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Post by | Crowstar | on Mar 4, 2009 16:41:43 GMT -7
Gingerclaw stood up slowly, tail twitching and he left his bird uneaten. With a quite mew, he leaped up and walked to the river. He dipped his paw in slowly, in and out, in and out until his paw was quite damp. He sighed and looked up, Volepaw!
Volepaw and Crowstar made their way through the territory until they spotted Gingerclaw. Crowstar explained what happened and Gingerclaw listened while Volepaw looked quite upset. The young cat shifted uneasily the whole time and when Crowstar left, he leaped the river with ease to settle in beside Gingerclaw.
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Post by X. Acidstar .X on Mar 4, 2009 21:30:24 GMT -7
Gingerclaw seemed to have a lot on his mind, and Leopardfang paused to watch him go. Her heart went with him, but she figured he needed a bit of time before she went and hoped to ease a little bit of his pain or confusion, so she let him be for a bit. Instead, she picked up the thrush and replaced it back into the fresh kill pile, as it was untouched, and she quickly ate a few nabs of the rest of her food before ridding of it, promising to catch an extra kill next sun high for the clan. She glanced around, being a bit smaller then most, and she shivered as a cold wind teased her fur.
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Post by | Crowstar | on Mar 5, 2009 6:42:45 GMT -7
Gingerclaw leaned against Volepaw, the slightly larger gray and white tom purred gently. Gingerclaw sighed, stood up and flicked his tail slowly. He began padding into camp, with the young tom at his heels. Gingerclaw meowed into Moonstar's den, requesting entrance.
Volepaw watched as they made their way to Moonstar's den, his paws prickled in anguish but he kept going. He watched Gingerclaw mew for entramce and immdeatly lifted himself up, tail lashing as he padded closer to the entrace and Gingerclaw. He peered into the darkness, waiting and watching.
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Post by ||Gempaw|| on Mar 5, 2009 12:56:40 GMT -7
Gempaw looked up and purred at her mentor. "You're welcome. When is the next half-moon?" She glanced outside, though it was sunny, then looked at the herbs. "We need more catmint, chamomile, and dock leaves." She looked outside and saw another clan member leaving. Was all of her clan falling apart around her??
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Post by Seth on Mar 5, 2009 13:03:34 GMT -7
Moonstar didn't bother to discover what they wanted. He knew. "You'll get your warrior name." He said. His tired eyes not only expressed his age, but his emotion. He was mournful, and for a reason he did not know. "Come in, Come in." He rasped. His old grey eyes found the young cats. "Welcome back."
Mitch opened his eyes to a blue sky. He was alone in the warrior den. he remembered his thoughts of last night, how Silverpool consistantly made her way into his sight. He narrowed his cream colored eyes to scope her out, yet... he failed to find her. "Where is she?" he mummbled. He shrugged it off. She was probably on morning potrol. But it should have been back by now... A hunting party, perhaps? He trotted to Moonfur, who still lay in the apprentance den. "Where is she?" He asked. He watched Moonfur look up, and Mitch knew that Silverpool... was choosing her own path. And one with less pain. "She left?!" Mitch stumbled back in suprise. And though he felt a slight regret at her leaving, he couldn't help but think that she deserved living her own way. What she didn't deserve was hanging around watching the one she loved, love another cat. Silverpool deserved her own life. "She left?!" he repeated loudly, still in shock.
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Post by X. Acidstar .X on Mar 6, 2009 15:23:24 GMT -7
Leopardfang turned her head to see the last bit of Mitch stumbling back from the apprentice's den, shock written across his face as he spoke few words, as if in disbelief. She stood up, stretching her golden and black spotted fur, pausing to touch her nose to Gingerclaw's shoulder with a purr of compassion as he and Volepaw passed, and she made her way over to Mith and Moonfur, though she kept herself back a bit in case Mitch was angered, and she wasn't in the mood to get striked at, but she padded up, ears forward in interest, her eyes shining, "Mitch?" she mewed, in wonder if he was allright.
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Post by Seth on Mar 6, 2009 16:03:09 GMT -7
"Silverpool left." He turned to Leopardfang. Anger flashed hot through his veins, "You didn't cause her to leave, did you?" He spoke through his teeth. Silverpool had really left, and god knows how long it would take for her to return, if she ever would. Mitch knew that she would only return if the clan was in a time of need. The fur on his back raised as he waited for her answer. Mitch was new, and didn't exactly have the right to challenge another warrior, but dare she be the reason for Silverpool's retreat? How could any cat be so... so greedy to make another she-cat leave just for the claim of a male? Poor Silverpool didn't even say good-bye to anyone... not even Gingerclaw. He whipped his gaze back to the she-cat. it was hard and accusing. "Well?"
Moonfur stood and placed his tail on Mitch's chest. "Leave her be, Mitch. She has done nothing wrong. Silverpool left because she couldn't live with the pain of loving Gingerclaw, it was unfair of us to make her live with such misery." And with that Moonfur left to the elders den, seeing if anyone was in need of food.
Mitch turned back to Leopardfang slowly, "So it was your fault." He mumbled sadly to her before slowly walking off and helping Moonfur with the elders.
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Post by X. Acidstar .X on Mar 6, 2009 16:21:53 GMT -7
Leopardfang arched her back and spat, and her fur bristled with anger, "No, she left for her own reasons, furball," she rumbled, her tail twitching in agitation, for this was why she hated toms. Or most of them anyway, for some were kind and considerate, but ones like these always jumped to conclusions. Always assuming she-cats chased each other away, always thinking that she cats such as herself plotted and planned to rid the clan of other females. "Gingerclaw and I have our own personal life, I had no idea of Silverpool. From what I know it was a long time ago, and I'm sure if Silverpool wanted to stay, she would have in a heart beat to, so I suggest you keep your accusations to yourself, unless you want my claws dug into your haunches." She knew she was being, well, a b*t*h, but she couldn't care. Her head was lowered, and her ears were pinned back and she rumbled, her eyes flashing with fire and rage, challenging the tom to say once more that she had chased pretty Silverpool away.
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Post by Seth on Mar 6, 2009 16:41:30 GMT -7
Mitch looked back then walked towards her, "You think that you weren't the reason she left? Gingerclaw would stilll love her if it wasn't for you, and you know it! Think of the... the AGONY your putting her in, Leopardfang!" He spat back. She was about to pounce and he knew it, "Wait, Leopardfang. Wait and think. Put yourself in Silverpool's place. Here you are watching the one you love in complete sorrow. For he loves another cat, a beautiful spotted she-cat named Leopardfang. And here you are, feeling like fox dung... like you weren't kind enough, or not strong enough, or not pretty enough. When finally you decide the only way to escape such pain is to leave all that you love behind: your brother, your love, your friends, your memories, your home. All becuase one cat was better than you."
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Post by X. Acidstar .X on Mar 6, 2009 16:48:26 GMT -7
Leopardfang surged forward, and she racked her head against Mitch, but she didn't turn it. She merely put their foreheads together, so they could see each other, eye to eye, face to face, but she didn't attack him, just merely made sure he was in front of her and listening to her words, and she growled in his face, "I never KNEW her Mitch! How can I not fall in love with a tom when I have no idea of his past life? I'm NEW to this clan, so quit telling me to put myself in some other she-cats place when I had no idea she even EXISTED!" LEopardfang's breathing became heavier, sure, she felt bad for the she-cat, and she had an idea of how the she-cat would feel, but she couldn't when she only met the darn cat once. "There is no one to blame, Mitch." But her tones quieted, and she allowed their heads to seperate, if only a few meters, "I am not to blame, Gingerclaw is not to blame, nor is Silverpool to blame. Either you have to accept this or me and you will never settle this, and we will waste a lot of time butting heads and causing disruption in our clan. Yes, tom, you care for her a lot, and so does apparantly every single other cat in this clan, but how do you think I feel? Yes, she is in a worse situation, and yes, she did get her heart broken, but THINK about it! I come here, hating everyone but myself and find companionship in a very well trained, very respectable warrior, and then all of a sudden - POOF - he's got an old mate leaving camp and cats are turning on me like I did it. I am DONE discussing this!" And with those last words, she whirled around in a hot flash, and stalked out of camp, cursing beneath her breath.
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Post by Seth on Mar 6, 2009 17:36:56 GMT -7
She had no sympathy for Silverpool. He didn't know her any better than she did but still he couldn't even begin to imagine the pain she felt. "Don't bother coming back! You abviously don't understand what a clan is about!" He yelled after her. Mitch knew that Silverpool didn't want other's sympathy but how could he resist feeling bad for her. Mitch felt nothing special towards the she-cat, but this? This he couldn't let go. Moonfur was right, it wasn't fair to ask her to stay and watch him fall in love with Leopardfang.
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Post by | Crowstar | on Mar 6, 2009 19:05:37 GMT -7
Gingerclaw raced over to Mitch with a furious hiss. "How dare you! I'll flay your pelt off fox-dung!" He bared his teeth and rose to hus full height, tail lashing in rage. "How dare you blame her! Silverpool left and left me heartbroken! For I knew, she was dead! I chose to move on and now everyone is going insane! She was never my mate, I love her but not in that way! She is a sister to me and nothing more! you have NO right to be accusing her! She knew nothing, has done nothing, SO BUTT OF KITTYPET!" He yowled at the tom of his lungs, rasing a paw to knock the tom out.
Volepaw raced out and watched the two fight. "This is not the way..." He muttered, tail lashing slowly.
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Post by Seth on Mar 7, 2009 8:00:39 GMT -7
Mitch waited in silence, "wow." he whispered. "You know I'm sure she would have loved to hear you say, 'she's nothing more.' She would be dying inside, and the sad part is, that no one would come to comfort her. I'm glad she left, fox-dung, I couldn't imagine being stuck with you and that spotted rat." He flicked his tail to where Leopardfang had vanished. "ENOUGH!" Moonstar boomed.
"All of our hearts are broken after she left. But, Mitch, Silverpool needed to go. I couldn't see that tortured face anymore. It hid all her marvelous beauty. Leopardfang hadn't intended for her to go, nor did Gingerclaw. But Gingerclaw, you must understand what she was going through. I understand that you were heartbroken when she left, but imagine knowing she loved some one else. Now I demand that you both drop it, but never forget her, she is still a part of this clan, and thats not going to change." Moonstar gave a harsh disaproving glare at them both, "You two must have somthing to say. And all I ask is that you DON'T SAY IT!" He turned to Volepaw, "You've been very mature through this, and I'm curious to what your opinion is, but for now I think we have a warrior ceremony to perform." He smiled at the soon to be warrior.
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Post by | Crowstar | on Mar 7, 2009 8:41:30 GMT -7
Gingerclaw nodded to Moonstar, then looked at Mitch. "I am sorry." He truely was, but he didn't want to hear this anymore. Their leader was right, they needed to forget for the moment. He sat down slowly, his tail wrapping around him as the bengal tabby cat cat down. His eyes didn't hold pride, but hurt and lonliness. Would Leopardfang still want him when this was through? He had never ment to let it die with Silverpool, he'd never felt so alive with her... But they all blamed him, it wasn't fair! He really tried! But, he just didn't care about her in that way anymore...
Volepaw smiled slowly at Moonstar. He dipped his head and lowered himself. "Thank you Moonstar." The young to-be-warrior purred, he was finally going to be a warrior. He looked at Gingerclaw, who smiled weakly.
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Post by Seth on Mar 7, 2009 9:28:47 GMT -7
Moonstar butted heads with Volepaw and then started to walk to the high rock. "Let all cats old enough to catch their own prey gather beneath the high rock." (Idk if I did that right. lol)
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