[ti]Open[/ti]Lost in the Woods

[KingHarry]

Somehow, Milkkit had found his way out of camp. The determined kit had decided that he would show the clan that he wasn't useless and, without really thinking his actions through, he had managed to find a path up the rock face that kept them protected. It had taken a while, yes, but somehow nobody had noticed the small, white kit scrambling higher and higher.

The problem was, now he was lost. He'd never been outside of camp before and without the use of his eyes that meant that he had literally no idea where he was. Milkkit refused to ask for help, though. No - he was a brave warrior! He could do this on his own! And so he had stumbled and tripped away - each step taking him further and further from the camp.

Hopelessly lost, the situation that he was in only managed to sink in properly once the winds picked up and Milkkit had begun to shiver. Suddenly, all he wanted was to be home - tucked up in the nursery with his mother. How could he get back, though? He didn't know the way! Oh dear. What was he going to do?

As the weather grew colder, Milkkit did the only thing he could think of - tucked himself up in the warmest nook he could find. He was wet now. Was it snowing? Milkkit found it hard to tell the difference between snow and rain but he knew that if it was cold then it might be snow. 

Unbenowst to Milkkit, it was in fact snowing - and with each snowflake that fell, the poor kit's white pelt slow but surely began blending in perfectly with his surroundings.

[M'Lady]

Smokykit usually kept to himself. He didn't particularly like meddling in the business of others, especially if it didn't involve him or his siblings in any way. So when he saw Milkkit head out of camp, he didn't think much of it. Good for him, he'd probably have fun on an adventure. It was only when he heard others looking for him, that Smoky took any notice.

The kit frowned, but then glanced over at his quiet brother Pebblekit, who remained beside him huddled in the nursery with the rest of the queens. "Hey Peb, I think I saw Milkkit earlier." He commented in an interested tone, and didn't say much after that. Though, then, his eyes suddenly lit up with the beginnings of an idea. "Why don't we go see if we can find him? We'll get to see outside of camp, and if we bring him back, everyone will be so happy then we won't get in trouble." He hummed in excitement, sneaking towards the entrance of the nursery, after checking that Olivenose wasn't looking. He lashed his tail, gesturing for his littermate to come along. "We'll be in and out, back in a jiffy."

[Taako]

Pebblekit had missed the little white kit stumbling off on his own, but then, he tended to miss everything going on around him, often off in his own world or spaced out in his wild imagination. He didn't even notice Smoky stirring beside him until he spoke, which turned his attention and he tilted his head inquisitively to him...Milkkit was gone? That wasn't right...Kits weren't supposed to leave...Especially not blind ones. He wondered if that was what the queens seemed so distracted about, perhaps they were trying to find him? It was difficult in the storm, he'd even missed Snowsight earlier when he poked his head in, he couldn't imagine how easily one could miss a white puff like Milk.

When his brother's eyes lit up in that certain way, he flicked his tail and got to his feet, knowing full well that this meant being dragged out of his warm nest and into the snow. He would go though, because he didn't want Smokykit to go alone, two sets of eyes were better than one, right? Plus, it was exciting getting to leave the camp, go on a rescue mission, Owlstar would be proud of them! He stretched the sleep from his legs before twitching his tail and fixing his brother with a bright expression, his silent indication that he was totally in.

[Cosima]

OLIVENOSE - -

With fourteen kits and two queens in the nursery, there's bound to be tons of stray moss balls and dirty bedding to change. "There is not enough room for these kits!" Olivenose thought to herself. "Maybe I could convince Owlstar that an extension should be made on the nursery... not like it matters, the kits become apprentices in the next few moons!"

While Olivenose was distracted by a possible nursery remodel, she hadn't noticed that her son, Milkkit, had slipped out of the nursery and out of camp.

"Perhaps the apprentice den would have better use for an extension..." She pondered as she removed the last bit of dirty bedding. "There!" The task's somewhat completion had Olivenose feeling rather accomplished, but she still had to place new bedding down before all of the kits came and dirtied it up again with all this crazy snow...

Wait, where could they be? From her own litter, there was one, two, three, four, five... without a sixth. It had appeared that one of her kittens had slipped out of the nursery from under her nose.

BEETLEKIT - -

The small, black kit lay in a corner of the nursery batting a small moss ball between her paws. A few tail lengths away, Pebblekit and Smokykit were acting oddly and talking in a low tone. The kits were usually acting strange, aside from Waspkit who was always strange, but from what little Beetlekit had overheard, she knew something was up. From the snippet of conversation, she overheard her brother's name, Milkkit. Looking around, she didn't see her stark white sibling anywhere... could he be lost? He is blind, after all... he could've fallen in a hole someplace in camp!

"Hello, Beetlekit," Her mother purred from behind her, causing her to jump. She frequently used that certain tone of voice with mischievous kittens she felt were hiding things. "Have you seen Milkkit?" Beetlekit was never one to lie. In fact, it was possible she had never told a lie. However, the way Smokykit and Pebblekit were acting led Beetlekit to believe that something was wrong with Milkkit, so she improvised...

"He went with Brooksong to make dirt," She fibbed. Beetlekit had absolutely no idea where he went. She felt guilty, but she tried her best to convince Olivenose she was telling the truth. Her mother looked deep into her eyes and chose to believe her. "Alright then, love." She purred and licked Beetlekit on her forehead before returning to making the nests.

"Phew," She sighed and raced over to where Pebblekit and Smokykit had gone and cried, "Wait up, please!"

"Are you two going to look for Milkkit? If so... I... He's my brother, so please let me come with you to make sure he's safe..." She said, shuffling her paws. If she was being honest, she needed to make sure he came home before Olivenose found out she had not told the truth. "I need to make sure you two are safe, too... it's starting to snow really bad. We need to go fast though, before someone finds out..."

[Mama]

With her mother being busy, Cinderkit had been a bit bored in the nursery with the blizzard. However when she saw the others creep out, her protective instinct kicked in and she had stalked farther behind them. Where exactly were they going? Her tail twitched over her back, and her ears perked up. Of course the large kit kept her distance enough to not be spotted, but kept her eye on the two incase they did get hurt. The last thing she wanted was for them to get lost trying to find lost Milkkit... who was most likely stranded out there all alone. Who would let a blind kit roam outside of camp?