RiverClan Clearing

[LillyFluteLeopord]

Originally Posted by NoireRose

Dottedflame stared at the female with interest. He wondered what she could possibly be thinking about. She did seem weird, in his opinion, but he did like her for some odd reason. His yellow eyes flickered with a spark as he waited for her to respond. ''Yes...Merrypaw has her moments.'' He chuckled, before adding. ''You want to go swimming?'' He suggested, then quickly added, ''Want to go chase birds away?'' One of his favorite activities were chasing the birds away that landed. Most other cats enjoyed hunting them, but Dottedflame was too sensitive to ever hurt birds. Besides, they weren't his favorite food anyway. ''Or we can go explore the territory!'' He jumped excitedly. Another one of his favorite activities was exploring the territory and seeing what cool things that awaited to be discovered. He always kept himself occupied daily, and he was hoping to help his new friend live a little.

(This is Lillysong but my old account locked me out -.-)
Lillysong pondered for a bit "ALL of those things sound wonderful!" She meowed.

[Brilliance]

Originally Posted by LillyFluteLeopord

(This is Lillysong but my old account locked me out -.-)
Lillysong pondered for a bit "ALL of those things sound wonderful!" She meowed.

''Lets go!'' Dottedflame shot up, thinking of what they could do first. Exploring the territory was always good. Since they were both born and raised in Riverclan, there was nothing that they didn't notice. Dottedflame knew riverclan like the back of his paw. He had been outside of it a few times, but it never lasted. He quickly started padding away, flickering his tail to motion Lillysong to come on.

[Mango]

Cloudpaw licked her paw," I wish I wasn't seen as a snotty she-cat and people noticed I was friendly." She scowled and stood up and stepped onto a patch of snow crossing over to another patch of dirt.

[Hexict]

Originally Posted by Nighty

Sunbreeze listened, a little taken aback by the sudden interruption from the black tom. She stayed quiet for a moment and then became relieved as he continued on. She could see the small hints of embarrassment and felt sorry for him. Although, she couldn't blame him, this only showed her that Colby was passionate about the Clan and it's well being, which was an amazing quality. She needed some cat who cared about the Clan they were living in.

Sunbreeze had known for a while that she and Colby were more than just friends, maybe best friends, or something more. The more she talked with him the stringer her feelings grew, but she still couldn't shake the doubt she had that he would be scared off and leave her, just like Littlefang had. Something bad could happen, he could blame it on her, and just...leave. She knew for herself and for her kit's sake, she could not handle that again. She couldn't help but feel doubtful of him, knowing that he hadn't always been a Clan cat, that he had a life somewhere else too. That this wonderful, caring tom in front of her had cats outside the territory that cared for him. She couldn't help but feel that if they did become mates and something bad happened, he would leave her. And not only her, but the Clan. That was something she couldn't bear. The Clan, at a time like this, needed strong Warriors like Colby, she couldn't be the cause of a lost warrior.

Sunbreeze gave her friend a comforting smile, letting him know that it was fine if he had spoken loudly. Her soft white and orange pelt rippled in a cool icy breeze that wound its way through the camp. The leaf bare weather was still hanging on by the threads, but it should be over soon. "I agree. It is hard, taking ones word on things, especially big things like this. Although we have to trust them. If we can't trust our leader and medicine cat, then we can't trust anyone. We have to give them a shot, but I can say one major difference between Bucknight and Russetstar: Russetstar is a kind gentleman. He doesn't seem shady or creepy, he doesn't reject Starclan in the way his predecessor did. He has kindness and compassion, and not just for his family and friends, but for his whole Clan, whereas Bucknight seemed to show it only for his mate Cakeless." She said, her kind voice soothing and peaceful, yet persuading.

The ebony tom noticed her surprised reaction when he had raise his voice after she had question him if he had wished for Thornfrost to succeed Bucknight. He knew afterwards that she hadn't been serious. No one - or at least anyone loyal to Satrclan would have wanted such a thing. The tom himself wasn't sure about Starclan. He wasn't born into the clans and had actually spent most of his life as a loner until he happened he stumble up in Spottedsong on the territory. Though Colby had gotten use to the clans' way of life and knew the rules, he still wasn't sure if he believed in Starclan or not. He thought it was strange that the cats believed that they dead loved ones lived in the stars and watched them all the time... which he thought was kind of creepy.

Of course, he wasn't trying to turn anyone away from them, either.

Colby knew that most of the cats that lived in the clans believed such things. Some may have turned from them to worship the Dark Forest, but they still believed that they loved ones still lived after death. The clans were passionate about Starclan, and he wasn't willing to be the one that goes between the clan and their beliefs. Even if he found it strange. But she still couldn't shrug it all off, and did wonder if they were right about Starclan and that it did indeed exist.

The black tom relaxed as Sunbreeze gave him a soft look that let him know that it was alright he had raised his voice. His sapphire orbs watched a breeze ripple through her multi-colored pelt. His ears seemed to turn just slightly pink - not enough to notice - causing him to silently scold himself. He was aware that Sunbreeze was pretty, but he tried not to think about that too much. The tom got into trouble no matter what he did, and he didn't really mind, but he didn't to cause any trouble with or for his close friend. As the warrior went on to tell him that they must have at least some faith in their leader and medicine cat, he gave a small nod. He looked back towards her as she stated the differences between their former and current leader. "I know... but I can't but worry, right?" He mewed softly.

He had seen many cats get hurt and killed during the Evil Era. Not just during the Liberation Battle lead by Skyclan, but also when others would stand up against Bucknight. They weren't allowed to believe in Starclan - although Colby was unaffected by that - and they to worship the Dark Forest instead. Many hated that, but were too afraid to stand up. Co,by himself wasn't going to stand up to Bucknight out of fear as well, and he hadn't wanted Sunbreeze to either. Bt he hadn't liked living like that and just wished that Russetstar was in fact going to be different.

[|+sari+|]

Originally Posted by Raven & Co

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.

*EmeraldNight's eyes widened in alarm* I - I am sorry, HerringPaw. I didn't mean to... scare you. Its just... *she looks off to the side, a faraway look in her eyes. Tears appear in the corner of her eyes* It's just... I have had a hard life and... well, it'll be hard to think of an experience worth talking about that isn't... sad, or scary, or whatever... *this time, EmeraldNight was the one to look down shyly* Well... excpet for the story of a tom I once loved... *she chuckles nervously* Do you want to hear that story? *she looked up at HerringPaw, her expression quite nervous as she waited for his answer*

[Gone]

Originally Posted by RosePet123

*EmeraldNight's eyes widened in alarm* I - I am sorry, HerringPaw. I didn't mean to... scare you. Its just... *she looks off to the side, a faraway look in her eyes. Tears appear in the corner of her eyes* It's just... I have had a hard life and... well, it'll be hard to think of an experience worth talking about that isn't... sad, or scary, or whatever... *this time, EmeraldNight was the one to look down shyly* Well... excpet for the story of a tom I once loved... *she chuckles nervously* Do you want to hear that story? *she looked up at HerringPaw, her expression quite nervous as she waited for his answer*

Herringpaw listened to the warrior, but later shook his head, he wasn't really trusting her now that he had heard one of her stories. "N-No, I don't want to hear it." He admitted and simply backed away from her, he gazed at the fresh-kill pile and went to take something, he then walked back, sitting about 5-6 tail lengths away from the she-cat before he started eating a quite big fish, he had one hell of an appetite, and he loved fish more than anything else, it just tasted amazing and the texture of it was just... He couldn't even describe it.

[|+sari+|]

Originally Posted by Raven & Co

Herringpaw listened to the warrior, but later shook his head, he wasn't really trusting her now that he had heard one of her stories. "N-No, I don't want to hear it." He admitted and simply backed away from her, he gazed at the fresh-kill pile and went to take something, he then walked back, sitting about 5-6 tail lengths away from the she-cat before he started eating a quite big fish, he had one hell of an appetite, and he loved fish more than anything else, it just tasted amazing and the texture of it was just... He couldn't even describe it.

*EmeraldNight watched him eat, her gaze watchful, and she sighed and started to lick a paw. She was starting to sort of... enjoy... Herring's company, and it showed. She stopped licking a paw and sighed, then went over to the Fresh Kill Pile for a meal of her own, then went back over to where she sat before with a Rabbit in her jaws, then laid down and began eating it. She loved rabbit, and she looked quite calm while she was eating. She looked almost... harmless. She was only halfway through her meal when she made a sobbing sound in her throat and pushed it away, then tucked her head into the crook of her paws and started to shake*

[Gone]

Originally Posted by RosePet123

*EmeraldNight watched him eat, her gaze watchful, and she sighed and started to lick a paw. She was starting to sort of... enjoy... Herring's company, and it showed. She stopped licking a paw and sighed, then went over to the Fresh Kill Pile for a meal of her own, then went back over to where she sat before with a Rabbit in her jaws, then laid down and began eating it. She loved rabbit, and she looked quite calm while she was eating. She looked almost... harmless. She was only halfway through her meal when she made a sobbing sound in her throat and pushed it away, then tucked her head into the crook of her paws and started to shake*

Herringpaw gazed at Emeraldnight as she went to take a rabbit from the fresh-kill pile, those were quite rare around here, they were easier to find on WindClan's territory, well from what he had heard in the past. His ears perked as he heard a sob coming from the she-cat, approaching her slowly, he placed the fish down and rubbed his head against hers, trying to comfort her, he was far from being the best at it.... "W-What's going on?" He asked shyly, his paws slightly trembling at the thought of him being the reason why she was sad.

[goddess of ducks]

Originally Posted by Duskflight

Hearing his return greeting simply brought that smile on her muzzle a bit wider as she settled down next to him, unable to contain that spurt of happiness that rushed through her at realizing she finally had a little bit of time to spend some time with him.
"Glad to hear you slept well, I myself have slept fairly well, but ever since I've been in the nursery I've found it strange not to be amongst the warriors." Cobaltshade admitted with a small sigh, resting her cheek on his shoulder momentarily before lifting her head again to look across the clearing, remembering that she still had to keep half a gaze on Flashkit, he was still relatively young and needed watching. It was her duty as his mother to watch him as carefully as ever, but give him space so that he could learn and grow properly, she thought about this in a rather logical way, acting more so from logic than intuition. But the Russian Blue has always been that way just about anything, it's no surprise that her view on raising a kit was the same way and that motherhood has hardly changed her. That's one thing about Cobaltshade, through everything, she has never changed, not for a moment.

As she watched her beloved little monster across the clearing, she heard Chaseripple ask a new question, her ears perking and her head turning to look at him for a moment, the smile back to her muzzle.
"Oh it's fine Chase dear, I understand. Hah, I mean if any cat were to understand, it would be me!" She purred with a quiet chuckle before going on to answer his question, her eyes back to following the kit.
"He's doing good, growing up too quickly if you ask me. He'll be a good strong kit though, I can tell." As she finished speaking, she would look to the carp that Chaseripple had brought over for himself before tucking her tail to the side.
"It's nice to think that I'll be back in the warriors den soon though, I have to say I've missed my duties and I've missed being next to you. What I wouldn't give to finally go back out in the territory to catch a water vole, or to patrol the borders!"

Chaseripple smiled. He too was enjoying this time with her, mostly though because he could sense that she was happy. That was what he wanted from life, for her to be happy, and however he could help with that would be a pleasure to him. "Well I'm glad someone understands me. But it's good to hear she is doing well. I'll have to pay her a personal visit sometime and get to know her more. Maybe she'll have some time as an apprentice as well to where maybe the three of us could go out?" He suggested. A family hunt among the three of them seemed very pleasant, maybe even wonderful. He knew, and felt bad that he had not been spending as much time with them as he most likely should have, but too had his warrior duties to complete.
"I bet you miss them. I can't say I blame you though. If I were to be stuck in a den and nest for six to seven moons, I'm sure that I would have died of boredom by now. Kudos to you for surviving like this, something I don't think I would be very good at." He chuckled light heartedly. The blue gray tom stole a glance at his mate as she stared off across the clearing, watching their daughter. He knew at he should get his head out of the clouds and be a better father to the young she kit, she probably really wanted it and he had been to busy to see it. He had to fix that before it was too late. It was easy to keep up with the cat he had been in love with for a long time, but it had been ages since he had dealt with kits, did he have what it took to be a good father? Surely. Cobaltshade seemed to trust him with it, so he would.
He watched her as she gazed across the clearing, looking over her stunning features, he stared into her beautiful eyes and emitted a soft pur. Sure he hadn't just fallen for her because she was pretty, but because of her personality. The looks were an added bonus, he could say. He saw her snatch a glance down at his carp and felt a dreaded feeling that he had not offered to share. Of course, he had only taken a few bites from it, so it was mostly there anyways. He used his rather large paws to push the prey towards his companion. "Here, if you would like it you can have the rest, I wasn't that hungry anyways." He said in a polite manner.

[goddess of ducks]

Originally Posted by Hexict

The ebony tom noticed her surprised reaction when he had raise his voice after she had question him if he had wished for Thornfrost to succeed Bucknight. He knew afterwards that she hadn't been serious. No one - or at least anyone loyal to Satrclan would have wanted such a thing. The tom himself wasn't sure about Starclan. He wasn't born into the clans and had actually spent most of his life as a loner until he happened he stumble up in Spottedsong on the territory. Though Colby had gotten use to the clans' way of life and knew the rules, he still wasn't sure if he believed in Starclan or not. He thought it was strange that the cats believed that they dead loved ones lived in the stars and watched them all the time... which he thought was kind of creepy.

Of course, he wasn't trying to turn anyone away from them, either.

Colby knew that most of the cats that lived in the clans believed such things. Some may have turned from them to worship the Dark Forest, but they still believed that they loved ones still lived after death. The clans were passionate about Starclan, and he wasn't willing to be the one that goes between the clan and their beliefs. Even if he found it strange. But she still couldn't shrug it all off, and did wonder if they were right about Starclan and that it did indeed exist.

The black tom relaxed as Sunbreeze gave him a soft look that let him know that it was alright he had raised his voice. His sapphire orbs watched a breeze ripple through her multi-colored pelt. His ears seemed to turn just slightly pink - not enough to notice - causing him to silently scold himself. He was aware that Sunbreeze was pretty, but he tried not to think about that too much. The tom got into trouble no matter what he did, and he didn't really mind, but he didn't to cause any trouble with or for his close friend. As the warrior went on to tell him that they must have at least some faith in their leader and medicine cat, he gave a small nod. He looked back towards her as she stated the differences between their former and current leader. "I know... but I can't but worry, right?" He mewed softly.

He had seen many cats get hurt and killed during the Evil Era. Not just during the Liberation Battle lead by Skyclan, but also when others would stand up against Bucknight. They weren't allowed to believe in Starclan - although Colby was unaffected by that - and they to worship the Dark Forest instead. Many hated that, but were too afraid to stand up. Co,by himself wasn't going to stand up to Bucknight out of fear as well, and he hadn't wanted Sunbreeze to either. Bt he hadn't liked living like that and just wished that Russetstar was in fact going to be different.

In good manner, Sunbreeze brushed up against him, both out of coldness and a friendly gesture. She wanted him to know everything was fine with her. She was very open about her opinion and didn't want to seem judge mental against other cats opinions either. She wasn't one to turn things down just because, but she tried to keep her mind open and allowing. She wanted to be able to consider the different possibilities and count them all into effect. "I can understand that." She mewed quietly as she nodded her head slowly.

Sunbreeze felt comfortable with this cat, in a way she hadn't experienced since her time with Littlefang. The Molly couldn't remember her ever telling the black tom before her about her time with the brown tabby of Shadowclan. But maybe that was something she needed to talk about. Or should she ask about him first? She made a quick decision and asked; "Colby, if you don't mind my asking, what did you do before you joined the clans? I mean obviously you didn't always live here, no offense to your name, but still. " she added hesitatingly, the last thing she needed was to scare him off with personal questions. "I'm sorry, that was me being curious. You don't have to answer it you don't want to, I was just being curious and nosy." She meowed hastily, blood rushing to her ears and cheeks, making her feel warm and embarrassed.