Warriors: A Warrior's Spirit

Soft mewling broke the comfortable silence of the beech copse. Splashtail's three kits were curled in the concave of her belly, and the new queen was gazing at them fondly. Sunsetsplash watched the squirming bundles by her sister's belly, then glanced at Salmonleap. The tom's eyes were filled with love, and Sunsetsplash remembered her own kitting, sharp grief cutting into the peacefulness of the calm den. " What are you going to name them?" Sunsetsplash asked quietly, rubbing her nose on Splashtail's cheek.
" Hmm. . . I'm not sure. Salmonleap?" She turned to her mate, who was silent for a moment. " I think this one," he lightly drew his tail tip across the back of a little orange tom-kit, " should be named Troutkit."
Splashtail frowned. " It's a cute name, but won't my clanmates be suspicious?"
• They have every reason to, • Sunsetsplash thought bitterly. She shook out her fur to push the thought from her mind. • Think supportive sister thoughts, Sunset! Is it really that hard? •
Salmonleap's whiskers twitched. " Maybe?"
" Keep the name as is, and come up with some excuse if the subject comes up." Sunsetsplash suggested, watching a little white tom-kit nose at his mother's belly.
" That's a good idea," Splashtail conceded, glancing at her mate. He nodded in agreement.
" Okay, then this one —" she nudged the little pink-orange tabby she-cat closer to her belly. " — will be Dawnkit. Don't you think her fur looks just like the sunrise?"
All three adult cats purred loudly. Sunsetsplash waited for one of the new parents to name the last kit, but when she looked up from her sister's sons and daughter, she saw that Splashtail and Salmonleap were both staring at her expectantly.
" What? Why are you looking at me like that?"
Splashtail met the RiverClan tom's gaze, and they both nodded slightly. Sunsetsplash watched her sister turn her head back, brilliant blue gaze locked onto her mismatched stare.
" We want you to name the last kit, Sunsetsplash."
Sunsetsplash's ears pricked up, pelt bushing. " Me? Why? I'm — I'm not their mother! Why do you wan—"
" You're my sister!" Splashtail meowed sharply. " Or had you forgotten?"
" No, I haven't forgotten," She mumbled. Louder, she added, " But like I said, I didn't give birth to the kit! He's not my son,"
" He's as good as," Salmonleap pointed out. " He's your nephew."
Sunsetsplash paused, biting her lip, then she sighed, giving up. " Okay, fine." She studied the little unnamed tom-kit, white as snow. " His name should be Snowkit," Sunsetsplash purred. " In honor of his chilly white fur. If that's okay," She added, stammering.
Both Splashtail and Salmonleap smiled. " Perfect."

Part two is in the next novella set!
~Sunsetsplash~

She stared down at the dead warriors body. “He didn’t deserve this.. this was cruel and unusual,” GrayWillow said. She touched her nose to the warriors flank and looked at it one more time, before disappearing into CloudClan territory with the rest of the warriors.

When she entered the camp BlackStar was at the entrance. “GrayWillow, I’ve been waiting. Can I speak to you for a moment?” He asked GrayWillow nodded and sat down with BlackStar. “I was just going to say, you should be moving into the nursery soon. I see you’re going to have kits soon,” He said. “That’s true, I’ll move in tonight,” she said. “Thank you, GrayWillow,” BlackStar said. GrayWillow nodded. They both stood up and left.

GrayWillow went into the medicine den to check on HalfFace. “Juniper berries…. Poppy seeds…. Yarrow. Oh hey, GrayWillow!” MistyLeaf meowed, turning to GrayWillow. “I’d like to see HalfFace,” She said. MistyLeaf nodded to a missy den with a white, orange, and black lump laying there.

“Oh, hello. GrayWillow,” HalfFace said as he tiredly opened his eyes and yawned. GrayWillow spotted a large scar at the lower part of his ear and cheek. “So what I wanted to tell you, is I’m having kits soon!” GrayWillow exclaimed. HalfFaces eyes lit up like fire, but then went cold. “I won’t be able to see my kits when their born.. I’m not a good father if I have to stay in here all day!” He complained. “You’ll be better by then,” she reassured him. The flame had returned in HalfFaces eyes and he nuzzled GrayWillows cheek.

GrayWillow went off to the nursery to meet the queens she would be sleeping with that night. “Hello, GrayWillow! Long-time-no-see!” Smallstorm meowed happily. “What brings you here?” She meowed. “Oh, I’m here because I will be birthing my kits soon,” GrayWillow said. “I’m about to have a new litter myself,” Smallstorm replied. “Hello, GrayWillow. I’m GooseFace,” Said a golden-and-white Shecat. “That’s AppleTail, and that’s BranchFur,” She said. GrayWillow said hi to both queens and found an empty moss patch. She lied down and closed her eyes.

*GrayWillow!* GrayWillow opened her eyes to see a starry cat in front of her. It was a blue-gray Tomcat with a scar on his neck. “BlueFur!” She exclaimed. She hadn’t seen her mentor ever since she was on a patrol with him and he was killed.

“There is a danger in the forest!” BlueFur said. “A danger?!” GrayWillow asked, bewildered. “Yes. Beware a badger that hides in the woods!” He warned. The blue-gray shape started to fade away. “No BlueFur! Don’t go! What do you mean?!” But he was already gone. She closed her eyes, and then woke up in the nursery.

In another review I made a cat for every letter, so I’m doing that again! They’re all adoptable (unless they’re taken ofc)
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A: Ace - A white tom with black patches

B: Black’heart - A gray tom with a black chest

C: Cream’foot - A cream colored she-cat with lighter legs and tail tip

D: Dusk’kit - A dark ginger tom

E: Eel - Blue-gray tom with green eyes

F: Frail’leap - A skinny cream tom

G: Gregory - A dark brown tabby tom

H: Hannah - A black she-cat

I: Ivy’foot - A white she-cat with light gray speckles and ivy tucked behind her ear (sold to Sunset’splash)

J: Jaiden - A ginger tabby tom with lighter paws (sold to Sunset’splash)

K: Kaiden - A tortoiseshell tom (sold to Sunset’splash)

L: Lotus’paw - Pale cream she-cat

M: Maisie - White she-cat

N: Nightmare - Black tom with red eyes and many scars

O: Orange’foot - White tom with ginger legs

P: Parker - light cream tabby tom

Q: Quiet’wing - A gray tom

R: Raisin’paw - A dark red tom

S: Slither - A black tom

T: Tawny’kit- A calico she-cat

U: Uranus - gray tabby tom (sold to Sunset’splash)

V: Violence - Dark red tom with a stump for a tail

W: Wisteria - white she-cat (sold to Sunset’splash)

X: Xylophone- Yellow tabby tom

Y: Yarrow - gray tom

Z: Zombie - light gray tom

Lol it’s 3AM