Chapter Two
Lightningkit pounced on her mother's fluffy tail, "Squirrelflight when will Poppyfrost's kits be ready to play," she asked as her mother batted at her with a sheathed paw.
Poppyfrost had kitted the previous moon, she gave birth to two toms, Berrykit who had a long cream colored pelt, and his brother Eaglekit, whose pelt was brown with golden tabby markings.
"They might come out of the nursery today," Squirrelflight answered as an excited squeak came from the nursery and Berrykit came tumbling out with Poppyfrost carrying Eaglekit behind him, "Yay, Berrykit, Eaglekit you are out of the nursery," Lightningkit yowled.
Eaglekit was blinking against the bright sun, Lightningkit squeaked as Berrykit pounced on her, "Poppyfrost can Lightningkit show us around, please" the cream colored tom pleaded. The two queens looked at each other then nodded, "But do what she says, Berrykit," Squirrelflight mewed firmly.
"If he doesn't listen bring him back" Poppyfrost instructed.
Lightningkit nodded and nosed Eaglekit to his paws, "Come on let's go meet the elders," she mewed and led the two kits to where Sandstorm, Graystripe and Dustpelt were basking by the half-rocks.
"Greetings Sandstorm, I've brought Poppyfrost's kits to meet you," Lightningkit mewed nosing the two toms forward, "This is Berrykit and Eaglekit," Sandstorm purred as she gazed at the two kits.
"Berrykit, you look just like your father," Sandstorm mewed. The cream colored tom puffed out his chest with pride. "Sandstorm can you tell us about Firestar," Eaglekit asked his eyes shining. "Sure, come and sit here," Sandstorm purred scooting to make room for the two toms. Lightningkit settled close by, "But why would Starclan choose a pathetic kittypet to save Thunderclan instead of using Tigerstar," Lightningkit lurched to her paws her pelt bristling, "Berrykit, show some respect. Besides your father was a kittypet," the smoky black she-kit mewed sternly. "Besides, if Tigerstar would have succeeded then there wouldn't have be any Thunderclan," Graystripe hissed.
"So anything is better than having a Kittypet leader," Berrykit said with a snort, Lightningkit noticed Sandstorm's gaze had glazed over as the elder drew back her lips, showing her fangs. "That is dark thinking little one," she hissed angrily.
Lightningkit snatched up Berrykit by the scruff, "Hey," he yowled indignantly as she carried him back to his mother. "Put me down, why didn't Eaglekit have to come back," he sneered as she dropped him in front of Poppyfrost whose amber gaze was lit with confusion. "Berrykit was very disrepestful. He told Sandstorm that he would rather have a heartless cat like Tigerstar as a leader instead of someone as noble as Firestar. He said kittypets are worthless," Lightningkit snapped angrily. Squirrelflight let out a low hiss her green gaze dark. Poppyfrost wrapped herself around her kit, "He's just a kit, he doesn't know any better," she mewed
Squirrelflight got to her paws and padded off, "Still he needs to learn now how Tigerstar was brought down by Firestar not so long ago in the Battle with the Dark Forest," Lightningkit mewed firmly before bounding off after her mother.