A small ember gl(o)ws in the darkness

[Embersong]

Emberkit sat in darkness, cold biting at her pelt. She flexed her claws into the snow. She was sitting, her tail swaying back and forth behind her, starting at the ground. A noise of an owl sounded in the distance, and she barely looked up, her eyebrows still covering half her eyes. They pierced the pressing darkness around her, blue against black, the only thing glowing in the black. Emberkit flicked her ears back as the owl hooted again. She didn't know why she was sitting there, not asleep, probably quite scary looking. All she knew was that there was trouble stirring, she could sense it deep within her. Then, she heard it, a rustling of the bushes. She whipped her head around and looked, peering through the darkness of the nursery. She remained quiet, she didn't was to attract attention to herself. Dropping low, Emberkit crept quietly over, scenting out what was there. Once she got close, she stopped. What was that? She sniffed but couldn't make out the scent. If it was a friend playing a trick on her, she would be really upset. She let her eyes flick around. If this was some danger, she would have to warn someone, but her fur wasn't standing on end. She relaxed her muscles, still training her gaze on the bush. Emberkit sat, the darkness must be making her a little jumpy. At every noise, she flinched.

Emberkit decided it was probably time to sleep, but then something moved again in the bush. She looked even harder than before, trying to make out what it was. If it was large, she didn't want to fight it alone. She nimbly picked her way across the nursery, looking for a friend. She spotted Dapplekit, but if she tried to wake her up, she would probably snap at her. Lostkit, Emberkit loved the little kitten, but she needed her rest. Rosekit would probably snap at her, too. Willowkit, not sure. Maybe she should wake up Dapplekit and Willowkit. Emberkit manuvered through the nests and nudged Dapplekit's head with her own. "Wake up," she whispered. Then she moved over to Willowkit. "Willowkit, please wake up, there is something in the bushed over there." She nudged the little kitten's shoulder with her nose. Then, she went back to the bush and sat down in the same position as she was before, with her tail swaying back and forth and her eyes fixed on the bush.

(Do cats have eyebrows?)

(This is kinda a public/private thread with Dapplepaw and Willowfrost other friends can join though )

[Dapplepaw]

(did you mean me dapplekit? You tagged the other dapplekit, not me. This Dapple is @//Dappled.)

Dapplekit was sleeping peacefully in the night, ears and tail twitching. Her backside of orange and brown glowed slightly from the moonlight of the night, highlighting other kits as well.

Then Dapplekit heard something in her sleep. The tortoiseshell groaned, rolling away from her nest and blinking her eyes open. "Try to be more quiet, for cloudclan's sake!" She snapped, voice barely above a whisper, before seeing Emberkit wide awake and nudging some other kit. "Emberkit!" Dapplekit hissed, voice more defined, "What are you doing? Give the other kits their rest!" Dapplekit could tell that her irritation was showing up, but she didn't care at all in this time of night.

[Willowfrost]

(Did you mean me Willowkit you tagged someone else I'm (@//honeykitten)
Willowkit grumbled at the voice
"Emberkit can it wait I'm trying to sleep"
The dark brown and white tabby grunted
Willowkit sighed
"Now that you woke me up what is it?"

[Embersong]

Emberkit whipped her head around to see Dapplekit snappy and Willowkit look at her throughly confused. "Get over here," she mewed in a loud whisper. "There's something strange in the bushes." She turned her head back to the rustling in the bush.

[Dapplepaw]

Dapplekit narrowed her eyes, but got onto her paws and looked at the awake Willowkit. More kits to meet. I should be on my guard in the morning around this one... Dapplekit ignored the other kit for now, and padded by Emberkit. "Something strange?" She mewed, curious and trying to get the edge out of her voice. She turned towards the bushes, and a visible shudder ran through her white, orange, and black pelt. "What in Cloudclan...?"

[Willowfrost]

Willowkit stared at the bushes
"Should we check it out"
The dark brown and white tabby asked

[Embersong]

"I dont know," Emberkit admitted. She didnt know what they were going after, what hid behind the shade of the night and the green of the leaves. She saw that Dapplekit was curious, but also scared, like herself. Maybe they would get a queen awake, or maybe a warrior, but that would be a lot of trouble. "Maybe we should investigate before we do anything big." She said as she padded up closer to the bush, pulling aside a brach with her head and sticking her nose further in the undergrowth.

[Dapplepaw]

Dapplekit nodded, trying not to feel too scared. She was supposed to be the observer; not offering an opinion, nor caring much about what they observe. But the Calico stared at the bushes as Emberkit pushed a branch away inside, and Dapplekit, though still shaking, padded forward with a smile on her face. "Sounds good, Ember." She mewed, quietly. The calico was crouched behind the cream kit, not caring if the other tabby kit behind her followed.

[Embersong]

Emberkit looked at Dapple with a smile on her face. Even though she could sense a little fear in the kit, her heart wanted to stick with her friend. "Lets go," she said as she pushed her way further through the bush, getting whacked a few times. A loud wheezing sounded from the middle of the bush, and Emberkit stopped midstep.

[Dapplepaw]

A wheeze. That alone made Dapplekit stop, and she hissed, "Who's in here?" They must've been sick from the wheezing noise, but... who were they? The calico was on edge, seeing as it was in the night and she could barely see a thing in this bush. Some of her fur was on the branches next to them, a mix of white, orange, and black.

[Willowfrost]

Willowkit followed them ears pricked up
Than she heard a rustle
"I hear it now"
She whispered

[Embersong]

Emberkit's fur stood on edge, she inched closer and closer, then turned around and darted out into the open. "I am not going in there." she meowed.

[Dapplepaw]

Dapplekit saw Emberkit run, but she was still only a curious kit. "Hello?" She mewed once more, placing a white paw foward and meeting a stick. With a snap, Dapplekit jumped back, hissing, "No! I'm not dealing with this!" With that, she padded next to Emberkit and sat down, trying to get the shivers out of her fur.

(wheeee last kit post)

[Willowfrost]

Willowkit seemed to be the one kinda brave enough to go in for a
second
"It's weird in here"
She meowed going in
"Come on scardy cats"

[Embersong]

(This is probably my last kit post too.)

Emberkit watched as Willlowkit ventured further into the bushes. "I cant believe your going in there," she called.