A Tiny Surprise (Deku)

[Isilme]

A black form could be seem wandering the forest, the sun was just starting to disappear in the horizon but that didn´t made the cat change his course, the tom was hunting and he was really determinated to come back with at least two pieces of prey this time to compensate his fiasco in his last leafbare hunt, blue eyes scanned the forest in search of any kind of prey that was distracted enough to fall for his claws but his concentration was broken by sudden voices in the forest, his ears perked up surprised and scared, what were two legs doing this deep in the forest? Nightfox didn´t hesitate to climb up the nearest tree he could find just in time as two humans become visible, the male watched their movements closely, if they came too close to the camp he was going to have to do something, he didn´t knew what but he couldn´t simple watch as they invaded his home.

The two legs seemed to be having heated argument and were holding a small square thing on their arms, after a few more moments they left the thing on the ground and started walking back in the way they had came, Nightfox waited patiently until their voices couldn´t be heard anymore, what were they doing any-

"Momma?"

The tom looked down to the box, he couldn´t really see what was inside it from up the tree but that was certainly a meow, he waited a few more moments and sure enough, the sounded repeated. "Mother?" The warrior simple stared in the object direction unsure of what to do, but when the call came yet again he climbed down the tree, the thing looked bigger up close and he approached it with caution, what kind of thing was that? Nightfox sniffed the object but it didn´t had any familiar smell, he simple stayed still moving his tail side to side curious but hesitant to actually touch the thing when. "Is someone there?" The voice was childsh and very scared, the black cat put his front paws over the box to look inside it just to be greeted but huge and teary blue eyes of a very very small kit. "Who are you?" The kit asked afraid of the stranger that had suddenly showed up in his limited camp of view, where was he? Where are his siblings? "Have you seem my mother?" The cream kit asked looking side to side in hope of getting some kind of clue to what had happened.

Nightfox stayed silent for a few more moments not sure of how he should act in a situation like this, the kit was really young, not more than 1 or 2 moons at most and he was alone in the forest. "I´m Nightfox a warrior of Leafclan." The tom said at least looking to the tiny creature in front of him. "What´s you name?" The kit narrowed his eyes pondering the question, no one had ever called him anything beside brother and son. "I don´t have one." He said at least looking into the black cat eyes slowly calming down to his presence. "Will you take me home?" The clan cat denied the question with a movement of his head. "I don´t know where you live, and I wouldn´t walk blindly into two legs territory when they came all the way just to leave you here, they don´t want you." The kit eyes became full of tears and this time, he actually started crying. "I want my Mother! Mom!" The adult cat sighed feeling stupid but it was too late to take his words back now. "By Starclan, just shut up! Or I will leave you here to become fox food." but the kit had no idea what a fox was and simple kept crying as if there was no tomorrow.

The black tom took a deep breath to calm himself down and deposited all his weight on the side of the box he was leaning on making it turn, the kit yelped in surprised and rolled out to stop in the warriors paws, he looked up just now realizing just how big Nightfox really was and stayed there stunned without words. "Now, that´s better." The black tom said pleased with the silence, he took the kit up in his mouth without any trouble, he couldn´t bring himself to simple leave him there, and started the long way back to leafclan clearing, the walk was relative calm beside the small comments here and there of the kit that had never seem the forest before in his whole life, after a while they walked into camp but the tom was not really in the mood to deal with his clan mates stared right now, it was not everyday that a warrior come back from a hunt with a kit, and went straigh to Sunstar den hoping that the female was actually there, he left the kit on the ground outside and asked him to stay put before actually going inside the den. "Sunstar, are you here?" He asked hoping beyond hope he had made the right choice.

Deku

[Deku]

Sunstar groomed her short golden fur as she sat in her den. It was a bright newleaf morning and she was relieved to see that the majority of the snow was melting away. This also meant that it was getting warmer and LeafClan would be able to thrive again. She sighed softly as she thought of what that meant. That meant lots of new apprentices to become warriors and lots of new kits to become apprentices.

As she sorted through her thoughts, she vaguely heard a voice that she recognized. It pulled her out of her planning as she tried to place a face to the voice. "Nightfox? Is that you? What do you need?" Sunstar looked up from her grooming to confirm who had walked in. She had known very quickly that it had been Nightfox calling her name. It was hard to not recognize the large tom's deeper voice, and he was really the only cat in the clan besides Willowbranch that simply walked in.

OOC: O.o I might know how you feel with school... For the past week I've meant to start a thread for these two now that it's newleaf, and homework/band/choir has taken up a lot of muse and freetime. Just letting you know. I'll attempt to reply on weekends lol.

[Isilme]

The little kit watched as the black form of his rescuer disappeared inside a strange den, blue eyes looked around the camp amazed, he had never seem so many cats in his whole life! And it didn't looked like they needed two legs to take care of them, so cool! The siamese kit got up and made sure that Nightfox was busy before walking away, so many new things to explore, no way he was going to wait for the warrior to come with him! He ran inside the clearing one side to another smelling everything and anything he could find, he approached the fresh kill pile curious but it looked gross for him, he also checked the apprentice's den, the warrior's den, the nursery, no one seemed to pay him any extra attention, that was awesome!

Nightfox couldn't help but pur a little happy to see the leader again. "Who else would invade your den like that?" He chuckled softly but his expression quickly changed to serious again, he had a situation to deal with. "I went hunting this morning and crossed paths with two legs, they were carrying a strange object and inside it was a kit." The tom stopped for a few moments pondering what to say next. "The kit was really small and young, I, couldn't bring myself to leave him there." He studied her expression with extra caution trying to say the right words, something that wouldn't cause her to give him a lecture. "So, I brought him to camp, he should be just outside waiti-" but in this moment, said kit entered the den crying his heart out, Nightfox looked down at the tiny cat surprised and annoyed, his expression must have showed it because the kit sobbed but stepped away from the black cat. "I told you to stay outside." The warrior said serious while the kit held back a hiccup. "I saw a monster!" The cream cat said still distressed, what made the adult tom raise his eyebrow intrigued. "A monster?" Nightfox reapeated not believing the small kit, not even for a moment. "Yes! It was huge, it had a lot of legs and eyes, it wanted to eat me!" The black cat had to hold back a laugh, the poor thing was afraid of a spider for Starclan sake!

The siamese cat wasn't all that happy with the warrior reaction and was ready to make a remark when he finally noticed the other presence inside the den, huge blue eyes blinked curious in Sunstar direction, his tears forgotten for the moment. "Hello, will you help me find my mom?" He asked innocently looking into the she cats eyes with unhidden hope.

[Deku]

Sunstar grinned and shrugged as the tom practically voiced her thoughts. "Yeah, that's true. You're the only one in the clan who's so inconsiderate he just barges into the leader's den without explanation or permission." She was a little surprised to see how quickly his expression changed. One second he was all happy, and the next he was serious. Had he had an actual reason to enter her den today?

She listened intently as he spoke his story. He had been hunting when some twolegs left a strange object with a kit inside. Why would twolegs do that? Didn't they like trapping kittypets in their dens? She wasn't surprised to hear him say that he had brought said kit to camp. However, she was a bit startled as the kit entered the den, crying loudly. Sunstar stood abruptly as she watched the kit grow nearer. She listened quietly as he described this "monster" to them. It had to have been a spider for that was the only thing that fit the description the kit gave. She could tell Nightfox was stifling a laugh, so she padded next to him and cuffed him lightly over the ear. "It is rude to laugh at others Nightfox. Especially when they are so young." She wanted to appear nice to this kit for she was afraid she would be the next thing to be labeled a monster.

"Hello, will you help me find my mom?"

The golden tabby's eyes widened slightly. How was she supposed to answer that without hurting the young cat? Well, there actually was no way if she wanted to tell him the truth. Sunstar padded close to the kit and lay down so that she was eye level with him. "I'm sorry little one. I'm afraid I cannot help you find your mother. It is a cruel thing that the twolegs have done. They took you from your mother at such a young age. No one should have to go through that." She paused a moment, her amber eyes searching the kit's blue ones. "If you would like though, you could stay here with Nightfox and I. We could teach you how to kill that big monster that tried to eat you." She gave a small, but gentle smile towards the kit. She didn't usually accept outsiders, especially not former kittypets, but this kit was hardly a kittypet. He was probably barely two moons, and the warrior code specifically said that a warrior always helped a kit, even if they were not of the same clan or origin.

[Isilme]

Upon hearing the leader words the black tom smirked playful. "He will learn eventually, let me have fun while I can." The kit reaction upon seeing her surprised him clompletely, now that was a trick question, he wouldn't want to be in Sunstar place right now but as expected the female reply was graceful as possible, a few tears rolled out of the kits eyes but he bravely swallowed it back. "I want to stay here with you two." He said looking into the she cat eyes. "I want to learn to kill the monster!" His words were brave, and it made the warrior wonder just how such tiny cat would fit the clan life, he knew by experience that it was possible after seeing Willowbranch in action but well... "By the way, he doesn't have a name." Nightfox said after a few moments in silence turning his eyes to meet the she cat gaze a questioning air on them.

The siamese kit watched the whole conversation with curious eyes, the female words had calmed him down considerable, at least he wouldn't be alone anymore, but this brought another question to his mind. "Will you be my mom then?" He asked tilting his head softly to the side unsure what to think of the whole thing, upon hearing this Nightfox eyes went wide, what kind of question was that? He looked to Sunstar then back to the kit unsure of what to do when he felt the blue orbs on him. "And you will be my dad?" The warrior blinked incredulous, and looked to the female waiting for her anwser before saying anything else, this kit would give him trouble, that much he knew already.

[Deku]

OOC: Lol. I knew that "will you be my mom/dad" question was gonna come up.

As she saw the tears falling from the small kit's eyes, Sunstar could almost feel a few of her own. It was sad how brave this kit had had to be. He had been taken from his mother, and now he was being told he may never see her again. She bit back the sorrow she felt for the kit and gave what she hoped was a reassuring smile. "It makes me glad that you wish to stay here, and I promise that we'll teach you how to kill that monster." She was stunned into silence after saying this, for it had just registered how much this kit was giving up. He could easily go straight back to find some more twolegs to take care of him. She simply glanced at Nightfox as he mentioned the kit didn't have a name. Nodding silently, she glanced back to the siamese kit. "Would you like me to give you a name little one?" She asked softly. She didn't want to push him into getting a name so soon. She was willing to let him settle into camp first, and get used to clan life.

"Will you be my mom then? . . . And you will be my dad?"

She should have seen a question like this coming, but it still surprised her. Yet, she answered without hesitation for reasons she didn't understand. "Of course I'll be your mom." She looked over at Nightfox, studying the tom quietly. She figured a question like this would cause him to hesitate and maybe even become flustered a bit. She didn't know how she had drawn this conclusion, but in her mind it was most likely. However, she knew he wouldn't say no. It would cause the kit to be sad, and Sunstar knew that the large tom didn't truly have it in his heart to deny the kit.

[Isilme]

Upon hearing the she cat words the kit smiled brightly and turned to look at the black tom hopeful, Nightfox was a little surprised with Sunstar response and his mind took a few moments to catch up with his mouth, he meet the she cat eyes and then said. "Sure, I will be your dad." The kit purred happily and the warrior features softened visible his heart melted by the kit cuteness, the small tom focused his attention on the ginger female again his tail moving side to side with curiosity. "What's your name?" He asked to the she cat only now realizing he still didn't knew how to call her. "I would like to have a name like Nightfox!" The kit said after a while turning to the black warrior with eyes full of happiness, said tom nearly had a heart attack of cuteness, he looked to the side but pushed the kit closer to his body purring softly. "I'm sure momma there will give you a awesome name like mine so we can be awesome together." Nightfox said turning his eyes to Sunstar while the kit laughed nuzzling whatever part of the black tom he could reach, he wouldn't be alone anymore, those cats weren't going to abandom him, he had a home now and a family, he wouldn't let them down!

[Deku]

Sunstar's grin widened as the kit's face brightened. He actually seemed happy despite all he had gone through. She doubted that he had forgotten his biological mother, but at least he was happy. She met Nightfox's gaze, and she spent a moment studying his piercing blue eyes. In that fleeting moment she thought that maybe she had seen something. Was he really being this kit's "father" for the kit, or was it something more that she didn't know about? He seemed to love this kit already though.

"My name? My name is Sunstar." She responded simply to the kit's question. This kit sure seemed excited and bouncy. Definitely enthusiastic about clan life even though he didn't know much about it. "I'm glad that you want a name like Nightfox. He is pretty awesome isn't he? Let's see..." She paused, thinking about a name that would be good for the kit. "How does Berrykit sound?" She thought it was good since it described his cream fur.

"Oh, and I need to explain how names in a clan work. Everyone in this clan has a different name. In a few moons, your name will be changed to show that you are progressing in the clan. At that point you will spend many moons training so you can become even more awesome. Then you will get a name like Nightfox's." She looked down at the kit, smiling gently. She glanced up at Nightfox as if she were waiting approval for the name.

[Isilme]

The kit narrowed his little eyes as if thinking really hard about something, then he looked to Sunstar and tilted his head softly to the side. "What is a berry?" He asked curious, he had never seem this berry thing before, he would like to know what it was, Nightfox looked down to the kit a playful air in his eyes. "Oh no, I think his name should be ReallySmallKit, just look, he is so small!" It was a joke of course, and the kit noticed it and simple laughed happily not minding the joke. "I'm not small! I will grow up and be bigger than you!" He said a as if challenging the warrior to say something against this, the black tom simple chuckled and patted the kit head softly with his paw. "Sure you will, bigger warrior of Leafclan, your name should be Giantkit." Said kit tried to hide his laugh and turned to the ginger she cat with a pout. "Sunstar, make him stop! Nightfox is being mean!" The tom gasped surprised with the kits words and pouted too not happy with the turn of events. "I'm not mean! I'm awesome! Even Sunstar said so!" The two started bickering forgetting about said she cat for a few moments until Nightfox coughed recovering his composture to talk with the leader again. "I do like the name Berrykit, I'm not really good with names I will just go with your judgment on this Sunny." The black tom said looking to the female, the kit stopped too and payed attention to the she cat words really interested to know more about the life he would have now. "There are other kits like me? Am I allowed to play with them?" He asked eyes sparkling with the possibility.

[Deku]

What is a berry? Sunstar thought a moment. She had never had to describe what a berry was to anyone. All the cats she had ever known have already just... known what a berry was. "A berry is something that can be used to help make sick cats feel better. Sometimes we can eat them too just because. They're usually small and are red, black, or even yellow." By the time she had finished explaining what a berry was though, it didn't seem like Berrykit wasn't listening anymore. He and Nightfox were both teasing each other, and it brought another smile to her face. The two seemed to get along quite well. From the way they were joking, Sunstar was able to decipher quite a bit about Berrykit's personality. He seemed to have a good sense of humor, and also a bit carefree. He knew when a joke was a joke and that was good.

It took a little bit, but eventually the two males stopped "fighting" and remembered that there was someone else in the den. "Berrykit it is then." She glanced down at Berrykit then back to Nightfox. "You haven't show him around yet right?" The ginger tabby turned her amber gaze back on the kit momentarily. "There usually are quite a few kits running around. There still aren't as many because we are still recovering from the cold seasons, but soon there will be plenty for you to play with. Nightfox can show you around camp if you want. Or I can. It doesn't matter to me."

[Isilme]

The kit nodded to the she cat words, Berrykit, that was his name now! The tom said it inside his head a few times appreciating the sound and taking it to his heart. "I like my name, thank you so much Sunstar!" The kit purred happily to the she cat, upon hearing the leader words Nightfox made a negative movement with his head. "No, I brought him straight to you, but I think he had a adventure of his own while we talked earlier." The black cat tone was a little amused and made the kit smile a little guilty. "I´m sorry for running off, I was curious." Berrykit admited but the warrior dismissed it with a movement of his tail. "It´s no trouble, I can give this tour to him Sunstar but I wouldn´t mind your company." Nightfox said wanting to invite her more directly but not knowing how, Berrykit looked to the two of them with a raised eyebrow but chose to not comment on that particular exchange and instead said. "Yes Sunstar, come with us!" With a bright smile on his face, he just wanted to spend more time with both cats so he could get to know them better.

[Deku]

Sunstar purred down at the young cat. "You're welcome Berrykit." She replied, noting the sincere gratitude in his voice. This kit that had never known clan life before seemed more grateful and appreciative of his kit name than a clanborn warrior did of theirs. That was saying something when it came to names. All warrior names should be held with pride, and Sunstar knew some that weren't. This kit was the perfect example of what a kit, or even a warrior, should feel when it comes to names.

The grin that she had held faded into a slight smirk. "So is that how you ran into this "monster" earlier?" She asked, knowing the answer already. "It's alright though Berrykit. Cats your age are expected to be curious about the word around them. Curiosity can be a good thing at times too." Her tone changed slightly, trying to subtly warn the kit that too much curiosity could get one into large amounts of trouble. She knew from experience.

"Now, as for the tour..." She trailed off, thinking on her plans for the day. She honestly had nothing too important besides keep an eye on the clan, and what better way to do that then get out of her den? "I"ll come with you. Since both of you seem to not mind." She mewed, a smile returning to her face. "However, Nightfox I would appreciate it if you led this "tour" around camp."

[Isilme]

The black tom nodded agreeing with the female condition but before he could give even one step the kit had already ran off way too excited to get to know everything. "C'mon! You two are too slow!" He laughed jumping on his paws outside of the den waiting for the adult cats to come, Nightfox chuckled amused with Berrykit eagerness. "Do you think he will get used to clan life?" The tom asked looking to the she cat, a small tone of worry in his voice. "I know he probably never knew kittypet life as well, but I don't know, he just looks so... Small." The black cat narrowed his eyes, he didn't knew how to describe his feelings in a better way, everytime he looked at the kit he just had the instinct to protect him as if he would never be capable of doing so himself, and this bothered him to no end. "Also, mother hum?" Nightfox teased the leader giving her a small smirk before finally going outside with the smaller tom that was already getting impatient with all the wait. "You two are so slow! Let's go!" He huffed and went to take the lead but Nightfox was having none of it, he stepped in front of the kit and chuckled when the same collided with his leg. "We are going, be patient" He said amused but his words had the desired effect, Berrykit sat down with a pout, but waited anyway. "We are going to visit the nursery first it's where the queens and the kits stay most of their time." At the mention of kits the young tom eyes brightned up and ge got uo ready to follow the warrior. "What are queens?" He asked curious and Nightfox took no time to reply. "She cats are called queens when they become pregnant and while they are taking care of their kits." The tom explained hoping he would understand without more problems, Berrykit made a oh sound and looked to Sunstar curious. "So because you will take care of me you will be a queen?" The black cat raised a eyebrow at the question but left it for the leader to reply, he waited for the other two to finish talking before starting to walk to the nursery staying by their sides. "You will get used to everything soon enough, trust me." Nightfox smiled to the kit that smiled back trying to keep up with the black tom long legs.

Deku sorry the immense delay >.> feel free to bring other cats in if you want ^-^ you can tag other people as well I don't mind.