Adopted (Kits, Greypool, Open)

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Love Equality

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Smallheart woke up, Dawn light flooding through the den, she got up carefully so the kits didn't wake and slipped outside. She bounded for the fresh-kill pile to find something leftover from yesterday. She grabbed a small bird for herself and ate quickly. Then bounded back to the kits and licked them awake, "Wake up my sweets, Its morning."
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Darkkit woke suddenly when he heard a queen leave the nest. He yawned and tried to get back to sleep until she came back. Giving up and fighting the urge to shush the queen, he rolled onto his butt and began to groom himself. He knew Cedarclaw would have a cow if he went around scraggly even though he thought the look suited him.

After he was done to his liking, he carefully made his way towards Smallheart's kits. These were the first kittens he'd seen for himself. They were so small and cute. Their markings fit their names perfectly and he didn't disagree with it at all. Smallheart seemed a happy mother, so unlike how Cedarheart had reacted long ago. That memory still haunted him in his dreams. The were filled with blood, shouting, and hate. No, Smallheart's kits would never go through that if he had anything to say about it.

As soon as the little bundles of fur had arrived he'd grown an instant interest to them and loved watching them and keeping a protective watch on them when the mother was asleep. Now he was laying down next to the nest, looking at Smallheart for permission to stay if she'd allow.

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Brightkit heard a voice from somewhere nearby, nudging her out of the warm darkness of sleep. Not wanting to acknowledge it fully, the young she-kit groaned a little and pulled herself tighter into a ball. She wasn't exactly sure who the cat was, anyway. It sounded like a she-cat to her ears, but a stranger in any way. Curiosity pulled at her more than a desire to awaken. The she-kit then groaned a little louder as she lifted her head and pointed her nose toward the source of the sound. Her eyes were still clamped shut out of tiredness. "Who's there?" she mewed with a yawn, her ears swiveling around at the top of her head.

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Stonekit's orange eyes slit open as he felt a loss of stability at his flank, waking him from a dread of running out of the WindClan camp. The little tortoiseshell tom had been managing to use his brother as a support pillow for his back, so that he had been leaning into it. But as the black tom had moved away, Stonekit had fallen completely backwards and landed with a shock on his back. His eyes now flashed open in a start as he looked up at the roof of the nursery, confusion shaking his thoughts until they settled and the tom was able to look towards his brother and realized what had happened.

The young tom narrowed his eyes grumpily. He then proceeded to roll onto his belly and jab Darkkit in the shoulder with his forepaw. "Hey, I was sleeping, there," he grumbled. The kit wasn't really mad at his sibling- more like irritated that he hadn't gotten the chance to finish his dream. "Look before you roll out from under someone." His mew was a bit louder this time, forgetting that there were other kits in the nursery besides themselves. The tom-kit didn't really think farther than his whisker tips.

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The tortoiseshell queen pricked her ears. Not yet from her own kits, but from Smallheart's mew. Fighting the urge to ignore it and go back to sleep, Cedarclaw blinked her eyes open and glanced over to the newest queen's den. She would have to learn to wake more quietly in the future. While Cedarclaw herself knew that her kits would be moving to the apprentice den any day now, Spottedtail and her kits still had moons before they left. And thank StarClan I'll be out of here soon enough. Three nursing queens in one smaller den in worse than many more warriors in a larger den. But still, she couldn't deny the fact that there might be a little remorse for the time she would have to let her three little ones go on their own. No more would she get to sleep with them close to her, or to see them when she first opened her eyes in the morning.

But that feeling as soon shattered at the sound of a loud mew from close-by. Her orange eyes, now wide and awake, looked over to find one of her own making the ruckus. The queen's eyes narrowed. "Hush, Stonekit," she hissed quietly, using her tail to flick the tom lightly over the ear. "There are others trying to sleep in here, too, besides yourself." Cedarclaw glanced apologetically over to Smallheart for a heartbeat, feeling her ears grow hot in embarrassment. Her kits were almost ready to be apprentices, and yet at least one of them was still behaving like a kit.

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Starkit found found himself waking up to the sound of voices around the nursery. His blue eyes wondered around as he made himself sit up soon only to be knocked over by tiredness. He soon was back up again but on all fours trying not to fall the toms black, white and grey pelt was fluffed up from him turning in his sleep. He tried to move forward to the voices without falling down.

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Shhhhh

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Smallheart's heart sank when she saw Brightkit. All the other kits had opened their eyes and saw the world, but Brightkit's eyes were blank, and unseeing. She wasn't sure if Brightkit was aware of her condition yet, but sooner or later she would figure it out. She turned to Cederclaw apologetically. "Sorry Cederclaw." she mewed, then turned back to her own kits. "Dearies, come on, lets go outside before it gets too hot." she whispered, then nudged them to their feet.

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Noooz!

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Violetkit yawned, she didn't want to get up yet. Morning dew still made the air cool and wet. She wanted to sleep till sunhigh so it was warm and humid. But Smallheart pushed her to her feet. Her eyes were sleepy and she sat down, licking her paw to wake her up, it wasn't working. So she nipped it instead, her eyes shot open and her fur stood up. "Momma! I'm Hungry!" But she knew Smallheart's milk was dry, So far they had to drink from Spottedtail. Violetkit jumped up and placed her two front paws on Smallheart's flank. "Mommmma!" she whined.
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Cedarclaw gave a small smile. "Don't worry about it. Some kits here are just a little grumpy when they're woken up." The tortoiseshell bent down to give Stonekit a lick between the ears. "But you'll just have to get over that, dear. Soon enough you'll have your mentor waking you up at sunhigh for patrols."

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Stonekit wrinkled his little nose when his mother's tongue ruffled to fur on the top of his head. Quickly he used a forepaw to brush it back down as best he could. "Yeah, I know," he mewed before standing up to shake out his pelt. "Sorry, Darkkit," he apologized with a flick of his tail.

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Brightkit turned her head over to the less familiar voices. There were two distinct voices that came from over there, not too far off, but she was also picking up the heavy breathing of sleep, and the lighter breathing of wakefulness. The she-kit was guessing that there were two kits who hadn't said anything yet, one awake and one asleep, making three kits total and their mother.

The silver patched kit then turned in the direction of the she-cat closest to her and her siblings. Violetkit was calling her Momma. Was she really their mother? She lifted her eyelids curiously, but that made no difference. Maybe she is. But the idea of going outside was about as appealing to her as it was to Violetkit. "But I'm tired," she moaned unhappily as Smallheart nudged her to her little paws. But as she stood, Brightkit tried to get a grasp on her surroundings. Her pricked ears could hear a light breeze blowing, but no wind touched her fur. So they had to be somewhere sheltered, and there had to be a way out into the wind. The she-kit looked around toward where she thought the sounds of wind came from. It didn't seem far off. She took a little step in that direction.

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Really?

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Smallheart shook her head and sighed, "Young'uns, it is a beautiful morning! Get up and we can have an early nap before sunhigh. Maybe you will see your father, he hasn't seen yo since you opened your eyes, loves." she smiled. Then turned to Violetkit, "I am sure Spottedtail would give you some milk later, but until then how'bout you lick some dew off of the leaves or Moonspirit can give you some water from her den." When she said Moonspirit the name caught in her throat for a moment. She seemed so exhausted and miserable whenever she saw her. But Smallheart has assured Badgerstep and Moonspirit that the kits would grow up in a full functional family. She wanted to have her own kits soon too, be able to give them milk and such. She wasn't cut-out for the warrior life. She had spent most of her apprenticeship in a den and she was comfortable in the camp. Perhaps she might become a full-time queen one day...

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Playtime

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Violetkit sighed and stepped down from her mother's shoulders. Then she pranced over to Starkit, and head-butted him in the flank. "Get up Sleepy-head! Wake up! Lets go play!" she circled him, jumping up and down. She wanted to play-play-play now that she was up. "Come on!" she raced out of the den, her little tail trailing behind. She tumbled when she tripped over a rock that was lodged in the ground. She somersaulted and landed in a heap of fur, before jumping up and calling for Starkit and Brightkit, "Starkit! Brightkit! Come'on! Lets play!"
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Starkit got his balance and headed for the entrance. But hissed when his sister knocked him in the flank "I am awake" he mewed and he started to run again. He soon came to where he was outside of the nursery he was the first one out and flopped down in the soft grass.

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<Sorryf or late reply. I've been dealing with a bit, and I wasn't sure what this thread was, bahaha...>

QuietKit slowly opened her eyes, and opened her mouth in a yawn, but no noise was made. It was just air going in or out of her mouth. She shook her little ginger head side to side, before rising her orange eyes over to her mother. She smiled lightly.

She started to work her paws against her mother's back paw, letting her fur prickle in pure joy. She loved her mother and father very much, along with all of her siblings. She was different than all of the others. She never spoke. She never purred. You would think her mother would say something, as in asking MoonSpirit if it would be normal or not. Maybe her mother didn't notice yet.

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SpottedTail was still talking with MoonSpirit, due to that stomach ache, which left her Bittykit a bit anxious. He loved her. He was a momma's boy, and no one could deny that. He was always near her, no matter where she went. Although, this time, it seemed as if his mother just slipped away or poofed. She did this when he was sleeping, because she didn't want to worry the young one, of course. He didn't know that. He was just really anxious.

When he did notice that she was missing, the warmth leaving one part of his body, he got up. Smallheart wasn't the one that woke him up. He was up the whole time, shivering, worrying.

He let out a faint mew, "I want mama!"

He shook his head a bit from side to side, and pounced upon his sister, TimberKit.

"Play with me!" he purred, eyes wide with pure excitement.

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The black cat yawned, licking her fur. She was striped with what looked like white or silver, which made her look like a white tiger, yet in opposite colors. She looked up and blinked, and smiled lightly.

"I would love to go out and play," she mewed softly.

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Dundundundun

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Smallheart smiled and walked outside, "Come kits." she purred, "Leave Cederclaw and her kits to sleep." once she was outside again she found a comfortable spot to sit and watch her kits.

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Lalalala

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Violetkit called to Glitterkit, "COME PLAY GLITTERKIT!" she yowled to her, "COME ON!"
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Brightkit had stayed where she was inside the nursery, as she was a bit unsure of what she was supposed to do. She had felt the force of wind go by when her two siblings had rushed past her, but the whole matter of going somewhere was a bit of a puzzle. The silver she-cat grimaced, and looked over to where Glitterkit's quiet mew had come from. "Glitterkit?" she mewed, turning back to take a pawstep or two over to her sister. "Where'd everybody go? Can you help me?" Her little head was cocked to one side. Maybe she just didn't understand what they did.

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Cedarclaw purred softly when she saw a smile on her daughter's light ginger face, and the way she battered her hind paw. She was just so sweet, so well behaved. But... A cloud fell over the tortoiseshell's face. Quietkit was alway so, well, quiet. When she'd gotten her name, it was just because she hadn't been squealing like her brothers. As she'd grown, Cedarclaw had just assumed it was in her nature to be shy. But now, at almost six moons, had she ever really said anything? She raked her brain to remember some sound that had come from the ginger she-kit's mouth, but felt a ball of ice grow in her belly when she found she couldn't remember such a time.

"Quietkit," she mewed gently, licking her cheek, "can you say something for me? I'd love to hear your voice." The smile was back on Cedarclaw's face, but inwardly she was dreading the possibility that her daughter was... No, she told her self firmly. All of my kits are perfect. Nothing is wrong with her. Being shy isn't a crime.

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Care-ful

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Smallheart turned to Brightkit, "This way Brightkit." she mewed, "Towards my voice." she felt sorry for the little scrap. "Come towards my scent."

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Greypool, hadn't really liked the idea of adopting these kits. They weren't his and they were part of a mistake. He had only seen the kits once or twice and even then he didn't want to get to close. What if Greypool had wanted kits With Smallheart now he had to wait till these kits left. He loved Smallheart and he swore to Badgerstep that he would protect them but he could never love them like his own.

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Brightkit lifted her head at the sound of the she-cat's voice. "Okay!" she mewed, taking a long breath of air through her open mouth, letting everything hit her scent glands. Surprisingly, her surroundings became much clearer than when she'd relied solely on her nose. She could smell grass, all the kits and queens, her siblings not far off, and Smallheart with them. The silver she-kit took a couple experimental steps. The scents of her siblings and mother grew stronger. She purred, encouraged, and then headed a little faster toward them.

Though she did start a bit, stopping dead in her tracks, when her left whiskers brushed the exit of the den. Confused, she rubbed her whiskers against it again. She could feel the thin, solid wall there. Brightkit blinked, then leaned to her right and felt the same thing on that side. She mewed quietly to herself, then padded forward again until she thought she was just in front of Smallheart. "Did I do it right?" she asked, hoping she had. The others had been able to do it, after all, so why couldn't she?

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Care-ful-er...

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Smallheart tried to smile, come here love. She put her tail over Brightkit's shoulders and guided her towards the exit. "Can you just smell the fresh-air?" she purred, then licked her on the top of her head. "This way, now go play."

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