RiverClan Nursery

[Starfall]

@Ever
ahh sorry! I'll edit that in /v\

[Hexict]

( @starfall - is it okay if i don't roleplay Jaggedkit until the time skip? i just don't like roleplaying newborns since their capabilities are so restricted... )

[Teza]

Originally Posted by starfall

@Liquoris @Nighty

The small molly blinked her eyes open and let out a yawn, her small, white, sharp teeth visible through the motion. The grey molly looked up at her mother then down at her sister, otterkit. She flicked her ear and twitched her whiskers "I may in a bit, but be careful, you don't want to attract a fox with all of your wailing" she stated her head held high. The young kit didn't really like roughhousing with her siblings, she knew they were fairly stronger than her and she didn't like it when she lost. Poolkit licked her maw and shifted her weight to one side and grinned down at her sibling "I don't think I ever told you the story where I killed a fox." she said whistfully, her green gaze gleamed with amusement. Stories were her favorite, especially when they were about herself.

Originally Posted by Nighty

The little gray and orange dappled she kit shook herself awake. She blinked open her eyes, which revealed a beautiful color of leaf green, topped with light brown centers, closest to her pupils. She smiled immediately, seeing her other siblings were awake. Otterkit, wanting to play, and it seemed Poolkit was getting ready to tell a story. Bouncing into full awareness, the little fluff ball sat up, eyes turned expectantly to Poolkit. Smiling she mewed in her sweet voice, "You killing a fox? No way, let me hear it!" Her tail flicked wildly behind her in excitement as she scooted forwards, leaning closer to hear the tale her sister was ready to tell.

Otterkit tilted her head in confusion. "I call mousedung! You're the same age as us, how could you have killed a fox?" she asked, disbelief filling her voice as she spoke. Whatever Poolkit was concocting was a lie, and the blue aby knew it. There was simply no way she could have killed a fox. They had barely been able to leave the Nursery for Starclan's sake! "Why would a fox want to mess with you anyway? Your stench would only drive them away!" Otterkit didn't know why she had said that. She had meant to only be playful with her sibling but it came out quite rude indeed. Well, what's done is done. There's no taking it back now. 'Birchstep is going to have my head for that one,' she thought, pinning her ears in regret for her own words.

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Birchstep lightly rolled her eyes at her kits, wondering where Poolkit had even heard of a fox. She certainly hadn't spoken of them before, but that didn't really matter now, did it? She watched in admiration at Poolkit's creativity, then glared as she heard Otterkit's words. "Otterkit!" she growled. "While it is absurd that your sister killed a fox, it is still not right to say that to her. Apologize. Now." The fluffy queen hated being cross with her kits, but it had to be done. Otherwise they'd never learn. "Poolkit, I think we'd all love to hear your story," she said once Otterkit apologized, hoping she hadn't noticed that she also called out her daughter on her slight trickery. She simply didn't wish to stifle the young kit's creativity.

[Brilliance]

Originally Posted by Dark Melody

Splashheart didnt miss the wince, and instead of feeling hurt, an amused expression flickered across her face. Her mate wasnt scared of her, she knew that, but he definitely was being cautious. Good. The last thing Splashheart wanted was to stay angry with him. And even with these moodswings, she still couldnt.

Splashheart shut her eyes as he returned the affection, for once since this had started feeling no annoyance toward it. Instead she welcomed it with a small purr deep in her chest, treasuring this moment. Because in the next heartbeat she could be as vicious as an angry as a fox.

Splashheart knew she was confusing the Tom. Heck, she was confusing herself. She didnt understand how these mood swings worked, how would she? She'd never been through this before. "I think this'll be our only litter," She commented quietly to her mate, ears flicking.

"Boy, isnt that good news." A familiar orange shape slid into the nursery, and Splashheart smiled slightly. It was Foxthorn, his green gaze glimmering as he smirked at his sister. He shook out his fur and padded forward, a vole clamped securely in his jaws.

"Brought you some food sis," He dropped the vole and looked down at the remains of the squirrel, ears flicking in amusement. "Oh. You've already eaten. Well then i'll just take the vole back and--"

"Uh, no," Splashheart clamped a paw down on the voles tail, glaring weakly up at her brother. "Im pregnant you moron, so im taking this and im eating it."

Foxthorn's whiskers quivered. "Feisty." He teased, stepping back when she lashed out at him, with her claws might I add. "Dang girl, trying to kill your favorite brother, how rude."

"Rowr." Splashheart bared her teeth mockingly before lowering her head, taking a huge bite of the vole.

"Grahr." Foxthorn growled back playfully, shaking his fur out again. He ignored Splashheart's glare and turned his attention to Mixedfur, whiskers twitching with amusement. "Is she like this all the time?" He asked, tipping his head faintly as Splashheart continued to glower in his direction between bites of the vole.

Mixedfur nuzzled the side of his mate's cheek, purring. He was happy that she wasn't having any mood swings with him for once, and he settled down beside her again. At hearing her voice, the tom flickered his ears, laughing. ''Alright, Splashy. Remember those words. No more kits.'' He teased, and inwardly felt happy at the mention. If she was hard to maintain during her first pregnancy, he couldn't even think about how it would be through second pregnancy. That would be a tougher ride than the one he was on now.

His eyes quickly landed on another tom who entered into the nursery. Knowing it was Splashheart's brother, the tom felt untensed, and he mustered to give a smile in greeting. He laughed when Splashheart instantly took the vole. ''Yeah, she needs all the food she can get. But, don't worry, you'll have to run a lot of that weight off once these kits are weaned.'' He joked, looking down as his mate devoured the food in front of her. He wondered if it would be enough to keep her full, but he doubt it. She was pregnant. She would be always hungry, and sometimes she wouldn't want anything to do with food. Mixedfur didn't understand this, but he wasn't a she-cat, so he couldn't decipher it.

Instead, he sat up, brushing his pelt against his queen. He gave Foxthorn a deep chuckle. ''You have no idea...we can tag team if you'd like? I have to stay in here with her. We need our time together. Isn't that right, love?'' The mixed colored tom enjoyed playing around with his mate. He laid his tail across her back in a gingerly manner. For some odd reason, he felt that she was going to snap at him, and when she did, he would have to embrace. ''Pfft, she's been feisty even before she got pregnant.''

[lilith]

@Raine <3

The small white bundle of fur stretched out slightly as she took a mighty yawn. Slowly opening her mix matched eyes she glanced over to the side seeing her brother still pretty much a sleep. Sighing softly she pushed away from her brother getting in a seated position she let her gaze wonder the large den her whiskers twitched slightly. It hadn't been long since she had opened her eyes for the first time and boy was she happy she had done so. There was so much to see so little time to look at them all. Sighing softly she would hope she wouldn't have to wait for her brother to wake from his slumber. She wanted to go out and see the world for what it is. Not be cramped in this area for a rather long time. Sighing she looked over to him once more.

[wren]

Originally Posted by turtle

@Raine <3

The small white bundle of fur stretched out slightly as she took a mighty yawn. Slowly opening her mix matched eyes she glanced over to the side seeing her brother still pretty much a sleep. Sighing softly she pushed away from her brother getting in a seated position she let her gaze wonder the large den her whiskers twitched slightly. It hadn't been long since she had opened her eyes for the first time and boy was she happy she had done so. There was so much to see so little time to look at them all. Sighing softly she would hope she wouldn't have to wait for her brother to wake from his slumber. She wanted to go out and see the world for what it is. Not be cramped in this area for a rather long time. Sighing she looked over to him once more.

It was the simple movement in the felines chest that told you he was still alive. It was fernkit. A small dainty kit nestled next to his sister rainkit. Than a sneeze shook the kittens whole body and his eyes jerked open. He was silent for a moment before raising himself to his small pearl white paws. He blinked his bicolored eyes at the light outside of the nursery before noticing that his sister rainkit had been awaiting his arrival out of his dreams. He gave a small smile and curled his small tail around his paws. The small Tom kitten rubbed his nose delicately with his small paw before sneezing again. He frowned and lapped at his chin than at his nose. "Goodmorning" he meows with a small smile. Drawing his gaze down at his fur, than nibbled at the moss embedded deep into his fur. Some at his shoulder some on his chest and flanks. Removing them too look as presentable as possible.

[lilith]

Originally Posted by Raine

It was the simple movement in the felines chest that told you he was still alive. It was rainkit. A small dainty kit nestled next to his sister fernkit. Than a sneeze shook the kittens whole body and his eyes jerked open. He was silent for a moment before raising himself to his small pearl white paws. He blinked his bicolored eyes at the light outside of the nursery before noticing that his sister fernkit had been awaiting his arrival out of his dreams. He gave a small smile and curled his small tail around his paws. The small Tom kitten rubbed his nose delicately with his small paw before sneezing again. He frowned and lapped at his chin than at his nose. "Goodmorning" he meows with a small smile. Drawing his gaze down at his fur, than nibbled at the moss embedded deep into his fur. Some at his shoulder some on his chest and flanks. Removing them too look as presentable as possible.

Jumping slightly she turned her head over to her brother her fur had bristled up twice its size making her slightly bigger then her size. "R-rainkit! You scared me, next time please poke me or something you can get accidentally hurt." She said padding what little space between the two before sitting down in front of him. "How was your sleep? Are you hungry?" She asked in a more hushed tone. Despite being the same age of him she had felt some sort of responsibility over him and wanted nothing but the best for the other white feline.

[Empress Of Evil]

Originally Posted by Nighty

Sunbreeze smiled softly. She had dealt with a similar issue before, her other adopted kit, Willowpaw, had been similar, fearing she would never fit in. Sunbreeze would sympathisize though, she knew how, and thought her self rather good at it. Still giving an encouraging smile, she sat down. "My dear, you will. I can understand your awkwardness in being here. It hasn't always been your home, I know. Trust me though, you just try, though I don't doubt that you are. These kits here will be your generation of the a Clan. You all will have your chances to prove yourselves. You will most likely know these cats all the way through your apprenticeship. Don't write them off so quickly as immature, sure they may seem like it, but give them a chance darling. It's the least you can do." She said softly, leaning forwards to lick the she kit in the head. "Besides, you'll be an apprentice soon, you can go out and talk with the other apprentices too, if you still find the kits here...immature. Don't think I'm keeping you imprisoned here. You will always have some measures of freedom in this Clan, as long as you follow our rules."

As she thought about it, the orange tabby couldn't help but feel slightly guilty. Perhaps 'immature' wasn't the best words to describe her clan mates. Looking at the other kits in the nursery, it seemed to just hit her. It wasn't that her clan mayes were immature, she was just acted older than she really was. Sunbreeze's words of reassurance were definitely a comfort towards Mockingkit and a small smile grew on her maw. The queen always knew how to comfort her and Mockingkit was grateful for that. Some times, the she-cat would wonder, where would she be if her parents hadn't left her in RiverClan's Territory? Would she have been found by someone else? Would she have somehow managed to survive by herself? Would she be dead? There were many questions that the orange tabby had, many of which were hard to answer. "I can't wait to become an apprentice," Mockingkit murmured, a slight tone of excitement in her voice. "Do you think my mentor will like me?" she asked, looking up at the larger female. It was as if her mood had completely changed. Asking questions, it always seemed to change her. It brought out a tone of curiosity and excitement in her. Mockingkit could quickly change her emotions and thoughts. Her once serious expression was gone, and replaced with one of interest.

[wren]

Originally Posted by turtle

Jumping slightly she turned her head over to her brother her fur had bristled up twice its size making her slightly bigger then her size. "R-rainkit! You scared me, next time please poke me or something you can get accidentally hurt." She said padding what little space between the two before sitting down in front of him. "How was your sleep? Are you hungry?" She asked in a more hushed tone. Despite being the same age of him she had felt some sort of responsibility over him and wanted nothing but the best for the other white feline.

[CENTER]"Why?" purred rainkit. " Before drawing back and sitting like a fat bird on a branch. His puffy fur fluffed io as the wind buffered his fur after entering the den. "Yeah I'm hungry. I can grab something if you'd like?" said the younger Tom standing up and lashing his tail as he gave his fur another good duskpaw and stretched out his small legs.[/CENTER

[goddess of ducks]

Originally Posted by Empress Of Evil

As she thought about it, the orange tabby couldn't help but feel slightly guilty. Perhaps 'immature' wasn't the best words to describe her clan mates. Looking at the other kits in the nursery, it seemed to just hit her. It wasn't that her clan mayes were immature, she was just acted older than she really was. Sunbreeze's words of reassurance were definitely a comfort towards Mockingkit and a small smile grew on her maw. The queen always knew how to comfort her and Mockingkit was grateful for that. Some times, the she-cat would wonder, where would she be if her parents hadn't left her in RiverClan's Territory? Would she have been found by someone else? Would she have somehow managed to survive by herself? Would she be dead? There were many questions that the orange tabby had, many of which were hard to answer. "I can't wait to become an apprentice," Mockingkit murmured, a slight tone of excitement in her voice. "Do you think my mentor will like me?" she asked, looking up at the larger female. It was as if her mood had completely changed. Asking questions, it always seemed to change her. It brought out a tone of curiosity and excitement in her. Mockingkit could quickly change her emotions and thoughts. Her once serious expression was gone, and replaced with one of interest.

Sunbreeze could see the thought change of the little orange she kit. It was evident that her words had changed how something processed in her mind, the skeptical look changed into one of curiosity. Sunbreeze's maw cracked into a grin again as the kit seemed to perk up at a surprising rate. Even if she thought she was more mature than the others, she had more in common with them than she probably thought. It was like kits, ti not hold grudges, to cope with quick changes, they had no problem with change and adaption, as was evident in Mockingkit here. "Yes my dear, your mentor should like you. It's not the Evil Era anymore, the bad cats have gone away. You will be loved." She said sweetly, then in a change, a smirk crossed her face, and she leaned in closer to whisper. "And if they don't, I'll have their hides for it." She said, in a mocking mean sort of way. She let out a chuckle. "I don't see how anyone could not love you my dear, you're a handful, but you make the time worthwhile." She purred before shifting closer to her and wrapping her long white and orange dappled tail around the kit. "Don't let ones feelings to you change you though. Be you, don't be what others want you to be. It ruins who you are as a cat." She purred in comfort.