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They're here...

Published: Nov 6, 2013

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Aspenstar quickly retreated her tail as she felt a set of small paws vaguely brush against it, leaving a small wind behind it.

"Ow! Cut that out, Coconutkit!" A stern voice squeaked nearby.

The small leader winced as a rush of pain quickly flowed through her body once more. Oh great Starclan... Make it stop.. she silently pleaded. Her paw pads were cut up and sore from the climb to Highclan and her limbs felt deflated and almost numb from swimming against the strong currents that the hurricane brought.

The hurricane.... Aspenstar thought, trying to recall what had happened a few days before. Hurricane...Water..... The camp... The current...The wind.... Highclan.... Seaclan!! Her eyes shot wide open and her head shot straight up from her nest, sending some of the bedding into the air. Seaclan?!? She looked around worryingly with her ears pricked and her breathe in fast, short doses.

"Oh come on Ebonykit, I was just playing arouuuund. Don't gotta get upset." Another small voice replied.

Huh...? Aspenstar turned her head to a pair of kits who stood at the edge of her nest. A slim white kit with dark markings around him and a more rounder one that was much more colorful when standing next to her brother. Coconutkit and Ebonykit? The queen repeated the names that had been called out.

A gasp escaped from her muzzle as she quickly realized that these weren't just any kits pouncing around inside the Highclan nursery but these were her kits finally up and running about!

"Coconutkit! Ebonykit! You've opened your eyes!" She smiled, calling out to them for the first time.

The kits turned their heads to the queen as their names were called from the crater of their nest.

"Aspenstar!" the brown kit bolted towards her mother, smiling widely with her bright blue eyes gleaming with happiness. She ran into Aspenstar's shoulder, rubbing her small head against her thick fur, purring loudly. "You're finally awake! Lilypool said we had to stay inside the nursery until you woke up but now we can go outside!" she squeaked happily.

Tears swelled in Aspenstar's eyes as she saw her daughter animated for the first time. Relief washed over her as she bent her head over and licked her daughter furiously; she had been terrified that the storm had killed them while they rested silently in her womb.

Aspenstar looked down at her belly to see her two other kits enjoying their slumber before they were forced to explore every inch of the camp by their energetic sister. Suppressing a smile, Aspenstar couldn't help but notice the runt of her litter at the end of the trail of kits at her belly. Come here my little warrior.... Aspenstar lifted herself to pick up her runt.

She cradled her small daughter carefully in between her paws, keeping her as close to her as possible. She licked her daughter in slow, long strokes making sure that she was warm and felt safe.

Thank you, Starclan...

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Aspenstar's kits are finally here! They're now available to RP with