Warriors: Fallen Stars- Book 1: Frozen Sound

Chapter 21

RiverClan

As Mosspaw was putting away some herbs that fell on the den floor, a moss ball bounced off his head. He observed that the moss ball was thrown and not an accident his deep green eyes darted to Shellwhisker who was eyeing him mischievously.

"Yes Shellwhisker?" Mosspaw said in the most sarcastic, but trying not to sound sarcastic voice.

Shellwhisker laughed then ordered while keeping up with her work, "You get kit sitting duty today."

He cocked his head, "Kit sitting?"

The silver tabby flicked her paw as she explained, "Kit sitting. You know keeping the kits entertained. I need you to watch Emberkit, Needlekit, and Mintkit while everyone goes for a walk. They've all been crammed in that den for awhile. Bubblenose needs to get a good walk in before her kits arrive and Salttail needs to see the sun again. Waterriple and Sandsneeze are going with them too, so that just leaves the kits."

"Isn't Blossompaw around?" Mosspaw asked knowing that kits loved to play with her.

"Even though Bubblenose was originally assigned as her mentor, Sandsneeze has been the one taking her out for training since Bubblenose went into the nursery. Even with that Blossompaw is training with her sisters today while the nursery cats take a walk," Shellwhisker explained. 

Mosspaw scooted over the moss ball and picked it up in his mouth and mumbled, "Okay Shellwhisker I'll head over there."

Shellwhisker couldn't resist, "I must be around too many herbs because I'm seeing the biggest MOSS ball I've ever seen!" Her tail flickered in amusement. 

Mosspaw playfully rolled his eyes, "Har har har." He flicked his tail and left the healer's den.

When Mosspaw entered the nursery Salttail, Waterripple, Bubblenose, and Sandsneeze were already gone for their walk. The three kits were laying about in the den sprawled out, more than likely enjoying the leg room. Their attention quickly turned to him.

"Mosspaw!" Emberkit called.

"Hello Mosspaw!" Needlekit followed.

Mintkit's tail shot straight up, "A moss ball? Are you gonna play with us?"

Mosspaw nodded. He set down the moss ball and asked the kits, "Of course! Anything specific you'd like to play?"

The kits all blurted out different answers before looking at each other and answering at once, "Crazy Moss!"

The brown tabby apprentice was curious, but also apprehensive, "Crazy... Moss...? What's that?" he asked through a slightly concerned smile.

"It's....It's um.. you um... darn...what was I gonna say? I forgot again!" Mintkit wailed.

Emberkit jumped in, "It's when you have many smaller moss balls and there's two players at a time, cats switch and stuff, but there's one with a stick and one with the moss balls! The cat standing in the middle of the circle has a lot of moss balls around them and they throw three at the cat with the stick. If the cat hits one then they run around in a circle, dodging the moss balls being thrown at them! If they make it back then it's one point for the runner and if they get hit it's one point for the circle cat. Then cats switch!"

Mosspaw couldn't help but wonder, "Moss doesn't go far though, even when you throw it."

Needlekit sighed, "Sadly it's what we got in camp. If we lived around oak trees like SkyClan and ThunderClan or pine trees like ShadowClan we could use oak galls or pine cones. Other than moss all we have is rocks, but if we used those we could hurt somebody... or ourselves..."