Yep, so this is just the thoughts of Firestar's mother when her kits are being taken away to live with other Twolegs, and she's also reflecting on how their father left them for Quince. (Cuz he did! If you didn't know that, you do now! =D ) A little insight on Firestar's life before the Clans. (Oh, and I'm just guessing with his parents' names. What I have down probably aren't their real names at all. xD) Review please. =)

Jasmine watched with a heavy heart as her two kits scrambled over each other, with no idea of where they'd be going. Anger flared briefly in her chest. They were her kits, no one else's. They belonged with her!

Tom wouldn't let this happen, she thought. Where was he now? She'd wonder all the time.

She sighed. Did she really miss him?

Jasmine felt a little paw prod in in the side. She looked down to the younger of her kits, Rusty. He was staring up at her with big emerald green eyes. Just like Tom's... Jasmine mused. She shook the thought away. "What is it, darling?" she mewed to her son.

Rusty sat down by her with a small thump. "Momma?" he mewed. Jasmine allowed a small purr. He was only 1 and a half moons old, and still spoke with that little baby voice.

"Yes?"

"You love me and Sissa, right?" Jasmine purred again. Sometimes she thought she would never see the day when Rusty stopped calling his older sister Sissa, though her real name was Princess. Princess was the older one of them, and helped out her mother a lot of the time. Her little helping princess, Jasmine would call her.

"Of course."

"And we'll always be a family. Right?"

Jasmine hesitated, her heart pierced with uneasiness and guilt. To this day, she wished she had replied sooner than she did.

Princess let out a shriek as their Twoleg scooped her up and placed her in a cage. Rusty spun around his eyes wide. "Oh no, Sissa!" He whipped around to stare at Jasmine again, anxiety showing on every part of his face.

"What's happening, Momma?!" he squeaked. Jasmine could only shake her head and fight back tears as Rusty, too, was snatched away and placed in a separate cage as well.

When the Twoleg started to carry them out the door, she could hold back no longer. She sprang to her paws and raced after them, tears already threatening to spill down her face. She could see Princess huddled in the corner of her cage, sobbing. Rusty was pressed up again the shiny mesh of his, one paw hanging out of an opening.

"Momma, save us!" he shrieked as the Twoleg set them down and prepared to load them into its monster. She screeched to a halt in front of both of them, and managed to give each of them a lick on the head through their bars.

"Yes, Rusty." she mewed to him hurriedly, dismissing his plea. It was only a matter of time before they would be carried away from her. "I promise. No matter how far apart we all are, we will always be a family." Rusty's eyes were still wide with fear, but he nodded shakily. Princess sniffed and nodded too.

Jasmine smiled sadly. "Good kits." Then she could only watch as her two children were shoved into the monster and sped away. She collapsed and let the tears fall.

*sniff* Awww... I cried so much during this! =''( I swear, I thought my keyboard would blow up with all the tears I got on it! You can flame if you want to, I know it's not really the best. But don't be too mean!