Luna and Bird decided that they were going to get Nightkit into Shadowclan first. Bird was supposed to follow all of the cats in Shadowclan until she knew all of their names, where they hunted, their favorite places, their mates, and their friends. So far she knew almost everything, and Luna thought that they were ready to give the leader Nightkit. Luna had been taking care of the four kits while Bird watched Shadowclan and they all loved her by now. She was feeding them their first meat when Bird returned from her observation for the day.
"Mommy!" Snowkit squeaked, his yellow eyes sparkling with happiness. "You're back!"
Bird licked the top of his head and sent him to go back and play with his half-brother and half-sisters. "I think we're able to give Nightkit to Shadowclan. Applestar is going hunting by himself tomorrow and I'll speak with him then."
Luna shook her head. "No, I think I should go because they'll know who you are by your scent."
"Okay." Bird agreed. "He's going hunting around the carrionplace, so see him there."
There discussion was interrupted by Lilykit and Softkit rolling into their brothers, knocking the wind out of all the kits. Luna and Bird were really going to miss their kits, but it was what they wanted. Their kits were going to be clan cats and that was that.
"Mommy?" Lilykit asked, her light blue eyes shining with concern. "Why do you look so sad?"
"I have to give you away soon, to Riverclan. I have to give each one of you away." Luna mewed softly.
"Why?" Nightkit growled. "Don't you love us?"
"Yeah," Softkit agreed. "Why would you give us away if you love us? Did we do something wrong?"
"No!" Luna yowled. "I love you all and you did nothing wrong. I just have to give you away because I want you to grow up how I would have wanted to grow up!"
Nightkit's amber eyes hardened, but Softkit's green eyes softened. "Mommy? Am I going with Lilykit?" She asked.
"No sweetie, I'm sorry. You're going to Thunderclan, Nightkit is going to Shadowclan, and Snowkit is going to Windclan." Luna meowed sadly to the kits. "Enjoy your time together while it lasts because tomorrow Nightkit is going to Shadowclan, and you will probably never see him again."
The kits nodded and started playing together like nothing had happened. Bird was staring at them with regret in her bright yellow eyes. Luna got all the kits to go to sleep and then she and Bird followed in suit.
The next morning
"Come on Nightkit, we have to go see Applestar, the leader of Shadowclan." Luna mewed quietly to her kit, waking him up. She wrapped her tail around him and pulled him out of the small nest that the kits shared.
"Am I going to Shadowclan today?" Nightkit yawned.
"Yes." Luna replied sadly. When they got out of the den Luna picked Nightkit up by his scruff and carried him to where Applestar was supposed to be hunting. She sniffed the air and smelled a Shadowclan cat. She saw a white tom and stepped out of the undergrowth she was in, leaving Nightkit behind. "Applestar?" She meowed questioningly.
"Yes?" He replied, looking at her strangely. "Who are you?"
"My name is Luna. I know that your mate, Ashwing, just died and I can't care for my kit anymore. His name is Nightkit and I want him to be part of Shadowclan. I think your mate would want to care for him. He's already a fierce fighter and he's extremely intelligent, he would be a real asset to your clan."
"Can I see this kit?" Applestar asked. Luna nodded and pulled Nightkit out with her tail. "I've heard about the clans and your clan is the best, so I want my only kit to be in Shadowclan."
Applestar nodded and led the kit away. Nightkit turned to look at his mother over his shoulder. "Bye mommy."
"I'm not your mommy anymore, forget about me."
Applestar looked proudly at the loner's strength to give up her kit and kept walking with Nightkit beside him. The kit didn't look back again.