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Post by .:-Aikoa-:. on Feb 21, 2009 21:04:34 GMT -5
Mistrose stumbled along, carrying Canyonfur on her back. His weight was beginning to make her back ache, but she pressed on after his sister, Nightsky. She had regained a bit of her sanity, and she remembered a few things Canyonfur had said about his... relationship with his siblings. She couldn't help but feel gratitude that Nightsky was still helping him. She wondered who could help her mate. Littlecloud? Rubypaw?
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Post by Brambleclaw on Feb 22, 2009 14:26:29 GMT -5
Nightsky finally signaled Mistrose to stop, vanishing into the undergrowth. She returned soemtime later with a beautiful golden she-cat, whose vibrant green eyes shone with anticipation.
"I still think you should've fetched Littlecloud, but I can also have a look." The proud cat raced over to Canyonfur's side. She prodded him, sniffing him and examining every inch of his limp body.
"Breath is short, unstable. Probably still choking on water. Breath is rough, he needs two things. Sage and Anise." The she-cat nodded, turning and vanishing. After quite some time she returned.
"Sage patch was close, but I had to fetch Anise from Littlecloud's den. He wasn't in." She added with a wink.
"My name is Foxtail,a dn you must be Mistrose?" Foxtail said with a smile. She rolled Canyonfur on his belly. Backing up, she leaped full-force on top of him. With a great cough, water exploded from his mouth. Almost as soon as she had touched him she had leaped off.
"No broken bones, good sign." Foxtail spoke with a wink. She batted over a mouse she had also fetched, taking some of the soft meat and mixing in the Anise and Sage. Then she held it up to Canyonfur, and he ate it slowly.
"Hiding the herbs so he doesn't know what he's eating. No Poppy Seed as he'll sleep on his own. It'll just make him sick. Poppy and Anise don't mix well." She purred, stroking the tom. He was out cold in an instant.
"Let him rest, and he should be alright in the morning. Camp isn't too far from here, if you want to take him there?"
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Post by .:-Aikoa-:. on Feb 22, 2009 22:22:38 GMT -5
Mistrose watched curiously, her eyes shining as she observed Foxtail's movements. She listened silently, thinking she probably couldn't add anything intelligent anyway. She sighed when it seemed Canyonfur would be Ok. When Foxtail asked about the camp, Mistrose shrugged.
"Whatever you think is best." She meowed. Personally, she wanted Canyonfur somewhere safe and warm, but she didn't think she could carry him much further, plus the fact that she might hurt him ont he way. It sounded so selfish, her reasoning, in her ears. Mistrose frowned. She would do whatever it took to make Canyonfur well again. And there were her kits and Midnightsun to think about, as well. They couldn't go on for much longer without her... I hope they're being taken care of... But then she recalled it was Midnightsun, and she didn't feel as bad.
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Post by Brambleclaw on Feb 22, 2009 22:41:32 GMT -5
Nightsky seemed to read her expression.
"We've bothered TrueClan enough. We can take him home, you and me, it'll be easy." Nightsky scooped one half of her brother onto her back, waiting for Mistrose to pick up the other half.
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Post by .:-Aikoa-:. on Feb 23, 2009 7:31:20 GMT -5
Mistrose responded immediately, grateful to Nightsky for understanding her predicament. She was careful with picking him up, but eventually she situated herself. She turned and smiled at Foxtail.
"Thank you for helping him!" She meowed.
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Post by Brambleclaw on Feb 28, 2009 22:07:00 GMT -5
Foxtail nodded.
"Anything." She said with a purr. Eventually, she had become a speck in the distance. Not that Nightsky saw it, though. She hurried despite her brother's injury, not sure she'd be unhappy if he did die then and there.
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Post by .:-Aikoa-:. on Mar 1, 2009 10:13:05 GMT -5
Mistrose had little trouble padding along with Nightsky, despite the pace. Her desperation had lent strength to her wearied limbs. Mistrose wondered what would happen now. Would Canyonfur recover? Would he die even though Foxtail said he was going to be Ok? The thought made Mistrose actually pad faster, almost bumping into Nightsky.
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Post by Brambleclaw on Mar 1, 2009 20:38:40 GMT -5
Nightsky did not speed up, even though Mistrose began to. Suddenly she remembered something.
"You smell like a queen. Kits?" She asked, suddenly a little worried.
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Post by .:-Aikoa-:. on Mar 1, 2009 20:40:53 GMT -5
Mistrose didn't seem to think about her reply.
"Yes. They are being watched now." She meowed, her thoughts too wound up in Canyonfur to put much thought in her reply.
OOC: Haha Nightsky's an aunty!
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Post by Brambleclaw on Mar 1, 2009 20:44:32 GMT -5
[[xD Yeah, and she's what... 16 moons, I believe!]]
"Well, earlier I scented a tom and two kits. But it's probably nothing." She meowed with a smile. She was just overreacting.
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Post by .:-Aikoa-:. on Mar 1, 2009 20:47:40 GMT -5
Mistrose shook her head.
"I have three kits. And Midnightsun would never take them from the nursery. He's too twitchy for that." She said, a tinge of humor in her tone.
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Post by Brambleclaw on Mar 1, 2009 20:53:21 GMT -5
[[Too bad they don't realize that it was Rootclaw, Lichenkit and Nectarkit / Ghostkit! Back to old thread now, or just stay here 'cause we're lazy?]]
"Like I said, nothing." Nightsky scented the camp up ahead and nodded. "Here we go." She meowed, only slightly tired.
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Post by .:-Aikoa-:. on Mar 1, 2009 20:57:19 GMT -5
OOC: meh, here 'cause we're lazy.
BIC: Mistrose felt relief flooding her veins as soon as she spotted the camp. Thank StarClan! She thought. Her paws felt like lead and her shoulders ached from carry her mate's weight.
"I wonder how the kits are?" She asked, her mind wandering now that she had fulfilled one goal. As soon as they entered camp she noticed Midnightsun padded around the nursery.
"Nectarkit? This isn't funny! Come out now!" He growled. Behind him sat little Shallowkit, his eyes staring up at the Warrior expectantly. Mistrose shivered when she saw those eyes. There was something hidden in them that made her nervous. Usually young kits had a more blank stare, but Shallowkit's was focused and intense, as if complex thoughts were running through his little head...
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Post by Brambleclaw on Mar 1, 2009 20:59:58 GMT -5
Nightsky sniffed.
"I smell a tom, and two kits. A faint scent of third, but it's gone now." She remembered the tom earlier. "Mistrose, you don't think..."
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Post by .:-Aikoa-:. on Mar 1, 2009 21:03:38 GMT -5
Mistrose froze.
"Someone stole my kit? But... but why?" Suddenly the realization dawned on her. She sighed.
"I guess that's what I get for having kits with a cat on several other cat's wanted lists..." She muttered. Midnightsun noticed her, and he was instantly sprinting towards them.
"Nectarkit's gone. I noticed soon after you left. I've looked all over, but I can't find her." He meowed worriedly.
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Post by Brambleclaw on Mar 1, 2009 21:40:22 GMT -5
Nightsky listened to the two, and then wondered if Mistrose liked Midnightsun. She sighed. Canyonfur began to stir under her watch, and suddenly blinked his eyes open. He stared soundlessly around.
Where am I? He thought miserably. He couldn't remember a thing... Everything was so familiar. Who am I? Suddenly, he remembered one thing. It was the only thing he would ever remember. He stroked the she-cat next to him, not sure if she would understand. Of course she wouldn't. But why not try? Nightsky blinked, gasping.
"Canyonfur's okay! And he remembers... how to talk to me?" She was puzzled, having not used that form of language in a long time. She stroked him back, and he nodded. She did not feel the nod, waving her tail in front of her eyes, and he stroked her once for 'yes'.
"Hah! It works!" She cried out triumphantly.
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Post by .:-Aikoa-:. on Mar 1, 2009 21:46:07 GMT -5
Mistrose's eyes widened. Canyonfur couldn't speak? The thought horrified her. She was so torn between her mate and her missing kit. She threw an exasperated look at Midnightsun. The tom gave a curt nod.
"I'll ask Stonesearch and Earthsong to help me look." He meowed, padding towards a small group of Warriors nearby. Mistrose turned and looked at Canyonfur with a worried frown on her face.
"Is he Ok?" She asked, concerned.
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Post by Brambleclaw on Mar 1, 2009 22:03:05 GMT -5
"Well, yeah." Nightsky smiled at her brother. "When we were little, Rootpaw suggested we make a language to talk to each other. Certain tail-movements or paw-movements mean certain things. Watch. I'm going to tell him who you are." Nightsky stroked the tom, who replied back.
Canyonfur, so that was his name. The strange blind cat had told him his name was and he liked it. Though he did not remember it, it was a nice name. Then she touched him again, softer this time. Mistrose, the grey and white she-cat before him was his mate? He stroked Nightsky for 'yes' again, smiling. Standing somewhat shakily, he walked over and nuzzled her. Then he stroked her side. Nightsky touched him, and he stroked her the same message. It was their form of communication, and the two talked with strokes and pats.
"He said 'I love you.' I told him you couldn't speak like that, and he said he is sad. Maybe I should teach you a few things, like the Alphabet. It would make it so he could teach you." Nightsky offered a smiled, stroking her brother the same message.
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Post by .:-Aikoa-:. on Mar 1, 2009 22:06:58 GMT -5
Mistrose was sad, too. She felt unimagineably good when he said "I love you". She had missed that part of him. He had abandoned her, but he was back. Did he not remember any of that? She tried not to think about it too much.
"I would like to learn." She said quietly.
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Post by Brambleclaw on Mar 1, 2009 22:22:50 GMT -5
[[Anything in "This" is talking, anything in 'This' is the signing he does.]]
Nightsky nodded.
-time passes as I am too lazy to teach her actual signs-
"Think you have it? Canyonfur." Nightsky worked as interpreter. He stroked her first, and then his mate.
'I'm sorry I don't remember you. I know I really loved you.'
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