.what is waiting for me?

[razor]

_{Butterflypaw's breathing was uneven as she walked silently back to camp, she had no idea what she was going to say. She could make out the kittens where Butterscotches though he was never agree, she didn't want to say she found them. They where her kittens and looked like her, maybe a relative or something. She let out a soft moan of confusion out though it was oddly muffled by the fur of her two kittens. Her neck was strained carrying Treekit and Barrenkit and her back hurt where she had carefully placed her other kit. Hollykit was sitting on her back asleep as her mother walked. It was night-time and she hoped she would get in unnoticed yet, it was most highly unlikely. Closing one eyes she nosed her way into camp, her pawsteps quiet as she looked around.}

[FIREH!!]

Icelily watched the apprentice walk into camp and remembered the last apprentice who had kits. Sunjinx was only an apprentice when she had her frist kits too, thought Icelily. She had been in the nursery with her first litter when that had happened. "Hello, young one," meowed Icelily, to Butterflypaw.

[razor]

_{Butterflypaw swung round and stared at Icelily, Hollyit who had been resting on her back gave a mew and tumbled off her. In a quick movement she set the two kits in her mouth down and lay down, letting her daughter fall onto her soft stomach. She let out a breath of relief and let them suckle for a while before she remembered Icelily was there, she blicked and sat up her children huddled at her stomach. "Wh-wh.. hello Icelily" she mewed rather squeakily, it seemed she had lost all will to speak at all.}

[FIREH!!]

"Are those yours?" she asked, "Do you want help moving them to the Nursery?"

[razor]

_{"I.. those.." she trailed off, Icelily hadn't questioned her or anything. Smiling she nodded ehr head and gently picked up Hollykit and Barrenkit, "will you please take Treekit" she murmured through a mouthful of fur began she began to walk slowly over to the Nursery, her eyes still anxious and worried.}

[FIREH!!]

"Of course," bending down to pick up the kitten, Icelily once again remembered Sunjinx. She shook her head and followed Butterflypaw. "They are beautiful," she remarked once they were in the Nursery. "They sort of look like Butterscotch..."

[razor]

_{Butterflypaw chuckled nervously before laying down, her kits coming voter to her stomach and suckling once more. She looked over at Icelily her eyes trouble as she heaved another sigh. "I've been bad Icelily" she murmured quietly, eyes on the ground. She had been bad, she had feel in love with another Clan cat, she'd be banished. Shaking her head she let out a quiet mew of sorrow and buried her head into the belly's over her tiny kittens.}

[FIREH!!]

"What have you done, dear Butterflypaw?" she asked, cocking her head to one side.

[razor]

_{"I've mated with a Tom from another clan and now.. and now I'm going to be banished and made to watch my kits freeze to death in that snow" she meowed her voice starting to crack as tears dribbled down her fine dusky cream cheeks.}

[FIREH!!]

"I'm sure Cormorantstar will be nicer than that... He almost mated with a she-cat from another clan... Skytomb stopped him but he'll understand your pain. Don't worry. Now get some rest. Those kits need their milk. I'll bring you some food. Hold on," Icelily dissapeared for a moment and reappeared with a rabbit for Butterflypaw and a vole for herself. "Here you go," she meowed, passing the rabbit along.

[SHADE. :D]

"Whose kits are these?" asked a bright voice. It was Sunjinx. hen she saw Butterflypaw, her gree eyes narrowed. "I have reason to believe you've broken the warrior code, Butterflypaw. Now's your chance to tell me I'm wrong.

[FIREH!!]

"Oh Sunjinx, relax. Do you remember your first litter? When you were an Apprentice as well?'' she smiled. "I was there. Don't you forget."

[razor]

_{Smiling softly at Icelily she took a bite out of the rabbit, this just as Sunjinx came in. Her pupils shrunk and a sudden fear nipped at her spine. "They're.. they're.. the father is-" she stuttered slowly, breathing hitching when suddenly Butterscotched walked in and curled up beside her lovingly licking her on the head. "They're mine, I'm the father Sunjinx, calm down" he purred softly. Butterflypaw breathing out slowly and nuzzled Butterscotch, silently thanking him.}

[FIREH!!]

Icelily smiled as she realized these kits were her neices and nephews. "Well, I have some neices and nephews then, don't I?"

[SHADE. :D]

Sunjinx raised her eyebrows at the pair. "What makes you think I was talking about the father?" she hissed suspiciously. "Bit hasty to cover it up, aren't you?" She added forwards and sniffed each kit. She detected a faint trace of SerenityClan on Barrenkit's ear, and smiled coldly at the apprentice. Sunjin was usaully a cheerful, friebdly cat, but she knew from her own remembrances what its like to break the warrior code. Cagedstar, the leader at he time, had made her abandon one of her kits, Ruttedkit, in the snow to die as punishment. Just remember; I'm watching you," she meowed, eyes narrow. Her expression said, I know.

[razor]

_{Butterflypaw let out a wail and held her kittens close, "its Octoberpaw, alright, there, go screech to the heavens about it Sunjinx, I don't care, may you and the LONER Silver have a happy life with many kits, lets all hope mine just die" she cried out and turned herself away, softly crying into Hollykits long beautiful fur.}

[FIREH!!]

"Don't say that," murmured Icelily to Butterflypaw. She licked her between the ears in comfort.

[brook]

Cormorantstar was doing his daily nursery check up but today would be different. When he reached the nursery he thought of Lonelyheart. How he would have to tell her they could not be together. He knew she would have to understand. As he walked closer, he pushed the thought out of his mind. As he appeared the entrance of the Nursery he let out a mrrow in amusement. "Icelily! I though you were back to being a war-" He was cut off buy the site of Butterflypaw and her kits. He opened his mouth to say something but nothing came out. "Uhh..."was all that did as he stared at the kits.

[razor]

_{She turned round as Cormorantstar walked in, that Warrior Sunjinx must of told of her. Tears streaked down her cheeks again, "Don't banish me Cormorantstar, I didn't mean to do anything wrong!" she wailed loudly, pulling her kits close to her chest.}

[brook]

Cormorantstar thought for a long moment about what to say to the crying she-cat. She had broken the warrior code but he had too. Luckily Skytomb had brought the sense back into him. He looked at the tiny kits and his gaze turned soft. "Just tell me who the father in and I shall not banish you. You will be punished though because apprentices cat have kits but I still would like to know who fathered these kits,"he meowed to the Butterflypaw.

[razor]

_{Butterflypaw looked at the ground and have a small hiccough [<3] before she looked up at her leader her eyes still round and glassy. Pushing a few tears away she sighed; "Octoberpaw, from SerenityClan is the F-Father" she mewed softly. Butterscotch licked her between the ears, he knew Octoberpaw, quite a nice tom. Standing up he shook his head before moving to sit beside Icelily.}

[brook]

Cormorantstar looked at the ground and nodded. "Thank you for telling the truth, Butterflypaw,"he murmured solemly,"That was all that I wanted." He could not stop true love so he wouldn't try. He nodded again and turned away. He could feel tears coming but he could not cry so he just padded back to his den, tail dragging across the soft mud ground, head down as well.

[razor]

_{"Thank you.." she murmured quietly after him before looking back to her kittens. Butterscotch got up and walked after Cormorantstar. "You have a good heart" he murmured gently, giving the tom a gentle nudge in the side with his silky nose.}

[brook]

Cormorantstar looked up, his eyes were glossy with tears that would fall soon. He didn't know what to say. Lately everyone seemed to be hating him for falling in love with another she-cat and now he just let a cat do almost the same thing as he did. But he liked the feeling. The feeling of doing something good. Maybe not for the whole Clan but for a couple in love and that was in his eyes more important then anything. "Thank you,"was all at first but then he smiled and turned to the tom. "Watch over Butterflypaw will you?"he asked kindly and when you can't ask Lemonzest. I'm sure she will have nothing to do now that her apprentice in in the Nursery."

[razor]

^{He nodded his head and chuckled, he most probably knew Butterflypaw better than anyone. Licking his lips he stretched out his paws and licked his Leaders shoulder. "I don't think you should leave her" he breathed into the Toms ear before turning ang loping back to the Nursery to tend to Butterflypaw.}

[FIREH!!]

"I told you he would be nice to you about it," meowed Icelily. Her tone was soft. "Don't worry. Butterscotch and I will look after you."

[razor]

_{Butterflypaw smiled, and began to laughed. She licked Butterscotched nose and fell abck to eat another chunk of rabbit, licking her lips she soon drifted off to a pleasant sleep.}

[FIREH!!]

Icelily smiled as Butterflypaw slept. "Soo.." meowed Icelily to Butterscotch.

[brook]

^{Cormorantstar looked back at Butterscotch with a questionable look. He had a feeling he knew what it ment but the majority of the Clan was proud that he was leaving Lonelyheart. He looked up at the sky. It was getting dark and Cormorantstar had to be there soon. He padded quickly across the clearing and out of camp.}