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Originally Posted by Lonestar23

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Stonegazer wasn’t quite sure why he was here. Just leave now. He shouldn’t have given in to silly indulgences. I bet he’s late. Maybe he won’t even show. It was sunset, and he was supposed to meet Powdernose back here. The little deputy had somehow convinced him it was a good idea to come stargazing. Stonegazer had completed his duties for the day… he had done the right thing and waited until he was finished to come here. Everything would have been fine, were it not for a little nagging tick in the back of his mind. Waste of time. What am I doing here? This isn’t like me. He was a tom who followed the same routine - get up, go hunting, come back to camp and eat, go out on patrol, go hunting again, see if there was anything else he could do, and if there wasn’t, then he would either patrol anyways or go for a nice, leisurely walk in the woods. He didn’t go stargazing, and he certainly didn’t spend time with anyone more than he had to.

Oh sure, he had some friends… a few of them, as a matter of fact… but they were all just - well - they were all the same. It was easy to get along with cats that he understood. This little scrap of fluff? Stonegazer knew they weren’t that far apart in age, but he felt as though he had lived at least 10 moons longer. And yet, he liked the little tom. It was good to have happy young cats in charge. At least they wouldn’t fly off the handle and declare war or anything… not from what Stonegazer had seen, anyways. ”Okay, Powdernose. I’m here.” He mewed, feeling a little silly as he glanced around, his guard only slightly let down as he looked for the other tom.

for the entire time that he was there, powdernose slept. breathing, dreaming, ignoring the fact that a certain grey tabby was clouding his thoughts. his breath was steady despite the occasional break as he fidgeted or rolled over, still curled up in a tiny, fluffy ball. heartbeats remained ticking by, even after the time that powdernose was supposed to meet with stonegazer. then, finally, he woke up.
the tom stood and stretched in what little space he had, his jaws widening in a yawn. his tail whipped about lazily before he slid from his hiding spot. powdernose blinked multiple times as he attempted to clear sleep from his eyes, then looked up at the sky. seeing how dark it was, he yelped with a start, quickly turning to race back to the meeting spot, hoping stonegazer was still there.
although his fur was disheveled, tail poofed, and eyes wide, powdernose rushed into the clearing like nothing was wrong. once he was there, he skid to a stop in front of stonegazer, silently relieved that he was still there.
"ah, forgive me for being late! i- uh- had some business to attend to," he explained sheepishly, ears swiveling with embarrassment. the small siamese's eyes twinkled before he cleared his throat, sitting down and willing his fur to settle. calm yourself, powdernose. he took a deep breath and smiled. "so, ah, stonegazer, shall i show you the wonders of stargazing?" oh, that sounds so idiotic! closing his eyes, powdernose stifled the dark voice in his head and focused solely on keeping stonegazer's attention.
this is your chance to prove yourself to him. don't mess this up.