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xx C o r m o r a n t [star]
xx Former C l o u d C l a n Leader [loner]
xx Reserved for S h a d e

Cormorant, Cormorantstar, Cormorantfeather, what was the difference? It was all the same cat. Maybe. But being gone for a while made Cormorant realize how much his family meant to him. He knew, even if his kits in EclipseClan hated him, he cared for them. They were his own blood and he wished to take back loving Lonelyheart. She had talked him into loving her with her words and it lead to so much pain. Dewpaw and Tawnypaw needed him, even if they didn't know it. Or was it that Cormorant needed them. He wanted someone to love but not a mate. He couldn't bare to be heartbroken once more. It hurt too much. It all hurt.

Cormorant hadn't made it through the Cloudy Hills without stopping to rest. He was so tired, so sad, and so alone. Now he was in the Tall Reeds and the high grasses and comfy wet marshy grounds were very comfortable. The smells that surrounded him were so familiar and hopefully no one would find him. And if someone did, he supposed it would be alright. He was very upset still, which wasn't hard to understand. He only had his kits left for him and they hated him.

He collapsed in the reeds, surprisingly, he couldn't sleep at first and he just laid there, thinking of his kits and Lemonzest, wishing to StarClan that they would send him a sign or a dream. He cried a lot, and cried himself to sleep. And that sleep was deep yet not dreamless...

[SHADE. :D]

The skies seemed to shiver as though feeling the cold. But this was not so. The clouds drifted along on their own lonely path, wisps of white against the dull blue sky. The day was bleak and cold, almost as though even StarClan were miserable. A single bird winged through the sky, of dark plumage. A fox slunk through the bushes, unseen by the sleeping loner tom. Yet she ignored the easy prey, hurrying back to her cubs. Something was not right in the forest. Entering the dream realm, the bird grew larger. Larger. Larger still, until its a clear shape stood out against the sky. It was not a bird, no; but a cat. She landed gracefully, the pale-yellow wings on her back folding flat to her sides. Her slender tail waved through the air, a ripple of strength running through her dark, mottled tabby body.

Lemonzest blinked her bright, lemon yellow eyes. A look of love and hurt crossed her features, and her lips parted. She padded gracefully towards the tom that slept in the trees. Her step seemed faster than any cat's, though her body was definately feline. Lemonzest stood over the body of her lost mate, lips pursed. She touched a snowy paw between his short, triangular ears, murmuring a single word. "Rise." Lemonzest sat, her wings spread, a serious, serene look on her features.

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Sleep was nice for once and the tall comfortable reeds made him dream of hunting in them, in his territory with Tawnypaw. There were two other cats there. One he recognized as a Oleanderkit. But that kit was probably a warrior by now. The other she-cat looked a lot like himself. Her blue-gray pelt. Dewpaw perhaps? The one Deliriumstep spoke about. Seeing them made him cry in his sleep but the dream suddenly vanished and he felt like he was awake, staring at the tall reeds ahead of him. it seemed as though they parted and he saw a bird. A large bird. He crouched down low, pretend to not exist. He closed his eyes but he could sleep. He already was asleep. Suddenly he felt a soft paw on his head. He jumped at the gentle touch and he did as the solemn voice he knew so well spoke.

"Lemonzest..." he whispered, his voice carrying in the wind as he stared at her beautiful yellow eyes and her shining wings. She was of StarClan. Tears fell from his eyes as he stared at her. He wiped them away quickly. "I-I'm so sorry. I was t-too late," he murmured, staring at the ground, more tears began to fall. He felt so weak and defenseless. "T-Tawnypaw wasn't r-ready..." his voice trailed off in the wind and he looked up at her again. Why did she have to leave him?

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ooc ;; -cough- Shadehh?? o.o;;

[SHADE. :D]

// sorry. v___v

The sleek tabby turned, her cheek away from him, her slender body shimmering with starlight. Lemonzest blinked at the grass, her beautiful yellow eyes filled with sadness. "There was nothing you could do," she mewed, her voice low. She did not want to look at him, his lean body, his handsome face. She wished she could walk beside him, but she never could. Not now. Lemonzest looked up at him, her dark-rimmed eyes sorrowful. "She was always.." she hesitated, suddenly smiling. "Too much like her mother." Lemonzest looked at her snowy paws, her wings folded behind her. Still she stood before him, though not quite standing; her white paws did not touch the ground. Lemonzest lifted a paw, resting it on Cormorant's shoulder. "Don't give up," she murmured. "Danger is coming. It's nearly here. Don't give up, my dear Cormorant."

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So this was StarClan. Cormorant knew he was dead. He had to be dead because Lemonzest was with him. But deep down inside him, he knew that this was a dream. He let her words fill him, trying to remember every syllable so that when he was back to reality, he would still have her voice running through his head. Cormorant grinned slightly when Lemonzest mentioned how much Tawnypaw was like her mother. "Yes, you two are very much alike," he murmured, staring at her. His tears seemed as though they had melted away and as she stood taller, her wings making her float off the ground and then feeling her soft paw against his rugged shoulder made him feel stronger. He stood taller, staring at her beautiful face. He would memorize it, for the final time. "I won't give up," he murmured nodding his head. The word danger played back through his head and he gazed at her questionably.

"What danger?" Cormorant asked, his bright blue eyes filled with fear and worry.

// tis ok. :]