Into The Light
Chptr 5
Prophecys
A moon had passed since her apprentice ceremony and she and her siblings were doing very well. Sunpaw was taking after Lionblaze as the best fighter, Moonpaw was becoming the best hunter (she was almost as good as Dovewing when she had her powers) and Starpaw was a great apprentice for Jayfeather and some of the clan thought that Jayfeather might actually LIKE having her around! The prophecy that had bothered Bramblestar for quite a few moons had been pushed to the edge of his memory. All in all, life was pretty good for Thunder Clan.
Starpaw's POV
Starpaw awoke at dawn to the patter of rain falling into the hollow and spattering on the roof of the den. "Starpaw?" A voice called from in the medicine stores. It was Jayfeather. "Are you awake? Cinderheart is going to have her kits soon. We need to be ready." "I'm awake now." She replied, slightly annoyed, but mostly exited. She was going to help a cat bring her kits into the world! She stood up and shook the moss from her pelt before giving herself a quick grooming so her pelt shone. Moonpaw poked her head into the den. She was soaked and out of breath and Starpaw could tell she was alarmed. "What is it?" She gasped. "I was going on an early hunting patrol with Ivypool and Berrynose and when we got back we heard yowls coming from the nursery. After that I came to get you." She paused. "If you were wondering where Daisy went, she was taking a walk with Dovewing so she didn't hear Cinder heart. We passed them on our hunt." She added at the strange look Jayfeather was giving her. "Come on! Let's go!" She yowled before pelting towards the nursery. She and Jayfeather exchanged a look before grabbing some herbs and racing after Moonpaw.
By the time they had reached the nursery, every cat in the hollow knew that Cinderheart was having her kits. Lionblaze, who had just returned from a border patrol, was pacing anxiously outside next to Sunpaw and Moonpaw, who sat near the nursery entrance looking exited and a little alarmed. Jayfeather pushed Lionblaze aside. "Out of the way!" He barged into the nursery with Lionblaze looking after him. "Sorry!" She meowed to him before following Jayfeather inside. was darker inside the nursery than she remembered. A yowl of pain from Cinderheart reminded her of the task at hand. "What can I do?" She asked Jayfeather urgently. She could feel Cinderheart's pain and it was almost blinding. Cinderheart yowled again. "Fetch me a stick, it should help when the time comes. And get Lionblaze to help you look. I can hear his pacing." She rushed out of the den only meowing, "Come on!" To Lionblaze. They found a stick (with no help from Lionblaze). Although she could see why Jayfeather had wanted her to take him with her. His pacing was REALLY annoying. When they got back to the nursery, she could tell something was wrong. Cinderheart looked like she was about to pass out from the pain. Starpaw could feel her immense pain and had to force herself to block it out. A little red tabby slipped out. It had white paws and a white tail tip. Jayfeather dropped it in front of her and said "Lick." She nipped open the case and licked it's fur the wrong way to warm it and get it breathing. She placed the little tom at his mother's belly and began to lick the next kit, a gray she kit. When Cinderheart had given birth to the third kit, Jayfeather licked it to make it breath and placed it at it's mother's belly to suckle with it's siblings. The third kit was orange with a gray chest, tail tip, and paws and it had gray stripes on its forehead. Cinderheart was about to fall asleep so she called Lionblaze in. "They're beautiful!" He purred. As she followed Jayfeather out, she heard Lionblaze purring over the kits while Cinderheart slept. She sighed. It had been exhausting, but it was also magical. 'I wonder if I'll ever get to deliver one of my siblings kits.' She thought. When they got back to the medicine den, she helped put away the leftover herbs before crashing into a deep sleep.
When she awoke, it was a little past sunhigh and Jayfeather was prodding her awake. "Come on, I know you're tired, but we need to get back to work. I want you to treat Foxleap's bellyache. What would we do for that?" Starpaw stood up and shook herself." If it is poison, you would use yarrow to help expel it from his body, if its just too much fresh kill, or a bad mouse, you would use watermint or juniper berries. Juniper is more easily found than watermint." She recited. "Very good, I need you to treat his bellyache so I can check on the elders and the kits." He said before padding out of the den with some coltsfoot and a few other herbs. My very first patient! She thought with excitement.
After treating Foxleap, she padded off to see the kits. They we're adorable! "Have you chosen names yet?" She asked Lionblaze who was still with the kits. "Yes. The ginger tabby is Redkit, the grey kit is Starlingkit and the orange and gray kit is Patchkit. One tom and two she's." They're so cute and their names fit them perfectly!" She said with a purr. "I'm sure they'll be some of the best warriors in the clan!" Redkit, Starlingkit, and Patchkit snuggled even closer to their mother, purring as they fell asleep.
I hope that you liked this chapter! I managed to fit it in before Tec week starts. (It starts tomorrow!) Spoiler Alert! These three kits at kind of important in the way the story unfolds although not in the way you'd expect. Follow me to receive updates for when I post a new chapter and review to tell me how I can improve. Also, if you like Sky Clan, read Sky Clan's Secret, which I started recently. Thanks for reading!
-Starkit🐱