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Post by Flamey on Aug 30, 2009 9:59:12 GMT -5
Flamepelt returned her licks. He felt immense relief and joy when from what she said. He felt so much lighter, as if he could fly away any minute.
~~~time skip~~~
They had been meeting for almost a moon now. Every day he finished his warrior duties early so he could rest for their meetings. They gave him something to look forward to every time he opened his eyes, every breath he took. He padded once again towards the border. The moon shone brightly in the night sky, nearly full, illuminating everything around him. He knew the plants and pebbles near the border like the back of his paw. He looked around but Echowhisper hadn't arrived yet. He lay down near the bush and waited.
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Post by Jaysong :D on Aug 30, 2009 10:11:06 GMT -5
"Hey,Flamepelt."Echowhisper felt uncertain as she stepped towards him,and she was sure her mate could sense it."Flamepelt,"she began slowly,"I have to tell you something."He gave her a questioning look,and she realized,there's no getting out of telling him now."I...umm...well...,"she couldn't come up with the words to tell him."Just get to the point,"she told herself silently."Flamepelt,I'm going to have your kits!"As soon as she got the words out,it didn't really seem like a bad thing anymore.
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Post by Flamey on Aug 30, 2009 23:46:39 GMT -5
Flamepelt's face broke into a warm smile upon hearing the news. "Thats great!" he said,giving her an affectionate lick. Then a sudden thought struck him. "Where will the kits stay? BlazeClan or FernClan?" he asked. He could already imagine the small bundles of fur running around and playing. But there would definitely be questions, like who was the father of the kits. He shook his head. "Never mind. Lets worry about that some other time. Right now you need to rest." he said.
ooc: Inifinitystrike can spot her when she's on her way back to FernClan.
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Post by Jaysong :D on Sept 1, 2009 14:07:12 GMT -5
"Okay,"she agreed."I'm just glad she-cats aren't required to tell the kit's father."she said."That is,if they come to fernclan."she improvised quickly.She didn't want to make her mate think they had to come to fernclan."If they stay with blazeclan,they need someone to nurse them.Are there any she-cats who just started expecting kits in your clan?"she was starting to feel worried."You know what,lets wait for that until the time comes."Echowhisper yawed loudly.She curled into a tight ball at his feet."Goodnight,Flamepelt."she mewed after another large yawn.
Echowhisper opened her eyes.What she saw startled her.It was already morning!"Flamepelt,wake up!"As soon as he was awake,she told him goodbye and bounded away into the bushes.Halfway to camp,she scented one of her clan mates coming right toward her."Infinitystrike!"she thought.There was no time to hide from her clanmate,so she tried to seem as nonchalant as possible.She sauntered through the bushes toward him."Hey,Infinitystrike,"she mewed,trying to sound as cheerful as possible."I see your out for an early-morning stroll as well."
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Post by Flamey on Sept 3, 2009 5:52:11 GMT -5
Flamepelt nodded a starry-eyed goodbye. Slowly, he padded back to camp.
Infinitystrike was out for an early stroll when he scented BlazeClan. He didn't scent anything else and was surprised to see Echowhisper when he went to check the borders. "Oh hi Echowhisper." he didn't bother pointing out that she smelled of BlazeClan, because obviously she just came from the border.
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Post by Jaysong :D on Sept 3, 2009 14:29:33 GMT -5
"So..erm...how are you?"Echwhisper asked.She didn't want to get to deep into conversation,she might say something stupid that sounded supisious.She hoped desprately he wouldn't ask about where she had been,or why here stomach was growing swollen with kits.
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Post by Flamey on Sept 5, 2009 9:29:46 GMT -5
Infinitystrike did in fact notice that her belly had gotten bigger, but dismissed it since the prey in FernClan was running well. Plus he didn't point it out because he didn't want to make her angry for what he was about to say next. He heaved a heavy sigh. "Echowhisper..... I...er....maybe you haven't noticed, but.....," his voice trailed off, "I really, really like you. There, I said it." he finished, ironically not knowing that those were the exact same words that Flamepelt had told her. [/size]
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Post by Jaysong :D on Sept 5, 2009 11:30:55 GMT -5
"I... umm..,"Echwhisper didn't know what to say.She had had no idea that this tom had feelings for her.What was she supposed to say?Saying she already had her eye on someone would seem suspious,along with the fact she wasn't in her nest all night,but she couldn't lie and say she loved him too,that would be evil once she had kits and they were not his.She had actually kind of liked him,but that was before she had met Flamepelt.She realized,she loved him too,just not as much as she loved Flamepelt."I think your a great cat,Infinitystrike.I can't really explain it to you,I love you,but we can't be together."Echowhisper knew she sounded stupid,but it was all she could think of."I know this sounds weird,but I know that Dreamclan made my destiny to be with another cat.We just weren't meant to be."Echowhisper finished.Was he going to ask questions?With the stupid answer she had given him,it was pretty much garunteed.
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Post by Flamey on Sept 6, 2009 9:34:57 GMT -5
Infinitystrike could feel his heart literally breaking into pieces. The pain was incredible. This was the last thing he was expecting to feel. He thought that she would have returned his feelings after he had professed his love to her, but instead the exact opposite happened. He could feel his paws taking a few steps backward, increasing in pace until he turned around and just ran. He didn't know where he was going, and he didn't care. Brambles and thorns tore at his pelt, but he welcomed the pain. It gave him something else to feel besides the emotional pain.
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Post by Jaysong :D on Sept 6, 2009 15:35:22 GMT -5
"Infinitystrike,wait!"Echowhisper cried.She hadn't meant to hurt him.She felt pain strike at he heart with claws as sharp as thorns."Please,"she begged.What had she done?She hadn't meant for this to happen."Don't leave,"she whispered.She could still see the pain in his eyes and knew that it would haunt her in her dreams forever.She slunk toward the camp.She took no nodice of the barbs raking her pelt,or the roots she stubbed her paw against.When she finally reached the camp,she stumbled over to the warrior's den and sank into her nest.She stared at the ground for the rest of the day.
The moon shone bright into the sky as Echowhisper padded over to their usual meeting place.As soon as she saw Flamepelt standing at the border,she ran over to him and buried her face in his chest fur.She couldn't hold back the tears any longer.She began to sob."Oh Flamepelt.I hurt him.How could I do this to him?"she whimpered.She needed his comfort more than anything.
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Post by Flamey on Sept 7, 2009 6:07:19 GMT -5
Infinitystrike ran until his paws could carry him no further. He slumped down beside a tree, the pain from the scratches of the brambles kept his mind off the pain that he felt inside of him. Eventually, he let sleep fall over him.
When he woke up the next day, the pain from the scratches and scrapes all ove his body had faded from stinging to a dull throbbing, but the pain inside him was as strong as ever. He decided to go seek out Echowhisper and try to make her see reason. He followed her scent fron the camp all the way back to the BlazeClan border. He froze when he saw her with a tom, hiding behind a nearby bush. Not just any tom, but a BlazeClan tom. No wonder Echowhisper always smelled of BlazeClan. No wonder she had rejected him.
Flamepelt moved his tail along her back, trying to calm her down. "Hurt who? Do what?" he asked the questions gently, afraid that he might just make her mood worse. [/size]
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Post by Jaysong :D on Sept 7, 2009 8:45:54 GMT -5
"Infinitystrike,"she sobbed.Then she just stood there,trembling and shaking.After a while,a scent caught her attention.At first,she thought she was just imagining it.The scent she smelled was Infinitystrike.Then,she saw a pair of eyes glittering from a nearby bush.Her eyes bulged in horror."Infinitystrike,"she whispered.Slowly,she stummbled over to the bush.And out stepped Infinitystrike."No,"she murmered blankly.She and Flamepelt had been discovered,and nothing would ever be the same again.She saw a terrible future ahead.They would be banished,or worse,seperated forever.Their kits would be tormented for being half-clan. OOC:Okay,i had an idea.Lets say that,the meeting where she told Flamepelt she was pregnate was actually a moon or so ago,and she ran into Infinitystrike after just a normal meeting.Then,she could have the kits this meeting,and Infinitystrike has to choose between letting her die,or helping Flamepelt.If you don't like my idea,I'll modify it! BIC:Suddenly,her stomach convulsed.Her pelt rose in horror."The kits!"she shreiked."The kits are comming right now!"She slumped over to one side and breathed hard.
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Post by Flamey on Sept 8, 2009 5:04:13 GMT -5
"Echowhisper!" they both shouted at the same time. Flamepelt immediately started applying his skills as a former medicine cat, trying to soothe her. He looked at the FernClan tom pleadingly. "I need help. Please."
Infinitystrike stood in place, different emotions crossing his face. Fear, betrayal, hurt. Finally, he managed a weak nod.
Flamepelt enumerated some herbs that he would need, then described their scents to him.
The other tom nodded once again and ran to find the herbs. It seemed like a whole moon before he returned, dropping the herbs next to Flamepelt.
Flamepelt was too busy to notice Infinitystrike walk away. He frantically fed some herbs to Echowhisper, willing her to swallow.
ooc: you can decide how many kits ^^ [/size]
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Post by Jaysong :D on Sept 8, 2009 15:00:58 GMT -5
Echowhisper barely managed to choke down the herbs.She gasped and spluttered,her heart racing franticly.But,not for herself,for the kits.What would she do if something happened to them?She had seen a she-cat give birth before,when she was a kit in the nursery,so she sort of knew what to do.When the next convultion passed through her body,she pushed with all her might.There was the sound of a tiny plop near her hind legs.She heaved a sigh of releif.She saw Flamepelt nip the sack open and roughly licking the tiny bundle beside her.But there was more to come.Her stomach heaved once more and she pushed again at once.The kit was bigger this time,and it required an extra hard heave to get it out.Then,directly after the second bundle hit the ground,her body convulsed again.Finally,her kitting was done.She sat up and helped Flamepelt warm the last two kits,licking their fur the wrong way.She looked proudly up at her mate and then back down to her kits.There was a large,black she-kit with pale green eyes,a delicate ginger she-kit,just lighter than her father with her mother's exact eyes,and a medium ginger tom with large black spots and amber eyes,just darker than his mother's."I like the name Amberkit for the ginger she-kit,and Mintkit would be great for the black she-kit because of her eyes,"Echwhisper meowed."What do you think?And,what should we name the ginger tom?"
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Post by Flamey on Sept 9, 2009 4:01:30 GMT -5
Flamepelt's heart nearly burst with love for the newborn bundles of fur in front of him. "Mintkit. Amberkit." he murmured their names. "They're beautiful names." he meowed, giving Echowhisper an affectionate lick. he then eyed the small heap of unnamed ginger fur. "How about..... Blazekit." he said. The kits were crawling towards their mother's belly to feed when a thought struck him. Where were the kits going to stay?
ooc: I wanna rp Blazekit, if its fine with you =} You can pick oine of the other two then put the other one up for adoption. Then maybe Blazekit could go to Blazeclan then Mintkit and Amberkit could go to FernClan. What do you think? [/size]
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