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Post by Jaysong :D on Aug 24, 2009 14:48:55 GMT -5
Echowhisper weaved through the trees silently.She had been on two hunting patrols and the dawn patrol,and she wanted to be alone.She marked the border every now and then,and stopped to catch a mouse.Her stomach growled at the smell of fresh meat.She hadn't eaten all day.She bent over and gulped it down quickly.As she stood up from her meal,the fresh scent of Blazeclan hit her nostrils.It was a patrol of three cats.The patrol stepped out of the undergrowth.There was a beautiful ginger tom.Echowhisper didn't even bother to look at the rest of the patrol.He was tall and lean,and he had an amused glint in his eyes as though he had just been laughing.One of his clanmates said something to him,and they called him Flamepelt.Echowhisper felt her heart flutter.For a moment,it didn't matter that he was in a different clan,or that she had just met him.She knew he was the one.
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Post by Flamey on Aug 25, 2009 5:56:20 GMT -5
/Life is meaningless without you\
Flamepelt cuffed his clanmate playfully in the ear. He was telling him that he should have already gotten a mate afte all these moons. Deep down he was still confused as to why Sunshine had suddenly disappeared without a trace.
/Love can be such beautiful torture\
Suddenly he heard his clanmates hiss. He turned to see a she-cat near the border, marking it. Just like that, it was as if cupid shot an arrow at him. "I'll deal with this guys." he mumbled. Reluctantly, his two companions left, but not without shooting a glare at the she-cat.
/My heart breaks as I long for you\
"Er.. hi." he meowed, unable to think up any words to say to her. "Sorry about my clanmates. They tend to be a bit hostile with other clan cats. He could feel the tips of his ears burning with embarrassment. /Love can be such lovely torture\
ooc: I thought it would be cool to put something like that XD [/blockquote]
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Post by Jaysong :D on Aug 25, 2009 13:47:00 GMT -5
"Hi."Echowhisper couldn't find anything else to say.After a moment she meowed,"Umm..All's well in Blazeclan?"She longed to tell him how she felt,because she knew that he must feel the same way.If he didn't,she didn'tknow how she would cope.
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Post by Flamey on Aug 26, 2009 6:16:55 GMT -5
"My name is Flamepelt by the way," he said, "and yes, we're doing fine. How 'bout FernClan?". Normally he wouldn't express the smallest amount of interest in the welfare of other clans, but this was an exception. And this was the first time he wasn't thinking of Sunshine. All he could think about was how gorgeous the she-cat standing in front of him was. "You're really pretty, you know." he blabbed out loud what he was thinking. He immediately felt heat rising to his face. Did he just say that out loud? "I'm sorry, I...." he was, again, at a loss for words.
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Post by Jaysong :D on Aug 26, 2009 14:13:07 GMT -5
"It's fine.Oh,and Fernclan is well also."Echowhisper meowed.She knew that she would need to get back to her clan soon,but she wanted to use every last second she had with Flamepelt.She couldn't think of anything else to say,so she turned and began in the direction of camp,mewing a quick farewell over her shoulder.But,as soon as she turned away,she suddenly felt empty,and she realized nothing mattered to her more than him.She tried to ignore it,but it was impossible.She turned and bounded back up to him."Meet me here tonight at moon high,okay?"
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Post by Flamey on Aug 27, 2009 6:47:06 GMT -5
Flamepelt still felt hot with embarrassment. He watched her go and suddenly he felt that something was missing. For a second he was tempted to cross the border to get to the she-cat, but he knew he'd get into a lot of trouble if he did. He felp his heart flutter when he saw her turn back and tell him to meet her again at moon high. "I'll be here." he said confidently.
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Post by Jaysong :D on Aug 27, 2009 14:04:18 GMT -5
"See you then,"she murmed.She turned and slowly walked into the bushes.As soon as she was out of sight,she bounded toward camp,her black pelt merely blur in the shadows.She slowed as she neared the entrance.Then it hit her.What had she done!?!She had just planned a secret meeting wih a cat from another clan!She almost decided not to go,but the pain was to great.
Echowhisper slipped silently out of the bushes to where she had mey Flamepelt earlier that day.She reconized his scent,but it was from the border patrol."He isnt here yet.What if he decided not to come?"she thought.
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Post by Flamey on Aug 28, 2009 5:28:05 GMT -5
Flamepelt watched the she-cat go again. It felt like a part of him was leaving with her, but the fact that they were going to meet later helped ease the pain. He ran back to camp, feeling happier than he had felt in a long time. Somewhere at the back of his mind, his common sense was nagging at him, telling him that this was wrong, but he ignored it.
Flamepelt crept out of camp at moon high, careful not to make any noise. When he left the camp his pace increased ntil he reached the border. He felt a rush of happiness when he saw the she-cat again. "Hey!" he said quite loudly, scaring off a mouse nearby that was nibbling on a seed. [/size]
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Post by Jaysong :D on Aug 28, 2009 16:17:32 GMT -5
"Hey!"Echwhisper exclaimed.She felt relief rush through her.He had come after all.She walked up to him."I'm so glad you came."They just looked at eachother for a moment,and then she curled up into a ball.Yawning loudly,she mewed,"Do you think we should get some sleep?"She didn't want to,but she didn't want to fall behind in her warrior duties either.
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Post by Flamey on Aug 29, 2009 8:21:36 GMT -5
"Okay." Flamepelt smiled warmly. He lay down on the ground and curled up close to Echowhisper. Once again he was conscious of his common sense reprimanding him for breaking the warrior code just like that. What does it matter if we're from different clans? We're all just cats. Its not like we're all different animals. he thought, though some part of his mind remained unconvinced. After a while, he fell asleep. He dreamt that Echowhisper and he had run off together to some distant faraway land. [/size]
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Post by Jaysong :D on Aug 29, 2009 9:27:07 GMT -5
Echowhisper couldn't sleep.She snuggled closer to Flamepelt and closed her eyes tight,but no matter what she tried,she couln't sleep.So she just laid there,thinking about Flamepelt andthe life they'd never be able to have.They couldn't be mates or have kits or just be happy together.It seemed like her simple,unsecretive life had just ended forever.
She must have dozed off,because soon she was blinking awake,the sky just begging to lighten."It must be nearly morning,"She realized."Flamepelt.Flamepelt,we need to get back to our clans now."After a few more prods his eyes slowly opened."We need to go.Same place tomorrow night?"
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Post by Flamey on Aug 29, 2009 9:41:59 GMT -5
Flamepelt sat up, blinking the sleep from his eyes. "Morning already?"he grumbled mentally. He sank his paws into the ground in frustration. Why did they have to be in different clans? It just wasn't fair. He glared at the slowly rising sun, wishing it would go away, but sadly it wouldn't. He turned to Echowhisper and nodded. Slowly, he turned away, increasing his pace as the distance between them lengthened. "Tomorrow. I'll ask he tomorrow if she'll be my mate."he said to himself. He would find a way for them to be together. He slipped into camp then into the warrior's den and pretended to be asleep, all the while thinking of Echowhisper. [/size]
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Post by Jaysong :D on Aug 29, 2009 9:51:59 GMT -5
Echowhisper mumbled a farewell to Flamepelt and headed toward the Fernclan camp.When she arrived,she bolted to the warriors den,sprang silently into her nest,curled up,and closed her eyes,trying to seem as thought she had been there all night.
Echowhisper reached the border quickly,she wanted to see Flamepelt as soon as possible.He was already waiting for her."Hey she mewed,wishing that he could be in her clan.
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Post by Flamey on Aug 30, 2009 9:27:47 GMT -5
"Echowhisper!" Flamepelt couldn't keep himself from raising his voice. Inside he felt torn between loyalty to his clan and loyalty to himself. His voice shook a little from what he was about to say. "I know that we've only just met, but... but when I'm with you I feel...." he thought of the right word, "complete. And I really, really like you..." his voice trailed off. That was it. He had summed up all his emotions with the later sentence. He only hoped that she felt the same, for rejection would break his heart into pieces too fragile to mend.
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Post by Jaysong :D on Aug 30, 2009 9:44:55 GMT -5
Echowhisper felt happiness well up inside of her.She didn't need to hear the rest.She bounded up to him and covered his face in licks.Then she pressed her pelt against him.She purred softly."I love you,"she told him,her voice was rich with affection."No matter what happens,no matter what our clans do to us,we'll make this work."
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