Rainkit spun around to face a furious Breezefur. Behind him lurked Aspenpaw, her dark gray fur soaked, and Orangesprout.
"We were...playing..?" Squeaked Bluekit.
"You're supposed to be getting ready," growled Breezefur.
"Yeah, yeah," muttered Lightningkit.
"Why are you so wet?" Asked Poolkit curiously, staring at Aspenpaw.
Aspenpaw shrugged, her blue-green eyes glinting. "The stream had overflowed," she explained.
Orangesprout nodded, raising one brown paw to shake off some water. Looking closely, Rainkit could see that the orange and black tom was also soaked. "When you kits are apprentices, you probably won't be seeing it because it's to dangerous," he added.
"What?!" Cried Swiftkit. "No fair!"
"Life isn't fair," snapped Orangesprout.
"C'mon," said Breezefur, leading Aspenpaw and Orangesprout away.
"We should go check out the stream," Bluekit declared once they were okut of earshot. Rainkit wasn't very surprised she had said that.
"Yeah!" Lightningkit exclaimed.
"I'm not so sure..." Said Poolkit doubtfully.
"C'mon, it'll be fun!" Meowed Rainkit, nudging her sister.
"Fine," sighed Poolkit.
"Then let's go!" Yowled Swiftkit.
Bluekit scampered off to the dirtplace, all the kits hard on her heels. Making sure no one was watching, Bluekit lead them out into the moor.
Rainkit gasped.
The large, rolling hills were covered with short but soft grass, gorse and heather. Rocks were scattered around, and there was barely a tree in site.
"Let's go!" Jumping in surprise, Rainkit nodded numbly and followed Lightningkit, who lead them up the moor. Pretty soon they had reached they river.
It was sure swollen.
The angry river was a mixture of gray, brown and a dull green-blue. Sticks, branches and leaves swirled in the current. The water splashed against the bank, which was a fox tail high, soaking the kits. A huge roaring came from the river.
"It's so big," whispered Swiftkit.
Bluekit padded up to the bank, Swiftkit hot on her heels. Leaning forward, Bluekit hung over the river.
And then suddenly, a huge wave poured over Bluekit and Swiftkit, dragging them into the current. Bluekit let out a screech as she and her brother were washed downstream.
Staring on horror, Rainkit spun around to face Poolkit. "Find help!" She yowled before running after her washed away friends, Lightningkit hot on her heels.
Soon they caught up, since Swiftkit and Bluekit had grabbed onto a branch for a moment. Reaching forwards, Rainkit grabbed Bluekit's scruff and started dragging her out, Lightningkit doing the same with Swiftkit. Pretty soon only Bluekit was left in the river. About to fully yank out Bluekit, Rainkit never saw the second wave coming.
When it hit her. She was thrown into the swirling current, dunked underwater., all she could see was the swirling water, with branches crashing into her.
In her time underwater, Rainkit managed to sneak in a quick biography.
Rainkit, died six moons old.
A bough whacked her in the head.
Never found a love.
Her lungs ached.
Please kindly save her friends in memory of her.
And with that, blackness covered Rainkit's vision, and she sank down, down, and down.