Forbidden Fruits: Forbidden kits (Open)

[Icestorm]

Poppyshine felt the pain radiate through her body. It had been for a while now, actually. She just didn't want to accept it. She wasn't sure if she was ready for the kits to be coming. A ripple passed through her, slowly intensifying as they got closer together. She knew she wouldn't be able to last much longer without some help from Bluewing. She thought about going to get the medicine cat herself, but she wasn't sure she could make it all the over to their and back, not with the pains so close. The black queen looked around the nursery trying to find someone, anyone really. She called out to the first cat she saw, even if it was a kit.

"Frogkit! Come here for moment. I need to ask you for a favor. Can you pay attention? I need you to go get Bluewing for me," the she-cat smiled sweetly to the kit, her voice slightly shaky from the pain of labor. 

Whether she liked it or not. The kits were coming and she was going to have to raise them as they were, no lies. Froststar would not allow that. They would know the truth. They had no choice but to know the truth. 


@goldenbird  Sand

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Frogkit was busy rolling around on the moss bed, pawing and flipping around as she chased after her own tail. She was so busy rolling around, disheveling moss and flailing paws that she hadn't been paying any attention to Poppyshine. That, is not until her name was called. The dark gray she-kit peered up inquisitively from where she lay; upside down with the tip of her tail between her tiny teeth. At the opportunity that the queen might be giving her something fun to do, the she-kit shot up suddenly and bounced on over. "Hello! Hello! Poppyshine! What is it? What is it?" She bounced around brightly, oblivious to the serious situation at hand. For all she knew, the queen just wanted to play a game with her. She paused in her bouncing and tilted her head curiously. "Bluewing?" She repeated in a squeak. Now, why was she supposed to get Bluewing? Wait, wait, was this a game of hide and seek?! Yes! Yes, it must be! So that was it, Bluewing was hiding, and Frogkit was going to seek her, probably because Poppyshine was very bad at this game and was afraid that Bluewing would be hiding from her forever! So now she needed Frogkit's help to find her, right?

Frogkit nodded eagerly and then bounced a trail out of the nursery in order to look for Bluewing. She then realized that she had no idea where the warrior would hide. Well, where would Frogkit hide if she were playing hide and seek? She padded over and sniffed the fresh-kill pile. No, no Bluewing there! Where else should she look? Maybe in the moss in the dens? The she-kit really hoped Bluewing wasn't outside of camp, because that would be cheating, of course!

Sand

[Sand]

Bluewing was in the very back of her den sorting herbs. 'I'll need some marigold and horsetail,' she thought putting all the herbs she had sorted in their rightful places before getting to her paws. 'I should check on the elders, and the queens, and maybe a cat can keep themselves from being attacked by foxes,' she thought remembering Brackenfur. Letting out a sigh she slipped out from the back of her den wondering if her apprentice had noticed they were low on a few herbs and had gone to collect them. 'That would be nice,' she thought shaking a few stray bits of herbs from her pelt before slipping out of her den knowing she smelled strongly of herbs.

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No, no.. where was she? Frogkit had looked in just about all of the unusual places that the she-cat might be trying to hide. Where else should she look? Hmm… She eyed the medicine cat's den, where Bluewing usually was. Would Bluewing really try to hide in the place that every cat would know where she was hiding? Curious, Frogkit bounced over to the den and peered in with eager eyes. Or, well, she was about to, before Bluewing came out herself.

Frogkit stumbled back in surprise and blinked in confusion. So Bluewing just came out of her hiding place, just like that? And she had been hiding in the medicine cat's den this entire time! "Bluewing, found you! You are a horrible hider," Frogkit announced as she bounced over to the medicine cat. "Poppyshine wanted to find you but she is horrible at playing hide and seek so I found you instead. but… I don't think either of you are very good at this game at all!" The she-kit tilted her head, wondering why it was that the adult cats couldn't seem to figure out how hide and seek worked. Poppyshine could probably have found Bluewing easily, if she had tried, and Bluewing hid in an obvious place and then stopped hiding right in the middle! It was no wonder that the adult cats didn't seem to have much fun: they just didn't know how to play games right! "Is it my turn to hide now?" Frogkit chirped with sudden eagerness and began to bounce up an down at the thought. They wouldn't be able to find her, for sure!

[Sand]

"I don't have time for fun and games," Bluewing meowed her mew devoid of emotion. She hadn't played around since her siblings had been slaughtered right in front of her when she was 5 moons old. After that she had stopped playing and had become the emotionless cat she was today. She showed emotion every now and then but it was really rare for her to show any emotion. "I better go see her," she meowed slipping back into her den to grab some raspberry leaves and borage. She knew the kit only thought the two cats were playing games but she had already guessed what was happening. She had know that the queens kits were going to come any day now and it seemed today was that day. Returning outside she put the herbs to the ground and glanced at the kit. "Go find me a good stick around the camp. I need it for Poppyshine," she told the kit trying to sound kind. Then without waiting for the kits answer she bounded off to the nursery and slipped inside with the herbs in her jaws. "Here eat this," she meowed pushing the raspberry leaves towards the queen. "It'll help with the pain," she meowed.

Icestorm

[Icestorm]

Poppyshine had been laying in the nursery for a little while wondering where Frogkit and Bluewing were. She began to doubt asking Frogkit for help. The kit hadn't quite learned to focus yet. Maybe it would be best to get the medicine cat myself. The black queen readied herself to get up to search for bluewing. However, before she could wobble her weight to move she heard Bluewing just outside the entrance. She let out a relieved sigh. Thank Starclan. She smiled to the medicine cat. The queen looked to the herbs the medicine cat had placed in front of her. Her ears fell back with nervously. She knew there was going to pain. She just hoped it wasn't going to hurt too much. Poppyshine ate the leaves just as another pain ripple through her stomach.

She closed her eyes hard as the pain went through. This was happening. They were finally going to be here. Her kits. She just hoped that they would be treated right, as they were. As Leafclanners. Leafclan blood would run through them, she would raise them to follow the code. No matter what. She wouldn't allow them to make the same mistake as her.

Frost @mysterymagic234 sorry forgot to tag you guys from the start.

[Icestorm]

OOC: I talked to Golden about this, so they may be born I shall continue with this thread. Also sorry for taking so long, finals and limited internet means I am limited on here but I shall still try hard to be on the best I can. Sand 

Poppyshine felt a sharp pain as she pushed her first kit. She bit down trying to not make any noise. She would not be weak in front of her kits, not even this young. She had to be strong now, she was a queen. She had to put a brave face on. She just had to, not only for them but for herself. She couldn't let them know how she really felt about her mistake. She couldn't, no she wouldn't let them know her shame. Or at least she that was what she hoped for. Her first kit finally came. She let out a sigh, he was large and it was painful, even with the herbs Bluewing had given her. The first thing she notices was the white on the kits forehead. She let out a small sigh. She had hoped that their father wouldn't be present in there appearances, but it seemed too much to hope for.

However, before she could think anything else she felt a small pain start in her stomach. There was another one coming. Of course I wasn't lucky enough to just have one kit. She pushed as hard as could. She wanted to be done, and worried just how many kits she was carrying. The pain was not as pronounced with this kit as her first, and she was thankful for that. When she finally felt the kit being born she let out her breath, which she hadn't realized she was holding. She felt tired, no exhausted. She looked to her second kit, again the first thing she noticed was the white muzzle.

She looked to Bluewing and smiled weakly. Even if it was only two kits it took a lot out the small she-cat. She didn't even want to think about the others who birth up to five or Starclan forbid eight.

Even with the small resentment she had for her kits' appearance she could do nothing for the warm motherly feeling that filled her. She was mother. Her kits would grow up only knowing Leafclan. She would make sure they grew up to be loyal. She would do everything she could to keep them away from their father and the temptations he once held for her. No. Her kits may know him, but she wouldn't let them see him. She feared if she let them she would lose them. Their father had a silver tongue.

She looked to her first born, a large tom. She sighed, "I think I'll name you Runningkit. I hope you are able to out run my mistake and run toward a better future," she licked his white forehead roughly. Her bright yellow eyes looked to her small kit, a she-cat, "You little one, you will be named Riverkit. I hope you can push through your challenges and make your own course." The small black queen laid her head down looking to her kits and back to Bluewing. She could only wonder the medicine was thinking about her kits.

[Sand]

(Are both the kits healthy?)

Bluewing watched closely as the queen gave birth ready to jump in if anything went wrong. It seemed everything worked perfectly though the queen seemed to be a bit tired which was normal. "Here this will help with your milk," she meowed pushing the borage towards the queen. She didn't expect the queen to have trouble with her milk but it was better to be safe.

[Icestorm]

OOC: oops I forgot to tell, you terribly sorry. No, Riverkit is unhealthy, I think Myst decided she would have a cough.

Poppyshine took the borage as Bluewing had instructed her. She really didn't want to run out milk for her kits. Even if there was only two. It seemed like a better idea to be safe instead sorry. The black she-cat looked to her kits pushing them closer to herself. "How do they look Bluewing," she asked quietly, looking back to the medicine cat as she placed her head back to her paws.

[Sand]

Bluewing checked out each kit frowning when she checked Riverkit. "Riverkit has poor health it isn't that uncommon anymore for their to be an unhealthy kit," she meowed with a shake of her head. "Besides that the kits are fine, Riverkit will just have to be watched carefully, so of these kits that are unhealthy develop a cough or breathing problems," she meowed.

[Icestorm]

Poppyshine felt her heart fall at Bluewing's words. Riverkit. Poppyshine wanted to hide the small kit away. Maybe this was Starclan's way of punishing her and the kits. Be strong Riverkit, like the river you were named for, just be strong. Poppyshine looked to Bluewing a small amount of fear in them, "Watched? That's it? There isn't anything that can be done?" The she-cat let out a small sigh. This was all her fault she just knew it. They hadn't even started their lives yet and she had ruined their futures plenty enough.

[Sand]

"I'm afraid not, there are no herbs that will cure poor health," Bluewing told the queen. "I'm sorry, most litters have unhealthy kits, and it mostly happens with small cats for some reason. Not that I'm blaming your body size," she meowed flicking her ears back and forth the tip of her tail twitching back and forth.

[Icestorm]

Poppyshine closed her eyes for a moment. Bluewing wasn't blaming her, but yet... she couldn't stop blaming herself. There was nothing to be done but watch out for daughter. Would this hinder her as a warrior? "I wish there was though, a herb I mean. but I understand. Bluewing thank you," she looked to her kits, "For everything."