RiverClan Clearing

[SuspiciousMindz]

Originally Posted by BluBunny

@Suspiciousmindz

A Siamese tom sat in the middle of the clearing while eating a plump, silver fish. His long, brown tail swayed back and forth as he ate, causing cats to avoid his backside so that wouldn't get hit with the powerful tail. The tom was never aware that his tail could actually really hurt some cats when it hit them, nor was he aware that kits loved to play with it more then any other cats tail. He just assumed thats how kits were with tails, he actually quite enjoyed kits although, he could be a bit awkward around them. He knew how to play with them but wasn't very good at actually taking care of them, Fogleap finished off the fish and began to lick his muzzle clean. His long tail continued to move as he decided to groom his pelt, starting with his chest.

(Honestly wasn't sure how to start.. I figured one of Lotushearts kits could play with his tail or maybe she trips over it or something O.o)

Being the queen she was, Lotusheart was hardly paying attention to her surroundings as she made her way over to the kill pile. She was heart-broken that her kits were getting big, they were almost apprentices now and she didn't want to face that fact. She still treated them like they were two moons old and relied on her when in reality they weren't. They were her first and probably only liter. Now that her mate was gone, she hadn't been the same around other cats. Lotusheart was normally outgoing and willing to open up, but after being hurt like that, she didn't want to go through that process again. She'd probably die slowly inside if any of her kits were to pass away. They were all the family she had left besides her sister and her kits. Sure, her sister having a good amount of kits meant Lotusheart could still spend much of her time in the nursery, but it wasn't the same. They weren't hers. As her paws kept moving, her mind was racing with memories and before she knew it, she stumbled. Something soft hit the base of her paw and swiped her leg from under her sending her tumbling forward. Upon hitting the earth, her nose scraped the hard ground and her face began to ache, though her ears grew hot with embarrassment. How silly of her!

[Fel]

Originally Posted by woly

@Trashy Sky @RedHead
Whisperblaze bursted into camp, with Shiverkit on his back balanced peacefully. Blue eyes darted around the clearing for his mate, Russetstar, and he wanted him to be aware that he was home. The tom had had a weird dream before he left, something telling him that he needed to go, be he knew he would return. He was happy to be home, and excited to introduce Shiverkit to the tom. His body felt heavy, after so much walking and traveling all in one day his paws ached and he was left exhausted, but he still sped into the clearing to find the certain ginger leader he was looking for. ¨Alright Shiverkit, were home. Im going to introduce you to the other cat that will be helping to take care of you, I promise he´ll take very good care of you and try to help.¨ he smiled and glanced back at the grey kit that was snugged in his fur warmly,holding on to balance himself. ¨This is your new home. After I find who Im looking for well settle to get some sleep,okay?¨ he was sure the kit was tired, as thi had been a very long,interesting day for them both. Whisper didnt expect to be a father again. Russet was one to stand out a bt due to his swirled markings, so finding him was no hard task. Whisperblaze approached his mate, a bright mile on his face. He hadnt noticed Shellfeather yet. ¨Russet- oh am I so glad to see you.¨

As he'd been looking around camp, his ears perked up with happiness as Russetstar caught glimpse of his mate, his eyes shining as he ran up towards the long-furred tom with a joyful expression. "Whisper-- I missed you!" He laughed, nuzzling the warrior with a rumbling purr. However, it seemed like there wasn't only one cat in front of him- looking down towards the small gray kitten which Whisperblaze was escorting, giving the small tomkit a friendly smile. "Hey, who's this little guy?" He laughed, nuzzling the kitten's cheek as well with fondness. Turning back towards his mate with a playful gaze, his thin-furred tail flicked back and forth as his paws shuffled awkwardly. "It's really nice to have you back- I thought you'd left for good." He loved Whisperblaze with all of his heart, and if he'd left the clan for a second time he wouldn't be able to bear any of it. Pausing for a few seconds to let the tom reply, he suddenly found himself distracted by a scent he hadn't been faced with for moons, something he knew quite dearly. Oh my StarClan- she can't be back here, not now! A panicked expression suddenly stretching onto his face, he froze with fear as he caught sight of his ex-mate Shellfeather having arrived in camp. His son, Spicepaw, had also arrived, but he didn't scare him quite as much as his mother did- he thought he would never see again, and he'd finally been able to move on. "Whisper... don't look behind you." He mumbled to his mate, pressing his nose against his cheek for a few seconds, the leader's expression paralyzed with worry.

Rabbitpaw was too late.
@RedHead @Lilly

[graves]

Originally Posted by fenic!

As he'd been looking around camp, his ears perked up with happiness as Russetstar caught glimpse of his mate, his eyes shining as he ran up towards the long-furred tom with a joyful expression. "Whisper-- I missed you!" He laughed, nuzzling the warrior with a rumbling purr. However, it seemed like there wasn't only one cat in front of him- looking down towards the small gray kitten which Whisperblaze was escorting, giving the small tomkit a friendly smile. "Hey, who's this little guy?" He laughed, nuzzling the kitten's cheek as well with fondness. Turning back towards his mate with a playful gaze, his thin-furred tail flicked back and forth as his paws shuffled awkwardly. "It's really nice to have you back- I thought you'd left for good." He loved Whisperblaze with all of his heart, and if he'd left the clan for a second time he wouldn't be able to bear any of it. Pausing for a few seconds to let the tom reply, he suddenly found himself distracted by a scent he hadn't been faced with for moons, something he knew quite dearly. Oh my StarClan- she can't be back here, not now! A panicked expression suddenly stretching onto his face, he froze with fear as he caught sight of his ex-mate Shellfeather having arrived in camp. His son, Spicepaw, had also arrived, but he didn't scare him quite as much as his mother did- he thought he would never see again, and he'd finally been able to move on. "Whisper... don't look behind you." He mumbled to his mate, pressing his nose against his cheek for a few seconds, the leader's expression paralyzed with worry.

Rabbitpaw was too late.
@RedHead

Even hearing his mates voice was such a relief to him. His body felt exsauted, wanting to just curl up in their shared nest and just rest. But there was a kit balanced on his back, and he wanted to have him settled before anything else. ¨Hi love, I missed you too. Even if it was olny two days I was gone it felt like moons.¨ he gave a soft chuckle. He looked on his back to where the kit was settled, ¨This is Shiverkit,I wanted to raise him myself, I know Im not queen but hes old enough to eat pray and-¨ his rambling stopped when his mate thought he was gone. He gave a soft smile, ¨Im never leaving for good, I promise you.¨ his voice was sincere. he knew a lot had happened to Russet in his life time, apprentices dying,kits dying, and exiling his own sister. And then Shellfeather had left. It seemed everything important had left his mate, and he didnt want him to think the same of him. He felt slight guilt for when he left for Thunderclan, and how scary that had been for the both of them. ¨I promise.¨ he whispered as a quiet promise between them. When his mate leaned close, he was expecting sweet nothings whispered in his ears or something,not words of pure fear. Dont look...behind me? ¨Russet, whats wrong? You look terrified...whats behind me?¨ his voice was unsure, quiet and searching for more detail.

[RedHead]

Originally Posted by woly

Even hearing his mates voice was such a relief to him. His body felt exsauted, wanting to just curl up in their shared nest and just rest. But there was a kit balanced on his back, and he wanted to have him settled before anything else. ¨Hi love, I missed you too. Even if it was olny two days I was gone it felt like moons.¨ he gave a soft chuckle. He looked on his back to where the kit was settled, ¨This is Shiverkit,I wanted to raise him myself, I know Im not queen but hes old enough to eat pray and-¨ his rambling stopped when his mate thought he was gone. He gave a soft smile, ¨Im never leaving for good, I promise you.¨ his voice was sincere. he knew a lot had happened to Russet in his life time, apprentices dying,kits dying, and exiling his own sister. And then Shellfeather had left. It seemed everything important had left his mate, and he didnt want him to think the same of him. He felt slight guilt for when he left for Thunderclan, and how scary that had been for the both of them. ¨I promise.¨ he whispered as a quiet promise between them. When his mate leaned close, he was expecting sweet nothings whispered in his ears or something,not words of pure fear. Dont look...behind me? ¨Russet, whats wrong? You look terrified...whats behind me?¨ his voice was unsure, quiet and searching for more detail.

Of course, soon enough, Shell was able to spot Russetstar, and she stood up, eyes widening. "There he is. I knew he'd be around here." She purred to Rabbitpaw, then started to walk over. Whisperblaze was with him, and Shellfeather knew that the two were close friends, she didn't know what had happened between the two while she was gone. When Russetstar spotted her, Shellfeather stopped dead from his gaze. Is... is that fear? Shellfeather did not understand. Why would Russetstar be afraid to see her? She hadn't seen him in a while. Wouldn't he be happy? Shouldn't he be happy? Shell wanted to continue to walk towards him, but she had a feeling something was wrong. The white she-cat kustered up her courage and kept walking, worry flashing in her gaze. Whisper hadn't turned around, but Shellfeather could tell that he had something in his mouth. Little did she know it was a kit. Once she reached them, she let out a small, uncertain meow. "Rusststar?"

Spicepaw watched as his mother walked across the clearing to Russetstar. Upon seeing his father's worried gaze, Spice stood up and followed Shellfeather over. He would not let his mother be hurt, and it looked like something was going to go down. Spicepaw stopped beside his mother as she let out a small meow, calling to, who she still believed to be, her mate. Spicepaw stared at his father, yellow-green eyes meeting yellow-green.

@fenic

[spade]

@fenic! @RedHead @woly

"Burnet... helps stop minor cuts... Chamomile, keeps heart-rate down. Daisy-leaf, for aching joints... Sorrel, but only in small amounts..."

As she emerged from the medicine den, Cricketpaw's brow was furrowed deep in concentration, tail tip flickering behind her as she murmured the herbs known for traveling under her breath. After the late training session she had with Geckoleaf last night she felt as though it would be best to repeat them over and over to herself so they fully stuck with her. She'd barely been outside the medicine den since her return from the Star Cave, where she had been inducted into the medicine cat world, so she blinked her eyes against the light that shone down in camp. "Ah, fresh air," she breathed, closing her eyes as she let it wash over her senses. It occurred to her that she hadn't seen or talked to her dad or Whisperblaze in awhile, and as she let her gaze sweep camp, she wondered where the two love-birds could possibly be.

As her gaze landed on them, though, she inhaled sharply, feeling as though claws were raking through her chest. There, standing a little before her father, was the one cat she least wanted to see ever again; Shellfeather. Each muscle in her body went tense, and she narrowed her eyes a little. Heart thudding in her chest, the young medicine cat apprentice just stood there, unable to speak or move or do anything to let the group know that she was standing just a couple fox-lengths away. Instead, she just stared, her firey gaze locked on Shellfeather's form as a deep rage burned within her.

[BluBunnie]

Originally Posted by Suspiciousmindz

Being the queen she was, Lotusheart was hardly paying attention to her surroundings as she made her way over to the kill pile. She was heart-broken that her kits were getting big, they were almost apprentices now and she didn't want to face that fact. She still treated them like they were two moons old and relied on her when in reality they weren't. They were her first and probably only liter. Now that her mate was gone, she hadn't been the same around other cats. Lotusheart was normally outgoing and willing to open up, but after being hurt like that, she didn't want to go through that process again. She'd probably die slowly inside if any of her kits were to pass away. They were all the family she had left besides her sister and her kits. Sure, her sister having a good amount of kits meant Lotusheart could still spend much of her time in the nursery, but it wasn't the same. They weren't hers. As her paws kept moving, her mind was racing with memories and before she knew it, she stumbled. Something soft hit the base of her paw and swiped her leg from under her sending her tumbling forward. Upon hitting the earth, her nose scraped the hard ground and her face began to ache, though her ears grew hot with embarrassment. How silly of her!

The tom had moved on to washing his paws when he felt some weight on his tail, he turned to see what it was when he saw a she-cat tripping over him. His ears flatten and his eyes grew wide, "Oh my Starclan! Are you alright? I am so sorry, I should've moved my tail!" He mewed as he attempted to help the she-cat stand. As he tried to help her, he observed her carefully, trying to remember her name. He knew he recognized her, he had been around the nursery enough to know she was a queen. After a few moments, he finally remembered her name, "I am really sorry Lotusheart!" He mewed quietly. "We should take you to the Medicine Cat!" He said in a worried tone, he was so mousebrained!

[TheTalisman]

Ferns rustle faintly in the distance.
Returning from a good hunt, Skywatcher gently pads her way into the camp, unaware of the events occurring. She's more focused on returning her fresh-kill.

[Bracken12]

Originally Posted by Thunder

"Okay," he padded off, shuffling. He had no other kit friends, and he always heard his parents argue. He sighed as he nonchalantly swatted at a leaf, causing it to break.

"Brackenheart, why did you send him away like that? All he's doing is playing with that leaf!" Silentshade looked over at the kit who was playing with earlier mentioned leaf. "I know how stupid of me, but he needs someone around all the time, I was going to ask, why don't you become a queen? at least until he becomes an apprentice. He needs a full time mother, you know that, but you're too stubborn to admit it!" Brackenheart teased her lightly. "Thornkit! come back over here! me and your father made up a little game, it's called 'Find!' I lost a feather, a pebble, a flower and a tuft of squirrel fur, can you help him look for them?" Silentshade called the kit over, and skipped the brown tom's question.
Brackenheart smiled as Silentshade roped him into the game, they had not made any such game up; it was pure Silentshade's kit-like mind. "okay, lets start!" he said, and leaped up.

[Thunder]

Originally Posted by Silentshade

"Brackenheart, why did you send him away like that? All he's doing is playing with that leaf!" Silentshade looked over at the kit who was playing with earlier mentioned leaf. "I know how stupid of me, but he needs someone around all the time, I was going to ask, why don't you become a queen? at least until he becomes an apprentice. He needs a full time mother, you know that, but you're too stubborn to admit it!" Brackenheart teased her lightly. "Thornkit! come back over here! me and your father made up a little game, it's called 'Find!' I lost a feather, a pebble, a flower and a tuft of squirrel fur, can you help him look for them?" Silentshade called the kit over, and skipped the brown tom's question.
Brackenheart smiled as Silentshade roped him into the game, they had not made any such game up; it was pure Silentshade's kit-like mind. "okay, lets start!" he said, and leaped up.

Thornkit had bounded over, and was looking for the items now, his mind set off of the leaf, "Hey mum, why do you always sleep in the warriors den?"

[Bracken12]

Originally Posted by Thunder

Thornkit had bounded over, and was looking for the items now, his mind set off of the leaf, "Hey mum, why do you always sleep in the warriors den?"

The dreaded question, the one question that Silentshade had no answer for. 'why do you always sleep in the warriors den?' her precious son had asked. "Well sweetie, um...." She called for Brackenheart in her head as her mind whirled for excuses. Suddenly, Brackenheart popped up, a pebble in his mouth. "Hey Thornkit, do you think this will please your mother?" He asked then bounded up to his friend. "Silentshade, what is wrong? Do you feel sick, are you sick? do you need to go lie down?! I can watch him!" Silentshade shook her head, "He asked why do i sleep in the warriors den, what do I say? It would be hard on him that-"Brackenheart cut her off. "You need to say the truth, it would be easier for all three of us now than later on in his life." Silentshade nodded and called to Thornkit. "Sweetie, there is something me and your father need to tell you, and please don't be mad; and it's okay if you have questions, Brackenheart and I will try to answer them as best as we can....."




(What do you want his real mom and dad's names to be? i can make them up if you want, or you can; doesn't matter!)