WindClan: Life Before 2023's Fire

[NightWarrior4Life]

Aria was exhausted. They had to get back to camp soon. This whole plan had taken 2 whole days...they were on their second night...Fleck had left her and Fox to go with HeatherKit to the hiding spot and then the Dusk Syndicate. @Swiftheart "come on fox, just this clan and then ShadowClan...we're gonna get beaten up hard..."

[NightWarrior4Life]

Aria sleepily slunk into the camp. Any cat would think she's drunk. "Someone...you need to get help...or hide...I saw Dusk Synducate cats coming. They said they were going to raid you, steal your kits and kill your queens!" She said in a bored tone. "You probably don't believe me but...whatever...just get out...now!" She blinked In the moonlight. It was not red, nor was the grass, nor was her fur, nir were her claws...there had been no action tonight...no cats killed...only a drowning kit saved and a careless kit kidnapped..."must. Hide. Queens and kits.." She panted.

[lone]

Originally Posted by Duskflight

{So sorry about this late response, I've been extremely busy irl lately x.x"}

I wonder where he is? Agh, I can hardly wait to tell him, he needs to hurry up and come out wherever he's hiding! I bet he's in the nursery, but I don't want to go in there. He'll come out eventually right? Her mind excitedly whirled about what she was going to tell him, deciding to roughly start to clean her pelt, her excitement helping her block out the chilly wind that nipped at her as it whispered past. I can't wait to see the look on his face when he hears that I caught my first rabbit, and in leafbare too! A grin spread over her muzzle and she practically shuddered. She loved to be able to share these things with another cat, it felt nice, compared to not having any friends. And just think when he becomes an apprentice, we could be catching rabbits together! Maybe we'll even have a competition or something, see who catches the most! Already, she could imagine her and Pinekit-Pinepaw in her imagination, running through the moorlands, catching as many rabbits as they could before sunhigh before counting out how many they had caught and then triumphantly bringing it all back to the clan. This is so exciting!
Buried in her thoughts, the apprentice didn't even hear her friend come up, her back to him as she absentmindedly drug her tongue along her fur, a stupid grin on her muzzle and sometimes and amused snort escaping her nose as she reveled about all of the fun they could have when he became an apprentice too, added with the excitement of her first catch today.
Then all of a sudden a voice was behind her, causing her to squeak out and lurch forward, whipping around to stare at the tom with wide eyes, fur bristling before she realized it was him and barked out a laugh, aiming a cuff to the side of his head.
"You mousebrain, don't go sneaking up on me like that! And yes, I was looking for you! Guess what, guess what guess what?" Her eyes were wild with excitement and she practically pranced in place, she hardly gave him time to answer her before she was blurting out,

"I caught my first piece of prey today!"

Pinekit ducked the cuff, his sage hues wide with surprise although they were already going back to their original state, and twinkling with surprise and excitement at being around his friend again. At least they had gotten past all of the earlier drama...perhaps from now on, from now on they could be friends. Real friends, good friends. At least he could hope so. But that was pretty much all he could do. Still, weren't they already technically best friends? It was a sort of...unofficially official thing, at least Pinekit thought of it that way. He hoped that was what it was, whatever they had, at any rate. "Alright, alright, I'm sorry, I'm sorry!" He mewed, laughing as he did so, but before he could say anything else, Adderpaw had already blurted out her next statement.

"What? Seriously? Oh my gosh, Adderpaw, that's amazing! What was it? I want to know everything, tell me!" Pinekit mewed, once again betraying his love for everything that an apprentice did. It was surprising, seeing him like this...considering, after all, that he had always been the kind of cat who had been pretty sullen until he found a cat to play with. But this was no game; this was real life, and he was just learning to be himself again. Be the kit that he had been several moons ago before his little game had begun, and now...and now he was able to go back to that time without feeling like Adderpaw was silently judging him all the time. It was interesting to him that he could have changed so suddenly. And deep down, he wondered if he really had. Wasn't friendship just a sort of a game? Was it all going to be worth it? Yes. Even right now, it's worth it. He thought, the tip of his tail twitching back and forth with a sort of excitement.

His sage hues remained fixed on his friend, an excited expression coming across his face as he did so, and he looked...well...especially kit like. As in, more then usual. It was almost surprising how excited and friendly he looked, although it must have been strange for her. At least it didn't look like his old, fake smile...this one was definitely real, although it was more lopsided and awkward, because he hadn't used a real smile in so long. It had been a while since he had been truly happy...not a fake sort of happiness. Not the sort of happiness that would end after a while, along with his game...this was happiness that would go on for a while. How long, he wasn't quite sure...however long their friendship would last. Which he hoped would be a long, long time. What was still surprising to him, and the one thing that he still couldn't get over, was the fact that Adderpaw still didn't have any other friends. She deserved better then him, and he knew it...but for the moment being, she was going to have to put up with him. Still, she acted as though she didn't think so. And as long as she didn't think so, Pinekit was glad. It was nice to think that someone might actually care about him as a cat, instead of him in his little game or the cat that they thought he was. Adderpaw didn't want a fake version of him for a friend, at least, not as far as he knew. She wanted the real Pinekit for a friend. And that gave him more hope then anything he had ever experienced.

[The Cannibal]

@toothlost!

Things had finally been settling down since all of the clans had been liberated and the clan that had saved them settled into the territory right by where the infamous Dusk Syndicate was and Rookpatch was incredibly relieved to have it all over with. Had had started gaining some of his weight back and was trying to eat more now that he wasn't so stressed out with the whole ordeal, but there was still the problem of leafbare and scarce prey plus his paranoia and constant fear. But he was still trying to make progress, because he knows that that's what Marigoldrise would want, and same with Blazingstorm.
And he was happy for his friend, his best friend had become deputy, though that mean that he would probably have less time to spend with him, but the calico understood and he didn't mind it, though he wish he could spend more time with him, the large cats presence was comforting.
Currently the tom was in his usual spot at the edge of the clearing, slowly licking his paws, making careful work of keeping his breaths steady, it's a trick that he's found helps him keep calm a bit, but his thoughts were still an angry whirlwind of fear and death, always thinking up ways of how he was going to die and occasionally making him shudder. But his shivering that seemed so constant before was becoming less apparent, it wasn't happening as much so the tom was certainly making progress, a little bit at a time, and really it was hardly noticeable besides the two cats that cared about him most.
His pale green eyes slowly looked around the clearing, looking for his mate. She always made everything better and helped to take away and quiet his fear and it's been some time since they've actually gotten to spend more than a few minutes at a time together, to actually talk with her. She's been so busy, but he understood. He just.. Wants to spend more time with her, he practically craved her comfort and wanted to speak with her for a while, just so that he could relax and forget about his fears for a while. A moment after looking around and not exactly finding her a shaky sigh escaped him and he looked back down as he began licking his paws again.

[Momotaro]

Originally Posted by NightWarrior4Life

ShineKit let out a little frightened mewl. "Sure!"
"Actually, I feel quite tired...I need a lay down..." ShineKit said, shaking her head disappointedly. She didn't want to hear about evil...she only believed in the forces of good...what was pure and what was right..."StormTail...I...I don't feel so good..." AcornKit coughed...his throat felt like it was on fire...and his paw felt heavy and sticky...

Stormtail looked at the kits, "OK. Acornkit, I think you need a medicine cat,"


(Have you managed to get an appointment with Surgestorm?)

[lost]

Originally Posted by Duskflight

@toothlost!

Things had finally been settling down since all of the clans had been liberated and the clan that had saved them settled into the territory right by where the infamous Dusk Syndicate was and Rookpatch was incredibly relieved to have it all over with. Had had started gaining some of his weight back and was trying to eat more now that he wasn't so stressed out with the whole ordeal, but there was still the problem of leafbare and scarce prey plus his paranoia and constant fear. But he was still trying to make progress, because he knows that that's what Marigoldrise would want, and same with Blazingstorm.
And he was happy for his friend, his best friend had become deputy, though that mean that he would probably have less time to spend with him, but the calico understood and he didn't mind it, though he wish he could spend more time with him, the large cats presence was comforting.
Currently the tom was in his usual spot at the edge of the clearing, slowly licking his paws, making careful work of keeping his breaths steady, it's a trick that he's found helps him keep calm a bit, but his thoughts were still an angry whirlwind of fear and death, always thinking up ways of how he was going to die and occasionally making him shudder. But his shivering that seemed so constant before was becoming less apparent, it wasn't happening as much so the tom was certainly making progress, a little bit at a time, and really it was hardly noticeable besides the two cats that cared about him most.
His pale green eyes slowly looked around the clearing, looking for his mate. She always made everything better and helped to take away and quiet his fear and it's been some time since they've actually gotten to spend more than a few minutes at a time together, to actually talk with her. She's been so busy, but he understood. He just.. Wants to spend more time with her, he practically craved her comfort and wanted to speak with her for a while, just so that he could relax and forget about his fears for a while. A moment after looking around and not exactly finding her a shaky sigh escaped him and he looked back down as he began licking his paws again.

Marigoldrise was grateful for the end of the evil era, but not for the sudden wave of jobs she was given daily because of it. She knew the deputy and leader were just being cautious, and that things would die down, but she just wanted to rest. The battles had taken their own toll, and she found herself with a few minor injuries after she battled for the freedom they needed. As she returned from a patrol, she cast her gaze around, wondering if Rookpatch was free from any duties for the time being. They hadn't had much time together for the past while, she was was missing cuddling up next to him during the day to just talk. They slept together in the warriors' den, but it wasn't the same as spending their day time together.
Spotting the tom as he seemed to give up looking around, she started trotting towards him. If he wasn't a fearful cat, she'd consider sneaking up on him, but that wasn't an option for her, unless she wanted him running all the way to SkyClan's old territory. As she grew nearer, her heart began racing in excitement to spend time with her mate. Hopefully neither one of them were called out for a patrol. That would be cruel of Blazingstorm to assign them to another. She doubted her mate's best friend would do that, and so she knew she would tell any other cat she wouldn't join their patrol.
"Rookpatch!" She mewed, slowing her trot to a stop as she finally reached him. "How's your day been?" She immediately settled to lay beside him, looking at him with her warm green eyes, purring softly as a happiness to be near her mate overcame her. They saw each other a lot, but they really hadn't had time to sit and just talk. She was missing it, quite a lot, actually.

[NightWarrior4Life]

Originally Posted by Maplefall

Stormtail looked at the kits, "OK. Acornkit, I think you need a medicine cat,"


(Have you managed to get an appointment with Surgestorm?)

(I have sent a PM but no reply...)
"Th-thank you!" AcornKit wriggled around, joining his sister in the nest but GleamKit seemed more than interested in what StormTail had to tell

[Momotaro]

Originally Posted by NightWarrior4Life

(I have sent a PM but no reply...)
"Th-thank you!" AcornKit wriggled around, joining his sister in the nest but GleamKit seemed more than interested in what StormTail had to tell

"Tell you what, you two go to sleep and I can tell Gleamkit a story, does that sound good?" Stormtail mewed, eyes resting on the three kits.

[NightWarrior4Life]

Originally Posted by Maplefall

"Tell you what, you two go to sleep and I can tell Gleamkit a story, does that sound good?" Stormtail mewed, eyes resting on the three kits.

"Yeah!"
"Okay..." ShineKit said sleepily "...but I'm scared..." AcornKit spoke up..."what if...I don't wake up? Where will I go then?"

[Spirit]

Ferretkit, the tiny, family-less siamese kitten, was hiding beneath a bush in the corner of camp. She usually kept to herself, this time not a difference.
Laying there, alert with all senses for the bullies she knew were out there somewhere, she watched as cats talked, ate and groomed. She didn't dare step out.
It had always been like this. This was normal for her. Honestly, she didn't really know it was probably wrong.
Trailing a paw along a beetle as it scurried past in front of her, she got her attention away from the nearby cats. This had been her kithood, sitting away from other cats and just spending her time playing with beetles, sticks and whatever else she might have found.

(Open to anyone, though I'd mostly like it to be people who has looked at my finder "Need'n some stuff")