MothDust

Chapter One

MothKit stretched, the warm scent of milk hung in the air. She looked at her mother but was returned with the same emotionless stare. She flinched away towards the four other kits tumbling out side the den and hesitating mewed "May I go play?" IceCloud was silent while she held the stare till she finally replied "Go ahead" as she gestured with her tail.
She trotted over to the kits as FrostKit tackled ArticKit and pinned her to the ground. He announced victorious "I win!"
His sister squealed underneath him "Let me go!"
He hopped off as MothKit greeted them "Can I play?" FostKit mewed "Sure you can be on my team."
"No fair!" ArticKit complained "Your already hard to beat!"
"Maybe that runt will throw him off" SnowKit teased.
MothKit shifted, Runt, it rang in her ear. It was the first word she heard, she was used to it, but it still hurt every time she hears it. She was snapped out of her gaze when FrostKit launched at his sister again but she barely jumped out of the way "Quit targeting me!" ArticKit grunted.
AshKit joined into the fun by playfully attacking MothKit. MothKit and AshKit tumbled till MothKit finally pinned AshKit down. AshKit's squill turned into a scream and howls of pain, as MothKit felt her claws unsheath into AshKit's shoulders, she looked ahead and saw her mother. A flicker of pride and interest in her eyes.
MothKit's breath was knocked out of her, snapping her back in to the moment.
"What do you think your doing!" FrostKit snapped pinning her down as she gasped for air. AshKit was crying as a streams of blood ran down her shoulders. FoxClaw ran to her.
MothKit looked back at her mother, but her previous expression was replaced with disappointment. Did she want me to finish her? MothKit wandered.
After hearing the story from AshKit, FoxClaw darted over to IceCloud with fiery in her eyes.
"What is wrong with you!" She hissed "How can you just sit and watch your kit do that!"
"Why is it such a big deal? That runt can't do any real damage!"
"Well that runt just hurt that kit!"
"Why should I care!"
MothKit tried to block out what they were saying, she didn't want to hear it, but one word she couldn't stop hearing, runt still rang.
FoxClaw is SnowKit's and AshKit's foster mom so it's easy to see why she would be so upset, especially since the twins already have it rough because they don't even know who their mother is. And even more so because FoxClaw already had two kits but IceCloud stubbornly refused to watch after them, so she has to take care of four.

The other kit have been sketchy about MothKit sence the last time they played, so she hasn't even bothered to ask to join in again. FoxClaw and IceCloud have been at each other throats since, and she hasn't even looked at MothKit.
The dawn patrol returned with plenty of fresh kill consisting of fish and birds provided by late New-Leaf.
The kits energetically bounded over to examine their catch and to greet the warriors. Before the kits got to them, they realized that they were injured. IvyPaw helped MossFeather limp to the medican cat's den as BrightFur only received a few scratches and ran to SandStar to inform her of the event.
"I wonder what happened." AshKit mewed to ArticKit as the four of them strained their ears.
MothKit tried to listen as well but stayed a distance away from the other kits. She heard something about a badger and from the other kits reaction they did too.
IceCloud walked by to grab a plump finch, MothKit noticed and her stomach began to growl. She ignored it, and it was not like IceCloud cared weither or not she disappeared and never came back anyways.

MothKit nursed while the setting sun turned the clear sky a soft pink and blue. Apparently a new badger attacked the dawn patrol. What made the badger so easy to spot was the fact that Mist Clan territory is small, and even more so the clan. Their only rival clan is the muscular Rock Clan that hunts prey such as rabbits and mice, as Mist Clan goes after fish and small birds. And since they are small clan they don't really have to worry about expanding territory. But lately Mist Clan's population has been growing and Rock Clan probably has been too.

The next day arrived a warmer than usual. MothKit greeted her mother the same as always and stepped outside the den. AshKit and ArticKit chased a feather around as FrostKit groomed SnowKit, trying to avoid the claw marks MothKit left on his shoulders. The dawn patrol already left with CardinalWind, KoiFern, and RavenFlash.
IceCloud walked by MothKit to grab some fresh kill.
MothKit layed down and let her mind drift.

It was almost sun high when ArticKit came running through the camp entrance "RainCatcher is dead!" SandStar, FoxClaw, and a few others came to her.
"What!" FoxClaw cried.
"We went to the stream so he can show off some of his moves, then a badger tried to attack me but he pushed me out of the way. RainCatcher fought him under water but he... he never came up."
Everyone was silent for a heartbeat then FoxClaw turned and darted out the camp entrance. "FoxClaw wait!" SandStar followed.