Flowerheart's Fourth and Final Litter!

[Midnight]

They were all lying around camp, enjoying what little amount of green-leaf was left. Suddenly, a piercing screech filled the calm, warm air.

A she-cat, who's spot was near the nursery, curled up in pain. She felt waves flow through her belly and she screeched again. Flowerheart was giving her last litter to MidnightClan. After that, she hoped to train an apprentice and give what advice she could to the younger queens as they raised their own kits, and she hoped that she'd someday be able to nest in the elders' den.

but that was the future, what was ahead of Flowerheart was up to StarClan. She felt another contraction ripple through her and another screech burst.

Flowerheart felt a bundle arrive and she nipped the sac of it, pulling it close. A large, dark gray tom.. Rainkit. The queen thought, looking at the kit through what vision she had left. Her eyes were wide in pain and her vision was blurring a bit.

Another came. A she-kit. Pale gray tabby... Cedarkit. The full-time queen thought.

Two more kits came, but Flowerheart was far too tired and in a daze to decide what their names would be or even what genders they were. Flowerheart licked the pelts of her kits and drifted off to sleep.


"Get," Midnightstar ordered. "No need for attention- I'm pretty sure most of you have seen kits' births in the camp before, no?" She didn't want all eyes to be on Flowerheart, which she figured they were. The leader padded over to the leader, "Nettleclaw? You should probably carry a few to the nursery." The leader picked up the two gray tabby kits- a dark and a pale, a tom and a she-kit- and carried them gingerly off to the nursery. When she emerged from the nursery, Midnightstar called, "I want two cats to escort Flowerheart into her nest.."


Rainkit mewed in confusion as he was removed from his mother's belly. The large dark gray tabby tom struggled in Midnightstar's grip and continued his cries for help when set in the nest next to his sister. Where's.... Milk? The newborn kit wondered.

[moi]

Nettleclaw's eyes widened with shock as he heard her ear-splitting screech. Before he could even make it all the way across camp, she had four kits with her .. and was asleep? Nothing I will ever understand .. he shook his head, and was surprised be Midnightstar. Oh, right! The kittens .. he grabbed the other two in his mouth and carefully stepped after the leader. He ducked inside, and lied them next to the other too. He gazed down at them, proudly, for a moment. but, Midnight's yowl shook him to reality. He ran outside, and tried his best to get his queen to awaken. "Flower?" he pressed calmly.

Cedarkit squealed as she was taken away from her mother and other two litter-mates, by another she-cat. She tried her best to squirm free, but it was a battle she'd never win. She was sat down gently her first-born brother. She mewled, the vibrations shaking her tiny throat.

[Foxpaw]

Lightkit let out a surprised squeak when he was pulled away from the familiar, safe warmth of his mother. He struggled weakly and blindly against the cat who picked him up for a couple heart-beats before giving up and going limp and quiet. Surely they'd take him back to his mother soon, right? He let out a relieved mewl when he was placed next to his littermates, attempting to put his blindly wiggling head on the nearest one.

[Midnight]

Rainkit mewled, as if to tell his littermates he was there. The large gray tabby kit put a paw forward, attempting to crawl, but failing.


Flowerheart's eyes slowly opened and she let out a low groan, standing up. The queen staggered and nearly fell, but when she got her balance again, she simply leaned against her mate.

When fear hit her, Flowerheart perked right up, "Where are my kits?" The golden tabby's fur fluffed up in fear and she growled fiercely, obviously confused as to what was going on.

[moi]

Nettleclaw guided her from the side to the nursery. "All four of them, just inside." he purred, and let her go in to see them alone.

Cedarkit let a surprised mew escape her throat as her two other siblings were placed to the left of her. They slowly joined her and Rainkit. but, still, where was their mother?

[Midnight]

"Good.." Flowerheart meowed. "I thought they were dead or something.." She leaped into her nest and pulled her kits toward her, purring. "Go on, little ones," She meowed happily, her eyes warm and loving. She looked up at her mate, "They're amazing, Nettleclaw."

Rainkit felt a paw drag him forward, mother! The tom thought happily. He began suckling, happy to be eating again.

[moi]

"Yes, they are." he meowed proudly, stepping in after her.

[/b]Have you thought of their names yet?"[/b] he wondered aloud, looking down at them. [/right]

Cedarkit pushed her way through her siblings, and latched onto her mothers belly, suckling as her brothers did.

[Foxpaw]

Lightkit let himself be dragged forward tiredly. He was so sleepy but so hungry. At least he was back with his mother. The mostly white kit began suckling beside his littermates.

[Midnight]

Flowerheart nodded, "For three of them.. This one's Rainkit," She flicked her tail at the large gray tabby tom. "Cedarkit," Flowerheart nodded to a pale gray tabby she-kit. "Lightkit," Flowerheart poked a mainly white tom whose fur was yellow on his face and paws. "And this one..." Flowerheart hadn't decided on the kit's name yet- she didn't have enough time to pay attention.

(We'll have to make the last a temporary name/gender/pelt because the RPer hasn't made him/her yet)

[moi]

[Alright.]

"Those names are great .. " he nodded, and glanced at the last one. " .. How about we name him .. Smokekit?" he offered, curiously looking at the smallest tom of the litter. He had dark, smokey stripes over pale gray fur.

[Maybe if the RPer doesn't like the name and gender, etc. they can change it.]

[Midnight]

(Yup!)

Flowerheart nodded, "He's amazing... Smokekit.. I love it!" She purred happily. She cleaned her kits' pelts again and blinked at her mate. "I'm so happy, Nettleclaw.. but I think this is going to be my last litter. I'm ready to just relax and train an apprentice."

[moi]

"I can understand. The clan is running out of mentors anyways, and with all the new kits," he said, motioning to the four, "The queens best start having apprentices.

[Midnight]

"I just hope there's some she-cat in this Clan that wants to become a full-time queen... I could train normal warrior apprentices, too, though... If any she-cats do want to become full-time queen apprentices, they'd have to train with one of us and a warrior mentor.." Flowerheart said.

To Rainkit, the words meant nothing. He continued to drink his mother's milk and purred as he heard his parents' voices.

[Foxpaw]

Lightkit didn't pay any attention to his parents either. He was glad they were talking though, because he liked the sound of their voices. Finishing his meal, the tiny kit did his best to snuggle against his mother's warm belly sleepily.