Okay, I'm so super sorry for having to make you wait a month for an update, please read my profile's underlined note. I hope you enjoy the chapter, though!
Characters that have had their pasts revealed:
RRN(Rainkit, Rosekit, Nightkit)
Sunkit (I'm pretty sure...)
Naturepaw (Even though she didn't have anything that dramatic.)
And I'm pretty sure that I've got more, too lazy to check right now...
Chapter 11
"I'd like to talk to you about something. But first, I am Sunkit. You are…?" the cat asked.
Rosekit warily nodded and stepped into the bushes. "My name is Rosekit. It's nice to meet you." she replied, a bit of reluctance in her voice.
The golden she-cat now known as Sunkit gave a curt nod. "I'd rather talk with you, Sunkit, than my adoptive mother. Well, as much as I hate to admit to anyone, even myself, I guess I feel…incomplete."
Rosekit nodded. "You're telling me because…?"
"I feel like I can trust you more than anyone else. Can I?" Sunkit asked, pale blue eyes glinting despite the darkness of the setting sun.
Rosekit nodded without hesitation this time. "If there are any secrets, I'll keep them untold." she mewed, growing confidence in this new kit.
Sunkit tried to smile, but it only came closer to a smirk instead. "It all happened when I was two moons old- you three weren't born yet," she started as she closed her eyes, reliving the memories in her head. "There were invaders in the camp, coming from CloudClan. Are you with me, Rosekit?"
The ginger-rose she-kit nodded, no longer looking back and forth between the nursery and her speaker.
"Practically every warrior was involved in the battle, and it got really rough. Our warriors were able to drive them off, but do you know why there are so few warriors here? I bet I can tell what you're thinking. Yes, most of LightClan's population, along with CloudClan's, was wiped out, just from that battle." Sunkit mewed, sadness creeping into her voice for the first time, her voice dropping to a wistful whisper. "My parents were two of the many that died that day. Since then, I've never forgiven CloudClan. I've also started building this sort of emotional barrier. I didn't want anyone, or anything, to end up like that day again."
As Sunkit paused, Rosekit took this time to ask a question. "So why do you have your cold attitude? It's because of your 'barrier', isn't it?" she murmured.
"You can say that," the sapphire-eyed cat said, not knowing why she opened up so much to this stranger in a few moments. "I was an only kit, with no siblings to look up to or take care of. Goldenleaf at the time still had milk left, and so I became her foster kit. You're lucky, you know that? You have your brother and sister, and they take care of you. I wish I had someone like that."
By this time, Rosekit felt sympathetic for the golden cat and laid her tail on Sunkit's shoulder. "Anything else?"
Sunkit chuckled a little bit. "Goldenleaf also told me that I need someone to let out my feelings with," she mewed, glancing at Rosekit. "And then I met you."
"What's taking Rosekit so long?" Rainkit asked, flicking a moss ball back to Nightkit. "I know someone called her, but…"
Nightkit grunted; a bored-looking expression in his amber eyes. "She'll come back. She always does."
Rainkit frowned, but nodded. "You're probably right," she replied, starting to get up and walk around.
"Now, tell me what this is and what it's used for," Emberfur commanded, pushing a bundle of small black seeds in front of Naturepaw.
The apprentice though for a split second, then spoke. "Poppy seeds, used to put a cat to sleep, soothe shock, or ease pain, depending on the user's situation."
Emberfur nodded, the flame-colored tom placing the seeds back in their place. He replaced the bunch with a yellow flower. "And this?" he asked.
Naturepaw wasted no time answering this question. "Celandine, used to heal damaged eyes," she replied, amber eyes shining.
A sweet-smelling plant was pointed to next. It had four white flowers on it. "What about this one?" Emberfur asked.
Naturepaw thought for a moment. She knew the uses, but not the name. "…Chervil?" she reluctantly guessed.
The medicine cat nodded. "And its uses are…?"
"It can be used to heal infected wounds and bellyache."
Emberfur nodded, being proud of his apprentice. "Excellent, I expect nothing less next time I test you."
