[ti]Private[/ti]A Fine Day For Sunning (Heronflight)

[Dragon]

Wildstep woke up bright and early having to do the dawn patrol. Once all borders where checked he headed out to do some hunting. He wanted the afternoon all to himself and Heronflight so he worked hard all morning. By the time he returned from hunting he had caught three mice and a squirrel. He dropped the mice on the freshkill pile and took the squirrel to the nursery for Heronflight. Entering the nursery he padded up to his mate and set the squirrel down before nuzzling her. "Do you feel up for a trip to Nima Creek? I know a really nice sunning spot where we can soak in the sun all afternoon." Wildstep was really hoping she would say yes he would love to spend some time outside of the camp with her.

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[gingersnapsdacat]

Heronflight sat in the nursery, awkwardly nudging a piece of moss in between her paws. Even though she was now officially considered to be an expecting queen, her early rising sleep schedule had not seemed to receive that memo. According to her restless mind, she was supposed to be up before the sun, chasing after anything that she could possibly sink her claws into. For the first few days of her queen hood, she had listened to her mind, slipping out of camp as early as she could to run up the trees. But slowly the kittens inside her had grown, filling out her usually slender form and keeping her firmly stuck on the ground. 
She cast a glance at her rounded abdomen, feeling a rush of mixed emotions. Of course she was happy to be carrying the kittens of the cat she loved, and she would love them with all of her heart. But there was also an odd mix of fear and curiosity. She had never seen herself as someone who would have kittens. It just seemed so...stable. It was something that other she-cats could do, but never her. But then again, she also never thought that she would find a cat who she would fall in love with and could make her want that sort of thing. So perhaps she could not base things n what she had ever thought would happen. 
Heronflight glanced up as her mate entered the nest, breaking her pondering. She happily purred, burying her nose in the fluff of his chest. 
"Do you feel up for a trip to Nima Creek? I know a really nice sunning spot where we can soak in the sun all afternoon."
Without a moment of hesitation, the cream-furred she-cat rolled to her paws. 
"That sounds amazing! I really need to gt out of this nest!"

[Dragon]

Wildstep had to laugh at how fast Heronflight scrambled to her paws ready to flee the nursery. "Well then let's get you out of here and get some fresh air." He purred softly and nuzzled her before wrapping his tail around hers and slowly begin walking. He had to be careful not to go to fast for his mate. Her belly seemed to be getting bigger and bigger every day. Reaching the entrance to the nursery he held a branch back and stepped to the side so Heronflight could get through with no problem. When they got back maybe she would eat that squirrel he brought her. He could understand her being too restless to eat right now. "I can't wait to show you the spot I only found it recently. It's so nice and flat and it soaks in all the warmth from the sun so when you lay on it the warmth seeps right into your bones.

[gingersnapsdacat]

Heronflight shook out her pelt, stretching out each of her legs individually. It felt as if she had been sitting in that nest for ages! In reality, of course, she had only been in the nursery for three sunrises at most. An experienced queen, or even one who had delivered just one litter, would have thought her total stir-craziness was ridiculous. But then again, if she was unable to stay in one place in the warriors den, why would she be any different here? She quickly and carefully stepped around the other nests in her path, trying desperately not to disturb the other queens, or worse, the sleeping kits. 
"I can't wait to show you the spot I only found it recently. It's so nice and flat and it soaks in all the warmth from the sun so when you lay on it the warmth seeps right into your bones."
The usually slender she-cat grinned widely, purring as she stepped out into the warm sunshine. 
"That sounds wonderful!"

[Dragon]

Wildstep padded towards the camp entrance. Upon reaching it he grabbed a hanging branch and pulled it back to allow Heronflight through before following her and once more taking the lead. He kept up a slow but steady pace so his mate wouldn't overdo it and end up becoming too tired or worst harming herself and their unborn kits.

Looking up at the trees he saw tiny green buds beginning to show. At the sight it made him smile. As he looked to the ground he could see the budding stems of tulips. There were no blossoms yet but they would be up soon. He paused to point these out to his mate. "Look, there are signs of new-leaf everywhere."

[gingersnapsdacat]

    Heronflight ducked through the camp entrance, unable to resist trailing her tail along the edge of Wildstep's furry cheek. The whole forest seemed to be teeming with the signs of new life. Trees were budding with leaves not yet touched by the gentle rays of the sun, and the path was lined with the tiny leaves of new flowers. And of course, there was also the new life teeming within her. It was times like this that she thanked StarClan that she had met with Wildstep for all those moons, secretly stealing moments of loving embraces across the moonlit border. What would her life been like if she had not chased that sparrow, or broken that branch? She could not imagine where her life could have gone had she only chosen a different tree to climb. 
"Look, there are signs of new-leaf everywhere."
She purred, rubbing against the side of her mate.
"It is so...beautiful. I don't think I ever stopped to notice it before. I was always so busy running up the trees to see that they were so pretty."

[Dragon]

Wildstep slowly made his way through the forest making his way to the creak. His eyes darting all over the place looking for the signs of new life that were all over the place. At one point he spotted a bunch of beautiful daffodils. Bending his head he plucked just one of these beautiful flowers then moved over to Heronflight and tucked it behind her ear and under a bit of fur to make sure it would stay. "It's beautiful... almost as beautiful as you," he whispered softly in her ear. "You should try to slow down from time to time and just take a look around. You'll never know what you could find."