RiverClan Clearing

[ShiningFern]

Originally Posted by Chameleon

Lobsterpaw gave an innocent look," Huh? What are you talking about?" He meowed," I never touched that small apprentice.."he flick his tail to Newtpaw," I was cleaning my pelt, my sister told me a joke and uhh... my mentor called me." He meowed lying
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~ @Fern
Applepaw stepped into camp, her head filled with so many memories, her first time in the kit-pool, the hole where she use to sneak out, and the nursery....she flicked her tail avoiding looking for her mother, she knew that her mother would scold her, she prayed her mother would pressume her dead. She didn't care if Lobstepaw or Honeypaw saw her, but she wasn't going to look for them. She glanced at her clanmates, her friends too, Tigerpaw was licking her paw, Elmpaw her geeky friend who asleep in the clearing...and Dungpaw was getting attacked by a Riverclan apprentice and screeching insults about Riveclan Mousebrain! Keep your thoughts about this awful place to yourself.... she gave a sigh," Sorry that this wasn't the kind of reunion you were hoping for..." she wasn't going to kiss up and make it the reunion he hoped for, but she atleast appologized and a simple appology was all that was necisisary atleast, in Shadowclan, she didn't care that Riverclanners expected you change your behavior, she was only willing to do a Shadowclan appology.

"I'll be fine. I'm more worried about how your siblings will react." He mewed, watching as his daughter apologized. He hadn't expected that out of her. Goldenstep flicked his tail in a quick greeting to a few cats. His son was across the clearing near the pool where kits were taught to swim, talking with some other apprentices. Good, he is making new friends. He licked a paw and sat down.

(Poor Newtpaw. )

[Ivy]

Fogfur sat down after coming out of the Warrior's Den, keeping a trained eye on each and every ShadowClan with a slight guarded expression.He hated how easily they thought they could waltz into camp like that. He had some sympathy for them after they had lost their home, but he couldn't understand why Russetstar had permitted them to come in like this. He had heard rumors that the ShadowClan deputy had brought in a non-clan cat, but that didn't bother him as much as it should've. Not when Snowyfur had just let Arcticpaw run off from their home. He had searched forever, trying to pick up on his lost son's scent. Unlike, his mate, he had been proud of Arcticpaw for becoming Geckoleaf's apprentice, but Snowyfur had gotten the maddest he had ever seen her. They only had Rainpaw, but the poor apprentice had a fear of water just like his father. His ears flattened in shame. Perhaps if I wasn't so scared of water, I wouldn't have passed the phobia down to Rainpaw. Maybe then Snowyfur would be okay. He looked dismally at the Nursery entrance, remembering the time when the beautiful white she cat had given birth to two strong sons. He let out a sigh and focused his attention on the ShadowClan warriors, keeping an eye out for any weird activity that would harm RiverClan.
Blue Wishes

[217]

Originally Posted by The Little Robin

Newtpaw buried her face in her paws, a few small tears slipping from her eyes. Why did everyone have to be so mean to her? She was kind and polite to everyone that she met, yet they all just saw her for her differences and the small apprentice wished she was like Lionpaw or even Lobsterpaw - a normal apprentice with strength and talent. Her mother, she knew, never wanted this for her. In the dreams that she had where she had seen her mother, Whitemist. With her short legs and usually long tail, she would always be seen as a freak and she just wanted to scream out in emotional frustration, but instead she whimpered into her paws, the faint terror of almost drowning in the flood still lingering in her mind. She didn’t move much when Lionpaw laid down next to her, but the apprentice heard every word that he said and in a fit of emotional pain, she turned to him, the small she-cat looking up at her best friend with tears brimming in her amber-hued eyes before she buried her face into the fur of his neck, whimpering as she clung to him like she did when he rescued her from the flood. Everything was so horrible and scary, she just didn’t know what to do or not to act anymore. Lionpaw was the only one who meant anything to her now and she never wanted to lose him. She prayed that he wouldn’t die like the rest of the cats that were apart of her life.

Feeling horrible for the poor she-cat, Lionpaw felt angry thoughts crash into his mind. Why did so many cats have to be so close-minded? Why did Newtpaw, the nicest cat he knew, have to be picked on? Even with her difference, she was open and kind to anyone who spoke with her. It wasn't fair. When he looked back into her tear-filling eyes, he could only feel sorrow, bitterness, and anger towards the world. Newtpaw didn't deserve any of the horrible things that have happened so far, and Lionpaw hated that. When she buried her face into his neck fur, he made absolutely no move to stop her shuffling closer until his pelt was pressing comfortingly against hers as he tucked her face between his neck and cheek, resting his head very slightly on hers - not enough to weigh her down. He wasn't sure what to say, but that didn't matter right now; he felt like his actions would speak louder than words. This was his best friend, and he'd do anything for her. He accepted her. It didn't matter that her legs were short, she was an amazing cat with a lot of spirit. If she had "normal" legs, Lionpaw was sure she'd be a popular cat amongst others. But because of one measly difference, she was teased. It was ludicrous.

[Dust]

@Suspiciousmindz

Lips curled up in disgust, Badgerbite picked her way into the clearing, twigs and now dried mud streaked through out her fur. The senior warrior must have looked like a swamp monster as she trudged in, considering some of the looks the Riverclan cats were giving her, let alone the entire clan as they made their way into their camp. If there was one thing she hated more than the filth surrounding her, it was fish cats. Literally nothing else could make this day worse. Wading through the steady stream of Shadowclan refugee's, the tuxedo settled herself near the entrance, giving herself a few hesitant licks.

"Ugh..." Spitting re-hydrated mud from her mouth, Badgebite flashed a few menacing glares to the Riverclan cats around her before adverting her gaze to the entering Shadowclan cats. They all looked pathetic. How in Starclan's name could something like this have happened to them? Shaking her head slightly, the molly felt the slightest bit unsettled by the thought, but quickly pushed it out of her mind. Eyes scanning the crowd, she stopped and curled her lip up again. Foxspring. As if he hadn't scared enough of their own clan's kits, he had to scare Riverclan's too? A coy smile etched its way onto her features as she spat towards the other,

"I didn't know your fox hole got washed out by the flood too."

[Captain]

Originally Posted by Fawn

Feeling horrible for the poor she-cat, Lionpaw felt angry thoughts crash into his mind. Why did so many cats have to be so close-minded? Why did Newtpaw, the nicest cat he knew, have to be picked on? Even with her difference, she was open and kind to anyone who spoke with her. It wasn't fair. When he looked back into her tear-filling eyes, he could only feel sorrow, bitterness, and anger towards the world. Newtpaw didn't deserve any of the horrible things that have happened so far, and Lionpaw hated that. When she buried her face into his neck fur, he made absolutely no move to stop her shuffling closer until his pelt was pressing comfortingly against hers as he tucked her face between his neck and cheek, resting his head very slightly on hers - not enough to weigh her down. He wasn't sure what to say, but that didn't matter right now; he felt like his actions would speak louder than words. This was his best friend, and he'd do anything for her. He accepted her. It didn't matter that her legs were short, she was an amazing cat with a lot of spirit. If she had "normal" legs, Lionpaw was sure she'd be a popular cat amongst others. But because of one measly difference, she was teased. It was ludicrous.

“You know, Lionpaw, I’m starting to realize that you’re the only good thing that’s ever happened to me..” The small apprentice murmured, her tone muffled slightly before she turned her head to the side, feeling the tom-cat press against her and make Newtpaw feel protected and safe for the first time today. Her claws unsheathed in frustration and part of her just wanted to fight back against Lobsterpaw, make others know that she wasn’t just some useless kitten. She lifted one of her paws and wiped away the few tears that she still had lingering on her face, her best friend had seen enough of her vulnerability and she knew that all who had seen the scene play out just felt pity for the tiny apprentice that was too weak to fight back. It made Newtpaw utter a low growl of frustration and for once, the she-cat felt anger towards cats, almost like Lionpaw felt towards Lobsterpaw when he saw what that mangy foxheart had done. She imagined getting up from that pool of water and charging at him, shoving the Riverclan apprentice and making him know that she wouldn’t back down. The thought made her smirk, but the apprentice knew, deep down, that she was not thinking clearly - too much shock, too many emotions. The apprentice did not feel like herself at this moment and Lionpaw was that comfort that held her stable now.

[NightWarrior4Life]

Originally Posted by Phoenix Flames

"I'm Silvernose. I'm also one of Zenithwhisker's friends.", Silvernose replied. Zenithwhisker nodded.

"Wanna join us, Silvernose?" CloverCarnation offered to the Tom.

[Mango]

Originally Posted by Fawn

@Chameleon
(raging lionpaw confrontation time)
Lionpaw was chatting with a young RiverClan warrior nearby when he heard a shriek that sounded just like Newtpaw reached his ears. He whipped around, earning a sounds of surprise from the cat he was talking with. Guilt rushed through him when he saw the she-cat, soaked, landing in a shallow pool of water and shooting to her paws. He muttered a rushed excuse to the RiverClan warruor and rushed over to her, not caring when he stepped right into the freezing water right as his fur was nearly dry - after all, his paws were nothing compared to Newtpaw's now-wet pelt. He scolded himself; he left Newtpaw alone. He promised he wouldn't. Sure, he had still been nearby, but had that stopped her from getting pushed in the water? No.
"Newtpaw, I'm so sorry!" He exclaimed, gently helping the small she-cat out. His next words were filled with absolute rage. "Who pushed you?" He looked around, spotting a tom walking away from their direction and laughing, and he knew then that it was him. It had to be him. He marched towards Lobsterpaw. "Hey!" He hissed, sprinting to stop in front of him and snarled, "You think you can just push my friend in the water?" The golden brown tom stood up straight, squaring his shoulders to make him look larger than he was. He leaned in, close to Lobsterpaw's face. "Leave her alone. I don't want tonsee you near her again, you foxheart." And he'd make sure that the apprenice wouldn't go near her again, because he wouldn't leave her side again. No matter what.

Lobsterpaw glared at Lionpaw,"Yeah, well...you think we'd just sit here and let you invade and occupy our camp?"

[Phoenix Flames]

Originally Posted by NightWarrior4Life

"Wanna join us, Silvernose?" CloverCarnation offered to the Tom.

Zenithwhisker looked at Silvernose to see what he would say. "Uh, sure...", Silvernose replied.

[Mango]

Originally Posted by Frosty

Blackrose nodded. "I'm really , really sorry this has happened to you " she said, letting her defensive side down, extremely rare for the gothic looking molly. She was always this silent type, hiding in the shadows and literally hissing at the sun. Solemn and introverted was the she cat until a single group of kits changed that . she watched them grow and even took on one as an apprentice , letting her dark heart let into a small light . It was because of kits that she had ever let a shadow of a smile cover her forever expressionless maw. She felt a strong connection to kits that she didn't even have with her own mother. She owed a lot to the young cats , so it broke what little heart and fragile shard of happiness she'd even known everytime she saw a kitten upset or hurt . Telling Haykit that such a thing had happened to her siblings with soul breaking . A creature so small shouldn't have to go through that , ever . She truly wished the best for the kit, hoping the deaths wouldn't take too much of a toll as she and many others had experienced during the flood

Haykit meowed sadly,"It's a shame they died, but atleast they got to leave camp before they died, I hope. Thanks again for telling me, no one has been willing to tell me... I just hope they aren't mad at me for surviving the flood..."
@Fern
Applepaw blinked," Yeah... Please don't tell mother you saw me, she last time I saw her, on border patrol she was screeching at me to return to Riverclan and was dragging me across the border by my scruff, it took my whole patrol to get her to let go of me...I don't want to know what would happen if she realizes I'm in camp...she'd probably hold me down and ban me from leaving her side..."
@Fawn
Lobsterpaw snapped,"Fine. It was me, but I was just making it clear to her that Riverclan wouldn't be putting up with you occupying our clan..."

[Frosty]

Originally Posted by Chameleon

Haykit meowed sadly,"It's a shame they died, but atleast they got to leave camp before they died, I hope. Thanks again for telling me, no one has been willing to tell me... I just hope they aren't mad at me for surviving the flood..."

"Dear, I doubt that anyone could be mad at another for surviving . This is a cruel world that get the best of us at times . But it is also beautiful and curious. Live for your lost siblings , do things that are more extravagant and wonderful than those of the simple minded . make up for what's gone. Make them proud as they watch over you , show them that their death wasn't pointless, that their sister who had the luck of living will take something from their absence and turn it into something worthy of it. " Blackrose meowed before turning around. "And please, dont thank me . I'm just a cat who was decent enough to tell you something that you should have learned as soon as it happened" . Blackrose began walking away