WindClan: Life Before 2023's Fire

[Mango]

Quailheart chased the rabbit silently, she could pounce any second now, she only had three paws, but she was almos- she fell and winced in pain as she felt a crunch, Shoot, I broke my only good forepaw she balanced herself on her half forepaw and her two hind legs and slowly inched her way towards camp tears streaming down her face as her leg burned in pain. (Open)

[ladybugg03]

Originally Posted by Charmer

Thistlepaw stared down at his paws, his face darkening. "It's not really...Ambercloud is still recovering from her accident..." Thistlepaw didn't say anymore. It had been two days since Ambercloud had suffered an adder bite after shoving him to safety on their fateful first hunting trip. He shot a sidelong glance at Junepaw, but couldn't bring himself to say anymore.

Junepaw's happy expression faltered. Her eyes clouded with worry. "I'm sorry," she said. She pressed her flank against the other apprentice's.

[Captain]

Originally Posted by Panic

[sorry for the tiny post! i got to go]Shiverpaw thought for a moment. All the world? Adventure? I mean... "Of course I can handle it! I lived out there before,
you know..." They went silent for a moment. "Er- what about Windclan?" they mewed, worried.

“Windclan will still be here when we return.” Ferretpaw insisted, his eyes gazing outside at the land that stretched out before them, “So, are you in or not, Shiverpaw?” The small apprentice turned to look at his closest friend with a tilt of his head to the side. “I leave tonight when everyone's asleep, if you want, I’ll give you until then to decide.” He gave a quiet sigh, his tail twitching back and forth beside him as he smiled, thinking about the new places to explore. Ferretpaw was tired of being trapped here, with no freedom whatsoever, the tom-cat wanted to explore the unknown and have a grand adventure, greater than he had ever known.

[Lilac]

Originally Posted by Lonestar23

"Excuse me, did you just imply that I'm fat?" Wolfpaw's voice reached an octave that was pretty funny. "Careful what you say, Sparkpaw, or I might have to tackle you again," He mewed with a purr in his voice. There was no threat in his voice, just a playful chirp and a sparkling look in his bright eyes. He loved hanging with his friend. She was someone he could trust - not that Wolfpaw really had secrets.

He was not the type of tom to be able to keep a secret easily, though if the cat really mattered to him, he would try his very best. Take Sparkpaw - if she were to tell him a secret, he would do his best. "I went hunting. Did battle training. Ran around and annoyed everyone else, then I decided I would come find you and when I did I thought it'd be pretty funny to tackle you, so... that brings us to this moment!" Yeah, Wolfpaw hadn't had the most interesting day ever. The interesting part had just happened a few moments ago - and he was glad he hadn't been yelled at for running around like an idiot. Someone could have hurt him, several times, though he hadn't run slow enough for them to catch him. Running was definitely Wolfpaw's forte. He was more of a lover then a fighter, to be honest.

"So? Anything interesting we could do? Go to the border, go mess with some of the other apprentices or warriors... or I could tackle you again! Sit on you. Make you eat those words about me being fat." A sparkle came into the tom's eyes again and his tail swished back and forth, expression bright and friendly and open. Wolfpaw was always the type to be friendly and open.

Sparkpaw let out a purr of amusement as he replied. She liked that he had such a good sense of humor, her own brother would have been offended if she had joked like that with him.

"I didn't say you were fat, I said you were heavy.," She said with another purr of laughter. "And you better not try that again, unless you'd like my claws in your pelt." Though, when she said that, there was really no threat in her voice, and a sparkle came to her eyes too.

"I'm up for something interesting. How about fling pebbles at the patrols as they pass by? We can hide in the tall grass." She suggested, she didn't always like to get in trouble, but every once in a while it was fun to be a little mischievous.

[graves]

Originally Posted by Beau

Crestfeather stepped back as Sunsong came out of the den, giving her space to exit. The warrior nudged the rabbit over to the queen and mewed, "Hi, Sunsong. I brought you a rabbit." A friendly smile lit up Crestfeather's face as she sat down, she'd always liked Sunsong. Suddenly, the awkwardness of her question hit her and Crestfeather grew bashful. Clearing her throat, she looked at her paws and meowed, "Well, you may not know this, but Soaringcrane and I recently became mates." The she-cat paused to look up at Sunsong, feeling heat rise to her face, "And, well. I expect we'll want to have kits soon but I'm just...I'm not..." Crestfeather closed her eyes and flattened her ears, crying out, "Oh, I'm just worried I won't be a good mother." A frown was creasing her face as she looked back at Sunsong, "Please, I was wondering if you could give me some advice? I really need it." Crestfeather's stomach felt like it was doing battle training and she suddenly wished she'd left the shrew on the pile.

Sunsong frowned at the shecat for a moment, she padded next to her and sat down, curling her fluffy ginger tail around the other molly. She gave a soft smile and sighed,"You'll never be ready to be a mother,Crestfeather. I have had two litters and Im still not ready," she gave a small chuckle. "You wont know what you are like as a mother if you never give yourself a shot. Dont be scared. If youre in a good place, have kits. You have all the time in the world to think, you know." she smiled. Sunsong had been a forever queen in the nursery for awhile now, and she didnt even feel like she was ready to be a mother. "Youll never be ready for the challenges youll face as a mother, but I can promise you itll be worth all of the stress,fuss, and trouble those kits will cause." she smiled more. She thought back to her own kits. They were a pawful and that was a fact, but ever since giving birth to them she felt nothing but love. She saw her life in a different way. "When you have kits, youll learn what its like to love something with all of your being, youll love them with all of your heart." she gave the molly a comforting nuzzle. "And youll always a queen to help you, I wouldnt mind making a nest for you and help watch the kits if you ever need my help, youll always have my support. Its not as scary as its made out to be."

[Charmer]

Originally Posted by ladybugg03

Junepaw's happy expression faltered. Her eyes clouded with worry. "I'm sorry," she said. She pressed her flank against the other apprentice's.

Thistlepaw felt Junepaw press her flank against his and flicked his ear with surprise. "Yeah... me too." Thistlepaw couldn't bring himself to share with Juenpaw the terrible feeling of guilt he bore. He hadn't told anyone that the only reason he stayed near the adder for as long as he had was because he had been planning to pounce on it while it had the mouse in its jaws. It's all my fault, he thought miserably. "Surgestorm says she might make it, but she'll have to fight as long as the venom is still in her system. She was barely concious by the time I could get him to her."

[dionysus]

Originally Posted by woly

Sunsong frowned at the shecat for a moment, she padded next to her and sat down, curling her fluffy ginger tail around the other molly. She gave a soft smile and sighed,"You'll never be ready to be a mother,Crestfeather. I have had two litters and Im still not ready," she gave a small chuckle. "You wont know what you are like as a mother if you never give yourself a shot. Dont be scared. If youre in a good place, have kits. You have all the time in the world to think, you know." she smiled. Sunsong had been a forever queen in the nursery for awhile now, and she didnt even feel like she was ready to be a mother. "Youll never be ready for the challenges youll face as a mother, but I can promise you itll be worth all of the stress,fuss, and trouble those kits will cause." she smiled more. She thought back to her own kits. They were a pawful and that was a fact, but ever since giving birth to them she felt nothing but love. She saw her life in a different way. "When you have kits, youll learn what its like to love something with all of your being, youll love them with all of your heart." she gave the molly a comforting nuzzle. "And youll always a queen to help you, I wouldnt mind making a nest for you and help watch the kits if you ever need my help, youll always have my support. Its not as scary as its made out to be."

Sunsong's tail around Crestfeather comforted the molly as if her mother was the one beside her. Sunsong was a motherly cat, and Crestfeather thought she was incredibly kind and likeable, which is part of the reason she went to her in the first place. Sunsong's words scared and comforted Crestfeather at the same time. It worried her that she'd never be fully prepared, but the fact that all parents went through it made her feel better and the offered help was a relief, which she was sure she'd take Sunsong up on. The queen's nuzzle seemed to spread peace through the warrior and she smiled, returning the friendly gesture. "Thank you Sunsong," she purred, "I'm not sure if I'm ready for kits right now, but knowing that everyone feels like this definitely helps." A quiet chuckle followed her words and prefaced her next sentence, "That sounds great! I don't know exactly what our kits will be like, but knowing Soaringcrane they'll probably be a pawful! I'm sure the help will be greatly appreciated." A happy smile graced Crestfeather's face as she looked at Sunsong, and the molly felt her stomach settle slightly. Of course she was still nervous, one conversation wasn't going to fix that and Crestfeather had a feeling nothing would, but the advice put to rest some of her fears and gave her the strength to eat the shrew she'd picked out of the pile for herself. "How are things in the nursery?" The warrior asked after her first mouthful.

[Charmer]

@Milky Way

Thistlepaw shuffled out of the apprentices den, his tail dragging on the ground behind him. His mentor, Ambercloud, was still in the medicine den after her adder bite and the apprentice had nothing to distract himself: no training, no hunting, just endless time to sit with his thoughts and worry. He glanced at the freshkill pile, but his stomach turned at the thought of eating. Finally, he began to edge toward the clearing entrance, thinking perhaps a walk through the territory might help.

[Barnabas]

Originally Posted by SpringtrapFNAF

Brambleflash looked at Cavemist as they began to walk. The other tom asked him a question and he instantly froze. "If I answer that question would you still like me?" wondered the Windclan tom with a shuffle of his paws. He could see Cavemist hiding himself from view and he could tell that he was into toms. Brambleflash let out a chuckle and a sudden purr. "Yeah I like toms. I've never really been into she-cats." Brambleflash meowed.

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@Bad Wolf

[Mayflower]

Originally Posted by Charmer

@Milky Way

Thistlepaw shuffled out of the apprentices den, his tail dragging on the ground behind him. His mentor, Ambercloud, was still in the medicine den after her adder bite and the apprentice had nothing to distract himself: no training, no hunting, just endless time to sit with his thoughts and worry. He glanced at the freshkill pile, but his stomach turned at the thought of eating. Finally, he began to edge toward the clearing entrance, thinking perhaps a walk through the territory might help.

Chanterellepaw yawned and stretched, walking out of the den. Noticing Thistlepaw, the molly smiled and walked over, , catching up with him. "Hi Thistlepaw, how are you?" Chanterelle knew his mentor had been bit by an adder, and she wanted him to trust her. So, she spoke to him, although she felt a slight twinge of pity for the other apprentice.

(I kinda want her to instead of using him and ditching him like planned, Chanterelle actually starts to have feelings for him and is like OH CRAP WHAT DO I DO WITH THESE OH GOD)