Chapter 9

Ivypool opened her eyes in the Dark Forest, Hawkfrost was sitting in front of her.

"Well hello there, my deputy," he said, "I'll get the kits."

Ivypool nodded and watched him disappear, and then Wolfkit appeared followed by Shadekit, Tigerkit and finally Frostkit.

"Mommy?" Wolfkit exclaimed shaking, "Where are we?"

"We are in the Place of No Stars, or Dark Forest," she replied, "Don't be scared, little one."

Then Hawkfrost appeared, and he stared at the kits, head tilted on a side.

"Mommy!" Tigerkit exclaimed, "He looks like me!"

"Yes, I know," Ivypool smiled, "He's your father, Hawkfrost"

"Wow!" Frostkit surprised mew echoed, "I'm Frostkit! Am I named after you?"

Hawkfrost nodded. Tigerkit ran towards him, her eyes in awe, followed by Frostkit. Shadekit followed more slowly but with admiration in curiosity in his blue eyes. Wolfkit didn't move he stayed sitting next to Ivypool, his eyes full of wonder. She nudged him;

"Go on, he's not going to bite you!" Ivypool mewed before walking towards her dark brown mate, followed by Wolfkit.

Hawkfrost smiled as Frostkit and Tigerkit jumped on their brother, Wolfkit.

"Those she-kits are a pawfull, let me tell you that!" Ivypool exclaimed, "Frostkit bit her brother today!"

"I see!" he examined the kits cautiously, "M-"

"What have we here?" Mapleshade's tortoiseshell-and-white scarred pelt appeared.

"Mommy?" Wolfkit mumbled from underneath his sisters.

They got up and let their brother get to his paws, Wolfkit shied away as he saw Mapleshade.

"And who are you?" Frostkit demanded.

"Frostkit!" Ivypool exclaimed, "Show some respect, she and Hawkfrost are the leaders here!"

"Oh! Sorry!" the silver she-kit replied.

"Shadekit," Ivypool meowed to her son, "This is Mapleshade, you are named after her."

"Wow!" the brown tom replied in awe, "I'm named after a leader!"

"Yes, my dear," Mapleshade replied, advancing towards the kit, "Show me what you can do!"

The brown tabby tom nodded before looking for who to attack, his eyes stopped on Wolfkit, who was too occupied watching Mapleshade to know what was going on. Shadekit got into a hunters crouch and walked slowly towards his brother, and then he jumped. Wolfkit froze as Shadekit slammed onto him and wouldn't let go.

"Nice Shadekit! I have to go now, I came to meet your kits," Mapleshade said, she nodded to Hawkfrost and Ivypool then left.

Shadekit let go of his brother and washed his silver paw, while Wolfkit got up and shook his brown pelt that was all ruffled.

"Am I named after someone?" Tigerkit asked looking at Ivypool.

"Indeed you are," she replied, "After, Hawkfrost's father, Tigerstar."

The brown tabby she-kit's eyes shinned, "He was a leader!?"

"Yes he was, and a powerful one also," Hawkfrost replied looking at his daughter, who was staring back with admiration.

"What happened to him?" the tabby she-kit asked.

"This is a story for an other time," Ivypool decided, "Now you need some sleep."

"Mama!" Frostkit pleaded, "I want to stay longer!"

"Not today dear!" Ivypool replied.

As the kits finished disappearing, Ivypool jumped on Hawkfrost's back and wouldn't let go.

"What are you doing?" he asked, trying to shake her off.

"I don't want to loose my fighting techniques," she replied biting the brown warrior's ears.

Hawkfrost rolled on the ground, which squished Ivypool between him and the ground. He turned to face her; she was smiling at him, her dark-blue eyes shining.

"I see!" he whispered, as he bit her tail.

Ivypool winced but did not try to leave, he was about to continue when, Ivypool saw a silver-and-white fluff ball, jump on Hawkfrost, growling.

"Frostkit!" Ivypool exclaimed, getting on her paws, fur fluffed up embarrassed, "What are you doing here?"

Frostkit startled by her mothers' voice, fell off of Hawkfrost with a thump, she got up and shook herself.

"I- I wanted to know why you stayed behind," she murmured, "B-but then I heard you wince so I thought you needed help, I-I didn't realize it was dad I jumped on!"

Ivypool and Hawkfrost stared at each other before looking at Frostkit.

"I know you wanted to help but when I tell you to leave you have to do so!" Ivypool's stern mew echoed, "Now go back!"

Frostkit nodded looking at her black paws, she turned around her black tail trailing behind her. Ivypool watched her leave, shaking her head, what am I going to do with her? She wondered. Hawkfrost shook himself and spoke;

"I like her initiative! She will be an amazing fighter!"

Ivypool nodded in agreement, "She still needs to learn to follow orders."

"Agreed, when will you bring them back?" Hawkfrost demanded.

"Not sure, but I'm thinking of bringing two at a time," Ivypool replied, "They will be easier to keep an eye on them, until they are apprentices."

Ivypool could see Hawkfrost wonder, but he seemed to agree.

"What about Tigerkit and Shadekit?" Ivypool offered. Not Frostkit since she didn't listen, nor Wolfkit since I need to work with him first.

"That seems fine," he replied, "I think that when they are apprentices, Mapleshade would like to have Shadekit, don't you think?"

"Yes, I do think so," Ivypool agreed. I wonder if I should keep Wolfkit…


Ivypool woke up, she looked at her sleeping kits, got up and walked silently out of the nursery, not wanting to wake her kits up nor Daisy. She took a squirrel from the fresh kill pile and sat down outside the nursery to eat. Wolfkit, I need to spend time with him, to teach him how to fight, before I bring him to the Dark Forest. Ivypool was getting worried about him. I'll wait for him to wake up, but how to I keep him apart? No! I'll try to wake him up, not the others…


hope you like, dont forget to review and post any ideas you have for next chap

thinking of doing chap 10 from Wolfkit's POV

~Wolferret