Splash Attack!

[Yoko]

[glow=black,2,300]Skunkkit was in a good mood, which was weird in and of itself. But what was weirder was his position in the shallow water just outside the nursery. His face was under the surface and his rear was high, tail swinging in the air. One from a distance might think he was stuck, but soon enough...

He whipped his head out, water splattering from his soaked neck scruff. Tail and head high he padded back into the nursery, showin off the smooth cream stone in his jaws. "Okay Rabbitkit, your turn! See if you can get a bigger one without using your paws!"[/glow]

[☆ Y e l l o w ☆]

Rabbitkit glanced over as a soaked Skunk-kit padded into the nursery with a smooth looking stone. He thought about it for a moment, eying the pebble the younger kit had gotten, and decided he could try to find a cool looking one for his own nest. And a bigger one hopefully, taking the challenge. "Sure. I'll be back soon." he stood up and shook his pelt out, then trotted out of the nursery.

He came to the water's edge, the stream coming close to the nursery was so he didn't have to walk far to get there. Skunk-kit had said to try without his paws, so Rabbitkit peered into the water for a few moments to try spotting any nice looking stones. There, he saw an interesting flash of color and ducked down to try to pick it up with his teeth. Ick, he thought, tasting the gravelly bottom of the stream before finally getting the pebble.

Feeling happy and accomplished, he trotted back into the nursery with a smooth, pale pebble. The fur on his face was wet from the river, but that was to be expected from trying to get a stone. "Got one." he said after placing it on the ground near his nest. He turned to look at the other kits in the nursery, even the new two from WindClan. He'd try to make them feel included. "Who's next?"

[Amber]

Hollykit sat in the nursery, her eyes blinking every few moment toward the two new she-kits. She knew she could scare one of them easily, which was quite amusing to her. How could a kit be scared of everything? She was about to go and pester the black kit before hearing her best friend's voice. Wow, that was a pretty pebble. Padding closer to him her eyes widened and she got a closer look. She liked being the only she-kit in the nursery, she liked hanging out with all the toms. Even though she was small, she could do exactly the same thing they could, in her mind. But no, those two new kits had to come in and ruin her fun. Shaking her head in disgust she watched Rabbitkit leave.

So it was now going to be a game between the toms, see who could get the biggest pebble. She stayed with Skunk-kit until Rabbitkit came back with his own pebble. Curious, she padded closer to look at it. How were they getting such pretty pebbles? Never before had she participated in one of these little games, her sisters had always played with her, but now that they were busy she had to find time to occupy herself. Going back to Skunk-kit she prodded him with a paw, and pointed with her tail outside the nursery. She wanted to give it a try. Besides, that black little she-kit was buried so far under Sootwhisker she probably wouldn't come out for moons.

[Yoko]

[glow=black,2,300]Skunkkit looked down at Rabbitkit's rock. He was pretty competitive, but even he could appreciate an honest game. He inspected the two stones rather closely. Both looked smooth and nice, but as he turned them round and round with his paws, he decided, "They're the same size."

Skunkkit whipped around, prepared to growl at whoever prodded him. But as always, it was silent Hollykit. He missed hearing her talk, but no way was she going to speak with new kits in the nursery. Interpreting Hollykit's language perfectly, Skunkkit replied, "Sure, if you bring back a bigger rock than both of us, you win."

Speaking of new kits, maybe it was rude of him to not invite them to play. "Streamkit, Shadowkit! Want to play too?"[/glow]

[. s p o r e l e t t ♪]

Streamkit followed the little ginger kit with her eyes as she padded out of the nursery to join the toms who were playing by the side of the river. Even though they had been here for four days, she hadn't heard Hollykit speak once, and only knew her name because Skunk-kit had introduced her as well as himself. At first she had wondered if Hollykit was even more shy than her sister, but after living with her for a few days, she decided that couldn't be the case. The young ginger cat appeared completely confident around her Clanmates, and Streamkit and Shadowkit as well, so she could only guess that the kit was either mute, or simply chose not to speak.

"Hey, Shadowkit," Streamkit murmured to her sister, peeking after the other kits playing by the river. "Do you want to go play too, maybe? I mean, it's just behind the nursery... none of the other cats will be able to see us... It'll only us kits." She glanced over and spotted Skunk-kit looking at them. He was inviting them to come play as well. "What do you think? It looks like fun, Shadowkit. Come on, let's try, okay?" Getting to her paws, the little she-kit beckoned her sister with her tail and started towards the other kits who were sitting just outside. She padded over to Skunk-kit with her fluffy tail waving gaily, the picture of cheer and confidence, and pressed her nose to his in greeting. "What are you playing, Skunk-kit? I've never seen that game before."

[☆ Y e l l o w ☆]

Rabbitkit watched as Skunk-kit compared their pebbles as if it was a contest, and deemed them both to be the same size. They were both smooth and round, the only difference being Rabbitkit's was a slightly paler color. And they looked the same size to him, not that it mattered to him. He now had another trinket to add to his nest along with the other few interesting looking pebbles he had collected over his few moons.

He then watched Hollykit leave the nursery for her try and glanced at the WindClan- er, new Clan mates. Streamkit was open and social, and she looked like she rather enjoyed it in RiverClan. Shadowkit, on the other paw... he wondered how long it would be before she felt comfortable here, if she ever would at all. "Go on Shadowkit, it's fun once you try it." he prompted, sitting down and pawing at his stone.

[Amber]

Hollykit stared at the two rocks, they did look similar in size, and if Skunk-kit said they were the same size, then they had to be, right? He was trustworthy. She was glad that her friend knew exactly what she was saying without having to speak. It saved her so much trouble. How was she suppose to bring a rock bigger than that? She wasn't afraid of water, she just had never done anything like this before. Nodding she padded outside so she could find her own rock. She overheard Skunk-kit asking the two new kits to join and she would have loved to fwack him upside the head. They didn't belong here. Seeing the black one wasn't eager to do much, a plan formulated in her head. It would be perfect to use for later.

She stared down at the water for several moments. It had to be simple if both Rabbitkit and Skunk-kit could do it. But how was she suppose to get a pebble without using her paws? This really was more difficult that she first thought. Looking around and trying to find the perfect one, Hollykit spotted a pretty one that was shiny and looked somewhat big. Sitting near the edge of the water she tried to figure the perfect way to get this rock without falling in. Taking her time she sat back down and her mind began to whirl with thoughts. It didn't look too deep, so why not try it?

Nodding to herself she dove in, actually enjoying the feeling of the water, but not the rocky bottom that her teeth had sunk into. Popping her head out of the water she realized she hadn't gotten it on her first try, only a mouthful of rocks that weren't pretty like what she had seen. Going in one more time, she didn't go quite as far down, and when she pulled back up the pebble was in her mouth. Letting out a mewl of excitement, the kit padded confidently back into the nursery, sitting next to Skunk-kit, and putting the pebble down by his paws.


Shadowkit had actually come out of her shell a little more than she thought she could. She had somewhat warmed up to Sootwhisker, the queen seemed nice, and she didn't look like she would betray her like her mother did. She slowly got up from her place next to Sootwhisker, and padded after her sister. Wherever Streamkit went, Shadowkit was always close behind. She was too scared of this place not to face it without her sister. She had heard the black and white kit, Skunk-kit, wasn't that his name, ask her if she wanted to play, but she shook her head.

She took in what her sister had said, and Streamkit was right. It wouldn't be too bad, right? It was just a few kits, she needed to get to know them anyway. "Okay, but I just want to watch, if that's alright with you. I'll go, I just don't think I can play just yet." she mewed softly. It seemed her sister really didn't give her much choice. It was either follow or be alone in the nursery, and it was a simple decision. She quickly followed her sister, sitting down beside her as she spoke to Skunk-kit.

Before she knew it one of the other kits was speaking to her. Her body began to shake with fear. She hadn't expected this, she just figured they would leave her alone. "N-no t-thank y-you." she managed to stutter out staring at Rabbitkit. "I-I l-like t-to w-w-watch." Shadowkit added, it was probably the most she had said since coming to RiverClan. This tom didn't seem so bad, he was Otterkit's brother, and she somewhat could tolerate Otterkit. She heard a snicker and turned around to see Hollykit looking as if she were going to burst out laughing. She felt embarrassed and scooted closer to Streamkit.

[Yoko]

[glow=black,2,300]Skunkkit just stared as Streamkit and Rabbitkit tried to convince Shadowkit to come on out. She was interesting, the little black kit, but comforting was not Skunkkit's strong suit, instead he prodded Rabbitkit in the ribs.

"Chill, let her watch."

Skunkkit whipped around at Hollykit's chuckle and raised a brow. What was so funny? He glanced down at the sparkling object on the nursery floor.

"Nice one!"

He examined each pebble again. Without smiling he said, "Hollykit wins....IF Streamkit doesn't bring back a larger one."

The black-and-white tom gave the gray she-kit a look of playful challenge.[/glow]

[☆ Y e l l o w ☆]

"Fine, fine," Rabbitkit shrugged and glanced at Skunk-kit as the younger kit prodded him. "But she's missing out." It wasn't long before Hollykit returned, and he moved closer to see the pebble that she had gotten. Larger than both of theirs! "Nice one, Hollykit!" Rabbitkit was a bit discouraged, but it wasn't like it was that big a deal. It was only a game. He glanced to Streamkit next, wondering if she would be able to beat the other she-kit.

[Amber]

Hollykit quickly fell silent, and stopped her laughing when Skunk-kit turned around. She would tell him later, maybe. But it really was funny, that kit sounded worse than she did talking. Oh, she was going to have some real fun with Shadowkit, she could see it already. And they had three moons in the nursery together, it couldn't be more perfect. She purred at his praise, happy that she actually did something right for a change. She could play with kits her own age, who would have thought? The reddish kit couldn't help but let out a mewl of excitement as it was announced she beat the toms. But her victory was soon short lived as they said it was Streamkit's turn. She glared at the other she-kit. If that kit wasn't there, she would have been the winner already. Why did they have to be here and ruin all her fun? Her eyes narrowed as she watched Streamkit carefully. There was no way a WindClan cat could win, was there? She hoped not, her pride was at stake.

[. s p o r e l e t t ♪]

Streamkit watched carefully as Hollykit moved forward to the water's edge. The ginger kit looked very focused on what she was doing, although Streamkit still didn't know what the object of the game was. From what she had observed, it had something to do with pebbles, but she had never heard of such a game before. But as she watched, she decided that the idea of the game was simple enough. Grab a river pebble with your mouth, and whoever got the largest one was the winner.

"Nice pebble, Hollykit," Streamkit congratulated her den-mate. Glancing over at Shadowkit to see if she wanted to play, the grey kit noted that her sister still didn't seem to feel comfortable enough to participate in the games of their den-mates just yet. Oh well. Maybe if she sees that I can do it, then she'll feel like trying herself. Getting to her paws, Streamkit nudged her sister warmly and then padded over to the side of the water, intent on taking her turn. She had never done anything quite like this before, but it didn't seem that hard. Just reach in and grab a pebble. It would be as easy as playing mossball.

Stopping at the edge of the rippling surface, Streamkit peered curiously into the shallows, looking for the a pebble that she could get out without using her paws. There were a lot of rocks, that was for sure, and they were much smaller and smoother than the boulders in WindClan's camp. But she only needed one, one little pebble that would be her victory. She might not win the game, but she would still get something, she was sure. And if she could get it right on the first try, that would be enough for her. Then she would truly be a RiverClan cat.

Streamkit spent a few moments more scanning the pebbled shore for her target before she spotted a likely candidate. Taking aim, she dove in and groped blindly along the shore to locate her prize. It was harder than she thought; the water had distorted the bottom some, so she wasn't aiming quite where she thought she was. But soon enough her muzzle brushed something large and smooth, sending excitement down her spine. Yes, she had found it!

Streamkit grabbed the pebble gingerly in her teeth and pulled her head back out of the water, shaking to rid her whiskers of any clinging drops. Finally she made her way back to the other kits and dropped what she had found next to Shadowkit. It was a smooth rock that bore a strange, milky-green colour. She looked at Skunk-kit, then back at her sister, then back at the rock. Was it any good? She hadn't thought to bring it over to compare with Hollykit's, and had no idea if it was bigger. But she liked it, so she was proud of herself regardless.

[Yoko]

[glow=black,2,300]Skunkkit's ears twitched as Streamkit went by. She was really being quite polite, and her company wasn't bad. Sometimes he even forgot that the silver cat was from WindClan. She looked like a RiverClan cat after all. And her presence was not nearly as awkward to be in, as Shadowkit's was. Speaking of which, as Steamkit padded out, Shadowkit was left in the nursery, apart from her sister for the first time since arrival. Skunkkit almost snorted in laughter, I bet they even go to make dirt together! He stared at the nervous one, somehow displeased by her presence even though he'd told Rabbitkit it was okay for her to just watch. He didn't like seeing her so afraid.

Before he knew it, Streamkit was back with her pebble. Since she placed it a bit further from Hollykit's, Skunkkit shifted Hollykit's closer with his paw. It was a nice pebble. He turned them both around under his paw, though it was quite obvious that..."Streamkit wins. Nice pebble."

He moved all the pebbles back towards Streamkit. "Here's your prize."

He glanced past Streamkit, at Shadowkit. Did she like any of them?[/glow]

[☆ Y e l l o w ☆]

Rabbitkit's eyes narrowed slightly as Streamkit came back in and Skunk-kit compared all of the stones that had been collected. Streamkit's pebble looked to be the best out of all of them, so that meant she would probably win. But he hadn't expected Skunk-kit to decide that the silver she-kit could keep all four pebbles. He had liked the pebble he found but now Streamkit got to keep it? It would be immature to whine about it, especially with him being the oldest kit and expecting to be made an apprentice soon, so he sighed and decided he could find another pebble of his own that he could keep. "Good job, Streamkit," he congratulated her, tail sweeping over the floor.

[Amber]

Shadowkit was glad that at least one kit in the nursery was nice enough to let her watch. Why couldn't everyone else understand that she just wasn't as brave as everyone else was? And getting those nasty glances from that ginger kit every now and then was creeping her out. And now Streamkit was gonna go along with it? Her sister was going to leave her alone with these other kits for a whole couple of minutes? She watched her sister leave her side and was doing all she could to stay calm. Just keep breathing, Shadowkit. Streamkit will be back soon and everything will be okay. She hoped that her thinking this would keep herself calm. And so it did for a few moments.

Only when her sister returned did the black kit relax. A sigh of relief escaped from her mouth and she glanced at the rock beside her. It was really pretty. "Nice one, Streamkit!" she purred. Talking with her sister was no problem, her words came out clear and precise. "I bet even Swiftkit couldn't do that good." she purred, and then it sunk in. She had mentioned their brother. "Sorry, I didn't mean to." Shadowkit looked away, her paws shuffling around. She now felt it sinking in, would they ever see Swiftkit or any of their siblings again? She would never admit it, well maybe to Streamkit, but she was missing Swiftkit. Even though they never really got along, she missed quarreling with him.

When Skunkkit announced her sister was the winner she purred. "I knew you would win." She soon noticed the black and white tom looking at her, and she quickly scooted closer to Streamkit. He was kinda creepy.

Hollykit had smirked when Streamkit had left her sister. Aww, poor thing, she's all alone. Just wait until Streamkit leaves you for more than two seconds, then I can have fun. the little ginger kit was highly amused now. Her mind was whirling with all the possibilities. She had pretty much ignored Streamkit when the she-kit had spoken to her, she just nodded. Of course it was a nice job, she was pure RiverClan. Not like those other two kits who had just wandered in. When the gray kit had returned she hissed at Skunk-kit's announcement. She had lost to a filthy little WindClan cat? Hollykit's green glaze sharpened as the black kit began to talk. Oh yes, this was war. And Skunk-kit was letting Streamkit keep her pretty rock? She had worked so hard for that! She prodded Skunk-kit with her paw harshly, indicating she was wanting him to come with her. She would have a word with him, and those other two she-kit's definitely didn't deserve to hear her talking. Rabbitkit, she might talk in front of, but no, not those two. Her proddings into his side became more urgent. Hollykit would speak with him now, she needed to rant, and he would get over it.

[Yoko]

[glow=black,2,300]SKunkkit felt his cheeks grow warm as he saw the fear in Shadowkit's eyes. Why was she so scared? Was it cause he was looking at her? Fine, I'll ignore you then! he thought in a huff, scowling and turning away.

Suddenly, he felt a sharp jab in his side. And it was repetitive. For a moment, he feared his insides were falling apart from all the training, but he looked down and saw it was only Hollykit.

"Alright! Alright! I'm going!" he hissed under his breath and stalked away from the nursery, knowing Hollykit would want to be far from it to talk, He stopped behind the elder's den, which wasn't that long a walk now that he was bigger. At one time, camp had seemed like the whole world. Now it was prison.

"What do you want to talk about?" he mewed, more bored than annoyed. He liked Hollykit, but she was becoming pushy now that her eyes were open. He supposed it was better than being alone still. Otterkit and Rabbitkit were cool but...too nice, for his tastes.[/glow]