xx sunshine on a cloudy day

[kee :]]

ooc// Thymie left to go get Scrawltale. o.o

[(aurora) of the problematique]

_{((o.O? What about it?))}

[Spice..xx]

_{Petaldance nodded and picked up the last of the kits. She held the little bundle gently in her jaws and went to the other side of Sunheart, pressing up against her to support her friend. She looked at Spicetalon and Sunheart. "Shall we move?" she asked, her voice muffled by the kit she held in her mouth. She gestured with her tail towards the nursery to show what she had said and waited patiently beside Sunheart, supporting her weight.}[/color]

[kee :]]

ooc// You asked Thymie to get Spicetalon but Spicetalon over heard and came over anyway. You posted it after Thymie left...

[(aurora) of the problematique]

<sub>((Sunny was talking to Petaldance o.o ...))

Sunheart smiled at Spicetalon and Petaldance, grateful for their support. The queen struggled to keep to her feet, but, having a sudden surge of adrenaline, she was still able to make it to the nursery. "Thanks," she said softly, laying down. Even the tiniest walk from the medicine cat den to the nursery exhausted her to the brink. She smiled when her kits nuzzled her for warm milk and she laid herself down on her side. She gestured with her tail for Spicetalon to allow for some alone time with Petaldance.

"Is something wrong?" Sunheart asked in a tired voice that brimmed with concern.</sub>

[Spice..xx]

_{ooc:Oops sorry Aurrie, i thought you were speaking to Thyme as well :S lol. And are you talking to Petal now?? Lol sorry my brain isnt working .}

[(aurora) of the problematique]

_{((^^; yeah ))}

[Spice..xx]

_{Petaldance walked slowly next to Sunheart, the little kit swaying in her jaws. As they arrived in the nursery Petaldance lay the kit down next to its mother and stepped back. She licked a paw and drew it over an ear a few times. Her lilac-blue eyes blinked to Sunhearts grey ones. "No nothing..." she said, shuffling nearer to her friend. She looked down at all the kits lovingly then back at Sunheart. "Are you okay?" she asked her friend, twitching one of her ears where an itch was developing.}[/color]

[FIREH!!]

_{Spicetalon carried the young kit to the nursery and dropped it off to Sunheart. He gave her a quick lick over the ears before backing out. He then went to sit in front of the Medicine Den, ears angled towards the den to listen for any kind of trouble.}

[kee :]]

ooc// Sorry I misread it.

[(aurora) of the problematique]

<sub>((it's okay. no harm done lol))

Sunheart's concerned glance wavered and then disappeared as she nuzzled her kits against her stomach, licking them maternally. She then lifted up her head, shaking it. "No, I'm fine..."

She looked away, knowing deep in her heart that Grayfalcon was going to die and that there was nothing in the world she could do about it. Her tail drooped and she laid down fully.

"Thanks, Petaldance. I couldn't have done it without you..."</sub>

[Spice..xx]

<sub>Petaldance smiled and licked her friend gently over the ear. "My pleasure. Would you like you like to be alone with the kits now?" she asked, as Sunheart looked worn out. She stood and stretched, ready to leave if Sunheart didnt want her to stay.

[ooc]*Cringes* really bad post, sorry.</sub>

[(aurora) of the problematique]

<sub>((Lol, it's okay))

Sunheart nodded wearily. "Sure," she said, resting her head down on her soft, warm bed of moss. To the lullaby of purring and kits suckling, the small Rex she-cat soon fell into a dreamless sleep. "'Night, Petaldance."

Maverickkit greedily drank his fill before unlatching and curling up into a cute little ball of ginger fluff next to his mother's side.

((v__v Mine wasn't much better lol))</sub>

[Spice..xx]

<sub>[ooc]Lol oh well .

[bic]"Night Sunheart" Petaldance replied to ger friend. She walked quietly out of the den and over to the fresh-kill pile. It was running a little low. She chose a fat vole and padded back to the nursery with it. She laid it near to Sunheart and then crept back outside again. She chose a small mouse for herself and ate it quickly. It was gone with a few bites and Petaldance began to groom herself while looking around. She knew she should go hunting but who with? She had always gone with Sunheart, but now she had kits, and Petladance didnt think she had anyone to go with.</sub>[/color]

[FIREH!!]

_{A couple hours later, a grey cat struggled into the nursery. His breath came in ragged gasps, and he knew he was almost dead. Sunheart... He gasped, his voice rasping horribly. Sunheart. He cried again. His life was quickly ebbing away, but he wanted her to see him. Greyfalcon dropped his head onto her flank and took a longing glance at the kits around her stomach. They will be strong. They don't need me. He thought in despair, as Sphynxkit leaped blindly onto Maverickkit's back. He laughed feebly.}

[(aurora) of the problematique]

_{Her head lifted tiredly as she turned, eyes groping for sight in the dark. "Greyfalcon?" she whispered, finally spying her mate. "Darling, what are you doing? You should be in the medicine den! You'll hurt yourself!" Her little tail curled faintly around him. She sighed and tilted her head. He's dying anyway. What's the use? He probably just wanted to see me for the last time. Maverickkit let out a tiny irate squeak at Sphinxkit, hitting her ear blindly with his tiny paw. He wriggled away from his annoying sister, pressing against Toweringkit instead.}

[FIREH!!]

<sub>The grey shadow gasped for breath. Can't... Be... Hurt... Anymore... Starclan is calling... He finally meowed. The tom looked at her, the light fading from his eyes. I love you, Sunheart. Take care of our kits..... With his final words, the light faded, and his eyes shut for the last time. His head rested on her flank, as if he were sleeping, but he wasn't breathing. The spirit had headed off to Starclan.

Sphynxkit hissed and leaped at her brother, slamming into Toweringkit instead. She squealed an apology and attacked Maverickkit.

ooc;; Comic relief, eh?</sub>

[Spice..xx]

_{In the time that has passed Petaldance had gone out hunting and had a quick nap in the warriors den. Now as she sat outside in the weak sun she say Greyflacon struggle to the nursery. She watched with her eyes full of sadness. She finished grooming herself and sat and stared at the nursery. Finally she could not wait any longer and she padded to the nursery quietly. As her slender form entered the den she felt her heart drop. She knew this had been coming but it was still hard to take. Greyfalcon was dead. She said nothing, just went to sit by Sunheart. Petaldance rested her head against Sunhearts. A single tear fell from her lids and landed on Sphinxkits head. She bent down and licked it off gently but looking at the kits made her even sadder. For they would never truly know their father.}[/color]

[(aurora) of the problematique]

<sub>((LOL))

Maverickkit growled and batted a weak paw at his sister twice before separated by his mother's rounded head as she wept against the moss of her bed. The little ginger fuzzball didn't have a clue why the purring she-cat--the one imprinted on him as Mother--was crying but he felt that stir in his little soul to huddle against her. He curled up against her jaw, trying to vibrate like she did whenever she was feeding him. That thing she called purring. Sunheart nuzzled against Maverickkit and Greyfalcon, drifting aimlessly between consciousness and sleep. She saw Petaldance and flashed her best friend a gentle smile. The ginger Rex fell into a deep sleep.</sub>

[FIREH!!]

<sub>Sphynxkit shook her head as a giant drop landed on her head, and she felt a tongue wipe it off. She felt her mother's sadness, and nuzzled into her, comforting her.

Spicetalon noticed Greyfalcon. He stuck his head into the nursery, gasped, murmured a few words of comfort, and raced to Amethystar's den.</sub>

[kee :]]

Toweringkit was asleep through most of the tramatic episodes occurring before his closed eyes. His body didn't move and he felt totally unaware of his surroundings until something knocked against him and a squeal errupted from his tiny mouth. He strained his neck to smell the air. It tell back down and he curled up in a little ball, trying to ignore the sounds of crying from his mother and yowls from his siblings. He crawled away from Maverickkit and curled up against his mother's paw, trying to sneak himself under for a tad of warmth before drifting off into sleep. He breathed in the scent one more time, for it was the last time he would ever smell his father.