Chapter 3
Maplekit was happy to spend some time alone with Cloudleaf. Streamfoot had gone for a walk with Pikeheart, and Stormkit was somewhere, probably getting under Silverfur's paws asking countless questions. Maplekit and Cloudleaf were sitting in their nest, curled together. Maplekit was happier than she'd been in a long time. She knew her mother loved her, and she also now had Troutfang. Just as Maplekit was thinking this, she saw a pale tabby kit enter the nursery.
"Get away from my mother, now! She's all mine! You have stupid Streamfoot!" Stormkit shrieked.
Cloudleaf touched her tail to Maplekit's mouth, telling her that she would deal with this.
"Maplekit is your sister. I will give her the same love I give to you, and I should have been better about that. You need to be nice, or I'll make you go over the elder's pelts for fleas and ticks, and tell them not to talk while you do it!" Cloudleaf meowed sternly.
"All three of them? That sounds so boring!" Stormkit whined.
"That's the point. Cats that are mean to their sisters don't get to be leader," CLOUDLEAF meowed.
"How would you feel if Maplekit was mean to you?" Cloudleaf asked.
"It's not like she's always nice," Stormkit meowed.
"What do you mean?" Cloudleaf asked.
She's always telling on me, and she woke me up this morning," Stormkit meowed.
Cloudleaf just sighed, and Maplekit guessed that she didn't want to argue about this anymore.
Stormkit walked off, probably looking for Silverfur again. It was a good thing that Silverfur had had two litters of kits, and she loved the clan's newest members. Just then, Streamfoot entered the nursery. She looked tired, and she flopped down in her nest without even noticing Cloudleaf's hard stare. Pikeheart followed Streamfoot into the den, and sat down next to her.
"Next time, I'm not letting you go so far," Pikeheart meowed.
Streamfoot purred at him, "It's not like we got very far today."
Maplekit looked at Cloudleaf. "Can I go outside?" she asked.
"Let's go together," Cloudleaf meowed.
The two of them left the nursery.
Stormkit was sitting outside the warriors' den. As Maplekit watched, she saw that Silverfur was next to him, eyes wide as she tried to answer all the questions that Stormkit was asking.
"Leave Silverfur alone, little one," Cloudleaf meowed.
"What can I do then? Maplekit's the only other kit right now and all she does is wine," Stormkit said.
"First of all, I'm sure you can find something to do. Second, what's wrong with you and the way you treat Maplekit?" Cloudleaf spoke in a stern tone.
"Why are you suddenly so obsessed with Maplekit?" Stormkit asked.
"Because she's my daughter, and you need to be nice to her."
Stormkit let out a snort.
Fishstar was listening from outside his den.
"Stormkit, can I talk to you for a moment?" he called.
Stormkit looked a bit nervous, but headed over.
Maplekit hid in the shadows, listening.
"Why do you always treat Maplekit so harshly?" Fishstar asked.
"She always acts nice, and she has always been nice, b..." he broke off, eyes wide and scared.
"Try to be a bit less unkind. If you don't, I will have to punish you," Fishstar meowed.
Stormkit nodded, still seeming frightened.
"It's okay, you aren't in trouble now. you may go," Fishstar meowed.
Stormkit took off, still looking like the entire Dark Forest was on his tail.
Maplekit looked at her brother with concern. Fishstar loved kits, and probably couldn't scare one to save his life. Something was going on, and Maplekit knew she had to figure out what it was.
A/ N: I am so so sorry for not updating this in so long, and for the lame filler chapter.
Review replies! Some of you I PMED about not being able to read the last chapter, but here's the rest of the replies!
Booklady1017: Thank you! Do you have any more info about Featherkit, or should I come up with it?
Amber pool: I'll use Moonkit!
Starcloud: I will use Toadkit in Streamfoot's litter. Greenkit and Streamkit will come in later, because I want to give other people a chance.
Potatotheumbreon: What does that mean?