~Moonlit Night~

[fernie. (:]

Leopardflight was lazing in the nursery, moonlight filtering through a gap in the roof. Her stomach bulging with new life, it suddenly rippled with a tremor that shook her body. She lay still, the agony subsiding, then another spasm came, followed by another. Her kits were coming and she knew it. 'Runespell!!!' she shrieked, gasping for breath. The nursery was empty apart from her, and she didn't want to have to do this alone. The spasms were coming thick and fast now, making the young queen shake in agony. The first kit was born, its dappled coat stuck close to its body. Two more came soon, both tabbies with white chests, both looking healthy. Leopardflight was exhausted now, gasping and wailing quietly. Then the last kit came, dappled like the first one. It was over. She nudged her four kits towards her belly so they could suckle, and licked their fur until it was dry. She then decided to name them. She touched the dappled one that had been born first, a healthy tom. 'Ryekit.' she named him. The two tabbies, both she kits, were very pretty once their fur was dry. 'Pecankit, Hazelkit.' she purred. The last kit, a smaller dappled tom, was still to be named. 'Grainkit.' she sighed. She lay back, happy.

[SHADE. :D]

Runespell had been lying sullenly in the warriors' den, chin rested dejectedly on his paws. He, Murdercalling and Leopardflight had not been able to get hold of Sorrowstar, so they had not been able to report the SerenityClan intruder. The lean brown tabby tom unsheathed his long black claws, sinking them into the grass. He felt lonely. He did not know where Murdercalling was, and Leopardflight had long since started sleeping in the nursery.
When the cry came, clear as day, Runespell jumped to his paws, pushing his way out of he warriors' den, ears pricked. The cry appeared to have come from the nursery, and it took him no more than a heartbeat to recognize his mate's voice. "Leopardflight!" he yowled, thrusting his way through the bramble wall of the nursery in his haste to get to his mate. He ignored the scratches cut into his body by the prickly branches, and broke free to stand over Leopardflight. As she kitted, he licked her face and neck to calm her. Before he knew it, four perfect kits nestled into his mate's soft belly, and he collapsed beside her.
As she named each kit, his smile grew wider.He watched as Pecankit wriggled about, kneading her mother's belly with fat, fluffy white paws. He thrust his nose into Leopardflight's fur, speechless.

[fernie. (:]

Leopardflight purred when she felt her mate beside her, and lay back in the warm nursery. 'Our beautiful kits.' she sighed, staring at the four scraps of life.

[SHADE. :D]

Runespell licked Leopardflight's muzzle, pressing his nose against her's. "I love you," he whispered into her ear, before turning his gaze onto the four mewling kits at his mate's belly. He felt a burst of pride. He noticed a fluffy tabby and white she-kit that looked just like him, and a paler tabby tom that looked a little like Leopardflight. Pecankit and Ryekit. Then there was little Hazelkit and Grainkit...

[fernie. (:]

'I love you too.' Leopardflight gazed at her kits too, beautiful Hazelkit, with tabby fur like Runespell's, and Grainkit, with fluffy, dappled fur like her own. She was bursting with pride. The kits quieter now that they had settled, and suckling contentedly.

[FIREH!!]

Murdercalling rushed in. "What's wrong?" he asked.

[SHADE. :D]

Runespell looked up as he heard a new voice, but the scent of the new cat told him it was safe. He got gingerly to his paws and padded over to his brother, breifly covering the tortoiseshell tom's mouth with his tabby-striped tail. He flicked his ears towards his mate, a smile on his lips. "She kitted," he mewed simply, guiding his brother closer. "There's two she-cats and two toms; Pecankit, Hazelkit, Ryekit and Grainkit."