All The Little Things

[Brambleclaw]

[[No muse... Sorry it's lame...]]


The sunshine beamed upon the snow-white she-cat as she carried her small mouse proudly. She was growing plump, very much so, and she blamed it mostly on the elements. TrueClan as very plentiful for prey, and she had been very hungry recently. She had eaten enough to fill several other cats as well as herself, so she did not wonder why she was so fat. Fat for a Clan cat, that is.

She smiled, feeling the warm sun on her pelt and the wind in her fur. She loved the territory here, the cats, everything. She had Devil's-kit and Chasernight - she was perfectly happy. She twirled through the tall grasses, feeling so much herself. So much... Suddenly, she felt a painful... spasm, was it? She couldn't tell, but it sure as heck hurt. And again she was hungry. She sat down, deciding to eat the mouse now before she starved to death. As she made the decision, however, the pain ebgulfed her again. She recognized it... didn't she?

Othernight had never really thought of herself as Fallingstar. Fallingstar was always 'her friend' because she hated thinking she could've been that evil. It just didn't seem... right. Of course now she remembered perfectly well. She began to notice the symptoms clearly now. She wasn't having cramps. She wasn't getting fat. Oh, no, not fat. She was pregnant. And now she was having contractions. Again. She remembered the pain of having her first two kits - and the extra pain of the burden of who they were truly related to. She had only recently told them who their mother was, but they would never know their father. Never.

Othernight cringed as another contraction got her. She fought the pain for what seemed like ages. She did not cry or scream or even squeal, just held it in and tried to tough it out. But something was wrong this time... Oh so wrong. And she realized that it wasn't just another set of contractions when the first kit came. He was white with spots and markings exactly like his mother, only in a strange silver. As the other kits came - five to be exact - she realized who they were. They were the daughters and sons of Othernight, of course, and her new mate Chasernight.

[.:-Aikoa-:.]

The tabby tom padded through the grassy undergrowth, trying to find that pigeon he'd caught and buried earlier. Littlecloud's mind was hardly on normal duties nowadays - it was consumed with Rubyshine. He wished he could forget her but she was with him almost all the time. And the picture of the sun shining down on her beautiful red fur, and her eyes sparkling like emeralds... He shook his head.

"Get a hold of yourself." He uttered. Suddenly he scented something - was a cat giving birth nearby? How silly the thought seemed. Still, he couldn't mistake that smell. The Medicine cat followed it and found Othernight.

"Oh my." He said, surprised.

OOC: Anything I should be aware of?

[Brambleclaw]

Othernight licked Googolkit's head.
"You missed it. It's over. Has been for some time. Five of them, Chasernight's and mine. That explains it all, right?" She purred in amusement as her kit kneaded her belly happily. She was excited - and for the first time she could tell the Clan everything about the kits. No secrets like before. But what would Devil's-kit think?

[.:-Aikoa-:.]

Littlecloud smiled.

"They're beautiful kits. Would you like help carrying them back to camp or are you not strong enough yet?" He doubted she wasn't. Othernight seemed the determined type - few things would bring her down, he guessed. He examined the kits with interest. Five was an unusually high number of kits. Usually only three or four or two were had. It seemed to be a good omen.

[Brambleclaw]

"Sure. You take these two," she pushed two kits over to Littlecloud. "I will take these three." She picked up her three and stood, walking with them as if nothing had happened. She was a strong cat - and one who had kitted before.

[.:-Aikoa-:.]

Littlecloud wouldn't argue with her. He scooped up the kit and followed.

OOC: Sorry, low muse with LC...

[Brambleclaw]

[[We done then?]]

[kelsey .]

"Wait!" Chasernight called, racing up to his mate and Littlecloud. "Five?" He said in a shocked and happy voice. He was a father, finally, with a cat he had loved ever since she had passed him in SilenceClan-Fallingstar, now known as Othernight. He had always dreamed he would be a dad, with healthy and tough kits as his offspring. "Names?" He asked, purring and nuzzling Othernight affectionately.

[Brambleclaw]

Othernight smiled.
"The firstborn is Googolkit. He's the one with the silver spots, sort of like me." She flicked to the kits each in turn. "Twokit, a tom, the grey and white one there. Then Hundredkit, the grey one with black spots. Timekit is pure silver. Gigakit is the only she-cat, she looks sort of like you." Othernight then passed Gigakit over to her father, hoping he would help.