The Begining

The milky scent of the nursery drifted into Icekit's scent glands, as she squirmed towards her mothers belly, she could hear her brothers tussling beside her, and was watching her sister

playing with one of Fernclouds kits, Nightkit. She closed her eyes as sunlight peirced through the roof of the nursery and shone in he face. Suddenly a shadow stood infront of the

enterance, she buried her head in her mothers fur for protection, she looked up to see that the shadow wasnt acctually a shadow, but it was another cat. The cat padded down into the

nursery, and meowed "Squirrelflight?, are you here?" Her mother looked upwards and meowed in reply "Brambleclaw, im over here!, come see your kits!" Suddlenly Ferncloud whipped

her head around and hissed "Quiet!, some of us are trying to sleep!" Brambleclaw bent his head down in embaressment, as Squirrelflights whiskers quivered in amusment, as

Brambleclaw made his way over to them. Icekit looked up at her father, she was shaking with fear, this was the first time she had seen him, she look into his soft amber gaze, and felt

the warmth of his eyes spread through her. Then she caught a glimpse of his tail curling with amusment. "ill teach him" she thought in her head, and she sprang at him. Brambleclaw was

caught off guard, as she landed on his shoulder, he rolled over, as she jumped up and landed on his chest, her face was a mouselength from his, Brambleclaw's eyes were filled with

shock, and Squirrelflight's tail curled with amusment, even her brother and sisters had stopped what they were doing to look at there scuffle. she looked back at her father but insted of

seeing shock in his eyes, she saw pride, and warmth in his amber eyes as he, gently put her back down on the ground, and said "now that is how a true warrior fights". She proudly

raised her head at her fathers praise. Squirrelflight tucked Icekit, back into her belly and meowed sternly "Okay, thats enough". Icekit caught a glimpse of amusment and pride in her

voice. Squirrelflight rose to her paws and padded up to Brambleclaw and touched noses with him in greeting. "Beaten by your own kit! she playfully teased.

Brambleclaw softly hissed a playful replay and gently swatted her ear. Suddenly, a figure creeped into the nursery, Squirrelflight and Brambleclaw both looked up, it was Firestar.

"Firestar, is somthing wrong?" asked Brambleclaw, unsheathing his claws. "No, no, im just here to see my grandkits" Firestar purred. He bent down to lick her brothers, Hawkkit and

Silverkit on the ears, and they bowed their heads respectivly. Then he turned to greet his sister Dawnkit and her friend Nightkit. "Their beautiful, Squirrelflight!" Firestar purred. "Thank

you, but I think you've missed one" then she added "go on Icekit, go say hello" She nudged Icekit closer to Firestar. Icekit froze on the spot. She looked up at Firestar and said in a

shakey meow "H-Hello". "Hello there Icekit" Firestar replied warmly. Icekit felt herself relax at his warm tone, before saying "Are you really leader of the whole clan?"

curiousity gnawed at her like a rat. Firestar's tail twitched with amusment, but this time Icekit thought about how much trouble she would be in if she pounced on the leaders tail. Firestar

bend his head down a little bit and replied "yes, the whole clan". Icekit's curiosity was just too much as she let a question slip "will there ever be another leader?" She regretted saying

that as soon as they left her lips. She saw Squirrelflight and Brambleclaw stiffen, and she flattend her ears, expecting to get told off for her careless curiousity, but instead Firestar

shuffled closer and whispered into her ear "Of course there will be, but who knows, you might lead Thunderclan someday".