The night was black, no moon shown in the sky. Yet, a lithe figure slipped through the forest tree's with ease. The cat continued to run until it stopped at the ending of the forest and the beginning of a moor. The cat's fur raised a little as it looked around making sure nothing was watching. Once sure it crossed and quickly ran until it reached a small group of three other cats. One was giant compared to the rest. "Jenks…" the cat breathed.

"Yes-Don't talk!" Jenks snapped at the small cat. The cat stood up straight but said nothing at the white and leopard spotted tom paced "Those kits shouldn't have been found! Why would you pick such a mouse-brained place to put them?!" Jenks demanded and the cat sighed "I…Didn't think-

"Of course you didn't! Do you ever!?" Jenks growled getting into the other cat's face. "Jenks…" another she-cat stepped up she was white with green eyes and a stump of a tail. "Calm down…we will get the kits…"

"You better hope, Angel!" Jenks hissed at the white she-cat. The other cat stepped forward "One more thing, Barktail is also pregnant…"

"How close is she to Kitting?" Angel asked ignoring Jenks. "Do I look like a medicine cat, Angel!?" the cat growled. The third cat stepped up, an old she-cat with black fur and a small white smudge on her chest. When she spoke her voice was raspy "I'm not getting younger here! My time is almost up! When are we going to do this?! Who cares if Barktail is pregnant!?"

There was a silence then Jenks spoke "Luna…remember we said that we would kill any cat that will resist us…and I mean any…pregnant or not" Luna growled at him and Angel just glared at him. Then the cat looked at him "How's Nightclan coming along?" the cat asked and Jenks straightened "we got a lot of followers….Midnightstar will be happy with us, when we take over that clan….Nightclan will live again!" Jenks yowled into the night.

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Barktail purred as she looked at Adderkit, the kit had already opened his dark, Midnight blue eyes, now he was trying to walk. His brown and black fur shinned in the sun light. Gingerkit ran up to the kit and purred. "You're doing good Adderkit!" the soft ginger she-cat said in an encouraging voice. Adderkit looked at her and purred, but said nothing.

Barkkit watched Adderkit and Gingerkit with a look that told Barktail that he was up to something. His tail lashed from side to side, he crouched down low, then he jumped…right on Gingerkit. "haha! Take that you traitor!" Barkkit yowled as him and his sister rolled onto the nursery ground. Tailwind chuckled as she watched as well. Gingerkit pushed her brother off of her and licked her black paw. "Can't you see I'm helping Adderkit!?" she hissed. Lightkit peered out from behind Tailwind. "Why does Adderkit need your help?" the white and blue kit asked.

Gingerkit held her head high as she answered. "Because….Because he just does!"

"That's not a reason!" Blackkit said her tail lightly tapping the ground.

"Is too!"

"Is not!"

Gingerkit crouched down like Barkkit did and tackled Blackkit to the ground "Get off me you big lump!" Blackkit demanded and Gingerkit stuck her tongue out "No!" the ginger, white, and black kit said sitting on Blackkit's stomach. Blackkit started to kick at Gingerkit but the kit wouldn't budge. "I said, get off!" Gingerkit was tackled again only this time by Lightkit "Ha!" he said holding his head high. Gingerkit pouted and angrily stormed to Adderkit. Who was now back at Petalface's stomach.

Petalface chuckled at Gingerkit "Go back to Tailwind" she ordered the kit and Gingerkit pouted and trotted to her mother. Barktail chuckled along with Tailwind and got up with a grunt. Her stomach was swollen and round. It wouldn't be long before she would start kitting. Leaning down she tried to lick on of her hind legs but her stomach was so round that she couldn't get around it. With a huff she glared at her stomach 'I hate you….' She thought darkly. (Just her stomach not the kits inside it lol) Petalface, who was watching her, laughed loudly. "I know the feeling Barktail, but glaring at your stomach isn't going to do anything" Petalface said plainly and Barktail flattened her ears.

Tailwind and Petalface chuckled at Barktail. Feeling slightly angry she walked out of the nursery. Once out of the nursery she heard Petalface talk to Tailwind "Mood swings…I can tell" with a growl Barktail stormed out into the forest. She walked to the lake and glared at her reflection, the scar across her eye brought back the memory of Waterflight hitting it with her claws. 'Why am I so…ARG!' she swiped at her reflection, which rippled for a moment then went back to normal.

Her ears flattened again and she lapped up the cold water. Yawning she licked her stomach and then her white paws. 'I'm so fat….' She thought looking down at the water. Her yellow eyes stared back at her. With a sigh she laid down staring at herself. Suddenly a noise caught her attention, her ears perked up and her fur rose. 'No, not me…' she thought as she stood up. Extending her claws out she clawed at the ground. Waiting she watched as a bush rustled and she smelt the air, but she couldn't identify the scent.

Crouching down she snarled showing her fangs. Her fur rose higher making her look twice her size. Her tail fluffed out even more and her eyes hardened. The bush rustled once more and her pupils narrowed as the danger was getting closer. Then out of a bush came a plump, black and white rabbit. Without skipping a beat Barktail jumped on it thinking it was a rouge. She landed on it breaking its neck. 'Well, it's not a rouge but it'll do' she thought as she grabbed the dead rabbit's scruff.

She quickly buried the rabbit and sighed her yellow eyes went back to the lake when she leaned over what she saw scared her. It was not her face that stared at her but a face that she hasn't seen in a long time 'Spottedleaf….' She thought looking at the beautiful she-cat. 'Barktail…' Spottedleaf's voice rang though her head and she stared into Spottedleaf's amber eyes. Then her face disappeared leaving Barktail looking at her own face again 'what…was that about?' she thought, she then shook her head 'I'm losing it' she thought she then looked where she buried the rabbit 'might as well go hunting' she thought getting up her stomach brushed against the floor.

She tried to smell something, anything but her nose was failing her. After a while she gave up 'this is why pregnant she-cats stay in the nursery, their senses get all screwy with the pregnancy…' looking at her stomach she glared at it 'it's all your fault!' she thought, narrowing her eyes. With a pout she walked back to where she buried the rabbit she unburied it and walk back to camp with the rabbit hanging limply in her mouth.

She placed the rabbit on the fresh-kill pile and let out a heavy sigh. She noticed Silvermist laying in front of the warriors den her silver fur sparkling in the sun light. Barktail just shook her head and turned around only to come face to face with Redfoot. "Oh, hello Barktail!" the warrior greeted warmly and Barktail purred at him. "Have you've seen Honeyblossom? I've been looking for her…" his green eyes shown great worry. Barktail understood why, with all the death that's been happening.

Barktail felt a twang of worry as well. She shook her head and Redfoot let out a sigh "I'll keep looking then" he said as he walked out of the camp. Barktail lashed her brown tail out "Barktail? Is everything ok?" looking around she saw Rocklash trotting towards her. The gray warrior sat down and purred at Barktail's stomach "hey there! How many are you in there this time?" he asked her stomach and she rolled her eyes. Not the first time he talked to her stomach.

She lay down with Rocklash, while her brother talked to her stomach, she thought about Spottedleaf's face in the water. 'something bad is going to happen…I can feel it…'