Chapter Three
"Quick, get Petalwish, Dawnsky is having her kits!" Dappleleaf's panicked mew sounded from inside the nursery.
Echokit looked up from the beetle she had caught, Petalwish must've heard because she was already squeezing through the hole that led inside. Finally some new denmates, hopefully they don't end up like Berrykit. "What are you doing?" Pricklekit bounded up behind her," Dawnsky is giving birth."
"I'm just waiting for the kits to come," she murmured.
"I remember having to wait outside with Sagekit and Shellkit when you and Berrykit were born, we couldn't wait to meet you," he meowed.
Echokit thought for a moment, Shellkit had always hung around Berrykit and often joined in on teasing her, but Echokit could tell she just wanted to impress Berrykit, however Sagekit had always been quiet and reserved and often spent time playing by herself or helping Petalwish soak moss. Maybe she'll become medicine cat apprentice before me, that way i'll have to be a warrior. "Are you still there?" Pricklekit asked jokingly.
Echokit looked up, "Yeah, sorry I just got lost in my thoughts."
He let out a purr of amusement, "We all do that."
"Y-yeah I do it alot," Echokit agreed.
"I'm hungry," Pricklekit blurted out, "do you want some fresh kill?"
Echokit shook her head, "I'm not hungry."
"Suit yourself." Pricklekit padded off.
Echokit shifted her gaze back to the nursery, Cedarheart was pacing back and forth, clearly he was worried. I don't know that I'd like to stay in the nursery for six moons, that sounds too long, but having kits would be great. Mistyshine poked her head out of the nursery, "Come on in," she meowed.
"Can I come too?" Echokit pricked her ears with excitement.
Mistyshine nodded, "Of course, but try to be quiet, the kits will be sleeping."
Echokit padded over excitedly and stumbled inside to reveal Dawnysky sitting curled around three tiny kits, but something was't right, only one seemed to be mewling. "Why aren't they making any noises?" Echokit asked.
"Two of them are very weak, Petalwish doesn't know whether they'll survive the night," Mistyshine whispered into her ear.
Poor Dawnysky, imagine going thorugh all that pain to have two kits who are barely alive! "They're beautiful," Cedarheart purred.
"I just hope that they turn out fine," Dawnsky's mew was filled with worry.
"You should name them," Dappleleaf suggested, "that way if they don't make it they'll have names in StarClan."
"Good idea," Cedarheart agreed, touching his tail to the smallest, a speckled brown she-kit, "Wishkit."
"Oh Cedarheart, that name is beautiful," Dawnsky purred, "I think the tom should be called Thrushkit."
"Yes and the other she-kit Brindlekit," Cedarheart meowed softly.
"Those names are wonderful," Mistyshine purred.
"May StarClan light their path and let them live to be warriors," Petalwish murmured.
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