Lionblaze paced nervously outside the nursery. He was going to be a father! Jayfeather was inside with herbs for Cinderheart. After a while Lionblaze couldn't help it anymore he burst inside the nursery.
Cinderheart was lying in her nest suckling two kits. She was smiling at them and licking them. She noticed Lionblaze and she gave him a smile to. She said in a quiet voice, "I've come up with names for them. The ginger tom is Sunkit and the gray she-cat is Willowkit."
Lionblaze took a long moment to examine his kits. The ginger tom was big and strong with dark ginger stripes running down along his spine and the she-cat was gray with dark gray speckles on her sides. Both kits eyes were closed and Lionblaze replied, "They're beautiful." He licked Cinderheart's head and decided to give Cinderheart some space. He left the nursery, his head held high with pride. He was so happy he didn't notice that Jayfeather had walked up to him.
"Congratulations. You're a father now I bet you're happy."
"I'm more than happy. I can't believe I'm a father now. This is amazing."
"I'm glad your happy, but you have… other responsibilities."
"I only have responsibility to my family, Jayfeather. I'm not going to join you on this mission, what ever it is."
"What about me? I'm your brother! I'm part of your family to." Jayfeather yelled. "If you can't remember that than I won't…"
"You won't what?" Lionblaze asked full of anger.
"Call you my brother anymore." Jayfeather answered angrily. "And I was going to tell you about what Firestar told me last night at the Moonpool. But since you no longer want to talk about stupid prophecy stuff then I won't tell you." Jayfeather said as he angrily stalked away.
"Wait."
"Don't talk to me. Leave me alone."
"Fine!" Lionblaze yelled.
He couldn't believe Jayfeather had to ruin his happy mood by starting an argument. But he was sad that he had upset Jayfeather it sounded like what Jayfeather was going to tell him was important. "Uhh." Lionblaze sighed. "Why do prophecies have to get in the way of everything?"
Lionblaze walked out of the camp into the dense undergrowth of the forest to cool down. When he was in the forest it gave him time to figure things out. He let his thoughts wander and he thought about everything that had happened that day.
Cinderheart had his kits; that he was immensely happy about. But when he thought about it he thought if he should be worried about what might happen to his kits. His and Jayfeather's argument really upset him as well as Jayfeather. He couldn't decide what to do about his hotheaded brother.
After a while of thinking hard about both things he decided to hunt. He ended up catching two mice and a vole. He took his prey back to camp and put it on the fresh-kill pile.
He picked one of the mice and took it to the nursery for Cinderheart to eat. His mate thanked him, and he went back to the fresh-kill pile to get himself something to eat. He picked out a mouse.
He sat by the fresh-kill pile and ate his mouse. Lionblaze saw his brother exit the medicine den, but it looked like he was still mad at him. When Lionblaze called to him, Jayfeather just ignored him and carried two pieces of fresh kill back to his den.
Lionblaze finished his fresh kill and headed to the warriors den. There wasn't much he could do about Jayfeather, That ignorant furball. He'll have to change his mind sooner or later, and if I know Jayfeather it will be later, but at least he could protect his family if there was ever a time he needed to.