Thread:LuminaFaith2468/@comment-27669385-20161027172050/@comment-27669385-20161028002225

HEEEERE'S THE REST

Emberdawn raced after Flowerstream, panting. She weaved through the bracken blindly, her heart hammering as she pictured what might be waiting for her. What was wrong with Sundance? Was she attacked? Was she sick?

Was she dead?

She skidded into camp and glanced around wildly, fear clawing at her chest, threatening to choke her. What she saw made her jaw drop and her eyes spark with confusion.

The camp was still empty, excluding her and Flowerstream.

And the gigantic red-wrapped box.

Flowerstream watched with amusement, her fluffy tail held aloft. "Go on, take a closer look." Emberdawn nodded and padded forward, studying the box. The scarlet-red wrapping was brilliantly shiny and smooth, reflecting the autumn sunlight. It was tied up with a deep indigo ribbon that fluttered gently in the cool breeze. "What. . . What is this?" Emberdawn whispered, still drinking in the sight of the gorgeous package.

Flowerstream didn't answer, only said, "You might want to stand back." Emberdawn shot her a curious look but stepped back, still staring. The vibrant colour was beginning to make her head ache and her eyes go fuzzy. The lid of the box slowly slid open and tumbled to the ground.

A tiny, fuzzy black-and-white shape emerged and bounded over to her, eyes shining. "Happy birthday!" Iceflower crowed, dropping a smaller blue box. "This is for you!" Emberdawn had no time to respond before the seams of the red box split open and the rest of her Clanmates flooded out with a deafening thud, and a few yelps of pain.

"Happy birthday!" They said in unison.

Emberdawn stuttered for a few moments. "Wh- huh. . . But-" She was cut off by Winterpaw, who had managed to untangle himself from the writhing mass of their Clanmates, all still trying to remove themself from the pile of cats.

"Just open it and don't ask questions." Winterpaw said. Iceflower nudged her box closer. Inside was a package of kitten stickers and a stuffed bear. Emberdawn opened her mouth to reply when Flameshine pushed her emerald-green box forward.

Flameshine gifted her a pillow, embroidered with the Clan symbols, Flowerstream gave her a knitted blue-and-green striped scarf, Sundance's gift - who was indeed alive and well - was two pairs of green socks, which looked like baby socks, but seemed to fit her cat paws quite perfectly. After all the many vibrantly-coloured boxes and bags were opened and she was sitting in a mound of wrapping paper bigger than she was, Fernfall, Winterpaw, Wavepaw and Frostflower came out, carrying a large cake, frosted in shades of blue and purple.

As they munched on the cake and drank frozen lemonade - mind you, probably a horrible diet for a cat -, Emberdawn glanced around and smiled. "Why did you do all this?" She asked, purple frosting smeared across her muzzle.

Iceflower looked up from her lemonade, eyes glittering. "You deserve it." She purred.

Emberdawn smiled, heart swelling. "I love you guys." She meowed.

Dozens of heads raised and eyes of all colours looked at her, all sparkling with happiness, and as if on cue, they all said the same four words.

"We love you too."

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Happy birthday, Embix <3 I hope your day was fabulous :D