Thank you DappleleafTheBootiful for the continued support and reviews. You are one of the main reasons I still continue the story. I will take your ideas into consideration as I like them quite a bit. Foxkit will appear in just a few chapters. Right now I have been one chapter per day in the clan for the kits. However, I will be doing time skips soon and the first time skip we will see Foxkit.
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Silverkit crouched down slowly moving her paws forward. In front of her was a small brown mouse. Her muzzle curled into a small smirk. On the other side of the mouse, Silverkit saw her sister. Her sleek fur shimmered and moved along her pelt like a river lapping at the bank. Her eyes glistened with intense focus as they closed in on the mouse. With a twitch if her ears, Moonkit readied herself to pounce as Silverkit did the same and then…
"Wake up, little one" a voice said sounding distant. A rough nose pushed her side. Silverkit jumped up startled. Confusion swam in her eyes as her surroundings didn't seem quite right. Where was the pregnant queen, Mapleleaf, and where was her mom? As she took in her surroundings, her memories came flowing back to her. Silverkit and Moonkit had come to hear a story from the elders and must have fallen asleep. Silverkit looked sheepish as she mumbled an apology to the elders. All the elders purred and mentioned how it was no problem and not to worry.
Moonkit was still sleeping soundly. Silverkit slightly annoyed at her sister nudged her a little harder than necessary and Moonkit rolled with a small squeak. She jumped to her paws and growled at her sister. Seeing the amusement in Silverkit's eyes at Moonkit's disheveled state, Moonkit decided to exact her revenge. With a yowl she lunged forward and bowled into her sister. Gentling nipping and pawing each other as they tumbled out of the elders den. They heard a quiet "good riddance" as they left the den in a bundle of silver, grey and blue fur.
They eventually broke apart both panting slightly but there eyes glittered with excitement, all traces of sleep long gone.
"Race you to highrock!" Moonkit shouted after catching her breath.
"Oh, no you don't" a voice bellowed before either kit could take off. "Your mother said to take it easy today. Remember, Moonkit?"
Moonkit pouted, "but I feel fiiine."
'If, that is the case, you two can help Cherrypaw and I with delivering prey." Soothawk told the kits. Their tails lashed with excitement at the thought of being helpful.
"You can take some food to the queens and to Softfoot." Soothawk instructed his kits. They nodded their heads in agreement and let Soothawk lead them to the prey pile.
"This is where the prey is kept. You will pick up and drop off prey here once you become apprentices."
"Got it!" Moonkit announced.
"By the way, I am Cherrypaw, I am your dad's apprentice. It's nice to meet you, your dad talks about you very fondly." the smaller tortoiseshell by their dad said.
"Nice to meet you too." Moonkit meowed for them both knowing that sometimes her sister got nervous around cats closer to their age. "Well, we better get to our job, come on Silverkit, let's see if we can find mom's favorite." Moonkit nudged her sister who was looking down and shuffling her paws.
The two sisters approached the pile noses twitching as they took in all the scents. Instead of trying to smell out the perfect meal, Silverkit decided to use her eyes since they had yet to refine their sense of smell. She looked through the pile while she told her sister,
"I will find something for mama, and Mapleleaf. You get something for Softfoot." Silverkit's hopes soared when she spotted a bushy tail. She half climbed, half clambered on the prey pile as she dug her tiny teeth into a bushy tail. She dug her hind legs into the dirt as she jerked her body backwards. She tumbled backwards and the prey came with her. She lifted her head in triumph as she showed of her prize, a squirrel, Whiteflower's favorite prey. She set the squirrel aside as she picked out a plump bird of some sort for Mapleleaf. She figured that Mapleleaf could use the feathers for her nest so that her future kits had a soft nest to sleep in. Silverkit turned towards her sister who held two small mice in her mouth by their tails.
"Let's take the mice to Softfoot and then we will go to the queens den." Silverkit decided since Moonkit's mouth was full. Moonkit nodded as Silverkit struggled to pick up both pieces of prey. Eventually she took the bird in her mouth and placed the squirrel across her shoulders. They slowly made their way to the medicine cat den, slowed down by their heavy load. After what seemed like moons, they arrived at the den. Silverkit waited outside not wanting to be in the way as Moonkit headed in to deliver the meal. After a few moments Moonkit came back out and grabbed the squirrel off of Silverkit's back. Silverkit blinked her eyes gratefully and they headed back to the den. Silverkit lifted her head proudly as she entered the den and set the bird down at Mapleleaf's paws.
"Why, is this crow for me?" Mapleleaf asked. So that's what the bird is. Silverkit made a mentally as she shyly dipped her head and said quietly,
"Yeah, I thought you could use the fathers for your nest."
"Well, how thoughtful, thanks you Silverkit." And with that Mapleleaf gave Silverkit a brisk lick oh her head, her motherly instincts already kicking in. With one more quick dip of her head, she joined her sister and mother. Silverkit has just finished telling Whiteflower about their day and how Silverkit had picked out the squirrel
"Thank you sweetie" Whiteflower meowed to Silverkit, "Thank you both. You two are growing so fast." Whiteflower's eyes grew distant before her eyes sparked. "Would you two like to try prey for the first time?"
"No, thanks. I will stick to milk for now." Silverkit told her mother as her nose wrinkled as she gazed at the sightless gaze of the prey. Yuck
"I will try it!" Moonkit said eagerly, "unlike my scaredy-mouse sister." her voice light as she teased her sister. Silverkit ignored her as Whiteflower ripped off a small piece of the juiciest part of the squirrel and chewed it into a pulp for Moonkit. Moonkit took a delicate bit her face scrunched up as she decided what she thought of the meat. Moonkit, not wanting to feel left out, changed her mind and took a bite of what was left over. A burst of flavor overwhelmed her mouth. It was not unpleasant but wasn't what she excepted. She honestly didn't know what to think of it. She looked at her sister for help but Moonkit looked just as confused. With a purr at the kits reaction, Whiteflower told the kits,
"It will take some getting used to and it might feel heavy on your tummy at first. But trust me you will soon love the taste! Now whose ready for some milk?"
Both kits nodded eagerly as they went to their mothers side.
Silverkit tossed and turned in her sleep before slowly getting up with a sigh of frustration. No matter how much Silverkit knew she needed to sleep, she just couldn't. She assumed it was because of the nap she took in the elders den. With a sigh of defeat she slowly climbed out of the nest. She didn't want her restlessness to wake her mom or sister.
She approached the edge of the den and peaked her head outside. The moon shone brightly down upon the camp basking it in silver light. Dazed by the beauty of it she slowly left the den to get a better look at the beauty of the night sky. She settled herself down outside the den and took in the beauty of the stars and moon. The moon shone brightly as Silverkit recalled memories of her mother's soothing words.
Before Silverkit and Moonkit had opened their eyes, they relied mostly on the voice of their mother for entertainment. Silverkit remembered how her mother told them how she chose their names. It has been a half moon when she gave birth. After they had been born, Whiteflower had looked at the moon for inspiration. Silverkit had been named for the glow and gleam the moon created while Moonkit was named after the moon itself, obviously. Silverkit had always prided herself on having a name with meaning. She would have hated to have something boring like Smallkit or Whitekit (no offence to her mom) where the name came strictly from appearance.
As Silverkit recalled fond memories, she settled down more comfortably on the ground. Her eyes closed as she let out a contented sigh. Her ears flickering as she took the sounds of night in, crickets chirping, the occasional owl hoot, and the overall peacefulness that rivaled the daytime.
There was a slight rustle behind her. Silverkit jumped to her paws fearing the lecture of a queen. However, a cat appeared that she never saw coming.
"Hey" Wolfkit whispered, "I didn't mean to startle you, mind if I join you? I couldn't sleep either."
Silverkit just nodded, at a loss for words of what to say to the kit. During the tour words had come a lot easier to the kit due to the fact that there was something discuss. Although, deep down she knew a big part of it was the fact that she had Moonkit by her side for support.
Wolfkit didn't seem to mind as he settled down next to Silverkit. Her looked upwards as he examined the night sky.
"Beautiful, isn't it? I always find myself more comfortable in the night. It is so quiet and I love looking at Silverpelt. It makes me feel not so alone. Like my ancestors are just a paws reach away watching over me," his voice was filled with awe as he released his thoughts to Silverkit.
Silverkit hummed in agreement still at a loss for words. She hoped Wolfkit didn't think she was annoyed or hated him. However, as thoughts of fear filled her mind, they were chased away on the breeze as chills went down her spine. Despite her long silky fur, she was still a young kit and wasn't used to weather outside the cozy den. Out of instinct Silverkit pressed her pelt against Wolfkit forgetting for a moment that the pelt belonged to an almost-stranger and not her sister. Before she could pull away, Wolfkit leaned into her as the kits silently enjoyed the night. Eventually Silverkit's eyes drew heavy with sleep and all went black as she fell into a peaceful doze.
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Also I am going to have a new pregnant queen soon. Which of these she-cats do you suggest: Berrylight, Dovesong, Willowleaf, or Leafspots. Their descriptions are in the Thunderclan allegiances.
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