ShadowClan Territory

[Shade.]

Originally Posted by Nostalgia

Finchpaw cracked open an eyes and gave her an uninterested look.

“If we could teleport I wouldn’t be here.” He stated matter of factly.

Stretching his paws a bit he flipped to his side, letting the sun hit his soaked fur from a different angle.

“But don’t worry in the case where we would be in more troubling waters I’m sure if you begged enough I’d save you.” He closed his eye and let out a sigh.

The sun was hitting him just right spreading warmth from his head to his tail.

He wondered whether Finchwhisker was wondering where he was.

Rookpaw was always rather insecure about exposing her throat, the paranoia of having it ripped out was often there, but now she lay on her back and the sun warmed her chin. She was still on edge, just a little, as one should be. She snorted at Finchpaw's retort. He was overconfident, much unlike her who had rather low self-esteem, even if that never stopped her from fighting.
"I'd rather drown." she replied simply.

[Nostalgia]

Originally Posted by Shade.

Rookpaw was always rather insecure about exposing her throat, the paranoia of having it ripped out was often there, but now she lay on her back and the sun warmed her chin. She was still on edge, just a little, as one should be. She snorted at Finchpaw's retort. He was overconfident, much unlike her who had rather low self-esteem, even if that never stopped her from fighting.
"I'd rather drown." she replied simply.

Finchpaw let out an broken amused purr.

Of course she would. He liked that about Rookpaw, in her own twisted way she would make him laugh.

His ears twitched as he listened to the sounds of the stream running and the gentle breeze. He didnt remember the last time he had been this relaxed. Back at camp he always felt on edge, having to constantly try to prove his loyalty to Dawnstar after his last stunt. This inevitable doom hung over him at times, the fear of Dawnstar taking him out was never really gone.

He frowned trying to get that thought out of his head. No, he was fine. He was going to be the best warrior and then prove to her that he had Shadowclan as his priority.

“What do you think is beyond the clan lands” he suddenly asked, not bothering to open his eyes.

[Shade.]

Originally Posted by Nostalgia

Finchpaw let out an broken amused purr.

Of course she would. He liked that about Rookpaw, in her own twisted way she would make him laugh.

His ears twitched as he listened to the sounds of the stream running and the gentle breeze. He didnt remember the last time he had been this relaxed. Back at camp he always felt on edge, having to constantly try to prove his loyalty to Dawnstar after his last stunt. This inevitable doom hung over him at times, the fear of Dawnstar taking him out was never really gone.

He frowned trying to get that thought out of his head. No, he was fine. He was going to be the best warrior and then prove to her that he had Shadowclan as his priority.

“What do you think is beyond the clan lands” he suddenly asked, not bothering to open his eyes.

Rookpaw was rather sleepy now. She couldn't fall asleep though, she still had her guard up. Then Finchpaw'd question came. It took her a second to process everything. It was one of the things she often thought about. She had little loyalty to ShadowClan and Dawnstar was very clearly mad and should not be in power. Rookpaw's legs often wanted her to leave. Wanderlust, such an odd feeling.
"Anything really. One thing that I probably know is that cats out there are probably just as stupid as here, but that's a given considering the nature of society. Maybe it goes on forever. Or maybe it ends abruptly. I don't want it to end though, I don't like constrictions. I don't...want to be trapped my entire life." she mewed thoughtfully.

[Nostalgia]

Originally Posted by Shade.

Rookpaw was rather sleepy now. She couldn't fall asleep though, she still had her guard up. Then Finchpaw'd question came. It took her a second to process everything. It was one of the things she often thought about. She had little loyalty to ShadowClan and Dawnstar was very clearly mad and should not be in power. Rookpaw's legs often wanted her to leave. Wanderlust, such an odd feeling.
"Anything really. One thing that I probably know is that cats out there are probably just as stupid as here, but that's a given considering the nature of society. Maybe it goes on forever. Or maybe it ends abruptly. I don't want it to end though, I don't like constrictions. I don't...want to be trapped my entire life." she mewed thoughtfully.

Finchpaw’s tail twitched in surprised. He had expected a retort from her rather than a well thought out answer. He stayed quiet considering what she had said.

His eyes getting heavy, he fought sleep as he buried his nose in between his paws.

“Well you’re right there. Stupid cats are stupid cats, clan or not.” He grumbled.

“However, must be nice being your own boss, not having to listen to cat you don’t agree with,” he said softly.

Sleep was overtaking him and before he let it take over he moved to look at Rookpaw.

“Do you feel trapped?” There was no mocking or malice in his voice.

[Shade.]

Originally Posted by Nostalgia

Finchpaw’s tail twitched in surprised. He had expected a retort from her rather than a well thought out answer. He stayed quiet considering what she had said.

His eyes getting heavy, he fought sleep as he buried his nose in between his paws.

“Well you’re right there. Stupid cats are stupid cats, clan or not.” He grumbled.

“However, must be nice being your own boss, not having to listen to cat you don’t agree with,” he said softly.

Sleep was overtaking him and before he let it take over he moved to look at Rookpaw.

“Do you feel trapped?” There was no mocking or malice in his voice.

Rookpaw thought everyone was stupid, to be honest. She'd grown up like that, being smarter than everyone else and therefore different. She never fit in. Cats didn't like those who were different.
She had always enjoyed doing her own thing and didn't listen to orders very well, at least ones that weren't legally acceptable. She never broke the clan rules but avoided following the social and societal rules regularly,
At Furballpaw's question, she thought for a while. She...was a strange cat. She trusted no one...yet she was an open book, admitting to everything. She never lied. And she loved philosophical discussions. She had nothing to hide, right?
"Constantly. Clan borders. Meeting. Routine. It's all...the same. It always goes the same way. And then what? You just die in the end and you're trapped in the afterlife for all eternity." she said thoughtfully. A lilt of pain rose in her voice.

[Nostalgia]

Originally Posted by Shade.

Rookpaw thought everyone was stupid, to be honest. She'd grown up like that, being smarter than everyone else and therefore different. She never fit in. Cats didn't like those who were different.
She had always enjoyed doing her own thing and didn't listen to orders very well, at least ones that weren't legally acceptable. She never broke the clan rules but avoided following the social and societal rules regularly,
At Furballpaw's question, she thought for a while. She...was a strange cat. She trusted no one...yet she was an open book, admitting to everything. She never lied. And she loved philosophical discussions. She had nothing to hide, right?
"Constantly. Clan borders. Meeting. Routine. It's all...the same. It always goes the same way. And then what? You just die in the end and you're trapped in the afterlife for all eternity." she said thoughtfully. A lilt of pain rose in her voice.

Finchpaw was starting to drift in and out, Rookpaws voice actually looling him to sleep. As her voice rose he opened his eye and looked at her.

“You must be stupid.” He said flatly.

“How could you say everyday is the same? Do my antics mean nothing to you? I’m hurt” he said dryly.

Turning onto his back he kept eye contact as he continued.

“If you hate things being the same then it simply means we would have to break the warrior code more often. You want different? Find a mate from another clan. Steal a kit. Run away. Fake your death and then spend your days spooking warriors as a “ghost.”

He gave her a smirk. “Maybe even try to become leader.”

Turning his head back to the sky he considered the idea of bordem.

Was he bored? No, he didn’t think so; he was having a harder time understanding Rookpaw. He frowned in frustration, trying to find the right words to sort of console her worries, this was new to him.

“Don’t worry so much about it. If it’s really nagging you I’ll give you somethingelse to be annoyed at” he said with a slight smile

[Shade.]

Originally Posted by Nostalgia

Finchpaw was starting to drift in and out, Rookpaws voice actually looling him to sleep. As her voice rose he opened his eye and looked at her.

“You must be stupid.” He said flatly.

“How could you say everyday is the same? Do my antics mean nothing to you? I’m hurt” he said dryly.

Turning onto his back he kept eye contact as he continued.

“If you hate things being the same then it simply means we would have to break the warrior code more often. You want different? Find a mate from another clan. Steal a kit. Run away. Fake your death and then spend your days spooking warriors as a “ghost.”

He gave her a smirk. “Maybe even try to become leader.”

Turning his head back to the sky he considered the idea of bordem.

Was he bored? No, he didn’t think so; he was having a harder time understanding Rookpaw. He frowned in frustration, trying to find the right words to sort of console her worries, this was new to him.

“Don’t worry so much about it. If it’s really nagging you I’ll give you somethingelse to be annoyed at” he said with a slight smile

Rookpaw flipped back up into a loaf position. She was currently facing the other way. He couldn't see that there was slight discomfort on her face. She'd been honest and he'd called her stupid.
She rolled her eyes as he twisted the conversation back to himself. Her heart was gripped by worries now. What if calling life boring really had offended him since he seemed to want to spend time with her.
"Breaking the warrior code gives you no purpose. It just makes you bad er.... worse in everyone's eyes. It doesn't change how insignificant life is." she mewed. Running away always felt tempting. Mates and kits were dumb, from this clan or anywhere else. And faking your death just to scare people was just another pointless prank. Rookpaw as leader was also tempting but disasterous. She was no leader, she was an outsider.
"Ah, yes, thank StarClan I'll always have you to annoy me. Maybe I will run away after all." she deadpanned.

[Nostalgia]

Originally Posted by Shade.

Rookpaw flipped back up into a loaf position. She was currently facing the other way. He couldn't see that there was slight discomfort on her face. She'd been honest and he'd called her stupid.
She rolled her eyes as he twisted the conversation back to himself. Her heart was gripped by worries now. What if calling life boring really had offended him since he seemed to want to spend time with her.
"Breaking the warrior code gives you no purpose. It just makes you bad er.... worse in everyone's eyes. It doesn't change how insignificant life is." she mewed. Running away always felt tempting. Mates and kits were dumb, from this clan or anywhere else. And faking your death just to scare people was just another pointless prank. Rookpaw as leader was also tempting but disasterous. She was no leader, she was an outsider.
"Ah, yes, thank StarClan I'll always have you to annoy me. Maybe I will run away after all." she deadpanned.

Finchpaw watched her roll away, narrowing his eyes he realized he had made a mistake. He had pushed too hard.

“Fox drug” he muttered as he rolled towards her and then got to his paws. He trotted around to where she was facing and sat a hair length away from her.

“Hey!” He snapped his ear flicking in frustration.

“Ignore what I said, it was stupid.” He looked away in embarrassment as he continued. “I didn’t mean to make what you said seem insignificant. I suppose I had a hard time understanding it, my default was to tease. I shouldn’t have. Sorry.”

He looked back at her, flustered.

“I don’t want you to think that life is insignificant.” He stated, his voice holding a bit of a whine.

[Shade.]

Originally Posted by Nostalgia

Finchpaw watched her roll away, narrowing his eyes he realized he had made a mistake. He had pushed too hard.

“Fox drug” he muttered as he rolled towards her and then got to his paws. He trotted around to where she was facing and sat a hair length away from her.

“Hey!” He snapped his ear flicking in frustration.

“Ignore what I said, it was stupid.” He looked away in embarrassment as he continued. “I didn’t mean to make what you said seem insignificant. I suppose I had a hard time understanding it, my default was to tease. I shouldn’t have. Sorry.”

He looked back at her, flustered.

“I don’t want you to think that life is insignificant.” He stated, his voice holding a bit of a whine.

Rookpaw was rather embarrassed to admit defeat. She hated showing how sensitive she was. That's why she hid her anger with aggression, because she couldn't let herself revert to her natural reaction, rage-crying.
She shrunk back surprised as Finchpaw snapped at her and pipped up in front of her. Her narrow amber eyes widened as he apologized. She...never expected him to do that. She made a nervous gulp noise. Was she the bad guy now.
"Nonono, I'm fine. I say that often. Heh, one of the many reasons I'm not miss popular is because cats find me depressing. My life has significanse now, at least- to prove that I'm better!" she ended her speech playfully, grinning. She didn't want to go back to that deep, depressing tone.

[Nostalgia]

Originally Posted by Shade.

Rookpaw was rather embarrassed to admit defeat. She hated showing how sensitive she was. That's why she hid her anger with aggression, because she couldn't let herself revert to her natural reaction, rage-crying.
She shrunk back surprised as Finchpaw snapped at her and pipped up in front of her. Her narrow amber eyes widened as he apologized. She...never expected him to do that. She made a nervous gulp noise. Was she the bad guy now.
"Nonono, I'm fine. I say that often. Heh, one of the many reasons I'm not miss popular is because cats find me depressing. My life has significanse now, at least- to prove that I'm better!" she ended her speech playfully, grinning. She didn't want to go back to that deep, depressing tone.

Finchpaw stared at her through narrow eyes. He wasn’t buying it.

“Stop that” he said lashing his tail behind him.

“I’m not hanging out with you because of your lucky go attitude. I don’t care that you like to be pessimistic you furball. I’m obviously not an easy cat to be around either. But who cares what others think, what I’m not okay with is you being so hard on yourself. Stop that.”

He brought a paw over his face, giving himself a quick wash.

“I don’t need your sugary fake lies, when I’m wrong I’m wrong and I know it. I was a Fox heart. Let’s just move on,” he declared.

He got to his feet and looked up at the darkening sky.

“Come on we should probably head back, I’m sure both our mentors are wondering where we are. And if they ask I’m blaming you.”