Rising Tides - 1#Broken code (Warriors Fanfiction)

Chapter 1

Shrieks of pain rose from the nursery. Inside, Sleektail and Scorchtail helped Lavenderpelt give birth. One little kit was already born but the second didn't want to come. Sagekit looked at Lavenderpelt and the kit wide-eyed. A bigger ginger kit climbed at it's mother's back to see clearly. 'Willowpatch, were we like this too?' The kit mewed, rubbing his tongue on his mother's fur. 'Of course, Berrykit. Get down, I have to help Lavenderpelt.' Willowpatch meowed, pushing to her paws. She took the first kit, a blue-gray tabby tom-kit. She rubbed his fur to warm and clean him. The kit started mewling and searched of his mother. 'Come on little one, it's your time.' Sleektail mewed as she helped Lavenderpelt. Soon, the second kit was born, but barely breathing. 'No, no, no!' Sleektail rasped, wide-eyed. She laped the kits fur to bring her back to life. 'Starclan, don't let her die!' Sagekit could say she heard some other words beside what Sleektail said. Take me instead. I'm old but she has her life in front of her! Starclan possibly couldn't take cat instead another.. But the breath of the second kit came. But it was broken by a croaking sound. Sleektail! The old tortoiseshell-and-white she-cat croaked, falling limply on the ground. 'Sleektail!' Scorchtail gasped. Oh, Starclan! Sagekit's eyes were wide with dismay. The old medicine cat opened her eyes to look at the little kit. She smiled at sight of the kit's breathing. 'Take care little one..' She muttered, turning her head toward the shocked queen. 'Lavenderpelt, please, name her Leafkit..'
Lavenderpelt's wide eyes studied the shallow breath of Sleektail. 'I will.' She promised. Sleektail purred, lying her head and her chest heaved for the last time.
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Once Sleektail's body was carried out of the nursery, Lavenderpelt washed and warmed both of her newborn kits. A shadow loomed over the entrance of the nursery and Tideclaw went in. He touched his mate with his muzzle and looked at the two little kits. 'Did you name them already?' He meowed, licking both of his kits. 'The brown and ginger one is Leafkit. Sleektail asked me to name her Leafkit. I had to..' Lavenderpelt's voice shook when she spoke. Tideclaw rested his tail on her. 'And what about the tom? He looks just like me.'
'Yes, he really does.' Lavenderpelt purred.
'Then, I name him Tidekit. I want him to bear my name.' Tideclaw murmured.
'Then, welcome, Tidekit and Leafkit.' Lavenderpelt purred, licking both of them. Tideclaw dipped his head and stalked off into the clearing.
'Yay! I want to play with them!' A little black and ginger she-kit squeaked.
'Mouse-brain! They are alive only for a while!' A ginger tom-kit pointed out.
'Furzekit, Flamekit, calm down!'
Blazefur silenced her two kits.
Flamekit walked toward Berrykit, a two moons older kit. 'When is your apprentice ceremony, Berrykit?'
Willowpatch sighed. 'The sooner the better.' She let out a mrrow of amusement.
'Soon! We already are six moons old!' Berrykit meowed.
Flamekit looked at Sagekit. She looked doubtfully, as if thinking about her apprentice ceremony.
'Hey Sagekit, what's wrong?' Flamekit mewed.
'Err.. n-nothing.' Sagekit murmured, turning toward the entrance and dissapearing into the clearing.
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Cats filled the moonlit clearing, sitting vigil for Sleektail. Scorchtail's pelt bristled at sight of Sagekit, but soon lay flat again. What's got into him?! Sagekit thought. She padded to his side, lying down. 'I am so sorry, Scorchtail.'
Scorchtail looked down and fixed his gaze with Sagekit's.
'That little scrap should never have been born! Starclan didn't even want it to live!' Scorchtail hissed so silently only he and Sagekit heard. Sagekit's eyes widened. No way! Does he really want to get rid of Leafkit?! Sagekit's fur began to bristle. She backed away, leaving the new medicine cat alone. She looked up and saw a starry warrior approach her. Jayfeather?! She recognised the old Thunderclan medicine cat. 'What-? Why-? How?!' Sagekit muttered, wide-eyed.
'Destiny is in front of you, granted by Starclan.' Jayfeather mewed, fading.
Sagekit looked at Scorchtail. The new medicine cat stalked off to his medicine den. Sagekit padded after him. 'S-Scorchtail?'
'Come in Sagekit.' Scorchtail's mew sounded from inside.
Sagekit trotted inside.
'Er.. Scorchtail? It will soon be my apprentice ceremony and..' Sagekit began.
'Yes. What's the matter?' Scorchtail murmured.
'I.. I would like to be your apprentice.' Sagekit spilled the words out. Scorchtail winced, looking up on her.
'Very well.' He murmured, and nudged her outside his den. 'I will talk to Lionstar tommorrow.'
Sagekit dipped her head and trotted back to the nursery.
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