NightClan RP (Book 5!)|

[mutant]

"I'm... Sorry to hear that," Darkfeather mumbled, avoiding her eyes by pretending to be very suddenly interested in a fleck of dirt on his forepaw. He bent down and nibbled at the fur, but his bright eyes slid up and stayed fixated on Mistycloud's- almost involuntarily. He sighed and looked around.
"My guard shift should be over," he said. "I was about to go hunting, if you want to come along...?"
It was extremely rare for Darkfeather to invite anyone along when he went off into the woods, but how could he excuse himself from this conversation? She had just poured out her life story to him. He could hardly just stroll away now.

[~*WOLFIE*~]

((Sorry, but Wolfstar is still miles away from camp.))

"Alright," Wolfstar said to Dreamkit. "But if you need any help, just ask." She padded out into the snow with Moss next to her.

[leopardwhisper]

((xDD, on the bright side, Cherry-la's character (fernkit) will be here when she becomes an apprentice...if there isn't a war soon... -cough- Hawkfire is with them, he stumbled upon them in their cave, he's also far from camp.))
Hawkfire growled at their blatent disregard to him. He was going to help Dawnshadow himself. Rushing over the border, he found and followed Fernkit's scent, claws unsheated, covered in mud. Hawkfire waited for him to be affronted by enemy cats.

[we can LIGHT(y) up the sky(:]

"Yes," Mistycloud sighed, "But clan life is wonderful, my kits and I are supported well and I'm sure NightClan will always be a home to me." She looked at Darkfeather and smiled once again, "I'd love too. I've been stuck in camp lately. This will be great!"

[Golden]

"Hawkfire, we're just t-trying to get back to c-camp," Dreamkit stammered, the chill in the air biting at her like an enemy's teeth. "Wolfstar couldn't do anything for h-her here, anyway." She moved forward slowly, her eyes staring at the thick blanket of snow in front of her.

[i hope dawn never comes.]

Wildflower stuck her head out of the den, "Flameriver.." She whispered her mate's name weakly, and was interrupted with a bout of coughing as she thin body shook. Pulling the kits closer to her,they were old enough to eat fresh kill and to be apprentice. Her indgo gaze wandered around camp as she went into another round of coughing.

[leopardwhisper]

Hawkfire sighed as he looked at the shivering kit. He bent down and gave her a quick lick to warm her up.
"I'm going to go try to help Dawnshadow out..." he meowed to himself and he raced over the border into enemy territory...he had forgotten to cover his scent. ((<DUN DUN DUNNNNNNNN> Dramatic music ))

[Golden]

Dec 31, 2008 13:01:40 GMT -5 i hope dawn never comes. said:

Wildflower stuck her head out of the den, "Flameriver.." She whispered her mate's name weakly, and was interrupted with a bout of coughing as she thin body shook. Pulling the kits closer to her,they were old enough to eat fresh kill and to be apprentice. Her indgo gaze wandered around camp as she went into another round of coughing.

Flameriver sat outside the warriors' den and stared at the stars that were shining brighter every moment with the slowly darkening sky. The faint sound of his name reached is ears and he turned his head to look at where it came from. As soon as he saw Wildflower his eyes softened and he gazed at her with adoration and love. She is so perfect...
His thoughts were inturepted when he heard her coughing fit. Racing over to his mate, Flameriver nuzzled her gently and meowed, "Let's take you to Brownfur."

[i hope dawn never comes.]

"Ok, but the kits." She mewed softly as she pressed her muzzle to his, closing he eyes, "I love you, Flameriver. Never for get that, you're the only reason that I have to live. You are my breath, my life, my heart." She whispered coughing quietly, "I love you." Her tabby brown pelt bearly covered her ribs.

[~*WOLFIE*~]

Wolfstar watched Hawkfire run farther away. Then she looked at Dreamkit. "We need to get you back to camp." She padded out into the slowing blizzard.

Moss looked at Dreamkit too and picked her up by her scruff and padded after Wolfstar. "Let me know if you want to be put down." she said through the fur to the cold kit. She huddled Dreamkit as close to her front legs and chest as she could.

[Golden]

Dreamkit was comforted and warmed by Moss. She gave a purr in gratitude but it was cut off when her teeth began to chatter again. She was much warmer than before, though, so she was grateful.

Flameriver closed his eyes and pushed his head into Wildflower's fur. His breathing matched hers and he pressed closer to her in an effort to keep her warm. The temperature was still dropping even though the snow had almost stopped. He couldn't relax, not when he was so worried about her health. "I love you too. I don't know what I would do without you, Wildflower. I'd give anything for you."
He noticed how thin she was and scolded himself for not giving her his share of prey. Leafbare was only getting harsher. "Should I go get Brownfur?" He murmured softly, not wanting to risk more of Wildflower's health.

[i hope dawn never comes.]

"I won't leave you, I promise." She mewed a faint smile on her thin face, " Yes, please." The she cat whishpered, pressing closer to her mate. Wilderflower rasped a tounge over Flameriver's ear, love for him pulsed out of her.

[Golden]

Flameriver nodded and pulled away slowly, only to dart out of the den and over to Brownfur. When he saw the white deputy lying on the ground he realized it wasn't the best time. But nothing could stop him from asking for the sake of Wildflower.
"Er, Brownfur, Wildflower's been coughing a lot and I'm worried."

Brownfur turned slowly to look at him. "I'll be there in a moment. I need to get Ghostmask stable. Foxpaw, if I show you how to do everything, I know you'll be able to do the rest." She took half of the poppy seeds and placed them in Ghostmask's mouth. Then she gently pushed his chin up some to make him swallow. "You let him swallow the poppy seeds. For a cat as injured as him it is easier to do what I just did than try to get the cat to swallow by themself." Then she took half of the oak leaves and chewed them. She placed the pulp on his wounds to stop infection. "Foxpaw, please keep chewing the oak leaves and cover his wounds with them. They will stop infection. If I'm not back, place cobweb over them when you're done to stop the bleeding and help it heal."
Flameriver turned and Brownfur followed him into the nursery.

((Do you want Wildflower to be sick? If so, with what?))

[~*WOLFIE*~]

Wolfstar could see NightClan up ahead and she was grateful that the three of them were almost home. She turned to look back at Moss and Dreamkit. "There it is." she said to them. The leader padded into the entrance.
Moss still clutched Dreamkit close to her chest as she padded behind Wolfstar into the NightClan entrance. She looked around the camp and saw all the dens. "Wow." she whispered to herself.

[Golden]

"Mysterysong!" Dreamkit called as loud as she could manage. She glanced around wildly for her mother and soon spotted her staring out of the den. Her face looked torn in agony and Dreamkit squirmed out of Moss' jaws and ran to her.
"Dreamkit!" Mysterysong lunged forward and pressed her nose to her kit's cheek. Then she looked around expectantly. "Where's Maplefur?"
"I don't know," Dreamkit replied, not fully understanding the question.
"What do you mean?" Mysterysong's head show up. "Didn't he bring you home?"
"No. Moss and Wolfstar did."
"Moss? Who's Moss? Never mind. I have to find out if Maplefur is back yet. Dreamkit, go join your siblings in the den."
Dreamkit looked back at Moss and stood still. When Mysterysong gave her a nudge she entered the den with her head down.
"Where's Maplefur?" Leopardkit questioned her.
"He didn't bring me home. I don't know!"
"He went out to look for you..."
"I know. I think Mysterysong's going to search for him now."

As Mysterysong padded determindly across the clearing to the exit, Goldenspirit came over and greeted her. Her eyes were squinted against the snow. "Mysterysong?"
"Hi Goldenspirit. Will you help me look for Maplefur? He still isn't back." Word had spread about the missing kit.
"Maybe we should ask Wolfstar." She suggested. Then, seeing Mysterysong's terrorized expression, she gave in. "Let's go."
When they got out to the forest they split up. Finally, Mysterysong came across the smell of Maplefur... and the stench of blood. She yowled and ran forward, paying no attention to stems that tore her pelt. Maplefur was out there, hurt, and she wasn't going to let any pain-no matter how great-stop her from finding him. Her pace quickened and she came across two still bodies. Her legs went out from underneath her and she fell. Maplefur, dead, killed by a fox as he searched for his missing daughter. She knew she couldn't have stopped him from going, but she could have tried...

Goldenspirit stumbled upon Mysterysong. Her eyes widened at the sight. A fox and a warrior were dead, their blood staining the snow. She nuzzled Mysterysong and murmured, "Mysterysong? Mysterysong, are you okay?"
The reply came soft and weak. "He's dead. Gone. That fox killed him!" Venom entered her voice in the last sentance. "I have to take him back to camp now. He must be mourned tonight."
She struggled to drag his body back to camp and refused Goldenspirit's pleas to help her. She lay him in the center of the camp and crumpled to the ground, her nose in his cold, red-orange fur. "I love you. I always will. The kits love you too. You're brave, Maplefur, and we'll always remember that." She paused. "If not for you, the fox might have gotten someone else who couldn't have put up a fight." Now she spoke to comfot herself.

Dreamkit, Rainkit, and Leopardkit cautiously left the nursery. They ran toward their father's body. Dreamkit stared in horror. "It's my fault. He went to save me. If I hadn't been so stupid he would still be alive."
"Nonsense, Dreamkit." Mysterysong's choked voice told her. "Don't talk like that. It was the fox..." She couldn't finish her sentance. Dreamkit walked, horrostruck, over to Wolfstar and Moss. "Thank you both for saving me." She managed to meow. Even though I don't deserve it. Her heartbeat was racing in her chest and she could feel it. Why should my heart beat when Maplefur's doesn't? It is my fault. He shouldn't have died like this. It is my fault. Her silent accusations pained her just like she meant for them to do. She would live with this burden and she promised to punish herself as much as she could for ending another cat's life out of her own stupidity.

[mutant]

"Alright. Let's go, then," Darkfeather said, getting to his paws and whisking around. He strode out of camp, arching his back and digging his claws into the ground to get a better stretch before strolling further into the woods.
"Yes, being stuck in camp is awful. Whenever I'm stuck there myself, I begin to lose my mind."
He went silent at the sound of prey moving in a nearby thicket, and wordlessly slid into a fluid hunter's crouch, one paw cautiously stretching in front of the other. His steps were long and quick, but each one was timed precisely with the prey's rustles in the bush, or positioned so that he wouldn't crunch the snow gathered on the forest floor. Finally, as he edged around the bush, he tightened his muscles and sprang straight up into the air, coming down directly on top of a rabbit which had been sheltering in the thicket. His jaws pinched its spine, and he twisted his head until he heard it crack and the rabbit went limp. He dragged it out of the vegetation by the scruff of its neck.
"Not a bad size for leaf-bare," he remarked.

[leopardwhisper]

((WOO HOO ITS 2009!!! HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!))

[~*WOLFIE*~]

((Happy New Year!!! ))

Moss looked at Dreamkit and nuzzled her face against hers. "I'm sorry about your father, Dreamkit." she said softly. "I didn't know him, but I'll mourn for him anyway."

Wolfstar padded further into camp and paused at Maplefur's body. "We will mourn for you tonight, Maplefur." she said respectfully, and licked his cold forehead. She padded further on and saw Fogpool, Dewwing, Gorsebranch and Foxpaw gathered around a cat. It was Ghostmask. Wolfstar ran to the group and was relieved that he was still alive; but just barely. "What happened?" she asked Dewwing.

"His neck got caught in a twoleg trap." Dewwing mewed. "Brownfur and Foxpaw are doing all they can for him, though."

Wolfstar nodded, as if relieved slightly by Dewwing's last sentance. She ran to the Highrock and jumped up. "May all cats old enough to catch their own prey, gather under the Highrock for a Clan meeting." she yowled.

Dewwing looked up at Wolfstar, not leaving her father's side.

Fogpool listened to Wolfstar, refusing to leave Ghostmask.

Moss padded toward the Highrock. "What's going on?" she asked to a close-by cat.

Dewwing saw a new cat in the camp sitting next to her. "Um...Wolfstar is making an announcment to the Clan. Can I ask who you are?" she said with a slight growl.

"Oh, I'm sorry." Moss said. "I'm Moss, Wolfstar's daughter."

Dewwing looked very surprised. "Oh! Um...I'm Dewwing. Nice to meet you." She looked away, feeling embarresed that she almost clawed the ears off of her leader's daughter.

[Golden]

Brownfur stayed in the nursery. She'd ask around later and hear the news from another cat. For now, the health of the NightClan cats was her priority.

Not even a paw of Flameriver moved toward the clearing where the other cats were gathering. If Brownfur was allowed to stay here for medicine cat reasons, surely there were some that applied to him for being Wildflower's mate, right?

Mysterysong turned her head to look up at Wolfstar. Her tear-filled eyes blurred up her vision and she blinked once to clear them. Two of her kits-and Dustkit-stayed by her.

Dreamkit followed Moss uneasily, not sure if she had the courage to go back to her mother, sisters, and dead father yet. She felt too much guilt so she decided to play it safe for the time being.

((Happy New Year!))

[i hope dawn never comes.]

((whitecough or greencough..greencough, but she won't die.))

"Flameriver is that you?" Wildflower croaked and then began a bout of coughing before closing her eyes again. Kitekit looked up at Brownfur, " Is she gonna be ok?" She asked her eyes rund with worry as she followed he siblings out of the nursey and to the clearing.