ShadowClan Life Before Destruction

[Qwerty]

[QUOTE=Otterstrike;571035]

Originally Posted by Qwerty

@Qwerty, @Blissy
"How rude."
Stormkit walked over to their mother.
"Mother, Fluffykit won't listen to me!" she wailed.

Fluffykit heard Stormkit rattling to Nightfall and his pelt fluffed up even more, making him look like a snowball with four legs and a tail. Only the tiniest tips of his gray ears showed.

He turned and glared at her, and stuck his tongue out, as kits usually do.

[Gold]

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Originally Posted by Otterstrike

Fluffykit heard Stormkit rattling to Nightfall and his pelt fluffed up even more, making him look like a snowball with four legs and a tail. Only the tiniest tips of his gray ears showed.

He turned and glared at her, and stuck his tongue out, as kits usually do.

Stormkit pounced on Fluffykit, "you don't know when to stop, do you. You are just an annoying little furball!"

[Qwerty]

[QUOTE=Otterstrike;571042]

Originally Posted by Qwerty

Stormkit pounced on Fluffykit, "you don't know when to stop, do you. You are just an annoying little furball!"

Fluffykit prepared to better her belly with blows and try to push the smaller she-kit off

[Gold]

Originally Posted by Otterstrike

Fluffykit prepared to better her belly with blows and try to push the smaller she-kit off

"LEARN HOW TO FIGHT!!!" Stormkit hissed, jumping up, high, into the air. Then, she made a flip mid-air, and landed, claws unsheathed, on Fluffykit. She started clawing him.

[Qwerty]

[QUOTE=Otterstrike;571051]

Originally Posted by Qwerty

"LEARN HOW TO FIGHT!!!" Stormkit hissed, jumping up, high, into the air. Then, she made a flip mid-air, and landed, claws unsheathed, on Fluffykit. She started clawing him.

Fluffykit howled in pain and ran away, his tail tucked under his legs. His fluffy pelt had shielded him from most of the blows, but he still had a dark scratch on his side that was beginning to sell up with blood. He scampered away from her and out into the clearing (cont. In Shadowclan clearing.)

[vellichor]

Originally Posted by Branch of Life

Forestshade smiled “Of course every catch is important.” He spoke carefully as he often spoke sharptounged and uninterested. It was true mostly though he didn’t want to come off like this to his leader. At Windystars next comment Forestshade returned to his normal face. Windystar wanted to be friends with him? Even called him a very good cat. “A very good cat? Half of the clan hates me because of my sister.....” He trailed off at the end as he remembered Doveheart. He felt himself tearing up so he shook his head off. “Become friends? That would be nice. You would be one of my few friends. ” He licked his paw and flicked his ear. Suddenly feeling way less formal He meowed “So what’s been up with you my dude?” He felt like he was living in another cats body for a moment. Forestshade snapped out of it and became more like his stubborn,untrustful,but responsible self. His green eyes flickered with intrest “Did you want to debate something?” He purred looking at the leader.

Nodding at how words, Windystar tilted his head. It seemed to be awhile before the tom spoke up again, and the words confused him. Forestshade’s sister? The tom’s voice seemed thick with emotion, and, no matter how much curiousity peaked in his mind, the long-furred Tom held his tongue. It seemed to be neither the time nor the place to ask such seemingly personal questions. If Forestshade was going to drop the subject, so was he. And miraculously, the other tom accepted his friendship. It would be nice, to get to know the solitary cat a little bit more. “Nothing really,” he shrugged in response, enjoying how open he was being. But, of course, the moment passed, and the other feline seemed much more closed off. Dang it. But an unexpected question came up, and Windystar tilted his head with curiousity and interest. “Like what? I'm up for it.”

[Gold]

mention: @Qwerty

Stormkit chased after him. "You know what, I was acting like the most savage, mouse-brained rogue in the forest. I should know that Clanmates do NOT attack Clanmates. I appoligize." Stormkit walked away, back to the nursery, and fell asleep.

[Branch of Life]

Originally Posted by Sagittarius

Nodding at how words, Windystar tilted his head. It seemed to be awhile before the tom spoke up again, and the words confused him. Forestshade’s sister? The tom’s voice seemed thick with emotion, and, no matter how much curiousity peaked in his mind, the long-furred Tom held his tongue. It seemed to be neither the time nor the place to ask such seemingly personal questions. If Forestshade was going to drop the subject, so was he. And miraculously, the other tom accepted his friendship. It would be nice, to get to know the solitary cat a little bit more. “Nothing really,” he shrugged in response, enjoying how open he was being. But, of course, the moment passed, and the other feline seemed much more closed off. Dang it. But an unexpected question came up, and Windystar tilted his head with curiousity and interest. “Like what? I'm up for it.”

Forestshade stood a moment, only to sit down agian. What to debate about..... “Even if I disagree with it,what about Fallenstar being a good leader? Maybe hmmm.... the Place of no Stars is amazing? ” The brown cats tail flicked as he laughed at the first one. Fallenstar a good leader? The Thick fur on his neck ruffled in a quick breeze. This leaf-bare will end soon and new-leaf will be abundant with frogs,lizards,and voles “If those aren’t good mabye you could suggest something?” Forestshade wondered about Windystars past. Had his family accepted him for who he is? The short furred tom knew that there was a line that you shouldn’t cross so he kept the questions in the back of his mind “If I myself would ask that I would end our friendship. ” He accidently whispered his thoughts without knowing it. Forestshade had a mere glimpse to when he and Dovetalon were kits and pestering the elders with questions like Why are you old? Did you ever have an apprentice? Have you had kits? He contained his amusement as best he could but it slipped out. He regained focus and looked at Windystar with a newfound happiness.

[Qwerty]

@Silverkit~

Snow drifted down from the stormy sky, as a group of coughing cats was escorted out of the camp. Smokesky sat near the middle of camp, his eyes drifting quietly to a close. The snow stuck to his dark pelt and face. It was getting darker and darker...

His eyes shot open and he leapt up. That had been close. he had almost fallen asleep. A deadly mistake, by his standards. He circled a few times, shaking his head and closing his eyes tight.

He should be doing something productive for his clan, not sitting here. Besides, as he couldn't sleep, he should be a much better asset to his clan. They were in desperate need of herbs, and prey. Most of the cats in his clan were sick with greencough, a horrible disease that killed kits and elders every leaf-bare. he could not remember seeing a case as bad as this, though. the sickness had spread through the clan like a raging wildfire, killing and infecting more and more everyday. He was fortunate not to be among those who had caught it.

Of course, it wasn't the only disease that had infected the clans. There was another one, much slower, much deadlier- one that had been around for a long time. The dark forest and all of the cats in it.

In times like these, it began to prey on the sick and weak, turning them to it's cause- death and destruction. So many cats had been turned. he wondered how many had been turned by the lies of his own mother.

The Dark forest had always been a part of his life. When he was younger, his mother neglected and abused him, making him feel as if a part of him was missing. He had thought what he needed was her love and affection, but now he realized that she had been evil all along. the dark forest only attacked cats who had a reason to hate- traumatic pasts, disabilities, the loss of loved ones. And the choking desire to feel whole again- like him.

By the time his mother died, he understood that his mother was evil and would only serve to bring him into the darkness. He thought that he would never have to see her face again- but he was wrong. Every night, in his dreams, she stalked him, promising him things that would be given to him as long as he became a loyal dark forest citizen.

Of course, he knew that none of that was true. But she came every night in dreams, anyway. Soon, he knew that he could not sleep- only quick naps here and there- because if he did, she would be there. The greatest temptation for him was the promise of her love, and he knew that, if he was weak, he would fall right back into her arms.

So he could not sleep. Not now, not when everything seemed so hopeless. What if he gave up? What then? The temptation was too great.

He snarled at himself to stay awake and stuck his head into the snow, closing his eyes tight. So tight that patterns began to play in the dark abccesses of his mind. When he was here, he was alone with his thoughts. He battled with himself constantly in these dark depths. For it was only here that he was truly alone.

[Fuzzy]

@Rosemew
Today was the day. Wow that came so fast. Bettlepaw's warrior assessment. The tom was so nervous and he was her mentor. Had he trained her well enough? Would she pass? When she was a warrior would she just ignore him? Despite liking his alone time and enjoying silence Sleetfall had grown to like the mysterious apprentice. She was quite and didn't annoy him like a lot of young cats. When Beetlepaw came into view he'd wave his bushy tail for her to come over. "Beetlepaw," He'd call though his voice wasn't that loud. He didn't like being loud. Waiting for his apprentice the patchy tom pondered on how to explain her assignment.