Kits? Already? {Open}

[Foxpaw]

The tiny brown tabby's chest rose and fell in a seemingly restful slumber. Her dreams, however, were odd, plagued with mist, dark shadows, drooling beasts, panting as they chased after her, screaming for blood. Her paws twitched and a small whimper escaped her lips. She saw Hawkshadow, crouched on a root, watching her, and she cried out for him to help. but he didn't. He just stood and watched, eyes cold and distant. Then the creature was on her, tearing into her with sharp fangs. The world was spinning as she gasped awake and her mind was shrouded with terror. She trembled, gancing around in silent panic, and for a moment there was relief. Then she realized the pain was real, sharp as fangs in her belly, and her blue eyes widened. Her sharp cry of pain echoed in the frosty air, her breathe coming out like ghosts released into the night.

[Sand]

Hawktalon had been a sleep in her nest when a yowl of pain woke her up and she blinked seeing the other queen in the nursery. "I'll get Sunpaw," she rasped staggering to her paws and staggered out of the nursery and towards the medicine den. She was close to expecting her kits making it a bad time for her to be getting sick.

Ooc: what's your cats name?

[☀Dawnfeather☀]

Hawkshadow's ear twitched in his sleep. He was somewhere in the territory, somewhere with Mousestep. Being with her always made him so relaxed. A loud purr sounded in his chest; he had just heard great news from his mate. Kits! but his heart was anxious as she told him things could go wrong..so wrong. He looked at her big blue eye, and she let out a peircing screech.

His eyes flew open, and he was in the dark warrior's den. The dream was simply that, but the scream. That was real. With no regard for his fellow warriors, Hawkshadow almost flew out of the den, not caring who he disturbed. He entered the nursery, almost afraid of what he'd see. Maybe the kits were just coming. Maybe nothing was wrong.
Yet.

His eyes locked on to the dark brown shape that was Mousestep. She was breathing heavily, but she seemed well enough. He turned to fetch either Sunpaw of the medicine cat, but his eye caught Hawktalon's empty nest. He turned his attention back to his mate, and began to soothingly rasp his tongue over her ear. "I'm here.."

[Sand]

Hawktalon stumbled into the medicine den her eyes trying to spot the medicine cat apprentice her throat rasping in her throat. "Sunpaw, you in here?" she rasped out waiting for a reply hearing none she continued deeper into the medicine den. "Sunpaw, if your in here you need to hurry, Mousesteps having her kits," she rasped out smothering a cough.

[Foxpaw]

Mousestep managed a weak nod, panting. Her eyes were stretched wide open, mouth gaping. She saw a shadow of a cat flit into the nursery, but she couldn't tell who it was. Her paws scaped helplessly on the nursery floor in some vague hope that clawing at the ground would bring some relief. She knew it would hurt but not like this. Something wasn't right.

She jumped as she felt the gently lick on her ear, and she whipped her head around. "Hawkshadow..." she whispered, her relief evident. Then she let out a soft groan, body yet again twitching wildly. but the relief was still there. He was here, really here, not the empty husk, the ghost that stared at her in her dreams. Hawkshadow wouldn't let anything happen to her or her kits.

[☀Dawnfeather☀]

Hawkshadow wrapped himself around her from behind, trying to soothe her until help arrived. He felt the sporadic twitching of her body. Was this normal? He had never seen a kitting queen before. but he knew Mousestep was strong, and even if something went wrong, he was almost positive she could pull through.