Child Support

[Estelle]

Coldkit
[ 1 moon | She / Her | Wc kit ]

All of a sudden, the world shook and shifted. Warm bodies moved away and left cold patches in its wake, and Coldkit awkwardly sprawled out across the nest as the siblings she had been leaning up against left, the kitten shuddering lightly. It was a rough awakening, one accompanied by a hiss from a cat she didn't recognise as Leechscar until he threatened their silence and the gears in her mind slowly began figuring out: who else with a deep voice would be waking them at this hour? Certainly not mother or miss Leopard-mumma.

Her pelt bristled. Rainkit was poking her, too, her sister must not have realised she was already awake. Coldkit was heavily debating asking what they owed this waking to more or less loudly out of pure spite -- but Leechscar demanded silence, and Leechscar was an extension of momma. It offered ever the more proof they preferred silence over bickering kits, and the lilac one was happy to play the role when her arguably most accommodating sibling wanted her present as well.

She had to wipe the scowl of her face and rise to her paws, idly nodding in the wrong direction. Leechscar was lucky, in that regard, she had been planning on sinking her teeth into his tail to use as her guide. But Rainkit - however much her sister could be commanding and blunt - had beaten him to the chase, and Rainkit was some of few with whom Coldkit would willingly oblige and accept the help from. With paws tapping the ground, she carefully took hold of Rainkit's tail and let herself be guided out of the den, a surprisingly much easier way of moving about than hitting her head against the wall for the millionth time. And though some part of her felt inexplicably apprehensive about leaving the confinements of camp, the bigger part of her was quite eager.

If it wasn't for the assaulting scent of Coyotekit hitting her nose and announcing that he would join this trip, that is, to which Coldkit visibly grimaced again. She still didn't like Coyotekit much, even if he had been leaving her alone, she remained sceptical of what the little bully might be planning. She stepped aside with lithe paws, huffing into the furs and probably stepping on someone's tail in the process. But she was too distracted to apologise.


[ @Rani @Undertaker ]

[ChaosBringer.]

꧁Moorkit꧂
✦The Magician's Reflection✦

| 1ish moons | Female She/her | Wc kit | A long-furred, large, silver lilac she-cat with green eyes | No purrks |



Moorkit grumbled with annoyance as the nest shook as some of her siblings decided to go out. Had Leechface said something? Was that meanie fur going to yell at her again? He better not! Moorkit would...well she would...bite him! She'd bite him like the ferocious cat she was! Moorkit stumbled out of the nest, following her siblings. Her green eyes flickered over a few of them. Bravekit, Rookit, Driftingkit, Racconkit, and a few others she couldn't care enough about to acknowledge.


Something about a father, Leechface probably said. But what if he was leading them somewhere to eat them? He certainly looked like someone who'd eat little kits. But Moorkit would save them all!! She'd scare Leechface off with...something! Moorkit didn't know what it was, but she'd figure it out.


@Undertaker @Moonraven

[Ian]

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Peachkit
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Peachkit isn't napping like some of his siblings when Leechscar comes to collect them. He knows this is his big brother, and that he has a big sister too. And Mama is Twilightstar which is... strange. Peachkit doesn't know why it feels weird, but it does. What's even weirder is Leechscar is sneaking them out to meet their dad, who apparently isn't in the Clan.

His stomach churns uncomfortably at the thought as he groups up with his siblings, the last to join. Peachkit wants to open his mouth, voice how wrong this feels, but he doesn't. There's so many of them he doesn't know if Leechscar would hear him. He doesn't even know what he would say. Maybe he'll try to talk to Mama when they get there, assuming she's coming.

@Undertaker [since Peach is the last one]

[Undertaker]

@Rani - Rainkit | @BEAR. - Bravekit | @Estelle - Coldkit | @Bonsai - Driftingkit | @otter - Coyotekit | @Aolani - Racconkit | @goodacacia - Rookkit | @Ian - Peachkit | @Starfall - Cinderkit | @ChaosBringer. - Moorkit | @ollie_the_skeleton - Orchidkit | @sleepyyjax - Shrikekit | @Moonraven - Twilightstar |
He glanced at each kit, counting them, as they arrived one by one. Bravekit looked like she was seconds away from running her loudmouth and waking the entire clan if they didn't set off soon. Cinderkit and Shrikekit looked like they were in a similar state to Bravekit, excited and ready to be loud any second. Leechscar was glad he threatened them with abandonment if they didn't shut up. Racconkit stumbled behind them and Leechscar doubled check to ensure she was not bringing something odd. Her maw and paws looked empty thankfully.

There was Rookkit and Driftingkit. He was a bit surprised Rookkit was bothering to come along. She never seemed interested in much. It might be the pack mentality that urged her to tag along. Driftingkit appeared ready to drift back to slumberland, so Leechscar leaned in to give his brother's face a few quick licks. "I need you awake and alert, Drift." He grunted softly. Twilightstar would have his head if he accidentally left any of the brats behind.

He counted five more, Orchidkit, Rainkit, Coyotekit, Coldkit, and Moorkit as they showed up. Orchidkit was quietly trembling with excitement, Moorkit appeared aggravated and suspicious which bugged Leechscar more than he was willing to admit. You scold a kit once and they hate you forever. Coyotekit was at the head of the pack and looked ready to lead as usual. Rainkit was looking after Coldkit, the way the blind kitten had a hold of her sister's tail brought forth the idea to help Leechscar keep his sanity.

He looked over at Rainkit as she poked him. "Forgive me, your bossiness, how dare I presume you use your tongue for something other than sass." He growled sarcastically with an exaggerated roll of his eyes. Still, he bent down low and bathed the molly's ears, flank, and back in a few quick licks, ensuring her fur was free of dirt and smooth down. Once he drew back to inspect her he discovered that the rest of his siblings looked like they just rolled out of their nests.

Thus, Leechscar took the next few minutes going down the line and grooming the other ten kits, ignoring any protests, while waiting to see if Peachkit would join them. Fortunately, the former's deputy lookalike joined them at last. He looked exceedingly nervous and uncomfortable. Leechscar furrowed his whiskers and padded over to him to groom him. "If you have something to say speak up or you won't be heard." Leechscar encouraged his little brother. He wasn't one to coddle the brats if he could avoid it, that was Twilightstar and Leopardsong's job. Still, he did his best to listen when they spoke.

After checking no tufts of fur were out of place and no one had any moss stuck. Leechscar waved his tail calling for their attention. "Baby rats, grab a tail, gently, no biting each other, and line up, Coyote you can lead since I know you'll complain if I stick you anywhere but in front. I'll be following behind all of you. While we're walking no one's allowed to let go of the tail they're holding. If you do I'm taking you back to camp. Head out and go straight, Coyote, we'll meet Mother at the bottom of the hill. Coldkit, you're in the back I don't want you tripping over anything while we're out." Leechscar orders quietly. This should keep everyone's mouths quiet and allow him to ensure no one gets lost. His eyes settled on Peachkit in case he had any words to speak while everyone lined up.

[Moonraven]

The WindClan leader slowed into a light trot as the hill that led to camp came into her sight. She fought off a yawn and sat down near some brambles at the bottom of the small hill. She perked her ears, straining them to hear the hush whispers of her eldest gathering the younger. Twilightstar single eye glows a soft green as watches them come to her in a surprisingly orderly fashion.

The leader trills a warm greeting to the kits and chuckles softly when she sees that Leechscar has them holding each other tails in their maw. That explains why they're still quiet. She was expecting to have to clean them up a little, not that she thought Beastspark would care, but she'd like to think this was an important moment in their lives. Not many kits were lucky enough to meet their second parent if they weren't a part of the clan. Twilightstar didn't have the faintest clue who her father was. Leechscar and his littermates didn't either.

One, two, three.... that's all eleven. "You can not leave camp without me or Leechscar. If I find any of you sneaking out of camp after this adventure you'll remain in the nursery till your thirty moons." Twilightstar promised her kits with a strained smile. She was serious, she had plans to make her kits apprentices early, within the next couple of moons in hopes of freeing some space up in the nursery and cutting Leopardsong some slack. However, that would change if they couldn't follow directions.

"Now then, we're going to be walking pretty far. If you get tired or don't feel like walking Leechscar can give you a badger ride. I know you're going to want to stop and play and sniff everything, but we can't stay out of camp for too long. It's cold and you all need your sleep. So we'll have to keep moving. Keep hold of each other's tails when we're walking so you don't get lost or left behind. Unless you have any questions, we can get going."

[Will be moving along on the 25th]
@Rani - Rainkit | @BEAR. - Bravekit | @Estelle - Coldkit | @Bonsai - Driftingkit | @otter - Coyotekit | @Aolani - Racconkit | @goodacacia - Rookkit | @Ian - Peachkit | @Starfall - Cinderkit | @ChaosBringer. - Moorkit | @ollie_the_skeleton - Orchidkit | @sleepyyjax - Shrikekit | @Undertaker - Leechscar |