Jayfeather sniffed the tiny white she-kit and nuzzled her too Cinderheart's belly. "Thanks," he whispered swiftly before meowing, "You have five healthy kits. Three toms and two she-kits."
Cinderheart purred sleepily and lapped up the borage leaves as the medicine cat left and Lionblaze entered. He grinned widely and stood next to his mate. "Want to name them?"
She laughed drowsily and murmured, "Fine, but then you leave." Lionblaze nodded. "The black she-kit can be Hollykit." Lionblaze smiled sadly and nuzzled his mate. "The golden tom with the gray tabby stripes can be Smokekit and the golden tabby tom can be Emberkit."
Lionblaze nodded and rumbled, "The gray tom can be Falconkit and the white she-kit can be… Moonkit." Cinderheart purred and nuzzled her mate.
"Those are perfect names," she whispered before resting her head on her paws, sweeping her tail around her kits, and closing her eyes. Her mate smiled and licked her ear before padding out of the nursery and into the warriors' den.
xXx
Moonkit tensed as a paw jabbed her side. "Come on, Moonkit," a voice whined. "Mama says we can't leave until you open your eyes."
"Hush, Emberkit. Moonkit will open her eyes when it's time." Moonkit smirked inwardly, imagining Emberkit's reaction. Whines filled the air and the voice sighed. "Alright, you four can go outside, hold on. Lionblaze! Can you help watch your kits?"
"Of course!" A voice rumbled, startling Moonkit and her siblings, squeaks coming from them. "There's my little warriors," a deeper voice purred and Moonkit smiled. Warrior… She opened her eyes and stared around, wide eyed. Whoa, everything is so big!
"Moonkit, you opened your eyes!" A gray tabby she-cat purred and nuzzled Moonkit. She gazed over and saw a large golden tabby smiling down at her.
"Want to see the camp?" He asked. Moonkit nodded and scrambled away from her mother and joined her siblings. Her mother purred and followed the group outside of the nursery. Moonkit gazed around the camp, her jaw dropping open. This is even bigger than the nursery! She thought, closing her jaw.
A golden tabby tom bounded forward, a golden tom with gray tabby stripes raced after him and their father followed. "Emberkit, Smokekit, watch where you are going," he warned. A gray tom bustled after them and Lionblaze sighed. "Falconkit, watch where you are going as well."
A black kit padded over to Moonkit and the white kit glanced at her. "Brothers are so annoying," she sniffed. Moonkit nodded in agreement.
xXx
Cinderheart sat down and Lionblaze joined her as they watched their kits play around. "I'm worried about her," the queen murmured absentmindedly.
Lionblaze glanced at her and asked, "Who are you worried about?"
"Moonkit," Cinderheart replied. "She hasn't made one sound since she was born."
"I'll get Jayfeather," Lionblaze promised and padded off into the medicine cat den. Cinderheart turned her head and watched her kits, smiling as Falconkit tackled Emberkit and Smokekit. Hollykit circled them, smirking and then pounced on top of the kit heap, earning a laugh from Cinderheart. The queen's gaze landed on Moonkit and she sighed, seeing her daughter watching from the sidelines.
"Cinderheart, what's the probably?" An irritated sounding voice asked. The queen jumped and whipped around to Jayfeather.
"I'm worried about Moonkit," she meowed and Jayfeather frowned.
Jayfeather ordered, "Bring her too my den." Cinderheart nodded and padded over to Moonkit and picked her up. The kit's jaws parted in a silent squeal and she squirmed around. The gray tabby she-cat followed Jayfeather into the medicine cat den and set down her daughter.
The medicine cat tom sat down and meowed, "Moonkit, walk to me." Moonkit stumbled toward him and he nodded. "Alright, flick your tail and your ears if you can understand me." The small she-kit flicked her tail and then her ears. "Speak to me."
Moonkit frowned and cocked her head and opened her jaws to say something, but nothing came out. She flattened her ears and tried to hiss, but there was no sound. Moonkit dug her soft tiny claws into the ground, baring her tiny needle-sharp teeth.
Jayfeather sighed and voiced Cinderheart's worst fear. "Moonkit is mute."
Sorry, sorry! Sorry for starting (yet, another) new story... I had too do it! Oh yeah, three or all four of Moonkit's siblings will hate her once they find this out, and I'm not sure who... But I know Emberkit and Smokekit will sneer at her and everything... so, should Hollykit and Falconkit sneer at Moonkit as well?