Rosethorn's Destiny

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Rosethorn bushed her pelt up against the wind, her long fur not keeping her warm enough. 'Out of all the times I volunteered to watch the camp' She thought. She whipped around, quickly but silently, as she heard little paws pattering on the grass. "Come on Stormkit!" Rosethorn sighed with amusement as she realized it was Flamekit, a spunky little orange she-kit, sister of Stormkit, a long-furred grey tabby she-kit. 'What will their mother say!' Rosethorn thought as she hid in a clump of cattails outside the tunnel. The kits mother, Maplefall, was very protective. "Come on! Nobody's here!" Flamekit bushed out her fur and puched her sister in front of her. "Flamekit! What if we're caught!" Stormkit wailed, her sleek tabby fur bushed out. "Well we won't, unless you keep that up." Flamekit shushed her sister, wrapping her tail around Stormkit's jaws. They snuck toward the tunnels, and finally Rosethorn, who had flattened down her fur to look less fierce, stepped out. "Where are you going, little kits?" She asked, her eyes wide with curiosity. "Ah! Run Stormkit!" Rosethorn purred and mewed quietly, "I won't tell on you for wanting to stretch." She blinked, and watched the kits pad back. "You won't?" Rosethorn shook her head. "You can come sit with me, but right when it gets a bit light, you have to go back to your nest ok?" They nodded and sat beside Rosethorn, who curled her bushy tail around the kits. When it started to get light, she woke the kits who fell asleep under her belly to keep warm. "Go sneak back to your nest, and keep quiet about this, ok?" They nodded, Flamekit's mouth open in a huge yawn, her pointed teeth glinting. Rosethorn gently nudged Stormkit with her muzzle, because Stormkit had fallen asleep again. She sighed, eyes shining with amusement in the brisk dawn, and picked up the kits in her jaws and on silent paws she bounded over to the nursery, laying the kits in their nests. "Rosethorn?" Flamekit looked up at her with sleepy grey eyes. "Yes, little one?" Rosethorn licked the kits ears. "Thank you." Then she fell into a deep slumber beside Maplefall's belly. "Sleep well, little kits, little warriors." Rosethorn purred as she backed out of the den, "And may StarClan grant you sweet dreams."