A New Queen (Tagged and Open)

[Stormsy]

(Tagged: Deku And whoever wants to welcome Squirrelfire)

Squirrelfire's belly had been swelling up for a while now, and she didn't even consider the possibility of having kits for a bit and just figured she was eating more, until it became obvious. Sorrelwhisker had insisted she moved into the Nursery, and this ginger she-cat had finally decided to take his advice. She walked into the Nursery, looking around in attempt to find where she could make a nest.

[Deku]

Sorrelwhisker padded quietly after his mate into the Nursery. He stopped next Squirrelfire and entwined his tail with hers. "Hmm, what about over there?" He looked towards a spot near the corner of the Nursery. "It's a little small, but I don't see anywhere else. Do you see anything?" Sorrelwhisker glanced over at her quietly.

[Stormsy]

Squirrelfire nodded and made her way to the corner of the Nursery. She scraped together a quick makeshift nest, reminding herself to collect some moss for it later. "Am I still allowed to do my warrior duties? There's no way in StarClan I'll be able to survive being stuck in here for so many moons!"

[Deku]

Sorrelwhisker's eyes filled with concern. "And there is no way I'm allowing you to continue with your warrior duties Squirrelfire." Sorrelwhisker groomed her long fur gently. He looked up and smiled gently, "but don't worry. I'll come visit you whenever I'm not on a patrol. Which should be almost anytime of the day."

[Stormsy]

The fluffy she cat sighed, slumping her shoulders. "but I need to do thingsssss!" she whined, giving Sorrelwhisker wide, innocent eyes. "I can't be cooped up in here like this forever!" she yelped, rolling over dramatically for effect, of course. Squirrelfire pawed at her mate lightly, whimpering again. "I'll be careful!"

[Deku]

Sorrelwhisker watched the ginger she-cat. "Squirrelfire. It's not happening." Sorrelwhisker reached down and nudged her to her back to her feet. He touched his nose to hers gently. "You'll be fine Squirrelfire. How about a compromise? No warrior duties, but you don't have to stay in this den. No leaving camp though Squirrelfire. You could always listen to the elders tell stories." He mewed, hoping she wouldn't continue trying to persuade him.

[Stormsy]

She grumpily got up with a sigh. Oh well, I can sneak out of camp or something, she thought, growling quietly. "Fine." she grunted, sitting down in her makeshift nest. "What do I do now?" Squirrelfire asked, already bored and feeling too cramped. Why do kits have to be such a big deal anyway?

[Deku]

"Squirrelfire, you better start getting used to it." Sorrelwhisker sat down next to her. "Here, I'll help. Give me things you want to do and I'll tell you if I'll let you do them." He purred, "Come on, give me stuff to talk about." Sorrelwhisker flicked his tail, as he realized he just sounded.

[Stormsy]

"I want to go out and get moss for my nest, and maybe some bird down or something," she said, looking her mate right in the eyes. "Or is that too much work for me too?" For the second part of her words, she was mostly joking, but had a hint of a serious tone in her voice.

[Deku]

"Well only if I can come. I feel like hunting. You don't mind do you? Because if you do I don't have to come." Sorrelwhisker watched her eyes hopefully. He stood up and nudged her to her feet.

(lol it's late and I'm getting writers block. I'm using this to get my word count.)

[Stormsy]

Squirrelfire smiled, standing up. "Of course! Let's go!" she meowed, getting up and bouncing out of the Nursery, eyes glowing. "Where should we go to get the best moss?" she asked, padding slowly across the camp. The ginger she-cat's fur glistened in the sun, the darker swirls sticking out more than usual.

((haha at least you still write, often I just leave like I did yesterday oops ))

[Deku]

"We could try the Minnow Pond. We could check there or at the Odd Cave, I don't know." Sorrelwhisker padded next to her and stopped near the entrance to the forest. "You can choose where we look first." He groomed her ears and quietly muttered so only she could hear, "You know I'm only being so cautious because I actually care about you right?"

[Stormsy]

Squirrelfire headed to the Minnow Pond, but not before she flicked Sorrelwhisker's nose with her tail. "Yes, I know!" she purred, and began to run through the territory, not minding her larger belly. The ginger she-cat was a flash through the trees, and she didn't stop until she had arrived at the pond.

[Deku]

Sorrelwhisker sneezed as she flicked his nose with her tail. "You don't realize how fluffy your tail is," he mewed as he followed her. He raced to keep up with his mate. When the reached the pond Sorrelwhisker muttered just loud enough for her to hear, "Next time, why don't you slow down so we can enjoy being away from camp?" He began to look for some moss worthy of a nest in the nursery.

[Stormsy]

"I love running! And I had so much pent up energy. Sorry," she meowed, her voice getting less enthusiastic at the end. The ginger she-cat also began to look for moss, her amber eyes scanning the area. She could almost feel the small kits in her belly moving, and she smiled to herself at that.