Raccoonfur was on watch duty of both her and Appleheart's kits. Appleheart was off on a patrol and Junipertail, the third queen, was off in Flameclan nursing rogue kits. Raccoonfur wasn't sure if she was more thankful for the pawful that was five kittens or that she didn't have to deal with Lightningkit, a kitten with the energy of five.
Out of the corner of her eye, Raccoonfur could see Flowerpool watching the kits like a hawk. Raccoonfur felt her heart beat faster and sit up, turning back to the kits. All of Appleheart's kits had black claws, just like their parents, easy to glint in sunlight. She didn't see anything, especially not blood.
Then it happened.
Duckkit knocked Cloudkit onto the ground, and once she stood up froze for a moment. The three kits paid no real mind, tumbling over eachother and biting eachother's ears. Then Cloudkit's fur stood up and she toppled over, legs quivering.
Raccoonfur yowled and jumped up, but Flowerpool was faster and was already turning the kitten onto her side. Cloudkit's eyes were wide and frantic, her jaws parted and dripping. The kittens stopped and Flowerpool kept both them and Raccoonfur away with her tail.
Without looking up, and still keeping Cloudkit pinned, Flowerpool called, "Condorwing! Feverfew, juniper, marigold, burnet!" The she-cat nodded and rushed into the den, before Flowerpool called again, "Haynose, Sagepatch- Anyone! Go get Appleheart and Toadpelt!"
Haynose, Dawnswirl and Sagepatch all rushed out. Soon enough, Cloudkit finally closed her eyes, and lay still. Raccoonfur let out a grief-stricken wail and tried to shoulder out Flowerpool and hold her dead daughter close. Condorwing rushed over and Rookbreeze followed her with damp moss.
Flowerpool pressed her paw to the moss and rubbed Cloudkit's eyes. They blinked open slowly and her jaws parted again in a pant. Condorwing squeezed the water into her mouth, followed by the herbs, while Flowerpool gently encouraged her to chew.
The grass crunched as Appleheart and Toadpelt rushed by and scooped their kids into their legs, muttering prayers. After a few more seconds that felt like an eternity to Raccoonfur, Cloudkit returned to blinking and breathing normally, although she looked exhausted. She stood shakily up and pressed her head to the bottom of Raccoonfur's chest. Raccoonfur flexed her claws and stared at Flowerpool, terrified.
"What… happened?"
"Cloudkit has epilepsy," she answered quietly, "So do I. She's fine, but she has seizures sometimes."
"...will she become a warrior?"
"...I can't promise she'll be able to battle."
"Oh, Starclan…"
Raccoonfur blinked. Cloudkit was going to be her perfect warrior, the best warrior in the clan- Cloudstar.
Flowerpool stiffened, "She's fine, Raccoonfur. She can hunt."
"Mama?" squeaked Cloudkit, "Can I go to bed?"
Raccoonfur looked down at her, blinking away the water that filled her eyes. She swallowed hard. "Of course, my bellflower…" she murmured, leading her back into the nursery.
Flowerpool cast a glance at Appleheart, "Keep an eye on them."