Tears.
"Hey, Lilykit! Come over here!" Pondkit called, standing near the Nursery.
"Coming!" I yell, racing over to my sister. 'This better not be another one of her adventures, Dewstar said our apprentice ceremony will be delayed if we did one again!' When I get there, Pondkit is standing next to Fishkit and Lakekit. They're brothers, and our partners in crime as Minnowfoot says.
"Ok, since we are all going to be apprentices tomorrow, why not get a head-start look around our territory? We'll be careful not to get caught again Lilykit, we just want to finish up where we left off!" Lakekit explains excitedly. I think about it for a minuet, than reluctantly nod my head.
"Perfect!" Pondkit chirps, bouncing on her paws. "I found a new secret exit, follow me!" She races off, with us running behind. Finally we catch up to her.
"Where are we going?" I ask in between pants, and she replies in a tone just above a whisper, "Pretend we are playing chase, then we escape one by one. There's a hole behind the Nursery." I nod, and it seems the other two new of the plan since Fishkit already disappeared. Finally, we all escape the RiverClan camp.
"Took you all long enough." Fishkit says with an impatient flick of his tail. "Let's go before they realize we're missing." Then he runs off, the three of us following. Finally, we get to the border we share with what must be ShadowClan, judging from the pine trees. I smell something else mixed with the ShadowClan scent, but pass it off as nothing.
"How does ShadowClan live with all those trees?" Pondkit asks, scrunching up her nose. I shake my head, also scrunching up my nose.
"Can we go back now? They smell terrible." I say, hoping that excuse is good enough. The second scent is getting stronger and I'm scared.
"Fine," Lakekit replies with a sigh, and we turn to head back. Just as we start walking back, something large with russet fur leaps in front if us. Fox. And that means one thing. Danger. I let out a shriek and try to duck under it as it leaps at us. Wrong choice. It grabs me in it's jaws and bites down hard. Through my blurry vision I can make out the other three leaping at the fox, trying to free me. I try to call for help, but my voice is barely above a whisper.
"H-help..." I gasp out, before i start coughing. The fox had dropped me, but I was to weak to move. All I could do was cough and gasp as I struggled to keep breathing. After a few violent coughs, the green grass started to turn red and i could feel myself coughing up blood. I'm dying. That was all I could think, 'I'm dying.' I was terrified, I could hear the shrieks and yowls of my sister and friends. At one point Fishkit told Pondkit to get help, and soon a pqatrol was there. They were too late. I was dying and from what I could hear, which wasn't much, Fishkit was terribly injured as well. Suddenly, my vision blurred to the point I couldn't see anything. I couldn't hear, and I felt my body relax. My last thought before I died was 'StarClan, let Pondkit and Lakekit be ok, and let Fishkit recover.'
Timeskip to Warrior Ceremony
Pondpaw was more excited than ever, but also terribly sad. Lilykit and Fishkit wouldn't be here to get their warrior names as well. Lakepaw, seeming to sense how I was feeling, gave me a comforting flick of his tail. We had both lost our siblings that day, and we both were wounded as well. I tried to comfort myself with thoughts like, 'They're in StarClan now. They're safe.' but it still didn't help heal the hole in my heart. 'It's my fault they're dead. I found the exit. I came up with the idea. It's my fault!' It took a lot of willpower not to curl up in a ball and cry.
"It's not your fault, and you know that." Lakepaw murmured, trying to comfort me as if he sensed my thoughts.
"But it is! It's my fault and nothing will change that." I say, looking at the ground in despair. Lakepaw just sighed, he knows how stubborn I am. I won't change my mind.
Soon we had our warrior names. It took a lot of willpower not to start crying when I got my warrior name. I'm no longer Pondpaw, I'm Pondlily. Lakepaw is Lakewhisker. The next night, after our vigil, I fall asleep and wake up in a field of flowers. I look around and see her. She looks just like I remember her before her death.
It's Lilykit, her lovely silver tabby fur shining and her blue eyes seemed to glow.
"Hey Pondlily!" She chirped, bouncing up to me.
"L-lilykit..." I stutter, barely believing what I'm seeing.
"Yep! I know you feel guilty for my death, and Fishkit's, but it's not your fault. Even if it was. we forgive you." She said, looking happy. "Besides," She says, cutting me off as I open my mouth to protest that is indeed my fault, "we're equally at fault! You found the exit, but I scented the fox. I didn't say anything, though, because I thought it was ShadowClan. So, please, don't beat yourself up over this. You have to wake up now, but we'll see each other again! By the way," she says as I'm starting to fade away and wake up, her eyes glinting with mischief, "Lakewhisker would be a lovely mate for you."
And with that, I wake up, feeling happier and more at ease than I have since before Lilykit and Fishkit died.
A/N: I hope this was good. It probably wasn't but I don't care. So I hope I did this right, two kits did die. Well I think it's good so yeah. I hope you cried :3