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Post by SHADE. :D on Jun 10, 2007 10:12:10 GMT -5
This love has taken
it's toll on me she
said goodbye too
many times before
The sun was high. The forest was swathed in brilliant brightness, every deep green leaf and twig reflecting the sunlight and casting spots of light upon pale grey shadows. The CloudClan camp was filled with the usaul lazy summer mood; apprentices scuffling while warriors shared tongues. Sunhigh passed, slipping ever closer to eveningtide. The warriors returned to their jobs - the apprentices to their training.
Ribbontail lay outside the nursery, her dark sapphire eyes contented. She watched the kits of her fellow queen, Lemonzest, tumble about together a few tail lengths away from her snowy paws. The silver bengal peered proudly down at her swollen stomach. It wouldn't be long now. Not long at all. The bold queen rose to her paws, flinching as a breif pain flashed through her. She sat down clumsily again, blinking. Lemonzest, a dark tabby with yellow eyes, hurried over. "Are you all right?" she fussed.
The young queen nodded with a smile. She was used to sudden pains and being woken by kicks from deep within her. "I'm fine," she purred, gratefully touching her nose to the queen's soft cheek. Ribbontail got to her paws again and hobbled into the nursery, where her soft nest awaited her. She felt weary; she would sleep.Cloakedclaw would visit her in the morning. She knew.Curling up she shut her eyes, lulled into slumber by soft voices and caresses.
Two blue eyes opened wide in the darkness. The first thing Ribbontail noticed was that night had arrived, and Lemonzest and her kits were sleeping near to her. She could hear the soft snuffling of Icelily's four young kits, as well. The second thing she noticed was the pain. She screwed up her face as it burnt through her stomach. It had never been this bad before. Perhaps... No!
She rolled onto her side instinctively as the pain esculated. She shut her eyes tight and whimpered. She didn't want to wake the entire camp by calling out, but she didn't want to be alone, either. Tears sprang to her eyes and slid free as th pain flared up. One of the kits had been born. She was terrified. In the blackness she could not see her kit. Another was born, accompanied by a loud mew of agony. The pain did not go, yet no other kits were arriving. Her head swam as she lost blood. Was she going to die?
All alone?
And her heart is
breaking in front of
me and I have no choice
cos i won't say goodbye
anymore |
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Post by fernie. (: on Jun 10, 2007 13:50:07 GMT -5
Eaglefeather had had a restless night, and had come out into the clearing beside the nursery to get some fresh air. As he heard a loud mew coming from the nursery, he woke from his dozing state. He sprinted straight to the nursery and scanned the inside in the darkness. He could see... Ribbontail, sticky with blood. He could see two newly born kits as well. But... there was too much blood, and it didn't look like it was stopping. He ran swiftly to the queen and whispered, 'I'll get help, hold on!' then sprinted back out of the nursery and to the medicine cat's den. He rushed inside and yowled, 'Dragonflydance! Ribbontail needs you! Her kits... they came, and there's all this blood, too much blood! Help!' |
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Post by KURI. (happy birfday to me :D) on Jun 10, 2007 15:53:52 GMT -5
[ooc || Mind if Crystalkit watches? I've gotta RP her more. It's hard to RP a kit like her... -hopes the plot will start up soon-]
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Post by SHADE. :D on Jun 11, 2007 9:41:52 GMT -5
.ooc; It should be. Pecankit, Crystalkit and Mottledkit have had their dreams. I need Moonkit and Selenekit to have theirs first.
I was so high
I did not recognize
the fire burning
in her eyes
Ribbontail could feel her energy ebbing away. A comforting darkness raked through her silky fur with sharp claws, dragging her down. Down, down, down... An urgent voice grasped at her mind, jerking her back into reality. She recognized the dark tabby face of Eaglefeather. She nodded, her eyes dull. The silver queen sank back into the tempting darkness, only the constant stabs of pain keeping her conscious. Ribbontail could smell only blood and through hazy eyes watched it spread across the nursery floor. Her blood.
Curled in her nest in the medicine den, Dragonflydance was roused by a yowl of urgency. She blinked open her sapphire eyes, noticing the fear in Eaglefeather's voice. She sprang to her paws, emerging from her den. She pricked up her ears. Ribbontail was kitting! She rushed back into her dem. She was determined not to let any of her brother' kits, or his mate, die. She was exhausted from lack of sleep - troubly dreams had kept her awake long nights for moons. But she was filled with energy. Grabbing down cobwebs, marigold, poppy seeds and borage leaves, she dragged them outside. Spitting them out, she turned to Eaglefeather. "Wake Cloakedclaw," she told him. "He'll want to be there." With hat she picked up the herbs and darted towards the nursery.
Ribbontail caught sight of a white blur through her lazy eyes. Her life ws slipping through outstretched paws. Lemonzest stood beside her, nudging her with her muzzle. Two thin, newborn kits lay still on the nursery floor. Tawnykit was licking one. The brown and white kit looked fearfully scared, but carried on with her job nonetheless. Dragonflydance stood over Ribbontail. Turning to Lemonzest, she mewed quickly; "Lick the other kit." The dark queen dipped her head and began to lick the second kit. Dragonflydance licked Ribbontail's face. "It's Dragonflydance. Listen, hang in there. Your going to be fine."
Ribbontail could not understand what the medicine cat was saying. Pain flared inside her and she fell limp. Dragonflydance hissed in frustration. "She's unconscious." She began to urgently lick the silver queen's flanks, stopping the blood flow somewhat. She bandaged the tears with cobwebs, then selected a dark green herb from her pile. Parting the queen's jaws, she chewed the herb and spat it into her mouth. She massaged Ribbontail's hroat with a paw until she swallowed.
Dragonflydance stepped back. Ribbontail was still in pain; her body jerked constantly. Dragonflydance picked out a lighter herb and gave it to the queen. Ribbontail's body spasmed for a few moments, then the last kit was born. Dragonflydance licked the kit clean and placed it down. "Someone, lick!" she commanded. Returning to Ribbontail, she picked up ome borage, making the queen swallow it. Afterward she peeled off he cobwebs and replaced them with a marigold poultice. The white cat sat down, exhausted.
the chaos that controlled
her mind she said
goodbye and she got on
a plane never to return
again |
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Post by fernie. (: on Jun 11, 2007 10:39:45 GMT -5
Eaglefeather did as he was told and sprinted for the warriors den. He scanned it quickly for the shape that was Cloakedclaw. He padded between the nests and shook the other tom awake with his paw. 'Get up! Ribbontail is kitting; she needs you!' he said, in as loud a voice as he could manage in the silent den. |
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Post by Spice..xx on Jun 11, 2007 12:10:02 GMT -5
Dewkit watched the tiny kits being born. Her little nose stung with the tangy smell of blood and her eyes watered. She heard Dragonflydances command and began to lick the tiny kit. Though small, she was very determined and gradually got into a steady rhythm of licking. She snatched some glances at Ribbontail, her heart beating faster as she saw the amount of blood. She hoped and hoped that everything would be ok. [/center][/color] |
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Post by KURI. (happy birfday to me :D) on Jun 12, 2007 7:08:37 GMT -5
Crystalkit shivered as she awoke to the scent of... blood. Her blue eyes flared open in alarm, searching for a warm body to comfort her. Finding no one but Dewkit, she leaned lightly against the kit, watching as Dragonflydance worked the herbs into Ribbontail's mouth. Ribbontail was kitting!
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Post by Spice..xx on Jun 12, 2007 12:48:09 GMT -5
Dewkit jumped as a weight came upon her but she soon knew by her smell that it was Crystalkit. "Would you help me lick this kit? Somethings wrong with Ribbontail." she asked anxiously, before returning to gently but firmly licking the tiny scrap of fur in front of her. [/center][/color] |
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Post by FIREH!! on Jun 12, 2007 16:49:30 GMT -5
Cloakedclaw was awake. He burst out of the den and ran to the nursery. "Ribbontail!" He meowed, running to her side. "Wake up!" He licked her face.
Icelily padded over and took the last kit. She cleaned it up and it began to breathe. "It'll be alright," meowed Icelily to her son. Determined not to let her panic show, she took the kits and began to nurse them while Ribbontail was asleep.
Stripedkit stumbled over. "mma, wha's happenin'?" she mewed groggily.
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Post by SHADE. :D on Jun 13, 2007 11:42:42 GMT -5
Draginflydabce dipped her head to Dewkit and Crystalkit as they licked the last tiny kit. She smiled at her mother as she took over. The white medicine cat licked both kits over the ears, then did the same for Tawnykit. "Well done, you three." She nodded thankfully at Icelily as the white queen nursed Ribbontail's three tiny kits. Dragonflydance padded over to her brother, pressing her soft muzzle against his cheek. "She's asleep," she murmured. "She's lost a lot of blood, but there's a good chance she'll be alright." Dragonflydance gestured with her tail at Icelily. "Mother is nursing your kits, for now. You have three daughters." The white she-cat leaned over Ribbontail, checking her breathing and making sure the bleeding had stopped.
Tawnykit dipped her head in acceptance for Dragonflydance's praise, feeling a rush pf pride. She had helped Ribbontail's kit! The little white and brown kit padded over to her mother, who sat beside Icelily, peering down at CloudClan's newest members. "They're beautiful," she heard Lemonzest murmur. Tawnykit looked don at the damp, wriggling bundles. They didn't look very pretty to her. She watched Indigokit pad over to her. "New kits," the young kit mewed, his dark sapphire eyes bright. |
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Post by Spice..xx on Jun 13, 2007 14:49:52 GMT -5
Dewkit purred with pride at Dragonflydances praise. She dipped her little head to the medicine cat and then touched her nose to Crystalkit. "Thanks for helping me. Lets go see the new kits!" she mewed and hurried over to her sister and her mother. She snuggled into her sister. "They are so sweet!" she breathed, trying not to wake the kits. She looked over at Ribbontail anxiously. "Ribbontail will be ok, wont she?" she asked worridly, looking at her mother with big round eyes. [/center][/color] |
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Post by FIREH!! on Jun 13, 2007 15:24:31 GMT -5
Icelily nodded.
Cloakedclaw sighe with relief. "We have three daughters!" He murmured into his mate's ear. "Thanks, Sis," He meowed, pressing his muzzle into her's.
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Post by KURI. (happy birfday to me :D) on Jun 14, 2007 5:27:50 GMT -5
Crystalkit sighed in relief. Ribbontail would be all right. Smiling, she just sat there and watched the two kits - they were so small! [/center][/color] |
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Post by SHADE. :D on Jun 14, 2007 10:20:52 GMT -5
Dragonflydance dipped her head, hen rasped her tongue over her brother's ear. "I'm just doing my job," she purred to the ginger tabby. "I'm glad I could help." The white she-cat sniffed Ribbontail once more, than turned back to Cloakedclaw. "I should get back to my den. Call me if she seems in pain again. I'll come and check on her in the morning." The pure white she-cat touched noses with her kin before padding out of the nursery.
Tawnykit pressed up beside her sister. "Yeah, it'd be horrible if they're mother died!" she mewed, her eyes shadowed with fear. Lemonzest swept up her two kits in her paws, pulling them close to her warm, soft stomach. "She won't die," she purred, licking her daughters on their heads. "Ribbontail will be fine." Though her daughters could not see, her deep yellow eyes were pricked with uncertainty. She hoped her words were true. Indigokit jumped onto Icelily's side. "Mamma, where's Pappa?" he squeaked.
Ribbontail stirred and shifted her hind legs. She coughed feebly and lifted her head. For a few moments she moved restlessly, then her body curled into a more comfortable position, her head on her silver paws. Her dark blue yes flicked open, and the world wavered around her. "Cloakedclaw!" she cried out in fear, thrashing wildly. "Cloakedclaw!" The traumatimsed queen believed, in her hazy mind, that she was still kitting. |
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Post by Spice..xx on Jun 14, 2007 11:36:27 GMT -5
Dewkit jumped when she watched Ribbontail begin to thrash around. "Mummy what is she doing?" she squealed worridly, pulling herself back into her mother and sister. Ribbontail looked so scared! [/center][/color] |
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Post by FIREH!! on Jun 15, 2007 17:35:57 GMT -5
Cloakedclaw watched his mate. Then, she woke. "Ribbontail! You are finished! Your kits are with Icelily!" He stepped to Ribbontail's side and licked her head, trying to calm her down.
Icelily purred as Indigokit climbed ove her. "He's in the camp." She noticed Ribbontail. "I have your kits," She meowed.
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Post by SHADE. :D on Jun 16, 2007 10:58:17 GMT -5
Ribbontail looked across at Icelily, calming down a bit. "I want to see them," she whispered, kneading the soft nest with her paws. She felt feeble and exhausted, like a leaf crushed beneath strong paws. Her head fell onto her paws as wave of weariness swept over her. She had had no idea having kits would be so painful. Her fur felt matted and sticky, and she cringed. But she flinched away from the idea of grooming where fresh wounds cut her flesh.
Indigokit batted his mother's ears with tiny paws. "I want to be a warrior, too," he murmured, blue eyes huge and glistening with awe at the thought. The small tom slipped and slid down his mother's neck, landing next to a tiny, squirming newborn with a squeak. He poked the damp kit with a forepaw. "Why is it all wet?" He wrinkled his nose in disgust. Tawnykit pressed against her sister as Ribbontail convulsed. Lemonzest licked her kits comfortingly. "She waking up. hat's good," she reassured the little she-kits. |
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Post by FIREH!! on Jun 17, 2007 8:45:58 GMT -5
Icelily nodded. She nudged the kits towards Ribbontail. She laughed and looked at Indigokit. "Not until you become an apprentice." She meowed.
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Post by SHADE. :D on Jun 18, 2007 10:05:59 GMT -5
Ribbontail looked at the three kits. An expression of love sudenly glazed her eyes. The silver queen gently pulled her kits towards her, letting them suckle but being careful not to let their squirming bodies scrape her wounds. Ribbontail licked each she-kit until their fur was fluffed out and their little bodies were warm. She turned soft blue eyes onto the first kit, a silver bengal like herself. She smiled. "Frostkit," she named her. Her eyes turned to the next kit, a beautiful little tortoiseshell and white kit. "Dapplekit," she murmured. She looked at her last kit, and smiled. Her final daughter was white with ginger splotches, just like her grandmother. "Tansykit," she named her. Ribbontail nuzzled into Cloakedclaw, eyes shut.
Indigokit frowned. "But I hve to be six whole moons!" he complained, scraping at the feathery nest with tiny paws. "I'm only two!" The blue-grey sat down sulkily. Tawnykit's eyes suddenly lit up. "We'll be six mons soon," she told her sister excitedly. Lemonzest looked warmly at her kits, but there was an element of sadness in her yellow eyes. She would miss being in the nursery with her children. They were all that she had left to remind her of Cormorantstar. |
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Post by Spice..xx on Jun 18, 2007 11:33:02 GMT -5
Dewkit leapt up at the sound of being an apprentice. "Cool! We'll get to hunt and fight and go on patrols!" she chattered excitedly to her sister, her eyes glimmering. She looked at her mother, serious again. "Will you miss us being in here with you? Will you still be allowed to ber our mummy?" she asked in confusion, now looking quite sad. She cuddled into Lemonzest, breathing in her mothers warm comforting scent. [/center][/color] |
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Post by SHADE. :D on Jun 19, 2007 11:03:14 GMT -5
Lemonzest smiled at the dark grey and white kit. "Of course," she mewed. "I'll always be your mother, silly, even when I go to join StarClan. And of course I'll miss you. It won't be the same without you." The dark queen paused. "Mind you, I'll be glad to get a good nights sleep without, 'Mummy, I have a belly ache!', or, 'Mamma, I had a nightmare!'" She purred in amusement. Tawnykit looked offended. "We don't do that!" she mewed indignantly. |
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Post by Spice..xx on Jun 19, 2007 13:52:49 GMT -5
Dewkit smiled and purred in relief. "Thats good" she said simply, nosing her way back into the open again. She giggled at Tawnykit and then joined in with her sister. "Yeah, we would never do that! We're good kits." she announced happily and smiled her cheeky grin at her mother. [/center][/color] |
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Post by SHADE. :D on Jun 20, 2007 10:03:39 GMT -5
Lemonzest felt a wave of affection for her kits sweep over her, and she pulled them close, rasping her tongue over heir fur protectively. She felt sadness grow inside her. She had longed to return to her warrior duties for a long time now, despite her love for her kits. But at the moment she would rather stay in the nursery with the little she-cats forever. She would miss them so much, though they'd only be a den away from her. Lemonzest felt anxiety prick at her fur. What if they got injured, or even killed? She shuddered. Tawnykit wriggled free. "Hey!" she protested. "I'm not little anymore, like them." She flicked her tail in Indigokit's direction. |
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Post by Spice..xx on Jun 20, 2007 14:05:39 GMT -5
Dewkit smiled and wriggled half heartedly like Tawnykit but she stayed where she was. She was enjoying this affection from her mother. She knew that she wasny going to be able to have this with lemonzest for much longer. Soon she would be an apprentice. Dewkit sighed and snuggled into her mother even more, cherishing the moment. [/center][/color] |
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Post by SHADE. :D on Jun 21, 2007 9:50:25 GMT -5
Lemonzest brushed her nose against Dewkit's cheek. She had always been the gentler of the two sisters. Tawnykit shook herself, the damp fur between her ears sticking up in little wet spikes. The brown and white kit pounced on the sulking Indigokit, hissing; "I'll rip your tail off, rargh, I'm Tawnystar, leader of CloudClan!" Indigokit squealed in shock, then responded. "Well I'm Indigostar, leader of MoonClan, and I'll claw your fur off!" The blue-grey kit grappled with his friend furiously, showing sharp white fangs. |
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Post by Wolf on Jun 21, 2007 12:12:45 GMT -5
Bright yellow eyes flashed curiously in the shadows and Hailkit padded forwards, head held high. "Well I'm Hailstar, and I'm the most strongest cat in the forest!" He mewed.
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Post by SHADE. :D on Jun 22, 2007 9:34:24 GMT -5
Inigokit struggled free of Tawnykit's thrashing paws, and threw himself joyfully on his pale coated brother. The blue-grey kit batted the white tom's ears with chubby paws, blue eyes gleaming with mischeif. "I have nine lives of StarClan! I will never, ever, ever die!" The kit squealed happily. Tawnykit shook herself and licked a paw, her eyes flashing. |
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Post by Wolf on Jun 22, 2007 12:18:32 GMT -5
"I never die either! I'm too much strongerer than all the other cats and they cant defeat me in all my powerfulness!" Meowed Hailkit, bouncing up and down.
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Post by SHADE. :D on Jun 23, 2007 6:18:38 GMT -5
Indigokit crouched, wiggling his haunnches playfully in the air. "In that case, I'm Indigostorm, your deputy! Rargh, rargh, we'll kill you, Tawnystar!" The blue-grey kit hurled himself at Tawnykit, landing on her back. The brown and white kit crumpled under Indigokit's weight, though she was considerably bigger. Tawnykit rolled over, pinning Indigokit with her paws. "Ha, you'll never defeat me!" she hissed. "Come on, O Mighty Hailstar, save your precious deputy!" |
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Post by FIREH!! on Jun 23, 2007 7:01:30 GMT -5
"Well I'm Stripedstar, leader of Eclipseclan. I am gentle and compassionate. I say STOP THIS FIGHTING!" She swatted a paw over her brother's ears.
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