The Better Choice

Onestar One War Part 2

Not even near a burrow...what if a warriors sees me having kits and attacks?

Gemlight cried out as a another spasm shook through her body and knew that somecats had to have heard that.

As long as they weren't WindClan ones, she should do fine.

I hope, oh my kits I'm so sorry.

"They're my kits too Millie!"

"No! They belong in ThunderClan!" Millie growled in front of the Nursery, swiping her claws at Crowfeather's nose.

"Gorsefall! Crouchfoot!" Crowfeather hissed. "Help me take these kits!"

"Go away!" Bramblestar stood between Crowfeather and Millie and headbutted him.

Stormcloud ran to help to but tripped and stumbled in shock when he heard Gemlight's cry.

"What was that?" Weaselfur growled.

"It's his mate!" Onestar purred in triumph. "GET HER!"

Suddenly, WindClan became a ferocious wave a cats desperate to weave their way to the other side of camp.

Stormcloud looked in horror and ran out of camp, determined to find Gemlight

"I just want to give up already!" Blossomfall panted after fighting off a WindClan apprentice. "Bramblestar, it's not worth it!"

"No! I'm not giving...up, not ever!" Bramblestar snarled, slamming his head into Onestar's. The blow sent the limp WindClan leader tumbling into a tree.

"How many lives does he still have?!" Leaftail gasped, running towards Onestar. "Onestar!"

"Gemlight!"

Stormcloud finally saw the pregnant she-cat by a tree panting heavily. He had brought Jayfeather along, which he was grateful that he remembered to do so.

"You better not kill her kits just cause you don't like her." Stormcloud snarled at the blind medicine cat. "Her kits better be unharmed."

"You really think I'd kill her kits for that? Fox-brain." Jayfeather snapped, he then walked towards Gemlight with a branch. "Here, bite."

Gemlight bit down on the branch and was still in pain when Jayfeather began walking away.

"Wha? Jayfeather what're you doing!" Stormcloud hissed.

"WindClan is still fighting! My skills are needed there not here." Jayfeather hissed. It had just occurred to Stormcloud that Jayfeather may not kill the kits, but he could still walk away from further helping.

"JAYFEATHER!" Stormcloud roared after him as he ran back to camp.

"The first kit..is coming!" Gemlight gasped.

It was a miracle that Stormcloud knew what to do to keep the kits warm and ready to suck on the queen's milk.

The first kit came out as a dark brown tom, the spitting image of Bramblestar.

If only he didn't Stormcloud thought with a twinge of resentment at the kit's look. He licked the kit and placed him to Gemlight's belly.

The next kit was a white she-cat and the last kit was a golden brown tabby she-cat.

Once Gemlight had all of them near her belly, she looked at them with pain.

"They're kits, Gemlight." Stormcloud said warily. "They did nothing wrong."

"But I did conceiving them." Gemlight placed her head on her paws. "They should never have been born."

Anger flared inside Stormcloud, all kits are meant to be born!

I'll have to watch these kits. I'm not sure if Gemlight is the type of queen to kill her own kits...

"What're their names?" Stormcloud asked trying to go to a different subject.

"Well, Bramblestar should-"

"He lost the right to name these kits when he left you." Stormcloud hissed.

"But I don't want to name them!" Gemlight protested.

Do you even want them?

"Twigkit." Stormcloud meowed, pointing to the brown tom. "Cause his fur sticks out like twigs."

"How about Bramblekit?" Gemlight suggested.

Stormcloud glared at her.

"Oh, yeah. Nevermind." Gemlight sighed.

"And the white she-kit can be Blizzardkit." Stormcloud said thoughtfully. "Do you think you can name the last kit?"

Gemlight turned to the mewing golden brown she-kit, loving pawing her mother's belly.

"Goldenkit." Gemlight finally replied. "She's golden."

"Very good!" Stormcloud purred, entwining his tail with Gemlight's and looking down at her beautiful kits. "What're you going to do now?"

"We can't really bring them back..." Gemlight replied.

"I think we can." Stormcloud looked towards the camp. "The noise of fighting has stopped, so it should be safe."

"Bramblestar will want to see them." Gemlight purred weakly.

Again with that fox-heart Bramblestar!

"He won't care about the kits, he won't feel responsibility towards them." Stormcloud said. "Let...let me be the father."

"You...want to be mates with me?" Gemlight asked.

"Yes." Stormcloud looked at her and her kits with strong feeling.

"...ok." Gemlight whispered.

Stormcloud smiled and laid down beside Gemlight, licking her kits, he wanted them to recognize who their real father is.

The first thing they'll see when they open their eyes is me, they'll think I'm their father.

"We should take them back." Stormcloud licked his new mate's cheek and got up.

Stormcloud picked up Twigkit and Blizzardkit while Gemlight grabbed Goldenkit and carried them back.

"Brackenfur! Brackenfur!"

"What happened?" Stormcloud asked in shock.

"Brackenfur became the new deputy! Ha! Serves that evil mouse-heart right!" Spiderleg growled.

Gemlight appeared from behind Stormcloud, and Spiderleg realized she just had kits.

"Oh..." Spiderleg muttered. "Carry on."

Gemlight and Stormcloud laid the kits on the Nursery floor and Gemlight crawled into the Nursery and brought them to her belly.

"They're beautiful, Gemlight!" Millie purred. "Two she-kits and a tom just like my litter!"

"Congrats." Sorrelpaw meowed bitterly. Hollypaw nodded reluctantly.

"I'm sure you two will have great kits too." Gemlight said.

"Sure." Hollypaw looked away.

Stormcloud had saw blood spray the whole camp when he left the Nursery.

"Did anycat die?" he asked.

"Onestar lost a life, but that's it." Brackenfur meowed. He strutted away with pride at his new deputy status.

Bramblestar left the medicine cat's den, one of his back legs wrapped in cobweb and limp.

"My kits were born?" Bramblestar asked longingly.

"My kits were born." Stormcloud snarled, staring down the leader as if he was a mouse. "I don't care how many cats you've killed, I'm not afraid of you. They're mine, and you lost the right."

Bramblestar looked at him weakly, knowing he deserved this.

Stormcloud smacked Bramblestar and hissed at him before walking into the warrior's den.

Serves him right, he'll regret ever leaving Gemlight.