Owlscar grinned with cheerfulness at Featherstorm's response to his suggestion. His eyes widened in surprise at her request for him to name a kit. "Um..." His brown eyes lingered on one of the gray kits. A light seemed to turn on in his brain as he suggested, "How about Ashkit, for the tom?" His gaze flew to Featherstorm's and he met her eyes; his own were sparkling.
Featherstorm grinned at Owlscar and looked down at the gray tom with the black stripe on his back. "Its perfect." She smiled warmly at the medicine cat and purred to her kits. "Then that leaves the dark brown one." She stared at the young kit for a long time before she mewed, "His name shall be Canyonkit, because he is the first kit i had in Canyonclan." She smiled with warmth at her young children. Using her tail to bring them closer to her belly, she then looked up at Owlscar. "Even though you are not their... biological father, i know you will do a fantastic job as dad." She purred. "Say hello to your children." She mewed and looked down at the kits. She knew that she might be a little bit forward about thi, but Owlscar obviously wanted to be apart of these kits' lives. As far as she was concerned he could be their dad.
Thornclaw grinned at Owlscar. "Hey Owlscar? Do you have a crush on Featherstorm?" he asked with a sly grin. Owlscar surly showed he did. He laughed. "What happened to the rule, MEDICINE CATS DON'T MATE?" he asked smiling. Finally, he cracked up. "Owlscar, I know you'll be a great father to the kits, just like you were a great mentor to me. Now, shall I fetch us some prey or not?" he asked.
Featherstorm sent Thornleaf a playful yet embarassed glance, "I dont think he has a crush on me. He just wants the chance to be a father. Something he wont have in his position. I dont blame him." WIth a grin she curled up around her children and purred. They made soft kit mews as they wiggled to her belly and began to suckle. It felt odd but she would get used to it. This would be her first time being a mother and she didnt want to mess it up.
"Well, I guess I'd have to agree with Owlscar. The kits are beautiful!" He sighed and looked at his mentor and Featherstorm. "Want a mouse?" he asked cheerfully. "I'm getting kinda hungry, and I bet your exausted. After the mouse, I suggest you get some sleep with your new-borns," Thornleaf told Featherstorm. He left to go to the fresh-kill pile and came back with a mouse, a shrew, and a squirrel.
Featherstorm gave Thronleaf a grateful purr as she ate the mouse. "Thank you." With the last few bites taken she yawned and curled up to keep the kits warm. She purred feeling their small bodies against her. They were beautiful and she had created them. They were hers. at the moment she didnt care about their father but wondered if he wanted to see his children. If he had he wouldnt have left. She sighed and closed her eyes.
Owlscar had turned a little red after Thornleaf joked about him having a crush on Featherstorm. Owlscar knew he did, if a little bit, but Featherstorm was right -- he wanted to know the feeling of being a father. He'd never get his own chance. As Featherstorm closed her eyes to sleep, Owlscar admired the beauty of her kits -- and a little bit of the beauty of their mother.
Featherstorm slipped off in to a dreamless sleep with a warm feeling in her pelt. As if a kind and gentle gaze was watching her and her kits as she slept. A smile spread on her face and a purr rose in her throat. Nothing could be better than this. She was eternally grateful for Canyonclan for allowing her to live and have her kits here. She curled up tighter with her kits close to her.
Thornclaw tossed the squirrel to Owlscar. "Here, eat this. You deserve a little rest," Thornclaw told his mentor. He bent down to take a bite of the shrew. The meat was a little stale, the animal was probably caught the morning or yesterday night. Either way, the little creature was delicious, and Thornclaw was hungry. Quickly gulping down the fresh-kill, he left Featherstorm and Owlscar in peace, and Thornclaw decided to go watch the apprentices.
Mudstone was siting in the dirt. She looked at leafdapple. "Wanna go and get some water? It might be best for Featherstorm. She hasn't had water today. Come on." Mudstone got up and headed for the canyon. She got to the narrow path. "Oh jeez it's thinner thn I thought." Mudstone started walking on the dangerous narrow path. She almost slipped. "Gotta be carful." She mewed as she got to the end. Mudstone padded over to the safe place. There was a hole on the wall whitch led under the safe place. under it was a small hole which was in the floor of the save place. SHe found some cobwebs under the safe place and went insidwe. Mudestone climbed up the sink cobord and turned on the fosset. The balls of cobweds soaked up the water. She picked them up and got out of the safe place. She got over the narrow path and ran back to the nursry burrow. "Here she need to dink some water." he gave the cobweb to Owlscar.
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"Well if we don't kill him maybe there will be death and destruction and maybe this realm will be destroyed and the Cykarie Realm (otherwise know as the Sye Realm in the future) will have a waged war with a realm Blackfang named after himself." Ryujini said then paused. The three of them broke out laughing.