Tinyclaw picked up a minnow from the fresh-kill pile. He was going to give it to Roselily. He walked into the nursery and placed down the minnow by his sleeping mate. He looked at her plump belly. It had been a moon since she told him the news that she was pregnant.

Leopardfur then walked in. She had a huge scar across her chest, caused by a rogue battle in ThunderClan when she was trying to receive Silverstream's kits back.

Tinyclaw thought with a pang about Silverstream. He blamed himself for her death. I should have known that Mosspelt was the one making her sick! How was I so blind to see it? He thought as he glanced at the tortoiseshell in the elders den.

Crookedstar forced her to stay in the elders den until Roselily finished being a queen, since Mosspelt was trying to hurt her.

Mosspelt herself is pregnant, Loudbelly is her mate.

Tinyclaw then turned his attention back to Leopardfur. "So, what brings you in here?" he asked her quietly.

"I was just coming to check on her," Leopardfur whispered back. "Her belly's so plump! She's gonna have her kits soon," she stated.

Tinyclaw nodded back to the golden spotted she-cat.

Leopardfur then glanced down at Tinyclaw's belly and giggled.

Tinyclaw then cocked his head to the side. "What's so funny?" he asked.

"Well, your belly's getting plump too for staying with her all the time…" she stated, trailing off.

Tinyclaw's head grew hot with embarrassment as he tried to suck in his stomach. "Well, I can't just leave her, ya know?" he mewed. "Not with her ready to kit soon," he stated.

"I know, I know," Leopardfur started, "but you need to go out and get some fresh air."

Tinyclaw looked at the entrance; a nice run out in the open didn't seem too bad. He then looked back at Roselily and had different thoughts.

Leopardfur then rubbed her tail along his chest. "Hey, if something happens to her, then I'll come and get you as fast as I can," she assured. "Plus I'll make sure that Mosspelt won't get anywhere near her."

Tinyclaw smiled, he felt better now. "Ok," he mewed. He then licked Leopardfur's cheek for thanks and then he set off.

The first place Tinyclaw went to was Silverstream's grave. He promised her that they'll get her kits back soon.

The second place he went to was by ThunderClan's border, it was also his favorite place to hang out with Roselily.

I can't wait until she'll be able to come out here with me again! He thought with happiness. We can show our kits also!

Just then Tinyclaw heard a rustling noise from ThunderClan's territory. It was Graystripe, carrying two gray bundles in his mouth.

Tinyclaw unsheathed his claws a little, though Graystripe didn't seem to notice him.

"Ok, kits!" Graystripe exclaimed. "This was your mother's home!"

Tinyclaw realized he was carrying Featherkit and Stormkit, the names of Silverstream's kits.

Featherkit gave out a squeak, while Stormkit purred.

Tinyclaw wondered if they wanted to come to RiverClan. I can already tell from their bodies that they were born as a RiverClan warrior. He thought.

"GRAYSTRIPE!" Tinyclaw heard a hiss from behind the gray tom.

Graystripe's ears instantly went down as a golden she-cat appeared behind him, angered.

"Stormkit and Featherkit are too young to be out here!" she hissed. "You know better than that!" She then snatched the two kits out of his mouth, causing them to whine.

Graystripe just snorted. "I wanted to show them where their mother lived!" he protested.

"Why couldn't you just wait another moon or two?" she asked, growling. "Their eyes aren't opened yet!" The golden she-cat then swatted Graystripe in the muzzle with her tail.

Graystripe flinched. "Ok, ok, I'm sorry, Goldenflower!"

"You should be!"

The two then walked back deeper into their territory, still bickering on the way there.

Tinyclaw was still a little confused to what had just happen, but then he just shrugged and moved on.

As he started to patrol WindClan's territory, a horrifying screech came into his ears. Instantly he knew who it was. Roselily…

He then started to run back to RiverClan as fast as he could, until he realized the screeching had come from ThunderClan's border. What's she doing there? He thought.

He then changed his direction and started to hear more yowls come from this way. I'm…nearly…there…

Tinyclaw then jumped through some reeds and bramble, not caring about the thorns penetrating his skin. He then saw Roselily lying on her side by the river. She was kitting!

"Roselily!" Tinyclaw called after her. He then ran up to her side, gasping as he saw how much pain she was in.

"T-Tiny…claw?" Roselily gasped with pain.

What is she doing all the way out here?! He wondered. Tinyclaw then shook his head; his questions will have to wait. He needed to help her.

He was thinking about the time when Greenflower kitted Roselily. Mudfur gave her a stick to help with the pushing! Tinyclaw desperately search for a stick, but the only ones around were in ThunderClan's territory.

"Tinyclaw…" Roselily murmured. "I…I need to go…back to the…Clan-" Her sentence was cut off due to a spasm, which made her yowl with pain once more.

Tinyclaw's ears lied flat against his head. It would be too late if he tried to take her back, plus he would have to drag her all the way there. "No, Roselily."

Roselily looked like she was going protest until another spasm hit her.

Tinyclaw watched in horror as she cried out in pain once more.

"Need help?" called a familiar cat from ThunderClan.

Tinyclaw looked up and saw Cinderpaw, the ThunderClan's medicine cat apprentice. Tinyclaw felt joy rise up in his soul. Even though she was an apprentice, she was still a very experienced medicine cat.

"Yes, please help us."

Cinderpaw then walked over to them, with some herbs already in her paws. "Hmm, pain killers will be useless now," she stated. "She's already so far in her kitting process…" Cinderpaw then went back to ThunderClan's territory and grabbed a stick. She then came back to them.

"Here, bite down on this," Cinderpaw ordered Roselily.

Roselily obeyed and bit down with all of her might.

"Good, good." Cinderpaw then gave Tinyclaw a huge leaf. "Put this underneath her flank so the kits will land on it and not the ground," she ordered him.

Tinyclaw did what she said and placed the leaf gently underneath his mate. Almost instantly a kit slid down onto it, causing Roselily to yowl with pain, though Cinderpaw comforted her.

"Quickly, licked the kit's pelt!" she sternly order Tinyclaw.

Tinyclaw quickly did so and started to lick the kit's fur. He remembered to lick it the wrong way like he did with Roselily when she was born. The kit gave a furious squeak, showing it was alive. The little kit was silver with a white underbelly and gray tabby stripes.

"It's a she-kit," Cinderpaw quietly murmured.

Tinyclaw smiled as he placed the kit by Roselily's belly.

Roselily licked the kit happily, despite the pain she was going through. Then all of a sudden another spasm went through her and another kit slid out.

This time Cinderpaw cleaned up the kit, which also gave out a squeak. Cinderpaw smiled. "It's another she-kit."

Cinderpaw then placed the kit by Roselily's side. The kit was a dark gray color with a white chest. Her body reminded Tinyclaw of his mother a little.

"Is that it?" Roselily asked. Just then another kit slid onto the leaf but Roselily was too weak to give out another scream. Instead she just sighed painfully.

Tinyclaw then came and licked the kit.

Cinderpaw placed her paw on Roselily's belly. "Well, I think this kit is your last one!" she happily exclaimed. "I don't feel anymore!"

Roselily sighed with relief. "Thank you StarClan."

Tinyclaw then licked the last kit clean, but it didn't squeak.

Cinderpaw noticed that and went over to Tinyclaw to check on the little kit. "Hmm…she seems to have a little cold but it shouldn't be life threatening!"

Tinyclaw just nodded to the medicine cat apprentice. Then he placed the little she-cat by her mother. The last she-kit was small but had Roselily's pelt color.

"I think my job's done here," Cinderpaw mewed. "I'm so happy I could help you!" It surprised Tinyclaw on how much happiness she put into that last sentence. Then it hit Tinyclaw that she had tried to save Silverstream, but failed.

Tinyclaw then placed his tail on the little medicine cat's back. "Thank you so much, Cinderpaw," he mewed.

"Cinderpelt," she corrected him.

Tinyclaw let out a faint giggle. "Thank you so much, Cinderpelt," he repeated with her new name.

Cinderpelt then smiled back. "You're very welcome!" Then she bounded back into her territory.

Tinyclaw then turned his attention back to Roselily.

"They're beautiful," Roselily mewed to him.

Tinyclaw then padded up to her side. "Yes they are," he mewed as he lied down beside her.

Roselily then sighed. "We really need to head back to RiverClan…" she mewed as she tried to get up, though it was unsuccessful.

"Hey, hey, now," Tinyclaw mewed. "How about we rest here for a little bit and wait until your strength is back up, ok?

Roselily nodded.

Tinyclaw smiled and then the two went to sleep…