Love lost ((tagged))

[Respronics]

Falcon

It was a normal day, until the sound of paw steps reached the Tom kit. He watched Tinykit perk up and moved to his blind sister. "Can you tell who it is?" He asked and waited for ther answer.

"I can hear the paws of a Tom. It's not mother. She has been go-" she cut short as she heard the voice of the Tom and the babysitting queen outside. Her heart lunched and she swung her head around to hide it in her brothers pelt. "Lionkit.. Mom isn't.. She isn't coming home!" The tiny female wailed as she shivered.

Lionkit, turning his head to the Queen as she appeared, watched as she spoke to the litter. He heard her words as if through a fog. Their mother, caught in a snare, eaten by a fox. He screamed. He didn't want to, but as his sister hid her face in his side, he screamed. Heart wrenching and loud. Anger and despair in his voice.

[Falcon]

Leaftail walked over a large mouse in her jaws as she heard the scream wondering what could have happened to make such a heart wrenching sound, she visited the nursery from time to time, but given her warrior duties she didn't talk to a lot of kit there, though she did enjoy kits

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Tinykit, unable to handle the scram and now sobs of her brother, stumbled away and toppled at the paws of Leaftail. Her eyes, though blind, were locked on the ceiling. She wiggled and crouched down. Smelling the she-cat, she reacted on instinct. Moving forward and aiming to press into her leg. Wanting to feel comfort and security. Something she hoped she could get from her.

Lionkit didn't move. Crying in silence now, he lay with his paws over his ears. Wanting to drown out the voices of the kits about him. Trying to smooth him and some wanting to play. He just wished they would go away.

[Falcon]

Leaftail tucked Tinykit close, though she wasn't sure what was going on and what was wrong she knew this kit wanted comfort and offered it without hesitation she had been a kit once too and she knew that comfort could go a long way no matter what the issue was

[Respronics]

The warmth made her relax despite the anguish she was feeling. "I.. My mother.. She is gone.." The tiny bundle of fur struggled to tell her what she knew. Her heart racing as she closed her blind eyes. Shivering slightly. "What.. What do I do now?" She asked as if this female had all the answers for her and her brother.

Lionkit didn't move. He lay there, limp and helpless. Not wanting to hear anything anymore. Wanting to drown out the voices about him.

[Falcon]

"You take a deep breath and remember that no matter what happens she's still watching over you, you have clan mates that care for you and littermates that love you, and even if you're family has gotten a little smaller you'll see her again in Starclan and she'll always be proud of you

[Respronics]

Those words seemed to snap Lionkit back and he looked up at her. Eyes locked on the female with interest. "You mean.. She can see us? She is still.. There?" The Tom was shocked by this and Tinykit ended up laying down. Clearly the two were at a loss for this.

[Falcon]

Leaftail nodded "Yes, whenever a clan cat dies as long as they've been loyal to the warrior code and good overall, they'll go to Starclan and become a star in Silverpelt, those bright lights in the sky at night, there will be a new star in the night sky for your mother tonight"

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Tinykit stood then and blinked her sightless eyes. "I.. Thank you! N we see star tonight?" The female would ask brightly as she looked blindly towards the sound of her brother.

"I want to see her star too!" He chimed as he bounced over. Their spirits clearly lifted by this thought.

[Falcon]

Leaftail "well the stars aren't out just yet but later I'll come get you so you can see them how does that sound?" she grinned with a chuckle and a purr at the two kits excitement at seeing the stars, she figured it must be their first time given their sudden excitement

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"Okay!" Lionkit rumbled and looked to his sister who was once again silent. He tilted his head and watched her. Until she closed her unseeing eyes. "I won't see them like you, brother. but you will tell me all about them, right?" Her excitement washed away. The Tom nodded and nudges her shoulder. "Of course sis!"

[Falcon]

"You might not be able to see them, true, but take a deep breath, prickle your ears, even dig your claw in the ground, your mother is in everything thing around us, because she's a part of you and a part of our clan, every cat who once lived here left their mark on the clan, their paws softened the earth and their fur coated the clan with our scent"