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 Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 12:18 pm
It had finally been a quarter moon. That long awaited time.
Tearpaw was following behind two Riverclan cats. Their pelts were glowing a grayish color. These two had been sent to fetch Tearpaw, and when they had, they did look quite happy. But she knew they also hated her scent. She smelled of Shadowclan as of now. When Tearpaw had been at Shadowclan, she ignored the scent. Now, she was used to it.
Silverriver and Mistyfoot were their names, as Tearpaw remembed. Tearpaw have the two of them an icy look, as if she didn't want come. The river was roaring ahead. She gazed it, and for once, let out a face of disgust. All the dirt here was just mud. No sandy, dirt you can roll around in. Tearpaw forced herself not to heave a sigh. She missed Shadowclan.
And she wasn't afraid to admit it. After that dream, the blood, the river.... She felt safe at Shadowclan.
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Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 12:28 pm
Cascadefang had been anticipating for this moment, though for different reasons than Tearpaw. Her ears perked up at the sounds of appoarching footsteps and familiar... scents?
She was alarmed at the Shadowclan scent that entered the clearing, but reminded herself who exactly was coming home. Tearpaw had been living with them for a decent amount of time, enough to change her scent. She will have to get used to the difference while she worked on changing it back.
Cascadefang brought a fish with her as she apporched the arriving cats. She figured that at least one of them would be hungry after the trip.
"At least you weren't torn to shreds while staying with the enemy." She muttered, still disapproving of her scent.
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Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 12:36 pm
Tearpaw let out a throaty growl. She eyed the fish, wishing to stick her tongue out. Where was the frogs?
"I actually enjoyed it." She retorted with a hint of anger, glancing around viciously at the other Riverclan cats. They were watching her, wide-eyed with confused expressions. Tearpaw sent them death glares. What were they worried about? It looked as if they had forgotten about her!
When she turned her head, arching it further to look around, Tearpaw caught sight of the Medicine Cat's Den. Her paws almost left her side, she swerved around. That dream she had had was still disturbing her. Maybe Koisplash had some ideas on it?
Tearpaw stopped, looking back at Cascadefang. "I'm going to the Medicine Cat's Den." She mewed, turning back around and continuing her way back to where the den resided.
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Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 12:53 pm
Cascadefang glared as Tearpaw's attitude shoved her aside. Dropping the fish in front of Mistyfoot and Silverriver, she proceeded to go after her, until she heard that the apprentice was heading towards the Medicine cat's den.
There's no harm in that, she told herself. In the meanwhile, Cascadefang might as well tell the leaders that Tearpaw came back, if they haven't heard already.
Sighing, she glanced at the retreating cat and bounded off.
Koisplash was in his den, organizing and reorganizing his herbs. One of the kits caused the trouble of messing up his herbs, and he spent his day in the den, ordering them again.
His paw brushed against some seeds, which he stared at in slight shock. Since when did he keep those around? The kit must have brought it in.
He placed them in an indent in the wall before hearing rustling behind him. Koisplash turned around and smiled at Tearpaw.
"Hello there. How was your stay in Shadowclan?" He went back to cleaning up the den, listening to what she had to say.
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Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 1:02 pm
Tearpaw gulped lightly, digging her now-unsheathed claws into the ground. She wandered over to a clear area, where now herbs were found, and sat down.
"I had a dream," she started slowly. Tearpaw's claws were starting to dig into the ground again, She was defiantly uncomfortable about talking about this. But, her thoughts kept roaring at her: Tell someone.
"It showed a warrior, killing other clan cats." Tearpaw looked at the herbs. She gritted her teeth, "Blood was pouring from a river. The warrior's eyes were also an amber color." The apprentice's ears fell down with fear, her dark blue eyes were darting around wildly.
".... But, she looked like me."
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Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 1:13 pm
Koisplash froze in place, his paw in midair clutching a bunch of herbs. Slowly, he placed them in another indent, and faced Tearpaw.
"Are... you sure it's you?" He only had the strength to utter those words. The dream Tearpaw described... it was much like the vision he had recently. A bloody river. Death everywhere. A ruthless warrior killing everyone. Yes, the similarity between the two dreams were too close for comfort.
Though, thinking back at the sharp claws the cat wielded, he tried to convince himself that it wasn't the young apprentice. The figure looked more masculine, the fur was scruffier, it was too old... anything to disprove that Tearpaw was the killer in his dream.
Cause if she was, then a horrible future might be in store for her.
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Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 1:25 pm
Tearpaw gave a slow nod, she turned away and looked outside. But as quickly as she had, the apprentice turned back to face the Medicine Cat.
"I bet!" Her claws dug further into the ground. "Have you seen... Seen all thee nasty glares I get here?" It was obvious, she knew as well as any cat, that she might as well be the reincarnate of that accursed Tigerstar. "I had gotten them even as a kit. And... what's the explanation of my strange large claws? No other cat has them..."
Tearpaw's head fell down. She shook it helplessly, and looked back at the Medicine Cat. "I can't sleep at night because of these dreams. They haunt me like a fox has already started to stalk me. I don't even know why I fight like Tiger-"
She cut herself off.
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Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 1:41 pm
Koisplash stood in shock of Tearpaw's outburst of anger for a moment, before padding over and trying to comfort her.
"I don't believe that you'll turn out like Tigerstar, if that's what you're thinking." He said in a soothing voice. "If you don't want to be like him, anyway. Turning everything negative you experience into further proof is not helping. Those stares you get, the large claws... they are most likely not connected to him at all.
Though the dreams..." Koisplash's gaze lingered at the seeds that laid innocently in the wall. "Sometimes my dreams have been horrific as well. What Starclan has to say sometimes is downright ugly. So I've been experimenting. I figured there is some plant in the world that can cause a dreamless sleep. And there was. Their seeds anyway."
He trotted over to grab one of them to show Tearpaw. "If your dreams are bothering you that much, you can take one. Just one. They have a devistating effect if you take more..."
Koisplash squeezed his eyes shut, trying not to remember his renegade experiments. When he tried to shut out Starclan, with the seeds, and almost sentenced Riverclan to destruction...
But it should be fine for Tearpaw. Her dreams sounded like they have nothing beneficial to them. If the dreaded warrior did return in her sleep, these seeds could be the only way to shut him out of her life.
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Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 4:27 pm
Mothstar suppressed a shiver as Tearpaw stalked to Koisplash's den. Fernstar's idea had seemed brilliant to her a quarter moon before. What better way to show the light blue apprentice to be grateful for the territory she lived in? The experience was supposed to show her that the cats she harassed on the border weren't purely enemies, rather contenders in a game with high stakes that should be won whenever possible but at the same time losers were not meant to be treated in the same way as prey.
But rather than looking relieved, Tearpaw looked even tenser than usual, her eyes flashing like a fox's and her muzzle locked in an intimidating scowl. But to be honest, the majority of Riverclan's reaction seemed less than welcoming as well. Mothstar kneaded the ground nervously for what seemed to be the hundredth time that day. Why couldn't things ever run smoothly?
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Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 6:39 pm
((Cant resist RP urges XD))
Lilyheart padded slowly into the Medicine cats den, oblivious to the scents around her.She looked slightly surprised at what she saw, but her expression quickly turned to a smile.
"Taerpaw! Your back! I hope your 'visit' was okay. I didnt know til recently you had been sent there since I'm spending all my time in the nursery now, awaiting my kits. I came to ask Koisplash about how long he thinks it'll be. And I want to have milk when they come. I think its borage that helps?" She meowed. She didnt notice the scent change, but she was glad Tearpaw was back.
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Posted: Sat Feb 09, 2008 10:37 am
Koisplash's eyes lit up at a more pleasant topic than Tearpaw's dreams. He bounded his way towards the pregnant queen, pressing his paw against her swelling belly. A moment of thought, and he nodded as he took the paw away.
"Less than a moon to go Lilyheart." He smiled, turning back to the array of herbs in the back. "Borage will help, yes. If you want some, I can spare a bit, but I'm running low and they don't grow well during leaf-bare."
The medicine cat grabbed a pawful of the said plant, giving it to Lilyheart. "I also have some windflower, if the stomaches are becoming to much to bear."
He also handed some of that to her, his eyes glancing at Mothstar outside. She seemed tense, almost afraid for the appentice in his den. Did Fernstar share his dream with her, or did she overhear?
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Posted: Sat Feb 09, 2008 1:46 pm
Lilyheart's ears pricked and she smiled widely.
"Less than a moon..."She echoed happily. "I'll go east on the borage and I'll take the windflower whenever it hurts. Thank you Koisplash. And will you check up on them frequently one their born? I dont want any of them to end up getting sick. I got sick when I was a kit, but luckily it was noticed immidiatley. Oh, and koislpash, did you ever know a white she-cat with black tabby stripes andblue toes like mone. Also having the eyes streaks and the flower marking on her cheek> Shes appeared in the nursery to me a few times. I'm not sure, but I think she might be my mother...."
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Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 1:01 pm
Koisplash's attention snapped back to Lilyheart, at her questions. "Of course I'll check up on your kits. There's no reason not to."
He pressed his paw against her belly again, just to make sure that they are safe and sound. He looked up into her eyes again, and turned away to dig into his memories.
"I think I've seen such a she-cat, when I visit the Moonstones. She has never told me anything, but if she did, I'd say she's very proud of you." He gave her an encouraging smile and went back to rearranging herbs.
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Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 3:27 pm
"Thank you Koisplash," She meowed and picked up the herbs, padding out of the den and back to the nursery. She wondered why though, why didnt Tearpaw answer her? Maybe she hadnt been expecting such a warm wlecome, but hey, thats Lilyheart for ya!
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