by Guest » Mon Jun 06, 2011 7:58 am
Feathershine’s scream ripped through camp. Wildflower rushed into the nursery, but Feathershine had already given birth to three kits. Then, one more, one last, came out, until there were four bundles of fur suckling side by side. Wildflower gasped. “Beechpelt?” she called. The young tom ran into the nursery. “Is she okay?” he asked frantically. Wildflower purred with amusement. “She’s fine. She even gave birth all by herself,” she added. Feathershine smiled halfheartedly. “What’ll we name them?” she asked. One was a pale, pale, pale gray, one was a wildly colored tortoiseshell, one was a light brown tabby with white paws, and the last was a large, dark, dark gray tom. “Two she-kits, two toms,” remarked Raintree as she plummeted in with borage, honey, and moss. “They’re beautiful,” breathed Beechpelt. “Let’s name the first one Stonekit. And the tortoiseshell . . . ?” Feathershine licked her. “Mosskit. The light brown tabby . . . Leafkit. And the tom? Um . . . Stormkit.” Beechpelt laid down next to Feathershine. “Perfect,” he whispered. He licked her between the ears as she lapped up the water, hungrily devoured the borage, and ate the sweet, sticky honey. It dripped off of her whiskers.