Chapter 1
Mosskit opened her eyes; the warm breeze of new leaf blew gently in her soft, fluffy fur. Fear crawled through her spine when she realized her sister and mother weren't there. Suddenly a yowl of surprise escaped her small lungs, her sister Bluekit had pounced on her as if she was a mouse. "Mouse-brain" Bluekit taunted, Mosskit swiped her paw against Bluekit's muzzle, Bluekit squealed before backing of she fluffed out her fur to make it look twice as big. Mosskit let out a mrrow of amusement "they should have called you Fluffykit instead of Bluekit!" she laughed "No way! Bluekit is a way cooler name!" she boasted. "Do you want to play leader again?" she asked "but you're always leader" she grumbled "not this time" a voice replied, Mosskit jumped in surprise when she felt somecat poking her back.
Mosskit turned round to see Cloudkit and Mothkit following her brother. "I will be Cloudstar!" he announced raising his front paws "And you will be my loyal deputy Mosstail!", "Can I be called Bluewhisker?" Bluekit asked, her eyes burst with pride as Cloudkit nodded "The I will be Mothfire" Mothkit said "No way, Mothfire is a stupid name" Bluekit retorted "You will be Mothwhisker" Cloudkit said "And Firekit you will be Firethorn". "Mosstail and Bluewhisker join me on a border patrol and Mothwhisker and Firethorn lead a hunting patrol" Cloudkit ordered, he bounded out of his nest and outside the nursery. Mosskit exchanged a look with Bluekit and then they ran after him.
It was early morning and Mosskit saw a hunting patrol ready to leave. Nettlewhisker, Ferretheart and Whitefeather were part of the patrol and they looked ready to burst around the forest. I can't wait until I'm an apprentice then I'll get to join Rainjump and Milkfur on a border patrol Mosskit thought "Mosstail are you coming?!" Cloudkit called, embarrassment prickled Mosskit's fur and she ran towards them. "Is this a border patrol?" Jumpstorm asked "Yes! And you're an intruder!" Cloudkit meowed "Oh am I?" she asked "I might have to run back to my nest". "Get her!" Cloudkit's yowl startled Mosskit but she jumped on Jumpstorm along with Cloudkit and Bluekit. "Kits! What are you doing!?" Milkfur growled Mosskit froze in terror at the sound of her mother's voice.
"They're just practicing" Jumpstorm said standing up "Practicing, yes! But that is not how a kit should behave!" Milkfur scolded "Leave them be Milkfur", Mosskit felt relief flood over her as her father Rainjump padded towards them "They're just kits, they'll learn soon enough" Rainjump said. Milkfur sighed "Why don't you go ask the elders for a story?" she suggested licking her paw and drawing it gently behind her ears, "and bring a mouse or a thrush with you!" she added as the kits began to run towards the den. Mosskit jolted towards the fresh-kill pile and dragged her mouse with Bluekit there to help her. "So that's how Pinepelt lost his ear" Larkfeather finished with a chuckle and pointed her tail to Pinepelt whose ear had been ripped of two moons ago when FlintClan had attacked them. "So which other mousebrained story are you going to tell next Larkfeather?" Pinepelt asked scornfully, at that moment Mosskit crawled in with a big mouse in her jaws and placed it in front of Larkfeather and Bluekit tossed another mouse towards Pinepelt, the only reply that came from him was a snort.
"How about I tell you the story about specials" Larkfeather said. Mosskit's eyes widened as Larkfeather told the story.