Ello everybody! Here's a new chappie of my story! Hope u like it!
Newly named Lightpaw padded into camp with her mentor Leafswirl, her paws dragging the ground in exhaustion. She let out a mighty yawn and her eyelids drooped. Her plain yellow paws were throbbing and achy. Leafswirl purred in amusement and gave her a small push towards the apprentices den.
"Ok sleepyhead. Go get some sleep. We're battle training tomorrow." Leafswirl said. Lightpaw nodded tiredly before stumbling into the apprentices den. Rosepaw sat in her nest grooming her fur to high sleekness. Treepaw and his white furred best friend, Icepaw, were sitting next to each other whispering quietly to each other. Barkpaw was already passed out while Flamepaw was grooming her pelt also. Everybody turned their heads towards her as she padded in. Lightpaw bowed her head down as she heard Treepaw and Icepaw snicker. She slowly made her way towards the farthest nest in the back of the den and sat down on the emerald green moss. She licked her fur to smooth it down while her eyes shined with sadness. Rustles were heard as cats started to settle down for the night. Lightpaw settled down in her own nest and was about to sleep when she heard something.
"Is this nest taken my sweet?" she heard Treepaw's arrogant voice say. Lightpaw turned over and peered through the darkness and saw Treepaw standing over Rosepaw with an arrogant smirk on his face. She was surprised to see Rosepaw shake her head.
"No thank you Treepaw. I'm going to go sleep by Lightpaw." the yellow she-cat said, standing up. She padded over to the lone yellow she-cat and laid down beside her. She touched her tail-tip to Lightpaw's shoulder before settling down for the night. Lightpaw closed her eyes as well, oblivious to the two-colored eyes glaring at her with a small growl in his throat.
"You will pay Lightpaw. Rosepaw is mine and only mine. I don't need you interfering. She'll see the real you and abandon you just like everyone else has. Just you wait." Treepaw said quietly to himself before curling up in his nest to sleep.
Lightpaw woke up to a prodding in her side and opened her eyes to see the light brown deputy standing over her.
"Battle training. Let's go." she said before padding out. Lightpaw sat up and began to groom her again messy fur. The apprentice den was almost empty with the exception of Flamepaw who was on dawn patrol so she gets a small nap. Smoothing down the last patch of fur, she padded out of the den to see cats milling around. Former loner, Phoenix, was sharing tongues with her mate, Timberpatch, while her sister was eating a mouse beside her. Heavily pregnant Petalstorm was laying in a patch of sunlight along with the clan elders, Frozenheart and Ryeheart. The medicine cat apprentice, Rainpaw, was just about to go out the camp with her mentor, Watercloud, beside her. Probably going on an herb hunting expedition. Best friends since kits, Cherrycloud and Goldenshine were sharing a sparrow over by the warriors den. Wolfheart was padding out of camp with Rosepaw at his heels, her sending a small wave with her tail before padding out. Lightpaw padded towards the fresh-kill pile and was about to grab a squirrel when Treepaw intercepted her. She growled at him and glared. He smirked and moved his paw. She went to grab it again before he blocked her again. Her stomach rumbled slightly and she growled at him again. He moved again and this time Lightpaw was expecting it. She went to grab the squirrel and before he intercepted her, she slightly unsheathed one paw and lashed them at him. He back away from her and grumbled as he walked away. Feeling satisfied, she settled down at the edge of the clearing and began to eat the squirrel. She was just eating the last bite when Leafswirl padded over.
"Let's go." she said. Lightpaw nodded and stood up to stretch. They padded out and began to go to the training center. Now familiar territory laid in front of them as they walked. They soon came to the training area where Rosepaw was crouching close to the ground, her mentor walking around her correcting her. Lightpaw waved her tail slightly in greeting, getting a curt nod from her sister. Leafswirl led Lightpaw to the other side and faced her.
"Ok Lightkit. I'm going to show you a move and I want you to try to repeat it." she said. Lightpaw nodded and watched her closely. Leafswirl crouched down before leaping forwards. She used her front paws to claw an imaginary enemy before leaping backwards to go underneath. She rolled around on her back before pinning down the imaginary warrior.
"Ok. Repeat what I just did." she said. Lightpaw nodded and crouched down. She leaped forwards and pretended to claw the muzzle of an invisible warrior. Leaping backwards, she went low as if going underneath before rolling around to pin the warrior. Leafswirl looked at her with pride and began to show her a new move. They trained until the sun began to sink below the horizon.
"Alright. Time to get back to camp." she said, starting to pad away. Lightpaw's stomach let out a mighty roar, sending her running towards camp. Leafswirl chuckled and ran to catch up with her hungry apprentice.
Silence was all around the camp, the only sounds being shuffles and soft breaths. All cats were sleeping except one certain yellow apprentice. Lightpaw laid there tossing and turning before giving up trying to sleep. She stealthily creeped through the den out to the silent camp. Thick white moonlight shone into the camp, giving it an eerie glow. Lightpaw sat at the entrance and looked down at a small puddle at her paws. The ugly pink X scar showed clearly on her plain yellow chest, making her seem worse. She looked up at the stars of Silverpelt.
"Oh Starclan. Why do you let this happen to me?" she whispered. She bowed her head and closed her eyes, letting one tear escape. It fell down her face and hit the dirt below. All she heard was silence until a soft moan was heard. Lightpaw's ears perked up and she listened again. Another one broke through, revealing it to be coming from the nursery. Lightpaw crawled over and peered inside where she saw the expectant queen,Petalstorm, wriggling around. She looked up with eyes filled with pain at Lightpaw.
"Light…...paw. Get…..med….cat." she said in between gasping breaths. Lightpaw rushed to the medicine cat den where the silver she-cat was sleeping.
"Watercloud! Petalstorm! Kits! Now!" she said in panic. Watercloud was up in a flash and prodded Rainpaw awake.
"Petalstorm's kits are coming. Get borage, raspberry leaves, thyme, and poppy seeds just in case!" she said, rushing out. Lightpaw followed her and stayed outside the nursery where a small crowd has begun to form. Yowls sounded from the nursery, causing a few cats to lay their ears on their head. A sleepy Rosepaw made her way over to Lightpaw and stood beside her.
"What's going on?" she asked sleepily.
"Petalstorm's kits are coming." Lightpaw answered. The yowling stopped and a few small squeaks were heard. Watercloud padded out and went over to a pacing Leopardheart. She whispered something to him, causing Leopardheart to rush inside. Watercloud slipped through the crowd and stopped in front of Lightpaw.
"Petalstorm wants to see you." she said. Lightpaw nodded curtly before slipping through the dispersing crowd. She padded into the nursery and went over to the happy new family. Petalstorm's thick fluffy tail covered over the kits, as if protecting them from danger. She looked up at Lightpaw before moving her tail. Three kits lied there at her stomach, feeding on the milk she provided. One was a pinkish color kit with a few black spots on its back. Another was a golden kit with pinkish paws and black spots down it's tail. The last one was a little pinkish and golden mix kit with a black tail-tip and one small bright yellow spot on its back. Lightpaw purred.
"They're beautiful. What are their names?" Lightpaw asked.
"The little pink one with the few black spots is Flowerkit. The golden one with pink paws and black spots down its tail is Blossomkit." Petalstorm purred.
"Then what's the last one named?" Lightpaw asked.
"We want you to name it." Leopardheart said. Lightpaw gaped at them, surprised.
"Me? Name your kit? Why me?" Lightpaw asked.
"Because without you, they wouldn't even be here." Petalstorm said. Lightpaw looked at the tiny kit, thinking really hard about the name. Finally, one came to mind.
"Brightkit." she said, looking back up at the new parents.
"Brightkit sounds like a perfect name." Leopardheart purred, curling up around his mate and kits. Lightpaw wanted to give the kits a little nuzzle, but didn't know if that was ok. She looked at Petalstorm with bright eyes. Petalstorm understood and nodded her head. Lightpaw gave each of the tiny kits a little nuzzle before exiting the den. Rosepaw sat there outside the nursery, waiting patiently for her.
"So what did she need you for?" Rosepaw asked as Lightpaw padded up to her.
"She let me name one of the kits." she said. Rosepaw gaped at her before nuzzling her sister.
"That's amazing. What do they look like and what are their names?" Rosepaw asked excitedly.
"The golden one with pink paws and black spots down its tail is Blossomkit. The pink kit with few black spots is Flowerkit. The pink and golden mix kit with a black tail-tip and a bright yellow spot on top of its head is the one I named. Its name is Brightkit." Lightpaw said, padding into the apprentice den. They curled up in their connected nests.
"They sound beautiful. Especially Brightkit." Rosepaw said before falling asleep. Lightpaw closed her eyes and fell asleep.
I hope y'all liked this chappie. Don't the new kits sound adorable?! I forgot to add this to the chapter but all three are she-cats. I'll update asap. Bye!