Shadowheart wasn't here when I woke up. Tinypaw was up against my back so I had to get up carefully without waking her up. Eaglepaw and Snakepaw were still asleep as well. I walked outside to find Shadowheart and Foxfur talking. Foxfur was smiling, thatsodd... I thought looking down at them. What have they been talking about? I walked down the slope and up to them. "Hi Foxfur, I see your out of the nursery today." I said. "I don't need to mourn anymore, he's safe in Starclan." I smiled knowing Shadowheart did find Tangleclaw last night. "That's good, how are you feeling this morning?" "Pretty good. I think I might even go for a walk today." she said still smiling.
Foxfur left to go back into the nursery. "What did you do last night?" "Tangleclaw found me, and then I helped find Foxfur. They talked for a couple minutes before the sun came up." he said "Are the apprentices still asleep?" "Yeah they are. How long do you think the toms will still be asleep?" "Well Icefire said yesterday that they would wake up this morning. Hopefully we can get the clan moving again." he said watching as warriors came out of the den. I left him to doing patrols and I went up to my den to check on the apprentices. Tinypaw was awake washing her fur but the toms were still out. "Hi Tinypaw, because Foxfur is in the nursery Leafstorm is going to be your mentor now. Is that okay?" "Yeah, thats fine." Tinypaw said still washing her fur.
She's a lot like me, I noticed. "Okay, well I bet she's waiting for you down there." "Okay." she got up and walked past me. I heard a gasp behind me and found Snakepaw awake first. "Are you okay?" He took a deep breath as he answered, "Yeah, I'm just a little dizzy and out of breath for some reason." Eaglepaw gasped right next me and hyperventilated a little. "Calm down Eagle!" Snakepaw said standing up and looking into the eyes of his brother. "I'm good, I'm good." he said taking very big deep breaths. "Are you both okay? Maybe you should stay in the camp today." "No! We need to learn. We've missed too much." Snakepaw said.
He looking at Eaglepaw who was on his paws ready to leave. "Okay... but if your mentors come running back to me telling me you fainted, I'm gonna tell you 'I told you so'!" Snakepaw stuck his tongue out at me and ran out of the den, Eaglepaw close behind. And he's a lot like Shadowheart... I thought following them out and watching on the highledge as warriors came up to them and asked if they were okay. They went straight to their mentors and asked them. Blackfang looked up at me and I simply nodded. He shrugged and made his way toward the exit, Maplefall and Eaglepaw not far behind. I wonder what they're going to teach them and if they're going to take it easy on them.
Once the camp cleared I came down and sat next to Roseears who was watching the kits. "Hi Wildstar, it's like you never left the nursery..." she said jokingly. "Yeah well..." I said not able to think of anything else to say. She laughed, "what happened last night? Foxfur is much more... happier." she said looking over at Foxfur who was eating a squirrel under the shade of the tree. "Tangleclaw found Shadowheart, he needed help finding Foxfur, and well they talked until morning." "That's awesome!" "Yeah I know! The apprentices woke up this morning so now the clan is getting back into action, thank Starclan."
I saw Foxfur get up and head to the exit. She must be going on that walk she said she wanted to go on earlier. "Well this is great. How long do you think until her kits come?" Roseears asked. "I don't know. I could probably ask Whitecloud, she doesn't look that far into it." "No she doesn't. Maybe I can her tonight when the kits are asleep." she said thoughtfully. "You don't have to if you don't want to, I can go ask Whitecloud right now." "That would be great. Thank you Wildstar." I got up and made my way toward where Smokepaw was sitting in the shade talking to Badgerclaw.
"Hello Wildstar." Badgerclaw said, Smokepaw just nodded toward me and I nodded back. "Hello Badgeclaw. Smokepaw is Whitecloud in?" "Yes, I'm here Wildstar!" I heard her shout in the den. I said goodbye to them and made my way inside. "What do you need Wildstar?" she asked in the middle of organizing herbs. "Roseears and I are wondering if you know when Foxfur will be having her kits." I said. "Ahh, I was wondering the same. I haven't had the time to go up to her and ask if I can check. I think I will do that today as I saw this morning that she is feeling better." Whitecloud rambled.
"Yes she is feeling better, Shadowheart fixed that last night. I can go find her if you'd like, she went for a walk." I said thinking of nothing better to do. "That would be lovely." I left her to do her work and went to tell Roseears what I was doing. "What did she say?" "She said she didn't know either, I'm going to go find her and bring her back so Whitecloud can find out for sure." "That's a great idea, I wish I could go with you but I have to watch the kits." She said sadly. "I'm sorry Roseears, I'll be right back." I got up and made my toward the exit.
I wonder where she could be... I thought walking around the edge of Thunderclan territory. She could be watching the apprentices train and cheering on Tinypaw, maybe. I went to the training hollow and saw Shadowheart, Fuzzypatch and Maplefall training there apprentices, but no Foxfur. "Did you guys see Foxfur at all?" I interrupted. "No Wildstar, why is she needed?" Fuzzypatch asked. "Yes she is, but don't worry I can find her." I said waving goodbye with my tail and making my way through the forest. It was really quiet and I just strolled through keeping my eyes and ears open for Foxfur.
I was still walking around the edge when I saw her. She was in a battle crouch hissing at an unknown source. I ran to catch up to her. "Foxfur! What's wrong?" I skid to a halt when I saw a orange tabby tom. "I-I mean no harm!" he said skittish. "Who are and what do you need?" I asked curiously. "M-my names Bobby. I'm friends with Shadowstalker." Foxfur growled at him, "That's not his name anymore!" "No but that was his name, what do you need Bobby?" I asked. A kit walk out from between his legs, "Daddy?" she said. She didn't even look a moon old yet. She's a yellow tabby with one white paw.
"I came because I would like it if the warriors could have one of my kits, I've always wanted to be a warrior myself but I have a family to take care of now. Would you take her?" he asked. "We don't usually do these type of things, why do you want to do this to one of your kits?" I asked. "Because I want her to have the life I always wanted to have. I think she would like it. I've told her stories about you guys and the stories Shadowstalker has told me himself. She's the one that is always so interested the most." I crouched down so I was eye level with her.
"What's your name kit?" "Sandy. What's yours?" she asked squeakily. "My names Wildstar, I'm the leader of a clan named Thunderclan. Would you like to join us?" "Yes, I wantta be a forest cat, it sounds fun." she added. I smiled, this kit would be a great addition to Thunderclan. "How old are you?" "I'm a week old!" she said proudly. Foxfur laughed, "and your here in the clan forest, how brave of you!" she said. Sandy smiled and walked over to Foxfur. "We can take her, but she will have a different name, probably Sandkit. I know Foxfur here looks mean and aggressive but her mate died a day ago and she is expecting kits. She would be the one to nurse Sandkit."
"I would not mind that at all. I'm just happy you are taking her. Is it alright if I visit once in awhile, maybe with my mate too." "That would be fine. Foxfur has to be in camp right now, so we have to go, you can say your goodbyes." "Thank you once more, this means a lot, it really does." he said walking over to Sandkit. He licked her on the head a couple times and then he left, just like that, leaving his kit in the paws of warriors.