[align=center][fancypost borderwidth=0px; text-align: justify;]Differentkit had been thinking a lot lately. A normally dangerous task for the young kitten, but he couldn't seem to keep his thoughts from wandering. And where did they go? Normally to the same two subjects: family, and growing up.
Cairparavel had adopted him. He actually had a family now. The child didn't think his first one had counted; he hadn't been close to them, anyways. Cair was his mama now, and that thought made him happy.
...But that happiness was occasionally darkened by a more pressing thought. Ever since Reflectingpaw had turned six months old, he'd been off and on thinking about how quickly time was passing. Shoot, he'd been in TidalClan a whole month already! And while he was eager to get older — they'd have to let him participate in raids then! — it was also...slightly scary.
He knew how most adults acted, all stiff and mature. Differentkit didn't want to be like that...but did he have to, in order to grow up? Or was it optional? He sure hoped so, because he still wanted to have lots of fun.
This was the child's biggest concern at the moment, one that he constantly pondered at the rare times that he was completely alone. Like now, for instance, as he aimlessly trekked along the shoreline of TidalClan's beach, the cool ocean waves occasionally washing in far enough to soak his tiny, black paws.