CHAPTER 2
"Whats that mewling sound?"
"I think it's a kit Ferretclaw."
"Well shut it up Pinenose!"
"Why? Do you not like the sound of kits?"
"No I don't."
"Do you think it could be Snowflower's kits that were taken by foxes?"
"I don't know nor do I care." snorted Ferretclaw.
"Well I do." Pinenose comes closer to Tanglekit.
"H-Hello?" stammers Tanglekit.
"Oh my Starclan! It is one of Snowflower's kits!"
"Really?"
"Yes Starlingwing it is!"
"But where is Snowflower?"
"How should we know? She disappeared when they were taken."
"I bet she left brokenhearted."
"I bet so." sighs Starlingwing.
"Well I will take care of it with my two other kits." murmurs Pinenose.
Tanglekit tussles with his sister Nightkit and his brother Duskkit. "I win!" yowls Duskkit.
"No! I did! I pinned you first!" retorts Nightkit.
"Well I think you both win!" chuckles Tanglekit.
"Wait Thunderclan is attacking the camp!" screams Duskkit. Ferretclaw fluffs up in fear. "Where?" he demands then he realizes that they were just playing a game of "Thunderclan is raiding"
"Stand back Firestar!" growls Nightkit.
"Thats right run away you frog-hearts!" yowls Duskkit.
"Yeah and stay out of our territory!" giggles Nightkit and Tanglekit in unison. "
Loudkit you be Lionblaze because your ginger like him!" tells Leafkit to Loudkit.
"What about me?" ask Rainkit.
"You be Jayfeather!"
"No! Jayfeather is a tom!"
"Well then you be..." thinks Tanglekit.
"I want to be Streamfeather!"
"Okay fine. You be Streamfeather and Owlkit will be Stormbreeze!"
"Leafkit will be Squirrelflight. Nightkit will be Cinderheart! Duskkit will be Graystripe." "Okay!" says the kits in unison.
"Lets go!" giggles Tanglekit. "Lionblaze get off our land!" growls Tanglekit who is playing a Blackstar.
"Never! Thunderclan attack!" roars Loudkit. The kits tussle and Shadowclan is declared winner.
"Tanglekit! Duskkit! Nightkit! Come inside the nursery its going to rain!" calls Pinenose.
"But Pinenose that's no fun!" complains the three kits.
"It won't be fun either if you get whitecough!" The kits looked at each other and nodded.
"Yes Pinenose!" the three called.
"Rainkit? Rainkit? Rainkit!" calls Bramblepath.
"Bramblepath are you alright?" Dawnpelt asks the distressed queen.
"I can't find Rainkit!"
"Well let me help you find her."
"I will help too." calls Pinenose from the nursery. "Where did you last see her?"
"I saw her near the medicine den then I couldn't find her!" wails Bramblepath.
"She is probably inside the medicine den."
"Okay lets check." The three queens go to look for Rainkit.
"Rainkit you can come out now!" giggles Leafkit.
"I'm going to be in so much trouble now!" whimpers Rainkit.
"No way you should just say that you were behind the nursery making dirt!"
"Okay I will." sighs Rainkit.
"Tanglekit lets go on an adventure!" Leafkit whispers to Tanglekit.
"All right. Lets go to Thunderclan territory!" giggles Tanglekit quietly. The two sneak out through a little hole in the nursery wall.
"Which way is it?" ask Leafkit.
"I don't know I'm a kit!" hisses Tanglekit.
"Oh I thought you were the almighty Blackstar!" mutters Leafkit.
"Well I'm not. So lets go this way." Tanglekit points to a forest of pine trees.
The two finally make it to the stream that borders Thunderclan and Shadowclan. "Lets use that bridge over there!" whispers Leafkit.
"Yeah your right."
"Lets go!" Tanglekit leads the way when they see a Thunderclan patrol. Rain pours down on the lake, and the Thunderclan patrol heads back to their camp.
"Lets head back to camp Tanglekit."
"No we have come all this way!" whines Tanglekit.
"Well we are going to be in a lot of trouble anyways so lets go to Thunderclan's camp!" murmurs Leafkit.
"Okay lets go." Tanglekit crosses the bridge first and Leafkit stumbles along it. "Hurry up Leafkit!" mutters Tanglekit.
"Hey I' m trying I am a moon younger than you!" retorts Leafkit.
"Just hurry!" growls Tanglekit. Then they hear a growl.
"Where do you think your going?
"Uh we are going home?" gulped Tanglekit.
"I would think so." snorted the menacing voice.
"Y-Yes uh whats your name? Stammered Leafkit.
"Lionblaze."
Together the two little kits gasped. "Your the great Lionblaze?" asked Leafkit in awe.
"Yes and you two need to go home." Lionblaze mumbled.
"Okay Lionblaze. Come on Leafkit lets go."
"Wait I will escort you home."
"Why? We came this way we can go back the same way."
"Well the river has gotten higher and you might need help so I'm coming with you."
"Yes Lionblaze." muttered Leafkit.
Together the trio headed to the bridge when it collapsed underneath Leafkit.
"Help me!" wailed Leafkit before she was dragged beneath the raging river.
"Lionblaze help her!" Lionblaze dove into the raging river paws first. He burst out of it with Leafkit in his jaws.
"Tanglekit get her!" mumbled Lionblaze. Tanglekit raced alongside them until he could reach out to get Leafkit.
"Got her Lionblaze." muttered Tanglekit.
Leafkit lies in the medicine den of Thunderclan while Tanglekit was being questioned.
"Why were you out of your camp in this weather?" questioned Bramblestar.
"We went on an adventure." I countered
"Well it was mousebrained to go and do that!" growled Lionblaze.
"Lionblaze its just a kit." murmured Sandstorm.
"It still was mousebrained." muttered Lionblaze.
"I just want to go home to Pinenose." Tanglekit whimpered.
"Daisy will take care of you right now okay? What is your name anyway?"
"Tanglekit."
"Well Tanglekit, I'm sure as soon as the river stops flowing so fast we will get you home."
Tanglekit lays in the warm nest and sees a bright ginger kit playing with a moss-ball with a white kit. "Um excuse me whats your name?" Tanglekit ask them.
"I am Sunkit and this is Snowkit!" giggled Sunkit.
"Pass it to me!" exclaims a tortoiseshell kit.
"Catch this Lilykit!" Sunkit tells her before flinging it at Snowkit.
"Woah! Hey no fair you said you were passing it to Lilykit!" pouts Snowkit
Tanglekit watches ruefully at the fun the kits are having when Leafkit limps in. "Leafkit are you alright?" He asks her.
"I am fine Tanglekit." murmurs Leafkit as she watches the other kits toss the mossball back and forth.
"I want to go home and play with my friends and littermates." Leafkit whimpers quietly.
"I do too Leafkit." Tanglekit touches his paw to her's.
We hear an exclaimed yowl from one of the kits. "Amberkit, Snowkit! I am your brother don't attack me!"
"Too bad Dewkit!" giggles Amberkit.
"Just because I'm the littlest doesn't mean I can be picked on!" whines Dewkit.
"Oh well you lose anyway!" Snowkit tells him when he jumps off Dewkit.
"I'm telling Brightheart!" pouts Dewkit as he stalks away from the laughing kits.
"Seedkit quit mooning over Snowkit!" complains Lilykit.
"I'm not mooning over him!" retorts Seedkit.
"It sure looks like it!" sneers Lilykit. Then the kits leap at each other tussling till Sorreltail pries them apart.
"You two want to play with us?" asks Sunkit.
"Sure!" I say happily.
"The game is keep away from the she-kits!" giggles Sunkit.
"Okay Leafkit go with Lilykit, Seedkit, and Amberkit." Snowkit tells her.
"Go!" exclaims Lilykit and immediately Seedkit takes after Snowkit.
Tanglekit runs from Leafkit and see her lagging behind. Snowkit and Dewkit are caught by Lilykit and Seedkit right away. Amberkit runs after Sunkit. Then the two she-kits slow down and quit chasing us. "That was fun!" Tanglekit yowls.
"Yeah Tom-kits rule! She-kits drool!" sneers Sunkit.
"No we caught Snowkit and Dewkit!" retorts Lilykit.
"So we still kept away from you!" complains Sunkit.
"Thats not fair you two ran like Windclan!" pouts Amberkit.
"You need to eat less fresh-kill then Amberkit!" giggles Sunkit.
Leafkit and I just watch the kits bicker until we hear a wail. "Tanglekit! Where are you!"
"Pinenose? Is that you!?" Tanglekit yowls out of the hollow.
"Tanglekit! Leafkit! Your alive!" exclaims Pinenose as she slides down the revine being chased after by Dawnpelt and Cloudtail who growls at them to stop.
"I worried so much Tanglekit!" Pinenose tells me while she noses every part of his tiny body to check if he had hurt anything.
"We will talk at home." Pinenose murmurs quietly but quite serious. She picks Tanglekit up and carries him out of Thunderclan camp.
"Did you find him?" asks Starlingwing.
"Yes and he was in Thunderclan camp." mumbles Pinenose.
"What? Why in Starclan's name was he there?" questions Pinenose.
"I don't know why are you asking me?" she mutters.
Pinenose drops Tanglekit on the boggy ground and eyes him angrily. "Don't you ever leave camp again you hear me?" growls Pinenose.
"Y-Yes Pinenose." He whimpers.
"Pinenose he was only-" Starlingwing starts before he is cut off by Blackstar.
"He is going to be punished along with Leafkit." Blackstar comments calmly.
"Yes Blackstar." the three cats say in unison and dip their heads in respect.
Tanglekit sighs after the left. "I am sorry Starclan." Leafkit comes to his side and sits the kit's pelts brushing.
A/N: Shoutfinder- Thank you for the criticism, I hope that you know the reason I came back to this story is because of you. Once again, thank you. P.S. I looked into the Applefur and Toadfoot thing..and yes they're littermates. I changed that the allegiances for you.
~Leopardheart