I admit, I'm kinda a bit lazy, do you mind being a little patient? Thank you!
Chapter 9
Shadepaw noticed that Eaglepaw had been training twice as hard and has also been doing good deeds. He had no idea why but he was curious to find out any time. Eaglepaw was just at the nursey, mumbling things to something. Shadepaw silently followed his gaze, which was an awakened Briarkit with hazel eyes.
"Hi Eaglepaw!" Shadepaw greeted his friend, Eaglepaw cast him a glance and muttered a simple phrase.
"What is it?"
Shadepaw cast a quick glance at Briarkit, "Why have you been pushing yourself?" He asked.
Eaglepaw let out a quick sigh and looked down at his paws with a gaze of grief, "Because I want to impress Rainpaw by being a warrior." He muttered weakly. Briarkit let out a squeal and leaped on Eaglepaw's back, making him smile.
"Come on! You said you'll teach me to play moss ball!" Briarkit wailed, batting at Eaglepaw's face. Eaglepaw let out a giggle and continued talking with the kit. Nightsong was happily watching from the nursery and Jayflight was trying to experience kits.
Tawnypaw was right outside the warriors den, glancing around, Flightpaw was busy ready for the moonpool with Stripepelt and Wavestar was leaping of his den, checking on Jayflight. But Shadepaw never felt as dull as he was, he wished that Sparkpaw was back as much as Eaglepaw wished for Rainpaw to return.
Rainpaw heard the crashing of a river as the group continued to travel, Timber was far behind, minding Rowan and Jasmine. Suddenly the wailing of kits caught her attention. A glimpse of white fur along with dark ginger was helplessly fighting the torrent. Without a word Rainpaw leaped into the river padding endlessly to catch up with the kits.
"No!" Sparkpaw's cry was too late, so he also leaped in. Rainpaw felt upset that Sparkpaw had to also fight the torrent. Rainpaw gently snatched the ginger kit's scruff but was unable to get the white kit who was helplessly crashing down. However Sparkpaw came speeding past her, managing to grab the white kit on the way.
Soon Rainpaw as in line with Sparkpaw and together the two went to fight the current. Rainpaw felt a light grab on her scruff, she looked up to see Dandelion tugging her out the river, Rowan had also lifted Sparkpaw out the river, "You almost got yourself killed!" He growled, even though he knew why the two had jumped in.
"Well I couldn't just leave those two poor fellas!" Rainpaw snorted, licking the kits' fur. Just as she spoke a furry white she-cat sped down the dirt path-way.
"Oh my dear kits, my dear kits!" The she-cat seemed to say.
"Isn't that..." Jasmine trailed off, "Rosemary!" She meowed, pointing her tail over to the she-cat. Rosemary snatched her kits away and glared at the travelling cats.
"Just what were you doing with my kits!" Rosemary scowled, her lips drew back into a snarl.
"Well you could be a little more grateful that we saved them from drowning!" Rainpaw retorted, Rosemary seemed offended but her face turned into a sign of thanks.
"Sorry about my rage," Rosemary whispered, and curled around her kits tighter, "Alder and Willow," She whispered her kit's names, Rainpaw guessed that Alder was the ginger one and Willow was the white one for her fur was long.
Alder let out an annoyed squeak, "Stupid river," Willow was silent and only let out a mute snort. Jasmine let out a rumbling purr.
"It has been so long Rosemary," Jasmine greeted the white queen, Rosemary seemed pleased and greeted Jasmine back.
"I see you must be pregnant or plump," Rosemary meowed in amusement, Jasmine nodded and blinked at the two complaining kits. Rowan sat next to Jasmine protectively as if he was suspicious. Jasmine pushed him away, continuing her conversation with Rosemary."Why not you come visit the den, we eagle survivors made?" Rosemary finally meowed.
Timber cast a suspicious glare at Rosemary and kept close to Rowan and Jasmine as Rosemary led them on the pathway, Willow who was walking next to Rainpaw let out a snort, "Weirdo cats," Willow snickered rudely, only enough for Rainpaw to hear. She let out an offended snort and padded faster to reach the rest of the cats.
Finally, did they reach the den, it was wide with many cats, big kits almost the size of an apprentice, Jasmine let out a wince of pain so suddenly which Rainpaw guessed was a kit kicking. Rosemary kindly led Jasmine to a nest of hay. "Where did you get all that hay from?" She muttered in disbelief.
"Pine had very sticky fur and had hay clung over him," Rosemary meowed in amusement, Jasmine let out a giggle but was cut off by a yowl of pain. Playing kits stared at her and all let out a snort and continued playing. Jasmine let out a louder yowl, her face painted with sweat. "Calm down, you are about to give birth," Rosemary soothed the she-cat.
Rainpaw remembered her mother tell her about giving birth...
*SMALL FLASHBACK*
"Mummy? What does giving birth feel like?" Rainkit asked Weaselstrike. Weaselstrike let out a breathless sigh.
"Well I expect you to be a queen in the future so I guess I'll tell you..." She meowed. "Eaglepaw was the hardest and the first, they had to give me two sticks and lots of wet moss!" Rainpaw let out a giggle of amusement, and so Weaselstrike babble on... Talking about her siblings and Shineleaf's reaction.
"What can I do?" Rowan wailed, nosing his mate. Jasmine let out a wail of pain.
"Why don't you stop dancing around like a mouse and get her a stick and some wet moss!" Rainpaw urged the tom, instantly Rowan began to dash out the den, Timber and Sparkpaw hot on his heels.
Jasmine let out a wail, Rosemary could only murmur words to calm her down. It took long enough for the toms to bring back the needed items, Timber gently put a stick between Jasmine's teeth, making it easy for her to push. A black tom slipped out, then a ginger tom with brown stripes and finally a tiny cream she-kit with black paws.
Rainpaw bent down to lick the she-kit's fur, but the she-kit shyly inched away to Jasmine's side, the black tom clung onto Sparkpaw's tongue, making it harder for him to lick and the ginger tom seemed to accept Timber. "Congratulations! What will you name them?" Rosemary cheered.
"Winter," Rowan meowed, pointing his tail at the black tom then he glanced at the ginger tom, "Blaze," Finally he looked at the she-kit, "And-" He was cut off by Jasmine's weak mew.
"Flutter," Jasmine whispered, the newborn kits scrambled to Jasmine's side, suckling greedily. Most of the kits let out a snort.
"Flutter kitten flutter kitten, stupid as an eagle brain!" The kits chanted, sticking their tongue out rudely at Flutter. Flutter seemed to hear and she covered her ears, curling up into a ball.
Timber let out a mighty growl, "That was rude!" He retorted defensively, every kit inched away, glaring at Timber.
"Weirdo cat!" Alder taunted, pointing at Timber, the kits repeated the same words. Timber let out a snort and ignored the kits. Rainpaw let out a wince and walked over to Rosemary.
"Now that was rude! Why don't you go back to sleep!" A tortoiseshell queen sleeping on a pile of hay scolded her kits, the kits returned to their mothers, casting rude glares at Timber and Flutter.
After the tension was released, Rainpaw let out a relieved sigh, "Thanks to her..." She meowed, Timber was silent and Rowan agreed, seeming angry after his kit was offended.
"That was Raspberry, she handles kits well." Rosemary meowed, her kits huddling by her side. Rowan settled himself near Jasmine, Sparkpaw squished himself between two blocks of hay and Rainpaw settled herself on one of the blocks of hay. Last was Timber, that only slept where he stood.
Eaglepaw fell for Briarkit so easily, she always gracefully batted the moss paw and then caught it again so nicely. Tawnypaw came from behind him, "It's time to sleep now," She reminded him. Leaving Briarkit to bat he followed his sister into the apprentices den. Sweet dreams took over him very soon.
Eaglepaw found himself in a marshy territory, a white tom was beside him. "Caveclan is planning to attack, be ready." Before Eaglepaw replied another simple dream took over him where he was chasing a juicy fat mouse. He thought what the white tom had told him was just a dream, though he didn't know where it was truly real or not.
Thanks for reading! Please R&R, don't worry! I'll add a bit more action later so have a nice day!~Eeveewarrior