Berrynose whatched the water slush past her rock, where she and the medicine cat stood, fur fluffed up in fear. "Everybody went to the top of the hill." Thornclaw said, lifting himself up onto the rock, almost getting carried away by the current.
"Now let's deliver your kits." Shadefang already had the nessesary herbs. She placed poppy seeds in front of the queen, and Berrynose licked them up.
"Are you sure we can do this..." Berrynose wimpered.
She pressed her forehead into Thornclaw's fur, seeking warmth from her mate.
"We have to. It will all be okay." Shadefang murrmered.
Berrynose let out a howl of pain. The kitting had begun.
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Berrynose purred at her 3 kits, a beautiful brown she-cat, a tan she-cat and a dark grey Tom. She purred louder, her heart bursting with pride. Thornclaw picked up the smallest kit, the one who looked just like him. Shadefang carried the other she-cat, her breath chilling. The tom mewled loudly with disstress when Berrynose picked him up.
"Let's go." Shadefang mewed through a mouthful of fur.
Berrynose still felt weak, her paws shivering but she was intent. She whatched as her mate wisped through the water, his paws wildly slapping the water as he swam forward, keeping the small kit above the water. Shadefang looked at Berrynose, her eyes filled with worry. The medicine cat hurdled forward, keeping the kit above the water and splashing violently at the water as Thornclaw did.
Berrynose stared into the flushing water that flooded the forest. She looked up to the hill where the two cats had layed her kits and begun to clean them. She hurdled into the water, and struggled to lash through the water. The kit in her jaw squealed with fear. Berrynose hooked her claws into a wad of moss that stuck to a rock. Just when she was about to let go, her eyes widened in fear as a huge wave broke its way through the tree tops, huddling towards her quickly. Berrynose gasped, as she attempted to climb back up the rock. "Starclan help me!" She yowled. The wave crached onto her body, sweeping her away with the kit. She was pushed under the current, her paws slashing at the water. "No..." She burst, bubbles flowing out of her mouth as she took her last breath.
