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[feather]

Foxfeather sat in a patch of sunlight, grooming his bright pelt with rapid strokes of his pink tongue. He finished, and sat up. Maybe he could go hunting... But it was more fun when you go with someone, and anyways, he had been hunting already. He flicked his ears in annoyance. There had to be something to do...

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[fernie. (:]

Fallenleaf padded irritably from the elders den. She had been awake all night with a bellyache, and wondered if Dragonflydance would have anything for it. She flicked her tail at Foxfeather as she passed.

[feather]

Foxfeather looked at the elder. "Morning." he said cheerfully. She looked quite irritated. "Anything wrong?"

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[fernie. (:]

Fallenleaf swung her head around to look at the warrior. Yes, actually. I have been awake all night with a bellyache. I was wondering if Dragonflydance had anything to give me.' she informed Foxfeather, licking a gnarled paw.

[SHADE. :D]

Dragonflydance was busily stirring a pile of fragrant herbs with one of her small front paws. She looked up as she heard Fallenleaf approaching, and dipped her head respectfully to the elderly she-cat. "Good afternoon, Fallenleaf," she purred. "Is something troubling you?" She could tell by the way the elder walked that she had belly ache, but she asked anyway.

Haloheart padded from the nursery. She had been visiting Icelily and her new brothers and sister. Smiling, she stretched her forelegs, before purring in amusement when she was Dragonflydance with Fallenleaf. Poor Dragonflydance! She knew the grumpy elder would be a difficult patient for her sister. Noticing Foxfeather, the creamy ginger tabby dipped her head respectfully to the older warrior. "Hi, Foxfeather," she meowed.

[fernie. (:]

Fallenleaf turned to Dragonflydance. 'Yes. You're a medicine cat, you should know. Do you have anything for bellyache?' she asked, her tone fed up and croaky.

[SHADE. :D]

Dragonflydance smiled at the grumpy old she-cat, despite her snappish tone. "Yes. I'll be right back," the white she-cat slipped into the further reaches of her den, padding towards the place she kept the chervil. Picking up a mouthful of the spicy smelling herbs, she took them back to Fallenleaf. "Eat these," she mewed. "They'll make you feel better. Do you think you'll need some poppy seeds as well?"

[fernie. (:]

Fallenleaf crouched over the herbs, drooling slightly as she gulped them down. No, no. I'm a tough cat, unlike you young'uns today. she said, looking up, one fang overlapping her bottom lip. 'You kids have no stamina. In my day, we all had to make do with what there was, and weren't offered more. I can make do without a few little seeds thank you very much.' the grumpy elder growled, her eyes half closed.
Ooc: xD

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[SHADE. :D]

[ooc;] xD
[bic;] Dragonflydance ignored the elder's grumpy tone. "Alright, if your sure, Fallenleaf." The medicine cat smiled at the elderly cat.

[fernie. (:]

Fallenleaf sat up and sighed. Camp was very boring when you were holed up all day. 'Dragonflydance, do you need any help sorting herbs?' she asked, pearly green eyes sparkling with a chance to do something again.

[SHADE. :D]

Dragonflydance noticed the elder's look of eagerness, and smiled. She knew what it felt like to be holed up in the camp all day with nothing to do. "Yes, as a matter of fact I do." The she-cat gestured towards a pile of golden coloured berries. "Can you sort through the juniper berries and remove the rotten one's?"

[fernie. (:]

Fallenleaf nodded her head eagerly at the instructions. She padded over to the pile and started sorting through them, rotten ones on one side and fresh ones on the other. She sang a tune to herself as she did so. 'I'm a cat, I'm a kitty cat, miaow miaow miaow, dance dance dance.' she flicked her tail in time with her song.

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[SHADE. :D]

Dragonflydance shook her head in amusement. Fallenleaf, the grumpy elder, acting like a kit? She blinked away the amusement in her eyes as she returned to her task. She was mixing feverfew with a little catmint and poppy seeds to make a mixture to cure fever. She was afraid of her young brothers and sister, Indigokit, Hailkit and Stripedkit, catching a chill so she was preparing.

[fernie. (:]

Fallenleaf broke off her tune to look at the medicine cat. 'Got a crick in your neck?' she asked as Dragonflydance shook her head. She sat back on her paws as she finished her task. 'I've finished, by the way.' she said.

[SHADE. :D]

Dragonflydance looked at Fallenleaf. "I'm fine." The white she-cat gestured towards a pile of dark green leaves. "Could you chew up some of this poison ivy to spread on Halfclaw's pads?" she mewed. "Don't worry, the leaves are safe."

[Spice..xx]

Skyflight limped into camp. She had stood on a thorn while she was hunting and it hurt a lot. She hadnt been sure whether to pull it out or not so she hurried to camp as quickly as she could. She hobbled over to Dragonflydance. "Could you help me Dragonflydance? This thorn hurts a lot and i wasnt sure what to do with it." she mewed, sitting down holding her injured front paw above the ground. Her ears caught the sound of Fallenleaf singing and she turned to the elderly she-cat. "How are you Fallenleaf?" she asked, hoping the grumpy cat wouldnt claw her ears off. She noticed the pile of herbs Fallenleaf was sorting. "Oh are you helping Dragonflydance?" she mewed, licking her sore paw carefully.

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[fernie. (:]

'Yes. And sure Dragonflydance, I'm glad to help. It gets boring being stuck here every day.' Fallenleaf started chewing up the poison ivy carefully, spitting it neatly onto a dock leaf to take to Halfclaw.

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[feather]

He looked at Haloheart. "Hi!" He mewed. He glanced over in the direction of the lder and the medicine cat. "I feel kinda bad for Dragonflydance, Fallenleaf seems kind of grumpy." He said in an undertone, amusement dancing in his honey-colored eyes. He gave his paw a few licks, purring as he did so.

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[FIREH!!]

Cloakedclaw looked round for Ribbontail. "Have you seen Ribbontail?" He asked the group.

[feather]

He looked at Cloakedclaw. "Sorry, can't say I have."

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[FIREH!!]

Cloakedclaw looked crestfallen. "Oh well," He meowed. "Ribbontail!" He caleld, looking for her throughout the camp.

[SHADE. :D]

Dragonflydance dipped her head to Fallenleaf. "Thankyou." As Skyflight limped towards her, the white she-cat shook her head. You really should look where your going, Skyflight!" Her purr was filled with amusement. Dragonflydance padded over to the blue-grey warrior. "Lie still, please." She clenched her teeth around the thorn, gently pulling it free of the torn pad. Spitting it out, she hurried back into her den, returning with a swath of cobwebs on one paw. She began to press the sticky webs onto Skyflight's bleeding paw. "Better?" he mewed, when she had finished.

Haloheart purred at Foxfeather's words. "Yeah, I couldn't imagine being a medicine cat!" She shuddered. Seeing Cloakedclaw, she touched noses with him. "I think Ribbontail's in the warriors' den still." She told her brother, before turning back to Foxfeather. "You look bored," she observed.

Ribbontail's ears pricked up as she heard Cloakedclaw calling her. She pushed her way from the warriors' den, her beautiful dappled silver pelt gleaming in the sunshine. She brushed her muzzle against the ginger tabby warrior's. "Hi, Cloakedclaw." She nodded to Foxfeather and Haloheart. "Hi, ou two."

[feather]

"I agree, I can't imagine that either."He mewed happily, Then nodded at Ribbontail. "Hi!"

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[SHADE. :D]

Haloheart looked at her brother. Her smile shrank slightly. She could not help but feel jealousy prick at her paws, though she hated the unwanted emotion. She sighed. It wasn't fair. Cloakedclaw and Ribbontail looked as though they already had a future planned together, while she stuck mateless. She shook her head firmly. She had vowed never to fall in love again; it only ended in hurt.

Ribbontail drew away from Cloakedclaw and smiled at Foxfeather. She looked at Cloakedclaw again. "Do you want to hunt?" she asked, her dark blue eyes glittering. Finally, some time alone together, "Just us," she added in an undertone, her long silver tail twining with Cloakedclaw's ginger striped one.

[feather]

Foxfeather noticed Haloheart's change of mood. "You okay?" He asked in an undertone, blinking.

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[SHADE. :D]

"I'm fine." Her mew was firm. She sighed. In her heart, she knew it was impossible for her to stand by her vow. She was bound to fall for another tom at some point; not likely that one would fall for her. They all seemed to hate her, if they weren't kin of her's. She thought about Eaglefeather. How sweet and nice he had seemed before he had fallen in love with Midnightlove. Puhing back her hatred of he she-cat, she steadied herself by sinking her claws into the soft earth. She decided to make herself useful. "I'm going hunting," she told Foxfeather, Ribbontail and her brother. It would be pretty lonely, but she'd cope. Like she always did.

[Spice..xx]

Skyflight winced as Dragonflydance pulled out the thorn but the relief was quick once the cobwebs were in palce. "Thank you. And yeah, i had things on my mind." she replied, looking at her paws. She had thought about Stormstar for her entire hunt. She stood up and tested weight on her paw. It felt fine so she walked over to the fresh kill pile. She bent down to take a piece for herself and stopped. I really need to tell Stormstar how i feel she thought to herself. She picked up another piece of prey and walked over to her leaders den. "Stormstar?" she called softly, sitting down to give herself a quick wash.

ooc: Shard ill make a thread in the leaders den for us to post in

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[feather]

He watched her for a moment, before leaping to his paws. He sped up so he was beside her. "Mind if I join you?" The tom asked. "It's no fun alone."

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[FIREH!!]

"Of course," he purred, licking her muzzle. He turned to his sister before she left and mewed, "I know you won't be able to keep your vow," he licked her ears and padded away with Ribbontail.

ooc:// Wanna start the thread, Shade?

[SHADE. :D]

[ooc;] I'kk make both threads. xD
[bic;] Haloheart smiled at Foxfeather, secretly glad of the company. She nodded. "Okay." She was surprised the warrior wanted to accompany her. Most of her fellow warriors had been avoiding her, still nervous of her previous depression. She sighd, remembering how gloomy she had felt. She had tried to kill herself. At nine moons. Shuddering, she pushed the thought away. She swatted her brother playfully as he passed. Flicking her tail she padded into the trees, her slender body twisting skillfully to avoid a sharp bramble patch.

Ribbontail smiled and purred at Cloakedclaw. "He's right, you know." She nuzzled Closkedclaw's neck with her soft muzzle. She followed the ginger tabby warrior, speeding up so that she padded beside him. Her silky fur brushed Cloakedclaw, her cheek next to his. Her long, fluffy tail twined with his. She felt nothin but an ovrwhelming wave of emotion towards Cloakedclaw. She knew it was early days, but...