Of Flesh and Blood (OPEN)

[NeverMore]

Petaldance moaned softly, her clear claws sinking into the earth unconsciously to repress the pain. The calico cat kept her jaws shut determined not to let out a sound to show her pain in any way, shape or form. Screwing her eyes against the pain Petaldance let out another moan of pain and wished that the kits would just come out already. She had been like this for two hours now, pushing in vain with no kits in sight.

But now the soon-to-be mother was determined to see her kits before her end. Yes Petaldance knew, she would not live to see her kits grow. The she cat could feel her body pushing itself past it limits, the strain of her heart was taking its tole and the birth of her kits would be her last act. A single tear ran down the she cat face. She was afraid of death and what would happen after but she couldn't think of that right now. For now she had to concentrate on her kits then she could be with her beloved mate once more.

With the feeling of love pushing her on, the she cat pushed until she felt the last kit come. She barely had the strength to move, but forced herself to look at her four beautiful tom kits. A choked laugh forced its way out of her throat as she gazed at he two white kits, a ginger kit and sandy kit. She purred weakly at the sight of her kits crying our for but she still was too weak to move. Laying her head down, Petaldance spoke her last words. "The first born will be known as Bonekit, the ginger will be Applekit, the sandy will be Acornkit and the last shall be Echokit." She meowed confidently, her eyes never leaving the kits that seemed to glow within her vision. Petaldance died with her eyes open,eternally fixed on the sight of her kits and a happy smile on her face.

Note: I will be playing Bonekit and Echokit because they have yet to be claimed.

[Dai]

Daisystar:
Daisystar waited outside the nursery anxiously as Petaldance moaned. The kitting had been going on for a very long time, and she was worried about whether Petal would live or not. When at-last she heard the cry of kits, Daisystar stepped into the den. "The first born will be known as Bonekit, the ginger will be Applekit, the sandy will be Acornkit and the last shall be Echokit." Daisystar nodded, and walked next to Petaldance, giving her a quick lick on the ear good-bye, "May Starclan light your path." she mewed solemnly. When Petaldance fell to the ground, Daisystar stuck her head out of the den, "Petaldance is dead, but her four kits live. I need two cats to come carry her body to the clearing for vigil." she mewed, before going back into the den and licking the blood off the kits until their pelts were dry and fluffy.

Applekit:
His eyes still closed, he mewed for his mother. He was hungry, he wanted milk. Applekit stumbled around blindly, letting out a high-pitched wail. At last, he bumped into a body that must have been his mothers. But it was cold, and lifeless. He let out another wail, before feeling a cat pick him up by his scruff and begin to clean his pelt. Applekit struggled, trying to escape and go to his mother, but he couldn't. At last, his pelt was all fluffy. He bumped into his littermates, drinking in their scent. He atleast wanted to know who they were, seeing as they seemed to b the only family he had.

[Frosty]

Acornkit bumped around and very faintly heard his brother wailing for mom. He also began to wail untill somthing started to lick him clean. Knowing this wasnt his mother he strugled away and bumped into his brothers and fell to the ground with a tiny thud. Where is the warmth he wondered and began to wail oncemore Setteling down he curled up in a ball as the hunger grew worse as he continued wailing.