Just an average day. Kind of. She was pregnant with Splashpool's kits. Ambervoice was also becoming weak, and tried not to eat as much so she would seem the same. So that Sunstar wouldn't notice. But this whole moving thing was stressful. She wanted be with her clan. With Geckocrawl, Savagepaw, and Sunstar. A small jolt of pain went through her.
Great. She was having the kits now. Limping into the nursery. Ambervoice thought the pain was worse than death. But she would soon experience death also. First was a small dilute tortie she-kit. "Illuminant." she rasped, licking the she-kit's soft fur. An odd name. It sounded like "illuminate" though. Next was a normal tortoiseshell she-kit. "Summertime." she said softly.
Summer was a beautiful season. But she called it "Sunleaf" after her leader. She licked the kit and took a deep breath. The next two were different. One large and one small. Another dilute tortie she-kit and a blue tom. Finally! She had a son. She licked both the kits and took a deep breath, exhausted. How many was she going to have? She took another look at the kits and sighed. "Dragonkit and Neonkit." They were unusual but pretty names.
Ambervoice felt another kit and sighed. She closed her eyes for a bit, opening them to see a scrawny brown tabby and white tom. She licked the kit, and took another breath. "Risingkit." she rasped, tired and exhausted. She was going to love these kits, but on the inside, she wished she never had them. She was going to lose her clan's respect.
Another kit came. A small black tom. 'Why do they look so small?' she thought. Was it because she wasn't eating much? She licked the kit and yawned. "Blackparade." She didn't want all of them to have clan names. And this was the religion some of the cats followed. Splashpool had been talking about it a lot lately. Speaking of Splashpool, where was he? Tired and exhausted, she prepared for the next kit. And hopefully the last.
Finally, a calico she-cat. The perfect size too. Well, at least for Ambervoice. The black she-cat licked the kit, and then announced her name. "Aurorakit.." she said softly, and lowered her head. No more kits. That was the last one. After an exhausting few minutes, she successfully gave birth to seven kits. Seven perfect kits. Splashpool wasn't here yet. But he would be soon. Ambervoice was dying. But she gave birth to seven little bundles of joy. Sunclan was growing. And Splashpool would be grateful.
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She couldn't see. She couldn't hear. She could only smell and feel. Illuminant squirmed over to her tired mother, and began suckling the sweet warm milk. Surrounded by her family, well, most of it, she was happy. She didn't know her mother was dying, and didn't care. A carefree kitten. Just what the clan needs. Going around, getting in to trouble, and starting fights. Looks like we got "Little Miss Princess here. Fun.

