A new beginning

New warriors (Chapter six)

Stormclaw raced around camp carrying herbs in his mouth, helping out Silverfall.

Whiteheart layed on her side mewling quietly as her third kit wasn't coming out. She yowled in pain as the last kit shot out.

The little kit instantly mewed and cried for milk and she used her tail to usher him over. Stormclaw bought the borage leaves and Silverfall made her eat it to help her milk flow.

Stormclaw and Silverfall backed out of the nursery giving the new queen space. He looked at her and flicked his tail towards Heronstar's den. She nodded and they padded to it.

Once inside they saw Heronstar laying on his side. He flickered his ears and sat up looking at them. He yawned wide and started washing himself. "How many kits??" He mewed.

"Three." Mewed Silverfall. "Two toms and a she-cat."

"Any names??" He mewed while washing his face.

"She's waiting on Nightwing. He's leading a patrol on WillowClan's border." Mewed the gray tom.

Heronstar nodded and got up and padded outside. His deputy and medicine cat following behind him.

He looked around his camp seeing Hazelpaw, Rabbitpaw and Sunpaw beside their den, huddled close together to keep warm from the harsh leaf-bare weather.

The freshkill pile was low and he looked in disgust before bellowing out, "You three go hunt and stop lagging around!"

The three apprentices instantly got up and ran out of camp mumbling inaudibly. Heronstar turned around and saw Weaselfur and Dawnpool coming from the nursery. He flicked his tail and they came over. "Go hunt. The pile is low."

Dawnpool nodded and padded away, she was ready to prove her loyalty. Weaselfur flicked his ears and walked behind her, fluffing up his pelt to keep warm against the harsh, cold weather.

It was sunhigh and Heronstar went inside the nursery. "Set up patrols to hunt Stormclaw. And patrol FireClan's border while you're at it." He mewed and his tail was the last thing they saw.

"Thunderheart, Lightningfur you're with me on the hunting patrol," he turned his massive head towards the entrance of camp seeing Nightwing, Gingerfoot and Lilystream coming inside with only a small, scrawny rabbit hanging from Lilystream's jaws.
"Take that to Whiteheart and Gingerfoot go join the apprentices on their hunting patrol. You," he flicked his tail towards Nightwing, "are to go to the nursery."

The black tom nodded his head and reported that WillowClan was quiet this time before walking away, excitement in his eyes.

Gingerfoot kindly dipped his head before rubbing his head on Lilystream's and walking out. Lilystream purred loudly, love in her eyes before darting over to the nursery leaving the rabbit at the entrance and joining Gingerfoot. Together they walked out, tails entwined.

Nightwing picked up the rabbit going inside and passing Heronstar who was walking out. "How are they??" He mewed to his leader but his only reply was a grunt.
He dropped the rabbit and rushed over to his mate, licking her head and murmuring to her softly.

"They're perfect!" Mewed Silverfall as she had got done getting Whiteheart to eat poppy seeds.
She padded out the nursery.

Nightwing looked at the kits with pride. He saw a black tom identical to him, a gray tom with white spots on his pelt and a white she-cat with gray dots going across her pelt. "We'll name the black one Adderkit." He mewed softly and his mate nodded before looking at the white she-cat.

"Hers will be Brindlekit." And together they looked at the last one.

"His will be Eaglekit." They mewed together. He sat up and padded to the entrance. He turned his head slightly, "I'll be back love. Eat the rabbit when you get up."