ShadowClan Clearing

[ChillCat]

Originally Posted by Snook

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|| Quailpaw ||

Quailpaw padded back into camp, exhausted and mentally drained. His fur was still matted and paws sore, but just walking through the familiar pine-scented clearing energized him more than he'd been in days. The tension that had weighed on him was gone now. But now that he was... home... who was there to-

"Silentkit?" He blurted, noticing the black she-cat by the fresh-kill pile for the first time. She was so much bigger than he'd remembered- definitely not the shy little kit he had played with so many moons ago. Maybe she's Silentpaw now, he realized with a flush and took a tentative step towards her. "Er... how are you? I mean it's been a while, and- I mean, I- guh..." He trailed off, ending the stuttering mess. Still not good at this interaction thing, are you? Crap. Well, that certainly went well.

As Silentpaw tucked into her skinless mouse and thinking about her missing friends, she heard someone say her kit name. She recognized that voice! "Quailpaw! You're back!" She ran up to her friend and skidded to a stop, blue eyes shining with excitement. "I'm Silentpaw now!" She was actually pretty surprised he recognized her, with the white flecks on her fur spreading and making her look like she rolled around in snow. Wouldn't Quailpaw be surprised when he found how much she'd grown! "Where did you go?"

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Originally Posted by ChillCat

As Silentpaw tucked into her skinless mouse and thinking about her missing friends, she heard someone say her kit name. She recognized that voice! "Quailpaw! You're back!" She ran up to her friend and skidded to a stop, blue eyes shining with excitement. "I'm Silentpaw now!" She was actually pretty surprised he recognized her, with the white flecks on her fur spreading and making her look like she rolled around in snow. Wouldn't Quailpaw be surprised when he found how much she'd grown! "Where did you go?"

Quailpaw glanced at his old friend's prey quizzically but was too happy to see her to wonder long. "Sorry about that," he winced upon hearing her new name. "Wow... wow, you really have grown up!" She was getting big and strong- she would make a fine warrior, he mused as he looked over her.

Where did you go?

That was a question that held many implications, most of them... unpleasant. The looming depression that had followed him ever since his final words with Dawnstar threatened his mind again, but with a frustrated whip of his tail he drew himself back to reality. He was happy for now. That had to count for something, right?

So when he replied his mew was off-hand and light. "Oh, I guess I just needed a break. Some time to myself. But I- I'm back now." Minus some honor and identity, but I'm back. "So... you've started training?" He knew it was obvious he was avoiding the subject but he wasn't ready to open up. Not yet. Not here.

[teddy.]

Originally Posted by Exis

Poisonpaw couldn't help but get excited that Halfblood was talking to him. He really looked up to him and just... gahhhhh... he just liked talking to him. He sprang to his paws and silently prayed none of his fur was sticking up. "Well, they aren't so bad honestly. My mentor, he's a real pain. He ran me right into a bramble patch before we even started training the other day." he growled at the memory, a couple of sore spots and a mountain of cleaning and he still didn't feel like he'd gotten all the thorns out.

Hearing the pathetic antics of Posionpaws mentor made his hackles rise on the back of Halfbloods pelt. His long tattered wars flattened as he glared at the apprentice. Less so AT posionpaw but more so... for Posionpaw. "Ridiculous." The slim feline hissed under his voice, standing to his paws. He wasted no time, turning as he stalked towards the camps exit. "Come with me, boy. I won't have you fail your apprenticeship just yet,"

[Shade.]

Charcoalkit was watching from a shadowed corner. She was watching the birds in the sky. They were up there, flying. They passed quickly. She spotted one, a big one, flying all alone. It was up so high. She wished she could join it. Or just be up there. Alone. Feathers were so light, but the prey that had the, wasn't. What if she had feathers? Maybe then she could fly as well. But that meant a lot of feathers, all attached to her. And she had no wings. So all she could do was dream. Dream about the sky. About the stars. About the wind. Daydreaming was much better than normal dreaming. Her dreams were bleak and grey, going on repeat. Her fantasies allowed her to soar with the birds.

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[Tiabirb]

Originally Posted by Shade.

Charcoalkit was watching from a shadowed corner. She was watching the birds in the sky. They were up there, flying. They passed quickly. She spotted one, a big one, flying all alone. It was up so high. She wished she could join it. Or just be up there. Alone. Feathers were so light, but the prey that had the, wasn't. What if she had feathers? Maybe then she could fly as well. But that meant a lot of feathers, all attached to her. And she had no wings. So all she could do was dream. Dream about the sky. About the stars. About the wind. Daydreaming was much better than normal dreaming. Her dreams were bleak and grey, going on repeat. Her fantasies allowed her to soar with the birds.

[open]

Meadowbee was padding through the clearing. She too was watching the sky, lost in her own little world. So lost in fact, that she tripped over the kit hiding in the shadows and fell onto her nose with hardy "Oof!"

Picking herself up, she turned to see Charcoalkit, and she let out a happy purr, "Oh! Sorry Charcoalkit! Can I call you Char for short? You have a bit of a long name," She giggled, settling onto her belly to be at the same level as the kit. "I hope I didn't hurt you,"

[Exis]

Originally Posted by Romulus

Hearing the pathetic antics of Posionpaws mentor made his hackles rise on the back of Halfbloods pelt. His long tattered wars flattened as he glared at the apprentice. Less so AT posionpaw but more so... for Posionpaw. "Ridiculous." The slim feline hissed under his voice, standing to his paws. He wasted no time, turning as he stalked towards the camps exit. "Come with me, boy. I won't have you fail your apprenticeship just yet,"

Poisonpaw perked up and hurried after Halfblood. "Sick!" he mewed to no one in particular as he followed the warrior out of camp. This would be so much fun, he could show Halfblood what he knew.

[Shade.]

Originally Posted by Tiabirb

Meadowbee was padding through the clearing. She too was watching the sky, lost in her own little world. So lost in fact, that she tripped over the kit hiding in the shadows and fell onto her nose with hardy "Oof!"

Picking herself up, she turned to see Charcoalkit, and she let out a happy purr, "Oh! Sorry Charcoalkit! Can I call you Char for short? You have a bit of a long name," She giggled, settling onto her belly to be at the same level as the kit. "I hope I didn't hurt you,"

Charcoalkit wasn't paying attention to her surroundings and even drooling a bit, lost in her powerful, racing mind. Then someone knocked into her and flew over her. She turned to see a warrior, Meadowbee get up and talk to her. It seems she had tripped. Charcoalkit had been ready to snap at her but realized it was an accident, not an assassination.
"I-I'm fine. Pfft, it's ok. And sure, you can call me Char, others do that too." she said, trying not to sound moody. She had great respect for older cats.

[Levi 99]

Shadepaw padded into the clearing and picked two mice to share with one of his fellow clan mates, he hadn't spoken to many of his friends lately and he just wanted someone to talk to. As he looked around his deep blue eyes rested on Berrypaw, he walked over and said with a smile "hey I noticed you were sitting by yourself" he sat the mice on the ground then asked "you want to share." @Stormpoppy

[Tiabirb]

Originally Posted by Shade.

Charcoalkit wasn't paying attention to her surroundings and even drooling a bit, lost in her powerful, racing mind. Then someone knocked into her and flew over her. She turned to see a warrior, Meadowbee get up and talk to her. It seems she had tripped. Charcoalkit had been ready to snap at her but realized it was an accident, not an assassination.
"I-I'm fine. Pfft, it's ok. And sure, you can call me Char, others do that too." she said, trying not to sound moody. She had great respect for older cats.

"Oh Awesome-blossom!" Meadowbee purred, her thick neck fur fluffing up in pleasure. "I'm sorry for that. I was thinking about how lovely and soft the clouds look up there...have you ever wanted to just...poke one with your paw? What are clouds made of?" She chattered to the kit, then stopped for a heartbeat, as if something just occurred to her, which it did. "Whatcha doing in the shadows, Char? Don't you want to play with the other kits?" Meadowbee asked, changing the topic faster than a squirrel scurrying up a tree.

[Shade.]

Originally Posted by Tiabirb

"Oh Awesome-blossom!" Meadowbee purred, her thick neck fur fluffing up in pleasure. "I'm sorry for that. I was thinking about how lovely and soft the clouds look up there...have you ever wanted to just...poke one with your paw? What are clouds made of?" She chattered to the kit, then stopped for a heartbeat, as if something just occurred to her, which it did. "Whatcha doing in the shadows, Char? Don't you want to play with the other kits?" Meadowbee asked, changing the topic faster than a squirrel scurrying up a tree.

It was the first time Charcoalkit had seen someone with the same topic-changing tendency. It was pleasing but also am I that confusing???The kit listened patiently and then quickly fired back replies.
"I wanna go up there and fly cause it's probably windy up there and I wanna go fast and I wonder what the clouds are made of are they even alive maybe it's like fog I don't need them the other kits bully me for being weird but I don't care anyway I wanna sprout wings and fly like a bird and be alone." she replied with relative ease.