Ravenkit woke up to the sound of pitter-pattering on the roof of the nursery. She felt her heart sinking. It had been raining from the day she was old enough to go outside!
She had been aching to explore the camp! Ravenkit heard her mother stir from a few nests away. She gave a sigh when she saw Sunkit, her sister smirking and sticking out her tongue, lying in the warm blanket of "her" mother.
A cold blast of air swept through the den. Ravenkit shivered at the lack of warmth while Sunkit seemed to have felt nothing. Ravenkit inhaled deeply and slumped down in her nest, and rested her head on her paws.
She stared out the entrance and watched the rain fall. Finally she decided to explore the camp, raining or not. It wasn't like anybody would care if she got sick.
She heaved herself up and padded towards the exit/entrance. She turned around, looked at her dumbfounded sister, and stuck her tongue out at her. Sunkit glared back, and before you could blink, Sunkit ran over and sliced Ravenkit's cheek open. Ravenkit flinched as the blood ran down her face. And as soon as Sunkit had come, she was back lying "innocently" by her mother's belly.
Ravenkit felt tears start to form in her eyes but she forced them back. Ravenkit's #1 rule to bulling. Never show your enemy that you're hurt she thought as she glared at her sister and ran out into the rain.
Almost at once, Ravenkit's black fur became soaked. She shivered at the cold rain. But Ravenkit trudged on. Her heavy fur weighed her down, the mud was now up to her elbows. Suddenly she heard paws. Paws splashing toward her. Short paw steps. They sounded like kit steps!
Ravenkit wheeled around and saw an amber blur, running at her. The kit was running so fast, that it didn't have enough time to stop before colliding with Ravenkit. Ravenkit gave a squeak as the kit pinned her down. "I'm so sorry!" meowed a voice of a tom-kit. She felt the weight of the kit go away, and she stood up. She could see the tom-kit better now. He was an amber tabby with white paws and one amber one copper eye. He looked about 2 moons old.
"Um, who are you?" Ravenkit asked. "I'm Fallenkit, who are you?" He replied. "I'm Ravenkit…" I meowed. "You should get inside! You could get sick!" Fallenkit exclaimed. "Who would care if I did?" I murmured. "I would… besides wouldn't your mother?" The tom meowed gingerly.
"By the way she acts, you could wonder if I even had a mother," I growled. Fallenkit looked surprised. "Huh… Just come inside! We can play moss ball," Fallenkit bribed. "Fine," Ravenkit meowed rolling her eyes. She followed the tom inside the nursery.
"Oh and by the way, how did you get that cut?" Fallenkit asked as he brushed his tail over her wound. Ravenkit blushed lightly. "It was my sister…" I whispered, glancing over at the "sleeping" golden bundle.
Fallenkit glared at Sunkit, "Don't you dare hurt my friend again!" he whisper-growled to Sunkit who's tail twitched. "So we're friends now, huh?" Ravenkit asked. "Um, if you want to…" Fallenkit stammered. "Of course I do!" Ravenkit smiled.
"Well that's a relief." Fallenkit sighed. I giggled. "Well you should meet my siblings," Fallenkit meowed padding over to his nest, where two other kits lay beside their mother's ginger fur. "Wake up!" Fallenkit hissed in his sibling's ears. They both jumped up at once.
"What is it?" Asked one. "I would like you to meet Ravenkit." Fallenkit meowed rolling his eyes. "Oh hi! I'm Flamekit!" Meowed the orange tabby tom, he bowed to Ravenkit. Ravenkit laughed. "I'm Autumnkit!" Exclaimed the other. She was an amber she cat with a white chest and dark amber splotches. She waved her tail.
"So you guys don't hate me?" I asked eyeing them suspiciously. "No, why would we?" Asked Flamekit. "It seems like everyone does here…" I meowed lowering my head. "Well hey, a friend of Fallenkit's is a friend of ours!" Meowed Autumnkit as she placed her tail on my back. I smiled up at her.
"Thanks" I meowed. She shrugged. "I'll be right back." Meowed Fallenkit, but before I could ask him where he was going he speed away. "Sometimes I wonder if he's half rabbit." Meowed Flamekit. Ravenkit laughed and as soon as he had gone, Fallenkit was back with the medicine cat apprentice, Mintpaw.
Without saying anything Mintpaw placed a cobweb on her still bleeding cut. "Thanks" Ravenkit meowed to the apprentice. "No problem." Mintpaw meowed and padded out.
"I was serious about playing moss ball though," Fallenkit meowed. The kits laughed and began to play the game. I actually have friends! Ravenkit thought happily.