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Rosekit looked up from the den. The moon was sparkling and the pelts of StarClan warriors were bright.
She looked back at her sisters. Eaglekit and Amberkit were sleeping by Snowspeckle. Snowspeckle stirred and blinked sleepily Rosekit.
"Rosekit, is that you? You're supposed to be sleeping." Snowspeckle murmured drowsily.
"But Snowspeckle, I can't sleep. When this happens, I look at the night sky, looking for our ancestors." Rosekit whispered with curiosity.
Snowspeckle smiled, "Ever since you were born I knew you were the curious one, the one that wondered about the craziest dreams and possibly achieved them."
"You think?"
"Of course my sweet kit, now let's go to sleep, okay?"
"Okay, Snowspeckle." Rosekit snuggled into her mother's fur. Soon she drifted off into sleep.
Rosekit woke up by a nudge, "Rosekit, wake up. Your sisters are waiting for you," whispered Snowspeckle.
"Okay!"
She got up and padded over to the clearing where her sisters were playing.
"Rosekit! You're awake! Come play with us!" Eaglekit said. The white and brown she-cat was always full of excitement.
"Yeah! We're playing battle, and I'm Thunderclan's leader, Springstar, and Eaglekit's Pinestar!" Amberkit said with excitement. "You could be Brookstar, Dawnstar, or Cloverstar."
"Hmm, I think I'll be Cloverstar. Ok, so this could be an epic battle between all clans! We just need more leaders!"
"Let's call Sootkit and Goldenkit!"
Eaglekit dashed off into the nursery and came back with the two she-cats behind her.
"Eaglekit told me what we're doing, I call Brookstar!" Goldenkit said.
"Aww, mouse dung! Well, that means I'm Dawnstar." Sootkit mumbled.
"Oh come on! What's wrong with Dawnstar!" Rosekit said annoyed.
"Don't you know the saying about ShadowClan? The elders say that the cold winds from the north blow over the ShadowClan cats and chill their hearts!" Sootkit said scaredly.
"Fine, I'll be Dawnstar. Now can we start the game?" Rosekit said.
"Ok!" said Amberkit.
Eaglekit leaped at Goldenkit, pinning her down and nipping her playfully, but she didn't notice Amberkit coming up behind her. She pushed Eaglekit so that she tumbled over, freeing Goldenkit.
Goldenkit immediately pounced on Rosekit, but she dodged, leaving the golden she-cat to fall on the ground, confused. Next Rosekit pounced on Sootkit and swiped at her, claws sheathed.
The only two kits standing were Rosekit and Amberkit. They both pounced on each other at the same time, stumbling on the clearing, Amberkit turned to her and swiped at her as she pinned her to the ground.
"I won, ThunderClan's the champion!" Amberkit yelled in glee
"Rematch?" asked Eaglekit, her eyes shining.
"Nah, let's play catch the moss ball!" shouted Amberkit
"Ok, I'll get the moss!" exclaimed Sootkit
Sootkit dashed of into the nursery and returned with a ball of moss, browned with age
" I've been saving this for so long!" She said excitedly
"To you, Amberkit!"
"To you, Goldenkit"
"Hmm? Oh, to you Rosekit." Goldenkit had not been paying attention, but instead looking dreamily at Sprucepaw.
"To you, Eaglekit!"
"Up, up, and into the sky!"
"To SkyClan" they yelled in unison
It was a tradition that when you played moss ball, the last kit yells 'Up, up and into the sky!' And then the rest yell 'To Skyclan!'
"What's happening?" said Silverkit as she walked out of the nursery sleepily.
"Oh, we just finished mossball and were deciding on a game. Do you have any ideas?" Sootkit said to her.
"Well, we could play sit and stare dreamily at Brackenpaw?" Silverkit suggested
"No way! We should play sit and stare dreamily at Sprucepaw" said Goldenkit.
"Guys, stop messing around! Let's go listen to some tales by the elders." Amberkit said
"No, let's learn some herbs, it might be useful someday," Rosekit said
"That's boring! I agree with Amberkit, let's go hear some tales from the elders."
They walked up to the elders' den where Willowpool was removing the elders' ticks
"Hello kits," Willowpool said kindly. "Came to hear some tales?"
"Yup!" said Goldenkit
"Well, what about the story of Firestar?" said Ferretglow
"No! Tell us! Tell us!" all the kits except Rosekit yelled, thrilled
"No thank you, I was wondering if I could learn some herbs?" she asked, hopefully blinking up at Willowpool
"Of course," she said, smiling.
Then Rosekit bounded off behind the medicine cat and entered the medicine den. It smelled like fresh herbs and cats.
"Well, what would you like to learn?"
"What are the basics?"
"Marigold is recommended for cuts and scratches, and borage helps with milk and fevers."
"What do you use for greencough?"
"We use catmint," she replied. Then a voice came from the entrance
"Rosekit? Are you in there?"
"Yes, Snowspeckle," she replied.
"It's time for your sun-high nap."
"Okay."
They walked over to the nursery, and she curled up next to her with her sisters close by