SkyClan Clearing - Page 5

**paxil** · #41 October 10th, 2016, 11:57 AM

@thunder

cedartail returned to camp, having just returned from a hunting patrol. hunting wasn't his strong suit (he was more of a climber, personally) so he had only managed to catch a couple mice, but that wasn't a big deal. after all, the clan still had moons to prepare for leaf-bare.

there was something he was a little more focused on. well, not really something. more like someone. he had been thinking about smallberry for a long time now. she was pretty, not gorgeous by any means, and he knew he could do far better than his former apprentice. that was a pretty conceited thing to say, but he wasn't about to lie to himself. he was a pretty good-looking guy. it angered him that he still didn't have a mate at his age. his sister's kits were now warriors, but, then again, she had gotten pregnant very early on in her life, so that wasn't a huge surprise.

sitting alone in the center of the clearing, doing not really anything, the tom waited for someone to get to chat with.

**Starfall** · #42 October 10th, 2016, 06:56 PM

Spottedcloud padded out of the warriors den and yawned streching his short limbs and padded to a little corner of the clearing that was in the shade and layed down. The silver tom looked around, his sky blue eyes scanned the xlearing to see if there was any cat that needed some company.

**Appixel** · #43 October 10th, 2016, 08:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Appixel

Having gotten caught up in his own thoughts, Harrierpaw barely even noticed Rookpaw walking over. The tom didn't even notice what the other apprentice had said. He had to force himself to hold back a startled squeal when he snapped back into reality. When he realized who it was standing in front of him, his throat began to tighten up and he was at an utter loss for words. Why was Rook here? Why had he of all cats in the clearing caught his attention? Oh StarClan, had he been staring at the other apprentice? Harrier's face began to heat up with embarrassment. He opened his mouth to attempt to apologize for being so rude but now sound came out. He must have looked ridiculous. Sitting there wide-eyed and slack jawed, frozen on the spot. All he could do was stare up at Rookpaw, caught in his gaze. He really did have beautiful eyes. Emerald green with a darker ring around the edges. He had never noticed that before, never gotten close enough to see it.

That was a rather strange reaction wasn't it? Harrier had seemed confused at first but now he just just sat there and stared. Rookpaw, in a rare turn of events actually began to feel uncomfortable. He glanced around in an attempt to find some way to escape this interaction but to no avail. "I, um, I'm sorry if I'm interrupting something. You seem to have not heard what I said. Uhm, I'm Rookpaw, in case you don't remember. I noticed you sitting here and I figured I would, uh, say hi. Y-you probably don't want anyone to bring it up but I'm sorry about your sister. I miss her and I'm sure you do too." he cursed himself once more. He had a chance to retry and he just had to mention Harrier's sister, again. Perhaps he'll zone out again and he'll get another chance? Either way, it had been said and all he could do was wait for some kind of response.

**Owl** · #44 October 10th, 2016, 08:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Duskflight

Yarrowpounce was flanking Willowrain but the tiniest, most joyous of smiles was placed on his lips, his gaze looking at the ground as he replayed the time he had spent with the she-cat in his head, happiness like the warmth of the sun coursing through him. He couldn't really explain why this was making him happy, the though of spending time with this other cat, because after all, he usually never liked spending time with other cats, they usually just felt awkward and didn't want to be with him, which in turn made him feel bad and just not really want to be around others. But for some reason.. He just.. He liked being in the company of Willowrain. Being with her gave him the same feeling he had when he was hunting, he was happy and almost felt free from his worries. But for some reason at the same time he was almost afraid of screwing up and looking bad in front of her. He was conflicted but oh so happy at the same time. Glancing up as the two entered the camp, his gaze flitted around fretfully for a second before focusing on Willowrain who padded on a bit ahead of him, his tail flicking a bit as he followed her to the fresh kill pile where she laid down the squirrel that they caught together. "O-Oh, it was um, it was n-no problem at all W-Willowrain!" Meowed the tom gently with a small, modest smile, head dipping a bit. His yellow gaze fixated on the single tuft of fur that stuck up on her head and part of him wanted to graze his tongue over it to lay it down, but he was too scared that it would come off in the wrong way so he simply cleared his throat a bit, pawing at the ground. "U-Um your uh, your fur on your um.. You-Your head is uh.. Sticking up.." Pawing at his nose a bit, he lifted his head and nodded, just now realizing the familiar ache in his stomach that signified he was hungry. "I-I would love to! I-If you don't mind."

@Duskflight

Willowrain giggled at how modest and adorable Yarrowpounce was. He was a really nice, kind, and polite warrior. Why anyone would pass him over a friend or... well... even possibly more was a completely surprise to her. The tabby she-cat had enjoyed her time with him and decided that she'd like to spend a lot more time with him. Of course, only if he allowed her to. She honestly didn't want to be a bother or an annoyance since she saw that he didn't really enjoy being with other cats seeing as he was mostly alone. But maybe he did inwardly want to have a companion. She wanted to be that companion. Then he mentioned the tuft of fur sticking up on her head, immediately her ears burned up and her eyes widened slighlty. "Oh my.." She licked her paw vigorously and patted her head the best she could bringing it over the tuft of fur and flattening it the best she could. She gazed at Yarrowpounce. "Hopefully I got it." She said sheepishly. When in reality that little tuft of fur was being quite the rebel in it didn't want to go down. When he finally stated he'd be glad to share a meal with her she let out a small purr of delight. "Great!" She grinned as she looked at the pile. "Choose something, Yarrowpounce." She offered him the choice to decide.

**Appixel** · #45 October 10th, 2016, 09:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Faint

That was a rather strange reaction wasn't it? Harrier had seemed confused at first but now he just just sat there and stared. Rookpaw, in a rare turn of events actually began to feel uncomfortable. He glanced around in an attempt to find some way to escape this interaction but to no avail. "I, um, I'm sorry if I'm interrupting something. You seem to have not heard what I said. Uhm, I'm Rookpaw, in case you don't remember. I noticed you sitting here and I figured I would, uh, say hi. Y-you probably don't want anyone to bring it up but I'm sorry about your sister. I miss her and I'm sure you do too." he cursed himself once more. He had a chance to retry and he just had to mention Harrier's sister, again. Perhaps he'll zone out again and he'll get another chance? Either way, it had been said and all he could do was wait for some kind of response.

Harrierpaw let out a sigh of relief, immediately feeling a sort of weight get lifted off of his shoulders. He hadnt been staring and if he had, Rookpaw hadn't noticed. He did tense up ever so slightly at the mention of his sister but without the overhanging fear that he had embarrassed himself, he was able to talk. Even so, stuttering and rambling weren't uncommon with the young Tom. "Hi, Rookpaw. It has been.. a while to uh say the least but y-yes I do remember you. It's been um, since before my sister uh disappeared, right? A-anyway. It's nice o-of you to say hi. I heard your Mentor is pretty nice? He's the one with the lame foot right? Have you gotten any training in yet?"

**Gone** · #46 October 11th, 2016, 05:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Ivy

Crowflight simply winked at her. "So tell me, what was your impresssion of me when you first found out smallwing and I becsme mates?" In order to reassure her that he still loved her, he entwined their tails.

"W-Well... I was pretty sad... I thought I had lost everything..." Paledusk admitted, pressing her face in his chest and nuzzling it affectionaly, blushing as she saw the wink and quickly looked at their tails, holding onto one of his paws.

**Appixel** · #47 October 12th, 2016, 02:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Appixel

Harrierpaw let out a sigh of relief, immediately feeling a sort of weight get lifted off of his shoulders. He hadn't been staring and if he had, Rookpaw hadn't noticed. He did tense up ever so slightly at the mention of his sister but without the overhanging fear that he had embarrassed himself, he was able to talk. Even so, stuttering and rambling weren't uncommon with the young Tom. "Hi, Rookpaw. It has been.. a while to uh say the least but y-yes I do remember you. It's been um, since before my sister uh disappeared, right? A-anyway. It's nice o-of you to say hi. I heard your Mentor is pretty nice? He's the one with the lame foot right? Have you gotten any training in yet?"

He nodded,"Yeah. His name is Cliffheart. We haven't trained any yet but I think he was planning to do some today..." Rookpaw glanced around in search of his mentor, eventually spotting the warrior on the other side of the clearing. He turned back to Harrier and smiled,"You could probably join us if you wanted? I don't think he would mind all that much."

[ahhh I'm sorry this is so short!]

**Appixel** · #48 October 12th, 2016, 03:32 PM

(It's fine!)

It was a moment before he responded. The tom's tail twitched from side to side, almost nervously, as he contemplated the offer. He was tempted to say yes, very much so, his own mentor had pretty much given up due to Harrier's demeanor. How would Cliffheart really feel about him joining in though? All he had to go on was Rookpaw's assurance and anything he may have heard about the warrior. He lifted up his head and stared at the sky, almost as if looking for something. With the chill of leaffall had come clear skies, only a few clouds meandering through the blue plain above. Lowering his head, his gaze wandered over to Cliffheart and lingered there.

"Are you sure he won't mind? C-completely sure?" he mewed, without looking back at Rookpaw,"I really d-don't think it's a good idea."

**The Cannibal** · #49 October 12th, 2016, 04:43 PM

{For @Frisk}

Today was the first day that he would take Rowanpaw for an actual training session, and Grouseflurry couldn't have been more excited. I mean, the brown tabby was more often than not excited about something, or at least happy and cheerful, but now he was even more so as he eagerly went strolling out of the warriors den, quickly shaking out his limbs individually as he did, loosening them up a bit to the best of his ability. The sun was just barely making it's way above the horizon, the sky still relatively dark with gentle pastel colors of sunrise painting the horizon that really no cat could see through the cover of the tree's that made up Skyclan's territory. Standing in the relatively quiet clearing of the camp he was now deputy of, he forced himself to pause for a moment and just drink in his surroundings, letting the smell of the air, the crispness of it, run through his nose, gently stinging the inside of it, having to blink a few times as the crisp freshness pricked at his green hues. It was serene in the morning air, but being the excitable, busy cat he was, he didn't want to spend much more time divulging in the 'beauty of the morning' and instead decided to quickly snatch something out of the fresh kill pile, a plump mouse, settling down not too far from the pile.

I'll go and wake him up if he doesn't happen to get up before I finish this. Thought the deputy to himself as he quickly began to tuck into his breakfast, his hindpaws tucked neatly beneath him and his forepaws holding his meal in place, his tail at his side but the tip twitching and quivering with the energy he had built in him. Despite being over 30 moons old, one might come to think that he was a young warrior with that much energy, but those who knew Grouseflurry knew that he has always been like that and will likely always be like that, it would take something serious to alter this warrior's bright outlook on life.

**Thunder** · #50 October 12th, 2016, 05:02 PM

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Originally Posted by paxil

@thunder

cedartail returned to camp, having just returned from a hunting patrol. hunting wasn't his strong suit (he was more of a climber, personally) so he had only managed to catch a couple mice, but that wasn't a big deal. after all, the clan still had moons to prepare for leaf-bare.

there was something he was a little more focused on. well, not really something. more like someone. he had been thinking about smallberry for a long time now. she was pretty, not gorgeous by any means, and he knew he could do far better than his former apprentice. that was a pretty conceited thing to say, but he wasn't about to lie to himself. he was a pretty good-looking guy. it angered him that he still didn't have a mate at his age. his sister's kits were now warriors, but, then again, she had gotten pregnant very early on in her life, so that wasn't a huge surprise.

sitting alone in the center of the clearing, doing not really anything, the tom waited for someone to get to chat with.

Smallberry padded out of the warriors den, she noticed her old mentor Cedartail had returned from hunting, but she was to tired to chat at the moment. Though, she still padded over and tried to strike up a conversation. Though her eartips heated up in embarssment, she had liked her former-mentor for a moon now. She tried to hide it, though. She didn't want to be rejected like so many before. Unnoticably to herself, her tail curled around her former-mentor's.