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Started July 26, 2020 by @Spring group

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Hickorykit purred softly and cuddled close to Smokewing, his ears flattened back against his head and his tail curled around himself. "G'night…"

(Oki!)

~ Hailflight lifted her head as voices reached her ears. She glanced around the warriors den for a moment before her eyes landed on Smokewing and Hickorykit. The she-cat let out a purr, then stood and made her way to them. "Couldn't sleep?" She mewed, laying next to them and licking Hickorykit's head. "How's my little kitten doing?"

"Mm…" Hickorykit yawned and looked up at Hailflight sleepily. "It's snow outside…" He mumbled. "Wanted to see it. And the other kits are getting annoying, so I stayed here instead…" He nuzzled into Smokewing's fur, still shivering lightly.

omg— Hickorykit is so cute and such baby and I love him, and I wanna protect qwq))

(Me too!)

~ Hailflight grabbed Hickorykit and placed him between her paws. "Come here Kitten." She purred, pulling him close and laying her head down. "This is your first snow, huh?"

~ Smokewing watched as Hailflight snuggled close to the kit. She really loves Hickorykit, She thought, Even though she's not his mother, and she's never even had kits. She practically raised him. She looked down at her paws for a moment, I'd like to have kits of my own someday. Smokewing shifted her gaze to the entrance of Fawnstar's den, and rested her head on her paws with a sigh.

Hickorykit nodded and curled up into a ball between Hailflight's paws. He lay his head down, his eyes still trained outside on the snow. There was already a thin layer of white on the ground. "It's really cold outside… it's pretty, though." He murmured softly. He was still trying to hide any strong emotions, but he couldn't hide the glint of awe and excitement in his eyes. Although he was never much one for playing, he couldn't help but want to go out and play in the snow. When the other kits weren't watching, of course.

~ "Yeah, it's really beautiful." Hailflight agreed, "Are you excited about the ball?" She asked, looking down at the kit. "It's your first one, right? You're gonna have a lot of fun Kitten, trust me." She mewed, giving Hickorykit another lick.

"Yeah, it's my first one…" Hickorykit stuck his tongue out a bit at the grooming, but tolerated it anyway. "And it doesn't really sound like my kind of thing, but I'll go anyway…" He yawned and rested his head against Hailflight's chest. "I'll probably just stick close to you guys. I don't think my dad is going…"

Don't mind me throwing my boy in here–))

~ Fawnstar stirred awake, his vision blurred for a few moment before his eyes focused out onto the clearing. He noticed the familiar pelts of his deputy, Smokewing, and one of the cats, Hailflight. He sat up in his warm moss nest. He sighed, as he began to groom himself, his mind wandered back to when he was deputy under Whitestar. It had only been two seasons after Whitestar's death, the former leader had died from his wounds after ShadowClan attacked. If he was being honest, he was kinda glad Whitestar had finally passed. Whitestar had been a horrible leader and he only cared about his strongest and more feared warriors like his son, Rainfrost and Scorchfeather, Rainfrost's mate and the best huntress and fighter through out the clan. Fawnstar shook his head, that was over now. He was leader and he was going to change the Clan for the better. He quickly finished grooming himself and padded out into the clearing, he blinked in surprise as his paws met cold, soft snow. Had the first snow of leaf-bare had started?? He purred, that meant the leaf-bare ball would start!!

(I've gotta go. I'll be back.)
~ Hailflight rolled her eyes. "Of course he's not. He'll go to Gatherings, but I've never seen him go to the ball." She flicked her tail angrily. "Larchclaw is so… Ugh! He gets on my nerves." The she-cat took a breath and looked at Hickorykit. "But hey, I'm here. You're gonna be just fine without Larchclaw."

Hickorykit turned his ears back and looked down at the ground, kneading the moss beneath him a bit. "I don't think he likes me… he always finds some excuse to go off and do something outside of camp when I try to spend time with him…" He said softly.

(I've gotta go. I'll be back.)

(aw! alright! cya then)

(Imma just roll with the idea that Sagewhisker and Lavenderwhisker are medicine cat sisters)
The Riverclan camp was quiet as the the early hours of the morning came with the drifting snow. Sagewhisker sat contentedly in the small den pushing out of the ground amongst the dead grass and reeds that she called home. She wasn’t usually awake around this time, but decided to enjoy the moment while it lasted.
Stormpaw and Lavenderwhisker lay snuggled against each other, asleep. Sometimes Sagewhisker got the feeling that Stormpaw liked her sister more than her. She chuckled at the thought.

Soon, a shadow drifted into the medicine den, seemingly carrying a flower. Starlingbloom opened her purple-blue eyes to look up at Lavenderwhisker, dropping the flower at the medicine cat's paws. "Good morning, Lavenderwhisker." She murmured, her voice soft and smooth as silk. "I brought you a gift while I was out. It is the first snowfall of leafbare."

(I'm drawing a couple of our kitties on stream right now if any of you are interested ^^)
http://www.twitch.tv/caustic_fraust?sr=a

Sagewhisker turned her head, and her ear- the one that wasn’t torn- twitched.
“This early in the morn’, Starlingbloom?” she whispered. “I’m not sure if that’s a good idea. If she… if she doesn’t wake up, I’ll be sure to tell her the flower is from you.”

Starlingbloom rolled her eyes a bit. "You know I'm always up early…" She set down the flower near Lavenderwhisker and lay down in a corner of the den to begin grooming herself. "I have nothing else to do right now, so I may as well wait for her to wake."