Chapter 9:

Blossompetal: Wow! Blossomleaf is a really good warrior name!

Spottedleaf: So is Stormclaw!

Feathertail: And Rosepelt!

Blossompetal: Well. Read.

"Jaysong's kitting!" Came a gasp from the nursery.

Silverfern was there before you could blink. Then a low moan sounded from the nursery. Blossomleaf stiffened. Jaysong needed help. She padded up to the nursery to find Silverfern feeding herbs to the laboring she cat. Blossomleaf walked over to her and started to groom her ears. Then the first kit plopped onto the moss. The first kit was covered in blood. Blossomleaf licked it's fur backward to warm it up. Then the second kit came out the same time as the third. Blossomleaf groomed the kits until she couldn't see any of the blood. Foxclaw padded in and looked at the kits.

"What should we call them?" He asked.

"Blisskit..." Jaysong stammered, looking at the first little she kit.

"Bloomkit..." She stammered again after a

while.

"And Ivykit?" Foxclaw suggested.

"Blisskit, Bloomkit and Ivykit!" Foxclaw said the names out loud.

Jaysong didn't answer or move. Blossomleaf shook Jaysong, and yowled her names a few times, but it didn't work. Blossomleaf knew she was dead. Foxclaw let out a low wail. Silverfern appeared beside her.

"You must look after the kits." She meowed and left to get some borage to help her milk come.

She nestled in beside Blisskit, Bloomkit and Ivykit. Then Silverfern came in with a leaf wrap of borage. Blossomleaf licked them up. Tabbypelt came in with some prey for her. Blossomleaf shared the prey with Tabbypelt. She dozed off eventually. She woke up to see Blisskit's blue eyes looking at her. "Hello, Blisskit!" Blossomleaf meowed. "Blisskit!" Came a tiny voice from her nest. Blossomleaf looked down to see Bloomkit staring at Blisskit. "What?" Blisskit sounded annoyed. "No need to get annoyed so easily, Blisskit." Blossomleaf chided.

~~~~~~~~~~~A FEW MOONS LATER~~~~~~~~~~~~

Ivykit hissed when a paw prodded her in the side.

"Get up!" Blisskit hissed.

So she got up, shaking moss from her pelt. Bloomkit was sitting with her tail around her paws. Ivykit realised there was an apprentice ceremony. Blisskit stood at Blossomleaf's paws while Blossomleaf washed her. Once she had finished she padded over to sit next to Bloomkit. So Ivykit padded over to Blossomleaf to get washed. Then Spiderstar called the Clan meeting. This meeting might be his last since he has greencough.

"I shall name three new apprentices." He took a deep breath and continued,

"Blisskit, Bloomkit and Ivykit, please step fowards." He waited for the kits to step fowards and then started.

"Blisskit, from this day until you receive your warrior name, you shall be known as Blisspaw -"

At that moment ShadowClan burst into the clearing, yelling the battle cry. Blossomleaf herded the kits into the nursery. She then ran out to protect the nursery. A yowl sounded inside the nursery. Blossomleaf looked in too see Ivykit being grabbed by Softwing.

"Hurt me you'll hurt the kit." Softwing hissed before running out of the camp. Hawkstar called retreat and ran.

"Is everyone OK?" Featherbreeze meowed, looking around.

"Spiderstar is dead!" Spottedclaw wailed with her kits standing at her side. Slimefoot, Slugtail and Snailnose.

They had been made warriors before. Slimefoot had twisted her foot while having a climbing competition with Blossomleaf.

"They took Ivykit!" Blossomleaf cried. Blisspaw and Bloomkit looked bewildered. "They said if we hurt ShadowClan, they'll hurt Ivykit!"

~~~~~~~IN STARCLAN~~~~~~~~~

"No!" They'll hurt my kit!" Jaysong cried. Spiderstar put his tail on her shoulder.

"Send an omen on how to save her, Jaysong." He soothed.

"You also have to give Featherbreeze one of her nine lives." He added, and padded off.

~~~~~~~~~BACK IN THUNDERCLAN~~~~~~~~~

Featherbreeze padded out of the camp with her sister, Blazefeather. Blossomleaf suspected she was going to get her nine lives. She turned to her apprentice, Blisspaw. Featherbreeze managed too finish the ceremony after the vigil for Spiderstar. Blossomleaf was choked up when she remembered when she first met him as a kit. Spottedclaw couldn't bear it and ran out into the forest in the middle of the night. Her kits followed after her. Blossomleaf turned to her apprentice and told her to hunt for the elders. Once she came back she said she saw Ivykit - Ivypaw now - hunting with her new mentor, Softwing. Then two cats burst through the clearing. Blossomleaf recognized Blazefeather and Featherbreeze padding in. Featherbreeze leapt onto Highrock and called a meeting.

"I have been accepted by StarClan! My name is now Featherstar." Her gaze swept around the clearing.

"I think that Fernwing shall be our new deputy." The Clan cheered their approval.

Blazefeather stiffened.

"What is it Blazefeather?" Featherstar asked.

"Blossom shall land over the Soft Wing and save the Falling Ivy." She stammered.

The Clan gasped in shock.

"It was from Jaysong." She added, glancing at Foxclaw.

Foxclaw winced at the name of his mate.

"Who's Jaysong?" Bloompaw and Blisspaw chorused together.

"Your mother." Blazefeather replied.

"She died so that you could live." Blossomleaf added.

"We are also going to attack ShadowClan." Featherstar announced.

"Tomorrow. At dawn." She meowed.

"Clan dismissed." And like Spiderstar, she jumped down to her den.

EPIC BATTLE AHEAD! Teehee... Please review!