River Of Stars - Ch. 5

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Moons have past now, and the season of leaf bare has arrived. Cypressheart felt a strange pain… “Emberstream? What’s going on?!” The other queen stood up slightly with her four kits Flamekit, Starkit, Riverkit and Moonkit, which she had two moons ago under her, to be warm.“You’re having your kits! Starlingstone!” The medicine cat headed over “Alright, Cypressheart! Stay calm.” After a while, three kits were born from her. One was black, the other was a light gray and the last was a calico. “Congratulations! A tom and two she-cats!” Cypressheart was exhausted now that it’s over with. Starlingstone went to grab some borage, and Hareclaw was approaching her “Remember Cypress, I am NOT going to be helping you with those kits. It’s your problem, not mine. I’m staying on deputy duty, for the better of TwilightClan.” Cypressheart felt distraught at this “Please Hareclaw… at least help me name them…” he rolled his eyes and sighed “Fine…” he took a look at the kits “The black one will be Bloodkit, the light gray will be Leafkit, and the calico will be Otterkit.” Cypressheart looked at her kits, smiling “They’re all so precious…” Hareclaw was just glaring at her “But Cypress, we’re not longer mates. You betrayed me.” He left to go somewhere, leaving Cypressheart in tears. One of Emberstreams kits, Flamekit came up to her “Don’t be sad!” And he was trying his best to make her feel better. Starlingstone came back with borage, looking at the dejected look on Cypressheart’s face. The kits opened their eyes, and that gave her a chance to cheer up. Bloodkit has red eyes, Leafkit had green eyes and Otterkit had yellow eyes. Cypressheart looked at Bloodkit with concern, it was the cat she saw in the dream she had moons ago. She was more worried now. *** Another two moons go by, and Bloodkit is thinner than his siblings and clanmates. This makes Cypressheart worried… was she a bad mother? Starlingstone approached her, as he smelled her fear. “Do not be worried. Bloodkit will be fine, he just doesn’t eat much. But he’ll survive.” She nodded “Okay… thank you…” she sighed in relief and watched as the kits play. “Haha! I’m a PineClan warrior and I’ll eat you up!” Flamekit yowled and Otterkit screamed playfully “Oh no! Let’s go, TwilightClan! We’ll stop this evil warrior!” She and Moonkit pinned Flamekit “Haha! Theres more from where that came from!” And Starkit, Riverkit and Leafkit were behind him “We’ll eat you small warriors up!” Bloodkit watched them and wanted to join “Can I play?” The kits just stared at him and in his red eyes. “Ew! No! You’re a big weirdo! Red eyes are creepy and resemble blood: what a PineClan cat wants on their claws!” Moonkit hissed. Flamekit also joined in “Yeah! You’re just a PineClan creep that’s pretending to be one of us!” Emberstream would notice this “Hey! Be nice!” Flamekit rolled his eyes and Starkit would be next to approach Bloodkit. “Don’t listen to them! You’re eyes are pretty beautiful! I have purple eyes, so I know what it’s like to be different.” She smiled warmly at him. Bloodkit would smile back “Thanks…” Cypressheart sighed in relief that the situation didn’t escalate further. Then suddenly, Hareclaw and Rookface burst into camp, Hareclaw was holding Blackstars neck scruff “Fox attack! Help us!” Starlingstone rushed up to them to get them to the medicine den. All three cats looked injured, but Blackstar’s injury looked the worst. Cypressheart goes with Hareclaw, despite them no longer being mates, she still cares about him. Starlingstone got out his herbs and easily patched up the wounds Hareclaw and Rookface had, but when he came to Blackstar… she had her neck scruff torn, and it was bleeding heavily. She looked at Hareclaw with tears forming in her eyes “Hareclaw… take care of TwilightClan for me. Let StarClan guide me safely… and let them guide you to being the next leader of TwilightClan…” Hareclaw also has tears forming in his eyes, and the rest of the clan, too. “No! Blackstar! Don’t leave us! Please!” Her eyes went blank… and Starlingstone shook his head “I’m sorry… she’s gone.” The clan dipped their heads to mourn the loss, and Cypressheart felt really broken now. The kits squeezed in to see the scene, and Emberstream put flowers over the body, and rain started to pour. It was already a harsh leaf-bare, and this only made it worse. The kits exited out to get back to the nursery, and Emberstream returned with them. She fell asleep easily, grief was treating her harshly. Then Moonkit, Flamekit, and Leafkit cornered Bloodkit. “Uh… do you need anything..?” He softly mewed. They glared at him with anger. “It’s your fault! Those blood eyes must’ve sent a curse!” Moonkit hissed. Bloodkit has a great scent of fear “H-How?! I-I-I w-wasn’t even a-around Blackstar! I didn’t do it!” Flamekit pinned him. “You’re just a mistake. You should’ve never been born. Guys. Let’s teach him a lesson.” (CONTINUED BELOW)