Streamkit ran across the nursery, chasing a ball of moss. Her brother Stonekit, waited impatiently from his spot, tiny claws tearing at the floor of the nursery.

"Come on! Streamkit, you're as slow as a hedgehog!" Stonekit yowled, forgetting to keep his voice down. A nearby queen, Blossomlight, raised her head and scowled at them.

"Keep your voices down, you two! You might wake them up!" Blossomlight gesture at her kits, Briarkit and Flamekit, who were slayed out on her flank, sound asleep and snoring loudly.

"Sorry!" Streamkit whispered, just loud enough for the white queen to hear. Blossomlight nodded wearily, her gaze softening and laid her head back down, falling asleep again.

Stonekit and Streamkit continued playing in silence, throwing occasional retorts softly, not wanting to wake the cranky queen again. After a while, their mother, Rosestream, came back from hunting.

Their mother had insisted that she would hunt, providing the Clan fresh-kill as well as mothering her kits. Brackenstar, the leader, agreed and told her that she may as well hunt for her kits too.

This time, their mother had brought down a plump blackbird, a mouse and a scrawny vole.

Brackenstar dipped his head in gratitude and meowed "You can take something for you and your kits." Rosestream bent her head and took the fat blackbird, and then she stalked back into the nursery with her head held high.

Stonekit and Streamkit mewed happily and jumped around the nursery with excitement, seeing their mother back from hunting and also bringing them a tasty treat.

"Stop acting like a new-born kit! You are already five moons old and in a quarter moon, you'll be apprentices." Rosestream meowed gently, chuckling slightly when Stonekit and Streamkit sit down in front of her with their fur sticking out in all directions.

"Come on and take a bit of this, I caught this fresh!" Rosestream patted the bird towards her overly excited kits. "Yum! Blackbird's my favorite!" Streamkit meowed enthusiastically, not waiting for her brother and mother before taking a huge bite of the bird. Rosestream and Stonekit chuckled at her enthusiasm before bending down to take a large bite.

After they finished, they laid down in their nest with Rosestream curled around them protectively, sheltering them from the cold winds at night.

A/N

Sorry for the short chapter, I didn't have much time due to the heavy load of schoolwork. I'll try to make the other chapters longer, though. Sorry again!