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Post by Amber on Jan 5, 2008 18:22:44 GMT -5
Stormstar ran to Thistleclaw, then stopped a fox-length away. She was staring at him with wide eyes. Insane...she turned and walked away, keeping her distance from the tom. She didn't trust him. Not anymore. Maybe later, but he needed to prove himself. And it didn't look like that would happen.
Aridsand cried out, eyes so wide they were like miniature full moons. He turned and sprinted off, not wanting any of his Clanmates to see his tears. He was a tom cat, and a warrior. He would have to deal...
Opalstone watched Thistleclaw, looking at his body. Slowly but surely she turned and ran off after Aridsand.
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Post by Darketh[the not so kind] on Jan 5, 2008 18:29:23 GMT -5
Blackflame gave a small smirk as he slid down after Thistleclaw, making sure not to fall. As he landed beside the body he leaned next to his ears as if he were still alive. "You asked me who killed Stormstar, and now I will anwer. I did and I enjoyed it." He whispered then looked up to Dreamclan a smile forming. "Soon any cat that defies me will end up with you." He said and started back for camp. He would need more cats to carry the bodies back.
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Post by Brambles on Jan 5, 2008 18:41:26 GMT -5
//I'm tired of being what you want me to be
Thistleclaw sat, shoulders hunched forwards, as he felt Stormstar's prescence leave him. Such confusion roiled through his mind, he barely knew who he truly was anymore. The tom's brown tabby pelt shimmered faintly, the hint of starlight in his pelt confirming the fact he was a DreamClan cat now, despite his insanely-sparked hatred for it earlier. 'I was mad, Stormstar. I did not know who I was then. That was not me.' Thistleclaw murmured to the retreating Stormstar, staring down into the pool of liquid water, nearly silver in color, at his bodice that lay broken at the foot of the ruins. Aridsand and Opalstone had run. With good reason. The tom lay at the foot of the pool, utterly defeated.
//Feeling so faithless, lost under the surface
He watched as Blackflame drifted over to his body, then whispered into Thistleclaw's ears. The tom started, realizing he could asctually hear what Blackflame was saying. You asked me who killed Stormstar, and now I will answer. I did and I enjoyed it.' The words rang through Thistleclaw's head. The tom turned towards Stormstar, murmuring, 'He was there, and I was blind to see it.' Amber optics clouded over with such pain, pain he caused others, the grief. Russetpelt, Auburnsheen, Opalstone, Aridsand, Amberheart, Desertstorm...all without parents. Because of me..
//Don't know what you're expecting of me, put under the pressure
Thistleclaw gave a small, strained cough, before sliding onto the ground, unwilling to stay upright. 'What have I done, Stormstar? What have I done..' Thistleclaw murmured.
//Of walking in your shoes [/b][/blockquote]
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Post by Amber on Jan 5, 2008 18:50:07 GMT -5
Stormstar's eyes were cold as she stared at Thistleclaw. "Get up," she commanded emotionlessly, not meeting his gaze. Her eyes were glistening with unshed tears but she blinked them back, holding her head high and lifting her chin. "Thistleclaw..." she murmured finally, losing the tone, "You've drove Aridsand and Opalstone away. Maybe they will go back to camp..." Her eyes glazed over with anger again. She turned away, looking out where they had dissapeared. She gave a hhhhuuufffff as she sighed deeply. "...and maybe not." The former leader would not let her mate off the hook that easily. He must understand what he had done.
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Post by Darketh[the not so kind] on Jan 5, 2008 19:00:03 GMT -5
Blackflame was now annoyed as he continued to look for the two warriors that had just ran off. The thought of killing them had crossed his mind, but he didn't have a cover that would keep anyone for suspecting him. So instead he just looked for the two younger warriors so they could get the bodies back to camp. "Aridsand! Opalstone!" He called out.
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Post by Brambles on Jan 5, 2008 19:02:22 GMT -5
Thistleclaw;;
Thistleclaw stood, turning to meet Stormstar, staring striaght into her eyes. 'What would you have me do then? What? I am dead. I went mad. I won't deny that fact, not now, not ever.' Thistleclaw growled in response to Stormstar's words. Claws sank into the soil beneath the tom's paws, a testiment of the desperation he felt to show her what he felt. 'I would gladly take back every choice I made there, gladly. But I was driven insane with grief, Stormstar. And it overwhelmed me.' Amber optics misted over with the sorrow he felt about his actions. 'Can you not see?' [/blockquote]
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Post by Amber on Jan 6, 2008 19:22:59 GMT -5
"Of course I see," Stormstar snapped, turning back to him, "Shut your mouth, mousebrain. Can't you see?" She softened. "I love you, Thistleclaw. But I.." She stopped, unable to say it. Finally she forced herself. "...I didn't want to accept the fact that you were dead, too. Although I was sad at parting, I knew I could watch you, and our children would still have a father. Now...you're here, but...I thought maybe if I..." She trailed off again, closing her eyes.
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Post by Brambles on Jan 6, 2008 19:38:28 GMT -5
Thistleclaw;;
'If you what?' Thistlecalw growled back, stepping to stand whisker to whisker in front of Stormstar. The tom's amber orbs furrowed into Stormstar's eyes, searching desperatly to see the one he had fallen in love with. 'Listen to me Stormstar. We are both dead now. But our children are strong. They get that from you.' Thistleclaw murmured,pulling back from Stormstar. 'They can cope without us, but we will leave them hints of Blackflames, or Demonstorm's, treachery. They will know soon enough. They are smart.' [/blockquote]
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Post by Amber on Jan 6, 2008 19:49:41 GMT -5
Stormstar looked at him, gaze unblinking. She didn't really have anything to say about that. He had growled at her twice, and for the first time she couldn't blame him. But this? She had told him she loved him...because she did. She closed her eyes again, refusing to look at him any longer. She was about to lose it, but she was strong. She was a DreamClan cat, and she should know how to get a grip on herself.
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Post by Brambles on Jan 6, 2008 19:54:59 GMT -5
Thistleclaw;;
He could see her struggling with herself, so it seemed to Thistleclaw. One can not interpret another with mere thoughts. The tom counseled himself, sitting down silently. Moments passed. Some of the most tense moments he ever remembered dealing with. Finally, the tom broke the silence. 'I am dead, Stormstar. This is obviously something you did not expect or want. I would have chosen to live, were I not mad at the time.' Thistleclaw stood again and walked, though his walk seemed to float rather than anything else, to Stormstar's side. 'Like I said, our children; they are strong. They will perservere.' [/blockquote]
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Post by Amber on Jan 6, 2008 20:22:44 GMT -5
[XAt my center, my heart, my core...X]
Stormstar still didn't reply, too deep in thought to bother to answer. She didn't open her eyes either.
[XWhere my true feelings are kept...X]
Finally she opened her eyes, looking at Thistleclaw. "I'm sorry..." she whispered.
[XThis is the battlefield of a war...X]
She paused again, then continued. "I shouldn't have acted that way. I lost control. Forgive me..."
[XWhere my sad soul has always wept.X]
OOC: Those lyrics are (c) me, so dun steal. They're part of a song I'm writing...Kthxbai..
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Post by Brambles on Jan 7, 2008 20:46:49 GMT -5
Thistleclaw;;
Amber optics glittered with understanding as Stormstar spoke to him. The tom padded, though he seemed rather to float, to his mate's side, draping a long tail across her shoulders. 'We have both lost control, me especially. Do not ask me for forgiveness, as there is nothing you did wrong for me to forgive.' Thistleclaw stepped back again, gazing lovingly at Stormstar. [/blockquote]
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Post by Amber on Jan 8, 2008 9:16:09 GMT -5
Stormstar was dangerously close to drowning in his amber orbs, but she stayed alert. "I love you," she managed to whisper. Then she leaned against him slightly, so their pelts touched.
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Post by Brambles on Jan 9, 2008 22:55:45 GMT -5
Thistleclaw;;
A sense of elation surged through Thistleclaw's paws as Stormstar's pelt brushed against his. It was slight, but enough to make him feel invincible. A buzzing sensation echoed in his mind, as if the touch that Stormstar gave him was enough to have him fall in love with her all over again. A simple string of words flowed from Thistleclaw's maw. 'I love you too.' [/blockquote]
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