Maplestream watched as her kits played in the morning light, making their fur turn to gold.Berryleaf was watching from outside the elder's den, a smile in her eyes.

"Let's play hide-and-seek!"Goldkit declared to the others, his pelt gold in the light."Ok!But you have to count!"Leafkit mewed the orange spot on her head a gold beckon.Goldkit went an stood by the fresh-kill pile and started counting.

Sandkit, his pelt shining gold ran to the elder's den and hid behind Berryleaf.Maplestrema felt a pang in her heart, Sandfire had looked just like that when he stepped out into the morning light.

Larkit ran toward her mother, her orange patches gold.She hid behind Maplestream, only her tail was poking out from behind Mapelstream.Leafkit trotted and hid behind the medicine cat den.Sandkit had finished counting and started to look for his siblings.Sandkit came over to his mother, about to ask her if she had seen the others.

Later after her kits had played and where getting sleepy drooping eyes, Maplestream led them to their nest.After all of her kits where settled Mapelstream curled around them and went to sleep.The smell of her kits next to her, the stars above.Maplestream was never happier.