I put up a poll. The options are, Alphaclaw or Snowbush. Vote for which one you think should be Tigercloud's mate!
Chapter 18:
Tigercloud laid in the nursery. She panted heavily as she waited for Autumnleaf and Dovestream to come to her aid. Mossleaf and her kits were spending the night in the apprentices' den.
Finally, Autumnleaf and Dovestream arrived. After what seemed like forever, out slid two tiny bundles of wet fur.
"Two she-kits." Autumnleaf meowed. Tigercloud licked her kits clean. They mewed and squirmed for their mother's milk. Tigercloud guided them to her belly.
Autumnleaf and Dovestream left the nursery, leaving the new mother and her kits alone.
Tigercloud looked at her kits. One was a pure white kit with dark brown paws, and the other was a dark brown tabby kit.
"I'm going to name you Puddlekit, because it looks like you're standing in a muddy puddle." Tigercloud meowed to the white kit. "And I'm going to name you Bramblekit." She meowed to the other kit.
Bramblekit and Puddlekit snuggled close to Tigercloud. She could feel them purring.
Tigercloud slowly was lulled into sleep by the tiny kits' purring. Tigercloud again had the dream where Leopardfur and her kits fell down a deep dark pit.
Tigercloud woke up to the sound of the kits' mewling. It was still dark out. She looked at her belly. Her kits weren't there! Tigercloud stood up and padded out of the den rapidly. The kits' mewling grew fainter. Tigercloud realized what was happening.
"My kits!" She shrieked. "Where are my kits?"
The camp woke up and warriors streamed out if the den. Tigercloud heard the kits' mewling stop. Her heart lurched. What had happened to them?
"What's wrong?" Amberstar came up to her and asked.
"My kits are gone!" Tigercloud meowed frantically.
"Snowbush isn't here!" A cat called from the group huddled around Tigercloud.
Anger grew in Tigercloud's heart.
"That fox-heart!" She hissed. "I want a patrol after him now!" Tigercloud snapped at Amberstar.
"Don't worry." Amberstar meowed. "We'll find your kits and whoever took them." Amberstar soothed Tigercloud. Tigercloud nodded, her fear growing with every heartbeat.
