WindClan: Life Before 2023's Fire

[JackHunt_17]

Originally Posted by bmkmb

"Okay!" Sparrowkit chirped like the bird she was named after. The brown kitten watched in amazement as her denmate flipped in the air. That wasn't something that most cats did every day. "You can move first!" Sparrowkit allowed, dropping into the faulty hunter's crouch that an apprentice had taught her moons ago.

Flipkit nodded, and tried to focus, but when he leapt at her tail, he squealed in excitment

[Moon Lily]

Originally Posted by Lynxpaw

The apprentice followed behind his mentor, trying to stay quiet but couldn't help purring. It echoed around the small, dark space but quickly quieted down at Littlewish's words. He would have to come up with his own nicknames. Or beat the warrior in a race again somehow. Or some kind of competition. The tom scented rabbit up ahead, whiskers twitching. In the near pitch-black, he swear he heard the scuffle of paws. Or maybe that was his imagination playing tricks on him. But the scent was quite fresh so could there possibly be rabbits? Did he hear them? Possibly not.

Littlewish grinned quietly as a purr echoed from behind him, amusement guzzling within his chest. He could sense the tom's growing confidence from here. It was a trait that the warrior was honoured to encourage. He halted as the musty smell of rabbit began to dance in his nostrils. It wasn't very often that rabbits could be found down here, which would prove to be a real treat for Eaglepaw. And on his first day of tunneling, too! Lucky duck. The older warrior crouched, pupils dilating to allow more light into his vision. The limited amount that the narrow hallway provided was enough to spot hints of a moving shape ahead. Now all they had to do was hunt it without getting trampled.
"Okay. So, here's what we're gonna do. You'll go ahead of me and try to get as close to the rabbit as possible. If you can, get it on the spot. If not we might have some chasing to do."

[gs29513]

Thats.....strange. Do you know how she got there? Deadkit asked. What if Shadowclan thought they stole Chickadeekit? They didn't want anyone to have to fight! She had thought Nightpaw was AGAINST fighting! As the warrior padded up, she whispered Who's this guy? a bit nervously. Would he get mad at her for something? @Drago0n @Jessica1917
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Oh, hi Sandpaw! Skunkblaze greeted her apprentice, whisking her tail from side to side. With a small sigh, she mewed Probably nothing exciting is going to happen. Just apprentices and warriors. @Ayeeta

[Moon Lily]

Originally Posted by Trouble

Echowind wasn't listening. "You win," she hissed, padding towards the entrance. She needed someone to talk to, and she clearly wasn't getting that here. Maybe she'd find Whispertail.

(feel free to stop her!)

Littlewish's victory was short-lived. A grin lit up the tom's face momentarily as the she-cat moved and he wriggled comfortably into the shallow crevasses his body had left after years of sitting. But the same smiled wobbled off as he noted the molly's complete disappearance. That wasn't something he'd wanted, albeit expected. But the familiar tug of his paws towards the upset warrior dragged him back in her direction, something that was bound to end in some insults and maybe a glare or two. But, he couldn't help it. It was his mess, so it was his duty to fix it.

Running ahead of Echowind, the cream tom stood before the exit, refusing to budge.
"Hey! I thought I said we were sharing, not running off and leaving it to one."

[Jessica1917]

Dimtail smiled at Deadkit. "Hi Deadkit!" He said gently, "I'm Dimtail, Nightpaw's Mentor." he thought about that shadowclan kit, chickadeekit. This definetely meant Shadowclan was back. Was that what this meeting was about? Probably. @gs29513

[-Ash-]

Originally Posted by elysian

Snailswirl
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As if on cue, all of the sympathy they had previously felt was gone as sparking yellow-orange outline turned to seething red. They stood up, fur fluffing defensively. Sure, they were a medicine cat. But unlike their partner, Snailswirl was a fully trained warrior. And they were unafraid to defend themself against this unreasonably angry cat. As their "patient"’s claws unsheathed, so did theirs. They waited until she was finished, and then spoke in a low voice.

"There’s nothing I can do for you. You’re talking about things you don’t understand. Now get out, before you — or I — do something we might regret." There, they had put their paw down. If the she-cat ignored them and lunged, that could mean chaos for their herb supply and nests. And it could also mean chaos for Echowind — Twilightstar was sure to be angry if her Clan’s herb supply was destroyed.

Echowind's fur bristled with rage as she shredded the ground under her claws. Suddenly, she mumbled, "You're right."

She forced herself to look at Snailswirl. "I'm sorry. I shouldn't have lashed out. I just miss Gullpaw. I liked training her." Best excuse ever. Totally not a reason she get angry. Right?

Actually, she missed Whispertail more than her apprentice, which was... Really wrong. She shouldn't be meeting up with a WindClan exile anyway.... Oh well. She loved him, and she was pretty sure he loved her too.

Realizing that the medicine cat had ordered her out of their den, she looked down and exited.

[-Ash-]

Originally Posted by Moon Lily

Littlewish's victory was short-lived. A grin lit up the tom's face momentarily as the she-cat moved and he wriggled comfortably into the shallow crevasses his body had left after years of sitting. But the same smiled wobbled off as he noted the molly's complete disappearance. That wasn't something he'd wanted, albeit expected. But the familiar tug of his paws towards the upset warrior dragged him back in her direction, something that was bound to end in some insults and maybe a glare or two. But, he couldn't help it. It was his mess, so it was his duty to fix it.

Running ahead of Echowind, the cream tom stood before the exit, refusing to budge.
"Hey! I thought I said we were sharing, not running off and leaving it to one."

Echowind had planned to go see the cat she cared about so much. The cat who hunted with her. The cat that made her happy. The cat who she loved. His familiar blue-grey fur. His comforting voice. The cat she loved. Whispertail.

Oh, right. But first she had to deal with the most annoying cat on the planet.
"No, go away." Leave me alone! Echowind was inwardly screaming.

[teddy.]

Originally Posted by wnder

Yewbark
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With the moon at it's highest point fr the night, Yewbark had only recently fallen into slumber. It was a light, restless sleep. She had found herself tossing and turning in her nest when she first tired to retire for the night, and, after a quick walk about the clearing, finally fell asleep. Not for long, of course. Panic plagued her dreams, skipping from scene to scene. A coyote facing her with terrible, drooling jaws. Murder in it's eyes. Cats disappearing one by one, some choking on the poison in their system - her poison - others leaving before they could fall. Being abandoned. Being Kicked out. Being devoured by terrible beasts.

She couldn't wake herself from these nightmares, instead whimpering and kicking in her sleep.

[ OPEN ]

Dandelionpurr had their parental sensors kicking off but their own kittens had been peacefully asleep, curled up in the warmth of their pale curly locks. None seemed to mew for their attention or cry out from the grip of a nightmare. But that didn't stop their stomach from turning and their whiskers from quivering. They were needed less where.

Dandelionpurr stretched out as they wondered from den to den, peering in and between cats, until they finally caught sight of the restless young molly who seemed to toss and turn like a boat on rough waves. No no, Dandelionpurr couldn't have that! They shifted through the nests, dodging tails and flicking ears, until they reached the destination of Yewbarks nest. Carefully, they sat besides it, curling a long golden tail around her body. "Hush, child." Dandelion soothed, planting a small lock to Yews head, "Its not real."

[Beck]

Originally Posted by Moonraven

The she-cat tips her head as she's approached by the tom. Like everyone in the clan, she was aware of Fadedheart as a clanmate, however, has never bother formally interacting with him. Deadpool plastered a smile on her maw.
"Salutations." She greeted in returned, wondering what Fadedheart wanted with her. "Meeting now we have."

"I've heard so much about you," he began. "Although I don't think you'd want to hear that. I promise, they're all good things." He immediately regretted that comment, unsure if it would hurt her feelings. He was curious to get to know her all right, but sometimes his blunt tendencies got the better of him.

[Exis]

Originally Posted by Romulus

A loud noise echo'd from the queen as Dandelionpurr moved forwards, large white paw moving over to carefully scoop Leopardkit up from underneath. With great care, the kitten was quickly engulfed by the fluffy curled mane of the monarch. "Kitten be careful, yes! No boo boos for you, child." Dandelion purred, accent as thick as always.

Leopardkit giggled, “Yes yes! I’ll be carful! My names Leopardkit, wha yours?” She asked. She liked fluffy stuff so she decided that this fur what hers now. Burrowing into it like it was moss.