~ TWISTEDKIT OF WINDCLAN ~
Twistedkit followed Twilightstar out of the leader's den. Her legs were tired from all the adventures she'd had recently, but she hurried along, not wanting to be left behind. Her unusually long and extremely mangled tail, compared with her little kit-body, made her lurch this way and that; her gait was clumsy. Soft sand clung to her paws, and she was reminded of playing in the sand with Hickorykit, now Hickorypaw. It also made her slip and slide more than usual. Twistedkit was lucky she didn't fall over. Eventually, they reached the nursery. The young kit looked around hopefully, wanting to see if Willowsky was in there. She had to turn her head extra far because she only had one eye she could see out of. The other was cloudy and colorless, with pale gray and white swirling together. Twistedkit hadn't seen her reflection as far as she could remember, but she had an idea of what she looked like. Willowsky talked about it a lot, after all.
Unfortunately, there was no sign of her mother's soft, gray-splotched black fur or gleaming blue eyes. Either way, Twistedkit couldn't see very far into the entrance because they had stopped outside of it. Twilightstar sat down, so the young kit did the same, feeling relieved because her legs weren't so tired anymore. She panted, loosening her jaw so that it hung in a very disturbing way. Twilightstar called for a queen named Fireflame. Twistedkit frowned. She knew the names of every queen and kit in the nursery, and this one was familiar to her. However, she didn't know most of the other cats that well.
Fireflame... Ah, yes, the lilac-colored queen! Interesting how she was named that, because Twistedkit had been told that fire was orange, red, and yellow...
Twistedkit's extremely small ears pricked as Twilightstar called her name, beckoning her to sit a bit farther up, next to her. The she-kit scrambled obediently to her paws and went to sit right next to the lilac-gray leader. She righted her jaw, looking up at her with big eyes. It was odd, being given orders without the risk of being nipped. Twistedkit half-expected the leader to yell at her for something, but she didn't know what for, and she kept having to remind herself that Willowsky's behavior was apparently not normal.
She's just sick, Twistedkit reminded herself.
She's not bad. Willowsky couldn't be bad. Twistedkit loved her so much.
Her mood improved when Twilightstar mentioned friends.
"Friends!" she squeaked excitedly. Her voice sounded a bit worse than normal, which was typical right after letting her jaw hang loose.
"Hickorypaw and Shattervenom and Laurelpaw!" The three cats flashed through her mind, and the thoughts of them made her excited. They were her friends! They were gonna stay in the nursery with her! They could all play together and have a ton of fun!
I wish Willowsky could see me, though, Twistedkit thought. The dark cloud which had drifted away at the reminder of her friends came back.
Maybe she'd be happier if she heard of all my fun adventures and saw all the friends I've made!
Fireflame appeared. Twistedkit looked at the queen as she approached, but her gaze was fixed on Twilightstar, not her. The black she-kit wasn't bothered. Was Fireflame nice? Did she nip or yell or shove? If it wasn't normal, then surely she didn't... but Willowsky had done it, so it couldn't be too not-normal? Twistedkit didn't want to interrupt Fireflame and Twilightstar, but she couldn't help herself. The small she-kit rose to her paws and looked up at the lilac-furred queen, tipping her head to one side to see as much as she could out of her good eye.
"Hello!" she squeaked; her voice sounded a bit better.
"I'm Twistedkit." She wanted to say more, then stopped herself. What if they got mad at her? She could feel the phantom pain in her scruff as she imagined Willowsky nipping her. But these cats didn't do that, right? Twistedkit was excited to meet Fireflame, but she also worried that she had spoken out of turn. The black she-kit ducked her head shyly, peeking out of the corner of her eye due to the curiosity that overtook her. Were they mad at her for speaking, or were they okay with it? Willowsky's behavior and that of her Clanmates' was warring in her mind - they seemed fine when she spoke - , and Twistedkit wasn't sure if they'd be okay or mad.
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