RiverClan Clearing

[Static]

Originally Posted by Hollydawn

Suntail looked at her, amused,"your bored? Right after we ran for life from a flood," then his face straightened,"I hope there were no deaths."

Riverpaw nodded."Yhea.I hope everyone is OK.I think some are still coming." She said.

[Brilliance]

Originally Posted by Random Melchester

Splashheart smirked at his comment about doves, but frowned when he brought up ShadowClan, and lightly smacked the back of his head with her tail. "Be nice." She protested, glancing toward the ShadowClan cats before giving Mixedfur a stern look. She didnt want any provocation from either Clans. A battle wouldnt be good, not with her kits. And she would kill anyone, RiverClan or not, who came near them if a battle broke out. Anyone. Shaking her head, Splashheart smiled at him when he brought up her siblings.

"Oh, yes. Foxthorn came to visit yesterday." The blue-gray she-cat smirked. Foxthorn usually just waltzed in like he owned the place, many times. "Snowstar had to pick a new deputy... Bubblestep I think he said. Oh," Her eyes lit up. "He also said she was close to kitting. Getting feistier by the day. Roarclaw's calmed down a bit," Splashheart grinned over at her mate, "Doesnt want to kill you anymore. Honeyfur and Goldensky miss us, since they're confined to the nursery. And Blackstorm just wants to see the kits," She rolled her eyes, a smile on her face. "Foxy is still as silly as ever. Apparently there's some drama going on with WindClan and ThunderClan, though." She blinked.

''Hey!'' Mixedfur let out a deep chuckle, mixed with a purr upon his mate's touch. Of course, she was going to be like that. No matter what, she was not a true Riverclan cat herself. Mixedfur somewhat wondered if she felt like an outcast. Which was hard to believe; Splashheart was probably one of the most friendliest cats around! ''I'm just being honest. Those frogbrains gonna cause havoc on...'' He trailed off. Maybe...he should be nice. The tom knew he didn't want to face his mate's wrath. Even if she wasn't pregnant, he didn't want to look in her murderous gaze because he wasn't being the nicest.

Mixedfur snorted upon Splashheart's words about her brother. The tom was...different in a sense. He couldn't explain it well, but he knew Foxthorn didn't care about what anyone thought of him. Just waltzing through the clans like he owned it. Mixedfur actually had gotten used to the presence of Foxthorn. Their kits very much adored their uncle. Mixedfur raised an 'eyebrow' at Splashheart at the news of Snowstar. ''New deputy? What's going on in Thunderclan that they always have to have a new deputy or something?'' Mixedfur smirked, nudging his head towards Splashheart. He rolled his eyes upon hearing about Roarclaw. ''Glad I'm growing on him.'' Mixedfur let out a chuckle, bowing his head to give his paws a couple washes afterwards. ''I am a pretty lovable tom. It was bound to happen anyway.'' He was joking obviously. He knew most of Splashheart's family was iffy about him. And, that was alright with the tom. He still had their sister either way. In a sense, he had won. ''Maybe we should bring the kits to the border...once all that chaos stop happening with Windclan and Thunderclan. Our kits shouldn't be in the midst of all that. Snowstar and Blazingstar needs to get their minds together and keep peace. Besides--as you said, Snowstar is close to kitting, right? It would be a bad to be starting anything when she has a family to think about.'' For a moment, he was distant. Thinking of his kits, as he looked at both of them, then turning back to their mother. ''Whenever did you become the little gossiper?'' He purred, affectionately. ''You know a lot that's going on. More than me!'' He gave her a curious look, and awaited her response. It was a bit odd that she knew so much, but he pretty much figured it had to be Foxthorn giving her this information.

[Lilac]

@Rubinaito
Timberwish padded into the Riverclan camp warily, gazing aroung. Even though she knew she was supposed to be coming here, it still made her uncomfortable. She padded next to her friend, Summittail, and a tiny kit she had found. When she had been padding out of camp she had recognized her brother-in-law's young kit, Eveningkit, alone and had took her with.

She padded to a spot in the clearing, and looked around. She wondered where the rest of her family and friends were, and hoped that they were okay. She shook away her thoughts, and brought herself back to reality.

@RipplePaw
Summittail padded into the clearing, exhausted. Her pregnant belly had made evacuating hard for her. And nudging a tiny she-kit forward and keeping it warm didn't make it any easier. She would sleep well tonight.

She settled down next to Timberwish, who was being awfully quiet. She looked around the clearing for someone to talk to.

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Eveningkit padded into the clearing, drenched, tired, and scared. She wondered where her mother was, or where Twilightkit and Nightfallkit were. The tired little kit finally sat down, and looked around.

[AbsurdJinx]

Originally Posted by Lawlipop

Anger would be an appropriate emotion to express towards the cat who disappeared and showed up on his old clan's entrance out of the blue. But this cat has also saved her life not too long ago. But Dappleblossom furrowed her face at the word "goodbye". What does he mean by this? she thought to herself before responding in a tone that was mixed with confusion and disappointment. "You are not returning to the clans?" She assumed that after all this time out of it, he was finally ready to come back. Maybe he wanted to avoid confrontation with Russetstar. Maybe he wasn't aware of Shellfeather walking with StarClan now. "Is there some place more important than here? If you had the intention to leave immediately, why did you spend so much time in the medicine cat den?" she tried her best not to look hurt, but the feeling seeped through. All the questions, all the emotions she withheld in the den suddenly surfaced and was pouring out all on the camp grounds. Maybe she should've waited a bit more where there was a more private and less public way to discuss this, but she couldn't stop, not until she got answers. And if he is serious on leaving again, she needs to get every answer she has been looking on par, no matter how much her persistency to get answers annoy him.

Scorchingflame had believed Dappleblossom wouldn't question his goodbyes, instead telling him if she were either happy or angry with his sudden appearance. But of course, he shouldn't expect anything from the erratic she-cat, because to him, she was unpredictable. Her tone suggested she was both confused and disappointed, emotions he could easily understand in their current situation. He frowned, saddened that he would have to burst her bubble, and that she would put up a fight when all he really wanted was to leave in peace. Scorchingflame didn't want to hurt anyone, especially Dappleblossom who had stood by his side for so long.

``You know Bucknight won't accept me back. I'm surprised I haven't been chased out already. Besides, it's probably best that I leave. I don't have a very positive past with the clans. And I stayed because, well, I had to make sure you were okay. I couldn't leave without knowing my best friend would be alright,`` Scorchingflame laughed pathetically in an attempt to ease the tension. Once more, he avoided Dappleblossom's hurt gaze. He couldn't bear to see the pain he caused; he was much too broken already. He wanted to get out of the camp before he could see Russetswirl or Shellfeather. He'd like to avoid his mother too, but he didn't think she remembered him so she wasn't as important as Shellfeather or Russetswirl. However, it seemed he would be there for a while longer to exchange goodbyes with Dappleblossom. He hoped there wouldn't be an interference. Get in, get out, that was his plan, and do it as quick as possible.

[ShiningFern]

Originally Posted by Chameleon

Applepaw shrugged," I don't mind fishing."

Honeypaw smiled,"Swimming wouldn't be bad..."

Lobsterpaw smirked,"I would love to see Applepaw swim...soo sure!"

"Good to hear. Are you ready Lynxsky?" He mewed, "If you are, lead the way." He was curious to see how well Applepaw was at fishing and swimming if they could coax her in the water.

Originally Posted by LelliNicole.zob

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Eveningkit padded into the clearing, drenched, tired, and scared. She wondered where her mother was, or where Twilightkit and Nightfallkit were. The tired little kit finally sat down, and looked around.

"Hello, little one." An older looking riverclan queen mewed, seeing the small kit pad into the clearing, "Do you need help finding your parents? Or a clanmate you trust?" The 56 moon old queen sat down by Eveningkit, smiling lightly. She had a feeling the kit might be scared and confused since it had just padded into a strange camp. Juniperstorm put on her friendliest face, not wanting to startle the young kit. She perked her ears, listening for any response from the small cat.

[Lawlipop]

Originally Posted by AbsurdJinx

Scorchingflame had believed Dappleblossom wouldn't question his goodbyes, instead telling him if she were either happy or angry with his sudden appearance. But of course, he shouldn't expect anything from the erratic she-cat, because to him, she was unpredictable. Her tone suggested she was both confused and disappointed, emotions he could easily understand in their current situation. He frowned, saddened that he would have to burst her bubble, and that she would put up a fight when all he really wanted was to leave in peace. Scorchingflame didn't want to hurt anyone, especially Dappleblossom who had stood by his side for so long.

``You know Bucknight won't accept me back. I'm surprised I haven't been chased out already. Besides, it's probably best that I leave. I don't have a very positive past with the clans. And I stayed because, well, I had to make sure you were okay. I couldn't leave without knowing my best friend would be alright,`` Scorchingflame laughed pathetically in an attempt to ease the tension. Once more, he avoided Dappleblossom's hurt gaze. He couldn't bear to see the pain he caused; he was much too broken already. He wanted to get out of the camp before he could see Russetswirl or Shellfeather. He'd like to avoid his mother too, but he didn't think she remembered him so she wasn't as important as Shellfeather or Russetswirl. However, it seemed he would be there for a while longer to exchange goodbyes with Dappleblossom. He hoped there wouldn't be an interference. Get in, get out, that was his plan, and do it as quick as possible.

Dappleblossom listened intently and blinked at the name Bucknight. Had the news not spread to his ears? She knew that the reign of evil leaders ended because one of cats from her temporary group told the rest that he was killed and the other evil cats of clans got chased out. He didn't know that the evil cat was no longer here. He didn't know that the cat he grew jealous of is now the leader and the one he wanted is also no longer alive. She purrs quietly hearing wanting to see she was alright, but didn't feel happy. "Well, I'm alright as of now." she mewed matter-of-factually with a of her tail. "But Bucknight is no longer here. Neither is the rest of the evil leaders. They all either ran off or were killed. That's why I'm here." she said swishing her tail over her paws. "After a while after I noticed you or Shellfeather hasn't come back in a while, I left RiverClan and was with a few cats for a while trying to wait out the fallout. Now... I'm here! If I was allowed back in, I'm sure he'll let you stay as well." her voice cracked at the ending of that statement as she memories flash of the two's relationship before. With Scorchingflame almost killing Russetstar out of jealously, Bucknight would given him a warmer welcome than Russetstar would.

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[RipplePaw]

Originally Posted by LelliNicole.zob

@Rubinaito
Timberwish padded into the Riverclan camp warily, gazing aroung. Even though she knew she was supposed to be coming here, it still made her uncomfortable. She padded next to her friend, Summittail, and a tiny kit she had found. When she had been padding out of camp she had recognized her brother-in-law's young kit, Eveningkit, alone and had took her with.

She padded to a spot in the clearing, and looked around. She wondered where the rest of her family and friends were, and hoped that they were okay. She shook away her thoughts, and brought herself back to reality.

@RipplePaw
Summittail padded into the clearing, exhausted. Her pregnant belly had made evacuating hard for her. And nudging a tiny she-kit forward and keeping it warm didn't make it any easier. She would sleep well tonight.

She settled down next to Timberwish, who was being awfully quiet. She looked around the clearing for someone to talk to.

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Eveningkit padded into the clearing, drenched, tired, and scared. She wondered where her mother was, or where Twilightkit and Nightfallkit were. The tired little kit finally sat down, and looked around.

Nervously, SilverPool made it to the clearing full of cats from both RiverClan and his own. Still trembling at the thought of water, he looked around the clearing for a cat he knew so he wouldn't be alone. Spotting SummitTail he sighed in relief and made his way over to the pregnant she-cat and noticed TimberWish with her as well. "Oh, are you ok?" He asked SummitTail, his voice trembling slightly. He needed to make sure that the she-cat and her kits were ok, and also needed to make sure she wasn't too scared.

[AbsurdJinx]

Originally Posted by Lawlipop

Dappleblossom listened intently and blinked at the name Bucknight. Had the news not spread to his ears? She knew that the reign of evil leaders ended because one of cats from her temporary group told the rest that he was killed and the other evil cats of clans got chased out. He didn't know that the evil cat was no longer here. He didn't know that the cat he grew jealous of is now the leader and the one he wanted is also no longer alive. She purrs quietly hearing wanting to see she was alright, but didn't feel happy. "Well, I'm alright as of now." she mewed matter-of-factually with a of her tail. "But Bucknight is no longer here. Neither is the rest of the evil leaders. They all either ran off or were killed. That's why I'm here." she said swishing her tail over her paws. "After a while after I noticed you or Shellfeather hasn't come back in a while, I left RiverClan and was with a few cats for a while trying to wait out the fallout. Now... I'm here! If I was allowed back in, I'm sure he'll let you stay as well." her voice cracked at the ending of that statement as she memories flash of the two's relationship before. With Scorchingflame almost killing Russetstar out of jealously, Bucknight would given him a warmer welcome than Russetstar would.

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Scorchingflame was shocked. He practically froze, completely still. Shellfeather.. was gone? As was Bucknight? Who was leader, then? He lashed his tail, a sign that he was still alive. He raised his head, his neck swiveling as he instinctively searched the clearing. He narrowed his eyes, his whiskers twitching with the slight breeze. ``Then... Who's leader?`` He wasn't very concerned with the fact that the Evil Era was done. He actually hadn't cared very much when the evil leaders had taken over - it still felt like RiverClan, except they were under different leadership. Scorchingflame didn't even know there was a fifth clan. He'd missed so much he didn't even know about!

He was more focused on Shellfeather. Immediately after he asked who the leader was, he spoke again. ``Why isn't Shellfeather here? What happened to her?`` Scorchingflame's eyes filled with worry and sadness. Is Shellfeather hadn't returned, she was most likely dead. After all, the loving she-cat had kits and a mate here in RiverClan - why would she leave them? Then again, when Scorchingflame had left, Shellfeather and Russetswirl had been on negative terms. But Shellfeather still had her kits; why would she leave them, and not return to them? His heart hurt now. He'd never see the gorgeous feline ever again. ``I'm gonna be sick,`` the massive ginger tomcat croaked, crouching down until his belly pressed against the ground. His tail waved against the ground, disturbing the earth. He closed his eyes tightly, as if he could escape reality by doing this. Scorchingflame was breathing heavily as grief filled him, his ears folded against his head. Shellfeather was gone.

[doghouse]

Originally Posted by Jay-Jay

A small tom padded over to Brindlefawn. "Hello. " He purred. "Glad to see you." He added (sorry short)

Brindlefawn's head turned at the sound of a tom's voice, and the young RiverClan warrior tasted the air, mildly disappointed as she realized who it wasn't, but not keen on showing it, she smiled and dipped her head. “Hi. Sorry, but what's your name?” she asked quietly, not remembering who this was, or if she'd ever met him before, depending on his Clan. She really hated not knowing who this was, as anyone else probably would've known right away, just be how he looked, but Brindlefawn was different, and couldn't tell. She never had been able to, and never would, either, but she still faced everything with a smile, as that was her philosophy.

[Hexict]

Originally Posted by starfall

The ebony colored tom flicked his ear, his mind was going haywire, although he didn't like the molly he needed to get his mind off the recent events, he needed to get his mind off..off...off of something. It was eating away at him and it was just getting worse, he mixed up patrols, he mixed up names even, he was getting sicker and sicker with every passing day, Waterstreak was the first to notice it and he was the last to mention it. He could tell the moment the grey molly swiveled her head he would regret speaking to her, the confusion and hint of anger made the brawny warrior wish he spoke to someone else, but at the moment he was desprate and didn't plan on making this conversation short. With her statement he narrowed his blue orbs and lashed his tail, anger bubbled within him. She had no right to state something like that, just because he was a deputy didn't mean he would treat everyone differently. His orbs flickered with anger before it was replaced with annoyance "No, I figured we could speak to one another and try to get along for the sake of the clan, for the sake of the leaders sanity that is. We spoke once and immediately decided we hated each others guts even though I have no reason to dislike you." he stated, "You never did anything to me except disgree with my views, and at that time i forgot that, sometimes thats a good thing." he mumbled under his breath. He knew that not everyone agreed with what he disliked and with that he liked, Fallenstream had come to realize that they were...unique in a way, but being unique wasn't always good. Mistfall, during the one time the two spoke with eachother, had managed to not only get under his fur, but also dis everything he believed in, who wouldnt get hot headed? But after thinking about it and after speaking with Waterstreak he had come to realize that the other molly's input was somewhat important to his way of thinking. The deputy wasnt deaf, he could hear the whispers, the remarks, the assumtions, all of the tales that his other clanmates had managed to brew up, and in all honesty it hurt. They didnt believe that he could lead the clan, but who could blame them, he didnt believe himself either, he was broken, and so far, he didnt know how he was going to fix himself.

At the molly's question Fallenstream shrugged and sat himself down, his tail wrapping neatly around his paws. He focused all of his attention on the warrior infront of him, trying to ignore the buzzing in his head, the nagging voice, the constant hum of hatred. "Does there have to be a reason to come and talk with one of my clanmates? I'll tell you this much its not to put you in a patrol of any sort." he reassured, it seemed as though the gray warrior needed a break, something seemed to be worrying her, or she was just exausted from all the work she had been doing, she seemed do be working much harder than the deputy himself. After a few seconds of him looking down at his paws he lifted his gaze "I suppose i just need to take my mind off of...things." he said quietly, his lapis orbs danced with untold emotions, raw emotions. It was true, he needed to be distracted for a few moments, be distracted from the recent events, be distracted from honeypool. Fallenstream looked down at the ground for a second "...I'll make you a deal." he started, "I'll let you know what's troubling me if you tell me whats troubling you...we may not be the best of friends but we're still clanmates...we gotta help each other whenever possible for whatever possible." he stated, and if Mistfall held her end of the bargan he would hold out his, he would tell her everything, he just hoped it would help with the buzzing.

(sooooo sorry for the late reply!! i know it's been awhile :c)

Watching the tom, Mistfall noticed that there seemed to more going on in the tom's head than just their conversation. She tilted her head in wonder to why he was honestly speaking to her, and what could possibly be on his mind. Her orbs narrowed as she await ed a response from him, a bit nervous as to why the deputy and approached her. The two had only met once before but had quickly taken a dislike to each other. Fallenstream and Mistfall had clashing views. They had seemed to be able to avoid seeing the other since then, luckily not being forced on the same patrol for hunting or patrolling. But now that he's come to see her, had she done something wrong?

Well, of course she had... but no one knew about that, right?

She began to get nervous, but before her thoughts to wander anymore, the deputy spoke up again. Mistfall lifted a brow at his reasoning for wishing to speak to her. She was a bit taken aback by this, especially since he had an annoyed expression in his gaze as he talked. His feelings haven't changed, but his actions are... he's forcing himself to do this, but why? Suspicion pricked at the warrior as she watched the ebony tom before her. At first she didn't want to listen to what he had to say next and didn't see how the two of them getting along could help the clan, but when he brought up Russetstar more interest sparked in her pale orbs. She was aware of Russetstar's delicate state of mind, and she didn't want him to get any worse. She wished he would be able to relax. Of course, he was probably more stressful now that Shadowclan was moving in - but maybe not? How could Shadowclan plan anything against them if they lived together? She knew that Russetstar had been distrustful towards Halestar and her clan, so maybe the new situation could help him a bit with that?

But even then, he was worried about the clan as a whole. She knew that Russetstar was worried about becoming a great leader for the clan especially after everything that had happened with Bucknight. Russetstar was also uncertain about choosing Fallenstream as deputy, but did believe that the tom would be what is best for the clan. She could see where he had been coming from, but she believed that he could have chosen someone better than Fallenstream.... She shook her head. She did want to help Russetstar in anyway she could. The molly already felt so useless with everything that was happening with Geckoleaf. And maybe he would be able to relax slightly more if she got along with Fallenstream. Then maybe it would be easier for him to see Fallenstream as his deputy, then he wouldn't have to worry about what the clan thought of the deputy due to his beliefs and such.

Mistfall sighed and gave a nod of understanding. "If it helps Russetstar in anyway..." she muttered, but her tone wasn't angered or annoyed with him. She didn't want to have to speak with him, but she was accepting and wanted to help her close friend and leader. She gave a small snort as he apologized for disliking her and explaining why he had. "Did you know that Russetstar chose you as deputy due your... different views," she mewed awkwardly. Russetstar was smart for doing that, but did he really think that Fallenstream was the best deputy? Maybe he made a good balance with their leader, but what about if he became leader? She shook out her fur as she thought about this. She really did not want to think about Russetstar dying, disappearing, or something happening to him that makes him step down.

Turning her thoughts back to what was being said in their conversation. Mistfall begrudgingly admitted to herself that Fallenstream was being mature about this, and was acting like the 'bigger person'. Her blue orbs watched as sat down and wrapped his tail around his paws. Mistfall forced herself to relax as he claimed that there wasn't much reasoning to their conversation. "I suppose there doesn't have to be... just surprised that you would speak with me. Like you said, we've spoken once before and quickly came to the conclusion that we disliked each other's company," the silver and grey warrior pointed out. Realizing that he was trying to assure her when he claimed he was not forcing her onto a patrol, she forced a smile to him. It felt strange to be conversing with him like that. But if what he said is true, and getting along could help Russetstar, then she would at lest give it a try.

When the deputy admitted that he needed to keep his mind off of some things - though he was very vague about it - she tilted her head again and gazed at him. Hmm... Mistfall actually found herself tempted by the tom's deal. She thought about it for a few moments. It wasn't like her thoughts were on anything personal, luckily. "Okay. If I tell you what bothers me, then you'll tell me what bothers you...? Well then, I suppose my problems is simply - though doesn't seem to have any simple solution. I'm worried about Russetstar. He's so worried and stressed about his role in the clan. He has a lot to do, and it's inconvenient to be the leader after someone like Bucknight, no matter how much times pass I'm sure he'll still have to deal with that," she watched the gound as she spoke about what has been on her mind lately. "And now everything with Shadowclan. I can see the pro's and con's in the newest situation. For example Shadowclan can plan anything since we are in such close quarts, but then there are more mouths to feed and less food. Though I suppose the flood will bring more fish... Shadowclan just has to eat fish," a stifled laugh escaped her as she add the last part.

"So... what's been bothering your thoughts?"