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"Soulsight, Blizzardstep? When you return from patrol, meet me at the lake." Swirlingstar said to her mates, flicking her tail affectionately against Blizzardstep's flank as she smiled at Soulsight."We can do that, happily." Blizzardstep said, his deep voice rumbling in his chest with a purr as his blind, milky yellow eyes seemed to rake over her face, as if the once sighted tom could still read her expression.
"We can." Soulsight agreed, although his voice was carrying his unspoken worry. "Is, is something wrong?" The massive tom, despite his stature, still held the insecurities of his past.
"No, nothing's wrong. Now go you two, you're holding up the rest of your patrol." The torbie she-cat's voice was light as her tail flicked in amusement. After the patrol had left, Swirlingstar slipped into the Healer's den, blinking rapidly at the dusty air inside. "Birchtail?" She called, unable to see the white she-cat in the gloomy den.
With a grunt and a rustle, the red tailed she-cat scrambled out of the cleft that held her herbs. "Swirlingstar." She purred. "What can I do for you? Sorry for the dust, I'm just cleaning out theh cleft for storage. It should work! It's deep enough to hold many herbs and even I can fit inside!" She said, excitement evident in her eyes. She was the first Healer of the new clan and had quickly identified the rock pile formed den as hers.
"I think I'm expecting kits. I feel heavier than usual and have been having balance issues." She explained quietly. "I've never had kits before, but I remember the queens of my old colony describing it the same way." She said, after a moment's hesitation. "Maybe I'm just imagining it. Whose kits would they be anywas? I've mated with both Blizzardstep and Soulsight recently. They're my mates, we're all each other's mates." She said, anxiety overcoming her as the weight of what might be new life in her finally hit. "What if they don't want kits? It's all so soon. Will Blizzardstep feel betrayed? We have been lovers for so long and Soulsight just joined and became deputy and our mate-" Her anxious ramble was quickly cut off by Birchtail's gentle nuzzle.
"Hey hey, it's okay. They both love you. You know this. They won't be angry. I don't know if you mother ever told you, or if any queen did, but there can be two fathers to a litter. It can be biological fathers or even, if only one tom mates, can be adopted. It's okay. Since you mated with both lately, it's highly likely that they're both the fathers. Even if they aren't, I'm certain they'll both love them as if they were their own. Like you said, you're mates. All of you are. There is not going to be any anger for you bearing their kits. They both love you so much, any cat could see that. They love each other too, you know this. Don't worry about it, Swirlingstar. I promise it will be okay." The older she-cat's words were gentle and soothing as she groomed the ears of the young leader.
"Do you think I am expecting kits?"
"I'm quite certain. It's not outwardly obvious, but from what you're describing and from what I've experianced, I'm quite sure."
"Th-thank you Birchtail. I don't know why I'm just so scared and overwhelmed."
"It's a natural feeling. These will be your first kits. I can promise that I will take care of you. This isn't the first time I've delivered kits. You're in good paws, I promise." The healer murmured, "now, go and don't worry. The ancestors and I will protect you."
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"Is everything okay, Swirlingstar? My love?" Blizzardstep asked as he and Soulsight approached her at the lake, their tails entwined affectionately. The evening light cast a deep shade on his pelt and Swirlingstar approached him, arching her back under his chin affectionately as she brushed here muzzle against Soulsight's.
"Yes, everything's okay. Everything's better than okay. Everything is perfect and amazing." She said, purring as she sat, her mates sitting around her, interest and confusion in Soulsight's gaze.
"Then, why such a... a quick ask for us to come here? Why not just tell us at camp?" Soulsight said, "What is so important or dangerous that the rest of the clan can't know?!"
"Shhh, shhh. It's not that they can't know, it's that I want you to know first. Both of you. I'm expecting kits. I'm assuming that they're both of yours, but they may only be one of yours. Please know that there is no amount of kits that would make me love either one of you less or more and-" Her explanation was cut off as Soulsight barreled into her, his body vibrating with the force of his purrs. Blizzardstep, after a careful second, joined in, licking Swirlingstar's ears as he spoke.
"This is the best news you could have ever shared. There is no anger or dissapointment felt, by either of us, I'd assume especially based on Soulsight's purrs," He snorted in amusement, but his voice was thick with emotion. "Even if they aren't mine, I'd love them just as much. I've known you for moons, Swirlingstar. I knew you when you were still Swirlingtide and we planned on kits in a time of calm that never came. You and I have been through so much and there is nothing, nothing, that could change how I feel about you. I love you, I love you both." He said, pausing to rub his face affectionately against Soulsight's, "And there is nothing that could change that."
"Yes, even if the kits aren't mine either, but Blizzardstep's, I love both of you so much that I wish to yowl it to the heavens so that the Moon herself knows." Soulsight said, twining around Blizzardstep as he gently pulled away from Swirlingstar, the purrs of the trio so loud that Swirlingstar was surprised the clan hadn't come running out of curiosity.
"Thank you both for being my mates and for-" Swirlingstar's words were choked off by a flood of emotion as she joined the two toms, who, just as much as they were her mates, were mates with each other as well, and curled up around them. She took a deep breath, the anxiety that she'd felt and expressed to Birchtail draining away like the waves on the beach. "Thank you." She murmured, her face nestled deep in Soulsight's mane as her breathing slowed into the steady rhythm of sleep. She was expecting kits, their kits. They would never know a life without parents. She was sure of it. I promise, kits. She thought towards the still unswollen sides of her body that carried new life. You will always have us to protect you. Always.
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Summary:
- Swirlingstar confides in Birchtail, first medicine cat of the new MistClan, her fears regarding her unborn kits.
- Birchtail comforts Swirlingstar and explains superfecund litters to Swirlingstar, whose parents died in the fire that destroyed her old colony before such matters could be explained to her
- Swirlinstar tells Blizzardstep and Soulsight that she's expecting their kits, but that she's not sure whose kits she's carrying- if it's just one of them or both of them
- Blizzardstep and Soulsight are ecstatic and the trio fall asleep at the lake, curled around each other and overjoyed
Art of Swirlingtide telling Soulsight and Blizzardstep about her unborn kits!
- Levels (UNOFFICIAL COUNT!):
- Blizzardstep
- 3- fullbody
- 2- Lined
- 2- Two toned shading (shadows AND light)?
- 3- Complex bg
- 11- Lit
- 1- 1k+ words
- Total: 22 Levels?
- Swirlingtide
- 3- fullbody
- 2- Lined
- 2- Two toned shading (shadows AND light)?
- 3- Complex bg
- 11- Lit
- 1- 1k+ words
- Total: 22 Levels?
- Soulsight
- 3- fullbody
- 2- Lined
- 2- Two toned shading (shadows AND light)?
- 3- Complex bg
- 11- Lit
- 1- 1k+ words
- Total: 22 Levels?
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