TW: Sensitive Content Backwritten Territory SkC Kittypet That heaven I'd forgotten eases through || Kitting

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This thread takes place outside the clan's camp in its territory.

Duchess

But who can hold a memory?
Kittypet
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Freshkill
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Pronouns
She/Her
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Moons
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Dingo
SENSITIVE CONTENT
Light warning for birth! Though nothing too graphic is written




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DUCHESS



KITTYPET
QUEEN
SHE/HER
37 MOONS
DINGO

Unsteady soft paws pad through the grass still kissed by the morning dew drops, stopping only once they reach an all too familiar border. They had planned for this meeting a little while ago, once she was close to kitting it'd been organized that Duchess would come to SkyClan and deliver the litter there instead of at her new housefolks home. Not wanting to have a repeat of last time where the threat of twolegs taking their kits away was high, though SkyClan was not yet her home either, she at least knew they'd be safe here and that she'd be able to see them again. Just as she had discovered with their first litter who were all now so grown up... Her precious daughters, their little princesses', she had heard that they had all earnt their warrior names now. How she wished she could've been there to see them receive it.

This litter would be different. She would always try to mend what she could between herself and the girls but she wanted to make sure this litter did not end up the same way as the last in how little of her was involved in their lives. Padding unsteadily up to Milkheart, whom was waiting for her at the border and pressing her cheek against his upon greeting she silently vowed to ensure she would be present in this litter's life, whether that was from within SkyClan's borders or outside of them, she would be present!

The flamepoint queen would hiss lowly in pain and pressed her soft pelt to Milkheart's side as they walked along together, they had planned for this in advance though there was no knowing exactly when the kits would come-- It felt like the kits had planned for today too and after another bout of rippling pain she knew there could be little more delay. "Milkheart" She huffed, her aquamarine eyes finding his caramel ones. "They're ready to join us now" She knew he had told SkyClan's medicine cat and that there was a nest set up for her in the territory just for this, but even as she slipped into the cozy bed of moss that smelt strongly of the pines, she still felt her fear scent begin to rise, the fur along her back prickling like frightened cornered prey.

What if something went wrong? She had never had another cat heal her before though had heard plenty of good things about Swallowbreeze's capabilities from Milkheart. She was very much aware of the fact too that not every cat in SkyClan probably wanted her here even to give birth. She would be vulnerable during it but Milkheart had assured her safety prior. She looked to him now for reassurance before digging her claws into the mossy nest and clenching her teeth, ears now pinned back against her skull as she clung to any comfort she could muster.

The first to be born was a little--Well- for a kit? Not really all that little... Reddish coloured kit whom she nudged gently with her nose and tried to guide to her belly with her soft velvety tail, "Oh Milkheart, look!" Seeing the first kit seemed to lessen her panic and bring on a wave of feeling she hadn't felt since the delivery of her first litter, it was a light feeling and must've felt similar to how birds felt when they fly. "Don't they look like a sweet little pumpkin?" A pumpkin prince born on the tail-end of leaf-fall, how very fitting!

The pain was not done yet though as there were still more kits waiting to meet the world, Duchess clenched her claws around the moss again and wondered how large of a litter this time around would be...

If you and I could disappear into the past
Flame point Ragdoll with aquamarine coloured eyes and a fancy golden collar with a heart shaped gem that matches her eyes in colour.

Littermate to PRINCE
Mother to CREAMCURL, CHESTNUTJAW and SWIRLSTRIKE / mated to MILKHEART
"speech" // "thoughts" // #bbffea


OOC- Back written to around the 25th of November (After the November meeting but before November ends)
@Milkheart @canarykit @Pumpkinkit @ScremeEgg (Velvetkit), @Lambkit
@SWALLOWBREEZE (Med cat ping!) If any other SkyClanners would like to join too please let me know in my channel <3

Please wait for at least 1 response from Milkheart first before posting!
 
I like it better when the sun shines,
Give me those good times, then I'll be alright

MILKHEART, He/Him / 39 moons / Skyclan Caregiver
Seal Sepia tom with high white, has scruffy tipped ears, a long fluffy cream-white tail and amber-caramel eyes
Mate of DUCHESS, Father of CREAMCURL, SWIRLSTRIKE, CHESTNUTJAW, PUMPKINKIT ... and three more to come
Radiates Dad Energytm, good with kits, warm and amicable (totally doesn't look like a hot chocolate, except he does)
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Steady paws made their stride through Skyclan's territory, Milkheart was more resolute than ever before to make sure things were done right this time- especially on his part since he still harbored some guilt about how everything had gone in the past. That was the thing though, it was the past. Milkheart had told Snowveil of his resolve and it would not be shaken no matter what anyone says, even Hawkstar.

It had been organized beforehand that a temporary nest would be made for Duchess within the territory, Milkheart had gone to Swallowbreeze a while ago to ask them to be present to ensure the safety and health of Duchess and the kits. Milkheart had spoken briefly to Flowercloud to see if she was willing to assist as well. As for the girls; Milkheart's pride and joy, Creamcurl, Swirlstrike, Chestnutjaw. If they wished to accompany the group, it was up to them. However, he did make sure to let them know he would feel a lot more at ease with them alongside him and that the new kittens would also be born in the presence of family- something that Milkheart always held in high importance.

Reaching the border, it didn't take long for Duchess to arrive. Milkheart already bounded to her side in support. "This way, my miracle, easy does it." Making sure she was as comfortable as she could be, Milkheart gave reassuring purrs as he closely guarded Duchess. Soon enough, the kittens would start coming, the first among them was a reddish critter with some light fur near their chest- a shape that most could not reasonably identify at this stage but Milkheart knew what it would become- a heart pattern of their own. "Pumpkin..? Yeah, they really do." He said, regarding the little thing fondly before tending to them himself.



I tell you what— you better not be bringing bad vibes,
Leave your troubles behind, then I'll be alright
 
It's my life
It's now or never
I ain't gonna live forever
I just want to live while I'm alive

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Pumpkinkit had known nothing but the gentle, constant warmth of the womb, the soft pressure and movement of his siblings all around him. He squirmed and pushed, testing his strength, nudging and shoving at those nearest, claiming space with tiny, determined flails. The world was a fluid, cozy, ever-shifting place, and he moved through it with curiosity and mischief already stirring in his tiny body. This was home. This was safe. This was mama. He needed nothing else, not for now...

Then suddenly, something changed. The warmth shifted, the gentle sway gave way to cold and sharp sensations, and he was pulled into a world unlike anything he had known. Tiny limbs flailed, and angry squeaks erupted from him, a protest at this strange, harsh place. Only when he wriggled forward, following the instinct that had always guided him, did he find his mother's warmth and the comforting pull of a rumbling tummy. There, pressed close and finally satisfied, his squeaks quieted, replaced by the soft suckling that promised safety and comfort once more.

A tad bit bigger already, he showed promise to be grand, as grand as his tiny mind would make him believe he was. And he was home. He was sheltered. This was good.

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The tiny squeaks of protest from the first born kit made tears prick at her aquamarine eyes, with his cries only quietening once he started nursing. He was bigger than she remembered any of her first litter ever being at this stage, she hoped that this was a sign that he'd be strong and healthy though she looked to Milkheart as he tended to the kit as if silently asking if he noticed it too. Duchess wondered as well, on if their girls would be here to meet their new siblings, or if they'd avoid them in order to stay away from her... Perhaps, the newly named Chestnutjaw would drop by? Even if her sisters did not? The queen certainly hoped so but would ultimately try to respect whatever decision the three made.

The second kit would come along shortly after the first and Duchess would bite back a hiss of pain as another kit made its way into the world. A smaller little scrap, with mismatched coloured fur that looked a bit like her own flame pelt and Milkheart's chocolate one intertwined. She choked back a strong wave of sudden anguish as she felt herself suddenly lurched back to when she had given birth to their first litter, with little Swirl cradled in her paws, her own swirly mixed pelt of similar hues no larger than a baby bunny at that time. They had been blessed yet again with a kit that bore both their pelts in one, a symbol of their love intertwined. One in each litter. A tear slipped down her cheek as she rasped her tongue against the top of the kits' tiny head before lovingly nudging this kit with her nose too towards her belly so she could get her own fill alongside her bigger brother.

"My little... Canary" She managed to get out in a struggled purr, the flamey part of the kits' pelt reminded her of a bird her old housefolk used to have, a canary they had called it. It had been a beautiful little bird but it didn't come close to matching the beauty that was her own little canary... Or perhaps bunny would be more fitting? Either way she knew her newest daughter would take to any name as gracefully as her older sisters. Clutching at the moss of her nest again Duchess knew the next kit wouldn't be too far behind, she had had three last time, would this be another litter of just three then? Squeezing her eyes shut and flattening her ears back she was almost certain that it felt like more than just one more kit was to come...

If you and I could disappear into the past
Flame point Ragdoll with aquamarine coloured eyes and a fancy golden collar with a heart shaped gem that matches her eyes in colour.

Littermate to PRINCE
Mother to CREAMCURL, CHESTNUTJAW and SWIRLSTRIKE / mated to MILKHEART
"speech" // "thoughts" // #bbffea
 
swallowbreeze is too young to have much of an opinion on milkheart's mate. the girls were apprenticed right before their journey, and their mother wasn't able to make it on the journey. like many cats, duchess was assumed to be lost forever, remembered by a sorrowful mate and his sweet daughters. she blinked a few times when milkheart first broke the news to her, mostly shocked that the molly found her way to the new twolegplace. fate works in mysterious ways, who's she to judge?

she didn't hesitate to help the pregnant queen, because that's her duty— and she understood the fear that comes with twolegs. swallowbreeze was fortunate enough to be born in the nursery, but it wasn't uncommon in the gorge to hear daylight families ripped apart when the kittens were a few moons old.

duchess' temporary home was finished by the time she arrived. it was humble, swallowbreeze was nervous leaving camp unattended for so long because labor can take a long, long time, but meeting halfway in a soft nest was safer than stopping in the middle of an open clearing. since this was the pairs second litter, she had faith things would go smoothly.

a prayer rests on her tongue and it's exhaled through her nose. "you're doing great, duchess— it's almost over." since most of the pregnancy was spent away from skyclan, swallowbreeze didn't know exactly how many kittens would arrive, but the last litter had been three... that's how it works, right? the same amount every time?
 
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