I'm ready to play! (Open)

[Honey]

A shock of white barreled from the nursery into a small pile of leaves, throwing the Leaf-fall colors of red, brown and yellowish-green all around. As the leaves began to float back to the ground a tiny kit sprang from the ones that engulfed her little body and out stretched paws swiped for the colorful things. Looking closer, the white kit was speckled with gray spots with a larger patch of gray covering some of her head. 

Tail fluffed out in delight, the LeafClan kit raced around the pile a few times before launching herself back into the center of it. Settling onto her paws, crouched and waiting, bright eyes scanned the clearing. There she would wait until an unsuspecting victim got too close. No one could overpower Owlstar! 

A small cackle rose from her tiny jaws until she remembered she was supposed to be quiet. Muffling her sounds, Owlkit grew still with a smile plastered on her face. Owlstar had a nice ring to it. She silently dared anyone to trespass on her turf! She figured her siblings would be behind her. She was sure to be loud when she left her mother's belly to ensure waking them up! Feeling a tiny sneeze creep up her nose, Owlkit scrunched it a few times before making it go away. Little did she know greencough was settling nicely into her immune system. but, that was a few days away. Today was dedicated to playing!


ooc;; I figure whoever posts next (and whoever after that) that's the order we respond in? 
@lilykit Vinepool @pepper Rogue Deku (because when isn't it fun to rp with the leader ^^)

[Deku]

(It is always fun to play with the leader! ^-^)

Sunstar was out and about on this chilly Leaf Fall day. She had needed to keep herself warm, and cuddling into her nest just wasn't doing the job. Just as she was crossing the clearing, a flash of white tumbled across her path. The golden tabby stopped walking, curiously watching the pile of leaves the white flash had run into.

'Well, it's good to see that the kits are keeping warm.' She thought, an amused grin appearing. She quickly changed her planned course, padding over to where the kit had been seen last. As soon as she could see the small white bundle and distinct gray spots, she knew who the kit was. "Good morning Owlkit. What are you playing today?" The leader asked, her amber eyes still showing amusement.

[Anya]

(Authorus In case you wanna jump in with his siblings. Pawsfun isn't here anymore though D: )

Ashkit coughed softly, trying to muffle it with his paw. The tom had been sickly since his birth and this cold weather wasn't helping his condition. He often witnessed his mother praying silently to StarClan for his health. This made him determined to grow out of his fragility. He couldn't die. Not yet. He still had so much to do. When his coughing finally ceased his ears swiveled to the noise from outside the nursery.

The large gray kit poked his head out to lay his earthy amber eyes onto a white and gray kitten. Owlkit. It wasn't anything unusual. but she sure had the right idea. A little time away from the stuffy nursery would help for sure.

"Rawr!" he let out a yowl launching himself at the other kit. "I'm a big scary rogue!"

[Puddlesdog]

Smokestorm catiously walked into the camp, the green cough that had entered the camp making her every bit more careful. Her whiskers twitched at she heard a flurry of movement to one side of the camp, the nursery. Green eyes large, she walked quicker into camp, afraid of what would encounter her.

Peering towards the noise, her ears shriveling, she chuckled. What she had discovered was only two mere little kits from the nursery. Smokestorms feathery grey tail swaying she took a step forward. "Ohh who might you kits be, so big and dangerous?" she cooed, to the two kits. Suddenly she looked around, then bowed her head momentarily "Sunstar." She meowed, unaware that the leader had said the kits name.

[Honey]

Owlkit heard the distinct voice of Sunstar and she sat up from her leaf pile, bits of leaves falling every which way. One stayed on the top her head. "I'm Owlstar, protector of LeafClan!" At the same moment Owlkit saw Ashkit and pounced on him as he claimed to be a rogue. "Trespass!" It was the closest thing she could get to 'trespasser' as she yowled a battle cry. Then, reality hit her. Sunstar was there. Rolling away from Ashkit, the white and gray feline pelted around Smokestorm and batted at his tail before settling next to the leader of LeafClan. "I can't be leader if Sunstar is here. Hmm...Sunstar, could I be a Deputy instead?" Mossy green eyes peered up at the golden she-cat with hopeful eyes. Then she turned to Smokestorm while waiting for Sunstar's response. Her kit energy was almost tangible. 

"Hi! I'm Owlkit well maybe something else if Sunstar lets me play Deputy who are you?" Her words were almost unheard as she said it in one breath. Her long feathery tail swished back and forth while she kept an eye on the "rogue", Ashkit. "Don't come any closer, Rogue!" Owlkit kept her attention, almost, equally dived among the cats around her. She hadn't been this entertained in a long time! Then she felt it again, another sneeze. This time it hit to fast and she couldn't stop it. The force caused her little body to shake and fluff her fur out twice its size, which was quite a feat since it was so short to begin with. "Whew!" Smiling at the older cats and then Ashkit, Owlkit showed her tiny fangs in a huge grin. 

[Deku]

Sunstar chuckled at the kit's energy. She had so much of it! That was good for LeafClan. She watched as Owlkit pounced on the "rogue" and sat quietly. She looked over at Smokestorm. "Good morning Smokestorm." She mewed before returning her attention back to Owlkit who had rolled of of her denmate. She grinned as the she-kit asked if she could be deputy, and she shook her head quietly. It was most kits' dream to be leader, so why not let her be one.

"No, but how about this Owlkit. You be leader of LeafClan, and I'll be deputy. I'll be Sunstrike. How does that sound?" She asked, flicking her tail across the clearing ground silently.

[Anya]

Ashkit tumbled into the pile of leaves and poked his head out. The chilly wind made his chest feel tight, but he suppressed the coughing. Narrowing his eyes he watched the interaction between the cats.

"If you're the leader than I'm the fox! Cause I'm bigger!" Ashkit fluffed out his fur. He was a large kit, despite his frail health. Not as large as a fox, but in his mind...well he had the strength of one. "I'm going to attack the clan. Get ready!" he crouched amidst the colorful leaves, before leaping forward.

[Deleted]

Lightkit was curled in her nest, softly sleeping. She had nightmares. Terrible ones.

Darkness grew around her small white paws, and she kneaded the moist ground with her kitten claws. For some reason the ground was sticky, rather than moist, and her pure snow paws was slowly tainted by crimson. Lightkit, horrified, tried to step back but only deepened the red as she shifted her weight. She gasped for air, trying to scream out, but smog filled her lungs instead of crisp air. In panic the kit looked widely around with her pierced blue eyes, trying to locate her mother but only fell upon darkness. Sickness filled her nose, suffocating her. After rasping for breath she mewed out, eventully seeing something fade into view. It was her littermates! She called to them, trying to lope towards them but it was all in vain. As for every step she took her sibling fell back and she sank deeper into the bloodied mud. She began to sink, and before long she seemed so close to her siblings but she was swallowed into the ground before she could call out again.

The kit jerked awake, seeming to take in a large gasp of clean air - I can breathe again! She peered athe rays of light outside the nursery, recognizing Owlkit's mewling. How could she have slept through all her loudness? The darkness seemed to fade from her vision as she stretched out, arching her soft grey tail so forth that it almost touched her dusted ears. Her forearms stretched before her, and she noted they were clean of blood. Suddenly she just remembered her dream, how bizarre it was. Little did she know it reflected her paranoia about her sick littermates - she was lucky to be the hardiest of the bunch, and even rivaled the size of her healthy brother. Dreams can mean anything, even nothing. she decided. She forcced the visions ot of her mind, and decided to waltz out as perky as ever. Lightkit approached in perfect timing to reply quickly, "You'll have to get through me Ashkit, I'm the strongest warrior here!" She smirked, flicking her tail in genuine pride, immediantly ready to play despite her nappy look.

[Honey]

Puddlesdog Deku Anya

ooc;; Not sure if puddles is going to reply ^^' Imma post though! 

Owlkit let out a squeal of excitement. She was to be a leader! "Aha! Owlstar and Sunstrike of LeafClan, beware, fox!" Rearing up on her hind paws, forepaws lashed out at Ashkit wildly. As he made a move toward her, the young she-kit let out a small squeak of surprise and lost her balance. Tumbling backward she was on her paws instantly and was once more on her hind-legs, hopping toward Ashkit. 

"Just in time! Here comes...Lightheart! My most brave warrior!" Finally dropping to all fours the white and gray speckled kit crouched beside Lightkit and shot her a large smile. Tail waving left and right she bounced to the right and swiveled her head to watch Sunstar. "Be careful of that one! He might be on the fox's side." Waving her bushy tail, which was much fluffier than the rest of her body, she indicated she was talking about Smokestorm. What a day this turned out to be! 
That's when she felt it. Another feeling of not being able to breathe for a moment. Her lungs hurt with an unknown pressure as Owlkit tried to work past it. Giving an odd sound, somewhere between a choke and a grunt, the she-kit cleared her throat much louder than she intended. Not now! I'm playing. Scolding her insides Owlkit let out a large cough that racked her kit body and caused her to spit up some mucus. Shaking it out she crouched low again, tail waving less excitedly as Ashkit made his way to her and Lightkit.

[Deku]

Sunstar smiled softly. Owlkit seemed fine with the little arrangement she had set up. She sat back and watched, making sure to not get in the way of their playing. At this point another kit tumbled out of the nursery. Apparently it was Lightkit since Owlki- Owlstar - called her Lightheart.

"Don't worry Owlstar. I'll watch him." She mewed in amusement.

OOC: Sorry. Fell out of my participated folder.

[Puddlesdog]

OOC: Same..

Smokestorm nodded at te little kit, amusement making her tail sway. "Ah! A fox! Protect us Owlstar!" She meowed, green eyes gleaming happily. She crouched down, and cocked her head at Sunstar. Realized what it meant, she nodded. Then, she realized she was to call her leader Sunstrike in this game. Lugging as the kit said she could a traitor she stood to her full height. "I am Smokestorm! Loyal to only Owlstar!" she meowed, then frowned.

"I am a she." then she gasped and ran to Owlkit, her frame towering over the kit as it coughed. "Oh my Starclan! Owlkit, are you okay? Do you need to go to the medicine cat den? After we defeat the fox?" her shock at the kits sickness was obvious. but the sadness in the little ones gaze made her reconsider.

[Deleted]

The kit seemed to gleam back at her sister, who stood beside her. Lightheart! Now that was a warrior name she reveled in. Lightheart unconsciously crouched in same timing of Owlstar, although coming to balance much easier. The kit's tail fluffed out just the same as her sister's, and she stood beside her, as though she were her shadow. The two kits looked identical, but the only difference was that Lightkit was born healthy and was void of sickness. Her ears flicked back at the sound of her sister coughing, recoiling from the wretched sound. Flashes of her dream came to her again. I wish I was the sick one, not Owlkit. Why can't Starclan let me carry her burden for her? Why doesn't Starclan do ANYTHING? Lightkit thought so furiously that she unknowingly let out a low hiss in frustration. Her anger suddenly welled up, and her iced over with narrowed pupils. Lightkit swore to herself that the next time she saw a Starclan cat she'd claw it until it promised to help her siblings. Time seemed to slow as she noted the mucus on the ground, and for a second she waited for it to turn into blood. When it failed, Lightkit shook out of her play crouch and went over to nuzzle Owlkit, her tiny kit legs suddenly shaking in fear and anxiety. She glanced a worried look at Ashkit.

[Anya]

The gray kit had stopped in his tracks. Ashkit watched with sad eyes. He knew how Owlkit must feel. Sickness was tormenting when you still had so much more to do. but he wouldn't let it hinder him, or anyone else. He gave a short, discrete nod to Lightkit before crouching once more.

"Rawr!" he pushed forward, leaping over Owlkit. "I have invaded your clan Owlstar! What will you do now? Mwahaha-argh, heh ahem." his evil laughter was disturbed by a nasty wheeze and a small cough. Great.

but the best thing to fight the illness settling in was to keep your hopes high. That's what his mother would say.

[Whiteleaf]

A short-furred lilac silver tom kit was peacefully sleeping in one of the corners of the nursery, dreaming of the day he would finally get to become a warrior. but before the dream could end, Graykit heard cat yowls coming from the Leafclan camp clearing. He peeked his dark green eyes open, noticing that the nursery was mostly empty of cats.
The tom stretched out his lank limbs before hopping out of his nice warm nest.

Graykit quickly made his way to the entrance of the den with excitement. He peered outside in awe when he saw the mysterious wet, white stuff covering the camp, his eyes widening. The kit quickly spotted a gathering of both kits and warriors, and bounded over to join them. "Can I play too?" he mewed in a tiny voice, looking at the others hopefully, before noticing his sick denmates.

[Honey]

Looking at Lightkit, Owlkit gave her a grin and shook her pelt out. "I'm good, promise! C'mon! We have a fox to get!" Crouching low to the ground again, her tiny butt stayed in the air and her tail lashed back and forth. Swiping a paw at Ashkit she let out a tiny hiss (which sounded ferocious to her) and then looked at Graykit. He didn't look as if he was sick! His eyes were bright and happy. Why did she have to be?! Owlkit suppressed a growl and smiled instead. Clearing her throat again from another cough she called out,

"Yes! Another one of my trusted warriors. Graytooth to save the day!" Pausing in her Leader duties, Owlkit turned to Sunstar and tilted her head to the side. "Is that a good name? Graytooth?" Hearing Smokestorm speak she ducked her head embarrassed. Of course Smokestorm was a she. Owlkit had just been too caught up to notice correctly. 

"I'm sorry Smokestorm, I didn't mean that!" When the warrior asked if she needed to see the medicine cat the white and gray kit shook her head vigorously. "A leader puts her clan first! We have to defeat the fox." Looking back at Ashkit, the mighty fox, she jumped from side to side swiping at the air in front of him. Getting caught in her own legs the young kit tumbled forward rolling directly into Graykit's path. Not being able to say anything a small, "meep"! came out of her. This time she couldn't refrain and her body shook with violent hacks. Green-cough was officially in her lungs and who knew who else had it. In just a few moments her body felt sapped. Void of energy she sat up after her tumble and hung her head. "I...I um, think Sunstrike needs to take over." Voice quiet and raspy from coughing, Owlkit sniffed as snot started in her nose. She had been coughing for a few days but never like this. Especially when she was running it stayed away and now she couldn't even do that! It was her absolute favorite thing. 


Anya @egyptiancat Puddlesdog Whiteleaf Deku