The Birth of Hope and Despair [Tagged and Open~]
Aug 20, 2015 5:58:35 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Aug 20, 2015 5:58:35 GMT -5
Occ; Here are the kits~ cx Anyway, please try to post with them in this thread! o: If you hadn't have the app, I understand ^^ cx Anyway, I'm hoping that they will grow up pretty close to their mother(s), so if you ever want to tag me in a thread so I can enter with Spottedshadow/Dapplefur, go ahead! ^^ cx
This is was it - she knew what was coming. She knew what these cramps were for. Her kitts were coming and luckily for her, Dapplefur just happened to have them at the same time. What a wonderful day it was. Not only was she pregnant, but the epidemic was out. What did that mean for her kits? Death, that's what.
A flash of pain spread across her face, but it was soon replaced with joy when her first kit was born. It was a large calico, and Spottedshadow could imagine watching this kit grow and beating the cough. There was hope. A soft rumble came up as she started to lick it, "Your name will be Rosekit, big one. You will blossom and grow into such a beautiful flower, but like every rose, you shall have your thorns." She took a glance at Dapplefur, narrowing her eyes for a split second before looking back at her kit. (Heron)
Because of her first large kit, the second kit came out easier than expected. She looked down at it, and as she gazed upon the small figure, her voice was tainted with sadness and disgust as she hissed, "And you shall be called Lostkit, for you will be part of the lost generation that this greencough will take." If Spottedshadow didn't have to clean the kit, she wouldn't have, but her maternal instinct came in and she cleaned her quickly. (Puddlesdog)
The next one didn't come out with no pain, but even the queen could tell what size it was. Just like his oldest sister, he could survive. She licked him right away, making sure he was ok. "Honeykit," she decided, "May you forever make life as sweet as possible. Let the bees build you up, and never let anycat tear you down." (Whiteleaf)
She was so preoccupied by Honeykit that she didn't notice her next kit come out - a cute little tortoiseshell she-cat. Like Lostkit, she had no hope. Spottedshadow looked away from the kit, her voice gruff, "You'll be named Deadkit because you'll be long dead before you even become an apprentice." (@lilykit]
Another small kit came out, and by this time, Spottedshadow had pushed her to biggest ones to her stomach for milk while placing the other two on the opposite end of her stomach. She cleaned Hollowkit, her voice breaking as she realized how many kits she was giving birth too, and how many of them she would never see grow, "Hollowkit is your name. Your body will be hollow without a soul, just like how you'll leave my heart hollow when you die." (Kittyoemily)
Her, what 6th?, next kit came out, and she looked at the tom with a dull expression. She licked his chest and put him aside his 'weaker' siblings. "Your name will be Fallenkit because you will fall to the grief of greencough. You will fall like all the others." She said solemnly, her eyes flickering quickly with sadness before approaching her attention to the next kit. (@scarlett)
It was another Tom of small stature, and by now, she would have protected that out of the 4 females and 4 males she had birthed, only one of each gender would have survived. She nudged him away after cleaning him, looking over him as though he was nothing but fresh-kill now. "I bestow upon you the name Maggotkit because soon, you're body will be consumed by them." She muttered through licks as she cleaned her last and final kit. (ShiverCry)
The last Tom. The last time she would see him alive - or so she thought. She looked at him with one last, longing, look, admiring his beautiful ginger fur. Her voice didn't crack - in fact, it showed no emotion at all - as she uttered the final name, "And you will be named Halfkit. You won't be able to live half of your life here, and when you leave with your siblings, you'll take away more than half of my heart." (~éluros)
She then looked away from her kits, placing her paws on her head. Her eyes were clouded, and she looked mentally tired. She looked over at Dapplefur, looking defeated.
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Dapplefur was so happy to be sharing her first litter with her cousin. There they were, side by side with kits on the way. Of course, her cousin had hostile vibes coming from her way. Dapplefur couldn't understand why this was happening, but she didn't make it worse. She watched her cousin birth her kits, resisting the urge to question the names of some, well actually most, of the kits. She bit her her lower lip when suddenly she felt a sharp pain.
She held back a sharp yowl, squinting with one eye down at her first, a large just like her cousin's. She licked it furiously, trying to make sure it was clean and healthy. "Bloomkit," she said through a mouthful of licks, "You shall blossom and grow into a beautiful cat. You will be a precious flower, and you will help others bloom along side you." (@lilykit)
She winced as the next one came, another large kit. It was easier since the first kit was large, but it hurt nonetheless. She licked the little kit's chest, allowing her to breath. "Your name is Brightkit," she started, purring, "For you will bring brightness to others' futures and bring hope to our clan." (@lilykit)
This time, she couldn't hold back the yowl. As the third large kit came, Dapplefur felt bad for her cousin. Here she was having large kits while her cousin had multiple small kits and only a large a medium-sized kit. Still, Dapplefur believed in the little ones even if her cousin didn't. She snapped back to reality, quickly cleaning her newest kit. A small put was in her throat as she announced his name, "You will be Echokit. May you echo the sound of hope and be the voice for the new generation of Whisperclan kits." (Ɗaisy)
With the three large kits coming first, her runt had come out without her really noticing it. It actually took her a few seconds to spot the kit, and when she did, she hurriedly licked it's chest to allow her to breath. Dapplefur could tell this was the last kit, and licked it squarely between the ears as a sign of affection. "Wear your name proudly, Dawnkit. Be the new dawn for this clan, and bring hope wherever your paws lie." She purred softly, her eyes twinkling. (Vinepool)
She looked at all over her kits proudly, giving them all room next to her stomach so they could have milk. A soft purr rumbled in her throat as she nuzzled each one, "They're so beautiful." She looked at Spottedshadow, her eyes warm and full of maternal love.
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Spottedshadow hissed at her cousin, narrowing her eyes as she tried to hide her sadness, "Shut up, Dapplefur. We can't all have beautiful kits like you."
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Dapplefur's eyes widened, and she stammered, "I-I didn't mean it that wa-" but as she pleaded with desperation, Spottedshadow cut her off.
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Spottedshadow bared her teeth at the comment, looking away. "Whatever," she hissed, placing her paws on her head as she avoided looking at anyone and everyone.
