Deerrunner entered the nursery with Swiftbreeze. "Heatherheart?" "Hello, Deerrunner!" Heatherheart replied, sweeping Warblerkit and Leafkit with her tail, while Russetkit struggled out. Deerrunner smiled. "Aren't they the cutest!" he adored. Heatherheart purred. "Leafkit looks almost just like Lizardfang!" "Yea! I definitely see a resemblance. I can't wait to have my own kits!" He cooed adoringly. Swiftbreeze played carefully with russetkit, as he chased her tail. Russetkit pounced on her, and she yelped in surprise and dramatically fell to the floor. "Ah you got me, mighty warrior!" Deerrunner laughed. He pounced on Leafkit. "ROAR!!! I'm A BADGER!!!" Leafkit jumped up and squeaked, bolting behind SwiftBreeze. "Come on, leafkit! Scare it away with a mighty roar like tigerclan!" Leafkit squeaked loudly. "Who's your mate?" Heatherheart asked. LeafKit kept on squeaking, waking a few of the cats. "Shh, I think that's enough" she purred. Deerrunner blushed furiously. "I don't have a mate." he stuttered. Leafkit still kept on squeaking, trying to scare away the "badger". Deerrunner darting away from Leafkit. "Badger is scared!!!" Leafkit bounced around happily, and shakily ran after Deerrunner. SwiftBreeze purred happily as Deerrunner ran from her, yelling "Badger scared! Badger scared!!" Leafkit squeaked happily, and ran back to SwiftBreeze. "I did it! I did it!" he mewed happily. "You did indeed!" she purred softly. She looked over at Deerrunner with a smile and warm eyes. Leafkit started to bounce around happily. Heatherheart purred. "Are you having the kits yourself?" She asked. Heatherheart shook her head. "Swiftbreeze! Don't get them all riled up!" She scolded."Oh, sorry Heatherheart!" SwiftBreeze mewed, turning around to face her. "I hope I can have kits someday too" she purred. Heatherheart purred as well. "It's okay. I wish Lizardfang played with them... we got into a... fight, and I don't think that he wants to be my mate anymore..." Heatherheart whispered. SwiftBreeze smiled sadly, giving her a lick. "What happened?" she whispered softly"We'll... see that little cut on Russetkit's back?" She asked. Swiftbreeze nodded. "Well, Lizardfang scratched her, because she doesn't have either of our coloring. I told him off, and he..." She showed her the bloody gash on her paw. Swiftbreeze gasped and her fur started to bristle. "That mangy pile of mouse dung" she hissed, her eyes narrowing. Heatherheart flinched. "I still love him..." "I'm so sorry but that is just awful!" Swiftbreeze raged, her fur slightly bristled but much flatter. "I just feel so mad!" Heatherheart blushed. "Do you think I should get a new mate?" She asked. "I personally think so, but it's entirely up to you. Would you like me to speak to LizardFang?" Heatherheart shuddered. "That's enough blood for one day."She nodded respectfully. "Is there anything that I can do to help?"Heatherheart sigh. "Maybe I could go talk to him, and you could be by my flank?" She asked.She nodded and got up. "I promise, I won't let anything happen to you." she purred "Thank you!" She padded over to LizardFang. "Hey LizardFang? we need to talk" she snapped boldly. Lizardfang hissed, and Heatherheart cowered back. She stood her ground. "Are you going to talk or just hiss at me patheticly?" she teased. Lizardfang stood taller than it seemed he could. "Whatcha want, Swiftfumble?" He asked, narrowing his blue eyes."I wanted to talk to you, mouse brain!" she mewed, rolling her eyes and gesturing with her tail for HeatherHeart to come forward. Heatherheart stumbled forward, limping on her injured paw. Lizardfang looked at her. "What's Heatherface doing here?" He asked."She wanted to ask you something" she snapped calmly, not in the slightest bit intimitaded. Heatherheart looked at Swiftbreeze, then at Lizardfang. "W-why don't you like Russetki-Russetkit?" She asked cowardly. "Go on, answer, unless you're too afraid, of course" she sneered"Shut up, Swiftfumble!" He snapped. "Russetkit AND you are both dumb, Heatherface!" Lizardfang sneered."I'm aloud to speak, LizardDroppings, and you still havn't answered the question." "I did, Swiftfumble! You are all too dumb for your own good! Get a life!" Lizardfang snarled."No, no you didn't. HeatherHeart asked why do you not like Russetkit and you merly said that they're both dumb. Besides, if I had no life I would be in starclan, wouldn't I?"She lashed her tail"Well, are you gonna answer me?" Lizardfang paused. "Swiftfumble, if I were you, I would watch my mouth!" "Oh, sorry but it's a little bit hard for me to look at my own mouth" she sneered. "sooo are you gonna answer me or try and sass me to starclan?" Lizardfang hissed. "You wouldn't go to StarClan, anyway, you mangy flea-pelt! You would go to the dark forest!""So would you!" she mewed calmly. "So, could you please be a dear and answer me?" "Yes. I think that I will. Russetkit is a dumb flea-brained she-cat. I hate all she-catS. The only reason I became mates with Heatherface
was to have some sons of my own. Leafkit and Warblerkit are the only cats that I care about!" Lizardfang scratched Swiftbreeze's muzzle and stalked away. SwiftBreeze snarled as the blood dripped from her muzzle. "New mate now.." she snarled to HeatherHeart. "That fleabrain should be exiled!!!" she yowled angrilly, her eyes narrowed. Heatherheart coward back, thinking that Swiftbreeze was mad at her.She lashed her tail ferociously, and padded up to LizardFang. "Excuse me? she spat in his face. "If you want to fight, summon the entire clan" she snarled. Lizardfang stared at her calmly. "I think not. Swiftfumble." He said. "Why not LizardDroppings? too scared you'll get beaten by a 'she cat'?" Lizzardfang hissed. "Leafkit, Warblerkit! Come!" He called for his sons.The kits bounced up to him. "Hello father!" they squeaked. "Oh, and hello SwiftBreeze!!" "Hello sons. We're leaving this place!" He scooped the kits up and raced out of sight with them. "NO! LEAFKIT! WARBLERKIT!" Heatherheart collapsed in agony."MUUUMMM!!" they squealed helplessly. SwiftBreeze snarled and bolted after them. She caught up with them and grabbed Leafkit, but couldn't grab warblerKit in time. LizardFang ran off without noticing leafkit had gone. "Mum.." Leafkit whimpered. She ran back to HeatherHeart. "Leafkit! Leafkit! My love!" She licked Leafkit hard. "But.... We'll never see Warblerkit again!" She sobbed. She comfortingly placed her tail on HeatherHeart's shoulder. "I always though he was a mangy wimp.." she thought to herself. "Running off with kits like that.." "Th-th-thank you for getting Leafkit!" She sobbed. "What is Dungface going to call him? Warblerfang?" She cried to the stars. "Do you really think that I should get a mate?" She asked, still weeping."Shhh.. it's ok" she purred softly.c"Thanks again, Swiftbreeze..." Heatherheart whispered softly. "Thats fine" she purred as LizardTail awkwardly aproached them. "Oh, uhh.. hey heatherheart!" he mewed. "Why the sad face?" "Lizardfang took Warberkit!" She snapped, then softened. "I'm sorry.... I'm just...sad...." She told Lizardtail. He nodded sadly but inside he was going YESS!!! "He would of been an excellent warrior he said softly "He will be fine! When we... find him...." Heatherheart said. He nodded, pleading for Swiftbreeze to go away. She nodded and silently backed away."What do you want?" She asked, grief welling into her."Oh I .. I just wanted to make sure that you were ok.." he said sadly. "Thank you..." Heatherheart said. "I just miss Warblerkit..." He nodded. "I understand. What an idiot cat!!" he snarled in the direction that LizardFang fled. "Thank you, Lizardtail. Aren't you related to him in some way? You have almost the same name, and almost same pelt color...?" She asked. Lizzardtail looked at her. "Yes," He said. "I'm related to him." @owlpaint for the original artwork i just changed the 4 into a 5
