Oh yes I forgot to add that Jayfeather is OOC in this storyline (oopsies)
"Blackkit! Come on over!"
Blackkit raised her head up from dozing off and saw Jayfeather padding up to her. "Can I go see the medicine cat den now?" she pleaded, itching with anticipation. Jayfeather nodded and started to walk off, the kit right on his heels. She flicked her tail, motioning goodbye to Sunkit, who did the same and scampered back to the nursery.
"Why hello there, who might you be?" A light ginger she-cat asked curiously, smiling down at her.
"My name's Blackkit, and Jayfeather said I could see the medicine cat den!" Blackkit said eagerly, looking up at the she cat.
"Oh of course! My name is Leafpool, and I am also a medicine cat," Leafpool said, ushering her inside. Blackkit looked around in amazement.
"Woah, there's a lot of leaves here. Do you really use all of them?" Blackkit asked, sniffing one of the bundles.
"Not always. There are some that we never use at all. Why don't you help us sort out all the leaves we can't use anymore?" Jayfeather suggested, bringing a pile down, "This is yarrow. Now, do you see that some of these leaves are crumpled? Let's separate them from the ones we can still use."
Blackkit nodded and began to sort them out carefully. It was a tedious task, but it kept her paws busy. She then remembered her thoughts from before and sighed.
"How come I don't look like my littermates and my parents?" She asked, sadness tinging her voice. Leafpool froze from her task and Jayfeather sighed.
"Honestly, we don't know anything at the moment, but one possibility is that your appearance is different for the sake of something greater," Jayfeather reasoned, flicking his tail over the kits ears softly. "Don't worry about it too much."
Blackkit nodded and resumed her work, shaking her head slightly to get rid of her thoughts. 'No use to question that. It's the same as questioning your own existence!' She thought furiously.
It Nearly took the whole day the pile of herbs were completely sorted out. Blackkit stood up to stretch from sitting for so long. She smiled, then tilted her head curiously.
"Leafpool, aren't you my aunt?" She asked. Leafpool laughed.
"Yes, yes I am. Why?" Leafpool countered. Blackkit grinned.
"It's because my father is the leader, my mother is the deputy, and my aunt is the medicine cat!" Blackkit said proudly.
"Blackkit! Where are you?" Squirrelflight's voice rang out from outside, and Blackkit looked at the two older clanmates.
"Go on now little one. Thank you for your help." Leafpool said kindly.
"What about me?" Jayfeather teased, pouting a bit, holding his tail out in front of her to block the entrance. Blackkit looked up at him. "That would make you one of my cousins, right?" Blackkit asked. Not waiting for a reply, she pranced out the den, heading to her mother and the comfort of her littermates as sleep grasped her once more.
Blackkit sat up respectively and proud as her littermates sat in a line beside her.
"I can't wait to meet our father! I heard he is the best!" Featherkit said excitedly, unable to contain her excitement.
"Featherkit, hold still! You're going to mess your fur up!" Squirrelflight yelped in exasperation, leaning down to groom her daughters fluffy fur. Featherkit simply sighed and closed her eyes in disgust.
"Mom! I'm fine, don't worry!" The ginger kit complained, fidgeting a little.
"I wonder where he is," Blackkit thought aloud, taking a look around the camp. She searched among the cats coming back from the dawn patrol and spotted a cat padding towards them. "There he is!" She exclaimed excitedly.
Squirrelflight abandoned her daughters fur and nodded to Bramblestar. "Are you ready to meet your kits?" She asked, pride shining in her eyes.
"Of course I am." He replied, his deep voice rumbling in his throat. Squirrelflight stepped to the side and Bramblestar looked at the closest kit, which was Featherkit. He chuckled at the sight of her fur. "You look just like Squirrelflight when she was a young apprentice! That must mean that you are Featherkit." He purred, his tail curled in amusement. Featherkit looked at Squirrelflight in shock.
"I do? I mean, yes, nice to meet you too Father!" Featherkit exclaimed, giggling. Squirrelflight simply rolled her eyes and flicked her mate's shoulder in annoyance. Bramblestar then turned to Scorchkit.
"Ah, you must be Scorchkit. I can tell that you will be a great warrior someday," He meowed proudly, smiling. Scorchkit puffed out his chest happily.
"I can't wait to be a warrior! I want to protect this clan forever!" Scorchkit exclaimed, looking up at his father. Bramblestar cuffed him lightly on the ears and then turned to the last kit. His eyes widened in surprise and wonder.
"Squirrelflight… is this our youngest daughter?" He asked uncertainly, looking at his mate. Blackkit shifted uncomfortably, forcing a smile on her face. Squirrelflight nodded and Bramblestar looked back at his daughter. "Come here young one," He said softly, beckoning her with his tail.
Blackkit stood up and walked closer to him, her dark blue eyes wary. Bramblestar raked his eyes over her unusual coat and stopped at her eyes. He blinked a few times and purred.
"I must say, you may not look like us, but you are absolutely perfect! I'm proud to be your father, all of you," He said in approval, gathering his kits altogether with a sweep of his tail. The three kits squealed excitedly and pounced onto Bramblestar, knocking him off his feet. The clan all laughed as they stopped momentarily to watch their clan leader bond with his kits.
"Hey! That's not fair! It's three against one!" Bramblestar protested, wriggling around and chuckling. Blackkit shook her head.
"It isn't fair to us! You're stronger than the three of us combined!" She pointed out, rolling off of Bramblestar. Bramblestar blinked.
"Wow. That's right!" He agreed, shaking the other two kits off of him. They both tumbled onto the grey kit, earning a growl of outrage. The three kits scampered away, momentarily forgetting about their father's visit.
"She's a smart one. She knew that I was her cousin, and she only got out of the nursery today," Jayfeather padded up to the two parents, nodding his head in greeting. "She would make a great warrior."
The three kits ran back, seeing that Jayfeather had come. "Jayfeather! Can you play with us?" Featherkit pleaded. Jayfeather sighed, shaking his head as he let Scorchkit and Featherkit lead him away. Blackkit looked around the camp.
"Don't I have another cousin?" She asked, looking up at her parents. They both exchanged surprised looks and nodded.
"Yes, you do. Cinderpelt's mate, Lionblaze. Why don't you see if you can find him. He is Hollykit's father." Bramblestar said. Blackkit gasped in realization.
"That means that Hollykit and I are related!" She meowed excitedly, running off to find the black she-kit.
Bramblestar and Squirrelflight simply laughed. "Is it bad that I feel so proud to have three wonderful kits?" Bramblestar asked.
Squirrelflight shrugged. "Well, Blackkit kind of worries me. She looks nothing like us, which is perfectly fine, but her knowledge is... Incomprehensible..." She murmured, looking up at the sky. Bramblestar nodded in agreement, then walked away, leaving Squirrelflight to her thoughts.
"What do you have in store for my precious kit, Starclan?" Squirrelflight whispered. Her eyes looked up, feeling both hopeful and disturbed, "Don't you dare take her away from me." With that, she called out to her kits and gathered them back into the nursery for their well needed nap.
There goes Chapter 2! And I very much appreciate the OC requests that you guys have given me. I will try my best to incorporate them into the storyline. Now, I will be needing some cats for the other clans, so I kindly suggest that you leave them clanless so there wouldn't be too many characters for just one clan. Thankies!
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