WindClan: Life Before 2023's Fire

[Fel]

Originally Posted by Suspiciousmindz

Blazingstorm flinched a little. So some cats had noticed. The warrior didn't mean for that to happen, but he guessed it couldn't be avoided considering he was looked at a lot nowadays. The ginger feline simply shook his head in disagreement. "Nope, deputies don't show any emotion," he confirmed, a playful tone in his voice. He was recovering slowly from the rejection, but it was still there. The hurt he had been through. He wasn't sure he could look at Sagewhisker as just a friend and he also wasn't sure if he could be around her any longer. Maybe a patrol with her and Galespring would change that? He asked himself, but didn't voice the idea yet. For all he knew, Sagewhisker was out in the territory already. Maybe tomorrow. he told himself, his gaze focusing back on Galespring. They had clouded in thought, but they were clear and bright once more. "And I'm not mopey, I'm a very happy guy," he defended himself. Something he should've maybe down before replying to the second statement, but he didn't think about until just that moment.

"...If you're a really happy guy, then you should be able to talk to me about why you're being so reluctant all of a sudden." Galespring exclaimed. eyes widening. He could not be getting close because of the fact that somebody could have injured him- is it jealousy because he's the deputy now? "If anybody hurt you or anything, they can expect the same amount of pain from my claws." She muttered, dramatically snarling as if she was a war-torn senior warrior, ready to dig their claws into the flesh of a traitor. Surely it was a bit much, but the clan had been extra suspicious around suspected 'traitors' since the Dark Era's end- hoping that there wasn't another Singenight in their midst at this very moment. "I'm like- your best friend! You can trust me with anything, and you know that." She huffed, her tail sweeping across the camp as Galespring talked. The molly didn't like seeing her friend feel like that- maybe he'd been getting over whatever was going on, but it still bothered her that he was seeming so distressed lately. She'd been growing close to Blazingstorm lately, and didn't want their friendship to end, nor did she want this state of happiness he'd been in to grow smaller and smaller. "I don't like seeing you unhappy, okay? When you're sad, I'm sad."

[Maplefur]

Originally Posted by # Hashtag

Quailpaw smiled," Okay!"
Yewpaw scowled and marched towards camp.

Flarerunner padded alongside, this time keeping next to Yewpaw. "So Yewpaw, why do you have so much anger? What has the world done to you, huh?" She asked with a slightly teasing tone, though she did want to know what made her apprentice so bitter.

[Captain]

Originally Posted by Cedar

Flameblossom chuckled at his sneeze. It was cute in a way. "I would love to. Just us if you want," she said. She didn't want to scare him away. It was nice to speak with a tom that actually wanted to have a meaningful conversation. She then leaned forward seeing his embarrassed look and licked his shoulder to comfort him.

Ferretwhisker looked over at the beautiful she-cat, blushing slightly at the way that she chuckled at his sneeze that he only knew as annoying. He couldn’t help but smile with excitement at her agreement to them hunting together, just the two of them. “Really? That sounds great!” He purred with happiness. The tam-furred male’s heartbeat quickened ever so lightly when she gave his shoulder a reassuring lick. “Thank you, Flameblossom. You’re much kinder to me than any she-cat that I’ve met before today.” He admitted, his tail twitching back and forth in the snow. The Chausie looked around for a moment at the cats that mingled in the spacious clearing and then lifted his gaze to look up at the grey clouds that sprinkled gentle snow onto them. “I went out hunting earlier, but the day is far from over. Would you like to go hunting now? Or, if you want, we could just go for a nice walk. The possibilities are endless.” Ferretwhisker chuckled at that last part and looked at her with another warm smile.

[SuspiciousMindz]

Originally Posted by fenic!

"...If you're a really happy guy, then you should be able to talk to me about why you're being so reluctant all of a sudden." Galespring exclaimed. eyes widening. He could not be getting close because of the fact that somebody could have injured him- is it jealousy because he's the deputy now? "If anybody hurt you or anything, they can expect the same amount of pain from my claws." She muttered, dramatically snarling as if she was a war-torn senior warrior, ready to dig their claws into the flesh of a traitor. Surely it was a bit much, but the clan had been extra suspicious around suspected 'traitors' since the Dark Era's end- hoping that there wasn't another Singenight in their midst at this very moment. "I'm like- your best friend! You can trust me with anything, and you know that." She huffed, her tail sweeping across the camp as Galespring talked. The molly didn't like seeing her friend feel like that- maybe he'd been getting over whatever was going on, but it still bothered her that he was seeming so distressed lately. She'd been growing close to Blazingstorm lately, and didn't want their friendship to end, nor did she want this state of happiness he'd been in to grow smaller and smaller. "I don't like seeing you unhappy, okay? When you're sad, I'm sad."

Surprised by the sudden burst of emotion, Blazingstorm pricked his ears and raised a paw to show his surprise. What was that about? He may be extremely loyal to his clan, but he never did something like that, he was fairly calm about his loyalty as his clan mates have seen everything he'd done to get to where he was. "Oh, no, no one hurt me physically, you'd see battle wounds or something on me, wouldn't you?" he replied after her comment about her claws. "Emotional break is a hurt that cannot be fixed except with time and I've just been healing, that's all," he replied, lowering his paw back to the ground. "So I spaced myself a little, that's all," he replied calmly, tilting his head a little in a kittish way and curling his fluffy tail back over his paws before straightening his head once more. Did she have anymore to say about it? He hoped not, he didn't want to relive the terrible rejection he went through, but he would if Galespring pressed on about it. "I appreciate your friendship though, I really do. You and Rookpatch keep my sanity here," he teased lightly, flicking his ears and allowing his golden gaze to look around the clearing for anything they could do to change the subject. He really hoped he didn't have to explain what happened, but knowing Galespring, he had a hunch that he might.

[Fel]

Originally Posted by Suspiciousmindz

Surprised by the sudden burst of emotion, Blazingstorm pricked his ears and raised a paw to show his surprise. What was that about? He may be extremely loyal to his clan, but he never did something like that, he was fairly calm about his loyalty as his clan mates have seen everything he'd done to get to where he was. "Oh, no, no one hurt me physically, you'd see battle wounds or something on me, wouldn't you?" he replied after her comment about her claws. "Emotional break is a hurt that cannot be fixed except with time and I've just been healing, that's all," he replied, lowering his paw back to the ground. "So I spaced myself a little, that's all," he replied calmly, tilting his head a little in a kittish way and curling his fluffy tail back over his paws before straightening his head once more. Did she have anymore to say about it? He hoped not, he didn't want to relive the terrible rejection he went through, but he would if Galespring pressed on about it. "I appreciate your friendship though, I really do. You and Rookpatch keep my sanity here," he teased lightly, flicking his ears and allowing his golden gaze to look around the clearing for anything they could do to change the subject. He really hoped he didn't have to explain what happened, but knowing Galespring, he had a hunch that he might.

"...I get it- love problems, right?" Galespring smiled sadly as she sat down- she understood. "My best friend was named Galeslip- I was in love with her, too- but she left me for a tom in another clan, rejected me. We were still best friends, though, and did everything together. She was about to have kits, but..." Gulping, her voice went hoarse as she begun to talk, trying not to let out any sort of sobbing as she talked. "She was caught meeting him- they took her. Singenight took her for some sort of meeting with a dangerous cat, one who would help their twisted sense of a clan- she was the bait." The she-cat choked, attempting not to cry as she continued to speak about her friend- "She never came back. They killed her. I ended up taking her prefix in some sort of tribute." Taking a deep breath, she wheezed as her story ended, having broken her promise to herself that she wouldn't get emotional about it. "I got over it, though- she's in my memory, but I... I can love again. Because even if you're caught in tragedy, getting over it is being able to talk about it- or it's being able to forget it completely. Either of those things work, and it's fine if you don't want to talk about it." Taking a deep breath, she looked into Blazingstorm's eyes as she stopped talking for a short second, trying to catch her breath before uttering one last sentence.

"A bit of an information dump, huh? ...Sorry about that."

[SuspiciousMindz]

Originally Posted by fenic!

"...I get it- love problems, right?" Galespring smiled sadly as she sat down- she understood. "My best friend was named Galeslip- I was in love with her, too- but she left me for a tom in another clan, rejected me. We were still best friends, though, and did everything together. She was about to have kits, but..." Gulping, her voice went hoarse as she begun to talk, trying not to let out any sort of sobbing as she talked. "She was caught meeting him- they took her. Singenight took her for some sort of meeting with a dangerous cat, one who would help their twisted sense of a clan- she was the bait." The she-cat choked, attempting not to cry as she continued to speak about her friend- "She never came back. They killed her. I ended up taking her prefix in some sort of tribute." Taking a deep breath, she wheezed as her story ended, having broken her promise to herself that she wouldn't get emotional about it. "I got over it, though- she's in my memory, but I... I can love again. Because even if you're caught in tragedy, getting over it is being able to talk about it- or it's being able to forget it completely. Either of those things work, and it's fine if you don't want to talk about it." Taking a deep breath, she looked into Blazingstorm's eyes as she stopped talking for a short second, trying to catch her breath before uttering one last sentence.

"A bit of an information dump, huh? ...Sorry about that."

Blazingstorm frowned a little as his eyes rested on Galespring again as she started talking. It was funny how she seemed to read him like a book, he kept his love life very secret so it almost took him by surprise. "Oh Galespring," he spoke softly at first, his ears drooping from the story. He never realized that was how she got her name or what she had been through. "I guess everyone's got their sad stories, huh," he spoke, a specific scene replayed in his head. Sure everyone needed to move on like she said, but he never moved on from the loss of his closest friend and fatherly figure. He felt he was the blame for what happened. Enough he scolded himself, straightening his posture and leaning in, giving Galespring a small lick on her ear. "Don't worry about it, we're friends," Blazingstorm replied with a half smile. Underneath that shell he was still the same ol' Blazingstorm who didn't know when he crossed the line and didn't understand personal space. The ginger warrior didn't know what to say next, he was at a loss for words now as he gazed at the ebony warrior. He was seeing a new feline though, someone who had been broken once, just as he had, but also someone who was strong enough to move on. That was the difference between them. He held on for longer than he needed.

[Spirit]

@Suspiciousmindz @Empress Of Evil

Ferretkit almost squealed once again when she realized which cat had just stood up to her. The deputy himself? What was this, some weird dream? She poked her head out, eyes shining of awe. She'd never thought something like this was ever going to happen. And she quickly remembered that this couldn't be a dream, since she didn't see bullies that she hadn't met before in her dreams. It was always the known bullies. Charredkit for example, seemed to always haunt her.
She didn't dare speak. Instead, she lowered her small head onto her front paw, just watching the scene. Her expression was one baldly in awe, baldly extremely horrified of Winterwisp. Her words still echoed though her mind. What kind of mother would ever love you?

[FlashFanatic]

Originally Posted by mapledash

The ginger and white tom stopped next to Bramblespeck. Morningbreeze could relate to what the she-cat was saying. The overwhelming feeling of freedom that he felt when he was just running through the moor, feeling the wind buffer his fur, the grass crunch under his paws and the stretch of his limbs made him feel more alive than ever. But even though, he felt like making a silly joke. "I bet we just look like we love to exhaust ourselves. They must think we're crazy. Haha~" He let out a chuckle as he sat down next to bramblespeck.

He looked at the she and wondered what was on her mind, with everything that had happened recently with the leaders, with singenight almost destroying the clan's faith in starclan. Almost. Never his faith would have been shaken because of such a monster. "How are you by the way? I mean ... with what's been going on." he asked, licking his paw and rubbing it over his ear.

{I swear I replied, but meh}

The brown tabby stared off into space, thinking about the moor, and how beatiful it was. Then, she thought about Shadowclan and Thunderclan. She shuddered at the thought of being under trees, all day, every day. Then she thought about Riverclan. They were their own category. They were the fish. One time, she had a dream where Riverclan was attacking, but they had scales and fins. Then they all died, because they were out of the water. Snapping out of her thought, she realized that Morningbreeze had said something. She felt stupid. But, she always zones off like that. At that moment, she knew what he had said. "They're probably jealous that we can run so fast." She chuckled.

Bramblespeck was just about to share her weird Riverclan dream, when Morning breeze said something again. After he said that, she immediately thought of the horrors she went through. Having no family thst she knew of, it pained her to see her clanmates drop, one by one. She fared pretty well, but gained some scars. She looked down at her leg, and saw the scar. She shook her head, trying to stop thinking about it. She was probably the most relieved cat, now that the old leaders were back. Realizing that she never answered his question, Bramblespeck looked up, and at Morningbreeze. "I'm doing fine. Just a bit worried." She lied. "So, what do ou want to do now?"

[mapledash]

Originally Posted by TehDerpyShoelace

{I swear I replied, but meh}

The brown tabby stared off into space, thinking about the moor, and how beatiful it was. Then, she thought about Shadowclan and Thunderclan. She shuddered at the thought of being under trees, all day, every day. Then she thought about Riverclan. They were their own category. They were the fish. One time, she had a dream where Riverclan was attacking, but they had scales and fins. Then they all died, because they were out of the water. Snapping out of her thought, she realized that Morningbreeze had said something. She felt stupid. But, she always zones off like that. At that moment, she knew what he had said. "They're probably jealous that we can run so fast." She chuckled.

Bramblespeck was just about to share her weird Riverclan dream, when Morning breeze said something again. After he said that, she immediately thought of the horrors she went through. Having no family thst she knew of, it pained her to see her clanmates drop, one by one. She fared pretty well, but gained some scars. She looked down at her leg, and saw the scar. She shook her head, trying to stop thinking about it. She was probably the most relieved cat, now that the old leaders were back. Realizing that she never answered his question, Bramblespeck looked up, and at Morningbreeze. "I'm doing fine. Just a bit worried." She lied. "So, what do ou want to do now?"

Morningbreeze could feel she was reacting negatively to his question. Maybe he shouldn't have talked about the recent events of murders and violence. He gave a nervous shuffle of his paws, he had made his awkward again. "Sorry if I brought this up, I just wanted to know if you were okay." he meowed on a low tone. He had completely ignored her other question in the mean of his apologies, and frowned for a moment of hesitation. Looking up at the white sky to think, like he always did, he realised that the gathering was soon to be held. Whatever it was they would do, they would need it to be short. "Maybe we ... umh... I don't know, anything is fine with me honestly, as long as you keep me company." he told the she, giving her a hip-shove before padding on without any particular destinations in mind.

[The Skeleton Prince]

Originally Posted by Cedar

(Poor baby)

The she-cat pushed her head back. "Now, no need to get all upset. I was just trying to be nice," she mewed. "But if you must know. I'm Babe," she responded. "And I'm here because I just go where I wish. It doesn't bother me," she stated.

Coalheart growls but it was distant and he really wasn't thinking about protecting his clan. He was growling and in a battle stance but the fur on his hackles wasn't raised and his eyes were distant and almost as if looking right thru the she-cat