Setting: Gathering of all the cats to say good-bye

POV: Applekit

Time Period: Before the Clans separate... the night before

Prolouge: Grown Kits; the Promise

Summary for the Prolouge: There was a little more to Applekit and Birchkit's good-bye than... good-bye. Enjoy.

There was a snap and a whirl of wind in the crisp night that surrounded a group of huddled cats. The moon was outlined faintly in the navy-ebony sky where Silverpelt peeked through from StarClan. All was quiet. All was peacful. A few cats were bidding their friends from other Clans good-bye, mostly all warriors with the priveledge. A few were Sandstorm and Mistyfoot, Rainwhisker and Swallowtail, Mothwing and Leafpaw, and Whitepaw and three unreconizable apprentices about her age. Squirrelflight, Brambleclaw, Crowfeather, and Tawnypelt were also huddled together offside of Ashfoot and a RiverClan queen.

All the kits were sleeping in the mass of cats except two. One was a pale she-kit of ShadowClan with beautiful green eyes. She was fidgeting restlessly and looked perplexed. The second was a small ThunderClan tomkit with a brown pelt. He was gazing at the stars looking extremely sad. While Birchkit was curled alone, Applekit was curled with her two brothers, Marshkit and Toadkit. She felt more uncomforable talking to her brothers because they often teased her. She gave one last look at Silverpelt before setting her paws to one side of her body and jumping up, her tail moving along with the breeze. Little did she know, at the same time a tom a little older than her did the same thing. A tomkit to be more exact. Scooting away from her mother and siblings, Applekit prowled quietly over to a small bush and waited.

Soon enough another kit slipped in. His fur was slicked and glossier than usual; the helpful prey had taken a healthy look to Birchkit. Delighted to see him she purred and playfully batted his paw with her shealthed claws.

"Hello, Birchkit..." she murmured, a kit-like look still glimmering in her eyes. Then she sighed and a more mature look appeared in place of the kit-look. "It's terrible how we have to go away forever."

"Forever," echoed Birchkit, shaking his head. "Not forever. Promise we'll see each other at Gatherings?"

"Promise, mousebrain." Applekit gave Birchkit a lick on the ear. "Marshkit and Toadkit too."

"Yes, them too," Birchkit echoed again. "Maybe I'll have some cats to introduce you to then... I wish you could have met Hollykit and Larchkit..." His eyes died down a bit and Applekit gave him soothing strokes with her tail. She didn't understand how it was like to loose siblings but she knew obviously that it wasn't exactly a piece of juicy prey.

They sat in silence for a few moments. Birchkit started at Applekit and Applekit stared at Birchkit and both had a look of happiness in their eyes.

"I'll see you soon, Applekit," Birchkit murmured. Ferncloud didn't want him out here at all, Applekit knew. The protective queen was an amazing role in her life; Ferncloud often scolded her like her own kit but loved her like her own too.

"Yeah... 'Bye, Birchkit..." Applekit's last words tasted bitter. She wanted to touch her nose to Birchkit's again but couldn't bring herself to move. He seemed so far away... and suddenly she knew StarClan was watching her every move.

"Birchkit!" called Applekit. Birchkit turned around to face her. "I-if I don't see you again..." she stammered. "Just remember, I'll never forget you." Birchkit smiled.

"I won't forget you either, Applekit." And this time he was the one to touch his tiny nose to her's.

Ta-da! The beginning! The super-short prolouge! The almost way-too-short prolouge! But I don't want it to be any longer! Yeah for not-longness! (can you tell i've have way too much caffine? mmmhmm)

Ok, promise so much it'll get totally better. I know I've put myself in way over my head- gasp FOUR stories I'm supposively suppose to update? -shakes head sadly- Welll-p, I guess I'll have to take turns. This isn't gonna be a long fic. Short & sweet within a few chapter of mushy-goodness. Well, not too mushy. I'm against super-mushy-love things. Yeah for not-super-mushy fics! Ok, yeah, anyways, this'll probably go to about 5 chapters...? If not, give or take a few within reason. I already have half the next chapter ready to go so... yep. I'm trying her. I'm the kind of writer who piles up way too much stuff and then expects herself to do it none-the-less. Oh, well...

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