SILVERPAW AND THE HERBS

Chapter One

"Hey!" Silverkit mewed as she woke, "I was dreaming I was chasing a mouse, I would've caught it if you hadn't woke me! I was THIS CLOSE to catching it!" She held up her paws a whisker-length away from each other.

"Sorry!" said Goldenkit and Bronzekit at the same time.

"Well, if you're going to wake me up, at least let me play with you!" said Silverkit, mildly annoyed.

"Okay! That's actually what we wanted, but you were asleep, and we didn't want to wake you."

"Well, that mission failed," grumbled Silverkit.

"Oh come on! Just play!" mewed Bronzekit.

"Okay."

They tossed a ball of moss for a few minutes, and then Goldenkit said "Hey, I'm hungry."

"Me too," mewed Bronzekit.

"Yeah, let's ask Whitewing for something to eat." said Silverkit.

So they bounded up to Whitewing and, all at the same time, they said "Whitewing, we're hungry!"

Whitewing just laughed and said "Okay, okay, I'll find a plump mouse from the fresh-kill pile, just for you." She brought the mouse, set it in front of the kits, and watched them eat. "How is it?"

"Good!" said Goldenkit.

"Delish!" said Bronzekit.

"Hmm..." said Silverkit, not completely satisfied. "It's good, but it seems it's missing something..." She found a patch of berries and said "Whitewing, are those edible?"

"Yes, they don't harm, but they don't heal either..." Before Whitewing could ask why, Silverkit was shoving the berries in and around her part of the mouse, and ate it. "Hey, I was right, they ARE good! REALLY good!"

"Let me try!" said Goldenkit.

"Mmm... Yummy!"

"Hey, me too!" said Bronzekit "Yum!" He mewed.

"I'm glad you like it!" mewed Silverkit.

Puzzled, Whitewing said "Um... Okay? I'm going to tell someone about this. I'll see you soon!"