I 3 this chapter. Kits are so fun to write, espiecially when there are so many of them. :) Enjoy!

"Mummy, how old am I?"

"17 sunrises."

"Mummy, how come I'm not white like you?"

"It's just the way you were born."

"Mummy-"

"Do you have to ask so many questions?"

"Mummy, what's a question?"

Cloverspirit let out a little sigh as Applekit babbled to her. Ever since her ears had unfolded and the world had opened up to her she never shut up. And between keeping four kits in the medicine cat den while she was trying to train Lightpaw, well, it wasn't exactly a comfy life. Lightpaw came trotting in and Applekit instantly shot over towards her and Cloverspirit shifted out of her nest and left the other three kits, peacefully napping, and walked over to her apprentice.

"Did you see my daddy? He said he was going to play toss-the-moss today and he isn't here!"

Lightpaw turned to grin at the kit as soon as she placed the bundle of herbs onto the ground.

"You play toss-the-moss with Flarestrike all the time!"

She said, slipping the coltsfoot into a pile with the rest.

"That's because he can throw it really far!"

Cloverspirit shushed her kit, "Your siblings are napping. Just because you woke up early doesn't mean you can wake them up too!"

Applekit turned to look at her mom, "That's because I'm bored! Why can't I go out and play with Ashfall's kits? They look they're having fun and I'm stuck in here!"

She stomped her foot in a cute manner and let out a little huff.

"Those kits are different from you. You're special."

Cloverspirit wrapped her tail around her kit as Applekit wiggled away.

"How am I special? Are my brothers and sister special too?"

Cloverspirit nodded and Applekit grinned. "Can I puh-lease wake up Featherkit? Pretty please!"

Luckily for Applekit, her sister's head suddenly popped up from the very large nest, "Wake me up? I'm already awake!"

Featherkit stumbled out of the nest and hit the floor, "Oof."

She kicked Snowkit in the face on accident and he let out a squeak.

"Ouch! Mummy! Featherkit kicked me!"

Featherkit spat at her brother, "It was an accident! Mummy! I didn't mean to."

Lightpaw let out a little laugh and pushed all the herbs out of the way as Featherkit and Snowkit pounced on eachother, their still wobbly legs providing lots of falls and accidental kicks.

Blazekit sat up and yawned, "For Starclan's sake could you please not make so much racket? I was sleeping really good!"

He climbed out of the nest and Applekit tackled him.

Growling, she pulled on his ears, "Don't be a spoilsport!"

She crowed and then sped out of the nest, tripping on her paws and tail fluffed up. Cloverspirit quickly trotted after her and Blazekit ran into her leg.

"Oopsie! Sorry Mum!"

And weaved around and leaped onto his sister and they rolled around, kicking up dust. Eaglekit came out coughing, a little larger than her kits and a lot steadier on his feet than the rest of the kits.

With a mock battlecry he charged towards the fray. More bundles of fur slipped underneath her as Featherkit and Snowkit raced out to help their siblings. As Applekit hared away Blazekit stood to one side with his tail fluffed up.

"I, Blazestar, am going to whip your butt!"

And he leapt towards Eaglekit, slipping right under to large kit.

"Huh?" Eaglekit looked around and Blazekit pounced on his tail.

Stormkit and Icekit, Silentstream's kits and only a day older than Cloverspirit's kits came outside and then raced forwards.

"Attack! I'm on Eaglekit's side!"

Me too!" Icekit yowled and they ran straight into Snowkit and Applekit and they play-fought.

Ashfall watched them with narrowed eyes and suddenly Cinderstar emerged from the tunnel, coughing.

"What the Starclan?" She exclaimed and all the kits froze.

The dust settled and revealed all seven kits either on top of eachother or standing nearby, pelts dirty and little chests heaving.

"Eaglekit!" Brightdream meowed and he charged over to her.

"Kits!"

Stormkit and Icekit went, "Awww." And then padded back to the nursery.

Applekit marched up to Cinderstar.

"Cinderstar, how'd you get to be leader?"

Blazekit meowed randomly, "Let's play the Three!"

All three other kits turned to to look at him like he had just announced he was purple.

"The what?"

Applekit padded towards her brother, "That doesn't sound like fun. There are four of us."

Cloverspirit pricked her ears, that was the game they used to play when they were young.

"Daddy!"

Applekit shrieked and raced back towards the tunnel where Flarestrike was with a rabbit in his jaws. The rest of the patrol filed around him as he stopped to greet her.

"Is that for us!"

Her eyes went wide and he shook his head, "For your mom and Lightpaw."

He said, and Rayshine looked at Applekit in a nasty way. The rest of the kits were padding back towards Cloverspirit, shaking their pelts free of dust. Flarestrike turned in that direction purring and weaved his way through the cats and slid into the den.

He placed a rabbit down onto the floor and Lightpaw purred at it, "That looks yummy."

She said and Cloverspirit sniffed eagerly at it. Flarestrike was immediately bombarded by questions.

"Where does the tunnel lead?" Featherkit asked.

Applekit shouted, "It leads to the forest, mousebrain!"

Flarestrike scolded her, "We don't call our siblings mousebrains."

Cloverspirit listened, grinning. Flarestrike was such a good father, she was happy that he had chosen her as a mate.

"What's it like out in the forest? Is it big?" Snowkit said, peering through the entrance.

"Bigger than you could imagine." He meowed.

Applekit chased her tail, bumping into Blazekit who looked sullen after his game had been declined.

"I'm going to be a warrior and see all of it!" Applekit declared.

Flarestrike looked down at her, "I'm sure you will." He said, pride in his voice.

"If those forbidden kits are even made warriors."

Crowtalon stood at the entrance to the den, glaring at Flarestrike.

Well, that ends that chapter. Crowtalon is such a jerk, but Cloverspirit teaches him a lesson in a later chapter. :P R&R!