Blindkit and Thunderkit, part 1

"Oh, look at our adorable kits!" cried Mistyleaf with joy. She was a ginger she-cat with one green eye and one blue eye.

"Yes, they are the cutest!" replied Featherdrop, a gray she-cat with amber eyes. Mistyleaf and Featherdrop were best friends, and happened to have their kits on the same day.

Mistyleaf had three kits. The two younger ones were ginger with black spots. "Leopardkit and Jaguarkit," she told Featherdrop. The other one was gray with green eyes, like his father, Wolfpelt. He had a black marking in the shape of the ThunderClan mark on his rump. "He will be called Thunderkit," she said.

Featherdrop had two kits. The older one was tortoiseshell, like his father, Turtlepelt. "His name will be Patchkit." Featherdrop said.

Then they looked at the little one, a jet-black she-cat with milky white eyes. "Oh, dear!" Featherdrop said sympathetically. "She's blind! We will call her Blindkit."

Just then, a large, hungry hawk dove down into the camp. She grabbed the first kitten she saw: Blindkit.

"My kit! Get over here, you rascal hawk!" Featherdrop yowled, but she was tired after giving birth and sank down. "Oh, somebody please save my little girl!"

Turtlepelt charged towards the hawk, along with another cat- actually, kit: Thunderkit. "Come on, buddy!" he said. "Let's go save your girlfriend!"

The hawk stopped above a few high rocks and circled in the sky. Thunderkit jumped onto a rock and leaped at the hawk. He climbed to he hawk's beak. Blindkit could smell that he had mice in his mouth.

Thunderkit took the mice and placed them in the hawk's beak. Then he jumped, grabbed Blindkit, and jumped down, leaving the hawk munching contentedly on the mice.

Turtlepelt caught Thunderkit and Blindkit and carried them back to camp. "Thank you, Thunderkit and Turtlepelt!" Featherdrop meowed. Blindkit started to nurse from her mother as if nothing had happened. After the kits finished nursing, Thunderkit and Blindkit fell asleep curled into each other.

This was the beginning of a beautiful friendship.