Creamfur's Kit
Creamfur licked the wet little bundle. She was the only kit that survived. Her brother and sister were born dead. Creamfur pushes the red-brown kit towards her stomach. Hazelkit would be her name.
"What?" Creamfur heard Mistcloud's voice. A few moments later Mistcloud appeared in the nursery. He starred at Hazelkit and Creamfur.
"You have a kit?" he meowed. Creamfur nodded. Mistcloud always had adored her. He would be hurt to know who the real father was, but Creamfur figured her only chance of not revealing the real father was to tell him.
"Her name is Hazelkit." She meowed trying to get the conversation started. Mistcloud nodded. "I don't see who the father is with that coloring. Did your grandparents have that color or something?" he asked as he studied the kit. "No...Her father is that color." Creamfur replied. Mistcloud looked at her. "There isn't a tom in Thunder Clan that color." "I know. Her father is in Wind Clan." Creamfur tried to explain it calmly, but the words were choked in her throat. Mistcloud blinked as if he expected that to be so. "Pinetrail…" he meowed. Creamfur nodded. Mistcloud had been jealous of Pinetrail ever since Wind Clan attacked and he realized Pinetrail liked Creamfur. This was probably his nightmare coming true.
Mistcloud lowered his head, trying to hide the pain, but it was obvious. "I do need a false father..." Creamfur wasn't sure he would agree. Mistcloud looked up at her. "I guess I could…anything for you Creamfur." He meowed. Creamfur felt relieved and he noticed as she let her breath out. "Thank you so much Mistcloud. I'm really not sure how it happened…" Creamfur replied. "Pinetrail…is handsome. That is something other toms are jealous of…that must have gotten you too." Mistcloud bowed his head and padded out of the nursery. Lynxheart came back in. He looked at Hazelkit again. "How did he take it?" he meowed after a moment of silence. "He agreed to be the false father…"Creamfur meowed. Lynxheart looked astonished. "How could you even ask him after putting him through that?" Creamfur was surprised at his reaction. "I thought it would make him happy…" "HAPPY? Creamfur, what is going through your head? First you break the Warrior Code, why do you have to get Mistcloud into all this?"
Creamfur watched him stalk out of the nursery. She was angry that he had been so loud with Hazelkit close by, but she also knew he was right. But she couldn't do anything about it anymore; it was too late for hope. Creamfur bowed her head and began to weep.