Warriors New Rivals
Chapter 9
"Somebody get… Swiftleap…" Dapplecoat's agonized meow came out as merely a whisper as her claws dug deeper into the nursery floor.
"I'll go get him!" Larchkit got up and bolted out of the nursery.
"I'm already coming!" Swiftleap had heard his mate while guarding the camp so he had asked Chestfall to take over.
"Oh, ok, this way!" Larchkit replied.
"Oh you're here…" Dapplecoat purred ending in another gasp of pain, her belly looked so large Swiftleap thought the kits would start pouring out of her any second.
"Oh no you don't," Lilysnow shoved Swiftleap out of the nursery and told him to wait until the kitting was finished.
"Can't we wait outside with Swiftleap?" Swiftleap heard Hollowkit whine.
"Of course you can!" Lilysnow exclaimed.
"Yes…!" The kits whispered to each other.
It had been so long since Swiftleap had heard anything and the four kits had fallen asleep outside, curled up together in a mat of fur.
"Lilysnow, can I come in?" Swiftleap whispered.
"Yes…" Lilysnow's meow sounded full of grief.
What's happened?! Swiftleap shot into the nursery his eyes filling with horror as he saw what had happened. Dapplecoat…? Swiftleap flopped down beside his mate.
"I'm fine…" Dapplecoat's meow came merely as a whisper; she moved her tail aside from her stomach to show two beautiful kits suckling from beside her.
Why did Lilysnow sound so upset? Swiftleap got up and looked around then turned to face Lilysnow who was staring at the ground beside her. There beside her lay a little she-kit with black and white spots lying motionless in a heap of fur.
Oh my beautiful kit, may Starclan light your path… Swiftleap sent a silent prayer to the little she-kit.
"Swiftleap, two of them still survived…" Lilysnow said, covering the she-kit with her tail and nodding her head toward the other two.
"Two toms…" Dapplecoat whispered, both of the toms had dark brown tabby pelts like their mother but one of them had a white muzzle showing the only difference between the two.
"They're beautiful…" Swiftleap gave his mate a lick between her ears.
"I'll leave you two to names, come and get me if anything happens," Lilysnow picked up the dead kit in her jaws and left the nursery.
"I like the name Whitekit for this one," Dapplecoat signalled her tail at the tom with a white muzzle.
"And this one can be Juniperkit," Swiftleap really liked that name for some reason.
"Just quickly, did you catch the cat that killed Blackkit?" Dapplecoat's neck fur raised and she sheltered her kits with her tail.
"Trust me they are going to wish they never came to Roarclan…" Swiftleap reassured his mate.
"Is it finished yet?" Larchkit pushed his head into the nursery.
"Yes come meet your new kin, this is Whitekit and this one is Juniperkit," Dapplecoat showed the kits the new arrivals; Swiftleap was ready to burst with pride.
"Well, we all need to get some rest," Honeypelt advised.
"Good night the best mother for my kits," Swiftleap praised his mate, rubbing his muzzle against her cheek.