"Blackkit, are you awake yet?" She heard her mother meow gently. Blackkit groaned a little and ignored her, earning a sigh in response. "Featherkit, I don't think your sister wants to get up right now-"
"But I want to play with her NOW!" her sister squealed indignantly. Blackkit sighed and kept her eyes shut.
"She isn't ready yet, leave her alone for now. Maybe in a few days she will open up her eyes." her mother said. Blackkit heard something rustle close to her.
"Is she not going to wake up yet?" Blackkit became confused. She hasn't heard this voice before. She wanted to open her eyes, yet didn't have the enough strength to.
"No Scorchkit, She's not ready yet."
She heard him heave a sigh and immediately felt a slightly bigger body wrap around her. "Don't worry Blackkit, I won't leave your side until you open your eyes..." He whispered into her ear. Blackkit leaned into him further and she felt his tail curl over her. She purred quietly and succumbed into the dark folds of sleep.
Blackkit yawned and stirred, feeling something warm against her back. She opened her eyes and blinked multiple times, seeing many bright colors in her vision. A slight movement caught her attention and she reached out with a paw and prodded it. It flicked away suddenly, making her yelp in surprise. She felt movement beside her and she looked up warily. Shocked amber eyes looked down at her. A male kit, by the looks of it . He blinked down at her and grinned.
"Squirrelflight! Blackkit's awake!" He mewed happily, prodding his sister to stand up. Blackkit stood up shakily, but then slightly growled as her legs collapsed underneath her. The tom kit nudged her softly with his nose in encouragement. She smiled faintly and stood again, pleading quietly for her legs to cooperate.
"Blackkit?"
Blackkit looked up to see a dark ginger cat with green eyes enter the nursery, coming to a halt as she looked down on the two kits.
"You're awake! Oh my… your eyes…" Squirrelflight said in surprise, looking at Blackkit in astonishment.
"Aren't her eyes pretty?" The tom kit pointed out, placing his tail around her happily.
Blackkit looked at the kit. "S-Scorchkit..?" She stuttered quietly. The dark brown tabby smiled.
"Of course it's me! I told you I wasn't going to leave you until you woke up!" Scorchkit said happily. "Can we play now?" He asked, looking up at Squirrelflight.
"Be careful! Make sure you watch over Blackkit!" She warned, licking both of them behind the ears.
Blackkit followed her brother out of the nursery and gasped as she saw many colors in the area.
"Wow, This place is huge!" She squeaked in surprise. Her littermate laughed.
"Come on, let's go find Featherkit!" He raced across the camp. Blackkit followed a bit more slowly, looking down to watch her steps. Her footing became more sturdier and she smiled to herself, looking up in time to bump into something.
"Oof!" She grunted, falling onto her hindquarters. She looked up to see a larger tom and reeled backwards. "S-sorry! I didn't mean to!" She quickly said, hanging her head down shamefully. The gray tom chuckled.
"Don't worry Blackkit. It happens all the time, especially to me," He said gently, sitting down. Blackkit looked up into his eyes and frowned slightly.
"Um… You look a bit different…" She said, concerned. The tom chuckled again.
"That's because I'm blind, little one."
"B-blind? And you can walk around camp? That is so cool!" Blackkit said, grinning.
"It is? Well, my name is Jayfeather, and I am the clan's medicine cat. Would you like to come to the den with me?" He asked.
"Well, Scorchkit and I were looking for Featherkit…" She said, not knowing where to go.
"Then how about you come by later?" Jayfeather suggested, standing up.
"Yes please! Thank you!" She said happily, racing past the chuckling tom. She reached the other side of camp and looked around. Where is Scorchkit? She thought worriedly. All of a sudden, something fluffy tackled her on the side, making her tumble to the ground.
"Blackkit! You're finally awake!" A light ginger kit exclaimed, "Wow, your eyes are really pretty!"
"Featherkit? You're heavy," Blackkit giggled, pushing her off. Featherkit rolled off and nuzzled her sister.
"Let's go play now! I've been waiting forever!" Featherkit complained, pouting. Blackkit was about to respond, until two new cats approached them. They all looked at Blackkit curiously.
"Who is that?" A black kit asked, her dark green eyes looking over Blackkit.
"This is my sister, Blackkit. She just woke up!" Featherkit said proudly. The black kit smiled gently.
"Hi, my name's Hollykit!" She remarked. Blackkit turned to face the other cat, a yellowish ginger tom. Her eyes widened a bit.
"Wow, your eyes are two different colors!" She exclaimed, looking at the blue and green eyes in awe. The tom looked at her. He pointed his tail towards her eyes and smiled.
"Sunkit can't hear, he's deaf. But he can understand some things by your facial expression and he can also speak a few words." Hollykit informed. "I think he likes your eyes."
Blackkit laid her tail over his shoulders in thanks and he grinned. "Why don't we all play chase? I'll stay with Sunkit," Blackkit suggested. The other kits agreed, then Scorchkit tapped Sunkit. "You're it!" He exclaimed, running away. The other kits scattered, leaving Blackkit and Sunkit alone. They both looked at each other and nodded, then turned and started chasing the other kits happily. Blackkit scanned the area quickly. She then met eyes with her mother, whose face was etched in worry.
Blackkit and Sunkit laid together in the middle of camp, catching their breaths as the other three kits scampered around. Blackkit looked up to see her father Bramblestar, the Thunderclan leader, greeting Squirrelflight by the camp entrance. Sunkit watched as well and looked back at Blackkit in confusion. He pointed at her fur with his tail and pointed to her parents. He then pointed to her littermates. Blackkit looked at them and looked at her own fur.
As far as she could tell, her fur was a light gray color. Her paws and tail tip were jet black, and her underbelly fur were a dark gray. She frowned in confusion and looked at Sunkit. He gazed back at her worriedly and laid his tail over her shoulders again in reassurement.
"Why do I look different?" She asked aloud, knowing Sunkit couldn't hear. Sunkit looked sympathetically at her, as if he heard her question.
"D-different…. good." He meowed haltingly, his voice surprisingly smooth.
Blackkit just nodded and forced a smile. Sunkit sighed in disbelief and left with a parting smile. Blackkit laid down on the grass and closed her eyes, completely submerged in thought.
Why was she different?
It was quite hard trying to remember who Hollykit's littermates were, so I just made her the only kit. Sunkit is the son of Bumblestripe and Dovewing (shhh yes I know they are no longer mates in the book but for the purpose of having Sunkit I needed to do it)
What do you think of Sunkit? Isn't he just adorable? He is an OC request from whippet44 which I thank very much for letting me use.
Remember, all credit goes to Erin Hunter for the original characters.
P.S I NEED MORE OCS PEEPS!
Google Docs, 4 pages, 1243 words
