RiverClan Clearing

[lone]

Originally Posted by Lawlipop

Briarpaw giggled playfully and spun around before saying, "No, no of course not! Maybe..." she said, whispering the last part in a joking manner. "It's just that it look so forced. It didn't look like you were doing it because you were happy." she went on with a flick of her ear. "In order to be really happy, you need to be calm and stuff. So, uh be more calm." Briarpaw knew she wasn't the best at giving advice, but she tries her best. She could tell he has gotten bullied much more than she has been, which is why she is much more cheerful than he is and he is more uptight and cautious of everything and every cat. He can't even trust a cat that's smaller and weaker than him. Briarpaw still was determined to not give up. Failing to help is not only failing him, but herself as well. She shook her head, she did not want that to happen. She didn't care how annoying she appeared at the time, she was going to help and not stop until he becomes happy

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The strangely colored tom cocked his head to the side. Huh? He thought, the tip of his tail twitching back and forth as he listened to her talk. Just listening to her was making him dizzy. And sick. She was one strange she cat, different from all the others that he had encountered. A half smile, half smirk appeared on his maw and he cocked his head to the other side as he watched her. He was capable of smiling; he just didn't always feel like it. But she amused him, and that was one of the good things about her. Lunarpaw doubted she would stop surprising him anytime soon. She was one amazing cat. "Be more calm, huh? Alright. How's this?" He asked, taking a breath. His muscles untensed. His hues became friendlier, more relaxed. He kept the darker part of his face hidden in the shadows, but slowly, that too revealed itself. He knew it was strange for a cat to be colored the way he was, and he could almost hear her laughing-- staring-- but she wasn't. Slowly he unsheathed, then sheathed his claws; another method of calming himself; and then he smiled again. It was a more real smile this time, not quite as brilliant as Briarpaw's, but friendly enough to the point where it was sweet and good natured. He flicked the tip of her tail, first once, then two times before he relaxed completely. The smile faded after a moment and he looked at Briarpaw expectantly, as though wondering what she might have to say about it.

[lone]

Originally Posted by Fawn

Tawnypaw stared for a moment, bot believing Thunderpaw for one second. But she figured, sice he was avoiding talking about it, that it wasn't her place to nose into his business. "Well, alright," she said, trailing off for a moment. After a second or two of silence, she spoke up again, trying to lighten the mood, "Anyway! A water vole does sound nice, how about we go look for one? Let's go!" She started to pad towards the fresh-kill pile, going sloely for Thunderpaw to catch up.

As she walked quietly, she couldn't get something out of her brain. "What was wrong with Thunderpaw? He'd been acting oddly since they woke up, and that meant Tawnypaw must've done something. No one else could've upset him in that span of time; it'd only been the two apprentices. But then why would he hide it? If Tawnypaw upset the grey apprentice, she had to know what she did to make it better. Perhaps she'd bring it up once they grabbed breakfast.
Because if the she-cat apprentice caused this, she absolutely had to fix it. This tension between them was bothering her immensly, and she was determined to fix it. She had to, because things just didn't currently feel comfortable with Thunderpaw, since something was obviously bothering him.

She'd find out what it was and fix it. She had to.

The grey tom was glad the she cat hadn't inquired further. He wasn't quite sure what he would have said; probably something along the lines of utter stupidity. It seemed like he had been getting worse and worse with his unnatural nature ever since they had left the Apprentices' Den. Oh well. They would be warriors soon; it was time to focus on the present and get ready. Because once they were warriors, there was no going back. There would be no 'second chance' at apprenticeship...once you were a warrior, it was done. "Sounds good to me," he purred, padding quickly after his friend. He stayed as close to her as possible-- yet he was careful to make sure their pelts didn't touch so much as once, and he was equally careful not to allow her to believe that anything was wrong. If she thought something was up with him, things might go from awkward to downright uncomfortable. Awkward! He swallowed hard again, padding after the she cat as quickly as he could go. They reached the fresh kill pile and Thunderpaw examined it, trying not to meet Tawnypaw's gaze or accidentally bump into her...either one could have horrible consequences. Well, not horrible, exactly...just awkward. Thunderpaw was used to being an awkward cat, and having his name made fun of, and stuff like that...but what could he do about it? He couldn't change his name, right? At least, he didn't think so. He finally ventured to look up at Tawnypaw and shot her a smile. "See anything that catches your eye?" He asked somewhat hopefully. He was hungry, after all-- and Tawnypaw had always had a good eye.

[Gone]

Originally Posted by RosePet123

*EmeraldNight stiffened as he came closer, then relaxed as he flopped down. She settled down in front of him, putting her front paws under her chest and wrapping her tail around her. As she settled, she made sure to stay a tail away, not ready to be too close to another cat yet. She sighed* Well, one time, when I was a Kit, I decided to go outside Camp alone. I was young, and also quite adventurous, which, for a Kit as young as I was, was not very smart. But I was young. So, I went outside of Camp one night, and when I was all alone in the wildnerness, I was thinking to myself: I was free! I could do what I wanted and go on adventures! So, I padded farther and farther from Camp. I eventually reached the River. I felt a deadly desire to swim in that River that night. So, I slowly lowered myself in the water, which was thankfully calm. That is, until I swam a good distance along it. The water suddenly rushed along, and I was caught in it. I mewed for help, and went under, only to resurface, then go under again. I yowled for help each time I resurfaced, my cries warbled as I went back under. I thought it would never end. I was getting tired of swimming and struggling, and was having a hard time keeping my eyes open. But I knew, if I did fall asleep, I would surely drown. So, i kept fighting. When I was about to give in after what seemed like hours, when I was sure I would drown, I suddenly felt someone grab the scruff of my neck. I was lifted above the water, disoriented, and carried to the bank. I heard a deep voice mew: You'll be alright, EmeraldKit. And then I was set down on the bank, and I coughed up a ton of water, and looked up at my savior. He was an older Warrior from the Clan, and I had seen him around. I thanked him, and started shivering with cold. He lifted me by the scruff of my neck again, setting me onto his back and taking me back to Camp, where my Mother was waiting, stricken. She licked my sleepy face worriedly. The Warrior allowed her to take me to the Medicine Den to see if I had any major injuries or conditions. I was fine. But I never forgot how the Warrior saved me. He died shortly after in a Battle, but he was a noble Cat

*EmeraldNight's voice faded off as she finished her story, glancing at HerringPaw to see his reaction, hoping she hadn't scared him*

Herringpaw looked terrified after hearing her story, his eyes wide open as he heard the she-cat talk, he shook his head. "I-I didn't like it, I-I thought it was gonna be a nice story, not one where you nearly drowned and that a warrior died." He mewed shakily, gazing straight in her eyes, he shrunk down, he didn't want to get yelled at, he hated it when someone got mad at him, at least, he did say his opinion and didn't lie, it was a good thing for him, to be honest, never did he ever think about lying, whenever he tried, he ended up breaking down and told the truth... Guilt, he felt guilty about lying to others, even strangers, intruders, however you want to call them- He just felt bad. The young apprentice then turned his gaze towards his paws. "C-Can I have another story, n-not one like the one you just told me..?" He asked shyly.

[ChameweonRainbow]

Blizzardclaw set down the prey on the fresh-kill pile and grabbed a lizard to go eat. As he was walking to go lay down on some softer ground pain flared in his chest. He gasped, dropping the lizard in his mouth. He crumpled to the ground as the pain stabbed in his heart and his breath became ragged. After several minutes, the pain ebbed to a manageable ache. The icy gray Maine coon picked back up his food and lay down to eat; Ignoring the pain that throbbed in his chest.

[(LillyLeopard) Lillysong]

(Heyyy I hope I'm not a bother to any of you guys!)
Like usual, Lillysong's lousy attempt to catch a fish backfired. Instead of actually catching the fish, water sprayed from the river, and the fish slid around her paws. She growled with frustration, her paws soaking wet. "How was I even made a warrior if I can't catch a fish?!" She growled to herself. Deciding to try again, she watched the river again. Come on, Lillysong. You got this! Just a stupid little fish.. very stupid.. AWW COME ON! She missed the fish. After multiple attempts, she ended up with a decent sized fish. "That'll do, Lilly. That'll do.." She mumbled and padded back to the camp, dropping her catch in the fresh kill pile

[Mango]

Cloudpaw swayed her long lushous white tail and groomed her fur in the sunlight, ignoring the cold snow. I am so proud of helping that scrawny lost apprentice make her way back to camp? Yet she said I was STUCK-UP! How dare she, I saved her pelt, I just don't understand how anyone could be so ungratefult... She continued cleaning her pelt zoning out, Maybe I should show her what ungratefulness is. I found her shivering against a tree barely responding, I said I'll take her back to camp and she called me Stuck-up today for cleaning my fur?! She came to her senses," I'll find that snob and teach her a lesson." She decided out-loud then blushed when she noticed that Pinepaw was listening.

Pinepaw glared at her," Snob."

Cloudpaw spat," I'm not a snob. You are just ungrateful. If I was a snob, I would have caught my prey and then went to camp ignoring you, but I didn't I took time and food to save your pelt."

Pinepaw spit on the ground," If you ignored me while I was in recovery that I recieved, that is a snob. YOU." She flicked her tail at Cloudpaw, " Are a snob with a heart and a backbone."

Cloudpaw finished," Which isn't a snob."

Pinepaw snorted," Whatever."

[(LillyLeopard) Lillysong]

Lillysong was in the middle of eating some fresh kill when she heard a skitter of paws from behind her.
"Hey! Hey, Lillysong!" Lillysong didn't look quite thrilled. A small apprentice ran to her side and sat down. "I caught a fish today!" He exclaimed. Lillysong pretended to smile "Very good, Sunpaw. I'm sure mother would be very proud of you!" Sunpaw smiled the biggest smile Lillysong had ever seen in moons. "Made any friends yet?" Sunpaw seemed eager for an answer. "Uh.. yeah. Plenty" She lied. "That's great! I hope you're enjoying your first moon of being a warrior! I'll be like you in 3 more moons!" He said with delight. "Bye!" He scurried off to the apprentice den. Lillysong sighed. She hated lying to her younger brother, but it was to keep him as happy as possible. Starclan, please help me..

[Splash]

Slatekit leaps out of the nursery in a dark blue-gray blur. Her aqua eyes were sparkling as she landed on her paws. The 5 moon old kit glanced around the newleaf clearing, her spirits lifted. She walked to a tree stump and sat down on it, thinking This is my stump. I claimed it! With no siblings or parents that she knew of, Slatekit often had to be creative to entertain herself.

[Splash]

From her spot atop the stump, Slatekit could see the whole camp. She dug her tiny, thorny claws into the stump, and pulled them forward, clawing it to mark it as hers. Suddenly bored of this, the stormy gray she-kit jumped off and began chasing her long white-tipped tail.



Thanks for king me feel so welcome, guys

[Brilliance]

Originally Posted by (LillyLeopard) Lillysong

Lillysong was in the middle of eating some fresh kill when she heard a skitter of paws from behind her.
"Hey! Hey, Lillysong!" Lillysong didn't look quite thrilled. A small apprentice ran to her side and sat down. "I caught a fish today!" He exclaimed. Lillysong pretended to smile "Very good, Sunpaw. I'm sure mother would be very proud of you!" Sunpaw smiled the biggest smile Lillysong had ever seen in moons. "Made any friends yet?" Sunpaw seemed eager for an answer. "Uh.. yeah. Plenty" She lied. "That's great! I hope you're enjoying your first moon of being a warrior! I'll be like you in 3 more moons!" He said with delight. "Bye!" He scurried off to the apprentice den. Lillysong sighed. She hated lying to her younger brother, but it was to keep him as happy as possible. Starclan, please help me..

One tom thought it was a perfect day for a swim. Albeit a little cold, which did not do good for his smooth fur. However this did not affect the tom's mood, and he did go swimming. For some fish. To get something to eat. He splashed in the water as if he were a kit on their first swim.

Dottedflame was a good swimmer. He wasn't the best, yet he wasn't the worst. From the distance, he seen a she-cat fiddling with a fish, trying to catch her own. He thought it was funny, and he inwardly laugh at seeing her mess up, BUT she did catch the fish. He wasn't surprised that she would. She was a riverclan cat, after all. Yet, he never remembered seeing her before. He knew most of his clan, having to been born and raised there, but then again he didn't know a lot of cats. Especially since the clan was large and growing day by day.

He swiftly caught a fish in his jaws, and stared padding to the shore. He seen the she-cat being greeted by an apprentice, and he wondered if the apprentice was hers. Then again, they looked somewhat similar, and he assumed that was her brother. Not that it mattered to him. He didn't want to feel as a creep, as if he were stalking her.

Yet, he was analyzing every detail he came across. He realized that he didn't know most of his clan mates because he hardly ever paid attention to his surroundings, and it was about high time that he made friends anyway.

After he got out the water, his fur drenched. His eye sight became blurry, and he quickly had to find a way back to camp. It looked silly if he didn't know where he was going. But, yet he did it anyway. As he walked, using his ears for a sense of direction back to camp and to throw the fish on the kill pile. He didn't know where he was going and he accidentally bumped into another cat. He yelped and quickly jumped back. His eyes opened wide, the water gone, and his sight becoming clearer. He fumbled for an apology, ''I-I-I'm so-so s-sorry. Are you okay? Are you hurt? Did I do any damage?''