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Swallowkit sat outside of the nursery entrance, halfway out and halfway in. He was staring at a puddle from an earlier rain, scanning his so-called appearance. Was this what he really looked like? I'm so small! Are the other kits this small? I sure hope so. He thought, bending down to lap up a few sips. The water was very crisp and fresh, with only a slight taste of dirt. Swallowing, he straitened back up with only a glance at the water. But, something was different. There was another figure reflected in the water. Swallowkit's eyes immediately darted to his paws. "S-sorry. G-go ahead and d-drink n-now." He practically whispered, backing up.

[Silverpaw]

Silverkit had just finished play fighting with Hawkkit when she noticed how badly she needed a drink. She saw a small puddle and walked towards it only to notice that there was a kit about her size there. She walked up behind him as if it was a line and saw that he got nervous and started to back away even though he wasn't done. 


Feeling as if she had gotten in the way she meowed with a kind tone, "oh no sorry to make you nervous I was just coming to get a drink, I'll wait." She smiled and gestured with her tail for him to continue. She waited patiently as she realized that the kit was about her age. Someone my age the size of me! This must be a dream.  

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Swallowkit scanned the ground to find another set of paws. He finally found them, and flicked his gaze up until it was met with Silverkit's. "Oh- no, no it-it's fine. I-i'm d-done. Go ahead." The tabby responded with pretty much a whisper. She looks about my age! I've never met someone like that. I wonder if she'll be my friend. I shouldn't ask, should I? I'll just look like more of a weirdo. He thought, face feeling hot. I bet she's judging me on my stutter now! Oh no, how will I ever get any friends? The worrier thought once more, swishing his tail across the floor.

[Silverpaw]

Silverkit smiled and leaned over for a couple of laps before noticing that the tom was looking scared. Her eyes clouded with worry and she asked, "Are you ok? You seem a bit tense?" This cat reminded her of herself, when she had no friends, no company no one to help guide her life, when she was a kit with her mother...


She looked at him and decided to show this kit that not every cat was scary, "Do you want to get some fresh kill? I hear the apprentices just added loads of prey to the pile!" Ah yes, the best way to bond, eating fresh kill. She believed that every cat should feel welcomed after all that's what happened to her after a while. 

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Swallowkit let out a little gasp. I seem tense? Oh, I knew it! She'll hate me, i know it! Why am I tense I don't think I'm tense oh no no no... He thought panicky-like, ears flattened while his head swayed as he looked across the ground.

"Uh-?" He looked up at the feline as she mentioned prey. Now that she said it, Swallowkit realized how empty his stomach felt. He nodded silently, and went to stand beside the other kit. "Y-you can pick the p-prey."

[Silverpaw]

Silverkit nodded with hunger as she picked out a big vole and set it in between them. She choose a spot by a sunny patch for them to eat since the temperature was getting cooler, not cold, cool.


She felt like being generous and told him, "You can take the first bite, look as if you could eat a badger!" She nudged it with her muzzle towards him and waited for him to take his first bite, this cat seemed pretty decent. Despite his nervousness he looked like a really good cat. She thought of her other friends with a smile as she imagined them playing, all her friends were great but she would like to be friends with this shy kit as well. 

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Vole. Swallowkit watched as she chose it out of the pile. He hadn't tried this type of fresh kill before. "Oh-um, o-okay." He answered, gingerly bending down to rip a piece off. Warm, scrumptious scents and tastes instantly filled his mouth and traveled down his throat as he swallowed. He couldn't help but purr, it tasted so sweet! Turning to Silverkit he dipped his head a little. "Th-thank you." He meowed, a little louder than before. This cat hadn't given up on him- she seemed so nice!

[Silverpaw]

She noticed the expression on his face change as he bit down into the vole and figured as much that he had never had vole before. She heard his thank you and dipped her head, "Well your quite welcome. So you look about my age, are you almost ready for your apprenticeship too?" Being an apprentice was almost all kits talked about, it seemed to always pop up into their conversations because it's what kits mostly desire out of anything out in the world. 


She took a large bit into the vole and allowed the flavors to explode in her mouth, she loved fresh kill, it was the best, much better than old prey, she was sure every cat agreed.

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"Ye-yeah, I am. It-it doesn't feel like I'm apprentice aged, hough." Swallowkit meowed, nudging the prey towards Silverkit with a paw. So she is around my age. I wonder if we'll get our ceremonies at the same time. He wondered, now realizing it was his turn to ask a question to this- wait, what was her name? "U-um, I d-don't think I kn-know your name. I-I'm Swallowkit." He meowed, quiet and raspy like but more than a whisper. I wonder what her name is. Graykit? Skykit? Darkkit? Lightkit? He shrugged to himself, thinking that Silverkit's name was probably better than the ones he had been thinking of.

[Silverpaw]

Silverkit sighed, "I sometimes feel hat way too, like I'll never be good enough to be an apprentice." She thought about what the future would hold and shivered, in her eyes her future was not very bright. 

"I'm Silverkit!" She meowed with excitement, she loved asking questions, it's how she got information, which she loved to have, which was why she was so smart as all the cats told her...  "Were you born in Iceclan or adopted?" This was one question she also would ask because she wanted to see if cats were like her in which she was born as a loner and not a full blood kit like most kits in the clan. 

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Swallowkit nodded in agreement before ripping more prey. He noticed the kit next to him shiver. Was she cold? Scared? Swallowkit got closer to preserve heat. It sucked being cold, it was one of his least favorite things. "Silverkit? Th-that's a nice name. It-it's f-fitting." He nodded, liking the sound of it. Her next question sort of surprised him, he wasn't sure why someone would ask it, but he answered anyway. "I-I was born to L-Lightfall. Ar-are you ad-adopted?" He tried to continue the conversation, hoping it had worked. Realizing what he said might've been offensive in some way, Swallowkit tried to retrace his tracks. "N-not th-that that's a bad thing. You-you'll st-still be a g-great warrior!"

[Silverpaw]

Silverkit grinned and replied, "Thank you, I like your name too." She heard him say that he was born into the clan couldn't say she was surprised, he looked just like a Iceclan cat! She heard him try to cover up for himself and she tried to make him relax by saying, "I don't really think being born into a clan and not being born in a clan is much of a difference, we're all cats so that's all that matters right?" She was hoping he would agree because if he didn't she would feel really embarrassed. 

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A rush of embarrassment went to Swallowkit's face as Silverkit complimented his name, something he didn't really like all that much. The small feline nodded at her next words. "R-right." He agreed, curling his tail around himself. His gaze went over the clan, stopping once at the apprentice den. He would be lonely in there, wouldn't he? Onepaw was already a warrior, and Dapplekit seemed to have disappeared. I guess I know Silverkit now, but most likely she'll ditch me to hang out with cooler friends who actually talk. The tabby sighed and turned his head back to the ground. Guess I'll have to meet cats as an apprentice.

[Silverpaw]

Silverkit looked into the toms eyes and couldn't but feel sympathetic, "Somethings bothering you, you know you could always tell me, we're friends right?" She knew this was about her, it was written all over his face, something was worrying him, she wanted to help him really bad but didn't know how, because how could she? She was just a regular old kit.


"You know," Silverkit began "I used to have no friends. I once thought that no cat liked me and that I was an out cast, but that wasn't until I meet he nicest group of cats, now their my best friends, you should know that no matter what I'll be here for you because I know what it feels like to be left, trust me." She said this with kindness.

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Swallowkit twitched his ears at her remark. So they were friends? Okay, so maybe she won't ditch me? Hopefully not. The tom blinked in hope and looked back to Silverkit as she began speaking. He wasn't sure what to feel, thankful, insecure, or nervous? He deeply breathed in and smiled at Silverkit. "Th-Thank you. I-I don't kn-know that m-many c-cats." He replied in an embarrassed tone. It was shameful, really, to not even know your own clanmates. At least he found one cat he could trust.