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Post by *-*Riku*-* on Jul 8, 2010 7:10:56 GMT -5
Things hadn't gone at all the way she had planed it. Oceanwave had hoped that by exposing Echostar as a traitor, she would get Infinitystrike to see the truth of how he was being used. It wasn't that she hated Echostar as a leader, and was trying to become leader herself, Oceanwave had never wanted anything more than to be the best warrior she could be for her Clan and then spend her retirement in the elder's den. She had no ambition to be anything more than that. Oceanwave just thought it unfair that, after all that had happened to her, losing her mate in a battle before he had lived long enough to see their kits.... that there was a she-cat in her own clan piddling around with the affections of 2 toms, as if it didn't matter who she hurt as long as she got to love who she loved and nevermind how many toms she toyed with to keep it a secret.
Throwing the gift of love around as if it was some kind of plaything. That's what she hated. Now, Oceanwave was hunting on the other side of the vine bridge, having found a thick, sturdy way to get across without fear of falling, she had already hunted down a mouse, a lark, and a rabbit and was on the trail of a squirrel, letting her anger out by hunting. Oceanwave would never raise her claws against her leader, but she was so frustrated, that it was a relief to let it out on something. That's what Stormcloud had taught her, Control your emotions, and channel the anger through positive means.
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Post by Flamey on Jul 8, 2010 7:39:03 GMT -5
Infinitystrike examined the vine bridge, then, before checking to see if it was stable of not, jumped onto it. He walked all the way to the middle, with his claws unsheathed clinging onto the vines, before looking down. The chasm in FernClan territory was so deep, he couldn't see the bottom anymore. Most cats would have been paralyzed with fear at the sight, but his heart didn't even bother to beat faster. As he crossed the bridge made of vines, thoughts swirled around in a jumble in his head. Realizations came, one after the other, each inflicting different kinds of blows. For so long he had thought that things between him and Echostar would work out, but by now, he had lost hope. Maybe they weren't meant for each other. Maybe he was destined for another. Maybe.... it was time for him to move on.
He felt a sense of numbness, a sense of detachment from reality, like it was all a dream. He felt numb. That was probably why he wasn't scared of the yawning chasm bellow his paws. And as his paws touched firm ground once again at the other side of the bridge, he thought that he should get angry. He thought that he 'ought to take out his frustrations and loss on something, or somebody. But he was beyond anger now. He had moved on to somewhat of a sad resignment. No matter how much Echostar said she loved him, she would always love Flamestar more. He was surprised when he suddenly ran into a squirrel. The squirrel, not having expected it (for cats of FernClan only came here during emergencies), was stunned for a moment, but he wasn't, and with a quick swipe of his paw, the squirrel lay dead before him.
ooc: I guess that was the same squirrel Oceanwave was hunting xD [/size]
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Post by *-*Riku*-* on Jul 8, 2010 8:18:40 GMT -5
A moment after he had killed the squirrel, Oceanwave burst through the ferns, obviously pouncing on the same squirrel he had just killed. She had been so caught up on tracking her prey, that she hadn't noticed his scent, or realized that he had caught the squirrel she had been tracking. Her face, therefore, was almost priceless as her shock that he'd be there in front of her instead of the squirrel was etched on her face.
However, Oceanwave had pounced to kill a squirrel, and she couldn't stop herself in midair, which meant that she would land on him, and the two cats would roll over together in the dust. "Ow! Oh Starclan, I'm sorry, Infinitystrike!" She said, disentangling herself from him and Shaking the dust from her pelt. She looked around. "Have you seen a squirrel around here? Only I've been tracking it for a while now and I was about to-" She saw the squirrel laying dead on the ground. "Oh." She said simply, relaxing a little and flicking her tail in a nervous sort of way. This was the first time they had been alone together since before Oceanwave had exposed Echostar's betrayal of the Warrior Code.
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Post by Flamey on Jul 8, 2010 8:38:38 GMT -5
Infinitystrike was marveling about his luck, and pondering how he would get it back to camp, for his numbness was starting to where off, when out of no where- "Oof!" he felt himself entangle with whatever, or whoever, hit him as they rolled on the ground. When he got over his initial surprise, he tried to disentangle himself, and found that his attacker was doing the sme thing. He relaxed and let her do the work, and once they were separated again, he immediately sprung up and turned around, claws unsheathed and fur bristling. But when he realized who it was, his fur lay flat again, and he sheathed his claws. "Great DreamClan, Oceanwave! I would have clawed off your ears if I hadn't seen who you were in time." he said, the exasperation clear in his voice. "Oh, I'm so sorry, were you hunting that? I didn't think that there was anyone else here." he said, in reply to her question, his voice turning from exasperated to apologetic. "What are you doing all the way out here, anyway?" he asked. FernClan territory was very big, and there were many other places where cats could hunt without putting themselves in danger going there, but instead, Oceanwave went here, where she would probably have to make more than one trip over the deep chasm to bring back the prey she's caught. [/size]
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Post by *-*Riku*-* on Jul 8, 2010 8:50:16 GMT -5
"It's a good place to think, since other cats don't come here frequently. I've been feeling a little frustrated lately, so... I thought I'd come here to let it out on my hunting skills." She said, bending her head down to lick the ruffled fur on her chest. Her tail-tip was still twitching nervously. Oceanwave hadn't felt the emotions she now felt for Infinitystrike since before her old mate had passed away. She would never know what it was about Infinitystrike that made her love him so much, maybe it was simply because they had something in common, they had both lost someone they loved. Maybe it was that she felt sorry for him, or maybe it was just because he reminded her of him...
"So, um... what about you? Why are you out here?" She asked. Oceanwave didn't need to ask, though, she knew what had driven him over here, it was probably the same reason she was here, in fact, the split of FernClan was all any cat had to think about lately. She had noticed how badly it had affected her daughter, and she was sorry for that, but Oceanwave could not stop herself from thinking that she had done the right thing. A leader shouldn't ever have to keep secrets from her clan.
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Post by Flamey on Jul 8, 2010 9:17:09 GMT -5
"Oh... Wouldn't it be hard to get your kills back to camp?" Infinitystrike asked out of curiosity. He noticed her tail tip twitching, but thought nothing more of it than a little excess energy. He thought a while about her question. Why was he here? He hadn't really come here on purpose, more like on accident, but he'd never admit that. " I guess I'm here to think, too." he said quietly. He looked at Oceanwave and wondered what he thought about her. Oddly, he wasn't really angry that she exposed Echostar's secret. In fact, it was she who had helped him come to the realization of his relationship with Echostar. These few thoughts sparked another memory in his head, the words Oceanwave had spoken during their previous hunting trip. Why would she care so much about his emotions? Why should she care about him at all? More and more questions... His head felt full to bursting, but in the outside, his face remained impassive. [/size]
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Post by Jaysong :D on Jul 8, 2010 17:27:13 GMT -5
Yay!! -cheers- this is just what I hoped would happen XD And by me,I mean Echostar. Infinitystrike maybe fall in love with someone else,find a mate,and be happy Cause,ya know,it'll make it a lot easier to rp her if I don't have to have her figuring out how she should tell Infinitystrike there was no chance without hurting his feelings XD Sorry,for buttin into yo thread,I just wanted to put in my opinion XD And I figure I won't post,cause this is their special thread X)
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Post by *-*Riku*-* on Jul 8, 2010 20:29:20 GMT -5
(OOC: XD Yeah- GTFO, Echostar! *Le boot!*)
Oceanwave purred in amusement and then stood up. "Come here." She said, before leading the way along the chasm, past the Vine bridge and deeper into the forest. She led him through the undergrowth to a spot where the chasm was at it's widest and the brambles were thickest, and a thick sequoia tree laid on it's side, creating a rather sturdy bridge. It was covered in vines, both thorn'd, and non, and Oceanwave had no problem climbing up to the top of the trunk and walking across to the other side. The tree was so thick that even up near the branches, which had been burned off by a fire, the trunk was still thick enough for 3 cats to stand side-by-side on it rather comfortably.
The tree had not been there for long, obviously having fallen sometime in the last wind, but it was very old, judging by it's size. And anyways no cat who wasn't really looking would want to lose half their pelts navigating through the thorns to find it. "I found this a while back when I was out hunting. It's how I bring fresh-kill back from the other side so easily. No other cat in FernClan knows about it except me, and.... now you."
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Post by Flamey on Jul 11, 2010 7:59:26 GMT -5
After a second's hesitation, Infinitystrike followed Oceanwave, deftly navigating through the thorny plants and brambles, silently wondering what she was up to. He had never thought to explore the land across the vine bridge. In fact, he had never thought of crossing it until now. His maw dropped open in amazement at what he saw. A massive tree trunk that served as a bridge between the two lands. If the rest of FernClan found out about this... they would never have to worry about prey again. Then again, Oceanwave probably never told anyone for a reason, and if she trusted him enough to tell him about it, then he wouldn't tell anyone either. "Wow." he said, turning his attention back to the tree bridge. Now that they both knew about it, they could be alone more often. But what did that mean? "So why haven't you told anyone else about this yet?" he asked, genuinely curious. [/size]
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Post by *-*Riku*-* on Jul 12, 2010 10:03:59 GMT -5
Oceanwave turned to him, and sat down, curling her tail around her paws. He would have to crane his neck back to look at her when she was on top of the trunk, which, near the base on his side of the chasm, it was literally thick enough that a horse could probably have laid down on it's stump and still have had room for others. Oceanwave climbed down to the ground beside him and shook her head. "I don't want anyone else to know... I like having a piece of the territory that's just mine... I can come here for privacy if I want it, for some time alone, where it's just myself, and I can think about things that have been troubling me lately, like whats been happening with you and Echostar lately..."
Her voice trailed off and she looked away, a little embarrassed. After a long, and awkward silence, she turned back to him. "Do you want to hunt with me?" She asked.
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Post by Flamey on Jul 13, 2010 9:36:56 GMT -5
Once again Infinitystrike silently wondered why she would bother spending time thinking about his predicament with Echostar. Maybe... maybe she cared about him more than he thought? He quickly dismissed the thought. But nevertheless, it was still there, lingering at the back of his mind. Ï won't tell anyone then" he promised. "Sure." he said, feeling his own stomach growling. He hadn't eaten in a while. In fact, he wasn't sure when he had last eaten.
ooc:I gotta go... sorry for the short post D: [/size]
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Post by *-*Riku*-* on Jul 28, 2010 5:42:23 GMT -5
Oceanwave heard his stomach as well, and purred. She twitched her tail tip and looked at him. "You know I'm pretty sure that squirrel back there tastes pretty good. You can eat it, and I'll never say a word about it to the clan, This is Greenleaf, there's plenty of prey to go around, and you can pay for the squirrel by catching more, and then helping me carry it all back home across this log." She said, logically. "You won't be a very good hunter if your stomach growls loud enough to scare off all the prey." She teased him, leading the way back to where they had first bumped into each other.
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