Ripped Silk (DEATH TOPIC)

Silkkit stumbled playfully through the forest, skipped over leaves and stones, occasonally falling in the murky dirt. She arrived near Snakerocks, and she ran up to it joyfully and curious. But just as she struggled to climb on the rocks, she came upon a slippery weird tail, that seemed to advance on her, hissing and showing of teeth like needles. The kit tried to bounce away, but the adder striked and bit the kit quickly, then retreated. The kit tumbled from the rocks half conscious, then soon died of the poison.

Bumblepaw skirted Snakerocks. His pawsteps were smooth and calculated, and he was feeling in a better mood than usual. He scented a fresh scent. Being ambitious, the creamy golden tom decided not to take another sniff, yet to check it out. He leapt over the rocks gracefully, glancing down at his paws as to not run into trouble. He saw a white heap of fur. Don't let it be her, he thought. He pounced over a shiny silver stone, and caught sight of the poisoned kit. His sister. He let out an inconsolable wail. "Silkkit!" He screeched, kneeling down at the motionless white she-kit's body. "No!"

Meadowlight had woken up in her nest to Silkkit being gone and nowhere in camp. Her eyes were wide in a panic, which wasn't normal for her. She was usually very calm and collected, but this was her kit and if anything bad happened to her she'd never forgive herself. She had just finished searching every inch of camp and now she was padding through the territory yelling out her name. "Silkkit!" She yowled before a sickening smell of death hit her nose mixed with the scent of her daughter and son. No.. Please StarClan no..She thought, eyes wide in horror. Meadowlight's heart was racing as she made her way towards the smell, dreading what she would find. She finally got to Snakerocks and she saw her grief-stricken son bent over the lifeless body of Silkkit. "Silkkit! No!" She yowled, her heart seeming to break in her chest. Tears streamed down her face as she raced to Silkkit, nuzzling her. "Oh my poor baby.. Why did you leave camp.. Why did you leave us.." She whispered almost silently. Meadowlight moved closer to Bumblepaw and wrapped her tail around his shoulders comfortingly as they both mourned the loss of Silkkit.

Finally she shook her head, willing her tears to stop falling, but failing miserably. "Come on. We gotta take her back to camp." She meowed softly, picking her up by her scruff. She let out a sob when she felt how cold and still she was. Staying close to Bumblepaw, not wanting to let him out of her sight for fear of him dying too, they made their way back to camp. Meadowlight padded through the entrance and placed her small body down gently in the middle of camp before laying down and curling her tail around Silkkit.

"Silkkit," Bumblepaw wept. As much as he tried to remain powerful and unaffected by the loss of his sister, the tears flowed freely from his honey-holly green eyes. "Why did you have to go..." He buried his muzzle into the white she-kit's fur, shutting his eyes and sobbing uncontrollably.