“I don’t know! Let’s hope not. I don’t think we’d be welcome!” Tenderkit called back to him. The further he pushed in the more the pathway spread out shifting into an open dirt pathway through the lush forest and surrounded by tall trees. “Wow. I wonder where this leads us.” The long-haired kit breathed, looking around at his surroundings. The afternoon sun filtered through the trees giving the kits an idea on how much time had past since they exited camp. The songs of nearby birds could be heard echoing through the vast forest.

“You’re right! It is so pretty.” Tenderkit agreed, gazing around. When Ravenskit mentioned the sound of a creek nearby, the kitten perked up in barely contained excitement. His ears pricked forward, faintly picking up the sound of water rushing over rocks. He closed his eyes and tried to focus on which way it was. It seemed to be coming from their right. His eyes snapped opened and a big grin came over him. “I know which way! Let’s go now!” He exclaimed, leaping to the right and barreling toward the sound he heard.

Tenderkit giggled and nodded his head vigorously. "That sounds awesome!" The kit exclaimed, leaping into the water after Ravenskit. The cool water rushed over his paws and brushed under his belly. A slight shiver ran through him and he giggled again. "I'll go first!" Tenderkit bunched up his muscles and eyed the nearby rock and with all his strength, he leaped. His paws hit the rock and he scrambled to gain his balance. Once he did, he straightened up with a grin. "Ribbit!"

Tenderkit let out a squeak as a wave of water splashed him when Ravenskit landed. The kit then fell into a burst of giggles, almost slipping off his own rock. “Okay! My turn now!” He exclaimed. Tenderkit crouched down as much as he could on his rock and narrowed his eyes at his target, which was the next rock. His body wobbled from side to side as he prepared to leap. Tenderkit took his chance and jumped, but his back paws slipped on his current rock and the kit fell short, landing with a splash into the creek.

Tenderkit echoed his laugh with his own and nodded eagerly in agreement. The fur along his belly floated up and around his body as he stood in the creek. “We do make horrible frogs! We’d be better as the cats we are.” He replied, shaking all of the excess water out of his long fur.

Tenderkit followed him as his eyes grew wide. "Let's go find all the fishes! Maybe we can catch one and take it back to camp! Everyone will be so impressed!" He exclaimed as he pulled himself onto the bank. The small kit looked like a drowned mouse with his shaggy coat clinging to his frame.

Tenderkit watched him with wide eyes. He would dry really fast? “Okay! I’ll try it!” He responded, moving his paws into a wider stance to balance. He tensed for a moment before giving his pelt a vigorous shake. Water flew from his fur, splattering against everything near by. The kit had sorely misjudged his stance and he toppled over, landing in a pile of bushy fur and flailing limbs. Tenderkit could not contain the laughter that escaped him as he landed on the ground. “That was fun!”

Tenderkit giggled and rolled to his feet, bouncing up. He shook out the rest of his fur and smiled brightly at Ravenskit. “Yes! That is an amazing idea! I bet even Hystericstar will be impressed!” He boastrd, bouncing on his paws, unable to keep still. “We should just bring everything back!” The long haired kit proposed, offering up the idea. All the warriors will be impressed by them.

Tenderkit wasted no time in bounding up to the trunk of the tree, sniffing along its base to find so decent moss. “Then you can show me too! How do we collect moss?” He questioned, turning back to look at Ravenskit for directions.