young friends [ linnetkit, open ]

[Foxtwist]

As midday approached, a bright ginger and white she-cat with emerald eyes padded into the nursery, with a mouthful of prey to share with the queens and kittens. Foxtwist loved kits, and therefore spent as much time in the nursery as possible. One day, she hoped to be there full time with kits of her own, but that was a ways away.

Her emerald eyes scanned the den, searching for more of those adorable little fuzzballs to meet.

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"is that food?"
hummingkit would then proceed to get into the stranger's face, wondering if this was his mama. he wasn't exactly sure what a mama was, but something about the way his denmates talked about them made him think that most kits had one, and that a lot of them had the same one. he was also fairly certain that a mama was a cat. 
this cat did look an awful lot like him. once, hummingkit had seen puddles. they were leftovers of the rain, and they reflected light fairly well. upon finding a particularly clear one, he had learnt that he was orange and white, just like this cat. his shoulders drooped ever so slightly as he remembered that he had blue eyes, not green. maybe this wasn't his mama after all. 
"you're so pretty," he admired, heat rushing to his face when he realized that, as modest as ever, he was complimenting himself if he looked as similar to her as he suspected. "i'm hummingkit. are you one of the mamas?"

[Flickerpaw]

<sub>Flickerkit watched, eyes wide as one of the kits spoke to a mirror image of himself. To her it was clear what was happening. The kit was talking to his future self! Never mind that his future self had changed genders, she was sure that was a normal thing to do. Even one of her older brothers had done it.

Intrigued by what was happening, Flickerkit crept forward. The food the warrior brought smelled delicious and made her mouth water, but there was something more important to be brought up first. "Do you have a message from the future?" She asked Foxtwist in a hushed whisper.</sub>

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Linnetkit had been sitting in the wrong place at the wrong time when the flood of cats gathered around a warrior nearby. She giggled slightly at both the kits propositions. She winced though as she did, knowing such sounds would bring the attention of the cats gathered around nearby. She shrinked back into the den instinctively, where her pale shades almost blended, but her eyes stood out at least a little. They were dusty green, but not bright enough for moss and not pale enough for the little green specks in the stones. She noticed then that the warrior was, intact, carrying food, but she let the fact slip. She had already eaten, so she wasn't as hungry as the other kits would be.

[Foxtwist]

Foxtwist purred as the approaching kits bombarded her with questions. She didn't mind one bit, after all, the nursery was her favorite place to be. She dropped the prey down softly in front of the kits.

The ginger looked down at the curious kitten with a small laugh. Was she a "mama"? Well, temporarily, yes. She couldn't help but giggle at the question of the she-kit, she was very much from the present.

"Am I a mama? Well, sort of," she half-purred, half-laughed. "I'm not from the future, but I bring a message that says you must eat to grow big and strong."

She then turned to the sound of a small giggle, that of which belonged to a small tortoiseshell kitten. She wouldn't have noticed Linnetkit, if not for the giggle. She narrowed her eyes, and noticed the green hue of Linnetkit's own eyes. She smiled, and flicked her tail in a 'come here' motion.

"And what is your name, little one?" she asked. "Actually, what are all your names?"

ooc; Foxy just became a temporary queen, so there's that lol.

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//hummingkit's now her adopted son haha

the small male grinned at flickerkit, not entirely sure where the question had come from, but liking it all the same. "that's what you would say if you were from the future!" he accused, but his blue eyes were teasing. "i'm already bigger and stronger than all the warriors combined," he joked, looking down at his small body. 

"hummingkit!" he chirped. "probably because i hum so much. i wonder if i hummed when i was just an itty bitty baby?" he pondered this for a second, before weaving around the temporary queen. "you look a lot like me, but bigger! and with nicer eyes. i can call you my mama, right?"

[Foxtwist]

"I think your eyes are just fine, Hummingkit. And that is a very good reason for your name! Of course, you can call me whatever you think fits," she purred. This kitten made her laugh. He reminded Foxtwist of herself as a kit, not only due to their similar looks, but also a charming sense of humor.

This encounter reminded her of that with her own adopted mother, Swiftwish. She smiled at the thought, wishing things were as simple as they were during kithood.

[Flickerpaw]

<sub>- Foxtwist, next time would you mind please waiting for Linnetkit and I to post so we are not left behind? -

She still held her suspicions about the warrior, but she had brought her food so really there couldn't be too many things wrong with her. Flickerkit dipped her head politely then scurried away to pounce on a mouse, gnawing on it hungrily. She paused only long enough to lift her head, intrigued by Hummingkit and Foxtwist. She supposed it would be polite to introduce herself as well. "I'm Flickerit," she chirped. "Like the bird."

Her eyes trailed over to the giggling Linnetkit and she beckoned with her tail. "Come on over here and share with me."</sub>

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Linnetkit approached slowly and cautiously, coming to sit by then after a moment. "Looks like we're all named after birds." she pondered quietly then remembered she did, in fact, have to give her name. "I'm Linnetkit." she said, turning down the other kits request to share with a small tail flick and a shake of her head. "I already had my meal for the day."

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hummingkit took flickerkit's words to be directed at him, and bobbed his head up and down, quite seriously. "okay!" he chirped, tottering over to plop down beside the she-kit. with his teeth, he pulled a generous portion of the mouse towards him, despite the fact that he had never eaten fresh-kill before. there's a first time for everything, he reasoned before digging in. hmm. not bad. though it was a little, well, meaty for his taste.

he continued eating, but his mind soon wandered off. he had heard that birds tasted nice. what about hummingbirds? he supposed it would be a bit odd to eat such a pretty little thing, but they had died to feed the clan, so it would be a waste not to. 
"i didn't know a flicker was a bird," he mumbled through his meal, as if resuming a previous conversation between the two of them. 

[Foxtwist]

"Linnetkit, you really should try to eat, even if it's just a little. Prey is scarce during this season, you'll need your energy," Foxtwist said in a stern, yet soft tone. Her glance hovered over the seemingly shy kitten, then to the prey. There surely was enough for the kittens to eat.

Foxtwist looked to Hummingkit with a soft laugh. He looked a little small to be eating kill, but a little bit of meat couldn't hurt any cat.

"It's nice to meet you all. My name is Foxtwist."

[Flickerpaw]

<sub>Flickerkit's eyes widened with surprise as Hummingkit approached. She was glad someone had accepted her invitation and a purr rumbled in her chest as she took another bite. Linnetkit seemed shy but smart and Flickerkit didn't necessarily think that was a bad combination. "Flickers are really cool birds. Do you think that means Cloudclan has given us an important destiny together?" She asked with excitement.

Her eyes shone as Foxtwist introduced herself, though of course she already knew who she was. "Well of course you are Foxtwist," she giggled.</sub>

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Linnetkit shook her head. I already ate." she repeated truthfully. She had indeed already ate. She wasn't sure how long ago, but it had been enough. "Nice to meet you Foxtwist Flikerkit and Hummingkit." she said politely in tone, but ducking back slightly as she spoke.

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hummingkit's eyes widened excitedly at her words, and he jumped to his paws, mouse forgotten for the time being. "maybe!" he answered brightly. "i don't know much about cloudclan, but it totally seems like something they'd do!" he sat back down, tail curling over his paws, and tucked back in. "you're really good at this. maybe you'll be a medicine cat someday," he contemplated, blue eyes thoughtful. 

"foxtwist?" the name sounded foreign, more exciting than some of the other ones he had heard. "ooh, ooh! is it because you can do a twist! show me, please, mama!" getting ahead of himself, he leaped up again, tail swishing from side to side. "when i'm a warrior, my name will be hummingtwist!" he decided firmly. 

[Foxtwist]

Foxtwist raised her kitty-brows and laughed yet again. She was really beginning to appreciate her decision to hang out in the Nursery today, after all, she had began to create some very important relationship. She tilted her head to the side, thinking about what Hummingkit had said.

"You know, when I became a Warrior, I received the name Foxtwist because I was very fast. I'm not sure if it had much to do with twisting!" she purred. "Hummingtwist is a fine name! What about the rest of you? What should your warrior names be when you're grown?"