"Look mama! A mouse!" Daykit stretched and opened her eyes to see Sunkit pounce on Dawnkit's tail.
"Ouch! Mama! Sunkit clawed my tail again!" Dawnkit cried. Her pitiful mew bounced off the stone walls of their cave. A big golden she-cat emerged from the back of the cave and curled her kits in her tail. Daykit padded over and pressed up beside her sisters.
"Hush now, sweetheart," Goldenfur purred as her tounge passed over Sunkit's head.
"Hey mama?" Daykit squeaked. "Where's Fire-" She was cut off by a loud mewling as an orange fuzzball of energy pounced on Goldenfur's head. Sunkit's yellow eyes narrowed and she lowered herself to the ground, her tail swaying from side to side.
"Intruder!" she squealed as she hurtled herself ontop of the small ginger tom. They wrestled for a while until they toppled off of Goldenfur.
"Firekit! Sunkit! Stop playing!" Daykit yowled as she ran over to her brother and sister. Dawnkit sighed and curled up in Goldenfur's tail to sleep. Firekit's green eyes looked up at her pleadingly while Sunkit huffed and turned away from Daykit.
"I want to join in!" Soon Daykit was rolling on the dusty floor with her littermates, sending dirt all over Dawnkit who shrieked. They instantly stopped and stared at her.
"Look what you've DONE!" she yowled. Her beautiful coat wat covered in dust, making it look more gray than creamy white. "This will take MOONS to wash out." She scowled at them as they tried to hold in laughter. Suddenly, a soft pink glow appeared at the enterance of the cave.
"You guys, you guys!" Dawnkit squealed, sitting up suddenly. "It's time!" She tried to run to the cave opening but Goldenfur grabbed her by her scruff just as she reached the mouth. She set her beside Sunkit's gray pelt before Goldenfur moved to the mouth of the cave.
"Dawnkit! Listen!" Goldenfur snarled. The four kits strained their ears and kept as still as possible. Sunkit let out an exasperated sigh and collapsed to the ground.
"Mama! I don't hear-" Her whine was interrupted by a loud howl. Daykit crept to the edge of the cave and looked outside.
"Daykit! Come back!" Firekit hissed, but Daykit didn't listen. She saw the sandy dunes of the desert dotted with the occasional cactus, the beautiful dying rays of the setting sun, and-
Daykit held in a shriek of terror. Only a few feet away from their cave a huge, slobbering coyote was sniffing around. It threw it's mighty head back and howled so loudly that Daykit's ears rang. She ran back to her mother's warm golden pelt and snuggled in beside her siblings, trying to rid her mind of the frightening sight.
"Daykit?" Firekit whispered. She lifted her head. "Are you ok?" She shook her head and put her paws over her ears, trying to block out the howls that persisted throughout the night.