Pebbleshine's Kits/Chapter 6

==Chapter description==
:Pebbleshine flings herself onto a hill with soft long grass. She had been traveling ever since she escaped the Twoleg den and thinks about Tree, a bright yellow tom. Because she was expecting kits, Tree had helped by staying close to her at night and watching for any predators. Pebbleshine had invited Tree to go with her to find SkyClan, but he refused, insisting he was a loner. She had to leave Tree, but still felt like they were connected somehow. She kept following the sun like Hawkwing had told her to, even though she didn't get what he meant. Her belly had grown, and Pebbleshine believes her kits will arrive soon. She wishes Echosong and Fidgetflake would guide her, and looks around, gasping when she found a pool of water.
:She feels a breeze, and smells a cat's scent, though this cat was not from SkyClan. The scent was like stars, and Pebbleshine asks if this was StarClan. There was not reply, and she went towards the water. She thinks she must keep strong for her kits' sake. Pebbleshine stops at a gorse bush, hearing shuffling going on. She believes it is prey, ducking beneath the branches and pounding on the mouse. She thanks StarClan and decides to travel more after she finishes her meal, but feels pain shooting across her body, and she realizes her kits are coming.
:Pebbleshine tries to find a safe spot for her kits to come, but they weren't cooperating with her. She tries to look for a good place, but at last the pain was too immense she had to settle down. Pebbleshine heads towards a Thunderpath, seeing a hole and asks herself if she wants to go there for kitting. However, pain hit her, and Pebbleshine hoped the tunnel would be safe for her, while trying to find a good place to rest. She sees a pile of uneven but dry stones, and decides to give birth there. She feels pain wash over her one after another, and begs StarClan to help her. Pebbleshine sees a yellow tom who gives her a stick, telling her to bite on it. She started to ask who is he, but when another spasm came, she bit down on the stick hard. Pebbleshine asks who the yellow tom is again, but he simply replies it doesn't matter, as she's going to have kits. She meows she's doing all she can, wondering why she could see this cat from the dark, until she sees the light on his paws and whiskers.
:Pebbleshine feels the pain come again, like her belly would explode. The yellow tom announces she has given birth to a she-cat, and Pebbleshine feels proud and happy. Pain sweeps over her again, and Pebbleshine feels a second kit come out of her. The tom announces she has another she-cat, praising her. Pebbleshine cuddles her kits in, licking their fur. She notices one of them is a gray cat like Hawkwing, while the other one is a black and white cat. She looks up to thank the yellow tom but realizes he was gone, believing she had only imagined him. But she was too focused on her newborn kits, and although she was still in pain, she felt joy sweep over her. Pebbleshine feels the two kits suckling her strongly, feeling her heart would burst. She wishes that their father can see them now, knowing he'll love them just as much as she does.
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