รเɳҡเɳɠ รɦα∂σωร [REWRITTEN FROM FROSTFLOWER'S RETURN ]

Chapter Two ❄

Frostkit - now five moons, instead of three - was dragging a large, fat mouse that was almost half her size from the fresh-kill pile to the nursery. She tripped on the mouse's tail, and fell forward, her face landing splat in the mouse's fur.

"Attacked by fresh-kill, how humiliating." Smokekit snorted, padding daintily past Frostkit as she got to her feet, sneezing and spitting out mouse fur.

"Shut up mouse-brain." She spat aggressively, as Smokekit padded past her. Smokekit looked over his shoulder and stuck out his tongue. Frostkit shrank to her belly, burying her muzzle into her paws, the mouse laying uneaten in front of her.

A soft nose nudged her a few moments later, coaxing her to look up at the concerned eyes of Peakpaw. "I saw Smokekit bully you. Are you alright?" Peakpaw mewed, cocking his head.

"Yes, Peakpaw." Frostkit mewed, getting to her feet with the mouse's tail in her mouth.

Peakpaw nodded, "Alright, then, Strikefang will be waiting to take me hunting. See ya." Peakpaw bounded away towards his mentor, after a final glance over his shoulder at Frostkit.

"OoooooooooooOooh." A smirk sounded behind Frostkit. Frostkit whipped around and saw Skykit, who was grinning mischievously. "He has that moony look that Strikefang has when he watches Moonfeather. Peakpaw looooooves youuuuuuuuuu" Skykit giggled, sighing dramatically.

Frostkit felt her face grow hot. "N-No, we aren't." She replied defiantly. Skykit rolled her eyes and cheerfully padded to where Smokekit and Lightkit were giggling and whispering. Gingerkit sprinted over to Frostkit, who was picking glumly at the mouse, nibbling a strand.

"FOOD!!" Gingerkit squealed, skidding to a stop in front of the mouse. Duskkit limped after her, waving his tail. Frostkit leaped back with a yelp as Duskkit almost barreled into her by a whisker. Duskkit tripped over the mouse, unable to stop, and flew forward, landing with a loud crash as he slammed into a stone pillar, one of the four around the clearing.

"Ow." Duskkit mewed, sitting back and rubbing his head. Gingerkit flicked her tail, beckoning him over. Duskkit waddled over and took a mouthful of mouse, chewing hungrily. Frostkit rolled her eyes at her idiotic littermates and settled down beside the mouse, tucking her forepaws under her body. She stripped a piece of flesh and nibbled on it, her eyes trailing her foster mother, Hawkflight, as she padded towards her mate, Yarrowtail.

Frostkit was so intent on watching Hawkflight that she didn't notice Smokekit and Skykit sneaking up on her. But Gingerkit noticed and the fur along Gingerkit's spine bristled. Frostkit squealed as Skykit pulled her tail and scrambled away. Smokekit snuck up on Duskkit and pulled his tail, causing him to whip around in fury.

"HAWKFLIGHT!" Duskkit cried, as Skykit darted in to pull Duskkit's tail again. As Duskkit turned in fury to swipe at Skykit, Smokekit charged in and yanked hard on Duskkit's lashing tail. Frostkit flinched and tucked her tail beneath her left hind paw to protect it, sidling closer to Gingerkit. Hawkflight rose to her feet and sighed as she saw her kits bullying a kit one moon older than them.

"SMOKEKIT, SKYKIT!" Hawkflight called, frustrated. Skykit and Smokekit stopped and glanced at their mother as Frostkit snuck up towards them.

"Whattttttttt?" Skykit whined indignantly, flicking her tail, annoyed. Smokekit shuffled his paws. Frostkit narrowed her eyes as she got nearer, and bunched her muscles. She pounced, sending Skykit tumbling onto the ground with a startled cry, and Smokekit staggering away. Skykit let out a feeble wail as Frostkit pinned her down. Winterstar, pushing through the bushes by the entrance of camp, narrowed his eyes at Frostkit.