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Chapter 1

"Come on Graykit, open your eyes already!" I hear a voice mumble.

"Be patient, Cragpelt, she'll open her eyes when she's ready." I hear a tired, yet kind voice purr.

"But Lilystorm, she hasn't moved all morning!" the first voice complains loudly.

"She'll move when she's ready." Lilystorm purrs.

I prick my ears to listen more closely to the voices.

"She moved!" Cragpelt meows anxiously.

"She can hear us already." My mother purrs, a hint of pride in her voice.

"Welcome to ThunderClan!"

I open my eyes, eager to see my two parents.

"Look Lilystorm! She opened them! And they're blue! Just like yours!" Cragpelt mews with excitement, his green eyes flashing.

"I see, Cragpelt." His mate answers, sounding tired yet patient.

Cragpelt puffs out his chest proudly and stalks outside to deliver the news to his Clan.

A white cat stirs in a nest a few mouse-lengths away.

"So she opened them I see." The cat yawns sleepily.

"How'd you know?" My mother jokes.

"Call it intuition, and not loud toms." She responds.

Moments later, a bushy-tailed gray she-cat bursts through the den, a younger silver one following close behind, carrying something wrapped in leaves.

"How's it going Lilystorm, Whitefrost?" the gray cat asks cheerfully. "And hello Graykit! My name is Featherwish!" she gestures with her tail at the smaller she-cat. "This is my apprentice, Silverpaw! She was just made an apprentice today, in fact!"

Silverpaw nods to me, and mews a muffled greeting around the large leaf.

"Set the leaf-wrap here, Silverpaw." Featherwish pats a spot on the mossy nursery floor with her paw.

"So Lilystorm, how do you feel?" Featherwish asks, settling herself down.

"I'm fine, just tired." Lilystorm says peacefully, licking down a tuft of fur between my ears that was sticking up.

Featherwish turns to her apprentice. "And what do we give to tired cats, Silverpaw?"

Silverpaw thinks for a moment. "Juniper berries?"

"Good job!" Featherwish praises. She turns and pulls three red berries out of the leaf-wrap, along with a lush green leaf.

The medicine cat continues to talk to Lilystorm, but I continue to stare at the berries wide-eyed. One wobbles away from the other two and rolls towards me.

Curiously, I prod the berry with my paw. It feels smooth and small and breakable.

I unsheathe my claws and stick them into the berry.

I'd been tuning out Featherwish and Lilystorm, so I didn't notice when their attention turned to the berries.

"Graykit!" My mother exclaims.

Featherwish just chuckles and waves her off, taking the berry off my claws. "It's ok, Lilystorm, it's not my first kitting."

Lilystorm nods and prods me over to her. She wraps her tail around me and eats all the berries and the dark green leaves.

I squirm free of the tail and curl up next to Lilystorm's belly and prick my ears to listen to the queens. Featherwish pads over to Whitefrost and sniffs at her belly.

"You only have 2 moons or so before you kit Whitefrost." Featherwish says. "But you're healthy and so are your kits."

Featherwish smiles at both queens with pride. I'll come and check on you guys tomorrow."

She carries the empty leaf and pads out of the den, her new apprentice following close behind.

"So has Graykit said anything yet?" Whitefrost asks curiously.

"Ask her yourself!" Lilystorm purrs. "She can hear you know!"

"Hey it's my first litter too!" Whitefrost protests weakly.

I decide to say something. "Can I go outside?" I ask my mother.

"See Whitefrost!" Lilystorm says with glee, but then switches her attention to me. "You are a little young…" She thinks out loud.

I plead silently with my blue eyes stretched wide.

"Alright, but just be careful." Lilystorm decides. "And stay in camp!"

"Thank you!" I say, and bound outside.

I run straight out but stop quickly. It's bright, and I blink my eyes a couple of times. Then I see what's around, and everything is so large! Many cats lounge around the clearing, chatting and sharing tongues. No cat notices me.

The sky is very blue and the grass under my feet is lush and green.

There are so many different scents and sounds! Birds chirp, squirrels chatter, and in the distance I hear a fox bark.

I see Cragpelt walk in the camp through the thorn tunnel, his chest still puffed out proudly.

"Hi Dad!" I squeak at him.

He stops abruptly, looking for me, and when he spots me, he rushes over quickly.

"What are you doing out of the nursery?" He asks worriedly

"I asked!" I protest, fluffing out my fur a little.

"Well ok then!" he mews. "Let me show you around camp!"

We walk over to a large bush.

"This is the warriors den." He meows quietly. "Leafprint and Tuftyfur are sleeping in there. You'll get to meet them later. I'll bet they'll come visit you in the nursery, but for now its best not to wake up sleeping warriors."

He leads me over to another small bush, with a tree-stump near it. A cream brown tom and a calico she-cat were sharing tongues by the stump.

"Hello there, Tallpaw and Flowerpaw!" Cragpelt greets warmly. "Have you seen my new kit?"

"Oh I remember!" Flowerpaw exclaims. "I went to visit you last night, before your eyes were opened! It's Graykit, right?"

I nod sheepishly.

"Where are Shinepaw and Oakpaw?" Cragpelt asks them.

I stare at the tom as he answers. "Shinepaws sleeping and Oakpaw went hunting, alone." He responds friendly.

"Ok" My father says, dipping his head.

"Hope to see you around, Graykit!" Tallpaw mews cheerfully.

My pelt feels hot but I smile at him anyways.

Next Cragpelt shows me the leaders den, but we don't go inside. Cragpelt says I'm not supposed to without permission.

Then a patrol with an elegant white she-cat at the head of it enters the camp. A golden tom and a bright ginger tom follow behind.

The white she-cat calls out to Cragpelt.

"Hey brother!" She pads up to him and they touch noses. "How are things?"

"Great, Swanstar!" Cragpelt responds enthusiastically. "We let Graykit out of the nursery!"

Swanstar's gaze switches to me. I return the look wide-eyed.

"She has all the makings of a great warrior, Cragpelt." Swanstar says. "And looks like you and Lilystorm combined perfectly!" She meows on a lighter tone.

"Raise her well." Than Swanstar leaves to go to her den.

"Come on, Graykit; let's go to the medicine cat den!" Cragpelt herds me over to a shady corner where soft grass and ferns grow.

Beyond that, a split in the rock leads into a cave that smells strongly of herbs. Featherwish and Silverpaw have piles of plants stacked on the floor. Off to the side, a couple of nests lay in little hollows in the wall.

"Why hello there, Graykit!" Featherwish greets. "Is something wrong?"

I shake my head no.

"I was just showing Graykit around camp!" Cragpelt intervenes. "And I thought she might want to see the medicine cat den."

"Well it's very nice of you to have stopped by," Featherwish laughs. "But we have herbs to sort!"

Cragpelt takes the hint and leads me out of the den.

"Next I'm gonna show you the elder's den." He tells me.

He leads the way to the fallen tree.

"Now run to the fresh-kill pile and get a plump mouse." He whispers in my ear. "Its good manners and they'll meet you in better spirits."

My eyes huge, I run over and spend a good amount of time picking over the pile. I spot a good one, and lug it over to where Cragpelt waits.

"Good job!" he whispers.

He pokes his head into the den. "Hi Mistystep and Cloudysun!" Cragpelt greets the elders cheerfully.

"Hi there Cragpelt! A voice sounds from inside. "What brings you here this late?"

"I came to show you my kit!" Comes the cheerful reply.

"Well come on in then! Make yourselves at home!"

I hesitantly step into the fallen tree. The floor is mossy, like in the nursery, and two cats are curled up in nests tucked close to each other.

An elderly gray-blue she-cat has her head up, her eyes gleaming with excitement. She looks friendly.

"Is Cloudysun awake, Mistystep?" Cragpelt is.

"Watch" She says quietly. She pokes her mate with a paw.

"Hey Cloudysun! We've got visitors and they brought a mouse!"

The old tom stirs in his nest. "Mouse?" He looks as lively as Mistystep.

Mistystep takes the mouse from me and hurls it at him. He begins eating quickly. After it's half gone, he look sat his den-mate sheepishly. "You want some?" He asks.

"Cloudysun you ate before you went to bed. We're both fine." Was her response.

"So you don't want some?"

"NO"

"Good"

Mistystep sighs, but you can tell she's amused. "You know who our visitors are, Cloudysun?"

"No?"

"It's our son and his first kit, mouse brain!"

"A kit? Truly Mistystep? Your not messing with me, Mistystep?"

"What's wrong with your nose, huh?"

"…"

"Well it's been nice, Mistystep." Cragpelt begins.

I yawn hugely.

"We better be getting Graykit back to Lilystorm. Maybe will be back sometime…" Cragpelt picks me up by my scruff.

"Come back anytime." Mistystep calls as we leave the den.

Lilystorm greets me with purrs and curls around me as I fall asleep.

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