The Cruel Gives Way To The Beautiful(open for bear's group only)

Nero had been doing her job like usual being an enforcer an all but she wasn't as harsh to the clan cats as she had been when she first came in. Though her hostility was obvious cause of her history. Between the time she had come to the barn and the exact moment she was in she had met a rogue tom and fell for him if not for a while before he had moved on said something about traveling far away and that he couldn't stay. It didn't bug her until now. She knew why it bugged her because not to long ago she had figured out she was expecting and part of her hated the idea but then some of her wanted that. She had no clue when they would come because she didn't think the barn cats who dwelled and stayed in the barn due to Bear allowing them to stay, would help her in any way shape or form.

She was only just coming back from hunting on her own not much caring if it was allowed of the clan cats to hunt for them. She wanted to regardless. She was caring a mouse for herself when she had felt an awful pain flow through her. The dark she cat bit back a yowl of pain but what came out was a hiss of pain instead. She crouched low as the pain continued having no clue what to do. The pain numbed her mind for the moment her gold eyes darted about the barn. She doubted Anycat who knew how to help would help. She forced herself to move going to a somewhat secluded spot with some of the hay scattered about and it was somewhat cut off from view but not from sound. She collapsed in the scattered mess of hay.

Time skip:

Soon enough both kits were born. Nero had managed to give birth to them alone but she was sure the noise she made had caught the attention of most of the cats in the barn. At her side was her first born a dark ish tabby tome and next to him was a silvery spotted she kit both heathy."Ripley....and Artemis"she mewed giving the two kits their name.

Artemis was the loudest probably of the two as the she kit had mewled loudly and still was being kinda loud as she suckled at her mothers belly.

Ripley squirmed around, almost twice the size of his sister as his stubby legs flailed in his attempt to reach his mother's belly. He gave off a faint growling sound when his efforts were only rewrded with him moving backwards; the opposite direction he wanted to go. He let out a sharp, demanding cry, movement doubled as he struggled.

Nero heard Ripley demanding sharp cry and seen him go backwards. She gently nudged him towards her belly to help the tom kit along.

Lichenpaw had heard the commtion from the somewhat secluded area. The once scarless she cat now scarred with marks below her jaw and at her side and flank grew curious. She was hesitant with each step pain still seared through the she cat as she peered into the area and saw Nero with two kittens.

Bat struggled to keep from stepping on the energy filled Deisel who kept trying to wrestle the squirrels in his jaws. He sighed and glanced at Pepper who only smiled at Deisel and nudged him along. Bat stretched, and dropped the prey on the hay covered floor as he heard the noises of labor. He quickly followed the sound to find Lichenpaw and Nero. With two kits. He was silent for a moment before stepping forward more. "How are you feeling?" he knew to ask such a question especially when birth was not aided already.

Deisel bumped into his father's leg as he chased the thin tail that twitched slightly. He wrestled it and have unintentionally painful bites but, Bat didn't stop him.

Nero blinked her gold eyes tiredly. She didn't expect to see cats showing up. Her gaze looked to the marred she cat before to the barn cat one of which she didn't think would care what happened to her.At his question at how she felt she blinked not sure if he did care or not but she decided to respond anyways."a little pain but mostly just exhausted "she mewed. She had curled her tail over her bodes and around the kits as she looked at Bat.

"This is good. Congratulations, " Bear grunted as he joined them. His enforcer's kits would make a good addition to the group. Diesel caught his eye once more as he played around the area. It would be time to begin training for the younger ones. Excitement surged through his paws. Watching all the kits be born gave hope for the future. However, when they were so young, they could not do much. Soon, the real fun would start.

Seeming to sense the activity around him, the tabby kit took a deep breath and gave another demanding squeal, nosing around his mother's belly to find what he was after. When he found it, Ripley suckled greedily, large paws kneading at Nero's soft belly while he nursed. His meal seemed to quiet his cries, but he occasionally let out a grunt or a high-pitched squeak, as if he were determined to make noise even while feeding.

As Luna padded into the barn slowly she sighed. Ever since Bear and Pepper had found out about her pregnancy she had been stuck in or near the barn with nothing to do, since her belly had grown too big to hunt successfully. Now she spent her days sleeping in the sun and roaming the barn and surrounding area at night.

As she entered she noticed a commotion going on in a more secluded area of the barn, even Bear having taken time to go over and inspect the situation. Her own interest peaked Luna padded over, her eyes lighting up at the sight of the kits. Moving to sit near Nero, though still keeping a respectful distance from the enforcer and her kits, Luna let out a deep purr. "My gosh they're adorable! What did you name them?"

Realizing that she was acting far more openly caring then usual Luna stiffened and looked coldly at the other cats around her before returning her attention to the kits, her eyes softening once more.