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 Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 3:46 pm
Duskkit stopped playing with her brother when a lot of new scents hit her mouth. Blindly she charged after one of the scents, Moonstar's.
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Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 4:07 pm
Plumpaw was lying low because of Ebonypaw. Her yowl had sent him running the other day, but the sight that met him - Ebonypaw having kits made his young male mind go as blank as the moors under snow. He'd backed away from the rush of cats coming to help his sister and crept into the apprentice den.
Babies. Plumpaw was vaguely aware of them the same way he was aware of the rain; they happened, but who the heck knew why? Now they were becoming personal and he wasn't sure he liked it. Nobody in ShadowClan liked it; even hiding in the apprentice den, he heard enough comments to realize this was something new and upsetting. Yet...upsetting or no, he finally crawled out to see her. Ebonypaw was still his sister, and if she was upset she needed to be comforted. She needed to be shown she had support.
Plumpaw poked his nose inside of the nursery. He sniffed gently at the scent of milk and two new scents, along with those of Moonstar and other visitors, before almost shyly creeping inside. Ebonypaw really looked like a mother. And the kits! They were so tiny!
"Hi Ebonypaw." he mewed quietly. His wide purple eyes didn't know where to look, so he stared at his paws while speaking.
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Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2008 5:54 pm
What's this?! Somewhere not to far away from the Shadowclan camp, a small mewing could be heard. The sound was weak and desperate, the kit was starving. He was attempting to move on his tiny legs but he was getting no where. This kit had been lucky so far, no predator had found him, but it wouldn't take long before something heard his cries.
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Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2008 6:15 pm
In Mintstripes mind, Ebonypaw's situation was trange. He neither shunned her nor pitied her....but the tom couldn't help but wonder what in Starclan went own between her and Swiftcloud. He had avoided the entire situation, but curiosity was overpowering his restraint. Usually the white warrior wasn't one to constantly gossip with the queens and check up on the kits every minute of his life. But, like other cats, he was interested in the nursery and future warriors of the clans. As long as they didn't bother him of course.
The young warrior slowly made his way toward the nursery until a strange sound caught his attention. The mewling of a kit. Surely that was a noise hearrd only because of Ebonypaw's recent kitting....It should be one of hers. But the sound was of a kit crying for help. On top of that, an unfamiliar scent indicated that there was a third newborn amongst Shadowclan.
Swiftly, Mintstripes began sniffing around his surrounding like a sleauth. Until finally, the sight of a black and pink kitten caught his eye. He picked up the little thing instinticely and made his way to the nursery. Pushing his way through hte cats -with hte kit bouncing argianst his forepaws - Mintstripes placed the new arrival near the queen. Sighing, he stumbled to find the right words, "I found this helpless kit....If you have some extra milk."
An embarressed tone of reluctance was evident in hix voice.
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Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2008 7:30 pm
"Phantomgaze, its nice to see you." Ebonypaw smiled she looked around the room and wondered if everyone was going to wait awhile before judge her and Swiftcloud.
"I'm glad to hear you say that, Moonstar." With more warriors there she didn't feel right calling her leader mother. "Yes...Starclan decided to spare the three of us, though for a few moments after the second kit I thought Starclan had changed its mind about sparing me...." Ebonypaw closed her eyes for a moment remembering not being able to breath, everything had been black, but she could see something shimmering ever so slightly. She liked to think it was cats of Starclan either waiting to greet her or watching over her. Either to her was a comforting thought. "I didn't know, Moonstar........Not till the night before, I suppose I should have told you at the freshkill pile before you guessed, but that is not my way and you know it." Ebonypaw said calmly sitting strait looking more like an adult queen then a small apprentice.
" I do not see why it should be delayed unless its a punishment. If so you should go on with everyone else's the clan would indeed be mad if you made everyone else late, in my case I think some of the clan may be looking for a punishment rather then a Warrior ceremony. I am mad at you for delaying my apprentice naming, I won't soon get over it either, special since laws were over looked when Darkpaw starting training without the ceremony." Ebonypaw glanced at Darkpaw for a moment, she meant no offence to her sister, but it was time this was said from Ebonypaw's view on things. If my warrior ceremony if delayed though, you have a reason for it, that I can't be mad at you about."
Ebonypaw watched as Duskkit charged at Moonstar. She giggled a bit then smiled to Moonstar. "Seems she would like to say hi to her Grandmother."
Ebonypaw casted a worried glance to Dawnkit. He was actting healthy, but he was small would that be a problem for him? She pawed him closer licking the fur that his sister had ruffled.
"Plumpaw!" Ebonypaw purred, this was her favorite sibbling of the bunch.
"Come see your niece and your nephew." Ebonypaw called before sniffing the air. It must have been her hormones, but she seemed to quickly pick of the smell of another kit, even though she wasn't sure what it was right away.
She watched curiously as Mintstripes entered, her eyes grew wide at the small kit hanging from his mouth. She listened to his question and smiled. She had more milk then she needed, it was though her body had been prepared for this extra kit. "Of course I can take him. The poor little dear!" Ebonypaw pulled him to her with one paw and placed him where he could eat. She beamed as the kit began to suckle. And she laughed a bit as Dawnkit pushed in beside the new kit.
Suddenly Ebonypaw thought for a moment, taking a look at Moonstar.
"I can adopt him can't I? It's aloud right? If so I would like his name to be Tigerkit." Ebonypaw had never heard to stories of Tigerstar so the name just seemed to fit the little ones stripes.
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Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 1:48 pm
"A warrior never neglects a kit." Darkpaw threw in before her mother could answer. "It's not her fault everything was delayed- we were to look for WindClan, and Chaosstar hadn't been doing his share. It's my fault I trained early, but StarClan didn't seem to have anything against it."
Moonstar was too busy bristling her fur at the name. But, she could do nothing about it, just make sure he was never named Tigerclaw, or had any affliation with ThunderClan. "Darkpaw is right, you should adopt him, for his sake." And then she remembered Foxtrot, which made her heart wrench; what if this kit was from another Clan? Would he be exposed like her deputy? This was erased from her mind as she saw the kit. "Watch that one- she could seriously injure herself with charging like that."
"Plumpaw!" she noticed her brother. "Not afraid of kits, now are you?" For once, her voice and gaze was in pure jest. She had changed from when she was a young apprentice. "But, you probably should have your ceremony delayed. Your kits are so small, and they need you. I don't think you'll be able to leave them for a while, sis. You'll need to watch them for atleast four of the six moons, with a pure runt. Those tend to need more care."
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Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 5:47 pm
Ebonypaw eyed Darkpaw a bit seeming to say her opinion was not needed.
Ebonypaw smiled when she knew she could keep the kit. She licked Tigerkit's head gingerly before looking back to the others in the room.
"I figured you would take care of her Moonstar, she likes the scent of her Grandmother. You should be less stand offish to her." Ebonypaw's words seemed a bit bitter at the moment as though the new mother was offended by being told to watch her kits.
"I seem to remember you not getting close for awhile Darkpaw, perhaps it is you that is afraid.....or jealous." Mostly her voice seemed to jest, but there was something more there. "I do not need your opinion Darkpaw, you are not a leader nor are you a past queen. Moonstar can answer on her own, ......" Ebonypaw's eyes suddenly seemed to glare in the dark as the words Darkpaw said caught up to her. "My kits are not runts!" Ebonypaw hissed with malice. "Dawnkit is a little small, but he is not runt! My kits are healthy and strong, they will be twice the warrior you will ever be!" Ebonypaw's growling made both Tigerkit and Dawnkit break into frightened mewing. Her eyes calmed and she licked there heads. This was natural though, Dawnkit was a runt, but a mother would never admit something like that, her children are perfect.
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Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 6:54 am
Duskkit was frightened by her mother's harsh tone she ran back to where she was and hid with Dawnkit.
Swiftcloud instantly walked over to Ebonypaw and he whispered some words of comfort to Ebonypaw and told her not to have a fight with Darkpaw right now.
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Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 8:54 am
Plumpaw glanced at Darkpaw, looking a bit embarrassed. "They're okay, when they're not...you know...being born." He said this in a hushed, horrified voice - like it was a big secret that babies got born.
He winced at the snarl from Ebonypaw. But Dawnkit WAS a runt. He had no idea of how protective mothers could be, and was baffled by Ebonypaw's sudden anger. He sensed a fight coming. Plumpaw discreetly moved off to the side of the den, where he caught sight of the frightened kits huddling by their mother.
"Don't worry, little guys!" he called softly. "Your mom's not angry at you. It's okay!" Poor Tigerkit! To be lost and lonely, then stuck in a situation where his new mom was all riled up. He wasn't having a good day.
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Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 9:57 am
Ebonypaw seemed to calm under Swiftcloud's words. Settling back in a more comfortably position curled around her kits. Ebonypaw gently butted heads with Swiftcloud to thank him before looking back to the others. She began to like Duskkit, Dawnkit, and Tigerkit in turns making sure they were all calm once more.
Tigerkit didn't calm as quickly, but he began to suckle once more after awhile. His tiny tail twitching as though to say he knew this wasn't his real mother.
Dawnkit calmed pretty quickly, but no longer seemed interested in suckling. On his little newborn paws he padded out slowly lifting his little nose into the air as though to scent for danger. He slowly headed towards Darkpaw and Plumpaw.
Ebonypaw's eyes now watched Dawnkit like a hawk. As though she almost didn't trust her siblings to be gentle enough with the kit.
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Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 3:15 pm
((Change 'o plans Nay Nay, Duskkit can be protective of Dawnkit but when they become warriors it can be the other way around.))
Duskkit calmed down and followed Dawnkit's scent by the tension in the air she knew something was up so she stayed behind him just incase.
Swiftcloud relaxed as Ebonypaw relaxed. It would've been a disaster if the two she-cats fought not long after Ebonypaw's pregnancy.
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Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 1:27 pm
It was Moonstar's turn to step in. "Ebonypaw, that's rude. There are runts in every litter. Eclipsepaw was the runt of mine, and Dawnkit is yours. She was only pointing out that Dawnkit will need more attention for awhile, for they tend to get worse kit coughs than others. He may be a great warrior, but only StarClan knows if he will surpass Darkpaw." She had to defend her eldest daughter- Ebonypaw had no right to decide if a runt could defeat an apprentice!
"What's so weird about that? Plumpaw, you act as if kits are as strange as foxes."
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Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 7:09 pm
Ebonypaw now stood steading herself the best she could and growled, she really didn't need to be told Dawnkit was a runt. She knew it and Moonstar of all cats should know better than to tell any mother there was something wrong with her kits. Her claws unsheathed and her eyes glared.
Tuxedopelt just happened in at that time pushing through the other cats with a frog in his mouth. His eyes caught wind of the situation and he spat the frog to the ground. "Ebonypaw!" Tuxedopelt growled whipping his tail in frustration. "Of all cats you should no better then to throw a threat to your leader!" Tuxedopelt gave Moonstar an odd look. "Maybe it would be better if at least Darkpaw left. Ebonypaw is easily riled by the two of you and that's not good for her right now." Tux offered before picking up the frog and taking it to Ebonypaw. "Here lie down and rest already. You think you could take on a full warrior, much less in the state you're in?" Tuxedopelt laughed in an almost hateful way, but Ebonypaw seemed to accept it and lay down trying to calm herself and at least Tigerkit which was closest to her.
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Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 12:12 am
Larksparrow scowled as her ears caught snippets of the conversation within the nursery as she finished a piece of fresh kill outside. Moonstar defended Darkpaw yet didn't raise a claw whenever the same apprentice declared she would surpass the warriors and siblings around her.
"Ebonypaw's statement was rude," Larksparrow admitted quietly to Moonstar as she slid into the den. "But she is tired and overwhelmed right now. There would have been time to correct her later," she mewed. "I never thought a mother would be so thoughtless a day after her daughter kitted."
Her whiskers quivered as she held back her amusement at Plumpaw's antics. The young tom's childlike innocence never ceased to amaze her.
"Dawnkit will be fine," she assured Ebonypaw. "They will both be wonderful warriors."
Larksparrow's fur prickled a bit at the thought of Ebonypaw raising a kit from outside of Shadowclan, but he didn't carry the scent of any other clan or of the twolegplace. A rogue kit she could handle. Something about how rogues lived under the stars, catching their own prey and weathering the elements almost like a clan cat, that she tolerated. Besides, he would grow up in one clan. He would have to prove himself worthy of the title of warrior, and show his trust in Starclan, but if he could do that the medicine cat could accept him.
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Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 1:06 pm
Moonstar nodded at Larksparrow. "I'm sorry, Ebonypaw, I must have lost control, and thought you were saying everything as if you meant it." She looked over at the now three kits. "I can't wait to assess them when they're older. They all look like they'll serve the Clan well." Her gaze traveled to Ebonypaw. It was time to treat the situation like a leader. "And if you're willing to unsheath your claws at me, then I know you shouldn't have any more visitors. I may have said some rude things, but if I leave Darkpaw alone with you, or Foxheart, things may get out of hand."
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