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Post by .:-Aikoa-:. on Apr 5, 2009 15:41:30 GMT -5
The day was crisp and somewhat cold, but that didn't bother the young kit. His cool grey eyes stared out at the world with seeming disinterest, but inside his mind the clocks were ticking. He was observing - though not obviously - the lives of his fellow Clanmates. Shallowkit sat with his tail curled around his forepaws, his eyes half closed. The sun was too weak to provide enough warm for sun bathing, but that's what he appeared to be doing. Shallowkit stared out and smiled a little at the other cats. That one's not very happy. I bet he's lost something. The kit thought as a dark warrior shoved his way out of the camp. Shallowkit sighed. What strange lives we live here. He thought.
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Post by Brambleclaw on Apr 5, 2009 21:47:54 GMT -5
Kinkfur watched silently as Shallowkit stared at the other cats. From her large nest in the Nursery, she watched the Clan with disinterest. How she wished her mate was here now, to be with her and her kits. Looking down at the two bundles, she wished Toadkit was here as well. But it was their fate in Thunderclan, and their fate it would remain. She saw her brother Coilsnake sitting vigil at the entrance to the camp, and smiled at him. Was he missing Icefire? Did he wish to see his kits? Then she noticed what he was watching. She tilted her head in surprise. He was staring at, of all cats, Arcticstar. The pretty she-cat was almost twice his age, and he had no right to love her. Maybe he's just observing. Kinkfur reassured herself with a nod.
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Post by kelsey . on Apr 8, 2009 17:29:40 GMT -5
Arcticstar's long snowy fur was blending in the with relentlessly falling snow. She sighed. It was storm after storm lately, and her Clan was getting thinner. She spotted Coilsnake across the clearing, seemingly sitting vigil. She purred when she noticed he was looking at her. How hard it was to see her, though! She stared at the unforgiving sky, wishing the clouds would give way to sun and newleaf. She padded up to Coilsnake, her pads cold. "I don't think we should pout out a hunting patrol. Do you?" She wanted her Clan to eat, but in these conditions it was way to dangerous for warriors and apprentices to be hunting at this time of day. But she feared the snow would never stop and her clan would wither away. she sighed and sat, licking her pads to keep them warm, her sandpaper tounge rasping over them, making little scratching noises.
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Post by Brambleclaw on Apr 8, 2009 17:36:15 GMT -5
Coilsnake shrugged his shoulders, gaze never faltering. Kinkfur noticed he said something to Arcticstar, and then laughed. She felt frustrated that he might be treating their leader like a common cat. Arcticstar deserved respect and to be treated well, not to be treated like another warrior! Or another member of the family... Kinkfur hissed, remembering that he had acted the same way around Icefire when he had first met her. He had better not be falling in love...
Coilsnake shrugged, not ever for a moment looking away from Arcticstar and her beauty. Smiling, he joked.
"Well, I think that a cat couldn't hunt snow in this storm!" He purred with amusement, feeling his heart lighten like a bird freed from a cage. It was only just taking flight, and it was definitely singing for Arcticstar...
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Post by kelsey . on Apr 8, 2009 17:38:45 GMT -5
Arcticstar giggled. she gazed deep into Coilsnakes eyes, getting lost in them. "Yeah.." She said, nearly hypnotized. She shook her head and smiled. "I wonder how the other clans are faring? WindClan must be covered, with no trees blocking snow..."
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Post by Brambleclaw on Apr 8, 2009 17:40:47 GMT -5
"And a horrible wind too! Makes me sad though..." Coilsnake thought about Icefire. It was getting harder and harder to remember the frail she-cat. He had last seen her when he learned she was having kits. He had been so mixed-up then, wondering where he truly belonged. He hadn't seen her in so long, he wondered if he really did love her. Arcticstar, on the other hand, was here.
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Post by kelsey . on Apr 8, 2009 17:43:48 GMT -5
Arcticstar nodded in agreement, wondering where this handsome cats mind was. She sighed and put her paws down, staring into the heart of the storm. "Come join me in my den, so we can get out of this filfth." She then realized he was on watch, and added, "I don't think any Clan will be attacking in this weather." she purred and led the way to her den.
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Post by Brambleclaw on Apr 8, 2009 17:45:56 GMT -5
Coilsnake smiled, nodding. He cats a nervous glance in the direction of the burning stare his sister was giving him. Glad to be free of her, he followed his leader. He remained on watch, all times keeping his eye on what he was watching - Arcticstar and all her beauty. He smiled, hurrying after the leader gladly.
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Post by kelsey . on Apr 8, 2009 17:48:40 GMT -5
Settling in the warm, dry sand that littered her den, she purred when Coilsnake listened and followed. Do I like this Cat? She nervously looked down, wondering what to say now. Sighing, she looked out into the storm again, which she could barely see due to the darkness of her den. "I'm scared the kits might die...." She began awkwardly, twiddling her paws.
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Post by Brambleclaw on Apr 8, 2009 17:52:34 GMT -5
"Mistrose is a great mother, and so is Kinkfur. Believe me, they won't die on my sister's watch." Coilsnake purred in amusement, flicking his tail with his back to the den entrance. He wanted to say something, maybe compliment the leader on something, but he realized he wasn't quite brave enough. How would she take it? With Icefire it had been easy, she had also loved him from the start. But Arcticstar probably did not love him, so he should not bother trying to impress or charm her. Then again, he was sitting in her den for absolutely no reason now. He wondered if he really truly did love her?
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Post by kelsey . on Apr 8, 2009 17:55:11 GMT -5
Arcticstar had a weird question. "Do you have anyone special, Coilsnake?" She asked. She should know, but she never really kept up with relationships. she never knew who Kinkfur's mate was. she didn't concern herself with those things. Should she start?
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Post by Brambleclaw on Apr 8, 2009 17:57:11 GMT -5
"I did once..." Coilsnake admitted, suddenly realizing his mistake. How was he supposed to explain Icefire to Arcticstar? He;d be dead for sure, and so he shrugged his shoulders.
"I guess not really now." He admitted softly, not sure if he was actually lying or not.
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Post by kelsey . on Apr 8, 2009 18:02:50 GMT -5
"Oh." she said, her happiness extinguished. She thought for sure Coilsnake felt something for her, but she had been wrong. Sighing, she made little patterns in the sand with her paw until she was bored. She was pretty sure Coilsnake was hating this.
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Post by Brambleclaw on Apr 8, 2009 18:11:48 GMT -5
Coilsnake sighed, wishing he did not actually feel so uncomfortable.
"Well, I'm kind of falling for this one cat now..." He admitted, looking at his paws and then away at an odd corner of Arcticstar's den. He was pretty sure she was bored, and therefore drawing patterns in the sand. He figured she really didn't like him.
"Do you?"
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Post by kelsey . on Apr 8, 2009 18:14:29 GMT -5
"Well. Theres this one cat... He doesn't like me back though." she sighed. Who was this cat Coilsnake was talking about?
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Post by Brambleclaw on Apr 8, 2009 18:15:42 GMT -5
"Same here." Coilsnake said with a sigh. He wondered who Arcticstar might love, and was curious to find out. But how to go about it?
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Post by kelsey . on Apr 8, 2009 18:25:35 GMT -5
Arcticstar cut some corners."This cat you love..who is she?" She didn't want to be nosy. In fact, she really would be embarrassed if that was insulting Coilsnake.
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Post by Brambleclaw on Apr 8, 2009 18:29:10 GMT -5
Coilsnake frowned, too embarrassed to say who it was.
"Only the most beautiful snow-white cat with alluring blue eyes." He spoke very softly, still not wanting to meet his leader's gaze. If he was doomed with Arcticstar now, he still had Icefire... Right?
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Post by kelsey . on Apr 10, 2009 9:22:06 GMT -5
Arcticstar blinked. Her heart nearly stopped. He had just described herself, and she heard him. Hadn't she? Was there something stuck in her ears? "me.....?" She said, disbelief glazing over her eyes. "But...I..like you to." Hopefully he had meant her. Was there another ShadowClan cat who was white as snow? No...
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Post by Brambleclaw on Apr 10, 2009 10:52:17 GMT -5
Coilsnake smiled.
"Then we are two halves of a perfect whole." He said with a grin wider than the horizon. He knew this she-cat was his destined mate, not the fading Icefire. No, not Icefire...
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