[ti]Private[/ti]Hey, Mother.

[Mama]

Cinderkit had grown much more into a cat then a little kit, and her once tiny frame had grown out to make her a large feline. Of course she was not fully grown, mentally or physically, but she had started to mature. Her voice had grown more smooth and sweet then her high pitched kitten voice, and muscles started to ripple under her thick and stocky flank. The kit started to grow more of a personality, acting a bit older then she actually was. However, she was not as wise or smart as she wanted to be, and strived to learn more and more.



This morning, she was pressed against her mother Owlstar, and her siblings who had grown along with her. Since she was the largest, often a bit of her would hang out of the mass or she would step back to give everyone else more room. The small family was now much larger, and all of her brothers and sisters had grown out like she had.. in their own special way,



Sunlight passed into her face, and Cinderkit rolled over with a small yawn, glancing towards her kin before rising to her feet. Deciding to get everyone a rabbit to share, the she-kit left the den. In a few minutes, she had dragged in a huge rabbit, before flopping it down near the nest and Cinderkit decided to wait patiently for everyone to wake up before eating. Sitting down by the entrance of the den, she gave a small sigh as she gazed around, and then tried to crane her head enough to see out of the camp. 'One day... one day I'll see the world.'



M'Lady

[M'Lady]

Owlstar stirred when Cinderkit did, as the leader had never been a light sleeper. Smokykit, who rested between her paws and chin, lifted his small head when she did. The she-cat yawned, careful not to disturb her children, who had gotten much bigger since the days where they could all fit in the crook of her paw or the curl of her tail. She smiled, before she turned her head to see where Cinderkit had gone, and found a rabbit next to their nest and her daughter by the entrance of the den. She studied the rabbit. It was a fair size, it must be one of the best pieces of prey on the pile. She nearly purred in amusement. Surprising, she would've assumed Rainfur had put her up to it, but the tom didn't seem to be around. Smokykit looked up at her when she started to move, but resigned himself to curling up in the pile of his remaining three siblings instead of following his mother.

Steps as silent as always, Owlstar made her way towards Cinderkit, coming up behind her until the kit was between her paws. She was getting big, but not big enough yet to avoid her mother's embrace.

"Good morning Cinder," She hummed softly in her warm tone, leaning down to touch her nose to the top of her head in greeting. "You're certainly up early today, what's the occasion?" Was she having trouble sleeping? Or perhaps she was already her mother's daughter through and through, Owlstar would get up as soon as the sky turned gray rather than black, ever since she was a new apprentice.

[Mama]

Cinderkit was deep in thought, deep enough to not notice her mother until something warm and large touched her pelt. The hairs on her back bristled up with panic, before they flattened as she noticed the black paws beside her. The feline's eyes flickered upwards to meet her mother's as she touched her head with her nose, and her tail softly curled around her body.

"Nothing really... I'm just a little nervous for my apprentice-ship. What if I get a rebellious mentor, or someone who doesn't like me? Or... I'm just fussing over this too much." Cinderkit mumbled in reply, glancing towards the dark clouds. "Also, it's nice to see the clouds but not the sun, before the sunrise and everything." She admitted, her paws digging into the dirt. What would it be like to one day have another cat to look after her, other then Owlstar and Rainfur, occasionally Wolfclaw. Who would even be her mentor, and what would they be like? There was Loonspark, she was strong but too cocky. Cricketjump was another option... but he was just flat out weird.

"Oh, I got you a rabbit to share with everyone." The fluffy kit added, glancing back up towards her mother as she rolled her head back.

[M'Lady]

She looked on in amusement as Cinderkit voiced her worries, though she did feel a tinge of concern for her daughter. She did seem a bit nervous for her apprenticeship, usually the young cats got incredibly excited rather than jumpy. Well, she'd quickly ease her daughter's fears.

"Do you really think so little of me?" She mused, bending down to lick once between her daughter's ears. For many generations of apprentices at this point, Owlstar had carefully chosen mentors to complement and challenge each one of Ivyclan's kits. She did love her children, yes, but she wouldn't let that fact affect her decisions. To her, serving one's clan was the best thing that they could do, and she would make sure that every warrior of Ivyclan grew to the best of their ability to be able to do so.

"Your mentor will be someone that'll help you grow in a way that's right for you. Don't worry, sweetheart, it'll be alright." Owlstar spoke in her honey golden voice, before looking up at the clouds just as Cinderkit commented on them. A soft laugh escaped the she-cat, as yellow eyes took in the sky like they had so many times. "Then you're more like me than you thought. I like looking at the clouds too."

She was silent for a moment after that, not speaking again until after Cinderkit piped up once more, and Owlstar glanced down to meet her daughter's gaze.

"I noticed. Are you hungry yet? We can go start on it now."