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[Spottedleaf ~Dapps]

The dark night was shrouded in mystery. The camp was silent, not even the sounds of sleeping cats could be heard. In the nursery, there was quite a crowd. Otherstar and her nine kits, Dreamwhisker and her five, and now Pumpkinpelt. Otherstar kept asking if she should move into her old de with the kits, as her kits were almost apprentice age. Well, they were roughly five moons. That was close enough.

But Dreamwhisker had been nice enough to let her stay. And Pumpkinpelt had suggested that she'd be fine for a short spell with a few newborn kits. Of course, Pumpkinpelt was counting on the fact that the kits could come late. They were due any day, though, and she was excited to have them. She switched positions as she felt more cramps, but these were different. They hurt in a stronger way.

Pumpkinpelt bit her lower lip as she tried to fight a scream. A painful contraction rippled through her and she cursed under her breath as she felt the first kit born. Second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth. All a blur. But they were beautiful. First was a golden she-kit. Second a white she-kit with black spots. Third, a handsome white tom with grey patches. Fourth, a white she-kit with grey and cream patches. Fifth, a grey she-kit. Sixth, a white she-kit with brown-tinted black patches. All beautiful and lovely in their own way. She looked up, wondering if anyone might fetch Pebblefur, when she realized that she hadn't let out a single scream. Proud, she looked over at Dreamwhisker.
"Dreamwhisker, they're here." She said with a soft, happy sigh.

[mkgb]

Dreamwhisker had been asleep for it been the first time in a while that one of otherstar's kits made her own kit let out a fit of mewling. A soft voice buzzed in her ear, someone was talking to her. Her head lifted drowsly toward Pumpkinpelt.

She realized that it wasn't a voice she woke to but a quiet mewl from a kit. Her head swung to check her own kits and then noticed that it was Pumpkinpelt who had called her. Six tiny kits laid next to her in a mash of colors. "You need any help" mumbled Dreamwhisker, she couldn't turn down a queen who needs help even if she didn't like the queen.

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Pumpkinpelt smiled in a friendly manner at Dreamwhisker.
"I never meant to take your mate. But you can never go against fate, and your fate lay with Darkshard. You love him. You always loved him." Pumpkinpelt apologized with a sigh. She wondered if she should send Dreamwhisker to wake Pebblefur. That'd probably be rude. She sighed and shook her head, wondering if she should even bother asking. Obviously Dreamwhisker hated her, and she figured that much was only fair.

[mkgb]

"Do you want me to get Pebblefur?" she asked softly as she could to sound friendly "He should atleast see his new litter... only seen his litter here once and because he came to talk to me". Dreamwhisker eyes shined deep blue in the moon light. "My kits will be safe"

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"Thank you." Pumpkinpelt said gratefully, with a bright smile. She wished that maybe she and Dreamwhisker could be friends. Maybe one day, they could be. Maybe. For now, she figured Dreamwhisker would go on hating her. But she hadn't meant to become his mate. Only wanted him to chose his best life path. Then he had left Dreamwhisker to a much happier life. And then they had become mates later that day... Oh, the events! And now, three moons later, she had his lovely kits before her. Such events indeed!

[mkgb]

Dreamwhisker looked at Pumpkinpelt and seen her with a daydream look on her face, Dreamwhisker just rolled her eyes. She got up softly so none of the kits awoke to her movement. Softly she snuck out, illusionpool sat staring at the moon with Scarheart "love in the air" Dreamwhisker whispered. She snuck into the warrior den to spot Pebblefur. She was glad he had his nest near the enterance.

"Pebblefur" she whispered "Pebblefur, Pumpkinpelt needs you! she had her kits" Dreamwhisker said in hush tone to the tom.

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[[It'd be funny if Dream and Pumpkin became best friends! xD]]

Pebblefur jolted up and saw Dreamwhisker. He smiled softly at his ex-mate and nodded, hurrying past her and into the den. The smiles exchanged between the two were the sweetest, purest, and most loving looks ever know to cat-kind. The earth seemed to sigh with joy as a cool breeze ruffled Pebblefur's pelt. Outside gentle raindrops fell like tears of joy as the earth cried for the new kits. He nuzzled his mate and licked his kits.
"We need names." He said with a soft, overly happy sigh that couldn't have been more perfect.

[mkgb]

Dreamwhisker walked slowly back to the nusery, the raindrops gathered in her thick fur. The night seem so blue, not black. Stars dotted the sky in a path. She walked quietly along as the rain grew stronger.

She looked at the two happy cats as the talked about the new kits. She dropped herself into her nest blocking her and her kits from the new arrival. "Don't worry Palmkit and Olivekit your daddy loves you too" she whispered toward the two she knew was Pebblefur's kits. She licked their heads softly listening to the two cats talk about names.

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Olivekit looked up at her mother and blinked, mewling softly.
"Dad-ee Darksurd." She said with a purr, curling up next to her mother and rumbling softly. Pebblefur looked at Dreamwhisker and sighed.
"Best not confuse them. I do love them, but maybe they shouldn't know about it all. Maybe they should be content to be Darkshard's." He said with a soft sigh, shrugging. He would be glad to have his kits know the truth, but the truth could only hurt. He looked back at his most recent litter.
"One Featherkit, after my dearest friend." He said with a smile. Sparrowfeather had been so disconnected lately... It hurt Pebblefur deeply.
"I like Patchkit." Pumpkinpelt suggested with a sigh. "What about you, Dreamwhisker? What do you think?" She asked with a grin.

[mkgb]

"Its alright" said Dreamwhisker, " but its not my chose". Her eyes went to each kit in a hurry each gaining a different personality to her. She didn't noticed Springkit woke up, "Mommy... why is ere nuu kits ear?" Springkit asked climbing over Dreamwhisker belly.

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"Well, six kits is a lot to name..." Pumpkinpelt left the offer out there. She hated making the she-cat unhappy. Making any cat unhappy always made her unhappy, and she wasn't liking the love she had found. She sighed, looking up to see Springkit crawl over her mother.
"My kits came, Springkit. Want to help me name some?" She asked with a purr, smiling at the silly she-kit.

[mkgb]

"they little!" she said looking over at Otherstar's and her brothers and sisters size. "that one look like a wolf! A eldur told me of em" She squeaked excitied of new denmates. Springkit jumped down and pawed Spotkit awake. "Punkinpelt had her kits" she squeaked.

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Pumpkinpelt smiled.
"Then we'll call this one little Wolfkit." She said with a smile. "How about Featherkit for this beauty?" She asked her mate. He nodded and continued to grin stupidly at her, as she grinned stupidly back at him, and then they realized they were grinning stupidly at each other and they looked away in embarrassment.
"I lik der bee." Olivekit said with a smile. Pumpkinpelt nodded.
"The golden one will be Beekit, then. Wolfkit and Featherkit and Beekit. What do you think, Dreamwhisker?" She asked with a smile. She really wanted to just be friends.

[mkgb]

Dreamwhisker looked over at the kits then closed her eyes thinking."What about daykit", Dreamwhisker said opening her eyes again. She passed her tail over the excited waking kits. "shh my dears, your going to wake the whole clan"

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Pumpkinpelt purred.
"This pretty she-cat can be Daykit. That means we have two left. I like Honeykit." She said with a smile. Another stupid smile.
"Honeykit is pretty. But what about Patchkit for the little tom there?" Otherstar said, blinking sleep from her eyes and yawning. "Oh, and I'm guessing this means you don't want to go to the Gathering, Pebblefur?" The tom shook his head, still staring at his kits.
"Beekit, Featherkit, Patchkit, Honeykit, Wolfkit, and Daykit then." Pumpkinpelt counted off the kits by name and order of birth. She sighed and curled her tail softly around her kits.

[mkgb]

Dreamwhisker looked over at the sleepy leader then to her kits. The light outside was turning a dull gray announcing the beginning of dawn. Spotkit got up and gave a large yawn as he looked over at the new kits. "new kits? gret" he said in a monotone voice

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Pumpkinpelt smiled as a soft stream of greyish light soaked the den.
"The rain stopped, for now." She said with a sigh. Pebblefur peered out, but it was still very much overcast and threatening more rain to fall any minute. It certainly was Newleaf now.

[mkgb]

Springkit got up by Spotkit with a mischeif look in her eyes. "I wan to play wit em" she announced jumping down. She looked over each determining who she likes. She picked up a ball of moss and threw it toward the kits but her aim missed and hit Pumpkinpelt in the head.
"Springkit! come back" meowed Dreamwhisker sternly
"Sowwy" squeaked Springkit and she ran back toward her mother.

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Pumpkinpelt purred in amusement, rolling the ball of moss over to her mate. He batted it over to Springkit playfully.
"These kits can't play yet, but soon they'll open their eyes and begin playing with you." Pumpkinpelt said with a smile. Suddenly, Olivekit leaped up and tackled Spotkit, her half-brother, playfully.

[mkgb]

Spotkit looked up at Olivekit with a dull look. He trained for his litter mates attacks, he tapped his foot twice on the ground. Springkit came running and in midair flinged onto Olivekit and rolled playfully around. Spotkit got up and did a pounce on Springkit, "I'm the leader now" he said with a hint of playfulliness in his voice.