The sound of soft snoring woke Honeybreeze up. The pretty dappled queen looked down to see her four sleeping kits splayed out on top of one another. She involuntarily started to purr when she looked down at them, and had to stop herself so she didn't wake them up. Every time she gazed at their little paws and whiskers, she was reminded yet again that they were real and not some amazing dream.

Two sunrises had gone by since she had kitted. The nursery was completely empty, because the other queens had given her some space for a while. She missed the comforting presence of the other cats, but was grateful for the alone time with her kits. She heard a rustle and watched as a big muscular dark brown figure entered warm den. Again, she had to stop herself from purring.

"They're sleeping," she whispered. The tom bent his head to give her ears a couple of licks. "They're all so perfect," he breathed, affection and pride glittering in his eyes. Honeybreeze pointed her tail at the largest of the litter. "His pelt looks so much like yours- except for that white crest-that I was thinking of calling him Oakkit as well." Oaklight purred, "I think both my parents would agree that one Oakkit was enough for the whole of Thunderclan!"

His mesmerizing green gaze suddenly turned serious, "We really do need to name them though. I don't want them to open their eyes and be nameless." He meowed. Anticipation shot through her from her tail-tip to her nose. "I wonder what color they'll be!" she squeaked. Oaklight drew his tail down her spine, "I don't care as long as one of them has beautiful eyes like yours."

She gave her chest fur a couple of self-conscious licks. "You're sweet," she murmured, "Now back to the task at paw."

She gently stroked the little cream she-cat who was curled up in the tightest of balls. "I was thinking that we could call her Swankit." The brown tom gave her a confused look, "What's a swan?" he asked. Honeybreeze playfully rolled her eyes, "They're those big white birds that swim on the lake. I showed you them when we went on a walk some moons ago. Remember?" Recognition flickered in his eyes. "Oh yeah! And I don't think anybody's named their kit that before!" Honeybreeze's whiskers twitched in delight, "Great, so she'll be unique," she purred.

Oaklight drew his long tail over the dark brown kit, "We should name him Eaglekit, because of his pelt and he's so big already." She looked at him, curiosity gleaming in her pretty blue eyes. "How do you know what an eagles pelt looks like?" she asked. He shrugged his broad shoulders. "Birchfall told me," he replied.

Both cats looked up to see a small silver body pushing through the bracken entrance. "Honeybreeze!" the small form cried, "Can I see the kits now?" Honeybreeze held up her tail for silence. "Yes, Skykit, but they're sleeping so we must be quiet." The little she-cat looked at her with big apologetic eyes, "I'm sorry!" she whispered. She padded over to peer in the nest. "Wow," she breathed "look how teeny-tiny they are." Oaklight playfully flicked her ear with his tail, "they'll get bigger soon enough." "They better! Copperkit and I need some more cats for our games," she mewed.

The little she-cat looked back into the nest, "What are their names?" she asked. Honeybreeze pointed to the two newly named kits with her tail. "This one is Swankit and this one is Eaglekit." Skykit squeezed her eyes shut for a moment. "I like them!" she squealed. Starclan help us if she didn't. She turned her attention to the other two, "And what're their names?"

"They don't have names yet."

Skykit looked appalled, "They don't have names?"

Oaklight worked his tail over the little she cats back to calm her down. "It's okay Skykit, we're thinking of hem right now." Her fur layed smooth again and she started peering hard at the mottled she-cat. "Why don't you call her BrownandGoldkit? Or Mixkit, because of her fur?" Honeybreeze and Oaklight looked at each other in amusement, "Those are great names Skykit but…" She cut him off, "What about Lilykit? My mom said we once had a leader whose name was Lilykit. She was awesome!" Lilykit…I like it.

"Actually, that's a wonderful name Skykit!" Honeybreeze glanced over at the sleeping kit and suddenly couldn't imagine calling her anything else. "Really? I'm gonna go tell Cinderheart that I got to name a kit!" she cried. And then she was up and out of the den before Honeybreeze could even blink, her fluffy tail trailing out behind her. She glanced over at Oaklight, "Do you like it?" He nodded his head, "I love it. And we've made one little she-cat very happy," he purred.

"Okay, so that's three down and one to go," she murmured. She tried to think of the perfect name for the little tom. Graykit? No, too boring. Smallkit? No, what if he's not at all tiny when he gets older. She let out a hiss of frustration, "I can't think of anything!" "What about Sneezekit?"He meowed. Honeybreeze playfully glared at him, "Never!" She layed her silky tail on the sleeping kit. "How can he be reminded of the first thing he did for the rest of his life?"

A purr rumbled deep in Oaklight's throat, "I was only joking!" He looked hard at the kit. "What about Creekkit? That's a nice name."

"Doesn't that sound to Riverclanish?"

Oaklight shook his head, "No…creeks are more Thunderclan." Suddenly, the little gray and white kit lifted his head and let out a little mewl. Purring, Honeybreeze licked him once on the head, before he drifted off again.

"He likes it!" she mewed happily. "It's settled then, his name will be Creekkit." Both cats were purring in delight when another cat padded in the nursery.

"Good! You're awake!" mewed the tabby she-cat. "I know I should leave you alone, but I just couldn't wait to see those little whiskers again!" Honeybreeze acknowledge her friend with a twitch of her ears. "You're always welcome Fawnleaf!" The gentle she-cat came over to sit beside her. "Oh they're all so precious!" She squealed. "Have you thought of names for them yet?"

Oaklight lifted his head proudly, and introduced his kits to his sister.

"Actually, we have. This is Eaglekit, Swankit, Lilykit, and Creekkit."

Fawnleaf flicked her tail in excitement. Those are fantastic names!" she purred. Honeybreeze eyes shone with joy as she gazed at her little bundles of fur.

"Welcome to Thunderclan, my kits."