ThunderClan: Life Before 2020's Fire

[Starfall]

Originally Posted by Airabelle

Sprawled out in the clearing, soaking up the sun, her three legs splayed out around her, was Lostpaw. She had a half-smile on her face, and even though her eyes were closed, she wasn't asleep, just relaxing. She wondered when Jayspot would want to train, but she wasn't one to beg to go out. After all, Warriors were very busy hunting and defending their Clan.

Rolling over to sun her stomach, Lostpaw took little notice of the way her stump brushed the ground. When she was younger, she'd always be a little startled in the morning when she realized one of her legs was gone, but as she aged, she got used to the absence of the limb, as well as the limitations it gave her. Sometimes she wondered how she would hunt and fight, but she was a brand-new Apprentice, and she wouldn't know anything yet, anyway. Perhaps Jayspot would teach her some special tricks, if he knew any.

The silver Tom let out an exhausted sigh, his tail dragging against the ground, his walk wobbly. He had recently just broken his paw, and it seemed as though the broken limb just wanted to make his life miserable. He pushed his way through the camp entrance, two plump mice dangled from his jaws by their tails. His own tail flicked and brushed the dusty ground, making a small dust cloud. He had an apprentice to tend to, but in all reality he had been avoiding her for his own selfish reasons. He was scared. He didn't believe that he was going to be a great mentor, he questioned his own loyalty to Starclan and images of his and Mossdrops conversation continued to pop up in his head, making him question the very things he did. How could he teach someone if he was unsure of what to do himself? What if he ended up hurting her, like he hurt himself? What if he accidentally made her sad, depressed? He didn't know if he could do it, teach another if he was barely able to teach himself. Jayspot dropped his kill in the fresh kill pile and spotted his apprentice, for a few seconds his starling blue hues flashed with worry, pure worry. But after thinking about it for a few seconds and collecting his thoughts he let out a breath and gave the molly a soft smile. He slowly made his way to the apprentice, nothing but kindness on his face.

He stopped a few mouselengths away and looked down at Lostpaw, his whiskers twitching "Hello, its a beautiful day, no?" he asked, turning his blue gaze down to his paws, shuffling them. He felt awkward, emberassed, and he was the mentor. He wasn't good at small talk and often tried his hardest to avoid it, but in order to take Lostpaw out to train he needed to. He breathed out through his nose and layed himself down, keeping a close watch on his paw, almost babying it, almost. "Hey, I know I haven't been taking you out to the territory lately, and I'm sorry, but if you're not too busy, would you like to now?" he asked, cocking his head to the side. He knew what it was like being an apprentice, and he didn't really like ordering others around, telling them what to do, that wasn't the type of Tom he was, and he didn't plan on doing that to his apprentice, he would make sure she was comfortable and ready for their training. In all honesty he just wanted to dote on her, make sure she was happy, safe, unharmed, he didn't want to push her, train her, and possibly hurt her, with her paw and all, or, missing paw. He licked his non injured paw and began to wipe off some dirt on his face that managed to make its self home there.

[Rockstar]

Originally Posted by Iceclaw

Icepaw saw her and scampered over she stopped in front of her "can we go hunting" she asked

Dawnfrost had a sad but proud look in her eyes from looking at Icepaw. She looked so eager and proud, how could she refuse?
"Of course we can," she purred, giving her daughter a soft lick between the ears. "I want to see how your training is going."

She's so much like him...

[lilith]

@wolybro <3

The small molly pushed her way out of the warriors den her fur in a disarray matter from her nights rest from her the previous nights rest. Letting out a large yawn the molly drew a pink tongue over her maw. Her dark amber gaze scanned the clearing for one certain cat. Whiskermoon, she had to admit ever since meeting the molly and having been given the chance to get to know her she had started to feel a little bit of feelings beginning to grow for the other. Though not entirely ready to face that idea she sighed softly. She knew about her friends previous mate and how she had died during the evil reins of the leaders of before. She also wasn't sure on how that idea would affect her relationship. She merely had to be there for her to help her move one. Feeling the empty protest of her stomach that had drew her away from her thoughts she began to make her way to the pile of prey nosing her way though the pile she plunked a small mouse for her to eat and possibly share. Turning her head she began to look for somewhere to sit and get comfortable before the day ranged on into warrior duties and nothing of much sorts to past the time. Hopefully she would get the chance to see her at least once that was all she could ask for.

[BluBunnie]

Originally Posted by Noire

{That's terrible! You gots to do better xD We're going to blame it on this headache you have}

Fairypaw picked herself up, sighing and looking around. Her paw didn't bother her so much anymore, and she could walk normally on her own. Well, except for the pain shocks every now and then, but she was okay. ''Yeah, it is.'' She shot him a playful look. ''Thank you for getting me dirty by the way.'' She shook her head as she padded near a small tree. It had a large enough canopy to keep the rain off her, and she silently sat down, awaiting for Kestrelpaw. The feline began grooming herself quietly, getting the mud off, and trying to dry her fur. She gave rasp licks at her chest fur, and begin cleaning her paws to rid the mud. She truly hated mud.

Blackcrystal trotted towards Orangetail, and passing him quickly. She brushed her tail along his face as she found a much bigger tree to settle under. ''Come on, I'll help you get cleaned.'' She told him softly before siting down under the dry area, a little hollow in the tree. It was warm and nice--how come she haven't seen this before? It had to be an abandoned nest from some animal, but that didn't matter. The hollow was nice, and she called for Orangetail to follow her, so that she could help get his fur straightened out. After all, sharing tongues was a common among friends in the clan. Wasn't it?

Kestrelpaw chuckled, "You're welcome!" He followed his friend to the small tree. Kestrelpaw didn't even bother talking and began working on the mud, he was working on areas that had drier mud. He didn't want to lick up a giant ball of wet mud, with wet grass mixed with it. He wrinkled his nose as he licked the mud out of his chest, it would probably take him forever the get all the mud out. He wanted his undercoat to be just as white as it was before.

Orangetail followed his friend slowly, "This is going to take forever to get out!" He growled. His fur was so long and thick, he should've never went outside. He folded his ears back grumpily and glanced at Blackcrystal, "Let me help you clean your pelt first, mine is going to take forever."

[Drago Victinius Bloodward]

Originally Posted by Rockstar

Dawnfrost had a sad but proud look in her eyes from looking at Icepaw. She looked so eager and proud, how could she refuse?
"Of course we can," she purred, giving her daughter a soft lick between the ears. "I want to see how your training is going."

She's so much like him...

Icepaw gave an excited bounce "lets go" she said and raced for the entrance (to the territory)

[rascalcats]

Originally Posted by starfall

The silver Tom let out an exhausted sigh, his tail dragging against the ground, his walk wobbly. He had recently just broken his paw, and it seemed as though the broken limb just wanted to make his life miserable. He pushed his way through the camp entrance, two plump mice dangled from his jaws by their tails. His own tail flicked and brushed the dusty ground, making a small dust cloud. He had an apprentice to tend to, but in all reality he had been avoiding her for his own selfish reasons. He was scared. He didn't believe that he was going to be a great mentor, he questioned his own loyalty to Starclan and images of his and Mossdrops conversation continued to pop up in his head, making him question the very things he did. How could he teach someone if he was unsure of what to do himself? What if he ended up hurting her, like he hurt himself? What if he accidentally made her sad, depressed? He didn't know if he could do it, teach another if he was barely able to teach himself. Jayspot dropped his kill in the fresh kill pile and spotted his apprentice, for a few seconds his starling blue hues flashed with worry, pure worry. But after thinking about it for a few seconds and collecting his thoughts he let out a breath and gave the molly a soft smile. He slowly made his way to the apprentice, nothing but kindness on his face.

He stopped a few mouselengths away and looked down at Lostpaw, his whiskers twitching "Hello, its a beautiful day, no?" he asked, turning his blue gaze down to his paws, shuffling them. He felt awkward, emberassed, and he was the mentor. He wasn't good at small talk and often tried his hardest to avoid it, but in order to take Lostpaw out to train he needed to. He breathed out through his nose and layed himself down, keeping a close watch on his paw, almost babying it, almost. "Hey, I know I haven't been taking you out to the territory lately, and I'm sorry, but if you're not too busy, would you like to now?" he asked, cocking his head to the side. He knew what it was like being an apprentice, and he didn't really like ordering others around, telling them what to do, that wasn't the type of Tom he was, and he didn't plan on doing that to his apprentice, he would make sure she was comfortable and ready for their training. In all honesty he just wanted to dote on her, make sure she was happy, safe, unharmed, he didn't want to push her, train her, and possibly hurt her, with her paw and all, or, missing paw. He licked his non injured paw and began to wipe off some dirt on his face that managed to make its self home there.

Lostpaw pricked her ears at her mentor's voice and shuffled around, her belly fur stirring up the dust as she turned. She smiled warmly at him, sensing some kind of worry radiating off of him.

"Oh, it really is a nice day!" she replied happily, drawing her tongue over her stump, which had picked up some dust along with her stomach when she turned. She was about to comment on how beautiful the clouds looked when Jayspot mentioned going out in the territory. She leaped to her paws, wobbling a little since her attention was on going out of Camp and not on her balance.

"Truly? We can go now?" she asked, not quite believing it. Of course, she knew she would be allowed to go out eventually, but to a young cat, a few days felt like ages. "I'd love to! What are we going to do?"

[Static]

Originally Posted by Lost Illusion

Wingdrop laughed, "Let's hope we don't run into frogs, we might just turn into Shadowclan cats. She took a few more bites, "Hopefully we find some pretty plump prey."

Burning forest nodded,smiling." Yhea.Let's hope we dont.I have never tried a frog and never plan to.I don't see how shadowclan cats can stand them.not to mention eat them.I think that the prey will be pretty well fed.You ready?" He said,standing up.He was starting to feel more relaxed around the she-cat.many even friends.

[Brilliance]

Originally Posted by Lost Illusion

Kestrelpaw chuckled, "You're welcome!" He followed his friend to the small tree. Kestrelpaw didn't even bother talking and began working on the mud, he was working on areas that had drier mud. He didn't want to lick up a giant ball of wet mud, with wet grass mixed with it. He wrinkled his nose as he licked the mud out of his chest, it would probably take him forever the get all the mud out. He wanted his undercoat to be just as white as it was before.

Orangetail followed his friend slowly, "This is going to take forever to get out!" He growled. His fur was so long and thick, he should've never went outside. He folded his ears back grumpily and glanced at Blackcrystal, "Let me help you clean your pelt first, mine is going to take forever."

Fairypaw delicately lifted a paw to start cleaning the muck off. It was one thing for it to rain, but it was another for it to cause mud. She didn't mind the rain because it only made her wet. Water was suppose to clean, right? She had no worries about the rain doing anything else to her. Maybe it had disheveled some of her markings making them into some type of art work, but that was all. She was okay with that. She looked towards at Kestrelpaw to see how far he had gotten. She was almost done with cleaning herself. She twisted her body to groom her flank and sort it out. ''You doing okay over there, Kestrelpaw?''

Blackcrystal tilted her head, laughing at her larger friend. She had settled herself down inside the hollow, and already started to clean at her fur until she heard Orangetail's voice. She looked up at him, ''Are you sure?'' She has asked, and quickly added, ''Yeah, my pelt is easier to sort out, but if we wait to long, what about yours?'' She asked, her ears pricking. The feline gets up from her spot to sit closer to her mud-ridden friend. ''Alright.'' She answered him, and leaned herself so that her head was in the crook of his neck. Absentmindedly she awaited for him to start grooming her, a shudder taking on her body. As long as she was closed to him, she might as well get started before it was her turn to began helping him groom himself. So the she-cat gently began giving rasp licks at his neck, hoping to dry off the water and get rid of the mud.

[BluBunnie]

Originally Posted by Swiftheart

Burning forest nodded,smiling." Yhea.Let's hope we dont.I have never tried a frog and never plan to.I don't see how shadowclan cats can stand them.not to mention eat them.I think that the prey will be pretty well fed.You ready?" He said,standing up.He was starting to feel more relaxed around the she-cat.many even friends.

Wingdrop nodded and stood. She was beginning to really like this cat, maybe they would end up being friends. She gave him a smile and headed towards the entrance, "Lets go!"

[BluBunnie]

Originally Posted by Noire

Fairypaw delicately lifted a paw to start cleaning the muck off. It was one thing for it to rain, but it was another for it to cause mud. She didn't mind the rain because it only made her wet. Water was suppose to clean, right? She had no worries about the rain doing anything else to her. Maybe it had disheveled some of her markings making them into some type of art work, but that was all. She was okay with that. She looked towards at Kestrelpaw to see how far he had gotten. She was almost done with cleaning herself. She twisted her body to groom her flank and sort it out. ''You doing okay over there, Kestrelpaw?''

Blackcrystal tilted her head, laughing at her larger friend. She had settled herself down inside the hollow, and already started to clean at her fur until she heard Orangetail's voice. She looked up at him, ''Are you sure?'' She has asked, and quickly added, ''Yeah, my pelt is easier to sort out, but if we wait to long, what about yours?'' She asked, her ears pricking. The feline gets up from her spot to sit closer to her mud-ridden friend. ''Alright.'' She answered him, and leaned herself so that her head was in the crook of his neck. Absentmindedly she awaited for him to start grooming her, a shudder taking on her body. As long as she was closed to him, she might as well get started before it was her turn to began helping him groom himself. So the she-cat gently began giving rasp licks at his neck, hoping to dry off the water and get rid of the mud.

Kestrelpaw growled and grumbled every few moments while cleaning his fur, he left no piece of mud left behind. As he started to clean his paws a headache formed, he folded his ears back with annoyance. He hated headaches, after getting his front two paws clean he moved on to the back paws. "I am fine, I am just starting to get a headache." He said with a grumble.

Orangetail closed his eyes for a few moments as he felt Blackcrystal against him. He wondered why she shuddered, but soon after she began to groom his neck he had a shudder of his own. He let out a soft breath and began to groom Blackcrystals pelt, her fur wasn't as long or thick so it was pretty easy to get most of the mud out. He chuckled to himself as the wondered what Blackcrystal was thinking as she groomed his muddy thick fur.