The Panther's Cubs(open after BlazingVenom posts)

It was only a few days after Pantherclaw had given birth to two beautiful kits,Badgerkit and Snowkit. She loved them both equally and knew that they might be opening their eyes tkday and will cause trouble just as she had as a kit. She gently livked each kit lovingly before she saw Snowkit squirm and open her eyes.

The white and creamish spotted tabby kitten opened her blue eyes slowly as she took in her surroundings for the first time. Slowly getting up on her paws her gaze met her mother's whom purred happily and then to her sibling Badgerkit a blacl and white kitten. Her ears gave a small flick before she smiled and tapped her sibling on the head with a soft paw."hey wake up let's play"She mewed .

Badgerkit's face scrunched up in dismay as if sister batted at him softly. Didn't she know he was trying to rest his eyes! With a tiny huff, he turned himself around and opened his eyes quickly, squinting as they adjusted to the light of the den.

After he realized he was not, in fact, blind, he gave his sister the best smirk he could with his soft features and pounced on her, playfully tugging on her ear. "Ha!" he said. "Take that, Snowkit!"

Snowkit gave a loud squeak in alarm before she tried to shake her brother off before she scrambled off of him and batted her brother with a squeak"Take that!"

Pantherclaw purred watching them.

Not long after a dilute scarred calico she cat padded into the nursery her back leg limped and slightly dragged behind her. Lichenfang purred softly and the stubs where her ears were twitched some as she lowered her head to the kits"Hello little ones I am Lichenfang your great grandmother"She purred sitting doqn her leg going out at an angle.

The black and white tom yowled in delight, flipping over to his back as Snowkit pelted him with soft jabs onto his stomach, making his tiny form quiver as he giggled. He laughed with glee, rolling back onto his stomach and falling back into his paws. "Betcha can't catch me!" he teased, waving his tail behind him as he crawled away as fast as he could.

He stopped for a quick second to look up at Lichenfang, in awe of the battlescarred she-cat. "Whoa..." he gasped. "You look so cool!"

Leopardstar ducked into the nursery a few paces behind Lichenfang, a beaming smile overtaking every inch of his usually dour face; his family was one of the few topics that could achieve this feat, especially learning that he had gained more grandkits to love and cherish.  His golden spotted shoulder pressing against his mate's, he turned to bend down and greet the two little bundles of energy that had approached them, purring happily as the little black-and-white tom complimented his great-grandmother's scars.  "And I'm Leopardstar, your great-grandfather."  He paused, realizing what exactly he had just said, before turning to face Pantherclaw with a very stunned look.  "Great StarClan...that doesn't make me feel old at all!"  He laughed, a sensation which felt odd after many long moons without anything to find amusing, and leaned down to give his granddaughter a loving lick on the forehead.  "Congratulations, they're beautiful kits, and I'm sure they'll make amazing warriors."  Shifting his focus back to Snowkit and Badgerkit, the large battle-scarred warrior lowered himself onto his haunches and purred, flicking his long tail above the kitten's heads, tantalizingly just out of reach.

Lichenfang blinked just barely catching the kits words but she purred none the less"thank you"She mewed before she looked to Leopardstar as he came in and gave a small smile.

Pantherclaw smiled some softly purring laughing"thanks and I'm sure they will. Their names are Snowkit and Badgerkit"She mewed softly watching her son and daughter.

Snowkit smiled and quickly piped"I'm Snowkit"Almost immediatly in response to her mother's words before her gaze caught sight of the tail dangling just abover her and her brother. Shaking her haunches she pushed up off the ground stretching a paw to bat at the tail.