Creamfluff's Hope

*/\* Chapter Nine */\*

    (Sorry for all the time skips during the first eight chapters. I didn't really have many ideas for Creamkit's kithood so I'm time-skipping a lot)

Another moon had passed and Creamkit was three moons and a quarter-moon old. Lilypurr's kits were now all a moon and a half old. Creamkit was now allowed to play with them as any other kit would.

Since Lilypurr's kits were currently sleeping, tired out from a game they'd been playing with Creamkit earlier, Creamkit decided she'd try getting Rainspeck to talk about her mother.

Rainspeck was sitting outside of the nursery, watching the clouds move across the sky. It was the middle of newleaf so the weather was getting warmer, and it rained a bit more often. Creamkit ran over to Rainspeck and tapped her paw. The queen looked down at Creamkit and smiled at her as Creamkit opened her jaws to ask her question.

"Can you tell me about my mom?" She mewed. Rainspeck's smile quickly faded into a frown.

"I told you I'd tell you about her when you're an apprentice," she responded, turning her gaze back up to the sky.

"Thats three more moons!" Creamkit exclaimed. Rainspeck nodded and looked back down at Creamkit, ears swiveling towards the nursery when Lilypurr's kits came running out.

Lilypurr was at the entrance of the nursery, watching her kits as they ran over to Creamkit. "I just couldn't get them to sleep for long," she sighed with a smile. Softkit stood on his hind paws and pawed at Creamkit's shoulder.

"Let's play a game!" Softkit mewed. Creamkit smiled and nodded. Softkit didn't give her a chance to speak before continuing. "Can we play rabbit chase again?"

Creamkit nodded again. The kits had made up so many games together; each game had a different name then the rest and a different way to play it.

"I'll be the rabbit!" Butterflykit squeaked. "You two didn't let me be a rabbit last time."

"Ok! We'll give you a head start!" Creamkit mewed. She and Softkit waited for a bit after Butterflykit started running to the other side of camp. Softkit let out a meow and started running after Butterflykit, Creamkit running behind the tom-kit. Butterflykit had ran into the medicine den, the other two kits running in after her.

Silverleaf was in his nest, watching as Butterflykit stopped besides the herb store. Softkit swiped a paw at his sister and squeaked in success. "Gotcha!"

Creamkit frowned. Butterflykit always ran into the medicine den when she was the rabbit. She always stopped somewhere in the den, then stared at something in there whether it was dried out herbs or soaked moss.

Softkit jumped up and down a couple times. "Now I'm the rabbit! I get a head start!" He mewed before rushing out of the den.

"Hey Butterflykit," Silverleaf's meow came from his nest. "If you don't want to get caught, try heading to a different den."

Butterflykit nodded and flinched as Creamkit let out a loud meow and ran out of the den. Butterflykit followed after a moment's hesitation. Creamkit saw the white-tipped tail of Softkit disappear into the warriors' den as she exited the medicine den. Butterflykit must've seen her brother's tail too, for she ran right past Creamkit and towards the warriors' den. Creamkit followed her and they both entered the den. Mapleleaf was sleeping in her nest, and Softkit's giggle could be heard from behind her.

Creamkit quietly crawled around the sleeping warrior and bopped Softkit's nose. "Now I got you! I'm the rabbit!" She whisper-mewed.

"No!" Softkit responded at the same volume as her. "Let's play don't wake the warrior!" Creamkit nodded and crawled back over to Butterflykit.

"We're going to play don't wake the warrior!" Creamkit mewed to Butterflykit. The younger kit tilted her head in confusion and Creamkit started to explain the game.

"So, we walk around Mapleleaf while she sleeps but you can't wake her," Creamkit mewed. "It's a simple game." Butterflykit nodded after a moment and began walked around Mapleleaf. Creamkit walked behind her while Softkit joined them by taking a place in front of Butterflykit. Butterflykit frowned angerly at this and leapt on her brother. Softkit squeaked as he fell on the ground and Butterflykit started "attacking" him. He turned and lightly bit her paw. Butterflykit squealed and fell into Mapleleaf's nest.

"Hey!" Creamkit hissed quietly. "Get out of Mapleleaf's nest!" But the kits didn't hear her and continued to play-fight with each other, not having have bumped into Mapleleaf yet. Softkit grabbed Butterflykit's ear with one paw and Butterflykit mewed, stepping on Softkit's tiny tail. Softkit let out a wail at this and quickly shifted onto his side, Butterflykit slipping off of him and touching Mapleleaf's pelt.

The fur where Mapleleaf had been touched twitched, and she let out a grunt, luckily not waking up. But Softkit stood up and pushed Butterflykit into Mapleleaf. Mapleleaf's whole pelt rippled, and she opened her eyes. Softkit leapt out of the nest and ran towards the den exit, leaving in less than a heartbeat.

Creamkit grabbed Butterflykit's scruff and pulled her out of the nest and onto her paws. Butterflykit then ran out of the den, followed by Creamkit. Mapleleaf yawned and closed her eyes as the she-kits ran out of the den, not seeing any of the three kits. After looking around the den she laid her head back down and fell asleep again.

The three kits stood outside of the den, Softkit and Butterflykit glaring at each other. Creamkit put herself in between them and pushed them apart. "You're lucky we didn't get caught! We could've gotten in a lot of trouble!" She mewed. But the two didn't seem to pay attention to her and angrily headed towards the nursery. Creamkit frowned at them as she started walking behind them. The three kits entered the den and went off towards their mothers. Creamkit looked over at Softkit and Butterflykit as they suckled. But they suckled apart from each other, not next to each other like they usually did.

Rainspeck seemed to notice too, and she licked Creamkit's head. "It's fine. They've probably just had a little sibling fight. They'll get over it in a day or two."

Creamkit nodded, even though she wasn't so sure. She suddenly thought back to when she was younger and when Nightmoon, Snowymeadow, and Hawkflight were still apprentices and when the she-cats wouldn't go near Hawkpaw. They'd stayed away from him for days and didn't speak to him. In fact, Creamkit still hadn't seen Hawkflight with at least one of his sisters. Now Creamkit really wasn't so sure Softkit and Butterflykit's fight would last for one day. It could end up as many days. Creamkit hoped it didn't come to that.

Creamkit was outside of the nursery, watching Hawkflight and Snowymeadow. Snowymeadow kept casting glances at her brother, except these glances weren't angry or mockful, but hurtful. Creamkit's face scrunched up in confusion. Hawkflight turned away from his sister and walked towards the camp entrance, only to see Nightmoon and Cloverpetal talking with each other. Nightmoon paid no attention to Hawkflight as he left camp and continued chatting with Cloverpetal.

Creamkit noticed how Snowymeadow looked hurtfully at Hawkflight while Nightmoon had completely ignored him. They were obviously still in a fight, but Snowymeadow must want to forget they were in a fight and be friends again. At least, that's what Creamkit thought. She turned to go back into the nursery and saw Lilypurr's kits still casting glares at each other.

Creamkit sighed. She'd gotten them into a fight from her game. She was thrown back to when she'd gotten Cloverpetal in trouble, and he couldn't go to the Gathering. Creamkit was a problem to everyone. She literally created problems. It would probably be better for everyone if I just stopped talking to everyone and stayed in my nest, she figured.

Yes, that way no one fights anymore, or gets in trouble. Creamkit thought while walking over to Rainspeck's nest. She'd fallen asleep a little bit ago and Creamkit curled up next to her. The kit quickly fell asleep as moonlight took over the forest while the Clan ended their patrols and curled up in their nests.