Dark Destinies {Book 1}

Chapter 20

Chapter 20 

Splashfoot's P.O.V

"Splashfoot! SPLASHFOOT!" An urgent voice split through the air and woke me up from my deep sleep. 

I sprang to my paws quickly, still feeling tired after being up all night with everyone. I pushed into the clearing startled but somewhat calm and relaxed, ready for anything. 

I saw Robinsong pacing outside of the nursery, she had been the one screaming for me and instantly I had an idea of what was happening, Dustclover's kits. She flicked me over and I padded over. 

"Dustclover" Robinsong breathed, I nodded and pushed into the nursery with Robinsong following me. 

Blizzardchaser was crouching over Dustclover and she screeched out in spitting pain, he jumped slightly but then continued to lick her head and mumbled encouragements. 

"It seems someone is kitting" I tried to joke to lighten the mood, Blizzardchaser laughed awkwardly. "Ok" I pressed my paws on Dustclover's swollen belly as it contracted beneath my white and grey paws "It seems they'll be here soon" 

"Thank... Star... clan" Dustclover panted in effort. 

"Ok Robinsong you'll need to get some borage leaves, they're large and green near the entrance of the den and poppy seeds but only two!" I ordered, Robinsong nodded then bounded quickly as she could carrying her large belly. I then turned to Blizzardchaser. "And I need you to get some moss water and a good large stick"

The large white blue tom warrior hesitated but then nodded and sprinted off, as soon as he left Robinsong entered her amber eyes stormy but calm she always had a confident aura in troubling or anxious times making her a perfect deputy. 

She gently placed the herbs by my side then Dustclover lashed out and screeched in pain, she dug her claws into the stoney floor and scraped them along making my ears twitch with discomfort then the contraction stop and she relaxed and began panting.

"Get...them out!" she begged, her usual soft hazel eyes were clouded with pain. 

"It'll be ok" Robinsong soothed. 

"OK Dustclover not to much longer, here's some borage you need to eat all of it and these poppy seeds might help with pain" 

She quickly licked the poppy seeds into her mouth and then she began chewing on the borage, in all her pain she managed to swallow everything without vomiting. 

"Will the poppy seeds take away her pain?" Robinsong whispered anxiously, I shoke my head. 

"No, they'll numb only somethings because she is a queen I cannot give her too many poppy seeds" I whispered back. 

Dustclover screeched out again, her belly shaking and shifting awkwardly.

"The first kit is coming!" I meowed. 

"But Blizzardchaser isn't here" Robinsong fretted.

"I don't think they're going to wait" I snapped, I placed my paws on her belly and attempted to guide the kit. 

She yowled out again and with a small thud a tiny kitting sack plopped into the soft nest, I quickly broke it open and began licking a brown tom with small white paws then I gently placed him by his mother's side and he instantly suckled. 

"A tom" I purred, Dustclover smiled down at him but then her features contorted with pain and at that very moment Blizzardchaser ran into the den, with a stick and moss in his jaws. 

"My kit" Blizzardchaser yowled happily, standing beside his mate and staring at his kit. 

"It's a tom" Robinsong told him, his smile widened.