#oakspot

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~~Moon 11~~

Brightstar's pov

This moon has been kind to our clan. Good enough at least. First thing's first...

Weedtree came to me one night. Two, tiny kittens by his feet. He wouldn't say where they are from

"You don't need to know. What you need to know is they're mine and I can't leave them out there." Is all he said when I asked him about it. Well, maybe I don't need to know, not for now at least. I let him keep them in.

Two girls. Shimmerkit and Harekit. They're already over seven days old, and they're strong.

On the topic of good news, Heatherkit got his apprentice name. He will be known as Heatherpaw from now on, and will be training under Hawkeye's mentorship.

It wasn't a hard choice, for that much it wasn't a choice at all. Deputy needs to have an apprentice before becoming a deputy. We didn't have anyone who had an apprentice before, but now this had to be my first choice. And Heatherpaw needs someone who he won't outgrow in a few moons. He's already growing so fast.

Weedtree moved into the nursery for now. He will still be performing his warrior duties. I can see he cares about his children dearly. Telling stories to Harekit and playing with moss balls with Shimmerkit.

Whorltail has been acting more... Trustworthy lately. Less scheming and more just talking and enjoying his time. I saw him sharing stories with Oakspot often.

The kits are spending time with each other too. Making friends, playing. Enjoying each other company. Quillkit and Harekit definitely became friends.

Oh and of course. Hawkeye has definitely been feeling at home. Playing tricks has been his biggest hobby this past moon. One evening I came to my den just to find it filled with slugs!

That's about it. Hopefully the cheerful mood stays around.

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~~Moon 10~~

Hawkeye's pov

Good news!

Moth's babies were just born. Two adorable little beans.

Moth decided to name them Pebblekit and Quillkit. They are absolutely precious. Unfortunately Moth doesn't want to stay in the nursery for long, but I'm sure we'll manage to get him to stay there more at some point.

Not everything is as amazing unfortunately.

I made the mistake of assigning Brightstar and Whorltail on the same patrol. I don't know what Whorltail has against Brightstar, but he seems quite adamant about it. From what I know he shouldn't even still be patrolling, but what can I say, after Thymespot's death, he insists on it.

I was forced to just watch the chaos unfold but I wasn't alone in it. Oakspot also was forced to observe what was happening.

Back to the topic of Moth. I swear he is overworking himself, even though he doesn't want to admit it. I hoped that after his kits were born he would stop for a second and go support them in the nursery, but I swear he can't even take a moment off.

Well, that's about all I needed to get off my chest. At least all I can remember now.

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~~Moon 9~~

Weedtree's pov

This moon wasn't very eventful. That's good, compared to our last one.

Moth has been feeling down lately. Brightstar is really a better leader than any of us could've predicted. She has been comforting anyone who needs it. Never thought I'd say it but... I think she might be a better leader than Finchstar ever was.

On that topic, I saw Brightstar helping Heatherkit off of a tree. That little munchkin has been getting into so much trouble it's honestly impossible. He's growing fast. He'll be a good warrior one day.

Moth has been settling in well. Maybe a bit too well for some of our liking. Oakspot does enjoy the new help around, but I think the lack of perfect control isn't doing her any favour. She'll learn to accept it at some point, I'm sure.

I'm the meantime... I wonder if she had any signs. About... Well I kept a secret from the clan. I don't think I will say it just yet. For that matter, I don't know if I'll ever say it.

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~~Moon 8 ~~

Moth's Pov

My first moon in the clan was... Certainly eventful.

Firstly, I finally told Oakspot about the reason I joined the clan. I am pregnant, and I knew that if I stayed rogue, I wouldn't be able to take care of the kits as well as I wish. Thankfully Oakspot was understanding about it.

Veilwhisker is finally feeling better. That's not some big news, but I believe it is something good to mention.

I believe I had my first ever omen. I don't even know if it's real or I'm just looking at a coincidence. I saw two rocks, one white and orange like Veilwhisker and one was bigger and brown. I didn't acknowledge it for much, not enough to tell anyone about it. But then, something terrible happened during a patrol later that day.

Veilwhisker was attacked by a dog. He was following the scent of a Conkerclan warrior that stumbled onto our territory. Just as he saw the cat, he heard barking and saw a big dog. I suppose the Conkerclan warrior must've been running away from the dog. Unfortunately we didn't have enough time to save him. I wish we could've done something more but... Not everything can be done. That's one thing I learned over the moons.

That wasn't the only death during this moon. Thymespot didn't make it any longer. The birth, mixed with her age finally got to her. The thing that hurts the most was probably that Heatherkit was the one who found her. He just wanted to visit her and maybe play with her. He doesn't yet understand death. Not fully at least.

Oakspot couldn't even sit through the whole night's vigil. She feels responsible for Thymespot's death. The grief and guilt is not doing her any good.

To be perfectly honest, Oakspot isn't the only one feeling at fault. Whorltail also believes that he could've done better. He thinks that if he was a better partner, if he hadn't broken up with her, maybe she would still be here. But at least he decided to be a better father to Heatherkit in the meantime. He spends more time with his son, partially to take his mind off of Thymespot's death.

Well... That's about it. I hope nothing bad happens soon. The clan already has a lot to work around.

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~~Moon 7~~

Oakspot's pov~

New moon, new struggles. This one was definitely more eventful.

Hawkeye has been training more with Weedtree. That's quite the news, since Weedtree was never a really social cat. It's good to see him bonding with others.

Veilwhisker's health has been getting worse lately. He volunteered to stay in camp with Heatherkit during our last gathering. Heatherkit is taking our Clan's safety very seriously even for a little kit like himself. He checked every single cat to see if we all came back safe. He's definitely very considerate. I don't think he yet realized what happened between his parents...

Right. Thymespot and Whorltail broke up. As if Thymespot needed anymore stress in her current state.

She's already very weak. Of course, she refuses to let anyone help her. She keeps going to all the gatherings and if not me, she would probably insist on helping with patrols like she did before. She's infuriating in that independence. I keep her in my den, and try to get Heatherkit to sleep with his dad to give her at least that much rest. Not that it changes much for her.

Veilwhisker has gotten a terrible stomach ache. Thankfully I had all the herbs that were needed. With the weather cooling down, it's not that easy to get all the herbs needed.

The good news is, Veilwhisker helped me gather the herbs that we could find. We still have one or two spots that has a lot of them.

And last, but probably the biggest news, we have a new cat in our clan. His name is Moth. He's an amazing healer, so in exchange for his great skills, we let him stay in our clan. Hawkeye brought him to camp after a patrol.

Looks like that's it. I don't have much more to say about all of this. Let's just wait and see what the next moon brings us.

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~~Moon 6~~

Oakspot's pov~

This moon was surprisingly uneventful. No one even really argued. Seems like even the elders finally accepted Brightstar as their leader. Or at least, they don't say it openly.

Weedtree couldn't sleep a few times throughout the last week or two. We shared a nice evening, looking at the stars, naming constellations. It's a good thing, taking a break and just... Relaxing for a bit.

Thankfully that night helped Weedtree get back to his paws. Just the day after I saw him practicing his hunting moves. Surprisingly, Thymespot even helped him out. She wasn't doing as well as I would hope for her to. I can tell the birth has taken a toll on her, even if she doesn't want to accept that.

Thymespot really made me realize how good I was at my job. She might be moody and not want to let anyone help her, but she wants good for her kit. This might be what's keeping her from ripping me to shreds for coming near Heatherkit.

Heatherkit has a real knack for getting in the way. He's a good kit, just... Incredibly nosy. Veilwhisker visited me one time, mostly just for an annual checkup and some headache herbs. Heatherkit strolled in the moment he saw I had a visitor. He was asking all about the herbs I was mixing and then some. Maybe he will be a medicine cat one day? I don't think he will, but who knows, maybe he will surprise me.

Well... I suppose that is all for this moon. It wasn't a very exciting one, but I think we deserve some calmer times every now and then.

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~~Moon one~~

Finchstar pov

During this moon, not that many interesting things happened. The clan is working together to form good relations though, both with itself, and with the other clans. As good as they can be, when it's not Starclan that gives you the blessing of nine lives of course. But it's good nonetheless.

Oakspot has been checking on the warriors a lot this past moon. She took on the role of our medicine cat very well, for someone with so little experience in this field. Everyone is thankful for her commitment. Especially Weedtree. He did say that Oakspot has been very thoughtful of our clanmates.

Veilwhisker and I saw a pair of twolegs. They were really close to the camp. It isn't very surprising, as before we moved onto the Wasteland, twolegs came here to hang out and play, especially the younger ones. I must say, every time I see twolegs, I can't help but wonder how it would feel to live with them? How does the food they give taste? Do they let their cats go outside of their nests often? No, I can't keep thinking of that, it's distracting me from what is really important, which is our clan surviving and thriving.

One morning, Whorltail came to me telling me Thymespot was nowhere to be found. We had to go and see, where they managed to get. They managed to get all the way to the twoleg nests. We're lucky we found them. It wouldn't be the first time twolegs kidnapped a cat who stumbled onto their territory. I wouldn't blame them. It's normal to be territorial. For whatever reason Thymespot wouldn't tell anyone, ever Whorltail, why they went there. They only spoke with Oakspot afterwards. From what I heard, it was just to see if they were as good at getting around at night as they were as a warrior. Apparently not.

I got closer with Weedtree this past moon. We ate most of our fresh kill together. For his age, his really observant. Many times he had told me I have a feather stuck in my fur, or even on my face. I'm surprised I never noticed it. I guess while my warriors are getting more observant, I get less and less observant. Well, maybe that's for the best, to some extent. There's always new deputies and future leaders.

Of course, not everyone is getting along. Whorltail doesn't appreciate my choice of making Brightjoy my deputy. He keeps getting into arguments with her. Though it looks more like Whorltail yelling at Brightjoy while she curls up in fear. She's not very bold. But she is the most intelligent, considerate cat I have met in my whole life, even if some cats don't understand it. Veilwhisker felt that way too, at the start. But lately, I've noticed he's more open to the idea, after he has seen one of Whorltail's fits of rage. I suppose that's a good thing.

I suppose that's most of it. I'm proud of my clan. They're adapting well, even though some of them still miss Skyclan, I believe we will be good.

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Current alliegances 🪲

Currently on: moon 11 (should be updated regularly)

POSSIBLE SPOILERS

🪲BUGCLAN 🪲

Leader

Brightstar - female - 9 lives - 65 moons - responsible - fast runner

Deputy

Hawkeye - male - 56 moons - charismatic - good climber - clever - former kittypet

Medicine cat

Oakspot - female - 112 moons - cold - lore master

Warriors

Apprentice

Heatherpaw - male - 6 moons - troublesome - careful listener

Elders

Whorltail - male - 133 moons - ambitious - impressive climber - great storyteller

Nursery

Weedtree - male - 95 moons - wise - great hunter

Shimmerkit - female - 0 moons - shy - restless sleeper

Harekit - female - 0 moons - quiet - constantly climbing - moss-ball hunter

Moth - trans male - 119 moons - lonesome - skilled mediator - former rogue

Pebblekit - female - 1 moons - noisy - careful listener

Quillkit - male - 1 moons - daydreamer - quick to make peace

🏠Kittypets🏠

Burger - female - 43 moons - cold -great hunter

🌲Dark Forest 🌲

Hushstar - dark forest guide - female - 80 moons in life - 191 moons in death - lonesome - renowned hunter

Finchstar - female - 158 moons in life - 7 moon in death - sneaky - good storyteller

Veilwhisker - male - 125 moons in life - 3 moons in death - rebellious - great speaker

Thymespot - female - 162 moons in life - 3 moons in death - cold - good kit sitter