I guess I'm going to pretty much wrap up the story today! I'll try to get In Search Of A Traitor down by tomorrow but I still need to put it on my memory stick without flaking out on my homework. ;3

Runningshadow sighed. "Mossflower, you don't understand, you need to get out of here right now! Get to the nursery, you're having your-"

Mossflower whipped around, glaring at him with her green eyes blazing. "Do you think I don't know that yet? And are you mouse-brained? The other cats in the nursery will see me give birth the to kits, and word will spread and…" Mossflower sighed with labor.

"Okay, I think you need to rest," Runningshadow said. "You just lay down right there on that moss. And don't worry- I'm sure I'll find some poppy seeds."

"Well, be sure to find them fast!" Yowled Mossflower. "The kits are coming!"

Runningshadow raced to the shelves of the medicine cat den and ran his paw along them. Thyme, no. Lavender, no. Catmint, no. Suddenly, he felt his paw go over a poppy flower. "Got them!" Runningshadow cried proudly.

He took it down and hurriedly tapped a couple of seeds out. He dropped them on a leaf, shaking them out of his paw pad.

Runningshadow handed the leaf to Mossflower.

"Here, eat," He growled. "I'll go take some poppy seeds to Ratfur."

"Oh wait," Mossflower cried. "Be sure to chew up those…berries," She gasped, still shaking.

"What color are they?" Asked Runningshadow, looking along the shelves.

"They're yellow," Mossflower said, short of breath. "See them?"

"Yeah, thanks," Runningshadow meowed.

"Now, chew them up very good into a fine paste, and put them on a large leaf. Maple leaf will do," Mossflower called from the darker corner.

Runningshadow nodded, grinding the yellow berries in his jaws and spitting them out on the maple leaf. He passed Mossflower a helping of the berries, then dashed out of the den to the nursery.

He squeezed through the prickly twigs that made up the den. "Ratfur!" Runningshadow called. "Mossflower told me to give you this!"

"Why can't she give them to me herself?" Hissed Ratfur. "Is she busy or something? She'd better be pretty busy, because I'm really hurting right now! Oh, oh!" The gray she-cat gasped.

"Don't worry, these will help ease the pain," Runningshadow said calmly. He sprinkled the poppy seeds into the sweet-smelling juice and passed it to the queen.

The gray she-cat slurped it up reluctantly, looking up at Duskstorm as she did it.

The dusky brown tom was giving her confident looks. "It'll all be okay," He comforted. "Thank you, Runningshadow," He said to the warrior. "She would be three times as angry with me if you hadn't given her that!"

Runningshadow nodded. "No problem, just keep comforting her. She'll need all the comfort she can get."

Duskstorm closed his eyes and purred. "If she doesn't rip my tail off first!" He chuckled.

Runningshadow purred, but remembered Mossflower and hurried back toward the medicine cat's den.

He nervously peered through the fern tunnel and caught sight of a white patch of fur. To his horror, the white was stained with blood.

"It's time!" Yowled Mossflower. "It hurts…too much…Runningshadow," She gasped.

Runningshadow nodded and came forward. Mossflower's fur wasn't just stained with blood, but it was very wet with some kind of fluid. It must have been to help with the birth.

"R-Runningshadow…" Mossflower whispered hoarsely, "I don't want to have my kits anymore…"

"Yes, yes you do," Runningshadow reminded her desperately. He didn't want her to hate these kits. "Just think of how happy you'll be when you're finished…that's right," Runningshadow comforted.

Mossflower started to breathe in and out slowly. "Thank you, Runningshadow," She rasped, breathing continually.

"Is there anything else I can get you?" Runningshadow asked.

"No, just go check on Ratfur," Mossflower whispered. She started to moan with pain again. "I'll be alright, just go!" She snapped.

Runningshadow nodded and slipped out of the den. He found himself running across the camp once again to check on Ratfur.

Ratfur herself wasn't doing so good either. Her gray fur was sticking up from blood and the same sticky fluid. She was gasping for breath.

"Runningshadow, help her!" Duskstorm gasped. "She's not having kits normally!"

"Is this your first litter?" Asked Runningshadow. "This is perfectly normal, don't worry." At least Runningshadow hoped it was perfectly normal.

Duskstorm nodded. "But what should I do?" He asked nervously.

"Just tell her to breath very very slowly," Runningshadow said. "It'll help her ease the pain of the birth. Does she want more poppy seeds?"

"That would be nice," Duskstorm mewed, "But not much more. She might fall asleep if you give her any more. Just let her do this naturally."

Runningshadow wished the two good luck and raced across camp again.

"Runningshadow?" Mewed a voice with surprise. "Where are you going?"

Runningshadow turned to face Ashstar. "I- I am just going to get some more herbs for Ratfur," Runningshadow said anxiously.

"Mossflower is busy getting some more berries for her, so she asked me to help her."

"What?" Hissed Ashstar, "And I'm guessing that you know how to do this?" She asked warily.

"Yup, Mossflower took me through each and every step," Runningshadow mewed, "I swear."

Another blood-curdling yowl came from the medicine cat's den. "What was that?" Ashstar asked nervously.

"Oh, it's just Chasewind. He broke his leg the other day and it's agonizingly painful," Runningshadow explained quickly.

"So why exactly is Chasewind right there?" Asked Ashstar, feeling uneasy about her best warrior.

Runningshadow followed Ashstar's glance and to his horror saw Chasewind perkily trotting to Brindlerose, talking to her about Ratfur.

"Oh, well, it looks like he's getting better," Said Runningshadow.

"Let me go to the medicine cat's den," Ashstar growled. "I need to see what's wrong."

"No! Er, I mean, no, you can't do that," Runningshadow mewed wearily. "That cat doesn't want any visitors at the moment."

"But I need to see that cat," Ashstar complained. "They're in excruciating pain, and I need to comfort him or her. I'm the leader, Runningshadow, the whole Clan are like my kits to me," she reminded him.

"Yes, but she really doesn't want to-"

Ashstar was already padding to the medicine cat's den. "Oh fox-dung," Runningshadow hissed. Hopefully Mossflower was in a dark enough corner to not be seen very well by the leader.

Runningshadow raced after Ashstar. "Wait just a minute," He feebly called.

But Ashstar wasn't listening. She slowly ducked into the fern tunnel and proceeded to the den.

Runningshadow followed her, nervously hoping that she wouldn't see Mossflower. If she did, she would be so angry. Mossflower could be exiled from the Clan!

Runningshadow poked his head into the den, where Ashstar was right over Mossflower, cooing to her softly.

He was astounded. "Ashstar, do you know what's-"

"Yes." Ashstar meowed. "Did you?"

"Yeah, I did," Runningshadow said uneasily. "So you've known the whole time?"

"Yes, I have," Ashstar said matter-of-factly.

Uh, yay, I guess...? Huh, so now Mossflower is in major trouble. I can't wait to see the names of the kits in the next chapter!

Fortunately u can read on cause I updated both chappies ;p