2-22-20 3:56 PM

Rain splashed down as Firemoon carried moss into camp. Ears flattened to his head he growled. It was stupid to make cats carry moss inside for others. Why? In his rogue life he did everything for himself, and others did the same. Why become lazy just because your in a Clan?

As he entered the camp he caught Thistleclaw's yellow glare. The gray tom lashed his tail, head raised as he snarled at the ginger warrior. He's mad that I didn't get into more trouble? Firemoon shoved past the spiky cat, tail flicking into his face. Pitiful.

Aware of the jaws snapping before it happened the ginger tom slipped into the elder's den quickly. He could hear a frustrated growl behind him as he dropped the moss. "I'm here to clean the nest," he announced, earning the pairs of eyes to fall upon him.

Stonepelt nodded, his head raised with a friendly glint in his eyes. "That's good. We needed to have these old things replaced," he mewed, getting up out of his own nest.

Moving forward he scrapped all of the old bedding into a big pile. Remaking the nest, and adding whatever feathers he could retrieve from the old nests. It took him only a bit before he was done. Grabbing the old pile he trotted out of the den and disposed of it outside camp.

By time he had done all his chores it was sunfall. The last drops of daylight growing dimer as cats gathered together, a time for sharing toungues. He paused, ears flicking as he spotted Bluefur paddling out of the nursery. Her gaze searchful before landing ontp him, a soft smile growing onto her maw.

"How was your day of work?" She mewed, streatching to nuzzle his cheek.

Firemoon grunted. "Fine," he sighed, sitting down and enjoying the time of rest. A fresh wave of air flowed across camp as night took over the sky. Stars shining above, the moon a single sliver among it all.

The blue-gray queen curled up next to him. Her gaze watching the camp's clearing as cats went to their dens. The night patrol gathering together and moving out into the forest. It was a strange quietness that engulfed the camp. Something that didn't happen often, and that be enjoyed more than the bustling noise that usually strained his ears.

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Daylight shined in her eyes as Bluefur watched her kits play. After almost a half moon of Cloudkit staying, and he fit in perfectly with the others. Other than the white coat, but that only made him look more like her sister, Snowfur.

She had seen that he would be a troublemaker already. Going and exploring the camp, and messy with the warriors and elders. But they didn't really seem to mind, instead the elders took a likeness to Cloudkit. At least he's happy. Bluefur flicked her ear, blue eyes training onto Wishkit.

She was a silver tabby with big blue eyes, something that reminded her of Moonflower. A part of her wished to have named her Moonkit, after her own mother. Maybe I can speak with Pinestar about having her warrior name be Wishmoon. Then, not only would it represent her mother, but also her mate, Firemoon.

Beside her Snowfur sat down. Her icy blue gaze flickering down to her sister. "Shadekit and Doekit will be apprenticed with my kits today." she commeted.

"I know," she said, "I can't believe their already six moons." She added softly. It only seemed a moon ago that the kits were born, and the two, Shadekit and Doekit, were found. Will my kits grow up that fast? Glancing over at them she frowned. Hoping that she'll get more time with them than Bluefur and Snowfur had gotten with their own mother.

Snowfur got to her paws. Ears rotating to Highrock were Pinestar leaped up. Sunfall sitting at the base, his yellow eyes stopping onto her. "Let all cat's old enough to catch their own prey gather under Highrock!" Pinestar yowled.

At once cats floaded out of the dens. Everyone was here, with the last patrol just coming back. Bluefur helped her sister round up the litter of kittens. Paddling forward she waited beside Snowfur, her own kits resting at her paws. I need to be up here and see them get mentored. Shadekit and Doekit are my kits just like their Snowfurs.

Pinestar waited until everyone was seated and quiet. He focused his dark green orbs onto the five kits, his eyes glittering. "Today we have five kits ready to become apprentices. After a short while of having none, it'll be good to see that our Clan is growing." He meowed, introducing the meeting. "Lilykit, Tornkit, Whitekit, Shadekit and Doekit please step up."

The two she-cats padded up more calmer than the toms. Though Shadekit stayed beside his sister, casting worried glances back at her and Snowfur. "Do you five understand the warrior code? Will follow it through your training, and promise to defend your Clan at the cost of your life?"

"Yes!" The loudest of squeaks came from Tornkit, a light shining in his blue orbs that made her feel uneasy.

Pinestar chuckled. "Good, than from now until you earn your warriors names you'll be called Lilypaw, Tornpaw, Whitepaw, Shadepaw and Doepaw. Your mentors will be Dappletail to Lilypaw, Fuzzypelt to Tornpaw, Patchpelt to Whitepaw, White-eye to Shadepaw, and finally Rosetail to Doepaw."

Watching with pride she grinned as the kits touched noses with their new mentors. Purring she rushed forward with Snowfur to the newly made apprentices.

Shorter chapter but finally we have the kits becoming apprentices! If y'll have any ideas for who should be Bluefur's kits mentors then I would love to hear them.

And today is my birthday! Finally another year passes, which seems to happen way to fast..eh, just more time to write!

2-22-20 9:43 PM