Sun and Moon (A Warriors AU)

Chapter 1

Third Person POV

The 3 cats walked down the river at the edge of the border. Otterfur, Applelight, and Frostpelt were walking in silence, making sure their territory was safe.  The cold air blew their fur, chilling the cats.

"It looks safe, we better head back before it becomes nightfall," Otterfur meowed. "Yeah, I'm getting chilly anyway," replied Applelight.

The three cats walked a few steps before Frostpelt called out, "Wait! I hear meowing!" Applelight and Otterfur bolted, following Frostpelt. The cats ran for a bit before coming upon a juniper bush, bare because of the cold weather. They peered inside to find three small kits. Otterfur moved them all a little bit, coming to the conclusion that only two survived. The largest kit, a pale white, was still, not breathing.

As the sturdy warriors carried the frail kits back to camp, the littlest one let out a loud meow, crying for its mother. The smallest one was an orange kitten. The slightly larger kit was pitch black, and looked like a little shadow in Applelight's jaws.

The 5 cats were greeted at the camp entrance with shocks and gasps. Koistar darted out of his den to the kits.

"Where did you get these? Wait, go give them to Citrusfall in the nursery, she still has milk left. Then come back to me immediately!" Koistar demanded. Koistar's mate was Citrusfall, but she had recently lost her kits due to greencough.

When the warriors reported back to Koistar, they told him everything. Koistar replied, "I'll let them stay, for now, after all, they're only kits." Citrusfall had suggested that she and Koistar could adopt them, and raise them as their own.

When he agreed, they rushed the kits to the nursery. Silverleaf, the medicine cat, had told them the kits wouldn't have lasted another second out there without the warriors' help and promptly rushed towards the nursery.