A rustling sound echoed in the quiet nursery. "Hey, hey badgertail is Amberkit awake yet? I want to give get her first taste of mouse." A male voice whispered. She felt a fluffy tail test in front of her nose, Hearing her father's voice Amberkit lifted her small tabby head and opened her amber-green eyes.
"She is now sandwing," badgertail mewed nudging the half awake she-kit away from Shelldapple's younger pair of kits who were born the day before. "momma? Wheres daddy?" she asked falling back to sleep. "he's right here, and he brought you food. It's mouse, we wanted to see how you would like it." she said helping the kit up with her tail.
She woke up immediately, "he brought me mouse? Thank you daddy!" she chirped shoving her muzzle into the plump rodent. "your welcome Amberkit, don't forget to thank Moonclan, and Lunarclan for this prey." Sandwing reminded her while he sat down next to her in the dust. 'Thank you Moonclan an Lunarclan for this mouse!' she thought as she tore into the rodent's belly.
After she finished she settled back licking her whiskers clean. "Mother? Can i go outside, and see if swanpaw can play? Please?" she asked. Badgertail stiffened, "I don't know, you've never been outside before on your own," she meowed hesitantly. "Okay mother." Amberkit pouted, being thier only surviving kit out of the 3 that they had. She looked at Sandwing with a small plea in her gaze. He gave her a fond smile and looked over at his mate. "she won't be alone, she'll be with me" sandwing reassured her. Badgertail still looked reluctantly at her, than finally sighing. "Well okay, but if you feel too cold come back inside!" she added firmly. "Okay!" amberpaw mewed racing to the entrance behind sandwing.
Once she was outside a blast of icy air assaulted her, Amberkit blinked in surprise and spotted the black face of swanpaw poking her head outside the apprentice's den. next to her was timberstripe, her mentor. Amberkit called out to her and scampered over to the apprentice. "hello amberkit! How are you?" she meowed happy to see the young cat. Swanpaw turned to the brown warrior and nodded, he then walked off with an brown and cream she-cat towards the thorn tunnel "Badgertail said I can play outside if sandwing watched me. Do you want to play?" she asked bouncing up and down she looked as if she would explode from excitement.
"I'm sorry amberkit but i'm joining timbersripe's hunting patrol. Then i'm going to do some battle training with Quailpaw." swanpaw mewed, "oh, maybe after that? I'll wait for you." amberkit said sadly.
"Okay, and maybe you can eat what i catch. Well, After the elders. Every apprentice, especially poor Quailpaw knows how old snowfall gets when she's hungry." she tried not to giggle but let a mew escape then she fell to the ground laughing." Swanpaw! Hurry up! The prey would get old and die by the time you two stop chatting!" timberstripe's impatient growl sounded by the entrance. Swanpaw say up with an apologetic look on her face. "Oops, sorry be right there timberstripe! Goodbye amberkit, I will catch the biggest rabbit this clan has ever seen!" she shouted turning tail and racing after her mentor.
Amberkit looked around for something fun to do when a small white speck floated down from the gray sky. It landed on her nose melting, more followed afterwards. "Amberkit, I think you should get back in the nursery." sandwing meowed coming behind her. She turned around to face him, "Why? I want to play in this white stuff! And shelldapple's kits are too small for me to play with!" she whined putting her paws on her father's forehead. "This might be a snowstorm, but i guess you can play. Only for a little bit." he conceded, sitting down he started to wash behind his ears and whiskers. The small ginger tabby started pouncing on the small white snowflakes until she couldn't feel her paws. She tripped and let out a surprised squeak. She hit her head on a rock and everything went black.
"are you okay?" Sandwing asked through his mouthful of her fur. She didn't move as he set her back down, amberkit layed, shivering. He noticed and crouched over her, picking her back up he passed over to the nursery. The snow was falling faster and harder than it has when she was outside playing. Badgertail franticly rubbed her freezing daughters fur. She glared at him, "why is she freezing? You were supposed to be watching her!" The black and white she-cat hissed. He flinched not expecting this reaction from his mate. "I was watching her but the weather turned cold." He said keeping calm, he knew where she was coming from. Her glare only intensified, "than why didn't you bring her back!?" She snarled taking a threatening step towards him. "I promised Moonclan and Lunarclan that i'd protect her from everything that poses as a danger to her ." Her voice no more than a dangerous whisper, "anything, dogs, foxes, rival clans, my own clanmates, my leader, my siblings, even you. My mate, her father." She growled. She turned away from him and curled around Amberkit. He just stared, lost of any words he previously had. Sandwing sighed. "I'm sorry badgertail, I didn't mean for her to get hurt. You know I would do anything to keep her safe, especially since we lost Featherkit and Lionkit. Even more so when we were told the prophecy at the gathering." he said shaking his head, "I love you Badgertail, NOTHING will ever change that." He said with a defeated expression. He left the angered she-cat alone with the unconscious kit to retrieve the medicine cat.
A/N: Hey guys, sorry I haven't updated recently I've been sick and busy with other things with life.
Sandwing: I'M SORRY BADGERTAIL! *sits sulking on my lap*
Me: sorry but I had to do that to ya, but it's an important part of the story XP
Sandwing: why me tho!? *starts crying*
Me: (0-0)
