The Water's Deep

[shadowthunder]

The sun was shining, the air was crisp, and the water sparkled with a dim radiance. It seemed like a perfect day to fish, when the sun had risen. However, now thick grey clouds had rolled in and droplets of water had began to dampen the already muddy territory. One cat was unfortunate enough to have gone out to fish on this day. His sun-baked fur stuck to his body and his ears twitched constantly wihtout him even noticing. He really did hate weather like this.

Shadowthunder looked up into the clouds, his face disappointed and filled with the wish that he hadn't come, though, he was there and he figured he might as well get some fishing done. Ambling down to the water, the tom cautiously leaned over, scanning the liquid for any darting fish that might otherwise seem invisible.

Flash!

A silver streak zipped through the water towards Shadowthunder. Acting on instinct and the skills he had learned, the tom dashed his paw through the water of the gorge, dragging a silver-scaled fish out with him. The fish landed on the muddy earth next to the tomcat, thrashing and squirming about, obviously trying to get back to the safety of the water. Shadowthunder wouldn't allow it, though, and eyed the creature carefully until it finally gave in and died.

The RiverClan warrior then leaned back over the rushing water and positioned his paw to swipe out another one. However, the water was rising from the rain that poured down and as he leaned over his back paw started to slide into the mud and towards the water. Finally, the gorge water was engulfing Shadowthunder, which he had now realized. In a desparate frenzy, the cat attempted to reach land, but couldn't fight against the current.

Although he has lived with RiverClan for the past ten or so moons, Shadowthunder never learned to swim, being naturally afraid of drowning. His yowls for help were muffled as water rushed into his mouth.

[whirlpool]

Ravendream was prowling the forest. It was raining out, a very light drizzle, She was used to the rain, as if it were water. She could swim from training she had endured from her old mentor. Learning to swim wasn’t easy as you had to ignore your instinct which burned inside you, telling you to get out of the water and that your were going to drown.

Ravendream started to clean her ebony coat, as the rain would help clean her fur. She didn’t bother to hide from the rain, as she didn’t need to. ‘Hmm…It’s so peaceful out here’ she thought. Until her thoughts were broken. Broken by a large wail of terror. Definitely from another cat. She pointed her ears, searching for where the noise came from. She pinpointed the yowls, and went into a dead run to where it was.

She ran to the Fishing Gorge, a normally serene place until now. There Shadowthunder was, scraping at the waters edge for safety. She thought he was playing a prank on her or something because every Riverclan cat could swim. Then it hit her. Shadowthunder was new, he only been in Riverclan a good amount of moons, but not enough to learn to swim.

Ravendream dove near to the waters on the edge, the banks of the water. She grabbed Shadowthunder’s scruff of his neck with her jaws. She dug into the earth below her so she would not slip in as well. She used all her strength and pulled out the soaked, brown tom. She backed away a good tail-length away and sighed heavily looking at the ground.

[shadowthunder]

Shadowthunder was about to go under, blackness enveloping his vision, when, suddenly, a blur of black fur pounced into the flowing current, taking him by surprise. It was too late, though. He lost consciousness a second later, giving into the overwhelming darkness and exhaustion that had been placed on his body.

Although the unconscious state only lasted a minute or two, it felt like an eternity. His mind's eye whirled in a confusing, twisting manner as he almost relived the experience of drowning.

Feeling dizzy and nausiace, the tom rolled over, trying to stop his head from pounding.

Wait.... rolled over?

Shadowthunder's eyes fluttered open, his conscienceness returning to him. Gazing dreamily up at a figure who now stood before him. Squinting, Shadowthunder tried to get a clear picture of the cat who he assumed had saved him. However, the cat's head still spun and the surroundings were blurred and unclear.

"H-Hello?" He said, attempting to stand, but couldn't help wobbling a bit.

[whirlpool]

Ravendream shook her head violently, shaking some of the water off, as it was her main purpose. Catching another sigh, she turned to look at the restless tom. She noticed that Shadowthunder was staring at her weirdly. She blinked once then it came to her that Shadowthunder had made her madder than ever.

"Hello? What do you mean hello?!" she spat. "You could have killed yourself, you idiot. Kits die that way you know. That’s a shameful way to die for a warrior don't you think?" She glared with a constant annoyance. "Your lucky I was there to help you." She finished.

Ravendream broke her gaze, or more glare, away from the brown tom. With out hesitating, she started to groom herself ignoring her clan-mate. She didn't want to deal with him anymore so she could cool off a little.

[shadowthunder]

Shadowthunder shakily got to his feet, pausing once or twice to cough up a bit of water. The brown tom was in utter confusion. However, his common sense began to work again and the blurred world around him became clear. That's when Shadowthunder noticed that the cat was now yelling at him for something or other. Shaking his head warily, the RiverClan warrior sttempted to understand what words were flying from the black she-cat's lips.

"I'm terribly sorry," Shadowthunder said, his eyes weary and weak-looking. "But I can't think quite straight. Thank you for saving me, though. I'm most grateful."

Shadowthunder lightly bowed his head to the she-cat to show his thanks, though not really understanding that she had been angry. Most of the harsh words hadn't even reached his ears.

[whirlpool]

Ravendream sighed for the third time in those couple minutes ‘Was this cat even listening’ she asked herself in thought. The black she-cat turned to look at Shadowthunder. The tom was handsome even when wet, but he did look quiet foolish and funny. His medium sized coat hung to him, like he was moments ago on the edge of the water. She began to laugh.

Her lips curled into a grin as she just kept laughing. After a moment or so she ceased, and stared with hilarity still dancing in her silver eyes. “Your welcome I guess…” she trailed off. She had begun to develop a headache from the scene that just took place, her yelling before, and from the lightheadedness of her laughter.

“I bet your cold,” she stated calmly, now with a smirk. Only a smirk, one that was almost invisible under her dim, long, fur. Even though she hid it she was cold. The water had now soaked into her coat, and the water definitely wasn’t warm.

((o.O Mood swings much?........Yes XD))

[shadowthunder]

Shadowthunder looked at the she-cat with weary and befuddled eyes. What was she laughing at? Well, it was obvious that it was he, but the tom didn't understand what was so funny about him. The RiverClan warrior shivered just in time to follow up the she-cat's comment. Although it was still into the warmer seasons, he did feel cold, freezing even, because of his little swim. Every slight breeze sent another light shiver down the tom's spine. He shook his head a bit and silenced the annoying movements. After drying off he would be fine.

A hint of a smirk lingered on the she-cat's face, one that Shadowthunder did see. First growling, then laughing, and now smirking? The tom felt utterly baffled by this cat. She seemed proned to incredible mood swings.

Shadowthunder licked his soaked pelt in an attempt to dry it a little more quickly, then turned back to the she-cat.

"I guess you could say that." Shadowthunder replied, looking over the black warrior and noticing that she too must be cold, for her coat was soaked as well. "But you must be cold as well. What did you say your name was?"