Warriors New Rivals
Chapter 7
"Swiftleap is here!" Swiftleap heard Chestfall and Honeypelt's kits meow excitedly.
"I'm only here to see how Dapplecoat is going and then I'll-"Swiftleap was interrupted by Dapplecoat's meow.
"I'm fine Swiftleap, don't waste your time on me, save it for your kin!" Dapplecoat purred.
"Yay!" All four kits jumped to their father's brother.
"Careful you four!" Reedthorn hissed, sheltering her kit beneath her tail.
"Sorry, we'll take this outside," Swiftleap shoved the kits outside.
"It gets so crowded in there," Larchkit meowed annoyed at how Reedthorn had reacted; his siblings nodded their heads in agreement.
"Don't worry Squeakkit, Coalkit and Swallowkit will be apprentices soon and then there will be a lot more room," Swiftleap soothed the kits.
"What happened when you became an apprentice?" Jaykit asked, looking intrigued.
"Oh I wouldn't want to spoil anything," Swiftleap replied sarcastically.
"Oh please tell us," Hollowkit squeezed past her siblings, tripping over her paw and looking up at Swiftleap.
"I remember one time your father was walking with your mother and then he returned back to camp with a lump bigger then highcliff on his head," Swiftleap chuckled remembering when Chestfall had returned that day.
I was mad at him back then… Swiftleap regretted every part of their argument ever since it finished.
"Swiftleap?" Fernkit gave a Swiftleap shove on his leg not moving him at all but bringing him back to the present.
"You kits should get some rest," Swiftleap advised.
"But we want to hear more stories about our father," they whined.
"No, that's enough for today!" Swiftleap growled walking off and leaving the kits staring at him from behind before wandering slowly back into the nursery, their heads lowered and tails dragging along the ground.
Swiftleap wandered out into the forest to think when he suddenly heard a hissing further off in the distance.
"You know, your mother's pathetic," A she-cat's voice spat.
"No, she isn't!"
Swiftleap didn't know who the voices were but the second voice sounded quit young.
"Ha, she only let one of you live," The she-cat joked.
"Blackkit!" Reedthorn's voice called out from the other side of the clearing getting closer
"See here she comes," Blackkit hissed at the she-cat. Swiftleap was close enough now to see that the she-cat was a lot bigger and that the kit was definitely Blackkit.
"There you are," Reedthorn went to run toward her kit when suddenly the she-cat raised a paw and swiped Reedthorn away, winding her.
"Mamma!" Blackkit whined. While Blackkit was distracted the she-cat rose her paw again, claws unsheathed and sliced Blackkit all down his side.
No! Swiftleap shot himself at the she-cat who glanced up in surprise and dashed away through the bushes.
"My kit!" Reedthorn shoved Swiftleap out of the way and lay down beside her kit.
"It's ok mother… I'll be with my…brother and sister…now…" Blackkit whispered to his mum before his head flopped down and his breathing stopped.
"May Starclan light your path," Reedthorn swooped up her kit in her jaws and used. Swiftleap as support when walking back to camp.
Don't worry Reedthorn I'll find that rogue and make sure they pay for this…