Bramby lay in the nursery watching her kits paw at each other and fall, as SpottedStar spoke with her. "So, this is Firekit?" She looked expectantly at the ball of orange fur. "Who are the other two?" Bramby studied the two brown kits then spoke. "This," She pointed to the smallest one with the dark stripes. "Is Stripekit." Stripekit let out a small mew, then pounced on his golden-brown colored sister. She had kittypet blood in her, inside and out. Her fur was born slicked down beautifully, she was well-sized, and a bit easily frightened. Although she didn't quite consider that a kittypet trait.
"The other one is Bronzekit, because of her Golden-brown fur. It looks beautifully bronze in the light." SpottedStar nodded. "I see Sunstripe taught you about warrior-well, uh-warrior kit names." Her eyes filled with grief as she mentioned Sunstripe's name. Both their eyes did.
"You realize, you'll need a warrior name to, right?" Bramby nodded, although she hadn't even thought of that. Her? A warrior name? What would it be? Then a shiver went up her spine. What if Starclan didn't accept her? What then? Bramby gulped, and decided she would try to relax, by taking a small little nap. Suddenly Stripekit prodded at her stomach. She sat up. I'm not going to be taking any naps anymore, am I? She thought.
Bramby pulled her kits in and rapped her tail around them. "Can you lay still for me?" She begged her kits. She slowly closed her eyes. "Hello!" A gray head poked its way into the nursery. Bramby jumped, and her kits squealed angrily. "Oh, sorry!" Ashpelt meowed. "I didn't mean to-uh…I mean…" Ashpelt turned to leave.
"Its fine." Bramby breathed. "You can stay." Ashpelt smiled embarrassedly. "I figured I should be the first to come see your kits! I mean, in your new home…here. Well, its kinda something we do when kits are born and…" Bramby smiled playfully. "Well, come on mouse-brain! Stop babbling and come over and looked!" A huge grin spread across Ashpelt's face.
"Oh, they're beautiful!" "Thanks." Bramby mewed. Stripekit sniffed his way to Firekit then fell on him. Ashpelt laughed as Firekit pawed angrily at his brother. "They'll be great warriors someday." Ashpelt mewed. Bramby looked at them all, then turned to Bronzekit, who cowered in the back of the nursery. She pulled her close and licked her affectionately. "Yes, they will." She's the only girl. She has a right to be alone and afraid…right? Bramby sighed. She looked at the small brown tabby, and her small white paws. She looked so delicate. She didn't seem at all right as a warrior.
"Let all cats old enough to catch their own prey come below the Highcave for a Clan Meeting!" SpottedStar's cry sounded through the camp. "Oh," Ashpelt meowed. "That'd be your naming ceremony. Come on." Ashpelt walked out, then turned to look at Bramby. "You coming?" Nervously Bramby stood up, and walked out, leaving her kits with another nursing mother. "Bramby," SpottedStar started. "Starclan has spoken to me and…" her voice trailed off, and she didn't seem sure she was making the right decision.
"Welcome…" SpottedStar looked at Bramby, then nodded. "Brambleflight." Without a chance to congratulate her, she left into her den. Brambleflight smiled big. She was a warrior of Riverclan. Sunstripe would be proud. If only he was with her.
Suddenly, everyone began chanting her name. Ashpelt started the crowd. "Brambleflight! Brambleflight!" She saw Braveheart roll his eyes and walk away into the warrior's den. Ashpelt ran up, a huge grin on his face. "Congrats! Welcome to the clan, Brambleflight."