November Gathering

[gemini]

Originally Posted by Delta

The lanky apprentice was still focused on the crowd before him when someone stumbled into him. He turned around just as the other cat did, meeting her blue gaze with his own heterochromatic, blue-and-amber one. Glazepaw stood there for a moment, eyes wide, unable to do or say anything. He managed to say, "Uh..." His heart was racing. Even in his own Clan, he found it hard to talk to other cats. It wasn't that he was scared of talking to others, it was more that he was scared that he wasn't going to know what to say. And guess what--here he was, at his first Gathering, speechless in front of an apprentice from another Clan. He couldn't tell what Clan she was from; he hadn't learned what the other Clans smelled like yet."You're...fine. Uh..." he mumbled. "Is this your... Uh, your first... y'know... Gather...ing?" He kicked himself internally--he probably looked like a total mousebrain right now. He looked down at his front paws, his pelt burning with embarrassment.

She slowly nodded her gray ears twitching. The molly looked up again trying to keep her feathery tail from retreating between her lanky legs, she was stumped as she too had no clue what to say. She was nervous enough in her own clan, her constant state of fear, and what sometimes felt like pain. She tried to smile at the other apprentice though she couldn't seem to make herself appear happy for whatever reason. She flicked her blue eyes away trying to find Swiftclaw in the crowd of many cats although her looking was useless there were many other gray pelts and to many scents... realizing there was no point in looking she turned back to the SkyClan cat, "Uh... I-I'm M-Moonpaw…" She mewed trying to hide her fear, "Well uh, w-whats you-your name?" She spit out as fast as she could trying to focus in on the tom before her. Moonpaw's heart was pounding she thought that it might have even jumped out of her chest she could feel herself becoming more and more scared every moment that she waited for his reply.

[Rhubarb]

A lone cat sat in the back of the small island. He stupidly had come to watch the warriors. His name? Well, he had none. This growing cat was referred to as the cat with no name. He was grey with sea blue eyes a slender build that of a wind clanner. He didn't know what drew him to these meetings but he would hide in a bush or other. He had to goals find out what was going on and to remain hidden.

[Freesia]

Originally Posted by Gemini

She slowly nodded her gray ears twitching. The molly looked up again trying to keep her feathery tail from retreating between her lanky legs, she was stumped as she too had no clue what to say. She was nervous enough in her own clan, her constant state of fear, and what sometimes felt like pain. She tried to smile at the other apprentice though she couldn't seem to make herself appear happy for whatever reason. She flicked her blue eyes away trying to find Swiftclaw in the crowd of many cats although her looking was useless there were many other gray pelts and to many scents... realizing there was no point in looking she turned back to the SkyClan cat, "Uh... I-I'm M-Moonpaw…" She mewed trying to hide her fear, "Well uh, w-whats you-your name?" She spit out as fast as she could trying to focus in on the tom before her. Moonpaw's heart was pounding she thought that it might have even jumped out of her chest she could feel herself becoming more and more scared every moment that she waited for his reply.

Glazepaw looked back up at Moonpaw. She didn't reply to his question? Or... did she not hear it? Or maybe she was so nervous that she didn't know how to reply? He could tell she was just as nervous as she was, which helped him calm down a little. He barely caught her question, since she was speaking so fast, but he replied, "My name... my name is Am- I mean, Glazepaw." He stood there in silence for a moment, avoiding the other apprentice's eyes. "Uh, what Clan are you from? I'm from... uh, Sk... SkyClan," he said, stumbling over his words. He wondered where Owlflame was--he wasn't sure how long he could do this.

Originally Posted by Hollow Cosmos

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A young, smoky gray tabby appeared from beyond Shadowclan. Ravenheart slipped in through crowds of her fellow clanmates, her usually sleek fur coming up in spikes as she pushed her way in. She looked around her, no sign of anyone she actually knew. Stonefang was nowhere to be seen, Hazelshine was lost in crowds as soon as Ravenheart found her, Cinderwhisker probably didn't come anyway, and Hawkpaw wasn't here either. With none of her siblings or her apprentice with her, she simply continued trotting past, all the smells of different cats filling her senses. It was enough to make her nauseous, but she held it down and tried to ignore it. "Never really liked gatherings anyway.." she mumbled to herself, and she was right. She had always had a pretty big bubble, and was never comfortable with strangers. Still, here she was. Cinderwhisker was probably right not to come, the gatherings never turned out too well. "Just find Stonefang..", she repeated in her head as she squeezed through cats, "and you should be fine."

Tallmarsh was wading through the crowd of cats, an annoyed look on her face. She hated this. She couldn't believe that she had somehow convinced herself to come--she was tired, her fur was messy, and she had to socialize. As she was making her way to the edge of the crowd, she heard someone comment on how they didn't like Gatherings. "Ugh, same," she drawled. It had been moons since she last came to a Gathering, so she didn't know many of the cats here. She heard a tiny Nightpaw in her head, urging her to have a conversation with someone. She rolled her eyes and turned to the cat who had just spoken and said in a monotone voice, "Hi, I'm Tallmarsh. I really don't want to be here, and it sounds like you don't either." The dark tabby medicine cat looked at this young tabby who quite obviously didn't want to be here. The ThunderClan cat couldn't tell what Clan they were from.

[Hollow Cosmos]

Originally Posted by Delta

Glazepaw looked back up at Moonpaw. She didn't reply to his question? Or... did she not hear it? Or maybe she was so nervous that she didn't know how to reply? He could tell she was just as nervous as she was, which helped him calm down a little. He barely caught her question, since she was speaking so fast, but he replied, "My name... my name is Am- I mean, Glazepaw." He stood there in silence for a moment, avoiding the other apprentice's eyes. "Uh, what Clan are you from? I'm from... uh, Sk... SkyClan," he said, stumbling over his words. He wondered where Owlflame was--he wasn't sure how long he could do this.




Tallmarsh was wading through the crowd of cats, an annoyed look on her face. She hated this. She couldn't believe that she had somehow convinced herself to come--she was tired, her fur was messy, and she had to socialize. As she was making her way to the edge of the crowd, she heard someone comment on how they didn't like Gatherings. "Ugh, same," she drawled. It had been moons since she last came to a Gathering, so she didn't know many of the cats here. She heard a tiny Nightpaw in her head, urging her to have a conversation with someone. She rolled her eyes and turned to the cat who had just spoken and said in a monotone voice, "Hi, I'm Tallmarsh. I really don't want to be here, and it sounds like you don't either." The dark tabby medicine cat looked at this young tabby who quite obviously didn't want to be here. The ThunderClan cat couldn't tell what Clan they were from.

Ravenheart turned to the new cat, and sighed. "Ravenheart. And yeah, I really don't. I don't even know why I came in the first place, honestly.". Well, she knew why she came. Stonefang wanted her to. Why she listened, she didn't know. She let out a small cry as an apprentice stepped on her tail while running after another, curling it around in her paws. So far, this was the worst it had gotten, and it could always get worse. Having all the clans here at once, flooding the area, was bad enough. But for now, it seemed she had found someone who hated gatherings as much as she did, and she was glad. "My brother, St-", and at that moment, Stonefang appeared with a small nudge. He could see Ravenheart wasn't enjoying this, and frowned, but sat a few tail-lengthes away from her. "He convinced me to come.", she signaled at him with her tail.

[Mauve]

Originally Posted by Hexict

Shifting on her paws, Mistfall's gaze blankly ran over the crowd of cats. Her nerves seemed to be getting the better of her. Gaze kept moving but not taking in anything that she was seeing. She didn't care who showed up anyway. The molly only had a couple of friends left and she spoke to neither of them anymore. She was too busy to stop by Russetswirl - something has grown guilty of - and he never seemed to really be interested in speaking to others nowadays either. And since she had started attending the meetings of the Peacekeepers, she had kind of been avoiding Fallenstar, afraid that he may figure out she was attending the meetings and afraid that she would spill some things about the meetings if they talked.

There were multiple reasons that she was nervous to be here.

She hadn't actually been to any of the gatherings since the attack made by the Dusk Syndicate. It made her uncomfortable to be here, thinking about what had happened moons ago. Hephaestus' blue glare had burned it's way into her mind. She wished that she had paid more attention to what was happening with Geckoleaf at that time instead of him, maybe then she wouldn't have gone missing? Maybe she wouldn't have died? The warrior had avoided this place as much as she could since that event, it broke her heart thinking that she may have been able to prevent anything from happening to her dear friend but had not. Plus, she didn't want to see Daydream. She had exploded in front of him when he had tried to explain to her what had happened and Geckoleaf and her death moons prior. Mistfall had since begun to regret the way that she had treated the Shadowclan medicine cat, but she was still upset and wouldn't even know where to begin to apologize to them about her outburst. She was proud cat, after all - or rather wasn't comfortable with showing weakness and found apologizing a bit embarrassing.

Another reason was because of the Peacekeepers. There was such dangerous tension between the clans, but now there was tension within the clans as well. It wasn't like Mistfall was innocent in all of this, since she herself was a Peacekeeper, but it didn't make any of it any better. She wondered when this would all end. When the fighting within the clans would stop. Demoting the previous deputies would only make things worse for the leaders. The problem was; this wasn't going to stop quietly. Like most things nowadays, this would probably end with a battle. She was so sick of all the fighting and just wanted some peace between the clans, they all just needed a break. Her thoughts traveled to Fallenstar and worried about the stress he was under during these troubling times. Guilt quickly took over as she thought about how she was one of the cats contributing to his stress, though she told herself once more that this was his fault and he needed to listen to his clan, not shove them off to the side if they disagreed with him. This thought will make her feel better until the morning.

As RiverClan arrived at the Gathering, second to WindClan, Heatherfur followed at the heel of Fallenstar, avoiding letting her gaze wander around as it normally would. Instead, she kept her green eyes focused ahead, not allowing the glares of the other Clans to throw her off. She could practically feel the anger floating through the air, her tail tip flickering back and forth as she forced herself to continue forward. As the steady talking feel silent at their entrance, the RiverClan medicine cat could only assume that the other Clans had not been expecting their arrival. That because they were driven from their home, RiverClan would no longer attend the Gatherings. Heatherfur had thought the same thing too at first, until Fallenstar had called together a group of cats to attend. She had been unsure of this move at first, but now as she placed her paws one in front of the other, loyalty to her new Clan surged within her, reassuring her that RiverClan had every right to be at the Gathering.

She hadn't seen much of her Clanmates, aside from the ones that had gathered together to join the Peacemaker rallies. Well, until Rowanflower had been caught. Now renamed Daisyshade, the medicine cat rarely saw the feline anymore, and it saddened her that their bond seemed to be dwindling. She had continued the meeting sin secret, gathering together as many cats as she could. Heatherfur wasn't sure if Fallenstar suspected something or not, but nonetheless she continued on, practically running herself ragged between her healing duties and leading the peace rallies. For a brief moment she wondered if the same was going on in the other Clans, though if history was any teacher she was wary to put any faith into this notion. Aside from Daydream, and perhaps Jaybreeze, Heatherfur had to firmly believe she no longer had any allies, and that included the other medicine cats. A small growl escaped her lips, which drawn into a thin line resembled a bit of a scowl. She hated how this battle was changing her; making her hate a place she had once loved so much. She hated everything about it.

Tensions were still high between the Clan, as they each seemed to stick to their own. Instinctually however her eyes searched for the familiar golden pelt of Daydream in the crowd, despite her previous thoughts. They must've been with the other medicine cats, a group that Heahterfur wasn't sure she wanted to see at the moment. The feline let out a sigh and instead spotted a familiar face, sitting off to the side and not bothering to engage in any conversations going on around her. "Mistfall," she mewed, dipping her head as she came up to the feline. She was aware of the molly's connection to the medicine cats before her - Daydream had told her about Geckoleaf, and she had picked up on the name as it made its way through whispers across camp. It was a name that she had become irritated with at first, but recently wanted to learn more about. "I hope all is well. I didn't see you in my den after the battle, so I hope that means you managed to get through the battle unscathed?" Truth be told, there had been so many cats padding in and out of her den that Heatherfur found it hard to distinguish between them.

[Mango]

Originally Posted by Aquarius

The tom meowed in surprise - he hadn't been able to tell she was carrying kits. Purring in response, he responded, "Congratulations. Your Clan must be proud!" At the question, Larksight felt his ears perk up. His tail swished a bit. "I've been a warrior for seven moons. It's daunting, but I love it nonetheless," he admitted, wondering if that was a bad thing that he had just said. Happy and content that the she-cat was quite chatty, he was glad he hadn't made a total loner of himself at the Gathering.

Honeybee purred,” Good job. That is great.” She purred flicking her tail glad to have a friendly cat. She purred a bit pleased to enjoy this conversation.

[Aquarius]

Originally Posted by Okapi

Honeybee purred,” Good job. That is great.” She purred flicking her tail glad to have a friendly cat. She purred a bit pleased to enjoy this conversation.

"Thank you," Larksight responded warmly. His tail twitched as he looked around at all the cats around him, an uneasy feeling welling in his stomach as he saw that the WindClan cats and the RiverClan cats were staying as far away from each other as possible. He looked down at the ground, feeling slightly guilty for what his Clan had done. Drove an entire Clan out of their territory - queens and kits included? He couldn't even bring his gaze to meet Honeybee's, knowing that now her family may not be safe because of the wrath of RiverClan. The tom looked away, swallowing hard.

[gemini]

Originally Posted by Delta

Glazepaw looked back up at Moonpaw. She didn't reply to his question? Or... did she not hear it? Or maybe she was so nervous that she didn't know how to reply? He could tell she was just as nervous as she was, which helped him calm down a little. He barely caught her question, since she was speaking so fast, but he replied, "My name... my name is Am- I mean, Glazepaw." He stood there in silence for a moment, avoiding the other apprentice's eyes. "Uh, what Clan are you from? I'm from... uh, Sk... SkyClan," he said, stumbling over his words. He wondered where Owlflame was--he wasn't sure how long he could do this.

Originally Posted by Delta

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"WindClan.." She slowly said this was all hard for her, by no means was being social a strong suit for Moonpaw but this was going well to her.. They won't hurt you.. she kept telling herself. Swiftclaw was nowhere to be found as it was before, the molly by no means fully trusted her mentor but at least he knew how to calm her down. She hopped that the tom wouldn't pick up on her fear that was surely noticeable now, she tried to calm a bit making herself appear to be less afraid then she was. The molly had no idea how to start small talk with Glazepaw, she herself was nervous and having to talk more wasn't going to help, "Uh.." She tried to think of something else to say to break the tense air, "How's your training...?" she quietly asked, her blue eyes growing more and more fearful, "Mine is hard." She quickly added, it was hard to hear over the other cats and her quiet tone.

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[Branch of Life]

Sparkpaw looked around at the cats from other clans and frowned. We’re is a cat that wants to chat? She looked at all the cats and smiled. Sparkpawknew there would be no fighting today. An older cat would be good to talk to. However, no cat wants to talk to me I’m a useless apprentice. She sighed and sat on the ground and looked to her paws.

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[ShiningFern]

Originally Posted by ~Warriorsfan101~ •Spoopy•

Sparkpaw looked around at the cats from other clans and frowned. We’re is a cat that wants to chat? She looked at all the cats and smiled. Sparkpawknew there would be no fighting today. An older cat would be good to talk to. However, no cat wants to talk to me I’m a useless apprentice. She sighed and sat on the ground and looked to her paws.

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(Gonna just slip a reply for this in. I'm bored so why not. lol hope that's ok)

Icicletuft made her way through the crowd, heading away from the large mass towards a quieter area. A place where she could hear her own thoughts and hold a conversation. Her blue eyes landed on a spot near an apprentice. "Hello there, I'm Icicletuft. What's your name? She asked softly as she approached to younger cat so she wouldn't startle them. "Would you mind if I sat next to you?" She waved her fluffy tail towards a spot on the ground just next to the apprentice. Maybe it was the former queen instinct in here, but she had a feeling the apprentice wouldn't mind someone to talk to. Even if Icicle was a strange older cat from a different clan, she felt the apprentice wouldn't mind too much.