CHAPTER 3

Fuzzykit awoke to the same darkness she had dispised for the last few sunrises. She took a deep breath, and pried open her eyes to finally know light.

At first, everything was to blurry to make sense of everything, but her sight became clearer with every heartbeat.

She stood up, wobbling, and tottered over to her mother, Squirrelflight. She started pawing at the ginger she cat's muzzle until she awoke.

"You've opened your eyes!" Squirrelflight exclaimed. "The others shouldn't be long now."

As if on cue, Spottedkit started squirming, and opened her eyes a slit, and then the rest of the way. Her eyes were a beautiful color, blue so deep it was almost purple.

Fuzzykit leaped onto Spottedkit's back. "I got you!"

Flowerkit had woken up, and her eyes were still shut tight. "What are you doing?" she asked. She opened her eyes, and her green gaze showed through. She blinked once, then tried to head butt Fuzzykit, who easily pushed her away with one paw.

Flowerkit stumbled backward, then landed on her tail, looking a bit dazed. Then Spottedkit rounded on Fuzzykit. "Why did you push her?" she mewed with a stern look on her face. "That wasn't very nice."

"Ok, first of all, you're not my mother. And, besides, we were play fighting. She tried to get me just as much as I tried to get her," Fuzzykit retorted. Why is Spottedkit being so sensitive toward Flowerkit? She's no different than us.

Flowerkit got to her paws and stumbled forward. "It's fine, Spottedkit. Like Fuzzykit said, we were playing. And I wasn't prepared."

"I was only worried," Spottedkit huffed.

Just then Bramblestar padded into the nursery, with Jayfeather following.

"So how are my little warriors?" Bramblestar purred. Fuzzykit leaped onto his back and dug her tiny claws into the leader's scruff. "We're as strong as ever!"

Fuzzykit looked up, and turned her green blue gaze towards Flowerkit, who was watching intently as Jayfeather gave Squirrelflight some herbs. "Eat them all. I don't care if they taste bitter, you need to keep your strength up, as these kits don't look easy to handle."

"What are those leaves?" Flowerkit asked.

Jayfeather turned to her. "These are called herbs. Medicine cats like me use them to heal."

"I want to learn how to use herbs!" Flowerkit squeaked excitedly.

Jayfeather purred, and wrapped his tail around the kit. "When your six moons old, and you still want to learn about herbs, you can be my apprentice."

"Really? Cool!"

Fuzzykit jerked as she heard Bramblestar purr beneath her paws. "No matter if you're a warrior, or medicine cat, I will always be proud of you."