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Post by .:-Aikoa-:. on May 24, 2009 10:34:27 GMT -5
Ashfire sat in the nursery, grooming herself as best as she could. She had gotten quite large, and she could feel the kits within her, squirming and kicking and preparing themselves to be born. It will be very soon. She thought happily. Firestar's kits... She froze and turned slightly to look at Sandstorm. She saw Leafkit bouncing around, talking loudly about how Goldenheart was going to make her a medicine cat. Ashfire felt her heart plummet into her gut. But I won't be the only she-cat to have given birth to his kits. Poor Leafkit... will she never know the truth? Ashfire wondered. She lay her muzzle on her paws, feeling somewhat cross. She didn't know why, but she did. It seems that my jealousy has finally emerged. I wonder why. She stared off into the distance, but a sharp pain broke her trance. She jolted up and turned slightly, staring for a moment. Then she turned and blinked.
"Um... somebody? I think the kits are coming..." She meowed uncertainly. The pain continued to shoot through her and she winced. Nope, I'm almost positive they are.
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Post by Brambleclaw on May 24, 2009 12:13:45 GMT -5
Sandstorm looked over at Ashfire and rolled her eyes. Jealousy. If only she knew there was nothing to be jealous about, because she was the only she-cat to have Firestar's kits. Sandstorm was sure. She dozed off again and tried to forget about it all.
Goldenheart slipped quickly into the den with an assortment of odd herbs. Skullcap Seed, Raspberry Leaf, and crushed Iris Petals. She set the mix in front of Ashfire and nodded.
"Take these." She said softly, sitting down and smiling.
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Post by .:-Aikoa-:. on May 24, 2009 15:33:46 GMT -5
Ashfire looked up and smiled at Goldenheart, thanking her before licking up all the herbs. They didn't taste good or bad, so she just swallowed them and lay her muzzle back on her paws, waiting for her kits to be born. She wondered what they would look like, how many there would be, if there would be she-kits or toms. I hope one of them looks like Firestar. She thought.
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Post by Brambleclaw on May 24, 2009 16:31:22 GMT -5
Goldenheart nodded, temporarily ducking out. She returned with a very eager-looking Firestar, who seemed to be bursting with joy.
"They're coming?" He asked, bouncing a little and smiling like a silly kit about to be made an apprentice. Goldenheart purred in amusement but said nothing as she watched the two silly lovebirds.
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Post by .:-Aikoa-:. on May 24, 2009 16:35:19 GMT -5
Ashfire smiled up at him, not wanting to upset him by showing how hard this all was on her. She nodded and fought to ignore the little stabs of pain. They'd probably just get worse anyway.
"Yep. You're going to be a father... again..." She meowed, frowning a little. She wasn't upset, just confused about her own choice of words. Well I guess it is true. She thought.
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Post by Brambleclaw on May 24, 2009 16:43:45 GMT -5
Sandstorm shook her head, laughing a little.
"No he won't. This will be his first time." She said darkly, and Firestar cocked his head to one side.
"You idiots." She continued. They're not his kits." She said with a strange laugh, shaking her head in amusement and resting her head on her paws. Firestar said nothing, entirely perplexed. But it was true. They had never had any relationship like that, which made him always question her kits. It made sense now.
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Post by .:-Aikoa-:. on May 24, 2009 16:48:42 GMT -5
Ashfire eyed Sandstorm, squirming a little. Well Leafkit is, of that I'm sure. She thought stubbornly. She looked up at Firestar and saw his expression, then slumped on her bedding miserably. She wanted this to be over with. The contractions began getting worse. She made a soft sound into her paws as she pit one of them, which may have been a scream if she hadn't muffled it. The first kit came out, wrapped in a strange shiny substance that Ashfire quickly began to clean off. The kit was a golden ginger, like Firestar, and had broad dark stripes that appeared once he'd dried off.
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Post by Brambleclaw on May 24, 2009 17:05:25 GMT -5
[[His stripes are at the corners of his eyes...]]
Firestar smiled as the first kit was born, entirely forgetting about Sandstorm and Leafkit and anyone else. The first kit looked like him, and he was proud enough. With a soft sigh, he licked Ashfire's ear.
"He's beautiful."
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Post by .:-Aikoa-:. on May 24, 2009 17:07:41 GMT -5
OOC: isn't that the color of his eyes...? Cause that's what I meant when I made him before... I guess it'd look cool either way.
BIC: Ashfire smiled and purred softly at her mate.
"Yeah. But you better call him handsome or he may hold a grudge later." She mewed playfully, looking at her kit with pride in her pale amber eyes. The kit squiggled towards her, mewling as he searched for milk. She nosed him towards the curve of her body and purred gently, waiting for the contractions to begin again but enjoying the moments she had with her firstborn son.
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Post by Brambleclaw on May 24, 2009 17:16:00 GMT -5
[['Tigerkit is a flame-colored kit with strange amber eyes that have small black stripes at the corners.' So I guess it works either way...]]
Firestar purred in amusement.
"I think we should call him Tigerkit, after the fallen tom who did so much for the Clan." Firestar said with a sad sigh, feeling bad for Tigerclaw who had vanished mysteriously. He had helped the Clan in many ways, and had been a great support for Firestar when he was younger.
[[ >: ) ]]
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Post by .:-Aikoa-:. on May 24, 2009 17:20:20 GMT -5
OOC: hehe yeah... I'm goanna say he has stripes on the corners of his eyes and in the color of his eyes. That'd be ridiculously cool. And then he'd just be ginger, not striped. Yeaah... that's cool.
BIC: Ashfire nodded.
"Sounds like a plan." She purred. The pain flared up again, and after a bit of struggling she gave birth to two kits rather spontaneously. The first was a little silver kit, the second was a tortoiseshell.
"Oh, what beautiful little she-kits..." She murmured happily.
OOC: I am thinking I described them right... Silverkit and... .... ... ? Rainkit...? Mayhaps? I don't remember.
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Post by Brambleclaw on May 24, 2009 17:34:53 GMT -5
[[Yep!]]
"Maybe Silverkit, like old Silverleaf, for the silver kit?" Firestar offered with a sigh. The old Medicine Cat, Silverleaf, had been Spottedleaf's mentor. She had died mysteriously, and Firestar had always wondered about the two cats' deaths. And Bluestar. Three deaths with no explanations.
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Post by .:-Aikoa-:. on May 24, 2009 18:40:43 GMT -5
Ashfire nodded slightly. That was a good name. She gave her kit a gentle lick and purred softly. She felt the contractions after a little while, then gave birth to a darker tomkit.
"Sparrowkit seems like a good name. And Rainkit for the she-kit?" She asked, looking up with happy eyes. Sparrow was somewhat a selfish name. She was thinking of her brother, Ravennight. But no one in this Clan knew his new name anyway. So it didn't matter. And Rainkit just... sounded good. She liked it.
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Post by Brambleclaw on May 24, 2009 18:48:28 GMT -5
"Beautiful." He said with a sigh, sitting beside his mate and looking over all his kits. All beautiful and unique, special in their own ways. He could hardly feel happier at the moment, and wished it would never end.
[[My cat Sugar says - fggggggggggggggggggggwith her foot... xD ]]
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Post by .:-Aikoa-:. on May 24, 2009 19:00:27 GMT -5
Ashfire smiled and looked down at them with a gentle expression in her eyes. She licked Sparrowkit clean and nestled him beside the others, purring and staring at them with warm and happy eyes.
"My kits..." She murmured. She looked up at Firestar. "Our kits." It made her happy to think that she had kits that would some day be mighty warriors. I wish they could meet my brothers one day... perhaps they might. She thought hopefully.
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Post by Brambleclaw on May 24, 2009 19:06:53 GMT -5
[[Savior and Ebony need a thread together... You want to start it?]]
Firestar nodded, turning to see Goldenheart had left. The she-cat gave him chills sometimes, but he figured it was the lack of Spottedleaf and Foxleaf that scared him most.
"We need a Ceremony for your kits, Sandstorm." He said rather dully, but the she-cat just flicked her tail. He sighed and turned back to Ashfire.
"Tigerkit, Silverkit, Rainkit, and Sparrowkit." Firestar said with a smile. All good names, all very good names indeed.
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Post by .:-Aikoa-:. on May 24, 2009 21:36:16 GMT -5
Ashfire smiled and nodded.
"They are. I know they will make us both so proud... I just wish..." Her eyes filled with sorrow. She wished she could see them. Those two valiant warriors with shining eyes and open hearts. Nightsky... I wonder why they caused you pain...? I wish I could ask them. She thought. All Ashfire wanted now, the only thing that was lacking in this wonderful moment, was the presence of her precious brothers. She wished they were here... More than anything she wished...
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Post by Brambleclaw on May 24, 2009 22:32:39 GMT -5
[[Cue Ravennight..... NOW! xP ]]
Firestar sighed.
"It must be hard to be away from your brothers." He said sadly. He knew what it was like to be away from his brother and sister. It was hard, but he had tried to overcome it. How much harder it must be to have your whole family on the other side of the forest.
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Post by .:-Aikoa-:. on May 25, 2009 9:32:38 GMT -5
The black tom padded into the camp, his shoulders hunched and his ears plastered to his head. He was mildly surprised that he'd made it this far without actually being noticed. Maybe I'm just that good... or maybe they're preoccupied. I heard about Spottedleaf and Foxleaf. That must be horrible. He thought, sighing. Ravennight turned and thought he caught a trace of his sister's scent. Huh... she certainly smells different somehow. He thought.
Ashfire nodded sadly.
"Yeah... when we were young we did absolutely everything together... we..." Her face froze. She pricked her ears and scented the air.
"R-Ravennight...?" She asked quizically. Could it really be his scent, or was she just imagining things. Suddenly a dark head popped into the nursery.
"Is that you, sis?" Ravennight asked, his eyes wide. She looked up at him, her face filled with joy. She almost lurched up, but remembered her kits and settled back down.
"Yeah, it's me." She purred. Ravennight looked at Firestar and smilde sheepishly.
"Um, I couldn't find a patrol out there so I kinda let myself in. Hope you don't... uh... mind so much." He meowed, shrugging. Ashfire was too happy to realize her brother probably shouldn't have been in the camp/
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Post by Brambleclaw on May 25, 2009 14:12:35 GMT -5
"Not at all. What are you here for?" Firestar asked, straightening up and becoming more leader-like. But the gleam of excitement in his eyes gave away his joy of being an apparent second-time father. And it was the first time he'd been truly happy about being such. With an inward sigh Firestar waited, not too upset by Ravennight but somewhat surprised.
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