Chapter 7
"Moonstar?"
Moonstar blinked the sleep out of her eyes and looked down at the kit who'd spoken to her. It was Windkit. "Moonstar, why aren't Icekit and Steamkit playing with us?" She continued.
Moonstar gave an amused smile. She really liked these kits. "Windkit, do you remember when you first came here, and Survivorkit wanted you to play with him?"
Windkit nodded eagerly. "Yes. He's nice, but he's not very thoughtful. I was tired."
Moonstar gave her a single nod in agreement. "Yes. And that's exactly why Icekit and Steamkit don't want to play."
Windkit's mouth made a little 'oo' shape. Then she bounded back over to Icekit and Steamkit. "I'm sorry I wanted you to play." Windkit said, keeping her voice soft. "You guys can rest. In fact, in fact I'll go get you some new moss, and you can have softer nests."
"I'll help!" Thunderkit offered, leaping up. "Let's go!" He and Windkit dashed out of nursery.
Moonstar purred. Her warriors would make sure they didn't leave camp. Shadowkit let out a 'pff' sound and dropped onto her own nest. Riverkit just looked confused. He looked confused an awful lot. . .
Before Moonstar could think about it any further, Windkit and Thunderkit walked back into the nursery. They were being led back in by Dragonflame and Stormstar. Moonstar straigtened up. "Stormstar. Hello."
Shadowkit lifted herself back out of her nest. "Dad?"
Stormstar gave Moonstar a head bow and a smile. He waved his tail to Shadowkit and gave a 'one second' type look. Then he turned to Icekit and Steamkit, both of whom had fallen back to sleep. "So these are your kits. They're very nice."
Moonstar looked at them fondly. "Yes they are." For a moment it stayed like that, then Moonstar brought her attention back to Stormstar. "But I have a feeling you're not here to talk about my kits."
"No, I'm here to talk about mine." Stormstar replied.
"Stormstar would like to take his kits back to Stormclan, since they no longer need milk. But I feel like he should give something for this favor." Dragonflame elaborated.
Moonstar shook her head, but whether she was agreeing or disagreeing with Dragonflame wasn't clear. "Stormstar, I've enjoyed taking care of your kits. They're all wonderful kits, and it's not fair to make you give me something in return." Stormstar looked relieved and Dragonflame a little disappointed, mostly in herself. Before either of them could say anything Moonstar plowed on. "However, if we ever do need you, I want you to remember this." She gave him a hard look. "Understood?"
Stormstar nodded. "Perfectly."
"So . . . we're going back with you?" Thunderkit wanted to know.
"Yes." Stormstar confirmed.
"Woo-hoo!" Shadowkit cheered, leaping into the air and waking up Icekit and Steamkit again.
Thunderkit on the other hand, frowned and looked towards Moonstar. Moonstar gave him an 'I'll be fine' look. The kits said their good byes to Moonstar. Then they walked out of the nursery with Stormstar. Moonstar watched them go for a little before remember something. She got up. "Stay here a second." She ordered Dragonflame as she passed.
Moonstar walked out. "Stormstar!" She called.
Stormstar, who'd reached the camp's exit, turned around. "Stormstar, I just thought you should know, I think something's wrong with Riverkit."
"Riverkit?" Stormstar looked down at his gray kit. "What do you mean by wrong?"
Moonstar shook her head. "I'm not entirely sure, but something seems off. He never seems to know what's going on, and always looks surprise even if we tell him what we're doing."
Stormstar frowned but gave a slow nod. "Right. I'll remember that. Thank you Moonstar."
"Of course." Moonstar breathed. She was getting very tired suddenly. This had been a long day. So with that, she turned around and headed back towards the nursery.
