Runningfoot's Backstory

Chapter 4

Dreamkit rolled onto her side. She moaned, how her leg hurt. "Are you okay?", asked Springflower worriedly. "It hurts!", cried Dreamkit. "Oh dear," sighed Springflower, "we'd better go see Violetdream." She picked Dreamkit up with her jowls. As she was about to leave the nursery, Heatherflight woke up. "What's wrong?", she asked. "Dreamkit's leg hurts bad." "Oh, poor thing," said Loonsong. "Is she going to be okay?", asked Briarkit. "Yes, we are going to have Violetdream check on her." "Okay," said Briarkit. "What's everyone talking about?", muttered Bluekit sleepily. "Dreamkit's leg, mousebrain!", snapped Owlkit. "Oh," Bluekit said, dipping his head down. Heatherflight flicked Owlkit's ear with her long tail. "Sorry," said Owlkit guiltily.

Springflower padded outside and set Dreamkit down and shook herself. She picked Dreamkit up again and stalked off to the medicine cat den in the brisk air. When they arrived in the den, Violetdream was tending to Marigoldclouds who had torn a claw.

The beautiful gold and cream she-cat's silver eyes perked when she saw Springflower and Dreamkit. She nudged Violetdream and quietly said, "You have a visitor." Violetdream looked up from the herbs she was mixing. "Hello!", her gaze dropped to Dreamkit, "Oh, is she alright?" "My leg hurts!", wailed Dreamkit. "Here, let me finish with Marigoldclouds. Pebblepaw? I know it's early, but can you check on Dreamkit?" "Okay Violetdream," said Pebblepaw as she padded over, "I'll find something for it."

She began searching through the herbs. "Oh, Violetdream were low on yarrow and marigold." "Okay, have Blazewhiskers, Rainpelt, and Elkpaw fetch them when you're done.", Violetdream replied. She found some herbs and started chewing them. "Here eat this, it doesn't taste very good but it will make you feel better."

Dreamkit reluctantly ate the herbs. She licked her jaws in disgust. "Drink some water, it will help," said Springflower. Dreamkit limped to a pool of melted snow and lapped it up. Pebblepaw gave her a poppy seed. Cloverfrost walked in, "Can I have some mouse bile? Poor Tinyears has a tick in her ear! You know how she hates getting them in her folded ears." "Oh dear," said Pebblepaw, giving her the mouse bile, "poor Tinyears."

"Stay until she wakes up, we'll see how she feels." Said Pebblepaw to Springflower. Violetdream padded over to the two, finished with Marigoldclouds. "How is she?" "Well she says it hurts pretty bad," said Springflower. "I gave her some herbs and a poppy seed," Pebblepaw said, "we are going to see how she feels when she wakes up." "Very, good Pebblepaw", Violetdream complimented.

"I'll go have Blazewhiskers, Rainpelt, and Elkpaw fetch the herbs," Pebblepaw started to walk off. "No, no. You've been busy all day, go get some rest, I'll talk to them." "Okay, but shall I organize your herbs first?" "No, go rest," Violetdream was getting impatient. "Fine, I'll go", said Pebblepaw stalking off to her den.

Emberspots walked in with a mouse, "Hello, how are you doing?". "I'm good, you?" "I'm good," he said dropping the mouse for her. "Do you want to go eat together?" "I wish I could," Violetdream said sadly, "but I need to stay here to watch Dreamkit. Do understand, Emberspots." He looked a little saddened. Then his eyes perked up. "How about we eat here?" "Sure," Violetdream said delightedly.

"Hey Violetdream is it all right if I eat with Adderstrike?", asked Springflower. "But of course, sister. You need some time to relax." She thanked her and walked outside.

"So how are you, dear Violetdream?", asked Emberspots as he gently licked her ear. "I thought you asked that already." "Did I? Whoops my mistake," he said embarrassed. "Oh dear, shall I fetch you some herbs for your memory?", she joked. "No, I think I'll pass." "Where... oh, what are you doing?" A little voice squeaked.

Emberspots gasped in surprise, he looked in the direction of the voice, in a nest Dreamkit awoke. "Isn't it against the warrior code for a medicine cat to have a mate?" Annoyed, Violetdream said, "Yes, but we aren't mates, we are just, oh well, in love." She whispered the last part and sighed. "It's not against the code for a medicine cat to be in love though," said Emberspots reassuring them. "Oh, I won't tell anyone if you don't want me to.", Dreamkit said knowingly. "Thank you," sighed Violetdream. "Here I'll fetch Springflower. Oh, can you send Blazewhiskers, Elkpaw, and Rainpelt for yarrow and marigold Emberspots?" "Of course," he padded off. She went to tell Springflower Dreamkit was awake.

"Springflower, Dreamkit woke.", she said to her sister. "That's good,let us go and see her," said Springflower. "May I see her as well?", inquired Adderstrike, "I've been wanting to see her." "Sure." The three cats walked to the medicine cat den. "Dreamkit," cooed Springflower, "how are you feeling?" "It still hurts a little, but it feels a lot better. Thank you," she looked at Violetdream and Pebblepaw, who had awoken. Pebblepaw blinked.

"How old are you again?" "Four moons." "Well two moons until you're an apprentice. It will go by quickly."