Daylight Sparks [Open]

This whole place had been new, once upon a time. But quickly the memories of the old place had become fuzzy. He remembered very faintly that he had not come from here but that seemed to dissipate as days passed within the confines of the Riverclan camp. Sparkkit was somewhat curious about his home outside the nursery, although, there was less of the simply inherent kit-like curiosity and something that bordered more on a pursuit of knowledge. Not that the young kit's mind was troubled with thoughts of learning. All that mattered was learning and doing. His bright eyes wandered around, searching for... something. Sparkkit didn't know what he was really searching for but he was certain it was not contained in the queen's nests. After glancing back at Finchstream with a soft smile, the multi-colored tom easily navigated the entrance and padded out into the center of camp.

A breeze caused his pelt to fluff up, making him look only slightly bigger than before. He was about average size for a kit, nothing too extraordinary. And he constantly seemed smaller in comparison to Berrykit's incredible size. It made him wonder sometimes if he would ever be bigger than Berrykit. For a moment, the kit stopped to ponder this but he was soon distracted by a flash of ginger-patched fur.

Starlord did little more than loom around camp. There was no reason for him to participate in border patrols or the generic Riverclan fishing-patrol. But he did still leave to hunt occasionally. The rest of the time was reserved for spending time with Gold's kits and helping the recovering she-cat and her apprentice. This rendered the loner rather restless. Something about being around other cats, even if he despised the code behind their way of living, was revitalizing. It took some getting used to but there were some decent cats around. Some like Gold. Their ability to still spend time together made him almost feel bad for Jaystar but it was ultimately lost under his disdain for the clan leader. Regardless, the silver-blue warrior did have some adorable kits.

Rolling onto his back, the loner grinned at Sparkkit as he raised a paw to bat the kit's nose. His blue eyes blazed as the blue and pale orange kit retreated ever so slightly with a cry of protest, "Starlord! I wasn't ready!" Shock quickly gave in to the challenge and within moments he launched himself at the larger cat with a cheerful laugh.

"You've gotta be prepared for anything! Strange and mean cats won't just wait until you're ready!" The pair wrestled playfully in the center of Riverclan camp, unsurprisingly rolling into an unsuspecting Riverclanner.

The unsuspecting Riverclan she cat jumped yo her paws as quickly as she had sat down. The small for her size she cat blinked her blue eyes and looked to the kit and the loner and she smiled"Oh hey!"She mewed friendly"was I in the way?"She asked flicking her nicked right ear briefly. She looked to the loner for a moment not remembering seeing him around but if he was in camp there was a reason so she looked to the young tom kit and smiled"hey there brave little warrior"She purred.

Starlord's face briefly twisted in shock as he looked up at the apprentice. But he made no move to flip back over and instead laid on his back grinning up goofily. Although he still had a prick of thought at his mind to want to avoid Riverclan and their strange ways, his outgoing nature kept him interacting with those around. Blue eyes looked up at her, flashing a silent apology before meowing, "Sorry, Riverclanner. Guess we got a little carried away in our fight. The name's Starlord if you haven't heard yet from our lord and savior, Jaystar." There was an obvious jab and bit of disdain towards the leader that he did not bother trying to hide. Regardless of how willing he was to deal with staying here for Goldeneye and her kits, that did not mean he had to follow the reign of Jaystar. The silver-blue tom was still not his leader.

Sparkkit's paws pressed down on Starlord's stomach as he pushed the older cat to the ground. His gaze glanced up at the she-cat with an innocent little smile and meowed, "I'm Sparkkit! Who are you?" He purred playfully and reared up to bat at her nose from the loner's white stomach. He hadn't seen this cat before but he barely knew anyone. However, she seemed nice and he, following Starlord's lead per usual, wanted to be just as friendly with others.

Littlestream smiled some to the loner not having a problem as he introduced himself. She was very friendly. though the young apprenticed sized she cat looked to Starlord and smiled "hi it's nice to meet you I'm Littlestream"She mewed flicking her tail happily in greeting before her attention was drawn to the little tom kit. She purred"it's nice to meet you Sparkkit"She mewed just as he just barely got her nose with his paw.

Berrykit left the nursery, stretching his paws. His sleepy eyes glared at the camp as he tried to wake up completely from his little nap. His green eyes noticed his brother playing with Starlord. The tom smiled a little and walked to them slowly. For him, the loner was a father figure however he was not the only one. The leader of the clan was also a really important part of his life and he couldn't deny. He let them stay despite his outsider rogue. He became a guardian, a protector for the five kittens. Or that was he thought when Finchstream told them how they arrive at the clans.

The fluffy kit looked up at the silvery warrior and nodded at her, as a greeting before bouncing around her paws. "Wow! You're a warrior! How's like?! Do you hunt a lot?! Can you teach me how to fight like a Riverclan warrior?!" He mewed excitedly, his green eyes fixed on the blue ones of Littlestream.

However, before the she-cat could answer, another cat joined the small group. The leader who just returned from a hunting patrol dropped a large fish in front of his paws and he smiled at the two kits. "You both have a really strong and energetic spirit." He mewed, praising them. Jaystar greeted his daughter with a purr and gentle nuzzle but, on the contrary, he just offered the other tom a short, neutral nod as a way to say hello. He still didn't like him but at least he was good with his kits. That was enough.

The small kit looked up at the tall leader with big, surprised eyes. The leader of Riverclan was complimenting him! His chest puffed up proudly as he attempted to stand up straight in front of them to look cool. But his belly growled at the smell of the fresh-kill, making blush slightly. Jaystar just purred back at them, gently. "Hehe... young, strong cats like you must be hungry. I brought you this for you so free feel to eat."

Berrykit nodded energetically and turned his face to his brother. Playfully, he nudged him with his shoulder, purring. "Thank you, Jaystar! Come on, Sparkkit! Share this meal with me. I'm starving!" The small kit came closer to the prey and took the first bite, purred delighted by the taste. Fish was definitely his favourite food! He could never get tired of eating it!

Starlord was pleased to see that there was another decent Riverclan cat. Despite his contempt for their rules and way of life, it was his nature to default to being friendly. The encounter with Jaystar had been a special case, a frustration he had stewed over for moons as he lay with Goldeneye and the kits. In the brightness of day and with the joy of being around one of the kits, he allowed himself to relax even in the midst of this place. With a flash of a smile at Littlestream, the tom tapped the kit on his stomach with a white forepaw. His eyes narrowed at the leader as he approached and there was only a slight flick of the tip of his tail in acknowledgment. At least he was decent to the kits, the very kits he had allowed to be sent off and birthed in filth and muck with uncertainty of their survival. His eyes narrowed but he said nothing.

Sparkkit was delighted by the sudden appearance of Jaystar and Berrykit. He did not take notice of Starlord's displeasure and forgot in his kit like span of attention, forgot about answering Littlestream. He bounded off of the loner to mount his brief, playful assault on the clan leader. When Berrykit nudged him, the tom finally took notice to it. Without waiting for his brother to finish, the dilute calico went for the fish. He tore into it, swallowing the flesh down and through a mouthful mumbled, "Jaystar! This is so good. Can you show me how to catch a fish? Or Starlord? Maybe we can all go right now!"