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That's all the replies for the reviews. Did you notice I'm posting this chapter on a Wednesday? And you'll also be getting a chapter next Monday? Hmm... maybe this has something to do with all the reviews... just a thought?!
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Ch.9
Crystalkit slowly got to her shaky paws.
"Come on, Crystalkit!" her mother encouraged her.
Slowly the three moon old she-kit lifted the weight off one paw and inched it forward, she felt her legs tremble underneath her.
"You can do it!" Bonekit yowled in frustration as Crystalkit began to sit back down.
Crystalkit took a deep breath and put her other paw forward, slowly inching her paw towards Blizzardmoon.
"You did it! You're walking!" her mother covered her in licks.
"Anybody hungry?" a familiar voice called out from outside the den.
"Yes, please!" Blizzardmoon called out, making sure each kit took their place around her.
Cloudwhisker entered the den, his jaws laden with two mice and a thick, plumb squirrel, and a vole.
"Sorry, this is all I could find so far," he apologized, handing Blizzardmoon the biggest mouse, the squirrel, and the vole and taking the smallest mouse for himself. "Perhaps it is time to teach the kits how to hunting in teams? I know they are only three moons old, but…"
"I know," Blizzardmoon's crystal eyes lit up with worry, "Fine, we'll teach them for the rest of the afternoon."
"Yay!" Sunkit yowled at the top of her lungs.
Bonekit put on a little grin while his other three siblings rolled into each other in excitement. Slowly his gaze drifted over to Crystalkit, who looked utterly defeated and tired.
"Crystal," he whispered as he bounded up to her, "Don't worry, I'm sure you'll learn how to walk soon. Then we can go hunt one of the biggest mice you've ever seen!"
"Thanks," she put on a small smile, "Go have fun!"
"KITS!" Blizzardmoon's stern voice quieted them all down, "Before we do anything, wash yourselves before we eat!"
"Whitepaw, Snowpaw, Frostpaw, and Perfectpaw," Sunkit chanted as she washed each of her sparkling white paws.
"You named you paws?" Bonekit grumbled.
"Why of course!" Sunkit snorted.
"Girls…" Bonekit muttered.
"Boys…" Sunkit hissed right back.
"Will you to both stop arguing?" Rainkit quietly piped up while cleaning her already glistening white-and-gray flecked pelt.
Blizzardmoon nodded, "Bonekit, share this mouse with Mosskit. Sunkit, I want you to share the vole with Rainkit. Crystalkit, you can have part of my squirrel."
Everyone dug in, all previous talk forgotten.
"Cloudwhisker, would you like to train Rainkit and Mosskit? I'll train Bonekit and Sunkit. Crystalkit, would you like to come out and watch?" Blizzardmoon asked.
"Y…yes please!" Crystalkit got onto her shaky legs.
Blizzardmoon took a step forward to carry the kit out of the den.
"I'm fine… I can do it," Crystalkit's gaze was determined as she slowly hobbled out of the den.
Cloudwhisker took Rainkit and Mosskit over to a wide-sweeping pine tree with soft ground underneath and left Blizzardmoon with the larger mossy area. Crystalkit immediately sunk down into the moss on the outside of the clearing, her breath coming in rapid gasps.
"Are you okay Crystalkit?" Blizzardmoon asked worriedly.
"Y…yes," Crystalkit put on a small smile.
"Okay, then let's get started. Bonekit, Sunkit, I want both of you on opposite sides of the clearing. Now, let's see your crouches already, shall we?" Blizzardmoon nodded.
Both kits dropped down into their loop-sided crouches.
"Bonekit, try to stay closer to the ground and put equal weight in each of your paws. Sunkit, your tail is sticking up sky-high," Blizzardmoon corrected them both.
"Sunkit, don't allow your tail to droop onto the ground, it will make noise and alert your prey! Keep it steady, like this," the white she-cat showed them, "Bonekit, what did I say about equal weight- you too Sunkit!"
Finally, when the perfectionist queen was satisfied with her two kits' crouches she turned them over to Cloudwhisker. Cloudwhisker immediately perfected the kits' crouches even farther.
"Are they ready for an assessment?" Blizzardmoon asked him.
Cloudwhisker nodded his head, "What pairs would you like?"
Blizzardmoon's white tail swished, "Let's let Mosskit and Rainkit go first. Bonekit and Sunkit can go tomorrow, but I want to stay with Crystalkit and I want a warrior watching the kits' at all times. Besides, I want to see for myself how Bonekit and Sunkit work together."
Cloudwhisker delivered the news to the disappointed kits.
"But, mom, why do Mosskit and Rainkit get to go first?" Sunkit protested.
"Because, I said so!" Blizzardmoon snorted, "Now, both of you go inside and I'll tell you a story."
She followed her kits inside and settled down, wrapping her thin white tail around them, "Now, this story is about how CloudClan was created, you see, the founder of CloudClan was Cloak, a black tom with crystal blue eyes just like mine."
"And mine?" Crystalkit asked.
"Yes, and yours," Blizzardmoon purred, "Now, Cloak had heard of the idea of clans and decided it was a good one, especially after he found a real medicine cat in twoleg place. The she-cat's former clan- SkyClan- had broken apart. Well, Cloak told the medicine cat of his plans, and she happily agreed to start up a clan with him after seeking StarClan's approval. Cloak gathered many different cats, and eventually had the makings of a small clan. The group moved out onto the rolling moor, where they learned new hunting techniques- one of these Cloudwhisker will teach you in the future. One bright day, Cloak's kits were born on the moor. Cloak gave these kits the first clan names, Fawnkit, Maplekit, Blizzardkit, and Cloudkit. Fawnkit was pure black, her sister, Maplekit, a ginger tabby like her mother, and the two brothers, Blizzardkit and Cloudkit, were both pure white- twins- that carried Cloak's crystal blue eyes.
The toms' were the best of friends, sharing there kit-hood and apprenticeship together. The day they got their warrior names- Fawnnight, Maplesun, Blizzardshard, and Cloudheart- Cloudheart was attacked by a fox and never came back. Cloak grieved deeply, but as he did, he came to a realization. The clan was not unified, the patrols only consisted of one or two cats who felt like patrolling at that time, and he didn't even have the true leader name and nine lives! So he asked the medicine cat for help, and she took him to a special place where he could connect with his ancestors. He was given the name Cloakedstar by StarClan and named the clan CloudClan- after Cloudheart. Cloakedstar had a good rule, Fawnnight ruling after him and taking the name Fawnstar. When it was time for Fawnstar to select a new deputy to succeed her, she chose Blizzardshard's eldest son, Snowshard. Snowshard became Snowstar, who on a cold night at the end of Leaf-bare, named his five kits along with his mate, Honeyflower."
"So your Cloakedstar's great granddaughter?" Crystalkit asked; her eyes wide with awe.
"Yes, now it's time to go to bed, Cloudwhisker will be back shortly with Mosskit and Rainkit," Blizzardmoon smiled as she heard her brother's soft footsteps from outside, "Actually, they're here right now."
Rainkit was the first to trot in, her head held proudly and a small mouse clutched gently in her mouth. Mosskit walked in after her, carrying nothing but also very proud looking. Cloudwhisker followed them in carrying the two small sized squirrels.
"Mosskit and Rainkit caught the squirrels together," Cloudwhisker explained, "The mouse was all Rainkits! She's a very good hunter."
Rainkit shriveled under the praise, "I thought Crystalkit and I could share the mouse."
Blizzardmoon smiled, "Well thank you, Rainkit."
"And Cloudwhisker and you could each have a squirrel," Mosskit added.
"That's nice, but why don't you and Bonekit share mine and Sunkit can eat with Cloudwhisker?" Blizzardmoon nudged him on.
"Ok!" the hungry kit again nodded his head.
After their meal, Blizzardmoon curled up around her kits.
I wonder how tomorrow will go…
A/N: Sorry this chapter was a tad bit boring, Blizzardmoon chapters will be boring until the kits grow up.
I AM SO THANKFUL TO YOU REVEIWERS AND I HOPE THAT YOU'LL REVEIW ON THIS CHAPTER AND FUTURE ONES TOO! YOUR QUESTION IS DOWN BELOW:
What do you think will happen with Sunkit and Bonekit (the two dominate kits that are always arguing and fighting) tomorrow when they go hunting with Blizzardmoon?
A) Everything will be epic-ly ninja turtle... that was random...
B) Something... big...
C) They'll probably argue and drive Blizzardmoon off a cliff
D) Every thing will be all nice... and they'll catch lots of stuff too!
The answer... wait until Ch.11!
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~Willow
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