Goldenflower was about halfway through the story of the ancients when she realized the four kits she cares for were fast asleep. She watched with tender eyes as the four kits twitched in their sleep. The two newcomers were bright little things; she knew that, with the right training, they would be amazing warriors for the clan. Goldenflower purred with contentment as she laid her head down on the nest, vision going dark as she fell asleep curled around her four kits.

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Firekit slowly awoke with a yawn, he stretched his front and back legs before standing up. Glancing over at his littermate, Fawnkit who was still fast asleep, he then looked left toward his two new siblings. He'd guess that's what they were now; their mother was taking care of him and Fawnkit after all.

Firekit looked back to Fawnkit and crouched down and with a little wiggle he pounced on her, scaring her awake. "AH!" Fawnkit squealed as she jumped up, startled. Firekit tried to contain his laughter but failed miserably; he let out a sharp laugh, "Haha! Got you!" He purred in amusement. Fawnkit looked at Firekit with a look of betrayal. "Well, I'm gonna get you back!" She meowed as she sprinted right at her brother, jumping right on top of him. They tussled for a bit before they heard Goldenflower speak, "Firekit and Fawnkit, please quiet down; you're going to wake up the other kits." The she meowed with soft sternness. The two kits stopped their tussling and looked to Goldenflower. "Sorry, Goldenflower," they mewed in unison. "Do you think we can go play outside the nursery?" Fawnkit asked as she stood back up from under Firekit.

Goldenflower purred "Yes, you may," she meowed. "Just be sure not to bother any of the warriors, and remember to be quiet." She instructed; the two kits swiftly nodded in agreement before they quickly skittered out of the nursery with obvious excitement.

As soon as they got out of the nursery, Fawnkit jumped on top of her brother and the two littermates started their tussling once again. Firekit broke free from under Fawnkit and skittered away, with Fawnkit chasing him not far behind. "I'm gonna get you!" Fawnkit squealed before accidentally running into a white-furred Tom while trying to take a shortcut. "Oof," she looked up at the warrior and pinned her ears back in embarrassment. "Sorry!" she squeaked.

The warrior let out a small giggle. "It's alright little one," the tom said, pausing. "Why are you outside the nursery?" the tom questioned. "Aren't you supposed to be with Goldenflower right now? It's quite early." Fawnkit's ears perked up. "Me and Firekit woke up early and Goldenflower told us that we can play outside the nursery as long as we are quiet and don't bother any of the warriors!" The kit mewed

"Ah, alright then. And before you go, I might as well tell you my name; I'm Whitestorm. It's nice to finally properly meet you, Fawnkit." The tom purred. Fawnkit nodded her head. "It's nice to meet you too!" The kit squeaked before bolting off in the direction of her brother But when Fawnkit reached Firekit, he was in a group of other cats, telling a story. "-So Talltail leaps onto the dog's shoulders, ripping into its flesh, the dog yelps in pain, and the two cats start to fight side by side! Matching each other move for move-" he paused when he noticed his sister running towards him, when the she stopped Firekit spoke "Oh hey Fawnkit! I was just telling Rosetail, Thrushpelt, Lionheart, Runningwind and Robinwing about the stories dad would always tell us about!" The tom chirped as the crowd looked at the two kits with amusement. Fawnkit looked at her brother and purred "That's great! Jake's stories are the best!" The she-kit mewed.

Firekit nodded. "Alright, let's continue." He meowed excitedly and looked back at the crowd he had gathered as he continued his storytelling. "And they were able to chase the dog away! After the battle was over, Talltail asked Jake if he was okay. The tom told him that the dog couldn't get a bite in and thanked Talltail for saving him!" After listening to the story for a little bit she decided to go and talk to some other cats. She looked to her brother. "I think I'm going to go try and talk to some other cats in camp; have fun, Firekit!" She meowed as she started to trot away, Firekit gave her a sound of acknowledgement as she trotted off, leaving him to continue his story

As Fawnkit walked away she bumped into a dark grey tom "Oh, what's the one of the little kittypet kits doing out of the nursery, i thought you'd be too scared to ever leave" The tom purred Condescendingly. Fawnkit's fur stood on end and with a hiss she growled out "Go eat grass, you foxheart" and quickly walked away afterward as she heard the dark tom scoffing.

She walked over back to her brother to see that he was talking to a different set of cats now.

When Firekit noticed Fawnkit had come back, he called her over. "Hey Fawnkit! Come here! I want you to meet Mousefur, Sparrowpelt, Smallear, Patchpelt, One-eye, and Dappletail! You've already met Rosetail." The Fire-colored tom pointed his tail toward the cats as he called out their names. "Everyone but Mousefur here are elders, but Mousefur is the daughter of One-eye and Sparrowpelt!" The tom chirped.

"Your brother was speaking very highly of you, Fawnkit." One-eye meowed with amusement. Fawnkit looked over at One-eye. "He was?" She mewed. The elder nodded her head. "Indeed he was," Fawnkit looked to her brother who was currently looking at his feet, embarrassed "Awe that's very sweet of you Firekit" Fawnkit purred nuzzling her brother.

Mousefur scoffed "The little Fluff butt would not shut up until you got over here, I feel like my ears can actually breathe now" Firekit huffed "Hey I did not talk that much!" Mousefur let out a laugh "Sorry to break it to ya kid but ya you did" Fawnkit watched in amusement as Firekit and Mousefur argued back and forth. She had a feeling that she get used to this. She couldn't wait to see what would happen in the future here in ThunderClan.