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    Applewhisker found herself in a strange situation, she loved kits and she loved the atmosphere of the nursery. There were tons of new kits in Nigthclan, however there was only one queen. This made it the most perfect time for her to lend her services in the nursery, she would actually be useful! With everything that seemed to be perfect in her life however, there was a serious catch. Blackwolf was the father to the litter and would perhaps be the adoptive father of the extras Ghostlight had taken on. She decided she would offer her services to the new mother, and waited until she was sure Blackwolf would be gone for a while. Applewhisker wanted nothing less than Blackwolf walking in on her in the nursery fawning over his kits.



    She had decided to go hunting by herself to bring Ghostlight the freshest piece of prey she possibly could, popular to Blackwolfs' belief she was capable of many warrior tasks. Holding the prey close she chose a secluded spot in camp to watch the camp entrance, and as soon as Blackwolf left to do warrior things she bolted for the nursery with the mouse she caught in tow. Bursting in she set her catch down gently and mewed quickly, yet in a soft tone "I thought you might be hungry Ghostlight, I brought you a super fresh mouse!" Perhaps she seemed a little too eager, but she hoped an invitation would be extended so she could spend time with all the new kits. She hadn't met any of them yet and had been waiting excitedly for her turn keeping her eyes peeled for tiny scraps of fur; even though she had resigned herself to the fact that they were probably sleeping before she even entered the den.

@ghostlight

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Ghostlight

The Ghost In Your Mind

Be still my heart 'cause it's freaking out, it's freaking out, right now

Shining like stars 'cause we're beautiful, we're beautiful, right now

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The black queen had been grooming her fur, letting her kits wander around the nursery with ease, since there wasn't anyone else to bother with them having the run of the den to their-selves. Bonekit, Hollykit and Stonekit were more active than the other two who stayed close to her belly were, and while she groomed, ghostly blue eyes watched the two kits who were hers by birth and the other who she gladly took in.

Coyotekit, her other son, wiggled around by her stomach, getting comfortable as he resumed his nap after snuggling up to Rootkit, another adopted kit that the only queen of Nightclan took in. Though her mate, Blackwolf, didn't seem to like it too much, Ghostlight wasn't about to let either Rootkit or Stonekit starve without milk, or die without being cared for.

  Her own kits didn't seem to mind, and all five of the young Nightclanners seemed to get along just fine under her care. An ear twitched as someone approached and Ghostlight turned from grooming to where Applewhisker poked into the Nursery with a mouse. The queen felt her stomach growl as just the scent of the prey dangling from the other warrior's jaw.

The grackle that Blackwolf had brought earlier had been shared between her five kits, who wanted to see how fresh-kill tasted, and she didn't get any. "Thank you Applewhisker." Ghostlight responded to her mate's former apprentice. "Why don't you share it with me." No need to forget manners, despite being hungry.

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You're all I see in all these places

You're all I see in all these faces

So let's pretend we're running out of time, of time

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Applewhisker was far from disappointed, there were kits everywhere! Three running around, trying to measure their adorableness would destroy any sort of scale they could devise and the scraps captivated her attention. She had heard Ghostlights' response, but was unable return any sort of intelligible reply unable to pry her attention away from the cuteness attacking her senses. In fact the existence of the tiny cats was confirmed by all her senses bar one, she was going to touch one of their downy fluff for sure. Applewhisker was grateful she had been invited to stay, and finally managing a reply she expressed it as best she could without exploding and gushing like a fool. "Thank you so much!" She said, afraid she may have sounded a bit too eager, "I've been waiting to meet all the new Nightclanners..." She wanted to sit beside Ghost, squeezing the two kits that clung closely to her between them; Applewhisker feared that would be strange and would quickly have her welcome status revoked. She took up position on Ghostlights' other side after dropping the mouse in front of the queen.



"They are just all so perfect..." She commented, not sure what else she could even say. Ghostlight had to notice her fawning over the kits, so if she didn't make some sort of verbal comment about her observations it would of course be weird. She didn't want to take the first bite of the mouse, she wasn't even that hungry at all so she left it for Ghostlight to decide when it was time to start eating.

@ghostlight

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Ghostlight

The Ghost In Your Mind

Be still my heart 'cause it's freaking out, it's freaking out, right now

Shining like stars 'cause we're beautiful, we're beautiful, right now

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The pitch black queen flicked her tail, shifting to sit up, making sure that Coyotekit and Rootkit hadn't been awoken before turning her attention onto the piece of prey that Applewhisker had brought her. Amusement lit up in those ghostly blue orbs at the she-cat in front of her. The Nightclan cat was well aware of Applewhisker's affections towards kits, she was also well aware of Applewhisker's position on where she should take her place in the clan.

She gave a tilt of her head, towards Hollykit, Bonekit and Stonekit. "Go play with them." She purred softly before dipping her head to take a bite of the mouse that was at her paws. Her ears flickered as a squeak came from her side. The queen looked over to catch the mis-matched gaze of Coyotekit as he had slipped over to see what his mother was eating.

"What is that?" He asked in such a shy voice, a personality so different from both his mother and father. His little tongue flickered out to lick his lips as if he were trying to figure out if the mouse would taste as good as his mother's milk.

"Mouse, would you like a bite?" She asked, flickering her tail over Coyotekit's back as he stumbled forwards a bit, blue and amber eyes looking up at Applewhisker, then to Ghostlight before sniffing the mouse.

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You're all I see in all these places

You're all I see in all these faces

So let's pretend we're running out of time, of time

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