Auroraskies Skyclan Queen A snort escaped Aurora’s nose as she was carefully watching the leader’s den with narrowed violet-amber eyes with an intense gaze.Firestar’s meeting were a little longer than usual today. Hmph, if he knew what was good for him.. Her Fire should be kicking them all out before the massive ginger tom will end up sleeping in the warrior’s den tonight. Letting out a long sigh, the pregnant molly’s tail lashed side to side before turning and waddling into the camp clearing. How was she supposed to get her precious berries? Who knows. Fire probably ate her berries as an afternoon snack, Cheeky Tom.. She’ll smack him in the chest later if he compromised her stash once more.
Scanning her eyes around the clearing, she spotted the familiar shape of Bayleaf sitting nearby the warrior’s den. Aurora squinted her eyes for a moment before suddenly waddling over to the gray tom. “Oi! You!” Aurora called out to Bayleaf who looked confused and was looking around to see if she was calling to someone else instead of him. A feeling of irritation overcame her as she muttered a couple of choice words underneath her breath, thankful that her precious kits from her 1st litter were taking their afternoon nap instead of watching their mom being a psycho. “I’m talking to you Bayleaf, get over here!” The black and golden molly snapped, eyes narrowed and releasing a small huff. Feeling a gentle kick from one of her kits, she released a small sigh and her tail went to pat her rounded stomach as if comforting her kit. Watching Bayleaf making his way towards her, the black and golden Maine Coon flicked her tail for him to follow as the pregnant molly soon made her way towards the entrance
“My Fire’s meetings are longer than usual today, which is annoying me because I cannot get to my berries.” She grumbled to Bayleaf, turning to look at the warrior that was guarding the front entrance of the camp “Tell Firestar that I’m out getting berries with Bayleaf if he asks.” She simply said, as the warrior just nodded. A feeling of satisfaction hit her, as she wouldn’t be stopped on her important mission today. Now it was a matter of finding the perfect berries, as her and Fire had gathered some not too long ago, so she knew which bushes wouldn’t have. Padding into the forest, she narrowed her eyes “I swear, if Fire ends up eating my berries again.. He’s going to the warrior’s den tonight, I even counted how many berries there were before I left.” Aurora said, proud of herself as she finally managed to gain an upper paw between herself and her mate’s war of the secret stash. Was she perhaps a bit crazy during this pregnancy? Yes.. She was, Aurora wouldn’t deny it either.
“Thank you for coming out with me Bayleaf, it meant a lot that you offered your services.” Aurora said, letting out a loud purr as the two were padding into the forest. It wasn’t like the black and golden molly hadn’t forced him out of camp, nope. He totally was a gentleman and offered to help! - #dc1ed2
Auroraskies
Skyclan Queen
As if her mood had suddenly shifted, her violet-amber eyes were shining at the sight of the berries before looking up at Bayleaf with a soft expression “Bayleaf, you’ve just saved my sanity.” Aurora said, grateful for the young tom’s actions. Leaning to get the berries from the branch, a loud purr escaped the black and golden Maine Coon as she placed the berries on a piece of leaf that was nearby. Getting up and moving aside so Bayleaf could carefully get out of the bush, Aurora dragged the leaf towards her and sniffed at the berries before lapping one. “You’re the best Bayleaf.” The pregnant molly purred, her small paw moving towards the leaf to encourage him to grab a couple “Share with me, just don’t tell my Fire that I was sharing.. He will push you into some snow.” Aurora teased, as she actually wasn’t sure if the massive ginger tom would push the smaller gray tom into a pile of snow.. But better be safe than sorry and warn Bayleaf in advance.
“I wonder if I could adopt you..” Aurora muttered to herself, and saw the confused look on Bayleaf’s face. The molly had quite the mood swings lately, only her lovely mate was able to handle her mood swings. Shaking her head as she was in deep thought, a bright smile appeared on her face. “You will become my new friend now, so you better accept it.” Aurora said with a small huff. Her violet-amber eyes narrowed as she wouldn’t be taking no for an answer from her new friend. It seemed like he needed a friend or two in his life, and he was quite a pure soul.. Aurora wanted to protect the small tom with her life.
A bright smile appeared on her lips when Bayleaf asked about the kits, and her paw went to move towards her rounded stomach and began rubbing it “One more moon to go, we don’t know how many little ones we are having this time around.. Fire thinks we’re having five, I said six.” Aurora said, feeling a couple of kicks before sighing slightly at her unborn kits. They were quite active like her first litter, perhaps even more. Her stomach was slightly smaller than her first pregnancy, that was because Aurora had carried three large toms and one large female.. This time around, she felt like they were expecting more females than males.
Her feathery tail waved back and forth for a moment, as she was thinking about the names that her and Fire had come up with so far. A soft smile appeared on her face when looking down on her pregnant stomach “We thought about Ebonykit if we have a male in the litter, hopefully he comes out with dark fur otherwise it will be awkward.” The black and golden molly joked, as a couple of names were thrown around.. But only time will tell as usually named their children after the kits were born, with Fire curled up against Aurora as the two would coo about their children. Looking towards Bayleaf, a small sigh escaped her “Wait til you experience parenthood, if you ever decide that you want children.. It’s crazy, but one of the best things in life.” Aurora said, thinking about her first litter who she adored completely along with her second litter. It was quite a challenge to raise kits that were 4 moons old, and being half-way through another pregnancy.. But it was so worth it in the end of the day when she looked at the little lives that stole her heart from the moment Aurora knew about them.. The ones that were growing up, and the ones growing within her womb
“What’s your favorite activity? We must do it when I’m not pregnant and Fire is looking after the babies.” She asked, as she was ready to do any activity with her new friend.. Expect tree climbing, she hated that.
Bayleaf~Skyclan Warrior
Bayleaf was not good with his words which is why he insisted on studying others around him. He followed close beside Auroraskies but scanned her facial expressions in the side of his eye. When she wasn't speaking to him she seemed to be deep in thought. Bayleaf could tell she was incredibly frustrated. He supposed he would also be frustrated if his mate; if he had one, would steal something he craved. Bayleaf snapped from his random thoughts at the sound of her pleased purr. The tomcat was happy to know Auroraskies would be stretching her legs and getting berries with his help.
"I'm more of a raspberry fellow myself." Bayleaf agreed as he too began to sniff the surrounding bushes. Most berries were still in bloom or had been picked off by others before him. He was about to shimmy his way through a dense bush when he was asked for help. Picking the annoying branches from his short fur, Bayleaf padded over to the pregnant Maine Coon. "Of course, Auroraskies." He hummed.
His slim frame shoved his way deeper into the berry bush. His nose guided him towards the ripe berries. Bayleaf used his hind legs to push back the branches and give him space to maneuver around. All that could be seen of the gray tom was his green eyes and the slight flicker of his dark gray tail. He pushed the branches to the reach of Auroraskies. As soon as the branches were in her reach, Bayleaf poked his head out from the top of the bushes.
"Are you able to grab those? I could probably push them closer for you." He mumbled to himself. It was only when he was done speaking did he register what was spoken to him. "Uh, this moon has been fine. I'm not the most sociable so not much happens to me. How about you? I'm sure you're ready to have your kits!" Bayleaf rested his front paws on the many branches of the bush. Her thoughts on her pregnancy confirmed his earlier words.
Small leaves and twigs rested on his fur as he was nestled in the bush. Bayleaf didn't mind too much. He pushed himself back into the dense bush and began to sniff once more for more berries. Bayleaf was careful not to smash or dirty any fresh raspberries he came across. The male pushed most of the branches to be in front of Auroraskies. He pounced out of the branches and quickly shook off what was stuck to his form. A happy smile appeared on his features as he looked at the many berries.
"If I may ask, how much longer till you give birth to the kits?" Bayleaf questioned and peered to the round belly of the Maine Coon, but he quickly looked away in order to not be rude. "Have you thought of names...?"
Auroraskies Skyclan Queen “Good Stars, I took the wrong tom for this trip.. He’s a nervous wreck!’ Aurora grumbled to herself as her violet-amber eyes narrowed slightly when looking at the tom before padding ahead. This certainly was a disaster waiting to happen, would the gray tom attempt to steal her berries when she wasn’t looking? Hmph, all these males were a bunch of berry stealers.. Starting with the main one, her mate. Aurora outta smack Firestar with her tail when she returns to camp, as the ginger tom probably had put Bayleaf up to this nonsense.. For all Aurora knew, Firestar assigned Bayleaf to sit where he could be seen so Aurora would take him, and then the gray tom could sneak some berries back to the Skyclan leader! But Aurora was smarter, and turned to look at Bayleaf with a sweet smile “Aw! You’re so sweet, it will be a nice little outing for us.” The black and golden Maine Coon purred, her tail waving back and forth in happiness when looking at her new friend. “I thought we could get some raspberries, he prefers blueberries more.. So it will keep my stash lasting for a bit.” Aurora said, padding towards a couple of bushes nearby and peered over until releasing a snort. The berries were still growing, or Firestar was keeping them hostage.. She wasn’t quite sure yet. With her small paw, she began smacking through the branches until her eyes glowed in happiness when seeing a couple of raspberries within. While having a blep on her face, golden paws reached for a couple of berries that she deemed perfect.. But sadly only managed to get one. A huff escaped her, and turned to look at Bayleaf “May you please get those berries over there? The kits won’t allow me to reach for them.” She said, looking down at her rounded belly with a frown before moving aside to Bayleaf can have room
“How has the moon been treating you? Anything interesting happening to you, Friend?” She questioned as she popped a raspberry into her mouth and had the biggest smile on her face as she chewed. Ah yes, this is what happiness felt like. Aurora didn’t have these cravings during her first pregnancy.. But she also wasn’t nuts either, but it seemed like it hit her more within this pregnancy. Watching with narrowed eyes as she settled down, she released a sigh “Let me tell you about pregnancy; these cravings are the weirdest things ever.. I cannot wait til these kits are born, they’re quite heavy babies!” She said, as the molly felt this litter moving around more. Although.. Thornkit, Scorchkit, Tumblekit and Cosmokit were her largest babies.. She was surprised that she could walk when pregnant with their litter, thank goodness Beekit and Primrosekit ended up being her size.
Bayleaf~Skyclan Warrior
The male feline nervously played with the dirt below his paws. It was an odd feeling for him to be in the clearing. Bayleaf kept to himself and watched from a distance. He liked to observe and keep a mental note of all he saw. It made him feel more included than he actually was. His lemon-grass eyes watched the dirt crumble between the pads of his paw. Fidgeting helped him ignore the possible stares. To say the sudden yell of Auroraskies startled Bayleaf would be an understatement. The warrior quickly fixed his posture and turned all his attention to the pregnant female.
"Me...?" Bayleaf muttered loud enough for her to hear. He quickly scanned his surroundings in search of any other warrior she could be speaking to. He visibly gulped at her confirmation that she indeed demanded his attention. Bayleaf rushed to the side of the Maine Coon and give her his undivided attention. His thin tail swayed with his nerves. Poor Bayleaf had no idea what she was going on about, but if his leader's mate demanded his help he would do whatever he could.
Bayleaf followed by her side, nodding his head to her words. To him, this felt like his first interaction with Auroraskies. He has smiled towards her and perhaps shared simple words but to be walking by her side and contributing was a whole new feeling to the tom. It brought a warm feeling to his chest to be helpful... even if it was for a berry craving. He took one last glance to the warrior den before tilting his head towards her.
"Oh! I'm glad I could help!" Bayleaf awkwardly chirped. He really didn't have the choice to help her as she called him over and pulled him from his post, but he truly didn't mind! It was the very least he could do for a heavily pregnant Auroraskies. "I think it might be good for the both of us to have some fresh air." The tom sent her a small smile, a small bounce in his step. It felt nice to Bayleaf to be needed by someone.