Two moons later. . .
The Nursery was filled with the joyful mews of playing kits, I was one of those kits. My brother Lionkit and I were playing mossball while the other kits watched,they were a moon younger than us,and usually preferred to watch than play.
"Darkkit, catch!" yelled Lionkit,shoving the ball at me.
I tried to pounce on it, but I tripped on my paws and landed flat on my face.
I heard a purr of amusement,"You're never going to catch it like that!" our adoptive mother,Rosefeather,laughed.
I got up and shook myself off. How dare she laugh at me?! I didn't mean to trip! Aren't mothers supposed to be nice?
"I'm just tired,I wasn't thinking straight!" I growled at her,"I'm going to bed!"
And with that, I stormed off.
Rosefeather purred and shook her head,"Goodnight then. Maybe a little rest will shake off that temper of yours."
Whatever. I thought and curled up in my nest, my brother and I had a separate nest from the other kits,because that's just the way we liked it.
Lionkit's amber eyes widened in horror,"You can't go to sleep this early! Who will play with me?"
A small bright ginger and white she-kit bounded up to him,"I'll play with you!" she mewed cheerfully.
"But,you're too young,Foxkit!" protested Lionkit.
"Am not!"
"Are too!"
As I listened to their arguing,I closed my eyes and drifted off to sleep.
I'm lucky to have such a great family. . .
The next morning I woke up to find that I was the only one in the Nursery.
Oh no! I think, Have they abandoned me?!
My heart began to race. Where were they?
Just as I was about to scream in panic, a small gray tabby head poked it's way into the Nursery.
"Darkkit! Wake up! Snowstar wants us in the clearing!"
"But, Tigerkit, we're not allowed to go to Clan meetings! We're not old enough!"
"Rosefeather said it would be okay if we stayed by her."
I blinked sleepily,"Okay." I said and walked out of the Nursery, Tigerkit scrambling after me.
When we arrived in the clearing,Snowstar began to speak.
"As you may know,my deputy,Fernleaf was killed in the battle with RiverClan last night."
A battle?!
I looked up at Rosefeather,"I didn't know there was a battle." I mewed.
Rosefeather gazed at me sternly,"That's because you were asleep most of the day. Now hush up! Snowstar is speaking."
"And now, I must announce my new deputy." Snowstar's eyes glanced around the clearing. "Blacknose,step forward."
My father! I looked up excitedly.
Blacknose stepped up to Highrock and sat down proudly.
"I say these words before the body of Fernleaf,that his spirit may hear and approve my choice. The new deputy will be Blacknose."
"Yay! You're father's deputy!" said Cloudkit.
I was trembling in excitement, my father was deputy!
But, little did I know, everything would change after that.