Cinderkit snuggled deeper into her mother's fur. Her three brothers, Pinekit, Owlkit, and Timberkit were starting to wake.
"Let's go outside!" Squeaked Pinekit.
"Not yet, little one."Their mother, Leopardclaw purred.
"Why not?" Owlkit asked.
"Because your sister isn't up yet." Leopardclaw answered.
"Wake up soon, Cinderkit!" Timberkit mewed.

Cinderkit woke up and decided to open her eyes for the first time. Her three brothers were sitting, all staring at her.
"She's up!" Yowled Timberkit.
Leopardclaw opened one sleepy eye."You kits can go outside now, just don't get under anyone's feet. Or fur for that matter."
Pinekit, Owlkit, and Timberkit all nodded eagerly.
"We won't!" They squeaked together.
"I want to look around the nursery first!" I decided. I walked around and saw a big lump of fur.
"That's Moonclaw, her kits will arrive in a moon." Owlkit said.
"Come on guys, let's go outside!" Pinekit yowled.
I ran over to him with Owlkit at my heels. I gasped as soon as I saw the clearing.
"This is awesome!" I mewed, looking around. Timberkit nodded in aggrement. We lived inside a cave; there are holes in the wall to allow sunlight and moonlight on so we can see. In her middle, there was a giant stone. A hole was right above it and the sunlight coming throught the hole made the rock seem magical.
"Let's go and see Mudpaw!" Pinekit's mew startled me. I darted after him. While I was following him, I passed four rocks.
"What are these?" I asked Owlkit.
"Leopardclaw said that they are called four rocks, when Silverstar talks to the senior warriors, she comes here. But, you see the elders normally sunning themselves on them."
"Oh."
We ran to catch up to Pinekit. He and Timberkit had stopped by a bramble/rock entrance.
"Come on guys, let's go inside." Owlkit mewed impationtly. I walked past my brothers and entered the apprentice den. A cat was sleeping, and another too cats were stretching.
"Are you Cinderkit?" Asked a brown and white tom. I nodded, to schocked to speak. The cat infront of me was much bigger then I tought.
"I'm Mudpaw, my sister, Silverpaw is out on a hunting patrol, and my brother, Dustpaw is sleeping." Said the brown and white tom.
"You mean was sleeping." Grumbled a brown tom, twitching his ears.
"And I'mHailpaw. My brother is Fuzzypaw." Said a big, thick-furred gray tom.
"I could have introduced myself, Hailpaw." Said a brown tabby tom with fur that sticked out everywhere. His amber eyes poured into mine. I ducked my head in embarresment.
How could I not have noticed him; his fur would give him out everywhere!I thought.
Mudpaw rolled his eyes at Hailpaw. "Aren't you Leoparclaw and Nightfrost's kits?"
"Yes we are!" Pinekit said, puffing out his chest to make him self look bigger, "Can you show us the hunter's crouch?"
Before Mudpaw could answer the question that was clearly meant for him, Hailpaw said, "Of course I can."
I rolled my eyes. Fuzzypaw looked at me and mewed,"What an arrogant furball." Without making a sound. I nodded, mrrowing with him before I turned around. My brothers could learn the hunter's crouch with Hailpaw, I wanted to learn it with my Mentor, not some arrogant apprentice. I entered another bramble and rock entrance; inside the cats where much older.
"Hello, I'm Lynxfur. Who are you?" Asked a gray tom.
"I'm Cinderkit." I answered.
"Your one Leopardclaw's new kits! My, she picked a good name for you!" Purred an all white she cat.
"Yes, I am. Who are you?"
"My name is Snowpelt, the brown tom is Tunderstripe, the blue-gray she cat is Lightsky, the gray she cat is Trushfoot, and the flame-colored tom is Foxfrost." mewed Sonwpelt.
"I'm your aunt." Lightsky said,"My brother, Nightfrost is your father. We aren't littermates though, so he isn't ancient like I am."
I nodded, fascinated with my aunt.
"Dear StarClan, you look like Sweetflower." Lightsky murmured before looking away, sadness clouding her eyes.
Who's Sweetflower? The question burned in my throat, but the look in Lightsky's eyes made me stop.
"If your Leopardclaw's kit, then I'm your half- sister." Said Trushfoot, excitment in here eyes.
"If your my sister, why are you an elder?"
"I was my leg was badly wounded in battle, so I had to retire." She answered sadly.
I bowed my head,"I'm very sorry to hear that."
"Why don't you go and meet Silverstar." Foxfrost said, placing his tail on Trushfoot.
"Good idea, I'll come with you." Snowpelt said standing on her paws. She lead the way out as I followed her.
"That's the medicine cat den." Snowpelt said as we passed a cave entrance,"It is near the Nursery, Leader, and Elder's den in case of emergency."
I poked my head inside; there was a big pool of water with two stone islands in it.
"Come along, Cinderkit!" called Snowpelt. I darted to where Snowpelt was waiting. We stopped in front of another stone entrance, except this one was smaller and had plants covering the entrance to give the leader privacy. Snowpelt mewed infront of it.
"Come in." Said a voice from inside. Snowpelt disappeared as she walked through the entrance. I took a deep breath and padded into Silverstar's den.