Flamekit yowled as he pounced onto his brother, Frostkit. He hissed and fake-bit into Frostkit's neck and Frostkit dramatically fell to the ground. Then he stirred, stood up and shouted, "Frostclan, retreat!" Flamekit climbed off Frostkit and Frostkit scrambled away then hide behind their mother, Ripplenose's tail.

  Ripplenose laughed softly with amusement and picked up Flamekit by the scruff. As he dangled in the air, he asked, "When will we be allowed outside the nursery with Fennelkit, Burnkit and Longkit?"

  Ripplenose purred and set Flamekit, Lightningkit, Frostkit and Maplekit down in the nest before answering, "It's still a long time. You're all just a day old!"

  Flamekit scrambled quickly out of the nest with his littermates. 

  "When will daddy be back?" complained Maplekit, batting at a feather.

  Ripplenose gently hushed her and said, "He went on a hunting patrol, and he could be back any moment now." And with that, she lay down in their nest and started to take a nap.

  For a while, Flamekit and his littermates played mossball for a while, then they got bored. Flamekit huffed, "I don't see why can we not be let out the nursery. Let's get Fennelkit, Burnkit and Longkit then sneak out of the nursery. The camp must be so fun!" 

  Lightningkit's eyes lit up, and Frostkit nodded enthusiastically. Maplekit purred. Flamekit bounded towards Burnkit and hastily explained his plan to him. Burnkit looked thoughtful, but eventually, he agreed and went to get his sister and brother.

  The six kits cautiously stepped out of the tunnel Lightningkit discovered that lead up into camp. Then they all gasped at the 'bigness' of Thunderclan camp. Fennelkit was the first to close her jaws. She regained her composure and whispered, "Close your mouths, toms!" Flamekit felt his pelt burn. He quickly said, "Alright, alright." Then he and Fennelkit half-nudged the other still-stunned kits out of the tunnel.

  As soon as they reached the open skies they shook their pelts and bounded excitedly towards the warriors' den. But half-way there Flamekit felt a pair of strong jaws grasp his scruff and lift him up. He squirmed and squealed, "Hey! I wanna see the warriors' den!"

  But the warrior only purred and walked towards the nursery. Flamekit stopped struggling, knowing that it will be no use.

  The 'attacker' set down the other kits too. Only then did Flamekit, who was sulking into Ripplenose's silver fur looked up to see who it was. When he saw the orange tabby tom, he broke into a huge grin. It was Sparrowheart the deputy of Thunderclan and Flamekit, Lightningkit, Frostkit and Maplekit's father.

  "Dad! Come play with us!" Lightningkit shouted, leaping out of the bramble-woven nest with Flamekit, Frostkit and Maplekit hot on his tail. Sparrowheart laughed as the four kits dragged him down and started stampeding him. Flamekit attacked his tail, pouncing at it and biting into it softly. Soon, the other three kits joined in the tustling, too. Sparrowheart screamed dramatically as seven (newborn) kits tackled him to the ground and batted at his nose, legs and belly.

  Ripplenose and Swiftbreeze purred happily as they watched the kits who let out squeals of joy as Sparrowheart stomped around the nursery pretending to be a badger.

  In the afternoon Fennelkit, Burnkit and Longkit's father, Ravenstorm dropped in and the kits met him with the same enthusiasm and energy as they played with Sparrowheart.

  By moonrise, after the seven kits had suckled and Mudkit, Goldkit, Lightkit and Weaslekit who was already five moons old had gone back into the nursery and settled down, Flamekit nestled deeper into Ripplenose's silver fur and closed his eyes, suddenly tired after a whole day's playing.