Warriors: Uprising (Book 1)

Chapter 33

Blizzardfluff was sitting in the nursery. The pains in her lower area had increased today. Her kits could come at any moment. She gave a heavy sigh as she watched Rushstreak's kits chase each other around the den. Rushstreak had kitted at least a moon ago, kitting out two she-kits: A small brown and golden-furred kit with jade eyes named Hollowkit, and a white-furred kit with light brown eyes named Ripplekit. "Alright you two, calm down and lie next to me." Rushstreak ordered.

"Aw, but Rushstreak!" Hollowkit and Ripplekit protested.

"Come on now." she meowed.

Both she-kits groaned as they padded over by Rushstreak and lied down by her.

Blizzardfluff giggled a little, "They sure must be a pawful, huh?"

Rushstreak sighed. "Yeah, but I love em though!" she smiled. "You'll have your kits running around here soon too." she giggled.

Blizzardfluff smiled. "Yeah, that'll be fun-" she stopped mid-sentence as she winced at the increasing pain she felt in her belly and lower area.

Rushstreak's eyes widened, "Hollowkit, please go get Otterpelt!" She exclaimed. Hollowkit nodded and ran out of the Nursery.

I didn't think this would hurt this badly! Blizzardfluff thought as she held in a yell.

Hollowkit had come back with Otterpelt right behind her. She had a stick in her maw as she came over to Blizzardfluff. "Here Blizzardfluff, hold this in your maw for me, please." she ordered, and then the fluffy she-cat bit down on the stick as Otterpelt gave it to her.

"Now push as hard as you can for me, please."

Blizzardfluff nodded through pain and pushed. This hurts even more!!! She thought as she continued to push harder.

"Will she be okay, Rushstreak?" Ripplekit mewed worriedly.

Rushstreak licked her kit's head. "She will, so there's no need to worry," she meowed back.

"Almost there..." Otterpelt observed her. Blizzardfluff nearly broke the stick as a grey and tawny-furred kit was born. The kit was mewling for a little while before it suckled on its mother for milk.

"It's a tom!" Otterpelt exclaimed. "Congratulations Blizzardfluff!"

Blizzardfluff laid onto her side as her newly born son suckled on her. "Th-Thanks! I didn't think kitting would be so painful though!" She breathed and then gave a slight smile.

"That's also what I thought, but I guess we both thought wrong." Rushstreak meowed and giggled a little.

Every cat then looked at the entrance of the Nursery as they saw a certain tom pad in. It was Dampbreeze. His eyes widened as he saw the tom-kit by Blizzardfluff. He then went over to her and stared at his son in awe. "He's beautiful! What will you name him?" He meowed.

Blizzardfluff thought for a moment, then she smiled. "Mistkit." she meowed to Dampbreeze.

"I love it!" He replied happily, licking his mate's cheek, and purred.

Blizzardfluff and Dampbreeze watched as Mistkit stopped suckling and huddled up against his mother, snoring softly.

*

Featherdrip was talking to Icejaw about fishing by the Ocean Side.

"Sure, I can go by myself." He meowed to her.

"You sure? I can ask another warrior to join you if you'd like?"

"No, it'll be fine. Chances are I won't catch a fish as Eelspeck did a few moons ago!" Icejaw chuckled.

"Alright, don't stay out there too long now." Featherdrip meowed and padded away from Icejaw to the Warriors' den.

Icejaw would leave, but Sagethorn had stopped him in his tracks. "Hi, Sagethorn! Need something from me?"

"I just wanted to tell you that Blizzardfluff has kitted!" She meowed excitedly.

Icejaw gasped. "Really?! How many did she kit?"

"Only one, his name is Mistkit!"

"That's great! I'll go visit the Nursery after I go to the Ocean Side." he meowed to her.

"Okay! I'll see you later, then!" She licked Icejaw's cheek and then padded off to the Nursery again.

Icejaw then left camp to go to the Ocean Side.

*

Icejaw had caught two small fish. Well, there's no other fish that I see... Guess I'll go back then! He thought and picked up his prey and turned back around. Then he started back towards Driftclan.

He didn't notice the cat that was standing in the distance when he turned.