Closed Thread [Closed] A Kitly Distraction

Fallkit lifted his head from his nest beside Brightmaple. A small feather clung to his whiskers, which he shook off with a quick flick of his paw before he sat up, stretching out his spine. He'd heard this tom's meow before, but still wasn't quite sure who was calling him, which felt more like the norm than he'd prefer. Still, every cat was pretty nice in this camp. He walked out to meet the ginger and white tom, immediately sniffing at the small ball of moss on the ground.

He looked up at the tom with big, blue eyes, tilting his head with curiosity. "Hi," he mewed.

Fallkit's head tilted a little more as Cloudflare held his paw up. He watched the big tom crouch down with a friendly smile, and sighed as he finished talking. "Yeah," he agreed. His sharp gaze flicked over to the tom's tail, and he couldn't help but watch it as he continued speaking. "Hi, Cloudflare. There's lots of new cats here. Lot more than I've ever seen."

Suddenly struck by a thought, he shifted his eyes from the tail back to the tom himself. "What's an apprentice?" He had probably asked the same question a few times in the near-moon he'd been at the camp, but it wasn't a piece of information that was sticking in his brain. All this warrior business was confusing--he thought he was just a normal cat? His mother had never mentioned warriors, at least.

BAYFLOWER 🌊 THEY/THEM 🌼 WARRIOR 

Bayflower had just come back from the moor, the black feline carrying a single hare between his jaws. They went over and placed it at the fresh-kill pile before stretching and yawning. Getting up, Bayflower looked around camp, trying to see if there was anything for them to do, they were convinced that there was never nothing to do even if the thing to be done was sleep that counted too. 

Their eyes landed on Cloudflare and Fallkit, the two seeming to be in the middle of a conversation. Should they join in? They did tell themselves multiple times that they'd get to know their clanmates better and it wouldn't hurt to join in. Before walking over, Bayflower watched them for a bit, picking up on Fallkit ask what an apprentice was. They were surprised that the small kit who was completely fluent in speaking still hadn’t had the chance to learn what apprentices and warriors were. 

The black feline finally padded over, a friendly smile decorating their features. “Hello! Cloudflare and…” The feline paused for a few heartbeats, trying to remember the kit’s name, “Fallkit, correct?” Bayflower questioned, their smile never faltering. They noticed the moss before making a comment about it. “Are we playing moss ball or does somebody’s bedding need some new moss?” 

Fallkit frowned, still unsatisfied with the answer. He didn't even know what this ‘Warriors Code’ everyone kept mentioning really was. What was the point of being a warrior? His mother hadn't been one, and neither had his sire. Still, he pawed at the moss ball, having no idea what to make of the dejected feelings in his chest.

His ears flicked as the black-pelted cat came over. Fallkit looked up between the two big cats, both smiling at him cheerfully. The moss underneath his claws was so bouncy, and it had been a while since he'd had any playmates. His excitement took over as Bayflower asked their question. Tiny tail flicking now, he batted at the ball, his former confusion forgotten for the moment. “I wanna play!”

With the sound of kitten mews in the nursery, Beewhisker felt the temptation to visit after the chat they had with Aspenberry and Bayflower. Beewhisker was never a cat to miss out on an opportunity to have fun and goof around with any kits, especially Fallkit, the only kit in the nursery at the moment. When Brightmaple's kits arrive, they would have even more kits to form a bond with! And maybe Beewhisker could even mentor one of them when they grew into apprentices!

As they approached the nursery, Beewhisker noticed the scent of a tom-cat, Cloudflare, one of the older warriors from what Beewhisker knew. Not one they had thought would be in the nursery though they were not assuming anything of the tom, but they were glad other warriors were interacting with the clan's youth other than themselves. "Cloudflare!" Beewhisker greeted the tom happily, flicking their tail up high to greet the tom and then their blue eyes glanced down at Fallkit. "And hello to you Fallkit" They purred

"Would it be alright if I were to chat with you both in here? I'd love to know what you both have been up to" Beewhisker suggested confidently, their tone was the usual upbeat and friendly tone that they used for every cat they came across within the clan. Though the plump calico seemed particularly happy today after chatting with their clanmates earlier. 

Fallkit waived his tail with excitement, crouching down in front of the moss ball as he glanced up at the black-furred warrior. "Okay!" he agreed happily to their terms. He had gotten too used to playing games on his own. It wasn't as if no one in Windclan would play with him, but suddenly being without his littermates or any fellow kits was a bit of a learning curve.

"Watch this!" he warned, batting the ball between his own paws for a few moments before giving it one good strike, sending it sailing right towards Bayflower's leg.