Kittypet Clanborn - Tales Unleashed

Mother Knows Best

I narrowed my eyes, briefly flicking my gaze out towards camp. Not too much was in sight from where we sat - just the fresh-kill pile, a bit of the Highledge, and all of the apprentices sharing a meal after their latest training session. "What were you looking at out there?" I asked my daughter again.

For some reason, Cherrykit seemed to hesitate with her answer, giving a small shrug. "Oh! What was I looking at? Well..." I raised a single eyebrow and tilted my head as I watched her stammer. "I... I was looking at..."

I then couldn't help but let out an interested, skeptical grunt as Cherrykit then flicked her ears, her eyes widening with excitement as she flicked her gaze back towards the medicine den entrance. "Molekit!" she then cried out as she stood up. "Molekit is here!"

My curiosity quickly diminished, and was replaced with panic at how much energy my daughter had used just within heartbeats. "Cherrykit, calm down and rest your voice, please!" I insisted to her as I pushed her flank down with my tail. "You most definitely won't be out of here tonight if you don't rest, or if you hurt your voice!"

Cherrykit let out another sigh, not resisting my touch as she lied back down in our moss nest. "Sorry," she meowed more softly, flashing me bashful, slightly embarrassed look.

I returned my daughter's glance before letting out a purr at the sight of my other kit that had indeed made his way into the medicine den. "Hi, there, Molekit!" I meowed warmly to my brown-and-cream son as I touched my nose to his little ear. "What made you want to stop by?"

I then let out another purr of amusement as Molekit practically skidded up to our nest, skidding to a halt just in front of his sister. "I really wanted to tell Cherrykit about what I just did!" he then mewed excitedly. "Berrynose just gave me a battling lesson!"

Cherrykit let out a gasp, her eyes widening with awe as she stared back at her brother. "Really? That is amazing!" Her voice was bright and optimistic, but I could so clearly see the glint of longing and sadness in her amber eyes. "What did he teach you?"

I began to softly stroke Cherrykit's flank as we both watched Molekit excitedly pace the area, and I felt my heart seem to grow with warmth as I listened to him describe what my mate had decided to do with my son. "... and then he showed me how to begin the underbelly slash!" Molekit went on enthusiastically, demonstrating what his father had taught him by lying down on the ground, rolling over, and raising his forepaws up in the air. "Like... like that!"

"Wow..." Cherrykit sighed, her sorrow becoming increasingly more apparent as she flicked her gaze briefly towards the den entrance once again. "That looks like so much fun. I can't wait until I can learn that!"

Molekit quickly leaped back up onto all four of his paws. "What do you mean? I'm sure that Berrynose could teach you right now!" I then felt a pang of sadness as Molekit began to pelt out of the medicine den, looking back to see that his sister wasn't following. His amber eyes seemed to flash with disappointment and realization. "Well... he will once you get out of here," he then murmured.

He then let out a huff, beginning to anxiously knead his paws into the ground. "When is that going to be? It feels like it has been forever!"

Following Molekit's words, Cherrykit looked up at me for a moment, her eyes now full of sadness, before looking back at her brother. "I'm not sure, Molekit," she breathed hoarsely. She then let out a huff, shook her head quickly, and lifted her head once more. "Whenever it is, I'm really, really looking forward to it!" Her voice was lighter, and her eyes were much brighter with these words, which brought me to sigh with relief.

Molekit's eyes also lit up, and he began to hop around in front of the two of us. "Me too!" he squeaked. "It'll be soon. I just know it will!" I then couldn't help but purr again as I watched my son let out a quick sigh, sitting down and waiting patiently as if only moments would pass by before Cherrykit would be given permission to leave.