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Post by //Cindy// l u n a on Dec 10, 2006 17:24:06 GMT -5
Dawn padded through the territory that she knew so well. She looked up at the sky, and its beauty amazed her. Every dusk in the forest was nice, but there was something here... something special about this evening. She looked at the pink and red clouds around the fiery ball of light that her eyes instinctively avoided. She couldn't quite put her paw on what it was about this night. It had been looming over her the whole day, but nothing unusual had happened. She had gotten up just before dawn, and eaten a small amount of breakfast. She didn't talk at all on the dawn patrol, just like every other patrol. When she got back, she had dozed off until sunhigh, when she had gone out and hunted for the Clan. She had come back, and taken a small amount of frsh-kill for herself. She had then gone on another border patrol, and was now out hunting for herself, as she had nothing else to do. That was just like any other day, as far as she could tell. Nothing out-of-place. Nontheless, she couldn't shake that feeling. She blinked, and tried to clear her head and focus on the mouse gathering food in the roots of a nearby tree.
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Post by icefang on Dec 10, 2006 18:52:27 GMT -5
Shadowstorm crept to the edge of the bushes on the border of ThunderClan territory. He peeked out, and was slightly annoyed to find that there was a she-cat there. He came to the border sometimes when prey was scarce to see if there was any on the other side of the border. If there was, he would wait for it to wander over to the ThunderClan side of the border, and he'd pounce. He never really had the guts to hunt in RiverClan territory, though. But there was a cat here. He followed the she-cat's progress with his eyes. She was like no cat he had ever seen before, she had a very unusual pelt color, although it was quite pretty indeed.
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Post by //Cindy// l u n a on Dec 11, 2006 21:36:47 GMT -5
Dawn tasted the air without hope. She doubted highly that anything would would be unusual. She smelled leaves, the musty scent of the forest. She smelled a mouse, but she couldn't quite tell where from. She smelled a cat, from ThunderClan, and --
Wait! What was a ThunderClanner doing on RiverClan territory? Could this have something to do with... but no, why would it?
She turned, eyes carefully scanning the underbrush. She saw a flicker of movement, and advance close enough to realize that it was the mouse that she had noticed previous. She continued to look around her, and her movement cought on the cat, definitely ThunderClan.
"Come out, whoever you are! You are unwelcome on RiverClan territory!"
Dawn hated fighting, and hoped that the cat would just leave. She hated dealing with toms.
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Post by icefang on Dec 11, 2006 21:42:22 GMT -5
Again, Shadowstorm had been caught in a position he could've-- and should've-- just walked away from. Although last time was considerably more awkward. He considered staying silent, but that would probably just confirm the she-cat's thoughts that he was trying to sneak up on her. So he said, If you'll notice, I'm not on RiverClan territory. He straightened up and poked his face through the bushes. Technically, I am still behind ThunderClan scent markers, and therefore, still within ThunderClan territory. Said by any other cat, his words may have sounded condescending, but Shadowstorm, hoping to avoid an unnecessary fight, said them in a very calm and unabrasive tone.
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Post by icefang on Dec 11, 2006 21:43:00 GMT -5
OOC: She would make a good friend to Tango! Except she's mean and loves fighting... x.x
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Post by //Cindy// l u n a on Dec 11, 2006 22:29:26 GMT -5
"Yes, but you seemingly were about to come across the border," mewed Dawn halfheartedly. "Besides, the Sunningrocks are RiverClan's, and always will be."
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Post by icefang on Dec 12, 2006 17:03:00 GMT -5
Not with you on the territory I wasn't, Shadowstorm said. And also, Sunningrocks have been ThunderClan's before, and we can take them back any time we like. He didn't really know why he was opposing the she-cat. He knew it was true, but there wasn't exactly a point in saying so.
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Post by //Cindy// l u n a on Dec 12, 2006 18:13:32 GMT -5
"Oh, whatever. I'm staying here until you go far enough into your own territory that I can't see you."
Dawn hated herself for saying that as soon as it left her mouth. She knew that she'd have to anyway, but she'd just told him practicaly what to do on his own territory. She looked around, and spotted a squirrel in a tree nearby. She felt foolishly exposed turning her back on him. He could easily attack her. But she said nothing, and started to hunt. She crouched, eyes on the squirrel and ears on the ThunderClanner, and stalked forward. She was sure to put her wait on her back paws, and kept low to the ground. She didn't let herself step on a single leaf or twig. As she moved forward, the squirrel twitched its small but sensitive nose. It's whiskers barely went up, and it was off. Dawn pushed with her hind legs, and stretched her claws out. She landed with one paw in front of the squirrel, trapping it between her foot and herself. She bent her head and killed it swiftly before it could find its way out. She turned and began to eat the squirrel. She was hungry, whether or not there was another cat here.
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Post by icefang on Dec 13, 2006 17:24:04 GMT -5
Nice catch, he said having watched her capture the squirrel. But I think you'll be here awhile if you're going to wait for me to leave. More of the impulse talking, and less of the brain, but you get that sometimes. He might as well stand by his statement, so, ironically, he sat and began to give himself a good wash.
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Post by //Cindy// l u n a on Dec 13, 2006 22:38:53 GMT -5
Dawn looked away, cursing this idiot ThunderClanner. Why must he make her stay? He must hate her like all the toms, and all the she-cats for that matter, did. She was wondering why he was sacrificing his time to annoy someone as hopeless and worthless as she, but didn't feel like talking and starting an arguement. She didn't respond and began to lick a paw. She used it to wipe the remains of the mouse from her whiskers, and then bent her head to pull her rough tongue across the fluffy fur on her chest. She was shy, but not meek. If this was a game of waiting, she could outlast.
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Post by icefang on Dec 15, 2006 22:02:11 GMT -5
Shadowstorm watched the she-cat sit down. Judging by her demeanor he was not making her day run any more smoothly, but he had to stand by his not-so-well-thought-out statement. So he took in more of her appearance. Every pelt color he'd ever seen was mixed up in hers, but it didn't look crowded... it looked nice. Something about this cat intrigued him. Looking at her face, he couldn't find any trace of any emotion other than annoyance. Well, if we're going to sit here all night, we might as well introduce ourselves, Shadowstorm said resolutely. I'm Shadowstorm. And you are?
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Post by //Cindy// l u n a on Dec 17, 2006 11:21:19 GMT -5
"My name is Dawnfrost, though all call me Dawn."
She didn't really know why she was telling him this. She guessed it was because she wasn't used to holding anything back; no one ever talked to her. In fact, the only time anyone called her anything was in her imagination. There, everyone called her Dawn.
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Post by icefang on Dec 18, 2006 17:04:36 GMT -5
A nice name, Shadowstorm thought. They call you Dawn even though you're a Clan cat? he wondered aloud. He had never heard of a Clan cat called by only one half of his or her name before. Not outside of stories of a cat named Boulder, at least. The elders used to say that he lived in the golden ages of Bluestar and Firestar, but Shadowstorm didn't think he ever existed.
OOC: As you can see, not much muse today x.x
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Post by //Cindy// l u n a on Dec 19, 2006 17:12:52 GMT -5
OOC: nither am I...
Dawn looked down, feeling her face become warm. "I just am."
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Post by icefang on Dec 19, 2006 17:50:30 GMT -5
OOC: Have fun in New England (read your post in RogueClan)! Honestly, I only had enough time to post this... but I'll make a nice long one later ^^
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