[Amber]

Rabbitkit

Robinwing's tongue dragged over Rabbitkit's fur in gentle, soothing strokes. Rabbitkit's light brown eyes were half-closed and drooping lower, surrounded by his mother's warmth and the comforting rumble of their combined purrs.

Suddenly, thunder cracked, and the little brown tabby kitten squeaked, burrowing himself deeper into his mother's fur. Robinwing's gentle laughter filled the small space between them, and her tongue rasped against his head. "It's okay, little one. It's just a storm. Thunder can't hurt you."

He peeked out from his mother's fur, eyes wide and pouty. "But it's so loud!" Robinwing gave him a gentle, adoring smile. "All will be well, love. Listen, the rain's starting to slow." Rabbitkit tilted his head up and listened, but all he could hear was the steady pounding of the rain against the roof of the den. "Do you think it's gonna stop today?"

"I'm not certain. The clouds are heavy today. It may not clear up until tomorrow." Rabbitkit's ears drooped. He loved being able to run about the camp and stretch his legs. The nursery was just a little too small for him to get a proper stretch just moving around. Maybe tomorrow he'd be able to go outside, but as long as the storm raged on, Robinwing wouldn't let him out, not that Rabbitkit complained too much about it.

OOC: gawds, I'm so rusty x.x

I'm never changing who I am

Greenleaf 18: The clouds are heavy and black, pouring down rain as lightning streaks the sky and thunder shakes the valley.

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Had to have high, high hopes for a living,
shooting for the stars when I couldn't make a killing...

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Warm and cozy between Windkit and Thunderkit, tucked up against her mother's side where Cloudyfeather curled around her kits in a protective crescent, Lightningkit was sound asleep. Until thunder boomed so loud it seemed like it shook the whole valley. With a startled squeak, her silver triped head shot up from where it had been nestled on her brother's flank and she scrabbled from between her siblings and onto her mother, “What was that!? Is it a monster? Eeep!”

Cloudyfeather raised her head with an amused purr and leaned over to rasp her tongue between her daughter's ears, “It's only thunder.” She nudged Lightningkit back toward her littermates and leaned over to check each one of them, nuzzling each of them lovingly in reassurance.

“Thunder?” She let her mother guide her back down and squealed as she reared up and pounced on her brother, “I'm not afraid of thunder!” She bounced off him just as quickly, giggling, and bounded across the den, “Can't catch me!”

“Lightningkit watch-”

Her mother's warning came too late as she ran right into Robinwing and staggered back, dropping onto her rump and looking up at the queen, mildly dazed for a moment from the impact. Shaking her head, she grinned sheepishly up at the older she-cat, “Sorry, Robinwing.” Without further ado, he climbed half over the she-cat's side to peer down at Rabbitkit, “Hey! Wanna play?” She reached out with one paw in attempt to bat at the other kit, but she couldn't reach him.

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Didn't know how but I always had a feeling
I was gonna be that one in a million.

Amber
Phoenix
Taxx

[Taxx]

It was a nightmare. Sleetkit was huddled as close to her mother as she could possibly get, tucked right under one of her legs, eyes squeezed shut and shaking each time a new growl of thunder sounded. The flashes of lightning had begun to make her flinch, because she'd all too quickly learned that they were shortly followed by the frightening noises. She wasn't asleep. Didn't even bother trying. She just lay there, tucked close to Cloudyfeather, and tried to find comfort in the steady breaths that pressed against her side and the warmth of her mother's presence.

The sudden bright flash was followed almost instantly by the crash of thunder right overhead, and Sleetkit shrieked aloud, burying her face into the queen's side and whimpering. Cloudyfeather purred gently, tightening her grip on the kit as Lightningkit bounced to her paws, jerked awake by the noise. The silver kit was easy to track, wide awake in a heartbeat and bouncing around the nursery; her mother’s warning and the following gasp of surprise drew Sleetkit’s attention and she dared a peek at her outgoing sister.

A gentle sigh came from Cloudyfeather at Lightningkit’s antics, but she turned her attention back to Sleetkit. Gently, she nudged the youngest of the four, coaxing her to her paws. “The storm is over,” she assured. “Go and play, little one.”

Play. Right. Standing and still shaking just a bit, Sleetkit blinked at Lightningkit batting at Rabbitkit, but she really didn’t quite want to get in the middle of that, and then she glanced over at Thunderkit and Windkit. Maybe if she just… batted around a piece of grass, Cloudyfeather would be pleased with that and would let her snuggle back into her mother’s fur? Warily, the kit crept over to a few loose stalks of grass and pushed them around, flashing a glance at her mother to see if she’d noticed that Sleetkit was doing what she’d asked.

[Phoenix]

For once, it was louder outside of the nursery than inside it. On one side of the den, Robinwing lay curled around a little brown tom, while on the other, Cloudyfeather kept her own kits nestled close to her side with the weary determination of someone who had thought she lost it all yet only to realize how much more she had to lose. Sandwiched between two of his sisters, Thunderkit became increasingly aware of the wavering patter of rain on the roof of the den as the storm overhead ebbed and flowed on the wind. There was something soothing about the steady noise, and tail tip beginning to twitch as alertness returned, he allowed the pleasant sound to rouse him gently from his nap. Without opening his eyes, he guessed that the warm weight resting on his flank was Lightningkit, who always seemed to enjoy using him as a pillow, and decided that maybe he would lay around for a little longer; surrounded by his mother’s scent, he was so warm and comfortable and…

A loud clap of thunder had his eyes snapping open, even as the press of his sister’s head vanished and was replaced with a rude paw to the side. With his own foreleg, he reached up to aim a jab of protest back at Lightningkit, only to find that she had already scrambled up onto their mother. Well, that wouldn’t do. Listening with one ear to the exchange between mother and daughter, he had just climbed to his paws when he found himself on the receiving end of his sister’s attention once more. He toppled over under their combined weight and batted at her with his paws before she leapt off him and bounced toward the other side of the den. “Can to!” She was running and he was running and then she wasn’t running and he very nearly collided with her even as she struck Robinwing. “Hey, watch it, furball,” He complained, but ever the ball of energy, Lightningkit had already clambered onto the other queen’s back. Half hoping to dislodge his sister from her perch, Thunderkit batted at her hind legs for a few moments before a different idea distracted him from his noble task.

In his best hunting crouch, the striped silver tom snuck around Robinwing’s hindquarters to peer at the brown tabby curled up against his mother’s side. Lightningkit was being all nice and asking Rabbitkit if he wanted to play, but the silver tom knew that the other kit would say yes – it wasn’t like there was anything else to do. Besides, everyone knew the best games started with a surprise attack. With a grin stretching across his face, he wiggled his haunches as he took aim and then launched himself at Rabbitkit with his fiercest battle cry. “Gotcha!”

Amber @zen Taxx

[Amber]

Rabbitkit

The thunderstorm seemed to have disturbed the other kittens in the nursery, because over Robinwing's flank, Rabbitkit could hear a slight commotion. It didn't bother him much, and he just nestled against his mother's fur. A slight thud reverberated through Robinwing that Rabbitkit felt, and suddenly, there was a cat above him.

"Hey! Wanna play?" Rabbitkit bent his head back to look up at Lightningkit, hanging down over Robinwing's side. Rabbitkit glanced at his mother, seeking her approval before responding. She nodded, and Rabbitkit was about to respond in the affirmative to Lightningkit when someone jumped at him from behind.

"Gotcha!" Rabbitkit didn't have an opportunity to react before Thunderkit was upon him. The younger kit's aim was true, and he landed on Rabbitkit's back. Rabbitkit gave a small noise of surprise before a small grin found its place on his face. With Robinwing on one side, Thunderkit on his back, and his paws stuck beneath him, his options were limited. Getting as much leverage as he could from his trapped paws, Rabbitkit rolled to the side, away from his mother's belly, attempting to dislodge Thunderkit from his perch. As an assist, he started squirming, aiming to wriggle free of Thunderkit's paws and roll onto his own back in the mossy nest.


OOC: weak ending, but meh. @zen , Taxx , Phoenix

I'm never changing who I am