Brambleclaw's P.O.V.

"Brambleclaw will mentor Berrypaw" Firestar says and the apprentice touches my nose. "Berrypaw, Mousepaw, Hazelpaw!" The clan cheers and the meeting ends." Firestar, there is someone to talk to you" Crowfeather says and Daisy walks in. "Firestar, mt kits have been missing for two moons" Daisy says, sobbing. "Have you seen them?" She asks and starts to look hopeful. "Yes, but they have foster parents who love them very much." Firestar says. "we are going out the secret escape route, okay?" I tell him. "Okay he says and we sneek out of camp. "Now we are going to explore the territory." I say as we pad away from camp.

After the tour

"That is all we are going to do today. Go make your nest in the apprentice denn" I tell Berrypaw and he pads tword the apprentice den. Then I grab a squirrel and head for the nursery. "Hey Brambleclaw, Is that for Squirrelflight?" Crowfeather asks. He is carrying a vole. "Yup. Is that for Leafpool?" I ask him and he nods his head. We walk in the den and see that Hollykit is once again on Lionkit's back and is jumping up and down. "Hi Daisy" I say when I see her in the den. "Hey Brambleclaw, who's the squirrel for?" She asks. "Squirrelflight" I say and go over to her. "Hi daddy" Doekit says as I walk over to the nest. "Moma says that tomorrow we get to explore the camp!" Volekit says, padding over to stand next to his sister. " Uncle Crowfeather, can Hazelpaw play with us tomorrow?" Petalkit asks, looking at Crowfeather with big eyes. "Yeah Daddy, can she. Maybe Hollykit will stop bouncing on me and play." Lionkit says and pads over to Crowfeather. "Okay, but only until sunhigh because then I am giving her hunting practice." Crowfeather says, looking at his kits. I hear a purr behind me and see Squirrelflight standing up and stretching. "Here's your squirrel" I say and drop it o. The ground in front of her. Then I feel tiny claws on my pelt and see Rowankit on my back. "Hi" He says and sits on my back." Rowankit, Help" Hollykit yowels and I see lionkit is sitting on her. Volekit sits with his tail on his paws, watching his cousins as Hollykit tries to move. Then Rowankit jumps on Lionkit and pulls him off of Hollykit. She jumps up and the two kits pin Lionkit down. "Okay kits, time to sleep." Squirrelflight says and the 4 kits come back into the nest to form a heap of fluff. "Goodnight" whisper and lick her ear affectionately. "Goodnight" She whispers and with one last glance, I head out of the nursery and up to the den.

THE NEXT DAY

When I wake up, I walk out of the den and groom my pelt. Then I see 7 kits run our of the nursery. At first, the kits don't notice me but then they do. Rowankit runs up the path to the entrance of the den where I sit. "Hi daddy" He meows and jumps onto my back. "Whose den is this?" Petalkit asks as she climbs the rocks. "This is our den" A voice says from the rocks and Squirrelflight appears with Doekit followed by Volekit. "Wow" Volekit says and enters the den. "Hey, dad, are you up there?" I hear Hazelpaw's voice. "HAZELPAW!" The kits scream and run down the rocks. I lead Squirrelflight down the rocks slower than our excited kits. I see She has Berrypaw with her. I sit beside Squirrelflight. Then 3 minutes later, Crowfeather leads Leafpool out to us. Her kits join our kits and soon there is a bunch of kits jumping on the two apprentices. "I never knew it took so much work to be a mother!" Leafpool exclaims as she sits beside her sister. "The kits are a handful but you love them to death. You don't have 2 litters to care for, now do you" Squirrelflight says and Looks at Leafpool. Her sister stares at her and we all burst out laughing.