Nightshadow looked at his leader. "It's not okay!" he meowed standing up looking at his leader. "I've realized today that I had a crush on her, and the moment I did I knew it was too late and wrong!" He sighed sitting back down. "I'm mad at myself." he said looking up at her. "Ever since I was young, I strove to be the best warrior I could be. To make my parents proud to make my clan proud, my leader and clanmates." He looked down at his paws.
Nightshadow didn't know how he came to like the she-cat, maybe it was her personality. Ever since his parents died, he strove to be the best and loyal to his clan only, and to protect it and his sister.
Today? He realized today, after seeing her once, at a gathering?? That didn't make sense at all, unless he really was that strange. Stormstar didn't bother hiding her disgust, her claws dug far into the sandy flooring of her den. Eventually it became too hard to just stand there and listen to him, so the leader lunged, aiming to land right in front of him and startle him backwards, towards the exit of her den. "Get out of my Clan! You've made no one proud. Your clanmates would be disgusted, your parents would be disgusted - I know I sure as hell am! So get out. Before I change my mind 'n shred your pelt for even entertainin' the idea of a starsdamned crush on a starsdamned 'paw!"
With that she aimed a warning strike towards his face, claws out. If he didn't back up in time it would score down the center of his face, between his eyes. "'M not gonna allow any warriors under my watch to act like that. To - to take advantage of a 'paw like that. So get out. You're no longer welcome in my Clan. If I don't see you fleein' out the exit right now, I will shred you." Her voice was dangerously dark as a low growl rumbled in her throat, tail lashing from side to side.
[ @Splitmoon - Nightshadow has been exiled for his admission to having a crush on an apprentice. If he does not leave in your next post, Stormstar will attack with intent to kill due to how irate she is! ]
Nightshadow flinched and his ears went back to his head. He nodded. "Okay..." He said standing up and with that he disappeared out of her den and camp.
Adderstrike walked up to the leader's den entrance and gave it a quick look around for any kind of decorations. "Hey Stormstar can I talk to you for a moment, I got an idea you might like."
She'd been denying it for a long time, terrified of what other cats might say about her, terrified of what she might think of herself... but it's likely soon that her and Fishfreckle's kits will be here, and she cannot cling to what comfort her current title brings her anymore. She can't. For StarClan's sake, she was a leader! She's had harder conversations than this before, made tougher decisions in her tenure than the simple act of moving to the nursery... for six moons...
It's mostly the length in which she'll be disallowed to preform warrior duties that makes her nervous. How long has she been back with her Clan? About five moons? And already she's spent two of them being useless after her damn leg and tail got snapped (they healed up fine for the most part... her tail's a little wonky and her leg still feels weak to stand on sometimes but... they've healed). She hates that once again she's going to be useless, that she's going to have to rely on others to provide for her when she can very well provide for herself. But... this isn't just about her. It's for her kits.
"Stormstar," she calls from outside the den, giving the courtesy of being allowed permission - or not - as she had always liked to do things.
Re: RiverClan Leader's Den
