Next Chapter of my Jackie Robinson Day special!
FIRST: Make sure you've read the previous chapter first!
Rainleaf wandered into the nursery, which was noisy as ever; as if no heated argument took place whatsoever.
She sighed, trying to cool off from Whitepool's quarrel. Rainleaf immediately spotted her denmates in the Play Corner, and the five kits wrestling at their paws, amusement and joy clear in their wide eyes.
"How'd it go?" Ashpelt asked eagerly, as Duskkit crashed into her, Dappledkit tussling with him. She batted the kits away, twitching her ears to hear Rainleaf.
"He was… A typical tom,"
"Typical?" Lilystream echoed, licking her paw, then running it over her ear.
Rainleaf settled next to them, neatly wrapping her tail over her paws.
"Clueless; Just like every tom,"
"I'm not clueless!" Duskkit snarled in his squeaky, high-pitched voice, finally pushing Dappledkit off him. He glanced up at Rainleaf with wide, amber eyes.
"Not you, Duskkit," Ashpelt cooed, smoothing the fluffed fur between his ears the nudging him back to play.
"Why clueless? He's just grieving," Lilystream asked, falling into a luxurious stretch.
Rainleaf sighed, remembering Whitepool's bothersome statements.
"I told him about how Stormbreeze is still mooning over him, and he just got mad at me!"
"Well, that's not necessarily Clueless," Ashpelt pointed out.
"Seemed like it,"
"He'll start to like her soon,"
"I'll be surprised when it happens... If it happens," Rainleaf grumbled.
Her gaze wandered, finally settling on the five kits. She typically found pleasure in watching the five kits play, but now seemed different. She stared at her son, Moonkit, wrestling with Dawnkit. She watched her son pull of a battle move, raking his sheathed paw across Dawnkit's exposed soft, belly fur, triggering a whimper from him.
Where did he learn that move… Rainleaf wondered, partially forgetting she was supposed to be in an annoyed mood.
Stoneclaw… It looks like a move Stoneclaw would do..
She watched Moonkit's impressive battle moves. How did he know so many? Stoneclaw never taught him any moves.
My son shares his father's courage and knowledge...
Okay, that chap was boring… and SO SHORT! But some foreshadowing was hidden in there! Things will get a whole lot more interesting later, so please stay tuned for more!
Hope you enjoyed, and please review!