A Late Morning (Open)

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It was late in the morning almost high sun but not quite sun high yet. Nightstar was sound asleep in the nursery. She was due any day now. Nightsnow had told her she was sure she had about four kits. Four beautiful blessed kits that would belong to both her and Ravinestar.

As the sun began to grow high Nightstar woke from a deep sleep as a sharp pain sliced through her stomach causing her to gasp. Her eyes grew wide and she knew what was happening. Opening her jaws wide she yowled as loud as she could, "NIIIIIGHTSNOW!" She really hoped that the medicine cat would hear her cries for help.

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NIGHTSNOW NightClan Medicine Cat @firefly I was thinking maybe Snowkit could help out with this kitting ^-^

Nightsnow had been sorting her poppy seeds and catmint when she heard a she-cat cry out her name. She realized it was her leader Nightstar, and the fluffy black she-cat left what she was doing and raced out of her den. Snowkit was asleep on her nest and she hoped she'd stay that way until whatever was wrong was over with, she didn't want her getting scared or lonely. Nightstar was in her den still, and Nightsnow rushed up into it, across the clearing. She bolted in and looked around, frantically trying to see what was going on. It looked like the black furred she-cat was in some pain, a lot of sharp pain in fact. "Nightstar, I heard you call for me," she said, having a feeling she knew exactly what was happening to her leader. "You... aren't due for a while yet, Nightstar, but... early births are a possibility." She pressed her nose against Nightstar's shoulder comfortingly. "What exactly are you feeling?"

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Snowkit's tail twitched and she began to slowly stir as the sound of hurried steps woke her. Blinking her eyes open she just caught Nightsnow running out of the den. Wondering where she was going she got up and quietly followed her. Once out of the den she stayed hidden behind the roots as she watched Nightsnow run to the nursery where Nightstar had been sleeping lately. Oh no was she kitting? She could of sworn Nightsnow said she had nearly a moon left still. This wasn't good, her mom may need help. She quickly darted back into the medicine den and tried to remember her mom's words. Was it borage leaves for milk or Apple Blossoms? She closed her eyes and tried to remember back. Snapping her eyes open she quickly grabbed several borage leaves then darted out of the den and straight to the nursery. As she stepped into the nursery she heard her leader scream in pain. Snowkit set the leaves down and looked up worriedly. "Is she going to be ok?"

Nightstar looked up and she was thankful to see Nightsnow. "The kits will be ok won't they?" At that moment another contraction occurred and she wailed in pain again. "Contractions I'm feeling contractions." Just then she spotted Snowkit walk in with a mouthful of some kind of leaves then set them down and asked Nightsnow if she was going to be ok. She opened her mouth to say something but instead she end up hissing from pain. "The.. kit... is.... coming," she gasped before beginning to push. It seemed like hours though it was probably only a minute or two before the first kit was born. (Sprucekit) She collapsed with her head on the moss panting. If it was this painful for the rest she didn't know if she could do it.


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NIGHTSNOW NightClan Medicine Cat @firefly

Nightsnow pressed her fluffy, frosty tail onto Snowkit's shoulder comfortingly. This was the first kitting the young kit had ever seen, and hoped it wasn't too much for her. "Snowkit, go outside and see if you can find a stick good enough for Nightstar to bite down on while she gives birth," she said calmly, composed as usual, as a medicine cat needed to be. Nightstar was in a lot of pain... it was normal when giving birth, but Nightsnow had a bad feeling for some reason. It seemed a bit more intense than she knew kittings to be, but perhaps everyone dealt with pain differently.

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Snowkit watched with huge eyes as her leader Nightsnow gave birth to her first kit. She was frozen with fear until she heard Nightsnow's voice. Her words snapped her out of her fear. "Ok mom will do." With that she quickly turned around and darted out of the door. A stick, a nice thick stick for Nightstar to bite. She ran all over the clearing before finding a nice sturdy stick and began to carry it back to the nursery. "Will this one work mom?"

Nightstar lifted her head and began to gently lick her first kit. Slowly he began to mew, his meow gradually grew louder and louder. She smiled and nudged him to her belly. As soon as she did the fierce pain returned. "Nightsnow..." she gasped. The pain was too much, she couldn't talk during the convulsions. Moments later the second kit was born. But Nightstar had no time to rest for her body began to shake with convulsions as soon as the second kit was born. Moments later the third kitten was born. Nightstar gasped and collapsed on the ground too weak to even lick them clean. Blackness began to fill her eyes.


Next thing she knew she heard a strong voice calling for her to wake. Opening her eyes she saw a friendly face. "Bastet," she began to purr then stopped. "Wait am I dead? Are my kittens ok?"

Bastet lifted a paw, "The three you have given birth too are fine but one more remains inside you. You have lost your first life but you have eight more left. As soon as your spirit returns to your body you need to push with all your might if your final kit is to live."

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NIGHTSNOW

"Yes, sweetie, it will work perfectly," she praised her daughter, taking the sticks, only to realize that...

"Nightstar..." the black medicine cat widened her eyes and breathed in shock. Nightstar was losing a life to kitting! She hoped she wouldn't lose any more than this one. She was about to use the sticks, but she guessed it would be no use right now. If there were more kits to come then Nightsnow would be ready when Nightstar woke, but... she prayed that if there were any more kits left to be born inside her leader that they would be taken care of and that nothing bad would happen to them, that they'd be saved in time.

"Snowkit, I know I am having you do a lot, but can you go fetch me some watermint, tansy and feverfew from our den?" she asked the little white kit. "I would go get it myself, but I don't want to leave you alone with Nightstar in case something happens and you get scared or you don't know what to do." She smiled, knowing that this she-kit would most likely become her medicine cat apprentice in the future.

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Nightstar's eyes snapped open just as Bastet's final words echoed in her head. She looked at her three kits then turned and looked at Nightsnow. "There is one more he needs to come out now." With that she began to push with everything she had It hurt but not as bad as the last three head. She was weak from birth and losing a life but she had just enough strength in her for this. She opened her jaws n a soundless yell then collapsed on the bedding as the fourth was finally born, too weak to even sit up and look at her kit. "I...Is he.... ok?" She was breathing heavily as she spoke.

SNOWKIT

Snowkit felt pleased with herself when her mom told her the stick would work great. She padded up and sniffed the kits, she purred softly and opened her mouth to say something when her mom asked her to fetch something else. "Sure thing mom be right back." With that she darted out of the nursery just moments before Nightstar woke up. She ran quickly to her and her mom's den then sniffed around the herbs trying to remember what each herb looked and smelled like. Watermint had a minty smell to it. She quickly found that one and grabbed a bunch of those leaves and set them aside. "Ok next Tansy then Feverfew," she whispered to herself. Tansy was yellow like the sun she thought. Spotting a yellow herb she grabbed several of those leaves and set them with the Watermint. She looked from green leaf to green leaf trying to figure out which one was feverfew. In the end, she touched her nose until she found one that felt cool and grabbed those. Grabbing the rest Snowkit darted back to the nursery and arrived just as Nightstar asked if it was ok. She dropped the leaves next to her mom and went to check out the fourth kit.