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Post by Lexie on Jun 10, 2008 17:55:50 GMT -5
Icestar was daydreaming, she was looking at the entrance of her den. Her eyes showed warmth, but her eye pigment just made it cold. She closed her eyes. The black leader took a deep breath, then her eyes slowly opened.
Blackpaw and Skypaw roamed around in her head. "I wish I never gave you two up," she whispered. She shook her head, remebering her mate being taken away by Twolegs. "I wish I still had you at my side," she meowed softly.
Icestar pictured her family all together, in a barn. It was the kits were born. "Skypaw doesn't even know I'm her mother, oh I wish Blackpaw would give her the truth." she murmured quietly.
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Post by á£Îmaý---♫♥ on Jun 11, 2008 23:45:59 GMT -5
Coppertail was padding past Icestar's den when he heard her murmuring. Who could she be possibly talking to? Everyone's on patrol or hunting...
"Icestar?" he called, curious. "Are you okay?"
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Post by Tiger on Jun 12, 2008 13:08:25 GMT -5
Tigerstripe slunk in after Coppertail. "Is there a party here or something?" she asked, smirking. "I'd like to join." She stood with her right front leg and left hind leg slightly forward, ready to move. However, there wouldn't be a lot of room to walk around in Icestar's den. Of course, it would be pointless to stroll around the den anyways.
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Post by lord of all yellow mice on Jun 12, 2008 15:53:50 GMT -5
Duskfur padded into the camp, carrying a rabbit and two mice. As he strolled to the fresh-kill pile, he noticed the cats gathering outside Icestar's den. What's going on? Is there some sort of problem? Horrible situations began to make their way into his mind. He dropped his fresh-kill onto the pile and nervously slunk forward, hovering a few cat-lengths away from the highrock. Don't say anything yet.
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Post by Lexie on Jun 13, 2008 11:21:42 GMT -5
Icestar noticed Coppertail, "everything is okay," she meowed akwardly.
She looked away and ignored Tigerstripe. Then, all of a sudden, a strange black and white cat padded into the camp entrance. "I smell a kittypet," Icestar yapped. "Wait, I know that smell, it can't be!" Icestar said with a excited meow. She padded out of her den.
She noticed the figure and smiled. "Stormcloud!" she purred. "Iceheart!" he meowed. Then ran and touched noses. "Iceheart, I never thought I would see you again till Starclan." he meowed. "Where are the kits?" he asked. "Shh! My clan doesn't know I have kits," Icestar hissed. "What? Your clan?" Stormcloud asked stubbornly. "Yes, I'm leader, and know Icestar, my mother made me deputy," she meowed smiling. "Our kits are apart of Frostclan, they had gotten away from me one day, and I lost them going into Frostclan territory. Blackpaw, the tom, is now medicine cat apprentice, and Skypaw, the she-cat, is now just an apprentice." Icestar confessed.
Stormcloud was speechless.
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Post by Tiger on Jun 13, 2008 12:02:47 GMT -5
Tigerstripe flicked her tail and glared at Stormcloud. She would like to demand "Who in the name of StarClan is this?!", but she could tell that Icestar would reprimand her for it, seeing how friendly they had been to each other. They were discussing kits. That was a bit odd...Icestar had never had kits. But they were talking about apprentices--so if those really were the leader's kits, then they would have been born during the time she was an apprentice. Tigerstripe racked her brains. What odd things had Icestar done when I was an apprentice?
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Post by á£Îmaý---♫♥ on Jun 13, 2008 15:28:47 GMT -5
Coppertail stumbled back as Icestar pushed past him. The kittypet's scent reached his nose and raced forward, his fur bristling. He blinked in astonishment however when Icestar greeted the cat in a gesture of love. Who is he? He looked wildly to Duskfur and Tigerstripe, wondering if they had any idea who he was. It appeared they didn't. He looked to Icestar was busy meowing away to the kittypet. He caught the words FrostClan,kits and apprentices. He recognised the name Skypaw as Flaxeyes apprenitceIf something had happened in ForstClan Flaxeyes would tell him. A thought crossed his mind. "FrostClan?! Has something happened to Flaxeyes? Is she okay? Have you come to warn us?"
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Post by Lexie on Jun 13, 2008 19:46:41 GMT -5
Stormcloud turned his eyes away from Icestar and to Coppertail. "And who are you?" he spat. "Stormcloud, this is my deputy, Coppertail." She turned around. "Coppertail, this is Stormcloud, he was taken away by Twolegs, he was a warrior a Beachclan," Icestar meowed.
Stormcloud dipped his head. "Nice to meet you," he meowed. "Hey, is Silentstep still here?" he asked, turning back Icestar. "Yes, she became an elder early, very early," she meowed, flicking her tail to the elder's den.
Silentstep's ears pricked up once she heard Stormcloud's voice. "Stormcloud, is that you?" she hissed, walking out of the den. Stormcloud smiled and nodded.
Silentstep's eyes shined. She smiled and dipped her head. Then, she sniff the air. "You smell like a kittypet." she hissed. "Well, yes! I was captured by them! What do you think?" Stormcloud hissed. Silentstep let out a purr. "Sorry," she purred, brushing against his pelt.
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Post by lord of all yellow mice on Jun 14, 2008 11:19:37 GMT -5
Duskfur stared suspiciously at the black-and white cat. Icestar has a mate? And kits? And they're in FrostClan? He gritted his teeth. And now she just introduces him as if he's still part of the Clan? How did they know they could trust this cat? If he'd been captured by Twolegs, he could have done anything since he'd been taken by them - spoken with or associated with rogues, become friendly with dark, ambitious cats...
He still did not speak, but watched their interaction carefully.
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Post by á£Îmaý---♫♥ on Jun 14, 2008 15:06:34 GMT -5
Coppertail's fur bristled in hostility towards Stormcloud. He could feel Duskfur's wariness coming off him in waves.
"So your used to be a BeachClan warrior?" Coppertail asked, a harsh, cold tone to his meow. "Are you rejoining us or just popping in for a visit?"
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Post by Lexie on Jun 14, 2008 19:07:28 GMT -5
Stormcloud pricked his eyes up and turned to the deputy. "Yes, I was a warrior here, and Silentstep here was my apprentice." he meowed, coldly. Silentstep just kept silent, and just nodded. "I was thinking about it, but not quite sure, it looks like you guys don't trust me," he hissed. Icestar gave her mate the cold shoulder. "You didn't meet up with any rouges correct?" Icestar asked. "Oh course not, I just smell old Burntstar a lot," he began, "but I did make some kittypet 'friends'."
Icestar flung her head over to look at her deputy, seeing his wonder. She sighed. "Stormcloud, we really need you, and with five kits ready to become apprentices, I guess you can stay," she meowed coldly. Stormcloud blinked his thanks. Silentstep jumped walked over to Duskfur and Coppertail, trying to confort them.
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Post by Tiger on Jun 14, 2008 19:12:47 GMT -5
Tigerstripe snorted and glanced at Coppertail, hoping that there would be a bit of a fight between the two toms. If Stormcloud had been a BeachClan warrior once, why didn't anybody seem to recognize him? Besides, why in the name of StarClan would she allow this...this...cat, practically a rogue (or worse--a kittypet), mentor her dear kits? A faint growl escaped her throat at the mere thought of it.
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Post by Lexie on Jun 14, 2008 19:31:44 GMT -5
Icestar turned and gave Tigerstripe a sharp, cold glare. Stormcloud saw Tigerstripe's pelt at the corner of his amber eyes. He turned to face her. "It's okay, I can see no cat wants me here," he said once he saw Tigerstripe's eyes. "No, Stormcloud," meowed Silentstep. "It's okay, I can see it in her eyes," he meowed softly, pointing to Tigerstripe with his tail.
Icestar turned to the tom and dipped her head. "You can leave or stay, it won't stop me," she meowed. "It's okay Tigerstripe, it's exactly what happened to Graystripe," Silentstep purred, brushing against her pelt.
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Post by Tiger on Jun 14, 2008 19:47:45 GMT -5
Tigerstripe jumped back in alarm, nearly slamming into Duskfur. "Sorry Duskfur--that was just a bit--odd." She flicked her ear before turning to Stormcloud. "How did you see my eyes if I was looking at Coppertail? Did you read my mind or something?" He's probably a StarClan cat sent to spy on us or something, she thought.
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Post by Lexie on Jun 14, 2008 20:14:35 GMT -5
"No, I can see it, Silentstep never new how I could do it, but I can tell," Stormcloud meowed firmly. Icestar gazed Stormcloud a warm stare. "It's okay, I can see also that no cat would like you here," Icestar meowed warmly. "It's fine, the only reason they don't want me here is because of the kittypet thing. I get it," he meowed. He lowered his head. He lifted it right back up then looked at the clouds. "Well, let Starclan watch over you, tell Silentaw and Deadpaw I said hi," he meowed, trying to turn away. "Silentmask was his apprentice," he whispered to Tigerstripe, how don't you remeber him?" Silentstep whispered.
"Um, Stormcloud, Silentmask and Deadwhisker are dead, they lie with Starclan," Silentstep meowed. Stormcloud stopped and turned around. "Your joking right? What about Tigerpaw? Is she still alive?" Stormcloud asked, remebering hunting with all the apprentices.
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Post by Tiger on Jun 14, 2008 20:51:17 GMT -5
Tigerstripe sat down, smirking. She glanced at Stormcloud. "You didn't recognize me?" she mewed. She hadn't really changed much since she was an apprentice. Sure, she was a bit bigger and more muscular, but was otherwise the same. Her belly was nearly normal-sized by now. Even her personality was largely unchanged; still a perfectionist, still sarcastic.
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Post by Lexie on Jun 14, 2008 20:55:57 GMT -5
Stormcloud looked at Tigerstripe sharply. "You actually have changed alittle, and your personality," Silentstep meowed, trying to calm her down. "Well, you didn't remember me, and you seemed a lot calmer back then." he hissed, getting ready to pounce. Icestar put her tail in front of Stormcloud's mouth. "Shhh!" she hissed.
"Tigerstripe? When will your kits be ready to be apprenticed?" she asked calmly.
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Post by Tiger on Jun 14, 2008 21:03:37 GMT -5
"Only six moons of an age difference and you've changed enough," Tigerstripe muttered under her breath before turning to Icestar. "Huh? Oh--I suppose they'll be ready to be apprenticed when they turn six moons old. That's the warrior code, isn't it?" She gave her paw a quick lick before glaring up at Stormcloud, then glancing at the den's entrance.
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Post by Lexie on Jun 14, 2008 21:18:25 GMT -5
"I meant when will it be six moons!" Icestar growled. She was getting restless. "Stormcloud, your staying if you like it or not! Tigerstripe, get to the nursery. Coppertail, lead a patrol, or get one ready," Icestar hissed. Her teeth bared. She swung around angerly to the Highrock.
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Post by á£Îmaý---♫♥ on Jun 14, 2008 22:02:03 GMT -5
Anger flared briefly in Coppertail's eyes. He may of disowned his father but that didn't mean he would stand for this cat to talk about him like that. "Deadwhisker and Silentmask will be welcome in StarClan," he meowed quietly, trying not to think too much.
Coppertail was looking at his paws when a thought crossed his mind. "Why didn't you come back sooner Stormcloud? If you were a true warrior you would've come back. Smoketalon came back quicker then you did and he didn't even want to leave. You did want to leave didn't you?"
Part of him wanted to accept Stormcloud and let him stay but that other half cried no. He couldn't be trusted. And how could Icestar even suggest he mentor one of Tigerstripe's kits? He could mentor one along with Bramblethorn, Basilwing, Duskfur and Lightstream. When Foxpaw was well enough Icestar could make him a warrior and then be free to mentor one. Plus, there were rumours that Quietshadow would be mentoring one. There was more than enough warriors.
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Post by Lexie on Jun 15, 2008 8:11:13 GMT -5
Stormcloud was ready to jump. He had so much anger in his eyes. Silentstep stepped up for him. "Now Coppertail, Stormcloud would always stick up for the clan. He watched the camp before he was captured by Twolegs. I was his mentor, I know! He was the bravest warrior in the clan, and I don't get why not many of you remeber him!" she growled, looking at both Coppertail and Tigerstripe. "Now show him where the warriors den is," she ordered. "Wait," it was Stromcloud. "It wasn't just any twoleg who had captured me, they took me to a I think 'shelter' one cat had said." he meowed. "And no twoleg wanted to take me to their nest, I waited six moons in there, and I had to eat, kittypet food," he meowed. "Then, a twoleg took me home because it's kits like me, I guess, but they made a mistake, I wasn't a housecat, so they let me outside after a moon, I ran away, I didn't know where I was at, so it took me another moon just to find Frostclan's fence," he meowed.
"It's true, so if you want to call me a tratior, then go ahead, I'll claw your ears off." he hissed.
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Post by Tiger on Jun 15, 2008 13:12:24 GMT -5
So their leader had spent some time as a kittypet...intresting. With one final cold glare at Icestar, Tigerstripe stalked out. "Good luck," she whispered at Coppertail as she passed by him. Rather than going back to the nursery where the five kits were scuffling around, she sat down outside the den's entrance at an angle so she could not be seen. "Hmmm." Tigerstripe watched her kits play in the dirt and smiled faintly. "I think Bramblethorn would be a good mentor to Quailkit," she murmured to herself. "Lightstream would too though...hmm..."
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Post by Lexie on Jun 15, 2008 16:39:23 GMT -5
Icestar thought terrible after what she had said. But then again she was mad for the things her clanmates had treated her mate. "How could Tigerstripe not remeber him?" she said quietly.
She shook her head and lowered it.
Moments later, Silentstep poked her head into Icestar's sandy den. "Hey, tough back there ah?" Silentstep meowed quietly. She was always the quiet type. Icestar nodded. "I can't believe not one cat other than our family noticed who he was." Icestar meowed. Silentstep nodded. "Well, I guess no one cared for him?" Silentstep muttered. "Well I did! And you did too!" Icestar hissed. She tucked her paws under her chest. Silentstep sat down next to her.
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Post by lord of all yellow mice on Jun 15, 2008 17:30:12 GMT -5
Duskfur stood outside the den for a few moments, not knowing what to do. He had no orders at the moment, but was reluctant to do anything after the shock discovering the secrets his leader had kept from her own Clan. He most certainly did not trust Stormcloud, but decided against voicing his opinion. If he really was part of the clan, would I remember him? I'm young, but not all that young; wouldn't I have been here? He hadn't associated with many cats during his apprenticeship - all he could remember were the skills he'd learned, and the incident with the hawk. Having thought of that particular memory, he winced. By being so annoyed at Icestar for not telling her Clan about her mate and kits, wasn't he being slightly hypocritical? He sighed and padded closer to the leader's den, waiting for a break in her conversation with Silentstep. "I-Icestar?" he meowed, the tension still showing in his voice. "Is there anything you'd like me to do?"
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Post by Lexie on Jun 15, 2008 18:31:19 GMT -5
Icestar nodded once she heard Duskfur's voice. "Yes, take Stormcloud hunting, get to know him," she meowed softly. "She's just hurt for what her clanmates had said to her," Silentstep meowed to him. "I would come too but my hips," she meowed softly. Icestar blinked slowly. "Take maybe another warrior, maybe Coppertail?" Icestar suggested.
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Post by lord of all yellow mice on Jun 15, 2008 18:43:29 GMT -5
For a split second, Duskfur eyed the black-and-white tom skeptically. What if he's just been waiting to get out of the camp to... No, he would have to ignore his reluctance and obey his leader. Besides, if they were away from the camp, the hunting patrol might be an opportunity for him and Coppertail to discover as much about Stormcloud as they could. "Yes, Icestar," he meowed softly, and turned to the two she had mentioned. "Coppertail? Stormcloud? Shall we go hunting?"
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Post by Lexie on Jun 15, 2008 18:58:33 GMT -5
Stormcloud popped his head from grooming his back. "Sure, how about we go to the forest, it was my favorite hunting spots." he purred. "I don't quite remeber you, who was your mother?" he asked Duskfur. "I'm just wondering." he meowed.
He let out a smile and then frowned. "I can see you don't trust me," he sighed. "It's okay, I know, not a lot of cats do now, every though they loved me as they were apprentices." she meowed sharply. He gave his chest a quick lick then blinked at the tom.
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Post by lord of all yellow mice on Jun 16, 2008 4:49:29 GMT -5
Duskfur tensed as he mentioned the forest, an event that had taken place there many moons ago still being on his mind. He often got nervous going there, and he wondered briefly if Stormcloud had chosen the spot on purpose. But he doesn't even know me. There's no way he could know that...
"Alright, the forest sounds good," he meowed, trying to sound as polite as possible. "My name is Duskfur," he added, "And my mother is Pineheart. To tell you the truth, I don't really remember you either, so yes - I, too, am slightly reluctant to trust you. I am sorry." He looked down, avoiding the other tom's glance.
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Post by Lexie on Jun 16, 2008 8:41:52 GMT -5
Cloudstorm nodded. "Your mother was brave, she's gone to Starclan, correct?" he asked nicely. "She probably had you once I had been captured." he meowed. "I'm sorry I popped in at this time, I should have never eatin' that smelly kittypet food." he hissed quietly. "So, where is this Coppertail you speak of," he purred. "Icestar tells me he's the deputy," he meowed.
"He looks strong for the job, she has choosen wisely." he purred. "I think I'm going to like you two," he meowed with a grin. He just had the warmth in his eyes to show how he was really apart of this clan. He let out a nodded and jumped to stand on all fours.
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Post by lord of all yellow mice on Jun 16, 2008 19:26:45 GMT -5
Duskfur clenched his teeth. He supposed that Stormcloud could be right about his being born after the black-and-white tom's capture, but to him it didn't seem likely - Stormcloud didn't look all that much older than he was. Duskfur was probably around... twenty moons by now. If Stormcloud was, say, ten moons at the time he was born and was captured as a young warrior, there was a chance he could be right, and there was always the possibility that they simply did not remember... he might ask the tom how old he was sometime. But he could save that for later - he was not going to interrogate Icestar's mate in front of her. "Yes," he said gently, though it was hard for him to hide the suspicious edge to his voice. "I think that we will get along well."
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