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B E R R Y T A I L

Berrytail sat quietly, watching the ripples on the lakeshore. She was technically outside of her territory, but she didn't care. Berrytail could smell the stench of blood coming from the gathering island. The white she-cat couldn't hear yowls, even though it was so close. The battle was over. Berrytail knew that her mate wasn't coming home. There were no cats in her camp. Well, there were one or two, but they were injured and always alseep. It sadened the white she-cat to know that her mate wouldn't be coming home. She gave her chest one quick lick and went home.

When she got into the camp, Berrytail walked around and remembered the scents of all of her dead clan-mates. Her sister and brothers, her mate, her parents, even the leader were all dead by now. Finally, the heavily pregnant queen settled into her nest in the nursery and lay down, her belly bulging with a large number of ready-to-come kits. A breese rattled the cats tail plants and kicked up a little bit of dust in the center of the camp, but there was no noise. "Oh, Pricklepelt. I wish you hadn't left to battle." The soothing tang that was Pricklepelt's scent rolled into her nose and Berrytail smiled. He would be with her when her kits were born. She knew that now. "My love, there will be one kit named for your bravery." The she-cat promised, looking over her huge belly. "If I don't pop first."

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Word Count: 248, short for a beginning posty
Notes: Poor Berry. X3 Come be her friend!
Action // Thought // "Speach"

[HawkShadow]

BlizzardPaw padded ou of her den. Her clan had not yet returned from the battle. She had stayed home because with her deformed paw she wouldn't be able to move quick enough. She sighed.

The blue-silver she-cat then remembered she hadn't checked the Queens today. Most were extremely pregnant. "Especially Berrytail! I'm surprised she can walk... She's huge!" The she-cat giggle, then stopped, remembering the battle again. She sighed again.

BlizzardPaw walked to the nurser, and poked her head through theentrane, "Berrytail?"

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Berrytail looked up as the apprentice walked in. "Good morning, Blizzardpaw." Berrytail's  voice was calm, yet dripping with reservation. "The clan has not yet returned?" there was hope in her voice, but it was only false hope. The white she-cat shifted so that Blizzardpaw could reach her belly and gave a gentle purr as she brushed her pinkish tail over it. "It won't be long now. My kits are moving around so very much. Sometimes, I swear I will pop." That was no understatement either. As one kit moved, you could see the little bump that was a paw slide around her skin and dissapere.

Blizzardpaw was a young cat, but the previous medicine cat had taught her well. The thought that Berrytail's own litter may be Blizzardpaw's first birthing made the older she-cat give a half-purr of amusement. It would be an interesting time as the kits would be born any day.
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Word Count: 156, uber short DX
Notes: Hi, Hawk!

[HawkShadow]

OMG IM SO SORRY!!

I must have accidentally hit edit when I meant to  hit reply!

Please forgive me! -bows deeply-

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"Impatient is right." Berrytail purred playfully. "I'm just as impatient as they are. When they come, I'll be able to walk without waddling like an over-fat squirrel!" The white she-cat flicked her curled over ears and shook her head, thinking mostly to herself. Berrytail was hungry yet again, and her kits were making it worse by moving around restlessly inside her belly. With the way they were acting, she might have kits by night fall.

Night fall. That would be when she would have to accept that her clan wasn't coming home. "Blizzardpaw. How is Rippletail?" She lowered her voice so that the few cats that were left wouldn't hear. "I have a bad feeling that our clan-mates won't come home. I visited the lakeshore earlier this morning and could smell the blood from the island. There must have been a battle. Oh, Blizzardpaw. I fear for my kits and my clan." Being hysterical wasn't usually Berry's thing. She was almost always composed, but the imminent birthing might have been messing with her along with the absence of her mate and friends.

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Word Count: 183, better
Notes: I feel like a complete dumbass for editing Hawk's post. SORRY!!

[HawkShadow]

OoC: I just laughed so hard. It's fine.
ic:
BlizzardPaw quietly said, "She seems to be fine. She's the only one who isn't pregnant, old, or injured... Just sick." BlizzardPaw tried to conceal her deep sadness, "I think... I think most of them are dead. If none comes bac soon I am going to check." 

What if they're gone? Will River Clan have to rebuild itself?

BlizzardPaw got lost in her thoughts. She was scared too. Her whole life she had made a promise to herself that clan-mates wouldn't die of injuries, or be crippled permanently.  Yet now, if they're not dead, they are probably injuried. Where was StarClan? 

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Word Count: 100
Muse: I'm getting out the music. I need more iinspiration
notes: Still laughing

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Berrytail nodded, glad that the young cat was okay. "Good. There will at least be one healthy warrior that can defend the clan." It was news that heightened Berrytail's spirits, but she just couldn't get comfortable and was moving around in her nest when the first contraction rattled it's way over her body and made her gasp in surprise.

Another came not long after and Berrytail looked at Blizzardpaw. "Blizzardpaw, It's time." The white she-cat groomed her tail so that it wouldn't get in the way and stretched out to make herself more comfortable. "D-do you remember what herbs that.." Another contraction rolled over her body. "That a kitting needs?"

[HawkShadow]

BlizzardPaw's eyes widened. She had never helped with kitting before. What herbs were needed... "I remember. I'll go get them. Stay here, and get relaxe..." She ran out the den.

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OoC: M going to post this now and let you reply while I go find all the herbs. XD

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Berrytail nodded and gasped as the apprentice left. This was Berrytail's own first litter, and she was as afraid as Blizzardpaw. Her kits would bring new life to the clan. She couldn't be happier and as her first kit was born, the white she-cat felt a familiar prickling in the fur on her back and could smell the scent of her mate. He was here, watching.

By the time Blizzardpaw got back with her herbs, Berrytail's first two kits had been born and there were two more on the way. Her belly was half-size now and the first two kits were suckling, blissfully unaware of their siblings still arriving. The older she-cat was purring happily as she noticed the apprentice enter the nursery. "Just stay calm and you'll do fine." The statement was as much for herself as it was for Blizzardpaw. Witnessing the bringing of new life into the world was an exciting, but also scary occasion that could change the way a cat thinks sometimes.

[HawkShadow]

"I think I found the- Kits!" The apprentice carefull, but quickly, moved towards the queen. She put down her herbs and looked at the kits, "They seem very healthy! I think you still have two mor,though." 

"You missed the first River Clan kits entering the world since the battle." BlizzardPaw inwardly kicked herself. 

The she-cat nudged some herbs towards Berrytail, "Here is some borage and lamb's ear."

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Berrytail purred happily as she ate the herbs and groaned as a third kit was born and crawled toward her belly with a little help from mom. This one was a brown tom, and once he was dried off his fur stood out on all sized and made him look like a prickle plant or a bramble bush. Berrytail's purr became a meow of pride as she realized that this kit looked like his father. She'd had time to think of the names for the first two, but this one was obvious. Pricklekit will be his name.

As the last, small kit was born, Berrytail could feel the exhaustion that came with birthing. The silky furred she-cat was laying on her side with four little bundles of fur suckling happily in place, blissfully unaware of the world they came into. "So beautiful." Berrytail's voice was laced with both pride and exhaustion. "Thank you, Blizzardpaw. I'm glad that you were beside me."

As her berry-colored tail swiped over each kit, their mother named them carefully. "The first kit" She pointed to the second largest kit. It was a blue tabby with a slight mane of hair "Will be Lionkit." As her tail moved on, Berrytail listed the names. The blue tabby she-kit was called Stormkit, the Brown tom-kit was named Pricklekit for his father, and the last one concerned Berrytail a bit. She was tiny, half the size of Pricklekit who was the second smallest. "Cloudkit." Berrytail finally decided. Perhaps she would grow up to be Blizzardpaw's own apprentice. Maybe she would be an amazing warrior. Which ever it was, Berrytail was sure she would live.

Pricklepelt, are you watching? These are your kits. Be proud of them. They are as strong as you are. The prayer was sent to Starclan and Berrytail smiled down at her kits.