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ionheart pulled himself out of the warriors den, something had been on his mind for a long time. He debated with himself as he wandered to the prey pile and grabbed a mouse. Finally deciding to do it, he walked into the nursery. He smoothed his conscious with a few licks of his chest fur and he shook himself of any clinging thoughts. He slowly approached the brown tabby she cat who was laying in her nest and mewed "Hello bright eyes" with a friendly swish of his tail

Brighteyes stirred and looked over at the golden ginger tom and yawned, revealing the huge dagger sharp teeth from her Siberian half of her genes. The areas where the cutter had shaved off her fur along her spine and belly was growing back in nicely though, it was strange to see. Inside her ear was a strange marking tattooed into her ear used by the wildlife clinic, marking her as a feral cat. Snuggled up at her belly was her little ones: Lichenkit, Peachkit, Ebonykit, and Lichenkit. "Keep it down."she mewed softly.

"Sorry" he mewed in a much quieter tone. "I thought you might be hungry?" He asked, scooting the mouse to her. He knew kittens could really drain your energy. "How are they doing? They look like little warriors already" he whispered, watching their small fluffy body's rise up and down with their breath

"Thanks."Brighteyes was quick to snatch the mouse and start eating. In a few quick bites it was gone and she swiped her tongue over her maw. "Quite the handful, honestly I can't believe I'm saying this but...that cutter's the reason me and my kits are alive today. Hard to believe they're almost ready to join the apprentices."she purred. Brighteyes's eyes truly gleamed like her namesake, those golden pools were bright and burned like fire in the night. But the fire in her eyes was gratitude and a mother's pride. Sure they were small for their age, but that was to be expected. "I worry though, I worry they might get bullied having been born in a twoleg nest. Lichenkit still won't part with that toy mouse."she whispered, looking at her sleeping kits. Sure enough the tortie she-kit, Lichenkit was in deed cuddling a catnip mouse toy she taken taken from the cutter when they escaped.

" i must admit.. its a .. strange little thing" he mewed staring at the multi coloured mouse toy.
A part of him wanted to bat and lick at it but Brighteyes had said it was made of catmint.
Any cat would be tempted by the scent and taste of the special fern. "and i know some cats
can be cruel when it comes to kitty pets and cutters" he shuttered at the thought of what they
do to cats. He could never imagine never being able to have kittens of his own and Brighteyes
markings in her ear reminded the clan everyday of what happened. "I'm just glad you're all safe"
he mewed with a friendly smile and turned back to look at the sleeping children. He secretly wondered
if the cutters had done to Brighteyes, what they do to all kitty pets… she might never be able to have
another litter. "yeah they sure do grow up fast… except i wouldn't know" he added with a chuckle
after a pause in their conversation.

With great care Brighteyes got to her paws and flicked her bushy tail for him to follow her. Brighteyes wanted to talk where her kits wouldn't be woken up by the chatter. She bared a limp to her walk but it was only thanks to those twolegs she was walking at all again. "If you really want to know all they did was heal my back and saved me and my kits. I'm grateful but I'm still a warrior."she mewed. She defiantly was not showing the signs of a cat that had been "fixed" by a cutter; she was energetic and she retained that flirtatious look in her eyes every time she saw her mate, and that distinct fire of a wild born warrior had never left. It just got brighter now that she had more freedom to move all on her own. But that time being unable to walk properly, forced to drag herself with her front legs had made them stronger then her back legs. Which was not a shock since her water therapy sessions were not over yet, it would still be another moon or so before her hind legs were back up to snuff. "I honestly can't wait to run again and chase down a hare again, nothing beats feeling that wind in my fur."she purred. Her soulful radiant yellow eyes locked onto the golden tom with a teasing gleam. "This is about my twin sister, Ru isn't?"she chuckled with a knowing look.

Lionheart walked out of the nursery beside her. Walking slowly so she wouldn't have to limp to fast. She settled herself down on the shade at the edge of camp. She stared at him with glowing eyes and a knowing smirk. He suddenly felt nervous and stuttered "did she tell you?.."

"No she didn't, I just noticed she's got a lot more life in her step. I haven't seen her that happy in a long time."mewed Brighteyes. Brighteyes wasn't a fool had noticed how smitten she was after waking up after the final battle with the rogues. It was not hard to notice, heck the entire clan could see these two were fond of each other. "It's safe to say the entire clan has probably noticed this too."she said.

"Oh well..." He gave a soft chuckle and scratched behind his ear before continuing. "I.. I wanted to ask because I know how close you and Russ are, if you would give us your blessing to become mates... I would be greatful" he finally spit out. It had been apparently obvious that they where in love but he felt very nervous asking for her approval to make it official

"Go for it. but,"she mewed and unsheathed her paw to show her long claws to prove a point. "Do anything to upset or hurt her and I'll be shredding your fur off for my bedding."she hissed. Just as quickly as she had turned serious she was smiling and grooming her scarred face. With her only brother gone and her parents dead Russetstorm was all she had left other then her mate and kits.

Lionheart wasn't intimidated by brighteyes threat. He would
never do anything to hurt the cat he loved and he knew eventually
Russetstorm's sister would trust her. He smirked in a non
rude way and replied "oh trust me, i believe every word of
what you say. I care for Russetstorm a lot too and id never
hurt her. I know… you're all she really has left here in
the clan so i see where you're coming from." he awkwardly
licked his paw and rubbed it over his head. He dipped his head in
fair well and walked off. before he left he turned and added
"who knows, your kits might even have some cousins
to play with" he smiled and trotted off. The cheeky warrior
disappeared into the wave of clan cats heading out for a
patrol and left Brighteyes under a soft fern to watch him leave.

"Good we'll get along peachy keen then."purred Brighteyes. Brighteyes looked up at the sky for a moment in thought. Was her brother alive and if he was, she hoped he was happy. It wasn't entirely his fault what happened after all. Right now though the present and her clan was what mattered. She looked over at her sleeping kits with a fond smile. "They'll be apprenticed soon, likely not long after the Gathering. The full moon is in a few days too."she mewed.

~The End

Brighteyes AriaSnow
Lionheart MapleTheMutt

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ionheart pulled himself out of the warriors den, something had been on his mind for a long time. He debated with himself as he wandered to the prey pile and grabbed a mouse. Finally deciding to do it, he walked into the nursery. He smoothed his conscious with a few licks of his chest fur and he shook himself of any clinging thoughts. He slowly approached the brown tabby she cat who was laying in her nest and mewed "Hello bright eyes" with a friendly swish of his tail

Brighteyes stirred and looked over at the golden ginger tom and yawned, revealing the huge dagger sharp teeth from her Siberian half of her genes. The areas where the cutter had shaved off her fur along her spine and belly was growing back in nicely though, it was strange to see. Inside her ear was a strange marking tattooed into her ear used by the wildlife clinic, marking her as a feral cat. Snuggled up at her belly was her little ones: Lichenkit, Peachkit, Ebonykit, and Lichenkit. "Keep it down."she mewed softly.

"Sorry" he mewed in a much quieter tone. "I thought you might be hungry?" He asked, scooting the mouse to her. He knew kittens could really drain your energy. "How are they doing? They look like little warriors already" he whispered, watching their small fluffy body's rise up and down with their breath

"Thanks."Brighteyes was quick to snatch the mouse and start eating. In a few quick bites it was gone and she swiped her tongue over her maw. "Quite the handful, honestly I can't believe I'm saying this but...that cutter's the reason me and my kits are alive today. Hard to believe they're almost ready to join the apprentices."she purred. Brighteyes's eyes truly gleamed like her namesake, those golden pools were bright and burned like fire in the night. But the fire in her eyes was gratitude and a mother's pride. Sure they were small for their age, but that was to be expected. "I worry though, I worry they might get bullied having been born in a twoleg nest. Lichenkit still won't part with that toy mouse."she whispered, looking at her sleeping kits. Sure enough the tortie she-kit, Lichenkit was in deed cuddling a catnip mouse toy she taken taken from the cutter when they escaped.

" i must admit.. its a .. strange little thing" he mewed staring at the multi coloured mouse toy.
A part of him wanted to bat and lick at it but Brighteyes had said it was made of catmint.
Any cat would be tempted by the scent and taste of the special fern. "and i know some cats
can be cruel when it comes to kitty pets and cutters" he shuttered at the thought of what they
do to cats. He could never imagine never being able to have kittens of his own and Brighteyes
markings in her ear reminded the clan everyday of what happened. "I'm just glad you're all safe"
he mewed with a friendly smile and turned back to look at the sleeping children. He secretly wondered
if the cutters had done to Brighteyes, what they do to all kitty pets… she might never be able to have
another litter. "yeah they sure do grow up fast… except i wouldn't know" he added with a chuckle
after a pause in their conversation.

With great care Brighteyes got to her paws and flicked her bushy tail for him to follow her. Brighteyes wanted to talk where her kits wouldn't be woken up by the chatter. She bared a limp to her walk but it was only thanks to those twolegs she was walking at all again. "If you really want to know all they did was heal my back and saved me and my kits. I'm grateful but I'm still a warrior."she mewed. She defiantly was not showing the signs of a cat that had been "fixed" by a cutter; she was energetic and she retained that flirtatious look in her eyes every time she saw her mate, and that distinct fire of a wild born warrior had never left. It just got brighter now that she had more freedom to move all on her own. But that time being unable to walk properly, forced to drag herself with her front legs had made them stronger then her back legs. Which was not a shock since her water therapy sessions were not over yet, it would still be another moon or so before her hind legs were back up to snuff. "I honestly can't wait to run again and chase down a hare again, nothing beats feeling that wind in my fur."she purred. Her soulful radiant yellow eyes locked onto the golden tom with a teasing gleam. "This is about my twin sister, Ru isn't?"she chuckled with a knowing look.

Lionheart walked out of the nursery beside her. Walking slowly so she wouldn't have to limp to fast. She settled herself down on the shade at the edge of camp. She stared at him with glowing eyes and a knowing smirk. He suddenly felt nervous and stuttered "did she tell you?.."

"No she didn't, I just noticed she's got a lot more life in her step. I haven't seen her that happy in a long time."mewed Brighteyes. Brighteyes wasn't a fool had noticed how smitten she was after waking up after the final battle with the rogues. It was not hard to notice, heck the entire clan could see these two were fond of each other. "It's safe to say the entire clan has probably noticed this too."she said.

"Oh well..." He gave a soft chuckle and scratched behind his ear before continuing. "I.. I wanted to ask because I know how close you and Russ are, if you would give us your blessing to become mates... I would be greatful" he finally spit out. It had been apparently obvious that they where in love but he felt very nervous asking for her approval to make it official

"Go for it. but,"she mewed and unsheathed her paw to show her long claws to prove a point. "Do anything to upset or hurt her and I'll be shredding your fur off for my bedding."she hissed. Just as quickly as she had turned serious she was smiling and grooming her scarred face. With her only brother gone and her parents dead Russetstorm was all she had left other then her mate and kits.

Lionheart wasn't intimidated by brighteyes threat. He would
never do anything to hurt the cat he loved and he knew eventually
Russetstorm's sister would trust her. He smirked in a non
rude way and replied "oh trust me, i believe every word of
what you say. I care for Russetstorm a lot too and id never
hurt her. I know… you're all she really has left here in
the clan so i see where you're coming from." he awkwardly
licked his paw and rubbed it over his head. He dipped his head in
fair well and walked off. before he left he turned and added
"who knows, your kits might even have some cousins
to play with" he smiled and trotted off. The cheeky warrior
disappeared into the wave of clan cats heading out for a
patrol and left Brighteyes under a soft fern to watch him leave.

"Good we'll get along peachy keen then."purred Brighteyes. Brighteyes looked up at the sky for a moment in thought. Was her brother alive and if he was, she hoped he was happy. It wasn't entirely his fault what happened after all. Right now though the present and her clan was what mattered. She looked over at her sleeping kits with a fond smile. "They'll be apprenticed soon, likely not long after the Gathering. The full moon is in a few days too."she mewed.

~The End

Brighteyes AriaSnow
Lionheart MapleTheMutt