Chapter 4, kits

Shadowflight lay on her back her paws in the air. Her belly was huge.

"My kits will be born in a few suns," she announced to Ferncloud.

"I'm going for a walk with my kits," Ferncloud meowed, "They're to big to be in here, and they're driving me crazy!"

Shadowflight watched her leave. She took a quick nap, and then woke. It was growing dark outside. Ferncloud was sitting up.

"If your kits are coming soon you need new bedding, and you need to line it with fur and feathers. Get an apprentice in here."

Soon Sorrelpaw bounded in.

"Get Shadowflight some, clean, dry bedding and pick the feathers out of all the birds in the fresh-kill pile. Oh, and bring her some meat."

Sorrelpaw dipped her head and bounded out.

Soon she returned with some clean dry moss. Shadowflight arranged it beneath her, and soon Sorrelpaw came with a mouthful of feathers.

Shadowflight lined her nest until it was so soft she could barely sit in it with without falling asleep.

Ferncloud fell into a deep sleep, and the night came. Shadowflight couldn't sleep. She could fell her kits moving around in her belly. It was amazing.

Suddenly she began to pant, andwas incredibly thirsty. There coming! She thought, and it's too soon!

"I need Skychaser. And Leafpool." She murmured.

But she couldn't go to RiverClan now.

"Hello," said a panicky voice, "Is Shadowflight there?"

"Yes."

Skychaser stepped out of the shadows.

"How did you get here?" Shadowflight whispered.

"Spottedleaf told me to come. You need Leafpool. I'll be right back."

Soon Skychaser came back with the medicine cat.

Shadowflight let out a wail. "StarClan, help me," She moaned.

"You're going to be alright," Leafpool whispered. But she couldn't make herself believe it.

Shadowflight wailed, and dug her claws into the moss. She went still for a moment.

Leafpool dropped a tiny wet bundle in front of Skychaser. "Lick." She ordered. "You did it, Shadowflight."

Shadowflight went still again, and this time Leafpool dropped a bundle in front of her. Shadowflight licked it, watching in admiration as the kit opened its mouth and gave a tiny mew. She looked at the one Skychaser was licking. It was a silvery grey she-kit, with brown eyes.

Shadowflight's kit was brown, with milky blue eyes. Soon Leafpool gave her another kit, a fiery red.

"This one is Streamkit." Skychaser decided, naming the silver one.

"And the brown one is Rabbitkit," meowed Shadowflight. "Flamekit," she meowed, naming the newest arrival.

Suddenly she went still again, and this time for longer. Skychaser's eyes grew round with panic. A tiny black kit came onto the moss. It had big green eyes, and a tiny tuft of white on her chest.

"Deathkit."

Oooo! The kits! How do you like Streamkit, Rabbitkit, Flamekit, and Deathkit, although she is a little small?