkit with her white tipped tail.
Diamondkit looked up at the two other queens, Swiftbrook and Moonshadow, and there two sets of kits. Moonshadow's kits where two moons older then Nightsoul's litter, but she always had the urge to join in and play with them, especially Rockkit.
Swiftbrook's kits came bounding up with their fur fluffed with pride getting ready to become apprentices. Today was there day to shine.
Featherkit, Volekit, and Poppykit were getting cleaned by there mother while the other two, Goosekit and Larkkit, came over to talk to Diamondkit.
"Hey Diamondkit." Larkkit said."No need to be sad. She'll open her eyes eventually."
Diamondkits eyes just fogged up with more sadness. "I know, but she's my sister, I should be sad if she doesn't make it." she had oddly gotten' really good at speaking for her age.
It was Goosekit who spoke up this time "No it doesn't. It shows you that you need to learn about looking on the bright side and if you don't your just a gloomy little old grump for the rest of your life."
Diamondkit couldn't help but laugh at Goosekit's choice of words, "Little old grump? Your right Goosekit you always have a good choice of words. You're going to be a great elder someday.
"That's if I'm going to be one… because I want to be a medicine cat." Goosekit said triumphantly.
Diamondkit didn't doubt it. When she was able to hear for the first time she overheard him ramble on about herbs and he'd always bring up about going to the medicine cat den to help out.
"Then you'll definitely be a great medicine cat." Diamondkit said. She watched as both Goosekit and Larkkit walked out of the den waiting to become apprentices, and their brothers, sisters, and mother not too far behind.
"Mom?" Diamondkit said. "Can I watch the ceremony from the entrance?"
"As long as you don't wander out." her mother replied.
Diamondkit walked up to the entrance tail up and trying to look as perky as possible. She sat down with a plop and listened as the leader, Duskstar, called all the cats old enough to catch their own prey to gather beneath Highrock. She jumped at the feel of a tail on her back. She whipped around and hissed because she hated getting her fur messed up, but she stopped when she noticed it was Rockkit.
"You're as stiff a rock. And I should know." He mused.
"Sorry" Diamondkit said licking down her some what muffled black fur.
"It's fine. I know what it's like to have a litter mate not open their eyes."
When Rockkit opened his eyes for the first time, his brother, Horsekit hadn't untilled the next day.
"Yeah, but Horsekit only took him an extra day. It's been three with Redkit." Diamondkit whined.
"That's because I got him open his eyes."
Diamondkits eyes widened, "You never told me you got him to open his eyes. How did you do it?"
"I simply licked his eyes. There was a lot of eye junk sealing them shut."
"Why didn't you tell me this before?" Diamondkit yelled racing back to Redkit. She licked her eyes fiercely and felt the disgusting goo come off on to her tounge.
There was a squeak that came out of Redkits tiny mouth.
"Goosepaw! Larkpaw! Poppypaw! Volepaw! Featherpaw!" All the cats in the nursery heard the whole clan cry out the new apprentices names. Diamondkit ignored them although she was a little sad about missing the ceremony. She was still licking one eye when Rockkit shot over to the other licking vigorously.
Nightsoul must have been sleeping when she jolted up and swated the two kits away.
"What in the name of Starclan are you doing!" She yowled. All of Thunderclan went silent as they listened to Nightsoul's yowls of rage. " Rockkit I can't believe you mess with poor Redkit, and you," She flicked her tail at Diamondkit's cringed body, " Especially you Diamondkit! You've been hovering over her ever since you opened your-" she stopped dead when she heard mewling coming from Redkit, and watched as she opened her eyes revealing beautiful amber eyes. It was strange because every kit in the litter had different colored eyes. Thistlekit, green eyes like his father, Graycloud. Larkkit, blue eyes like Nightsoul's. Diamondkit, sandy yellow like her father's brother. Then there's Redkit's, beautiful amber ones.
" Like my brother's" Nightsoul whispered. Her eyes where softer as she looked back at Diamondkit and Rockkit. " Thank you."
Both of the pelts where fluffed with pride and both where licked back down with embarrassment because the whole clan was gathered around the nursery.
"Rockkit! Diamondkit!" Mossthorn, the deputy started off the cheer, followed by Whitewhisker and Leafstorm. The whole clan was cheering by the time Redkit stood up. Everyone stopped and a couple of gasps where heard in the crowd.
"Th- Thank you." she stammered to the two kits. Even more gasps filled the crowd.
"You know how to speak?" Diamondkit squeaked out. " why didn't you speak when your eyes wouldn't open?"
"I didn't know if I was dreaming or not. I was scared." Redkit explained. " when I opened them I knew I wasn't. I heard you speaking and that's how I learned. When I knew you all where sleeping I would whisper to myself and try to speak." she was oddly good a speaking, she was a lot better than Lynxkit.
"Mommy am I gowna spweak like that?" asked Lynxkit.
"Of course sweetie." Nightsoul answered so quietly only Lynxkit, Diamondkit, and Redkit could hear. Lynxkit purred with delight to his mother's answer, but Redkit cocked her head in confusion
"Don't you know?" she said.
"Know what?" Horsekit, Rockkit's brother asked walking up.
"Lynxkit… he has a… a… I don't know how to say it, but he's always going to speak like that."
"It's called a disorder." a tom's voice rouses over the crowd. As he parted through, Diamondkit noticed it was Thunderclan's medicine cat, Owlthroat. " We have no name for this disorder but I understand where Redkit is going at. The thing is, how did you know?"
" Well right from the start, when I first heard him start too speak, there was something wrong about the way he did it. He-"
Diamondkit cut her short, "No need to talk about it in front of him." she whispered so softly she doubted that any cat could hear. Redkit did catch it though, and her eyes fogged with sympathy for her disabled brother.
" I think there's no need for talking at all. It's time to go to sleep, I can see the moon from where I'm sitting" whispered Nightsoul, wrapping her tail around a wailing Lynxkit.
She was right. The moon was reflecting of her beautiful black pelt, making it sparkle.
"Now everyone leave and let me say goodnight to my little kits and mate." yelled Graycloud, pushing through just push back the shocked clanmates. He turned around when all the cats stumbled to their dens. He ran and picked up Redkit by the scruff in a happy way. She squeaked with fear as she was brought in the air. " You're okay!"
Nightsoul twined her tail with his as he set the kit down, and they both purred together in delight.
This time Diamondkit was scooped up in Graypelt's jaws, "Thank you Diamondkit!" Diamondkit felt her feet go over her head and swung back down as Graypelt flung her back and forth with happiness. She was then set back down softly only to watch Rockkit's paws lift off the ground. She let her eyes sweep over the scene. Graypelt swinging Rockkit, Nightsoul's tail still entwined in his. Thistlekit curled, half asleep, but when she laid her eyes on Lynxkit he was in the corner of the den, head down, softly weeping.
She padded over knowing what was wrong.
"Don't worry. We'll find a way to get rid of it… me and you." That seemed to brighten a little. Diamondkit is a cat that always goes until the end, and will always find a solution. She licked the top of Lynxkit's head whispering sympathy to her brother while the rest of the cats there were celebrating. She felt anger starting to seep in.
" Shut It!" she yowled. everyone stopped mid cheer. " Don't you see what's happening?" she stiffened her tail so it was pointing at Lynxkit and stomped to Redkit. She raised her paw ready to hit the cat but stopped and realized what she was about to do.
Nightsoul gasped with fear for her kit, and Redkit's eyes filled with sorrow instead of fear.
"I know. And I'm sorry." she squeaked hanging her head down, "I should have never said that in front of Lynxkit."
Diamondkit felt another emotion fill her chest. Once it did she brought her paw down opon Redkit's back, with every cat in the den watching.
Don't get mad about what I did to Redkit. You'll be surprised by the next chapter though. ;)