}Problem{ With the kits

[Gracie]

Sitting in her den, and oblivious to the world around her, Gracestar was deep in thought. The abandoned kits she had just found needed a foster mother... but ThunderClan had no queens at the moment! She knew a little bit about herbs.. and knew which one made a cat produce milk, and if worst came to worst, she would have to take the herb. But my leader duties! she reasoned aloud, will I still be able to preform them? No, she decided. these kits shall one day be great warriors.. they need to be taken care of. It is my duty as a she-cat and the one who brought them here. The grey cat gazed lovingly at the five kits, many of them had different markings.. except for two she-kits.. they looked almost the same. Your names will be Gingerkit,Lynxkit,Swirlingkit,Spottedkit, and Eveningkit.

[.desire.intensified.]

Moonshine had stopped at the entrance when she heard the mutterings of her leader. She meowed, padding into the den, and stopped. She looked at the kits, and a motherly look entered her eyes. They were so...beautiful, and they looked strong, for being kits. She smiled. If I may, Gracestar, but they are so....strong-looking. Even the twins. They are beautiful. She sighed under her breath. And even if you find them and it seems your duty, you have more duties that can't be done by any other than you. I....I would take care of them. And you know that I wouldn't neglect them. She grinned at her leader, figuring she might try and reassure her that she knew that.

[shadowfang]

A small gray kit with white paws shivered, moaning in fright, eyes tightly shut. Her black strieps quivered as her white paws moved back and forth in anguish. She tried to mewl, only to cough in pain.

[[ s m o k e s t a r ]]

(Can we post them now?)

[Gracie]

Turning quickly, Gracestar saw that it was her deputy and relaxed. She smiled sweetly at the silver cat, but shook her head. Thank you very much for the offer... it was very kind of you. But I think I need to raise them, just something I must do.

(I guess you may. Make them age fast! I want them to be apprentices soon^^ XDD)

[.desire.intensified.]

Moonshine nodded slowly, but shook herself. Maybe you need to consult StarClan about this? It is a big step. I'd have to take over a lot of your duties if you take that herb and must mother them. She swished her tail slowly, her eyes stopping on Eveningkit, then going to Gracestar's eyes.

(ooc- icky post)

[shadowfang]

((Gracey! You forgot abbout mah Pebbley!))

[shadowfang]

Mewing with fright, Pebblekit trudged toward Moonshine's paws, dropping herself at her feet, chest heaving, her mews turning out to be boughs of coughs. Her tabby body was trembling horribly.

((*coughcoughshe'ssicksomeonenoticehercoughcough*))

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Gingerkit padded forward to look at his sister with an odd look in his eyes. He poked her with his paw and then jumped back, startled to feel fur under his paws. He looked down at then, and then gasped again, then fell down, staring at the ceiling of the Den. Wow. He had paws. That was weird! He thought, before standing up again and padding over to Moonshine. He sniffed her paw suspiciously, narrowing his green eyes. His ginger coat sparkled faintly in the dim light, but he still could see her. "Mew ... Mew ...." He muttered incoherently to himself.

[.desire.intensified.]

Moonshine looked at Pebblekit, and rasped her tongue over the little kit. She meowed softly. She laid down slowly, curling around the sick kit, then looked at her leader, still licking the small, sick kit.

Eveningkit mewed softly at her brother and sister, but didn't stray from Spottedkit, her twin. She looked at Pebblekit with a concern that went beyond her years. She snuggled closer to Spottedkit all the same.

[Gracie]

I know, Moonshine... but I know this is what I am meant to do. Yes, you duties will become what are mine now, but they aren't much different from your dutites now. Gracestar explained, determined to care for these kits. She already had so much love for them... she couldn't possible stand not raising them.When she heard the young kit's cought, a shiver of panic shot throught her. We don't have a Medicine Cat! Pebblekit may be sick!

Silently, Spottedkit crawled blindly over to Gingerkit. She then crawled on tom of him, letting out a small mew of terror.

[.desire.intensified.]

Eveningkit mewed loudly at the word sick. She began to cry softly. She felt a fear enter her that a kit should never have to experience. She was so frightened. She felt....lost. She crawled to Gracestar and snuggled into her fur.

Moonshine nodded. I know a little of herbs, but not enough, Gracestar. I wish.... She felt stupid for not being able to help the poor kit, yet wrapped her body around the poor thing and rasped her tongue over it, again and again.

[shadowfang]

Pebblekit gave out a small moan, her warm body began to fade cold, although Moonshine's body provided warmth. Her small white paws trembled with fright.

Iceheart sniffed the air, weary creeping over her night-black fur- a sick cat! She bounded into the den of Gracestar, her leader. She spotted the small kitten, and padded over, concern in her ice-blue eyes. She first sniffed her and gave her head a lick. Seeing some lichens in the den, she got them, and wiped them over Pebblekit's nose. Pebblekit sneezed and wriggled. Iceheart got an idea. She then got a few mosses and put them over the kit. The kit jumped awake, her wide, navy-blue eyes snapping open. She mewed in confusion. Iceheart sighed in relief; her fur needed to be dampened.

[Gracie]

(In not sure what that meant, but ok!)

Staring at the cat in surprise, Gracestar blinked slowly, what the--

[shadowfang]

Iceheart's odd, pale-ice blue turned to Gracestar. "Yes, Gracestar? What is it?" she didn't know why Gracestar looked so... confused. It was simple healing proccesses, used many times in dry weather.

((I don't know what I posted either... ))

[Gracie]

It dosen't matter. The kit is healed and thats all that matters.[/b said Gracestar, still looking at Iceheart. Do you know the herb that will make me produce milk?

[.desire.intensified.]

Moonshine sighed. The kit would be okay. She licked the kit's face, then pushed it back over with its siblings. She smiled. She looked at Iceheart. Would this she-cat be a medicine cat? Could she?

[[ s m o k e s t a r ]]

Gingerkit let out a loud mewl of surprise and jumped away, dropping the kit that was on his back. Then he whirled around and faced his sister, narrowing his green eyes. Then, he pounced back onto Spottedkit, giggling gently. He was the second-oldest of all the kits, and could be called one of the biggest. But he had a somewhat tender heart, and had watched his sister as she was sick. But now that she was better, he thought that he could play again.

[.desire.intensified.]

Eveningkit mewed softly, jumping on top of Gingerkit. She hissed playfully, batting his ears. The fear she had felt was gone. She felt free again.

[[ s m o k e s t a r ]]

Gingerkit's ears flattened against the back of his head. What was he, prey? Why was everyone attacking him so! He hissed, batting his paw back at Eveningkit, before he swiveled his head slightly to grin at her. Then, he bounded away towards the entrance of the Den, tottering a little too closely to the exit of it. He put one paw outside, remembering his discovery of paws a few moments earlier. What a stupid little kit he had been then, to not know he had paws, the ginger-coated tom thought with disgust towards himself. Then, he padded back to the inside of the Den.