A white tom padded along the frosted forest floor his ears twitched sniffing the air with a wicked grin on his face, as he looked down into the hollow of the camp but no cat can see him since he was already dead' My kits will be born soon if not tonight.' he purred bounding down the hollow toward the nursery he can hear meows coming from there.

Hearing small meows as he neared hearing" You're doing good Swallowheart!" hearing the medicine cat Puddleshine meow, the white tom reached the nursery and stopped at the entrance of the den.

His ears perked up when he heard tiny meows from inside letting out a purr' My kits are here, and they will finish what I have started.' he thought hoping that at least one of them will.

Padding closer to the nest where Swallowheart lay licking two kits at her side, he watched as Puddleshine pad out of the nursery with his apprentice Shadowpaw walking right through Darktail neither of them paying any attention to the tom as they walked out of the nursery.

The white tom purred with pride he knew that neither of the cats can see him, shaking his head a bit he padded closer to Swallowheart nest bending his head down to give a swift lick to her ears feeling the she-cats ear twitch as of she can feel his touch he let out a purr.

' I'm here my love, I'll watch over you and our kits.' he thought looking at his two daughters one was aDark gray tabby she-cat and the second one was a somewhat spitting image of him, a white she-cat with black ears, paws, and tail.

After a bit of watching Swallowheart wash her kits, she laid her head on her paws and tail wrapped around her kits.

Darktail's ears twitched when he heard a cat pad into the nursery and turned his head to see Owlwing pad into the nursery, he watched as the tom pad over to the queen.

"Their beautiful, Swallowheart!" the brown tom meowed looking down at the kits, causing Darktail's lip to curl into a snarl' Those are my kits, you will not take my place as their father.' he thought but he didnt move from his spot so he can hear what the two of them were talking about.

" Thank you, Owlwing." Swallowheary small meow broke Darktail out of his thoughts" Do you have any names for them yet?" Owlwing asked sniffing each kit curiously, Darktail wondered as he thought what he would name them.

" The gray tabby is Oceankit and the white kit is Birdkit!" Swallowheart meowed giving each kit a lick" Those are great names." Owlwing meowed his tail flicking happily" So do the others knows who the father is?" Owlwing asked.

Darktail ears perked up at Owlwings question he knew Swallowheart didnt tell any cat about their relationship but she might have especially when he knew that Owlwing and Swallowheart was close" No, just you know about their father. And the others can't know who their real father is, Owlwing." Swallowheart looked at the tom.

" You know how the others will act if they ever find out who their father is, they will look down on these kits and deem them not loyal to their clan." the she-cat meowed she let out a small sigh.

And looked at the brown tom with a thoughtful look in her eyes" But you are one of the best warriors in ShadowClan. Please Owlwing let our Clanmates think that you are the kits father." Swallowheart meowed looking at the tom who looked at her in disbelief.

" I don't know Swallowheart, maybe if they know who their father is they might not think anything Tigerstar will just be happy with two good cats in his clan." Owlwing meowed.

Swallowheart looked at her friend with a pleading look in her green eyes, Darktail didnt know if he'd want another cat raising his kits as their own but he figure it would be better so the clan won't know too soon.

" Please Owlwing." She meowed looking down at her kits" They need a father, and I know you'd be a great father to them."

Owlwing let out a small sigh of defeat" Okay, Swallowheart but you'll have to tell the clan eventually about the father. But until then I will step-up as their father."

Darktail backed away from the two cats and dashed out of the den a smirk on his face' I will be there for them every step of the way helping them. I'll let you be their father til their old enough to understand.'