Friends, Maybe? [Open]

[Blackpaw]

Blackkit's dark eyelids flittered open as sunlight seeped into the nursery, warming her black pelt and stirring her into the wakeful world. Yawning, she got to her paws, wobbling a bit, her legs stiff from sleep. The glossy she-cat took a moment to groom over her short, thick-furred pelt, to maintaining her neat appearance, then tested her legs again with a tender step, glad when all signs of sleep seemed to have faded from her limbs. Blackkit wasn't that old, meaning she didn't know many kits in the clan yet, to be completely honest she couldn't really say she knew any other kits in the clan yet. Which is why she had made her goal for the day to make as many friends as she could, even if it was only one...

Okay, Blackkit, you can do this! she cheered to herself, looking around the nursery and walking up to the first cat she saw. "Hello, I'm Blackkit!"

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Her ears perked towards the she-kit that had walked up to her. "Hello, I'm Blackkit!" My, my, my. Blackkit was quite loud. Hickorykit didn't mind, but she hoped for Blackkit's sake, she would not ask her why she was so small. It wasn't because she was a runt. Actually, she'd rather be a runt than a munchkin kit.

Munchkin cats had short legs and long bodies. It was also a good breed to have in a Twoleg home, but she did not belong to them. Never... "Um.. Hello, Blackkit. My name is Hickorykit." she introduced herself and flicked her tail.

[Blackpaw]

"Nice to meet you, Hickorykit," Blackkit smiled as she greeted the other she-cat, a little intrigued by her short stature but decided not to ask incase it offended the other cat. "Would you like to play a game with me?" she asked hopefully, looking around the nursery, trying to scope out her surroundings so she would know just what kind of games they could play in the warm den. Hide 'n' Seek could be fun, she thought, knowing the dim lighting would be good cover if that was the game they decided on, but there are a few others that might work, she nodded a bit to herself before looking back at Hickorykit, awaiting an answer.

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Hickorykit dipped her head down to the she-kit for a second or two. It was a pleasure to meet her as well. Hopefully, Blackkit had caught onto her bow. "Sure. A game could be fun." Overall, Hickorykit was a good kit. Just don't bully her or others and DO NOT comment on her shortness. That bothered her because she wanted to be big like the other cats. Her short legs weren't at her advantage.

The four clans mostly relied on having long and powerful legs. But, that was Hickorykit's opinion. Long and powerful legs to climb up the trees, powerful legs to climb mountains, long legs to run as fast as the wind across the grassland, and powerful legs to make it down the rocky terrain.

[Blackpaw]

"Awesome," Blackkit said cheerily, glad that the other she-cat was willing to play with her. "I was thinking Hide 'n' Seek could be a fun game," she offered, wondering what sort of games Hickorykit liked to play, "but if you don't want to play that game its fine. I'm sure we could find something we both want to play," the glossy furred kit said., smiling brightly.

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"You don't mind if.......I join?" Snailkit's quiet voice inquired from the safety of his own nest. The pale grey tabby had watched the two she-cat's meet and talk, and had been quietly jealous. Apart from his sister, the tom knew no one in the nursery, and it seemed an awful shame. With two Deathclan-born parents, he had secretly feared rejection and hadn't tried. Now though, it seemed like his time to shine. Stepping forward, he tried to appear brave. "I'm Snailkit."

[Blackpaw]

Blackkit smiled, looking over to Hickorykit for approval, then turned back to Snailkit, wondering she had interpreted orange tabby's green gaze correctly. "Of course," she mewled delightedly, "the more the merrier! I'm Blackkit by the way," the introduced herself, then looked over at Hickorykit with hopeful blue eyes.

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Blackkit sure was a cheerful cat. The orange she-kit admired that about her. Hide 'n' seek, huh? It sounded like fun. Hickorykit preferred games that would be like a small training session that would teach them different things. Warriors, for example, was play-fighting. It was a small practice for kits to get the gist of fighting. They could learn from it while having fun.

Hide 'n' seek could teach them strategies on how to hide from their enemies better. They were about to decide to play the game, and a grey tabby tom had asked to join them. He seemed a bit quiet at first and said very little. He had introduced himself as Snailkit. That was quite the name he had. You didn't see many Snailkits running around.

Hickorykit blinked in confusion and looked over her shoulder to see what Blackkit was looking at. Oh! She was looking at Hickorykit for approval. But, why? It didn't matter to her. It wasn't like she was her mother either. Hickorykit gestured to Blackkit with a wave of her tail, giving her permission since Blackkit was asking for it. She shifted her green gaze onto the grey tom that had wanted to join them. "Yes, and I'm Hickorykit." she introduced herself and smiled.

"Sure! You can play Hide 'n' Seek with us." I wouldn't see why not.

EDIT: Posting order if you don't mind. @dropyopants, Blackpaw, and then me.

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Snailkit's shy smile broadened as the she-cat's agreed to his company. As they told him of their names, he nodded and purred. "I know, I was spying on you," he assured them with a cheerful flick of his tail. The tom was quite similar to his father, innocently honest and lacking in tact. "Who is going to seek first?" He questioned, venturing closer to the she-cats.

[Blackpaw]

Blackkit beamed, glad that she got to play a game with her clanmates. Her glossy tail flicked a bit as she piped up in suggestion, "I could go first, if you guys want" the black she-cat offered, knowing that sometimes cats preferred the hiding bit of the game, "seeking I mean," she added at the end, thinking she might not have been clear enough.

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Hickorykit backed away a little bit. That wasn't weird at all. The tom had been spying on them. Either he was shy or just plain creepy. "Uh..." She glanced back at Blackkit, wondering if it was a good idea for him to be with them. He was acting strange.

Eh, oh well. Snailkit couldn't do much damage in the nursery, could he? Hickorykit glanced back at Blackkit again, asking her through eye contact. She flicked her tail and suggested that Blackkit should seek first since she came up with the game.

"Alright," she started and turned towards Snailkit. "is that okay with you?"

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Snailkit's smile remained pleasant and oblivious at Hickorykit's worry. He was fully focused on the prospect of the game, and nodded enthusiastically at Black-kit. "If you'd like to seek first, that would be fine with me," he agreed with a small smile. It didn't matter so mch to him, he was as adept at hiding from others as he was hunting them down. "Ready?" He asked of Hickorykit with a chuckle. "Let's hide!" Turning tail the silver tabby scurried away.

[Blackpaw]

Blackkit closed her eyes tight, willing herself not to peak as she began counting, "You guys got till the count of, uh, ten! ...One... Two... Three... Four... Five... Six?" she took a second, trying to recall which numbers that came next, also listening for any rustling that might give away the position of one of the other kits, "Seven! Eight... Nine... Ten... Ready or not! Here I come!" she hollered, opening her eyes and tracing the nursery with her blue gaze. Sniffing for a scent, Blackkit sighed when the powerful milky-sweet covered any trails that might have been left by the other kits. Glancing around, the glossy black she-kit began padding around the nursery, looking for signs of her two companions.

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(I'm sorry for the late reply.)

Hickorykit purred and nodded towards Snailkit. Heck yeah she was ready! The game kind of made her want to challenge Snailkit to hide off to see who could hide the best. The ginger she-kit ran as fast as she could with her short legs. She wanted to remind Blackkit that she had short legs. She couldn't get to her hiding place as fast as Snailkit but she ignored that.

Blackkit would be able to find her easily if she yelled from where she was going to hide. Hickorykit hid behind a big rock and stayed down low, peeking over the rock a little bit. She laid back down and noticed a small crevice in the rock. That would be perfect! She looked around before she squeezed herself into the crevice, hiding there.