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Post by leafheart on Nov 1, 2007 21:04:19 GMT -5
A gray tabby was trotting slowly to the streams. The tom couldn't help but smile as he felt the warmness of the streams. His amber eyes were glowing. Walking more slowly now, he felt the heat warm up his limbs, the apprentice purred. Finally he could relax, all the apprentice work was making him tired and restless. All he needed was to take a break for awhile and relax for a couple of moments. Now his whole body was in the steamy water, the gray tom closed his eyes, enjoying the serenity.
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Post by Amber on Nov 1, 2007 21:13:46 GMT -5
A tiny red-orange tabby she-cat trotted along the opposite bank. Her paws hit the damp, warm ash-covered earth lightly, barely making even a bit of sound. Her size was comparable to a kit's, though she didn't exactly have a light build. Her muscles rippled under her sleek, lithe orange marked pelt as she continued down the side of the Hotstreams, enjoying the relaxing warmth. But she didn't intend to get in. Redpaw walked beside the hot water for a while longer, and then reached a particularly wet spot. Her paw slipped and she lost her footing, falling right into the stream. She was carried downstream a while and she didn't struggle, only rolled onto her back and calming herself in the steamy liquid. She closed her eyes and lolled back for a moment and then smacked - right into Shiverpaw.
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Post by leafheart on Nov 1, 2007 21:25:23 GMT -5
Shiverpaw's eyes flew open with surprise and looked down to see Redpaw. His eyes were wide with confusion and surprise. "Um..hey. You seem to have drifted downstream." he didn't know what else to say, he never interacted with other cats very much. He just continued to look down at her, before he realized he must have looked mouse-brained just gawking at the other apprentice. "Er, you want me to help you to your paws." he asked awkwardly. The gray tom moved slightly, but not out of her way, he didn't want her to float away. For some strange reason, he wanted to get to know the she-cat.
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Post by Amber on Nov 2, 2007 17:27:30 GMT -5
"No, I'm - I'm fine," Redpaw mumbled, turning over and standing up. She shook her head to get the water out of her eyes, since it had got around her face when she rolled over. She then peered curiously at Shiverpaw, blinking up at him. "Why are you out here anyway?" she querried.
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Post by leafheart on Nov 3, 2007 13:21:31 GMT -5
"I was just out here trying to relax, funny you should be asking me. What were you doing out here all alone?" he turned the question back on her. Shiverpaw didn't feel like getting out of the water just yet, so he stood still waiting for Redpaw's answer. He looked around, there was no sign of any other cats, so she must be alone.
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Post by Amber on Nov 3, 2007 13:41:47 GMT -5
"No reason," she replied tentavely, avoiding the question, and not daring to state aloud its true answer. Truth was, Smolderstar had never given her a mentor after she returned, and she was planning on leaving. Blazingpaw and Fiercepaw didn't have mentors either, though Coalpaw continued training with his mentor Lonemist as if nothing had happened. Fiercepaw had never been kidnapped, but his mentor had died, and so three of the four had been left mentor-less. Though it seemed Redpaw was the only one who cared. Redpaw snapped back to reality, gazing into Shiverpaw's eyes questioningly. "Right, relaxation," she murmured, "Thats strange. No apprentice I know of goes out here to relax. Thats for warriors and elders and...old cats." She didn't realize that what she said just made it impossible to pin the reason on relaxation herself.
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Post by leafheart on Nov 3, 2007 14:08:24 GMT -5
He eyed her and knew something was bothering her, but he didn't dare try to ask what it was. "Well I do come out here to relax. I like getting away from the camp for awhile. Sometimes I need some time to pull myself together, after a stressful day. I don't really talk to other cats, thats another reason why I come out here." he admitted honestly. He didn't want to lie to her. "It looks like you need to relax yourself." he mewed calmly,amber eyes were staring at her unblinkingly.
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Post by Amber on Nov 4, 2007 18:50:28 GMT -5
"I suppose maybe you're right. But its just...I have no mentor. Neither do most of my siblings. And Smolderstar doesn't seem to notice! I was really..." she mewed, then faltered for a moment. Her gaze flicked to her paws and back to him, deciding she was going to be honest with the tom. "I really came out here because I was thinking of...leaving the Clan...and joining another with a leader who cares whether their apprentices get trained or not," she concluded finally. She leaned back slightly, her eyes blazing with sincerity. Redpaw watched the tom carefully, wondering what his reaction would be.
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Post by leafheart on Nov 4, 2007 19:41:13 GMT -5
Shiverpaw's expression was calm, but his eyes betrayed his feelings. "Leave Ashclan?" he echoed with disbelief. "Well maybe he has been busy with his duties. I don't have a mentor either, you don't see me wanting to leave the clan. Besides who do you think will want to take in a rival clan member? What I mean is, don't go because of that, I bet some cats will really miss you if you leave." the gray tom spoke softly. He turned his back to her and walked back to land. Sitting down on the ground he stared back at her, watching her carefully, and wondering if she was still going to leave the clan.
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Post by Amber on Nov 4, 2007 20:41:55 GMT -5
Redpaw only sighed in reply and climbed out onto dry land next to Shiverpaw. She stared out past the border, eyes flashing with sorrow. "But...what if I never become a warrior? What if WE never become warriors? Just because Smolderstar didn't bother to give us mentors," she whispered softly. She turned away from him, towards the Uncharted. "And if I couldn't go to a rival Clan, I could always become a loner," she added, "I heard a she-cat from BlazeClan named Ivorypaw left the Clan to train as a warrior, but trained by loners. Or...something like that." She shook her head sadly. She looked at him over her shoulder, obviously thinking about the decision that had to be made: whether to go or not. She pondered a few moments. Finally, she found her voice and made up her mind. "I won't," was all she bothered to say.
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Post by leafheart on Nov 5, 2007 21:13:33 GMT -5
The tom nodded his head at Redpaw's decision. "I think you made a great decision." he mewed. Shiverpaw glanced at his paws for a couple of heartbeats before looking up at Redpaw again. "So, while we're here, you want to do something? I'm not so keen on going back to camp yet, I'd like to stay out here for a little bit longer, what do you say?" he was amazed that he could talk to her without saying something stupid. Usually he'd make some excuse and run off, but this time it was different.
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Post by Amber on Nov 7, 2007 22:02:51 GMT -5
Redpaw looked at her paws, but shot him a sidelong glance as he said that. She only shook her head, at a loss for any bright ideas. As she did so, water droplets flew through the air, lightening the weight that made her fur stick to her skin. She felt a bit of relief, so she shook her whole body vigorously, splashing water all over Shiverpaw. Her fur was still wet, and spiked up in places, but it felt lighter. She grinned at Shiverpaw's appearance. "Hey, maybe we can hunt," she suggested, trying to distract him from what she had just done.
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Post by leafheart on Nov 7, 2007 22:21:59 GMT -5
The gray tomcat didn't mind the water clinging to his pelt. He looked up at Redpaw and grinned, he tried hard not to laugh, but ended up doing so. "Sounds like a good idea to me. I don't really mind the water." Shiverpaw rose to his paws and moved until he was a mouse-length away from her. His ears twitched with excitement and his eyes fell upon the feline. "We better get a move on if we want to get to camp before sundown." the tom remarked, looking up at the sky.
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Post by Amber on Nov 8, 2007 22:25:10 GMT -5
"Sure," Redpaw threw back lightly. She scanned the sooty ground around the Hotstreams, then suddenly lowered herself into the hunter's crouch. Her tail soundlessly flicked in front of Shiverpaw's face, motioning him to be silent. Her gaze was directed at a pheasant fluttering around the ground nearby. A PHEASANT! It would feed half the Clan. She raised a paw carefully, and ventured forward as far as it would reach, then softly placed it back down. The pheasant didn't budge, unaware of her or Shiverpaw, not looking in their direction. Plus the sun was low on the horizon already, and the shadows were too dark for its eyes to identify. OOC: Pheasants are real, I even have a quote. Page 151 (I think) of Dawn, bottom....something about how Thornclaw says that Shrewpaw was chasing a pheasant, how it would feed half the Clan, and thats why he didn't see the monster and was killed. OOH OOH here's a picture of one...
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