~*Hey heres the new chapter, its pretty short but it gets to the point near the end. Please more reviews, i would really like to hear your feeback. Next update probably on Friday.*~

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~Lionflare~

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CHAPTER 2

Jayfeather lay motionless at the base of the Medicine Cat's den, his dark gray paws rested beneath his chin. It was sun-high and the light warmed his pelt, as the temperature increased. He had nothing else to do, Kestrelwing and Gustpaw were out collecting herbs, and their were no sick patients to be treated.

Closing his sightless eyes, Jayfeather tried not to think about his mentor, and his mother. Leafpool had been missing ever since the fire, which was over half a moon ago. Please StarClan, he pleaded, Let her be okay. If anything had happened to her, Jayfeather would never be able to forgive himself.

Perking his ears, Jayfeather sensed and could hear someone padding in his direction. Sniffing who it was, he determined that it was Honeyfern.

"Hey Jayfeather" she mewed happily, laying down next to him.

"Hi" he managed to speak, he didn't particularly like Honeyfern ever since she had hissed at Hollyleaf.

"How are you?" she meowed, her light brown pelt laying next to his. Jayfeather rolled his eyes, as he delved into Honeyfern's mind and feelings. All he could feel was Apprehension and Hopefulness, what was she hopeful for?

Honeyfern fidgeted, "Would you like a piece of fresh-kill? I can get you some if you like" she mewed, getting up.

Jayfeather sighed, "What do you want Honeyfern?".

The she-cat tried to act stupid, but realized she had no chance. He sat up, waiting to see what she had to say.

"Well" Honeyfern began, "The other queens and I were wondering if you would watch the kits while we go on a little hunt. We haven't been out of camp in moons".

Jayfeather groaned, this was what he had been dreading, kits were not his favorite thing. "I don't Know Honeyfern, can't you get someone else to do it?" wondering if a warrior could instead, actually not wondering, praying.

Honeyfern sighed, "We already asked everyone. Cinderheart is already in their and she agreed to help, but one cat can't watch all those kits!".

At the mention of Cinderhearts name, Jayfeather shot his head up, maybe it was worth it. Groaning, Jayfeather turned to the queen, "Fine I'll do it".

Honeyfern beamed and mewed excitedly, "Thank you!" and raced off to the nursery.

As soon as the queen, left Jayfeather hoped he wouldn't later on regret his decision. Padding over to the nursery, Jayfeather almost gasped in surprise when he saw the number of kits. Their were ad least thirteen if not more.

Oh StarClan have mercy on me.

"These are all of them!" Honeyfern mewed, climbing out of the tunnel, the other queens followed. Daisy and Hazeltail came out first, thanking him graciously.

The next one out was a white queen that he had never seen before. "Hi Im Whitetail" she mewed, "Thanks for giving us a break, my kits names are Petalkit and Mothkit. You'll find them playing inside".

Jayfeather nodded, "No problem".

Once all the queens had exited, the last to come out being Heathertail, Jayfeather breathed in deeply, and entered the small cavern.

"Attack!" a high pitched voice rang out, and immediately Jayfeather was thrown down the tunnel, landing in the dust. Tiny shapes scattered, some landing on him and some cowering in the corner.

"KitClan! Attack!" a small black and white kit yelled at the top of her lungs, launching her small body onto Jayfeather. Two more kits joined, and he identified them as Juniperkit and Maplekit.

I really shouldn't have agreed to this, Jayfeather groaned as he laid down on the ground, letting the kits pile on. The small she-kit bit his ear lightly, and he easily knocked her over softly. Before the two ThunderClan kits could even get to him, Jayfeather cast a glare in their direction, making them turn back.

"Get off" he grumbled to the she-cat who was still scrambling to get on him.

"Having fun?" the smooth voice of Cinderheart asked, approaching the medicine cats side.

"Bundles of fun" he smiled, greeting her.

"Play!" a voice mewled loudly from behind Cinderheart.

"Not now Emberkit" she mewed assertively, "Go find Aspenkit and play with her".

The tiny gray she-cat stared at Cinderheart, giving her an evil glare. But out of nowhere, a dark brown shape bolted into Emberkit, knocking her over.

"Tinderkit stop!" she mewed, trying to get away from her brothers grasp.

Jayfeather shuttered, he remembered Lionblaze doing to exact same thing to him in the nursery. But Lionblaze wasn't as physical as Tinderkit was. The small dark brown kit was biting his sisters ear rather hard. Cinderheart noticed, and advanced to the two siblings.

"Tinderkit stop it" she hissed, batting him off the small dark gray kit.

Emberkit panted and ran behind Jayfeather, cowering under his legs.

"Mean Mean!" Emberkit mewed, shaking her head at Tinderkit.

The small brown kit scrunched his face and tried to run for Emberkit again, but Cinderheart picked the kit up by his scruff.

"Let go!" Tinderkit growled, squirming beneath her grasp.

Jayfeather sensed strong emotions coming from the tiny kit, he was extremely angry at pretty much everyone.

Cinderheart held him for a moment then spoke through muffled fur, "Do you promise not to attack anyone?".

The kit thought for a moment then shook his head. Jayfeather doubted he would actually listen to Cinderheart, the little fur ball.

The gray warrior set Tinderkit down on the ground, ready to jump if he attack his sister again. Jayfeather could still feel Emberkit cowering under his legs, as she stepped forward a bit.

"Tinderkit mean!" she hissed, standing angrily towards her brother.

The dark brown kit glared, "Emberkit stupid! And no fun" he chuckled, rolling on the ground.

The gray she-kit gasped, "Am not!" and raced forward to attack her brother.

Jayfeather groaned and put his paw out to block her from leaving.

"Emberkit stop it now. Do it again and their will be no more honey for a moon!" he threatened, using the kits favorite treat to stop them from fighting.

Her huge amber eyes looked at him, "No, I want Honey!" she pleaded.

Jayfeather smiled, "Then be good and no more fighting". Emberkit cast a glance to Tinderkit, then laid down on the floor and nodded to Jayfeather, "Emberkit good now".

"What has gotten into you Tinderkit?" Cinderheart hissed, giving the tom a dirty look, "Didn't Hazeltail teach you any manners?".

Jayfeather smiled, it was always funny to see Cinderhearts reaction to different things, it was rather entertaining.

Tinderkit just shuffled his paws, "Mothkit told me, it not my fault!" the kit shifted his gaze to a shape hiding in the corner.

The cat was rather big to be a kit, probably ready to be apprenticed. His pelt was a golden-brown, but with black rings going up and down his pelt.

"Mothkit why did you tell Tinderkit to attack his sister?" Cinderheart hissed, motioning for the tom to come out.

"Because its fun" he answered with a growl, "And don't think you can tell me what to do ThunderClan rat. I don't have to take orders from you."

The kit pranced to the opposite side as if he were leader of the whole clan. Cinderheart shook her head, ignoring Mothkit, then looked back to Jayfeather.

"Don't worry about Mothkit, he always thinks that he's the boss of the nursery, but really Petalkit is the one in charge".

I didn't think kits had that much of a hierarchy in the nursery, he chuckled inside, they were just kits for StarClan's sake.

"That's Petalkit" Cinderheart meowed turning him in the direction of the back side of the nursery, "She's Mothkit's sister, and the so called "boss" of the nursery. She bosses the smaller kits around, and acts like leader".

Jayfeather chuckled, but as he focused more strongly, he was shocked. Extreme anger was waving off of her, like a wave crashing down, it was almost overwhelming. But soon the feeling changed as Petalkit moved away, and a new emotion came up, total excitement.

"Hi!" a voice mewed loudly from behind him, making Jayfeather turn around.

He could see the image in his mind of a small dark brown kit.

"Hello" he meowed, laying his tail on the tiny kits head.

"Hi!" the kit meowed again, still staring at Jayfeather.

"That's Eaglekit" Cinderheart meowed, moving to the tiny kits side.

"Hi!" he mewed again, now to Cinderheart.

"Does he say anything other than hi?" Jayfeather asked, that was all the kit was saying.

Cinderheart shook her head, "Nope. That's all he says, well occasionally he says his name, but not much else".

What a weird kit, Jayfeather thought. Even though Eaglekit was still quite young, he was still the same age as Emberkit, and she could speak rather well for her age.

Suddenly Jayfeather sensed more kits coming towards him, they were about to jump on him. Waiting a second he dropped to the ground, just as two more bodies leapt over him.

"KitClan attack!" the voice drowned out, as the small body fell to the ground.

Jayfeather smiled as he avoided the attack, even though they were as small as mice. "What in StarClans name is KitClan?" Jayfeather meowed, turning to Cinderheart for answers.

She laughed, "Its a clan that all the kits made up, Coalkit came up with it though".

Jayfeather nodded, he remembered when Lionblaze and Heathertail were apprentices, playing as warriors of the evil DarkClan. Two tiny kits shook themselves free of dust and bracken, they were both she-cats.

"Why you move?" one asked, focusing her tiny blue eyes onto Jayfeather.

"Because, Ashenkit" Cinderheart meowed, butting in. "You and Auburnkit were trying to attack the Medicine Cat of ThunderClan".

Both kits gasped, stepping back. Jayfeather wondered why, was he that well known?

"Daddy tell us bout you" the light brown kit mewed, "You Jayheather".

He smiled, a bit astonished that Breezepelt would actually tell his kits about him.

"Jayfeather" he told the kit, smiling at how she talked.

The kit smiled in return, then left to go play.

Jayfeather listened to the nursery, it was filled with the kits playing, but he could also sense something wrong with Cinderheart.

"Are you okay?" he meowed, looking at her curiously. She drifted back, and looked at him.

"Im fine, It's just kind of weird. Ashenkit looks exactly like you, and..." Cinderheart trailed off.

"And what?" Jayfeather meowed, it was kind of weird that Ashenkit would look like him, but gray cats weren't that uncommon. It was a moment until the warrior answered, but she lowered her head.

"Auburnkit looks almost exactly like Leafpool, its a little freaky to tell you the truth" Cinderheart lowered her head, shaking it.

He looked up, his sightless eyes round with shock. How was this possible? Both of Breezepelts and Heathertail's kits looked exactly like him and his mother. Jayfeather's mind raced as he thought back.

Was it possible that he had kin in WindClan? And if so, who was it?