Child-molesting vampires

[J I N G O]

Grasswhistle laid his head back on the ground, not having the effort to hold it up any longer. He let out a little laugh followed by a fit of coughing. "I guess I got a lot worse a lot faster than I thought." he mewed, and coughed again. "I'll be fine. Worry about our kits, not me."

Thistlewhisker had heard his brother was in the medicine cat's den and exploded his way in there after mourning over Morningcloud. He noticed Oceanmask was there with him and instantly felt a pang of jealousy as he listened to their conversation. He chases off one fox and suddenly he's the hero. he thought sadly.

[amaterasu]

Oceanmask sighed. She knew she should get back to the kits. The poor things. She licked Grasswhistle on the ear, then headed out of the medicine cats den. On the way she passed Thistlewhisker.
"Hello, Thistlewhisker." she mewed politely. Normally she would have said more to the tom, but right now her mind was filled. When she walke dout of the den, she was harassed right away by Brightstreak, who was done with Lightwing and their non-conversation.

[J I N G O]

"Hi." Thistlewhisker meweed, his voice heavy. He looked at his brother and decided not to harass him when he was sick. Instead he went into the Warriors den and went to sleep. He was HEARTBROKEN.

[amaterasu]

The next morning, Oceanmask woke to the sound of a pitiful little cough. She quickly ripped her eyes open and discovered which of her kits was coughing. Sweetkit. The poor black kit was coughing while she was trying to mewl for her mother's attention. Quickly Oceanmask picked the kit up and headed toward the medicine cats den. She set the kit on the ground in the middle of the den when she got there and called, "Brightpool!"

[J I N G O]

Hearing her name being called, Brightpool wandered away from Grasswhistle who had gotten slightly better from the day before, and Thistlewhisker who was sent in from the warriors den in the middle of the night for coughing. "Yes, Oceanmask?" she mewed, looking from the queen to the kit. "Oh, StarClan give me strength..." she murmured under her breath as she guessed what the problem was.

[amaterasu]

"Brightpool," Oceanmask said, her voice slightly desperate, "please, make her stop coughing."
As if on cue, the little black slightly-tortoise shell shekit mewled, then exploded into a rage of coughing.
Oceanmask leaned down and started to lick her smallest kit, trying to sooth her. She didn't remember that Grasswhistle was here or noticed that Thistlewhisker had moved into the den. She was too worried about her kit.

[J I N G O]

Brightpool nodded and went back into her medicine supply area to get some catmint. She handed it over to Oceanmask and mewed, "You're going to have to persuade her to eat it. Your her mother so she'll probably obey you quicker than me and it's best she gets it into her as soon as possible."

[amaterasu]

Oceanmask pushed the catmint toward her kit and attempted to get her to eat it. It took her a bit, but the shecat had finally swallowed most of the herb.

"What do I do, Brightpool?" Oceanmask panicked, "What if she goes to StarClan? What if the other two kits get sick?"

[J I N G O]

"Sweetkit is the smallest and most vulnerable. Foxkit and Wildkit are bigger than she is, and are less vulnerable." Brightpool mewed. "I will do my best to keep her from joining StarClan. In the meantime, just keep Foxkit and Wildkit away from any other cats. And tell me if any of the other kits or Herbleaf get's sick as soon as you can."

[amaterasu]

Oceanmask nodded her head and purred to her kit, "I'll be back soon. I promise."
She gave the kit a small lick, then slowly headed back toward the nursery. She didn't want Foxkit or Wildkit to get sick, but she was so scared now. She thought she would lose both her mate and her kits to this illness.

She didn't even notice her leader until he spoke.

"Oceanmask." came the old, crackling voice.

Oceanmask jumped a little, then turned to Wishingstar.

"Oceanmask, do not worry. Your Clan will be safe once again." Wishingstar purred. Dawn was breaking, Oceanmask realized, and she could see Brightstreak lead a few warriors and apprentices out of the camp for border patrol.

Wishingstar knew what she was looking at. "Brightstreak will not take your place. You each have your own paths set by StarClan, and they are both very different."

Oceanmask was shocked at the toms words. She asked, "Wishingstar, how are you feeling? You should go back to the medicine cats den!"
'With Sweetkit...' she added mentally.

Wishingstar coughed slightly, then mewed, "No need to worry about me either, Oceanmask. I have recently spoken with StarClan. The rest of my destiny has been laid out. It is almost time for the rest of your life to start."
He chuckled under his breath at his own words, as if he had made a joke.

Oceanmask shook her head, "But Sweetkit, and Grasswhistle..."

"Do not worry. You'll know what choice you need to make, when the time comes. StarClan has their lives planned out too."

Oceanmask doubted that, but she said nothing to her leader. She could feel heat radiating off of him. He had a fever as well. "Brightpool!" she called over her shoulder, before heading into the nursery. She had more important things to worry about than crazy old toms, though she felt bad for thinking that right away.

[J I N G O]

Brightpool heard her name being called and came out of her den. She saw Wishingstar, and felt bad for him. "Wishingstar, let's get you back into the den. You need more catmint." she mewed, resting her tail on his shoulder. Morningcloud wasn't important and didnt' need to be cried over any more.

[amaterasu]

Wishingstar looked over when he felt another cat.
"Ah," he said when he realized who it was, "Brightpool! We have many, many things to discuss. I regret to inform you that I lost my fourth life last night. That leaves me with only three left."

[J I N G O]

Brightpool nodded solemnly. She was a medicine cat and had the ability to tell these things. "Yes, Wishingstar, I know. I sensed it." she mewed and led the CRAZY OLD TOM into her den before fetching more catmint and bringing it back to him.

[amaterasu]

Wishstar lapped up the catmint as it was brought to him. He looked arounde the den to see the other sick cats.
"I have lived too long, Brightpool," he mewed, "I have been too careful with my lives. I was scared, after I lost two in a row in my youth. I should have given more lives to my Clan before now. Now look at what StarClan has done to us. We have three young warriors sick, one of which is my own daughter. My son, who is only an apprentice, is also ill, and his mother has gone to join StarClan. Look! Oceanmask's kit is even here with us, Brightpool! She is too young to suffer for my faults."

[J I N G O]

Brightpool was shocked at Wishingstar's words. "StarClan has blessed us with your long lives, Wishingstar." she mewed to the tom, "The sickness is natural. WindClan is strong and will recover soon. We've only lost one cat to it so far."