Gathering in the Nursery

[Torrentstar]

Pitchpaw poked his sleek, wedge-shaped black head into the nursery where Smallstep sat with her kits. He recognized the queen from the few Gatherings he'd attended. "Where should I put Silentkit?" he mewed. "She's mute, so don't expect her to say much."

As if in reply, the tortoiseshell kit squeaked indignantly and batted at his straight, furry legs with thorny claws. 'No really?' she thought, her emerald eyes flashing.

"Yo." Hazelpaw stepped into the nursery, experimenting with a word he'd heard a Twolegs use. "What's up mah homies?" He tilted his head and grinned. "Need some help with the kits?"

[Goldenstar]

Smallstep budged over a little. "If her mother is leaving, I'll take care of her." she offered.

[Torrentstar]

"Naw, she'll be fine. Lilytail should be on her way." Hazelpaw shrugged nonchalantly. "That's Silentkit; she's a mute." He flicked his tail uncomfortably.

'We're supposed to be here.' Silentkit squeaked, forcing a tiny meow past her lips.

[Darkkit]

Darkkit shuffled the moss beneath her paws not knowing what to do in the unfamiliar surroundings but lie down. Her dark brown fur shivered at the thought of what was going to happen. If she asked she would ether be more scared or less she thought she didn’t have anything to lose so she asked “what’s going to happen to us?” Darkkit asked meekly as she flicked her tail from side to side.

[Torrentstar]

Silentkit merely shrugged. She didn't want to think about it, nor did she want to know. 'Who knows?' she queried mutely.

[Silverpelt]

Leafkit sat besides Silentkit. " Who knows ? " she said .

[Darkkit]

Darkkit flattened her ears in fright if nobody knew what was possibly going to happen then things could go for the worst she thought scared. But for now she just wanted to disappear and never have to reappear ever again and just live a life in shadows where no one could ever hurt her or make her scared or frightened like she was now.

[Torrentstar]

Silentkit crept up behind Darkkit and nudged her gently with her bushy tail. Large eyes held hers, and Silentkit made her appeal.

[Silverpelt]

"I guess what happens to us depends on what the rogues do" Leafkit said.

[Darkkit]

Darkkit looked at the other two kits gratefully because she new now that what ever happened she wouldn’t ever be alone. And she looked her fears right in the face and said; I’m a warrior and what ever happens I’ll just have to deal with it no matter what the rogues do I’ll fight with tooth and claw for my clan mates Darkkit thought determined. “What ever the rouges do will stick together right?”darkkit said confidently as she swished her tail from side to side.

[Torrentstar]

Nodding slowly, Silentkit bobbed her head and poked Leafkit in the ribs with the tip of her tail as if to say, "Tell Darkkit I'm mute!" The tiny kit shifted her small mass uneasily.

[Silverpelt]

""Of course!" Leafkit said. " Silentkit agrees too, she's mute"Leafkit added.

[Darkkit]

“Oh!” said Darkkit looking at the speechless kit “no wonder you’ve never said anything!” Darkkit laughed as she settled her self down on the soft moss.

[Torrentstar]

The tiny tortoiseshell kit nodded, pleased that Darkkit had finally 'gotten it.' Her jade eyes flickered and an expression reminscent of a smile crept stealthily across her features. Silentkit looked over to Darkkit and then back to Leafkit and Lilytail.

"I'm Pitchpaw." Pitchpaw said to Darkkit, by way of an introduction.

[Darkkit]

"Hey I'm Darkkit" she said exited about meeting the kits as she steretched her long dark legs along the soft silky moss that spred across the nersury floor. She got up and walked to the entrence of the nersury and poked her soft fuzzy head through the opening walked out into the open and sat down just outside the nersury to look around the camp.