Warriors Fanfiction: Ragged Sky

Chapter 3

Icefrost woke up the next day. The camp was pretty quiet as usual, except for the chattering between Furzepaw and Cattail outside. Her belly brushed against the moss as she stretched. She had everyone convinced that she had not known who her mate was. They all believed her. She trotted outside, her brother was having Goldenrunner organize the dawn patrol. They would send out a search patrol for Pineleaf later. Icefrost padded out into the clearing, feeling the late new-leaf sun warm her pelt. She felt a small kick from her kits, but barely staggered. It was light and soft. She walked over to where Sandfall was sitting out in the sunlight. The medicine cat glanced at Icefrost's swollen belly, "I wanted to tell you, that your kits will be due sooner than any of us thought." Sandfall explained, " It'll be about a quarter-moon before their due. " Icefrost gasped, "That early?!" " It could even be earlier. You shouldn't get this big until a few days before birth. You could be due any day now. " without another word, the medicine cat turned heel and disappeared into the medical den. She scares me sometimes.

The rest of the day was excruciatingly boring. Cattail wouldn't stop jabbering about how she would play with Icefrost's kits. Sandfall kept giving Icefrost suspicious glares, and Spiderstar was out most of the day looking for any sign of Pineleaf. When the sun finally began to set, Icefrost slowly stumbled out of camp. She had to tell Newtskip that she couldn't see him for a while. He was waiting cheerfully at the border when she arrived. They rubbed cheeks and Icefrost spoke up, "Newtskip. I'm due for kitting any day now. I can't see you at the border. But you can sneak into camp, hide your scent, and visit me." Newtskip nodded with understanding, and they hunted for a while before saying their loving good-byes and returning to their camps. I hope someone finds his sister. And soon.