Sorry for the wait (Again!) Here is chapter 3...


CHAPTER 3

(Gorsekit's POV)

"Explain yourselves!" Rainbreeze growled flicking his tail irritably.

"Well we um," Gorsekit stuttered.

"It was Gorsekit's idea!" Pinekit blurted, Gorsekit's eyes widened.

Rainbreeze turned to his son, "Is this true?"

"No!" he meowed defensively.

His father narrowed his eyes, then sighed, "Cloudstar will decide what to do with you," he meowed motioning for his kits to follow him. Gorsekit shot Pinekit an angry look and padded after Rainbreeze.


"I am very disappointed in you both," Cloudstar meowed, Gorsekit hung his head, I should have never listened to Pinekit! He thought bitterly. "I would delay your apprentice ceremony, but the elders need someone to help change their bedding and check them for ticks...so you two will be taking care of that for the next moon."

"Yes Cloudstar," the two siblings mumbled. Cloudstar nodded and motioned for them to go, for the first time Gorsekit noticed how old the leader looked.

"This is all your fault!" Pinekit growled as they padded out of the den.

"My fault!" Gorsekit hissed, "It was your idea in the first place!"

Pinekit muttered something he didn't catch just as Tanglepaw ran up to them, "So?" she asked.

"We have to take care of the elders for the next moon," Pinekit grumbled.

"Lucky break," Tanglepaw commented, "He could have made it more."

Pinekit shrugged, "I guess. You wanna share a rabbit?"

"Sure!" their old denmate meowed following Pinekit towards the prey-pile.

Gorsekit watched them go, just then a yowl came from the nursery and Bramblesky ran out. "What is it?" Gorsekit asked running over to his mom.

"It's Emberpool she's having her kits!" she meowed as Dawnfire padded out of the medicine den.

"So soon?" Dawnfire commented.

Bramblesky nodded, "I'm worried to," she meowed.

The old medicine cat looked thoughtful for a second, she turned to Sweetpaw who was shuffling nervously outside the den and meowed, "Fetch me some poppy seeds, three will do, Bramblesky inform Darkcloud but don't let him come in, Gorsekit find a stick for Emberpool to bite down on, giving birth this early is bound to be painful." Gorsekit looked surprised, then nodded and went to find a stick. He choose a long stick and brought it into the nursery. Emberpool was laying in her nest, a look of utter pain on her face. Dawnfire was standing over the queen while Sweetpaw was nervously shuffling the poppy seeds beside her. "Breathe," the medicine cat instructed Emberpool, just then she noticed Gorsekit, "Did you get the stick?" Gorsekit nodded, "Good, bring it over here," she meowed, he walked over and set the stick down in front of her, she studied it then instructed Emberpool to bite down on it, the queen did as she was told. Gorsekit watched as the queen's belly rippled and a light tan she-kit slid into the nest. Sweetpaw quickly bent down and popped the sac around it, she then began to lick her. The kit coughed feebly and let out a mew.

"Everything looks good," Sweetpaw meowed to her mentor as two more bundles slid into the nest, a light silver she-kit and a black tom. Dawnfire picked up the tom and began to lick him while Sweetpaw set down the tan kit and picked up the silver one. When they were warm and mewing they were placed by their mother's belly. "Does she have her milk this early?" Sweetpaw asked.

"She should," Dawnfire replied, "Just in case fetch some borage leaves, oh and tell Darkcloud he can come in on your way back." Sweetpaw nodded and Gorsekit watched as she exited the den, he turned to Dawnfire who was staring at Emberpool nervously.

"Everything ok?" he asked.

She looked at him, worry in her expression, "Earlier I felt four kits, but only three have come out," she meowed, just then Emberpool let out an ear piercing yowl and another kit slithered out. It was sliver like the other one but with a white tail tip. Dawnfire popped the sac and began to lick it but it didn't let out any mew, the medicine cat stopped licking it, "She's dead," she said bluntly. Gorsekit closed his eyes in sadness.

"What?!" Emberpool rasped.

"This one is dead," Dawnfire told her holding the kit for her to see.

"Her name is Lilackit, put her with her brother and sisters," the queen growled.

"But-" Dawnfire started.

"Put her with her siblings!" Emberpool demanded. The medicine cat sighed and set the she-kit down in the nest, just then Sweetpaw and Darkcloud padded in.

"How is she? How many? Can I see them?" Darkcloud asked.

"She's fine just tired, there are four and-" the medicine cat gulped, "One is dead."

Darkcloud's face dropped, "Dead?" he repeated.

Emberpool nodded sadly, "I named her, Lilackit," she brightened, "Help me name the other ones!" she meowed.

"Ok," he purred padding over to sit beside her, "How about we name the tan one Fawnkit."

Emberpool nodded, "The sliver one can be Lavenderkit, but what about the tom?"

"Ravenkit," Gorsekit suggested.

"Perfect," Emberpool purred, "Thank you Gorsekit."

He nodded sheepishly. "Let's leave Emberpool to rest," Dawnfire suggested giving the queen some borage and poppy seeds, "It's a hard thing to have kits this early." Gorsekit dipped his head and exited the den, I need to tell Pinekit, he thought padding off to find his sister.

Behind him Cloudstar sat staring, "The kit off rain," he murmured.


Hope you liked it! BrambleBerryStar PM'd me Poolflower and she was the first so congrats she created Lilackit, Fawnkit, and Lavenderkit. Also tell me in your review if you like Poolflower or hate her guts and want her to die a horrible death! (I know I do) :)