Dark Skies- Book #2 in Sunrise

                                                                                            Chapter 2
Jadekit knew what was happening, and her heart ached for her mom, not Frostfang. She now sat by Dewstorm's dead body. She whimpered, she couldn't bring herself to cry. "She was a great friend, and a great mate. She had so much more love to share with her three kits and others. She suffered an untimely death, and I'm certain StarClan will welcome her." Starlight choked that much out in front of his Clanmates. Jadekit and her siblings pressed close to Starlight. Jadekit swallowed a lump in her throat, but it came back in her throat, larger than ever.

"She was a great mentor, and she taught me countless things that helped me become a better warrior, and a better cat. She always had the right way of teaching me things, and I'm glad to tell any cat that she was my mentor." Sparrowflight croaked, her eyes glued on the body, as if she was trying to get her words through to Dewstorm.

Jadekit know she shouldn't, but she tuned the others out. She looked at her brother, trying to remember his name. Mom didn't give him a name!  She thought, and sat still through the rest of the vigil to tell Starlight. When most of the cats reluctantly left, she approached Starlight, who was lying next to Dewstorm. "Dad, I need to tell you something." She fumbled for her words, her tongue like jelly in her mouth. Starlight didn't move. He kept his eyes unblinking, staring at her.

Jadekit sighed and sat down next to him and Cloudkit, her other sibling on the other side of her. She opened her jaws into a yawn, settling into his chest fur. The night stars blurred, her eyes watery. Jadekit knew that she would never truly know her mother until she, herself, went to StarClan, and she drank the sight of her mother in, drifting off into sleep.
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Jadekit woke up with her litter mates, snug next to Frostfang and her kits. She sat up and rolled out of the nest. She peeked outside of the den, and saw half of the Clan already awake, busily setting up patrols and such. A figure approached her from behind, scooping her up by the scruff and dragging her back into the den. She looked angrily at Frostfang and glared at her. "I wasn't going to leave!" She said indignantly.

Frostfang drew back. Jadekit's other sibling smiled at her. "Hey, Jadekit, do you want to play a game?" He asked. Jadekit opened her mouth to reply when Starlight and him were called to the leaders' den. Lucky. He gets to meet the Clan leader first! He turned hesitantly to the entrance, following Starlight out. A dark brown tom came into the nursery. "Hey, Frostfang," He said casually, touching noses with her. "Hello." She meowed warmly, licking him on the shoulder.

"Hey, who wants to play a game of moss-ball?" He asked, taking a piece from Dewstorm's old nest. She cringed, trying not to tell him not to touch her mom's stuff. Clearkit, Goldenkit, Hawkkit, and Sparkkit squealed with delight, hurrying up to him. Mudfur took one last glance at Cloudkit and her before launching the moss into the air. Goldenkit hopped hand grasped at air, trying to snatch the moss from the airs' grasp.

Cloudkit and Jadekit hung back. She didn't feel much like play. Even from the protection of the den, she could feel the last Leaf-Bare frost biting through the fuzz covering her skin. She followed Cloudkit to the corner of the den, settling next to him in Frostfang's nest.
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The dark brown kit, Jadekit's other sibling, came back into the den with Starlight, his head hanging low. Jadekit raised her head from the nest, greeting him. He didn't do anything, and Jadekit rose from her nest. "What's wrong...." "Deathkit." He murmured to the ground. "What?" Deathkit began sobbing. "Ravenstar said that because...because... mom didn't name me before she died, that they would have to name me Deathkit, to symbolize her death."