Post by shadowheart on Sept 22, 2007 12:32:16 GMT -5
Shadowheart woke up, sunlight was streaming into the nursery, she lifted her head and yawned, she snapped her mouth shut at once, a strong smell of mouse suprised her, someone left her three mice! Perfect timing she thought.
She hadnt eaten in a while, there had been a sudden shortage of prey, but by the looks of those plump mice, the prey was coming back!
she quickly devoured the first one, then the second one. Two mice filled her up, she couldnt bear to eat the third one. A voice interrupted her thoughts, "Save some for the rest of us!" fernclaw said, getting up and stretching. Shadowheart reached for the mouse to give it to fernclaw, but it was gone! she looked where the mouse would have been, and she saw a trail in the dirt floor of the nursery to show the mouse had been dragged away. She got up and followed the trail, her belly slowing her down. She managed to squeeze through the narrow opening in the nursery, and she saw that rubykit had dragged away the mouse, and all three kits were playing with it ouside, tossing it back and forth. "Come on now, Fernclaw needs that mouse, go find somthing else to play with" shadaowheart scolded. "Now now, fernclaw said, dragging herself out of the nursery, "No need to scold them, they are only kits after all" fernclaw said. " I guess your right" shadowheart said, her fur prickling uncomfortably. "I will go get another from the fresh kill pile" fernclaw said, dissmissing shadowheart. Exausted, shadowheart squeezed through the nursery entrance. Outside, she could hear the loud patter of rain. How is that possible? she thought, it had just been sunny a moment ago, not a cloud in the sky. "Warriors!" She heard featherstar yowl. She heard the brambles of the nursery rustle, and two cats came in quickly. She recognized them instantly! It was fernclaw and foxfeather! "Whats going on?" shadowheart asked. "Our camp is being attacked!" foxfeather replied, her sides heaving. "I came in here to gaurd you guys, two other warriors are stationed at the entrance since your so close to kitting" foxfeather said, looking at shadowheart. "Where are my kits!" fernclaw shouted "They were near the fresh kill pile. Foxfeathers eyes widened "Get fernclaws kits!" he shouted to the warriors at the entrance to the nursery. They could be heard dashing towards the frightened kits. A moment later, the three kits were herded down into the nursery by whiteclaw. "Thank starclan!" fernclaw shouted, licking her kits vigourously. Shadowheart could only pant her aggreement, her belly had started to convulse, she was having her kits now!
Her belly convulsed again, "Foxfeather! We need whitefoot!" fernclaw shouted, noticing the symptoms of kitting in shadowheart. Too late, the first kit came out. Fernclaw, not caring if the kit was her own or not, started licking it, to clean it off and get its blood flowing. The kit started breathing after a moment or two. Foxfeather stepped in to help, he nudged the kit towards shadowhearts belly, where it could drink. Soon after, a second kit came out, fernclaw started licking the kit vigourously, a third one came out, and foxfeather started licking it as well. Just as the second kit started breathing, a fourth came out. Fernclaw started licking it immediatly, for she could see this was the runt of the litter, barly half the size of the other three. Soon, the third one came to life, breathing and mewling. Fernclaw
nudged the second and the fourth kit towards shadowhearts belly, and foxfeather nudged the third one. Meanwhile, the clashes of battle could be heard in the clearing around them.
She hadnt eaten in a while, there had been a sudden shortage of prey, but by the looks of those plump mice, the prey was coming back!
she quickly devoured the first one, then the second one. Two mice filled her up, she couldnt bear to eat the third one. A voice interrupted her thoughts, "Save some for the rest of us!" fernclaw said, getting up and stretching. Shadowheart reached for the mouse to give it to fernclaw, but it was gone! she looked where the mouse would have been, and she saw a trail in the dirt floor of the nursery to show the mouse had been dragged away. She got up and followed the trail, her belly slowing her down. She managed to squeeze through the narrow opening in the nursery, and she saw that rubykit had dragged away the mouse, and all three kits were playing with it ouside, tossing it back and forth. "Come on now, Fernclaw needs that mouse, go find somthing else to play with" shadaowheart scolded. "Now now, fernclaw said, dragging herself out of the nursery, "No need to scold them, they are only kits after all" fernclaw said. " I guess your right" shadowheart said, her fur prickling uncomfortably. "I will go get another from the fresh kill pile" fernclaw said, dissmissing shadowheart. Exausted, shadowheart squeezed through the nursery entrance. Outside, she could hear the loud patter of rain. How is that possible? she thought, it had just been sunny a moment ago, not a cloud in the sky. "Warriors!" She heard featherstar yowl. She heard the brambles of the nursery rustle, and two cats came in quickly. She recognized them instantly! It was fernclaw and foxfeather! "Whats going on?" shadowheart asked. "Our camp is being attacked!" foxfeather replied, her sides heaving. "I came in here to gaurd you guys, two other warriors are stationed at the entrance since your so close to kitting" foxfeather said, looking at shadowheart. "Where are my kits!" fernclaw shouted "They were near the fresh kill pile. Foxfeathers eyes widened "Get fernclaws kits!" he shouted to the warriors at the entrance to the nursery. They could be heard dashing towards the frightened kits. A moment later, the three kits were herded down into the nursery by whiteclaw. "Thank starclan!" fernclaw shouted, licking her kits vigourously. Shadowheart could only pant her aggreement, her belly had started to convulse, she was having her kits now!
Her belly convulsed again, "Foxfeather! We need whitefoot!" fernclaw shouted, noticing the symptoms of kitting in shadowheart. Too late, the first kit came out. Fernclaw, not caring if the kit was her own or not, started licking it, to clean it off and get its blood flowing. The kit started breathing after a moment or two. Foxfeather stepped in to help, he nudged the kit towards shadowhearts belly, where it could drink. Soon after, a second kit came out, fernclaw started licking the kit vigourously, a third one came out, and foxfeather started licking it as well. Just as the second kit started breathing, a fourth came out. Fernclaw started licking it immediatly, for she could see this was the runt of the litter, barly half the size of the other three. Soon, the third one came to life, breathing and mewling. Fernclaw
nudged the second and the fourth kit towards shadowhearts belly, and foxfeather nudged the third one. Meanwhile, the clashes of battle could be heard in the clearing around them.