Burning Hayfields

Chapter 2: Adventure Awaits

As the 4 kits lay next to their mother, who's licking them gently to get them all clean.
"Mooooom! Stop! I'm fine!!!" PaleKit yells, tapping their paws
SlimeKit snickers at PaleKits wails.
"BrackenKit, CharcoalKit come here and stop messing around" MossyRuins hissed at the two kits who were playing moss ball.
"Yeah yeah!" BrackenKit scoffs and padded forward, CharcoalKit slowly following behind.
"Mum! Mum! Can I go out and see SnailTrail?" SlimeKit mews eagerly.
"Sure... he probably wants to see all of his nieces and nephews so why don't you all go?" MossyRuins purred, flicking her tail
"Yeah! Come on let's go guys!" PaleKit bounces up and down, and sprints out the healers den.
As the kits walk out they see two cats together, whispering and... putting herbs on each other?... odd...
The four kits walked up to the two.
"Hey! Hi there! What are those?" PaleKit yelled.
The two felines glanced at the kit. The feline with half a skull on their head covered in marigold sighed. SlimeKit looked around, and just walked away without a care.
"Hello my children, this is just some wonderful herbs my dear apprentice collected..." they tilted their head towards BadgerBreath, a lykoi Tom, he purred proudly, flicking their almost hairless tail profusely.
"Yup! Marigold helps with my allergies! Plus Zen thinks it goes well with his skull!" BadgerBreath yawned, he has rather jagged teeth. Apparently Zen was the name of the healer of Hayclan.
BrackenKit and CharcoalKit padded up, glaring at PaleKit.
"Stop trying to steal the spotlight PaleKit!" BrackenKit hissed and play-pounced onto PaleKit.
"Children calm down!" Kizu walked up to them, nuzzling the two kits. "Where's your sister SlimeKit?" He sighed, looking around
"Dunno- wandered off I guess" BrackenKit snickered, and bapped CharcoalKit's head.
Kizu sighed. "And how are you two? Zen? BadgerBreath?"
"We're doing fine Kizu..." Zen nodded and adjusted their skull accessory.
SnailTrail padded upwards. Metal clanking as he purred softly at the kits, SlimeKit hanging onto their back.
"Guys! Look!" SlimeKit mewed loudly.
"Lucky!" The other three kits said in unison.
"Who else wants a rode?" SnailTrail shook off slime kit gently.
"Me! Me!" BrackenKit snickered.
"No fair!" PaleKit wailed, bouncing up and down.
An old, raggedy cleft lipped Tom walked forward. It was Mudpie! Hayclan's elder!
"Keep it down out here... can't an old fella get some rest?" He hissed, flicking his tail.
"WOW you're ugly!" BrackenKit hissed and hid behind Zen, who was sleeping while sitting up.. odd...
Mudpie's eye widened in anger.
"What you call me you good for nothing worthless kit?!" He unsheathed his jagged claws.
A hairless, large feline padded forward, it yowled.
"ENOUGH! MUDPIE YOU KNOW ITS AGAINST OUR RULES TO HARM KITS!" They hissed
"Whatever..." Mudpie walked away back into the hollowed out log which seemed to be the elders den.
"I'm sorry about him, he just doesn't understand our code... considering he's of rogue origins..." the feline rolled their eyes
"You're even uglier!" BrackenKit gagged
The feline raised a brow, and burst out laughing.
"Glad finally someone noticed! Why do you think I'm called Mole FACE?" He grinned.
"Mmmm you're not ugly! You're cool!" SlimeKit smiled, rolling on their back.
"Thank you young SlimeKit... it means a lot" MoleFace nodded grateful for the compliment, and then cleared his throat. "Zen, how's the herb stock? Need some warriors to go herb gathering?" They questioned.
"We are low on fenugreek and goldenrod... so a few portions of each would do wonders..." Zen yawned.
"Will do! I'll get Billy and Jax on that right away! BadgerBreath why don't you tag along so they don't accidentally step in poison ivy?" MoleFace laughed, it sounded like an almost similar to SnailTrails laugh.
Could they be siblings? SlimeKit wondered, and padded off again. Humming softly.
"Haha! I bet I can beat you next time!" A collar-wearing sleek-furred feline hissed and tackled the fluffy, panting Tom cat.
"Nuh-uh! Not true! I'm the fastest in this clan!" He grinned widely.
"Shush Billy! You may be the fastest but I'm the best at hunting!" She smirked, and flicked him with her spiny tassel.
"Sure sure whatever... now get off me Jax!" Billy pushed off Jax.
"Excuse me?" SlimeKit interrupted their squabble.
"Oh! Hi there!!! You're one of MossyRuins's kits right? PaleKit? No you're not albino... maybe-" Billy got interrupted bye Jax smacking their head.
"No dumb dumb that's obviously SlimeKit!" Jax grinned widely, knowing they guessed correctly
"Yup! That's me!" SlimeKit bounces up and down.
The two felines laughed.
"Uhm... Zen. I think that's their name... said they want you two, to go gather golden frog and funnel creek!" SlimeKit blepped her tongue out.
"She means goldenrod and fenugreek" BadgerBreath walked up to the three.