Hope- A Warriors Fanfiction (Unedited)

5. Lies

I had to use herbs to hide my growing belly and I looked like a completely normal apprentice although I was expecting kits. However, I knew I couldn't keep the kits a secret for much longer.

Day-dreaming, I padded out into the forest to clear my head. Then, I sat at the edge of the herb garden.

"It's ok little ones, you won't be a secret for much longer..." I whispered to my unborn kits. I loved them but I knew it would be hard to past them off as someone else's...

I heard a rustle behind me. Oh no! Did someone hear me? I looked around hoping to see Mistfall but, it wasn't. Waspwing stood at the edge of the clearing, his eyes full of fury and lust.

"I can't wait any longer Hopepaw..." He snarled. " Give me kits!"

3 moons later...

I lay in the nursery, my muscles contracting as the kits came. It hurt so much. I thought I was going to die. But, I had promised myself that I must live for all the she-cat's and for my kits. Stonefeather, Pebblefur and Cloudmist were by my side with herbs and ointments which seemed to calm me down. Mousenose was at the other side of the nursery trying to handle her and Vinetail's kits: Barkkit and Oakkit who were both brown tabby toms.

I felt the first kit pop out. Stonefeather moved it over to my belly and I licked it. The kit was a she-cat. Her grey tabby markings looked like feathers, like Mistfall. I smiled; she was beautiful.

"I think I'll call her Featherkit," I meowed, looking at my perfect kit.

Suddenly, I felt my stomach jerk and contract as the next kit squeezed out. This kit was very lively and was wriggling and mewing for the whole clan. It was another she-cat and her fur was a silver-grey colour like mist.

"Mistykit. That's her name." I said as I moved her to my belly. Mistykit let out a small mew as I tickled her scruff with my teeth. I could tell she was going to be a fighter.

I thought she was the last kit but, as I tried to get up, my muscles cramped and the third kit made its way into the world. The kits pelt was so dark grey it was almost black. It's fur colour reminded me of dusk so, I named the tom Duskkit.

"Oh Hopepaw, you have three beautiful kits." Pebblefur said sweetly. "I'll get Waspwing." However, Pebblefur knew they weren't his kits.

Waspwing walked into the nursery and looked down at my kits. He snarled.

"One tom! You're useless but, those she-cats sure are pretty..." Waspwing snapped.

"Hey! Just back off her! Ok? " It was Mousenose shouting at Waspwing, her brother. " Us she cats work are paws off looking after you toms and we get no respect. You should appreciate us a lot!."

Mousenose stormed out of the nursery with one last glance at Waspwing.

"What is there to appreciate? You just make kits!" Waspwing muttered angrily. Cloudmist took a step forward.

"Look. Without she-cats you'd all be dead. We make kits and we bring life to the clan. Without us there is no clan." She shouted at him. Waspwing muttered something that I couldn't hear and walked out. As soon as he'd left, Mistfall came in. His eyes glowed with love as he gazed at our kits.

"Oh Hopepaw, our kits are beautiful." Mistfall murmured softly. Stonefeather looked somewhat shocked.

"Wait! You're mates?!"

"Umm yes mother and we love each other very much." I said rubbing my muzzle against his flanks. I felt Mousenose's fur rub against mine as she entered the nursery.

"I suppose you and Mistfall are like me and Vinetail; hopelessly in love but like in clawclan so you can never be..." Mousenose said as she walked over to Barkkit and Oakkit. I was genuinely shocked at what she said. We weren't the only mates in ClawClan. I was incredibly happy. Maybe there actually was some hope.