The Escape from The Fire -private rp with leafygreenss-

[leafygreenss]

Juhi looked confused. "You're real? You're real!" She exclaimed, her movements were sluggish, still dragged down from the poppy seeds as she took a step forwards and curled up at her friend's paws. "I'm tired Maple." She huffed. Her eyes softened slightly. "I missed you. A lot." She shuffled closer to her. "A lot. A lot. A lot. I love you, A lot. A lot. A lot." She purred, then promptly fell asleep again, closing her eyes and drifting off with her muzzle between Maple's paws.

Goldfinch watched as Juhi toddled around. She was as unbalanced as a newborn kit. It would take about a day for Juhi to stop being so tired. A purr rose from her throat as Juhi settled at Maple's paws. There weren't many cats that Juhi was that close to. She'd never seen her like this though, not ever, and she'd known Juhi since kithood. She must love this Maple an awful lot, it was almost as if she couldn't function without her. Goldfinch huffed a laugh, and padded away. It was clear that Juhi would never admit her feelings for the other cat normally, but in her poppy seed-drowsy state... Juhi would say anything she was thinking before falling back asleep.

[Abbster]

Maple smiled and licked her friends head as she snuggled up at her paws. “I love you” maple purred, snuggling down beside her and resting her head down in the edge of her nest. She licked her friend again before her own eyes closed and she fell asleep as well.

Snowflurry looked at clover. “Clover” she said. “I’m scared” Snowflurry whispered, snuggling against her again

[leafygreenss]

Clover gave the kit a reassuring lick. "Listen Snowflurry." She purred, "One time, a long time ago, my mother told me a story about being scared." She looked down at Snowflurry, meeting her gaze. "Once upon a time, there was a little kit who loved her life. She loved the wind, the sun, the rain. She loved her parents, her littermates, her friends. She loved everything, but she was too scared to leave her den. She could only watch the wind rustle the trees from far away, she could only watch the sun set from the little entrance of the den, she had never felt the rain on her pelt. Her parents, her littermates, her friends spent more time outside, and she never went with them." She said lightly, "She loved her life, right?" She asked, "But is it really living, if we let the fear win? When the kit grew older and stronger, she left her den. The wind swept through her fur, the sun warmed her pelt, she danced in the rain. She hunted with her family, she played games with her friends." She purred, "Nothing good comes without fear Snowflurry. Sleep now, We leave in the morning."

[Abbster]

Snowflurry nodded and she pressed against her adopted older sister. Heaving a happy sigh for the first time since Maple has found her. She closed her eyes again and fell asleep. When she woke up, sun was gleaming on her beautiful white coat. She sighed happily again, and then stood up, racing over to Maple, bouncing in top of her. “Maple!!!!” She squealed excitedly. “You’re back!!!” She said, landing on her back. Maple stirred and rose her head from where it lay by Juhi’s paws. She looked at Snowflurry. Maple purred. “Hi Snowflurry” she said, licking her ears. “Were you a good little kit?” Maple asked. Snowflurry nodded eagerly. Maple smiled. “Get some food. We’re leaving soon” she said. Snowflurry nodded, trotting back to Clover. She nudged her gently. But a small scared hiss was sounded from her. Maple, now not tired anymore, began to lightly groom her best friends pelt.

[leafygreenss]

Clover was startled when Snowflurry nudged her, she jumped up, eyes wide, and let out a small hiss. She blinked and looked down at the kit, her expression shifting to guilt. "Sorry.." She muttered, "Instincts. Next time you try to wake me up, say my name first okay?"

Juhi finally felt less tired when she woke up to Maple grooming her pelt. The gesture was odd to her, but it felt... unexpectedly nice. "Morning." Juhi said with a small smile, heaving herself up with a huff, "Now that the poppy seeds are wearing off, i'm starving." She tilted her head to the side, "I don't think i'm going to hunt quite yet. I don't want to fall out of a tree."

Goldfinch was just returning with a small haul of prey, first she passed two mice off to Clover and Snowflurry, who started eating them instantly. She gave a pair of sparrows to Sunshine and Rocky, then a small rabbit to Maple and Juhi, who thanked her many, many times. Juhi was clearly more awake now. She kept a squirrel for herself and Fennel. She went to her friend's best, nudging her away. "Fennel, i'm leaving soon." She said sadly, "I have a squirrel to share with you before I go though." She added.

[Abbster]

Snowflurry slunk back a bit and her ears pinned and fear at the hiss. She began trembling and then saw the mouse. She began eating it hungrily, and then she waited for the rest of the cats to finish.

Maple ate her mouse and stretched, getting to her paws as everyone was ready to go. “Are we ready?” She asked,

Pixie stirred from beside her mate. Her belly growing larger as the days passed. Pixie felt the kits moving around, and she groaned a bit, but when the kits stopped kicking, Pixie purred. “Good morning my beautiful mate” Pixie said, beginning to groom her mates ruffled morning pelt. “We’re having visitors soon, don’t forget that” pixie reminded her mate. “We should start getting the nests ready”

[leafygreenss]

Goldfinch nodded, "Yup." She shot a look at Juhi, "No climbing today." She said firmly, "I think your words earlier were something like 'i'd rather not fall out of a tree,' so let's not." Juhi glared at her, but reluctantly agreed. She said her goodbyes to Fennel, promising to visit soon, then she led the group of cats towards the farm.

"Good morning, love." Sabra purred. "I heard about a fire too." She said quietly, "I imagine we'll be seeing Juhi soon, I believe it was hurt barn that was lost." Her eyes shone with sorrow, "Really a shame too. She'd really loved that place." She pulled herself to her paws, parting from her mate with a brisk lick to her ear. "I'll make the nests. It's Tern's morning to hunt, she'll bring you a rabbit soon, your favorite." She purred, pulling tufts of hay from the nearby bales and beginning to form nests. "Sparrow left early to go meet them at our border. Near the horse pasture. Goldfinch always swears she'll get lost here since there's so many different fields and pens, even though she never has."

[Abbster]

Pixie purred as well. “You know me so well Sabra” Pixie said with a smile, as Sky and her kits began waking up in their nest. “Morning Sky” Pixie called. “Good morning, Pixie.” Sky called, as she nudged her three kits out of the nest. They still asked about Snowflurry…and Sky never knew what to tell them. “Will we ever see Snowflurry again?” Reign asked her mother. Sky let out a hiss. “What have I said.” Sky said. “Don’t ask about are sister” Snowball said. Sky nodded, and padded over to Pixie. “Is there anything you need this morning?” Sky asked. “For these kits to stop kicking my ribs.” Pixie said, with a laugh. Sky let out a purr. “Oh trust me, they will get worse eventually, but when the kits are born, you and Sabra will be so happy” she promised, as she padded out of the barn with her kits.

Maple and Clover took turns carrying Snowflurry, as they walked. Snowflurry had fallen asleep….and eventually, they were nearing a barn. Snowflurry was being carried by Clover now…and eventually, she saw a cat that looked just like her, and Snowflurry began trembling.

Pixie looked up as she heard paw steps. She pulled herself out of the nest. Pixie padded over to her mate. “I don’t believe Juhi knows about us” she purred. “Or our kits” she added, as they padded out of the barn to greet the cats.

Sky looked up as cats approached. A kit was hanging from one of their jaws, and she felt a growl escape her throat. “Snowflurry” she mumbled. Reign looked up, as did Snowball and Flurry. “SNOWFLURRY?” Reign squealed. Eventually. She did see her sister, and the three kits went scampering towards the cats

[leafygreenss]

Sparrow met them at the border, and Goldfinch happily greeted him, their conversation steady as they continued their journey towards the central barn. Juhi loosed a growl from her throat at the sight of a long furred, white she-cat padding away from Sabra's barn. Snowflurry's trembling was all it took to confirm. She flexed her claws. If Sky even laid a claw on a single fur of that kit...

Sabra followed her mate closely, unwilling to let her out of sight for even a moment. "It'll be fun to see her reaction then," She purred, nudging her mate towards the barn entrance as they padded outside. Sky and her kits were shortly ahead of them. The kits were squealing again. "Snowflurry?" Reign had shouted, "Snowflurry!!" "Snowflurry!" The kits pelted towards a group of eight cats. Sure enough, one of them was a small white kitten- presumably Snowflurry.

[Abbster]

Snowflurry wriggled free from Clovers grip and she raced over to her litter mates. Nuzzling them each. “Reign! Snowball! Flurry!!” She squealed, nuzzling her siblings again, and then trembling hard as Sky walked up to her four kits. “Snowflurry” Sky said, looking down at her kit. Snowflurry blinked and took a step back towards Clover. “Come say hi to your mama” she said walking towards the kit. “YOU LET HER GO!” Reign squeaked. “How could you do that?” Flurry piped in. Snowball fluffed up her pelt as she and her siblings stood beside their little sister.

Maple let out a purr as the siblings were reunited. She had met Sabra a few times before, but this time she wasn’t alone. A pregnant she-car was walking beside her, their tails twined together. “Juhi” maple whispered. “Who’s that?” She asked, indicating Pixie.

Pixie smiled and nodded twining her tail with her mates as they walked out to greet the cats. Sky’s kits obviously overjoyed at one of the arrivals. Pixie purred softly as the cats reach them. “Welcome!” Pixie said. “My name is Pixie. I am Sabra’s mate and I’m currently pregnant with our kits!” Pixie said to the group. It was obvious she was pregnant with their kits. Her belly was almost twice the size than it was yesterday.

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Clover let the squirming kit go, glaring at the white queen. Sky, who had the audacity to ask Snowflurry to say hi. She stepped forwards, her fur bristling. She stepped in front of the four kits. “Why would she want to say hi to you?” She asked, her voice deadly calm, “Did you not try to drown her in a stream? Because that’s what I believe I’ve heard, so you’ve made a wonderful first impression on me!” She snarled sarcastically.

Juhi hadn’t needed to answer Maple’s question, the black and white she-cat quickly introduced herself as Pixie, Sabra’s mate and soon to be one of the mothers of their kits. She nodded politely, “Hello Sabra, Pixie. Congratulations!” She purred, “I brought along quite a few friends, I hope you don’t mind. We had a bit of a rocky journey here-” She broke off, her gaze flicking to Clover, who was snarling at Sky, and Snowflurry, who was now fluffed up to twice her size. “Ah, and we apparently also have some less than pleasant reasons to be here as well.” She added apologetically, glaring at Sky. She didn’t need to explain. Clover’s words pretty much summed up her feelings for the queen.

[Abbster]

Sky let out a hiss. “Yes. That’s what I did” she growled. “But only because I didn’t think I could take care of her” she said. “How on earth is she even alive?” Sky snapped. Snowflurry, let out a whine before she scampered over to Juhi and Maple, trembling. She curled under their paws and felt her pelt trembling hard as she stared at her mother.

Pixie looked at the cats. “Ok….lets get you all inside the barn” she said, turning and walking back to the barn with the cats following behind her. As they walked, Pixie could feel the kits begin to kick again. She leaned against Sabra for support. "these kits never give my ribs a break" she said, jokingly, as she winced from the pain again, as she leaned against Sabra. When they reached the barn, Pixie padded back over to their nest, and she lay down, turning her head to nudge at her belly to get the kits under control.

[leafygreenss]

Clover gaped at Sky, "How is she- i'm going to act like I didn't hear that." She muttered, "Don't touch Snowflurry, Sky." She spat the she-cat's name out, as if she were nothing more than vermin. "For now. I'm going to ignore you. Simply because I want to see Sabra and meet her mate, and get some rest without fighting somecat. But sometime, somewhere, I swear on the earth and the stars, you will regret what you tried to do to her."

Juhi glared at Sky a final time before softening her gaze and turning to Pixie. "We'd love to come inside." She mewed politely, following Sabra and her mate into the large, central barn, Clover trailing behind, with Snowflurry sticking close to her.

Goldfinch tilted her head, watching the scene unfold. She didn't intervene. She didn't want to pick a side, forcing her littermate and mother to support her. She'd much rather go to sleep right now.

Juhi padded into the barn, scenting the air. Her ears pricked up instantly, she spun to her right, where another barn door was open wide. "Tern!" She called, darting over to the white and orange she-cat. Tern was grinning, even though she was holding a large hare in her jaws.

She dropped the prey, "Juhi!" Tern purred, "You're here earlier than expected!"

Juhi smiled, pressing her pelt to Tern's. "I've missed you, it's been too long since I last visited. You've met Clover, have you met the other cats at my barn?" She asked, gesturing her tail at Maple, Rocky, and Sunrise.

[Abbster]

Maple smiled at Tern...but she said nothing. This she-cat...this she-cat had gotten pregnant at 9 moons old, and her kits had survived. Maple still said nothing to Tern, but she looked around and found a nest for herself. She settled down in it, and sighed a bit. It has been a while since she had a good sleep in a nest. She curled up in the nest, and pulled her tail over her nose, falling asleep almost instantly.

Sky let out a hiss. "SHE'S MY KIT!" Sky spat to Clover as they all went back inside to the barn, she turned. "Come on kits" she called her kits. She looked at Snowflurry. "Come along Snowflurry" She said to her. Snowflurry just stayed beside Clover, her trembling beginning to worsen as her mother spoke to her. She slunk under Clover's belly and crept up to her paws, crouching there as she stared at the cat who said was her mother.

Pixie smiled as the cats settled in, Sabra padding over to her. Pixie let out a soft purr as her mate lay beside her. "can you tell our kits to STOP attacking my ribs" she joked, as she licked her mates ear.

[leafygreenss]

Sabra smiled, "I could try, although I doubt they would listen." She joked, twining her tail with Pixie's. "Soon." She murmured softly, "Soon they will stop."

Clover glared at Sky, her aggression clear. Sky seemed to be unthreatened, only slightly annoyed- but again, why would she be threatened? I'm a ten-moon old cat who's spitting at this fully-grown queen. No wonder she doesn't take me seriously. Sky was looking at Snowflurry expectantly, and Clover puffed up her tail, hiding the tiny kit from view. Sky scowled as Clover smiled.

Juhi's smile faltered as Maple's eyes tracked over Tern before she walked away, curling up and falling asleep. She'd said nothing. It hurt. Just a bit. Tern was the closest thing Juhi had ever had to a littermate. The lack of a greeting seemed almost like an insult. Sunrise and Rocky exchanged polite nods and greetings with Tern, even laughing as the she-cat made a joke. At least they were getting along.