WindClan: Life Before 2023's Fire

[TheNyanCatMinecart]

~ TWISTEDKIT OF WINDCLAN ~

Twistedkit's eyes went wide as Blossomkit announced her age. Five whole moons! she thought admirably, staring at the creamy-white she-kit. So, she'd become an apprentice soon! Twistedkit didn't know a lot about the world, but she knew that apprentices trained to become warriors that fought and hunted. Well, except Cowpaw, who was a medicine cat. But being an apprentice sounded very exciting! Twistedkit smiled; her crooked jaw made it look lopsided. "Wow!" she exclaimed, her voice sounding worse due to her excitement. "That's so cool! I can't wait to get older. You're almost an apprentice! What's it like?" Older kits were smarter and had more experience than younger ones; Twistedkit knew that. For example, Laurelkit - who was now Laurelpaw - had been super smart when she taught Twistedkit how to properly collect moss. So, was Blossomkit super smart, too?

Then came the question of Is something on your mind? Twistedkit blinked at the older kit curiously. That meant what someone was thinking of, right? Hardly anyone asked her what she was thinking about. The black-furred she-kit blinked, thinking hard as she tried to think of what to say. Her excitement didn't fully leave, but the reminder of all her confusing thoughts made her confused again. "I'm confused," she admitted. Her gaze never left Blossomkit. "A lot of stuff's happened, and I don't think I understand 'cause I'm so little. All the older cats are super smart, but the stuff they say is confusing." The whole situation with Willowsky flooded back to her, and Twistedkit dropped her gaze, staring at her round black paws.

"Mother is always upset with me, and Twilightstar and Cowpaw say that's not normal. And now they say she's sick, and I've gotta stay away from her for some time. But I wanna talk to her before she has to go, but I don't know. I think..." Twistedkit paused. She didn't want Blossomkit to think badly of her mother because that was the last thing the young she-kit wanted. But at the same time, voicing her concerns aloud was hard. Twistedkit decided not to. Instead, she looked back up at Blossomkit.

"What's your mom like?" she asked the older kit. "And do you think I look weird?" Blossomkit had said she looked cool, but Twistedkit asked the question anyway. She was curious and wanted to understand more about why Willowsky was sick, what other kits' moms were like, and what they thought of her. Maybe then, Twistedkit would be a bit smarter, and she'd be able to understand.

@Lakestorm

[TheNyanCatMinecart]

~ TWISTEDKIT OF WINDCLAN ~

Twistedkit followed Twilightstar out of the leader's den. Her legs were tired from all the adventures she'd had recently, but she hurried along, not wanting to be left behind. Her unusually long and extremely mangled tail, compared with her little kit-body, made her lurch this way and that; her gait was clumsy. Soft sand clung to her paws, and she was reminded of playing in the sand with Hickorykit, now Hickorypaw. It also made her slip and slide more than usual. Twistedkit was lucky she didn't fall over. Eventually, they reached the nursery. The young kit looked around hopefully, wanting to see if Willowsky was in there. She had to turn her head extra far because she only had one eye she could see out of. The other was cloudy and colorless, with pale gray and white swirling together. Twistedkit hadn't seen her reflection as far as she could remember, but she had an idea of what she looked like. Willowsky talked about it a lot, after all.

Unfortunately, there was no sign of her mother's soft, gray-splotched black fur or gleaming blue eyes. Either way, Twistedkit couldn't see very far into the entrance because they had stopped outside of it. Twilightstar sat down, so the young kit did the same, feeling relieved because her legs weren't so tired anymore. She panted, loosening her jaw so that it hung in a very disturbing way. Twilightstar called for a queen named Fireflame. Twistedkit frowned. She knew the names of every queen and kit in the nursery, and this one was familiar to her. However, she didn't know most of the other cats that well. Fireflame... Ah, yes, the lilac-colored queen! Interesting how she was named that, because Twistedkit had been told that fire was orange, red, and yellow...

Twistedkit's extremely small ears pricked as Twilightstar called her name, beckoning her to sit a bit farther up, next to her. The she-kit scrambled obediently to her paws and went to sit right next to the lilac-gray leader. She righted her jaw, looking up at her with big eyes. It was odd, being given orders without the risk of being nipped. Twistedkit half-expected the leader to yell at her for something, but she didn't know what for, and she kept having to remind herself that Willowsky's behavior was apparently not normal. She's just sick, Twistedkit reminded herself. She's not bad. Willowsky couldn't be bad. Twistedkit loved her so much.

Her mood improved when Twilightstar mentioned friends. "Friends!" she squeaked excitedly. Her voice sounded a bit worse than normal, which was typical right after letting her jaw hang loose. "Hickorypaw and Shattervenom and Laurelpaw!" The three cats flashed through her mind, and the thoughts of them made her excited. They were her friends! They were gonna stay in the nursery with her! They could all play together and have a ton of fun! I wish Willowsky could see me, though, Twistedkit thought. The dark cloud which had drifted away at the reminder of her friends came back. Maybe she'd be happier if she heard of all my fun adventures and saw all the friends I've made!

Fireflame appeared. Twistedkit looked at the queen as she approached, but her gaze was fixed on Twilightstar, not her. The black she-kit wasn't bothered. Was Fireflame nice? Did she nip or yell or shove? If it wasn't normal, then surely she didn't... but Willowsky had done it, so it couldn't be too not-normal? Twistedkit didn't want to interrupt Fireflame and Twilightstar, but she couldn't help herself. The small she-kit rose to her paws and looked up at the lilac-furred queen, tipping her head to one side to see as much as she could out of her good eye. "Hello!" she squeaked; her voice sounded a bit better. "I'm Twistedkit." She wanted to say more, then stopped herself. What if they got mad at her? She could feel the phantom pain in her scruff as she imagined Willowsky nipping her. But these cats didn't do that, right? Twistedkit was excited to meet Fireflame, but she also worried that she had spoken out of turn. The black she-kit ducked her head shyly, peeking out of the corner of her eye due to the curiosity that overtook her. Were they mad at her for speaking, or were they okay with it? Willowsky's behavior and that of her Clanmates' was warring in her mind - they seemed fine when she spoke - , and Twistedkit wasn't sure if they'd be okay or mad.

@Moonraven @silentstalk

[Overlyobsessedfan1]

Willowpath was casually hunting as always alone, she was hoping to catch more prey since she hasn't been lucky for the past couple of days

Rp open

[Undertaker]

@Moonraven
Leechpaw hadn't been too concerned with the fact that the apprentice had dodged his blow, though well calculated and planned out it had been done sloppily. He chastised himself for not adding more speed than power to the blow. As he went to set his back legs down he snarled as he saw the sneaky she-cat slip underneath. In his head he had figured dropping all his weight down would be able to flatten his sister, Lionpaw was a bit stocky, but Leechpaw beat her both in height and mass.

As he went to go down he felt something shoving upwards, he had not at all expected it and was having a hard time thinking of how he should react. Normally he might have sprung upwards following the momentum of the attack and landed a few tail lengths away. His mind was a bit slow to update his body on the game and so Leechpaw went up and sideways landing heavily on the ground with a solid thud sound. Winded he rolled slowly to his paws, annoyed, but entertained.

He shook out his pelt, got his breath back, and threw himself straight back into the fight as soon as he got back on his paws. He was getting worn out though, he was hoping Lionpaw was faster. In a burst of power and speed, Leechpaw flung himself at his sister without stretched paws, attempting to tackle and pin her.

[MockingRabbit]

Swiftheart listened to his leader. He still disagreed with her, he would have preferred to keep the alliance, but he would stick with her on it. She was clan leader, and she had made her decision.

[Raven~]

Originally Posted by TheNyanCatMinecart

~ TWISTEDKIT OF WINDCLAN ~

Twistedkit wondered how Lynxkit would react to the news of Willowsky nipping her. Cowpaw had gotten upset. Twilightstar had been... well, she'd also been upset. Lynxkit didn't seem upset, but he seemed... curious wasn't the right word for it. Thoughtful? Yeah, that was it. He then said that he was sorry she did that, and told Twistedkit that she was awesome. The black-and-light-gray she-kit glowed with pride for a moment. Lynxkit thought she was awesome! Hickorypaw, Laurelpaw, Shattervenom, Cowpaw, Twilightstar, Fallownose... they'd had all been super awesome, too. They had treated her so kindly, and taken her under their wings. But Willowsky... she didn't treat her like that. Her mother was really mad all the time, yelling at her, ignoring her, and biting her scruff. That just made Twistedkit sad. Willowsky really was different, like everyone had told her. But... Willowsky was a WindClan warrior. How could she be different? And... why was she so angry at Twistedkit when no one else was?

Twilightstar said she's sick. Lynxkit's question fell onto the she-kit's extremely small ears, and her seeing eye drifted over to him. Apparently, her gaze had fallen to her paws without her realizing. "I don't know," Twistedkit admitted. "She's not coughing, but Twilightstar says I need to stay away from her for some time. And... I might have made her sick." All of Twistedkit's sadness rushed over her in a ceaseless tide, and she looked down at her paws again. "Twilightstar says that I shouldn't feel bad because I look different, but she might be sick because she's mad at me. I don't know, though. I really wanna talk to her and find out why."

@Raven~

Lynxkit was lost for words. Kits couldn’t make their mothers sick. Kits loved their mothers, so why would they get their mothers sick? Lynxkit nudged Twistedkit nicely. “It’s not your fault,” Lynxkit told his new friend kindly. “And if you want to see your mother, we can always go see her. We’re small, so Cowpaw wouldn’t be able to see us.”

[Wintersun]

Originally Posted by silentstalk

" a warrior defends the clan with honor and respect" she says smiling" a warrior helps the clan so you would become a great warrior" she says
@Wintersun

Fawnkit brightened at the idea,"I'm gonna be the best warrior ever than!" She squeaked excitedly.

[Lakestorm]

Originally Posted by TheNyanCatMinecart

~ TWISTEDKIT OF WINDCLAN ~

Twistedkit's eyes went wide as Blossomkit announced her age. Five whole moons! she thought admirably, staring at the creamy-white she-kit. So, she'd become an apprentice soon! Twistedkit didn't know a lot about the world, but she knew that apprentices trained to become warriors that fought and hunted. Well, except Cowpaw, who was a medicine cat. But being an apprentice sounded very exciting! Twistedkit smiled; her crooked jaw made it look lopsided. "Wow!" she exclaimed, her voice sounding worse due to her excitement. "That's so cool! I can't wait to get older. You're almost an apprentice! What's it like?" Older kits were smarter and had more experience than younger ones; Twistedkit knew that. For example, Laurelkit - who was now Laurelpaw - had been super smart when she taught Twistedkit how to properly collect moss. So, was Blossomkit super smart, too?

Then came the question of Is something on your mind? Twistedkit blinked at the older kit curiously. That meant what someone was thinking of, right? Hardly anyone asked her what she was thinking about. The black-furred she-kit blinked, thinking hard as she tried to think of what to say. Her excitement didn't fully leave, but the reminder of all her confusing thoughts made her confused again. "I'm confused," she admitted. Her gaze never left Blossomkit. "A lot of stuff's happened, and I don't think I understand 'cause I'm so little. All the older cats are super smart, but the stuff they say is confusing." The whole situation with Willowsky flooded back to her, and Twistedkit dropped her gaze, staring at her round black paws.

"Mother is always upset with me, and Twilightstar and Cowpaw say that's not normal. And now they say she's sick, and I've gotta stay away from her for some time. But I wanna talk to her before she has to go, but I don't know. I think..." Twistedkit paused. She didn't want Blossomkit to think badly of her mother because that was the last thing the young she-kit wanted. But at the same time, voicing her concerns aloud was hard. Twistedkit decided not to. Instead, she looked back up at Blossomkit.

"What's your mom like?" she asked the older kit. "And do you think I look weird?" Blossomkit had said she looked cool, but Twistedkit asked the question anyway. She was curious and wanted to understand more about why Willowsky was sick, what other kits' moms were like, and what they thought of her. Maybe then, Twistedkit would be a bit smarter, and she'd be able to understand.

@Lakestorm

“Well I don’t really have a mom…but I do not think you look weird you look cool, they should call you coolkit!” She said happily, “and feeling older doesn’t really change anything sure you have more experience, but your also a bit big for your nest in the nursery” she said

[versailles]

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flaredust tossed and turned.

[*longfire*]

" and i can't wait to see you grow up" she says amused
@Wintersun