Shadow's Suffering

Epilouge

It was just beginning to snow again. The dark grey she cat that was first clan born then cast away because of something her sister did was laying in the nursery in pain. Her kits were coming and she knew it. Her adoptive kit was safe in the medicine cat den still healing up but she should be able to begin training with the rest of the cats in SmallClan very soon.

"Redear, go get Tallstalk. The kits are coming." The female meowed to her friend in the nursery. The ginger she cat got up quickly and ushered her kits away from the nursery while going to get the medicine cat from his den.

The white tom came quickly and so did the ginger leader of the clan. He was worried about his friend and hoped that he could offer some help.

"Heatstar, if you are going to stand there, I am going to put you to work. Once I hand you a kit, lick him or her until they meow. Once they meow, put them down at Shadow's stomach." The medicine cat instructed. The leader nodded and settling himself down by the dark grey shecat.

"First kit is coming now. A small ginger shecat." Tallstalk called toward the kitting queen. He took the kit and placed her down by Heatstar. He purred and licked the runt until she meowed. He then placed the kit by her mother's belly.

"Second kit coming. A light grey tom." Tallstalk said. Shadow breathed heavily as she felt her kits coming. Heatstar took the second kit and licked him until he meowed. Once he did, the leader put him down next to the ginger she cat.

"Third kit coming. A white shecat." Tallstalk said next. There was two kits left and Shadow already knew that. She just hoped they would all survive in the cold. Heatstar took the other female and quickly licked her until she meowed. Once she did, she was placed next to the other two kits.

"Fourth kit coming. A brown tabby tom." Tallstalk announced next. Shadow flicked her tail not really wanting him to say it every time but it was reliving to know how many she cats and toms she had. Heatstar took the next kit and licked him until he meowed.

"Last kit is coming. It's a brown spotted tom." Tallstalk said before taking the kit and handing him over to Heatstar. The tom licked the little kit until he let out a small and quiet meow and was settled next to his siblings.

Shadow took a deep breath and looked at her kits. One looked like her, two looked closer to Mud, one looked like Hail, and one looked like her father's brother. She purred at the five little kits that she had and licked their heads.

"I'll always be here for you. You have me and Smokey to look after you." She whispered before laying her head back down exhausted. She closed her eyes and fell asleep.

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Well, that is the end of this book. I originally planned it to be much longer but then I was starting to run out of ideas so I ended it early. Smokey lived and I have to change the allegiance of The Troubled Flame and The Shy Tiger now.

I will be working on my other books for now. It's been amazing writing this book and an emotional rollercoaster. I'm happy for everyone that has been reading it! I hope you continue to reading my books.