Sparkfur's Truth

Chapter One

Sparkfur padded into the clearing of Rainclan, her tortoiseshell pelt glimmering in the sun. She had just came out of Silverleafs den because she was going to have kits! The camp was buzzing with the news, for there had not been any new kits born for almost three moons. Many cats greeted her on her way to tell her mate. There he is! She thought as she saw a thick, white furred tom with light blue markings. "Sparkfur!" He hollered, a spark in his eye.

He must already know, more than half the clan knows! "Icegaze!" She purred as she met her mate. "I'm having our kits!"

His eyes lit up with happiness as he nuzzled her cheek. "Thats wonderful Sparkfur!" He meowed with energy, "I have a patrol to get ready for, but I am super happy for you!"

A big grey tabby and smaller white she cat with ginger paws padded up to them. "Fernpounce! Adderclaw! I'm having kits!" Sparkfur informed them, shoulder fur twitching.

Her sister jumped and pinned her down playfully. Her brother greeted her with a slight nod. "I can't believe it! It's so great! I'm going to have kin! My sister is going to have kits!" Adderclaw danced in the clearing.

Fernpounce rolled his eyes at his sister. "I must get going, I have sun high patrol, and Sparkfur, good luck." He said sternly.

Her sister padded into the apprentice den, grabbing her apprentice, Rockpaw, and Fernpounce grabbing Sunpaw. "But do we have to? We were just playing catch the mouse tail!" Sunpaw exclaimed,
"You're not kits anymore Sunpaw." Fernpounce meowed exasperated.

She watched the group leave with envy. Silverleaf also confined Sparkfur to the camp because she would be kitting so soon. About a moon and a half until her kits will be born. She watched Bouncekit and Mosskit jump around their father, Treeclaw. Bouncekit's dark brown fur highlighted against Mosskits cream coloured fur. They look wonderful. Thought Sparkfur. Her's will be a great addition to the clan. She watched another sunhigh patrol leave, Beestripe, Lemontail, Foxpaw and Icegaze. "Hello Sparkfur." The strong voice startled her.

A strong built brown she cat dipped her head to the queen. "Hello Deerstar." Sparkfur greeted the leader.

Deerstar sat beside Sparkfur, and her eyes softened out of their usual strong, leader like glare. "I heard the news." She meowed.

"Hasn't every cat in the clan heard about them?" Sparkfur purred.

"I know how you're feeling," Deerstar muttered, "Even though I have not had kits I still know the feeling of responsibility of something you do not have, and that every cat knows about."

Sparkfur just sat with Deerstar, and Sparkfur let out an awkward sigh. Deerstar took the hint and stood up and padded off to do her leader duties. Sparkfur quickly walked a couple steps into the sun and lied down on the Hot Rocks. Her pelt immediately was warm and she felt sleepy. Sparkfur examined the clearing. The entrance was a tunnel of brambles leading down the sandy and grassy hill. The clearing was mostly sand besides in front of the apprentice den was a grassy area. Beside the entrance was the warrior's den under a holly bush. The apprentice den was on the other side, a bramble bush, and beside that was the nursery, Sparkfur's new home. The sun shined into the entrance and the walls and roof were tightly weaved so no rain or wind would reach the precious kits and vulnerable queens. Beside that was the elder den, also a tightly weaved reeds and vines as well. The elder den was right beside the Hot Rocks. The smooth, long rocks that were always hot from the rocks. And beside the silver Hot Rocks was the medicine cat den which is a cave that connected to the Hot Rocks. It smelled of herbs when Sparkfur took a sniff in it's direction. Then the leaders den was under the Tall Boulder, a hollowed out boulder the leader stood on to call meetings. It looks kind of scary in there, the jagged rocks that Deerstar stood on, the sharp pebbles at the entrance, thought Sparkfur.