bedtime? [private//cypresskit]

[Olivefrost]

@candidcamera

Olivefrost sat at the entrance of the nursery, watching as the sun disappeared behind the treeline and the pinks and purples that painted the sky faded to a dark midnight blue. Dark clouds began to dot the sky, signaling that it may start to rain later on. I wish I could take a walk through the territory, the she-cat thought, pressing her small body close to the left side of the entrance so someone could walk past if they needed too. She knew she couldn't leave; despite her normal confidence the she-cat would be to worried about leaving her children unattended.

The sound of paw-steps gained Olivefrost's attention, and she turned her head to see one of her kits approaching. "What are you still doing up?" the pale brown queen asked softly, more curios than disapproving.

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Flicking her ears, Cypresskit shivered slightly and fluffed out her fur to protect her small body from the cold. Although it was night out, nearly no-one had figured out by now that she was a night owl. Not literally, but she just loved being surrounded by darkness. Plus, it was comforting. Stifling a sharp sneeze, Cypresskit peered around the nursery alertly. Her mother was somewhere around her, as she wasn't in the nest. Blinking sleep from her eyes, Cypresskit approached the entrance of the nursery.

She was slightly startled to see the pale brown figure of her mother at the entrance of the nursery. "What are you still doing up?" the older feline mewed. Cypress suppressed a small smile.

" I like the night. " Cypresskit stated simply, one of her ears flicking back around. " May I ask the same to you? "

[Olivefrost]

"My answer isn't much different," the warrior replied. She found it slightly funny that her child would share the same attraction to the night as she did, however strange it seemed--and not that this amusement showed much on her features, aside from the entertained gleam in her olive-hued eyes as she glanced down at her daughter. Olivefrost let her dark-tipped tail pat the ground next to her gently, inviting Cypresskit to sit beside her for a better view of the stars and nightlife of the camp. "I've always had a fondness for the night; most likely derived from all the time I've spent in it's company," the pale-furred warrior mewed, letting her gaze roam around the TreeClan camp. Even at night it seemed to breath, alive from the residue of the forest that surrounded it and the cats that made their home inside. It was a rather enrapturing sight to the observant she-cat, who found the small details left behind by nature and her clanmates an intriguing sight.

"Of course, there is also the fact that sleep has never suited me," the she-cat mewed, rather matter-o-factly instead of in a bitter tone (as most would, when referring to insomnia. A somewhat spiracle smile edged at the corner of Olivefrost's features, "I'd much rather be awake, enjoying the world, than left to the dark corners of my mind," her words, although not far from true, were stated in as much of a joking manner as the stoic she-cat was capable of.

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The younger feline studied her mother intently, golden eyes peering up into olive green. Idly, Cypresskit wondered if Olivefrost had been named for her eyes. The caliby she-cat simply sat next to her mother, a small mew of agreement escaping her. " I like the stars, especially. " Cypress's voice was quiet, muffled by the darkness around the two. A small sigh was issued by way of nose, her ears twitching slightly.

Blinking solemnly up at her mother, Cypresskit stifled a light yawn. She wasn't tired really, just bored. " I can't often sleep, " Cypress admitted softly. " The need to just...move is too much. " Cypress wasn't energetic, she liked working with her paws, and it had transferred over to her sleeping patterns. Little to no sleep brought out the inner worker in her. A small purr of agreement was emitted from the younger moggie at Olivefrost's last sentence.