Prologue
"Leafpool, will the clan accept the lie?" asked Squrrelflight, carring Lionkit and Jaykit. Her litermate nodded, hold a black she-kit.
"They will, they have to. If the prophecy is right, we need my kits or the clans are doomed."
Both she-cats padded though the snow until they push though the gorse tunnel. Thunderclan's deputy, a brown tabby tom, sat in the camp, worried. He turned to the tunnel and his eyes flickered.
"Squirrelflight! Where have you been? And Leafpool! Where were you?! Nightshimmer had to take over as a medicine cat while you were gone!" Brambleclaw's looked at the kits and his voice softened. "And where did you find those kits?"
The sister looked at each and they padded to him, putting the kits near his paws. "Brambleclaw, these are our kits. I was out hunting when I felt pain rippling though my stomach and managed to reach a hollow in a tree. I was lucky Leafpool was out there collecting herbs."
Her mate looked at her sister gratefully. "Thank you, Leafpool. Have you named them?"
"Yes. This is Lionkit-" She pointed a golden tom. "-Jaykit-" The grey tabby mewed. "-and Hollykit." The she-kit yawned and moved to Leafpool's stomach. Brambleclaw stare at the kit in surprise. "Hollykit is very close to Leafpool," he noted aloud, making the sisters cling inwardly.
"The kits have been around Leafpool and Squirrelflight for quite a while now, they would be close to them," meowed a black, feathery she-cat with violet eyes, padding out of the medicine cat den.
"Nightshimmer..." mewed Leafpool, relief lighting her eyes.
"These poor kits must be tired and cold from the journey. Brambleclaw-"
Leafpool did not listen as she padded back to the medicine den, which smell of Nightfeather. Squirrelflight and Brambleclaw nuzzled each other and took her-their kits to the nursery. The black she-cat pad to her. "Leafpool, are you fine about this?" asked her mentor.
"Yes, Nightshimmer. Thank you for helping me."
Nightshimmer flicked her ear. Just like Nightfrost, whom she was named after, she doesn't talk much and tend to reply though a twitch of a tail or a flick of an ear like earlier.
"Well...it'll be alright. After all, you know your heart now, Leafpool," Nightfeather mewed and padded away to the warrior's den.
This happens after Melting Ice, though incomplete. Needed to write something to peck myself up to write another fanfic. And yes, I know it is utterly confusing about Nightshimmer here. Whenever I can update more in Melting Ice, you'll be able to tell what and why have changed.