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Post by Holly on Dec 15, 2007 10:14:07 GMT -6
Hollystar padded across the snowy ground, leading her Clan to Fourstreams. She finally came to the small stream that separated her Clan's Territory from the island where four streams met. She leaped over it with ease and turned to watch the rest of her Clan cross.
Birdpaw got a head start and then glided right over the stream. He smiled and waited for his leader to start on again.
Hollystar watched the rest of her Clan jump over but then trotted over to the Highrock, in which she leaped onto gracefully. She sat down and rested her tail ontop of her paws.
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Post by [t]Wilted Ros[e] on Dec 16, 2007 18:11:34 GMT -6
(*raises eyebrow* Oh yeah? Who says? Can't just assume things to fit your own purposes. When has Pigeonstar been "busy". I would SO give you a warning level for GMing, if I could. *grinds teeth and glares pointedly at Holly (They're YOUR rules!)* Pigeonstar is my own freakin' character, so don't go on making up your own story. For now, I'm just going to ignore your post.)
Calm as he usually was, Pigeonstar was in a jittery mood. Things had not seemed...quite right. Sure, it had been a lovely moon--Jasmineheart's kits being born had been a welcome surprise--but he couldn't help feeling a sort of creeping...wrongness about the atmosphere. He turned to Lightningheart, his deputy, and nodded. They set off, as usual, at an equal pace.
Jynxivy had come in a little behind Birdpaw, and looked around expectantly. As usual, their Clan was first to arrive, but the scent of other Clans was near, and she saw Pigeonstar arriving with his deputy, Clan trailing behind them. She paused, then went over to talk with Sapphire-eyes, the medicine cat of GrassClan.
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Post by lightningheart on Dec 17, 2007 8:54:43 GMT -6
((ohhhh.... sorry Wilted. I had a feeling you'd be angry... But you haven't been online for a bit so I thought it was okay.....)) Lightningheart could tell by looking at Pigeonstar that something was the matter. He didn't know what it was, but he could feel it too. Something told him that this Gathering wasn't going to be peaceful.
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Post by Holly on Dec 17, 2007 17:05:31 GMT -6
(She's been on. And I shall just delete that post! *Presses big red button*)
Hollystar watched as the other Clans quietly jumped or swam across the stream and came to sit down.
Birdpaw sat down, hoping that this Gathering wasn't going to be like last time. He had gotten so tired that night! Right now he was bursting with energy. He looked around, flashing his head back and forth, looking for some apprentices from other Clans to talk to.
Pumaheart jumped the stream, but her back paw touched the water. Her eyes widened in surprise. I was always able to jump this stream. She was beginning to have thoughts that she really was getting old. Pumaheart closed her eyes for a moment. I don't want to be an elder yet! She thought it through and remembered, I am still as good a hunter and fighter as the youngest, bravest, and strongest cats are. She took a deep breath and padded forward. It was really cold out and there was a fresh blanket of snow on the ground. It was a very thin layer in the clearing since there were trees surrounding the Highrock. She layed down in her usual spot, but now soft long grass was there to meet her. Pumaheart looked around as soon as she was settled. She remembered the last Gathering. I wonder where Lightfoot is. TreeClan wasn't there yet, so she didn't mind looking for her. Instead she looked for Birdpaw, since she saw Hollystar clearly sitting on the Highrock. Then she saw him frantically running around on the ground. It looked like he was looking for something. "Birdpaw! Get over here!"
Birdpaw stopped searching and flicked his ears towards the sound of his name. He looked around and saw Pumaheart. He ran and then jumped into the air to glide across the clearing over to Pumaheart. "Hi!"
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Post by lightningheart on Dec 17, 2007 20:15:38 GMT -6
Lightningheart took his time crossing Fourstreams. There was no rush and there wasn't much for him to do. But he still had to come to support his clan. He entered the clearing and sat down. He looked around for Sapphireeyes. He wanted to thank her for the help she gave him on his rat bite. Maybe I could go out and search for herbs for her. Being a Medicine Cat, she must have a lot on her mind, so why don't I help out?
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Post by Holly on Dec 18, 2007 16:50:30 GMT -6
(He can't go looking for herbs! He's at a Gathering!)
Hollystar watched as Pigeonstar approached. She looked off into the distance towards TreeClan and HillClan.
Birdpaw sat down next to Pumaheart. "So... Oh! Has Jasmineheart had her kits yet?!"
"Yes, she has. Three of them."
"What are their names?"
"The smallest one is a she-kit and her name is Creamkit. There's another she-kit and her name is Sparklekit. And the biggest one is a Tom. His name is Bluekit... He looks so much like Mountainpelt." Pumaheart shifted a bit. She thought for a few moments about Birdpaw and about life. There was something she couldn't tell Birdpaw. It was something she had never told anyone before. Only the oldest in her Clan knew...
Tornadoclaw bounded along towards Fourstreams. He followed his leader carefully, not straying from the path that he knew well. They approached Fourstreams slowly.
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Post by [t]Wilted Ros[e] on Dec 18, 2007 18:36:45 GMT -6
(...The oldest in the Clan is Pigeonstar, but I have no clue what you're talking about, Holly. XD (I checked the GrassClan bios to be sure. And actually, a lot of the cats will have known that Pigeonstar's apprentice was Riverpaw. Lesse, there'd be Pigeonstar (of course), Searingheart, Darkfang, Sapphireeyes, Rainbowtail and Pumaheart. Just thought that was interesting. XD)
(And...Tornadoclaw won't have arrived yet. He's in TreeClan.)
Pigeonstar left Lightningheart at the base, then leaped to the top, wincing as his front legs jarred slightly. I'm not as young as I used to be he admitted, settling next to Hollystar. "Good evening..." he murmured, curling grey-ringed tail around his paws. "I trust this past moon has been well spent..."
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Post by searingblade on Dec 19, 2007 16:47:34 GMT -6
((Why doesn't anyone tell me about these things...))
Sapphire-eyes mewed a small greeting to Pigeonstar before he hopped up onto Greatrock. She glanced around, then spotted Lightningheart, then padded over. "Hello, Lightningheart. How have you been?"
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Post by Holly on Dec 19, 2007 18:05:05 GMT -6
(Read it again! It's says that he is arriving! That doesn't mean he's there yet! He's on his way! Oh, and it's supposed to be a surprise! What she's talking about. And I think the elders know, when there will be some, but they don't like to talk about it because they think they might get Pumaheart upset. Pigeonstar... I don't think he knows)
"Yes, and good evening to you as well. Is everything going well? I mean by the fact that Leafbare is upon us already," Hollystar meowed.
Pumaheart looked again at Birdpaw and asked,"Is anything new in WaterClan?"
Birdpaw had been gazing off to the Greatrock when he looked back to Pumaheart. "Not really. I'm still a lousy apprentice and the kits are still too young for anything."
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Post by lightningheart on Dec 19, 2007 20:06:31 GMT -6
"Quite well, thanks to you. I was beginning to think that you weren't coming." Lightningheart sat down next to Sapphireeyes."Hey, just curious. Do you need any help gathering herbs? Tomorrow, after I'm done organizing the patrols, I could go look for some."
Rainbowtail woke up with a yawn. It was early night and she had taken a nap because he had down alot of work that day. She looked the warriors den, surprised to see no one there. She looked out at the moon. It was full. Then Rainbowtails heart froze. Tonights the Gathering! I'm late! She thought as bolted out of camp and she was soon on on her way to Fourstreams. After a couple of minutes, she made it to Fourstreams, exausted and out of breath. He looked around, trying to find Lightningheart. She saw him talking to Sapphireeyes. She thought she had better apologize to Pigeonstar for being late and let him know she was here. Rainbowtail walked carefully through the crowd of cats and made it to Highrocks. "Hello Pigeonstar!" she said,"I'm sorry I'm late. I overslept. Just wanted to let you know I'm here."
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Post by [t]Wilted Ros[e] on Dec 20, 2007 23:34:18 GMT -6
(...I don't mean to nag, but...People don't randomly show up at Gatherings...The leader announces who's all going (although we don't do that here), then later he gathers them up and takes them all at once. Some of these posts recently...just don't really make much sense to me. Sorry. *whacks own head for being all know-it-all-ish*)
"Nothin' lousy about bein' an apprentice," Jynxivy commented, settling down near Pumaheart and Birdpaw as they talked.
Pigeonstar nodded at Rainbowtail. "Good to know." He watched the cats around. "Hollystar. Do you remember what it was like to be a warrior, and mingle at the Gatherings? I miss that."
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Post by lightningheart on Dec 21, 2007 6:45:32 GMT -6
Rainbowtail bowed at Pigeonstar, although he probaly didn't otice because he was talking with Hollystar. She padded back over to Lightningheart. "So, how've you been?"she asked. "You ask that even though your in the same clan as me?"Lightningheart laughed."Well, good ,none the less. I ha a rat bite, but Sapphireeyes healed it up nicely." They talked fora bit more, then waited for the laders to start the Gathering.
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Post by Holly on Dec 21, 2007 17:14:07 GMT -6
(Thank you for saying that Wilted. And even if the Gathering has already started, all you need is to say, Rainbowtail padded over and sat by Lightningheart, or something like that. They come all at one time! They don't just over sleep and say, OOO! I'm late! If Pigeonstar didn't wake her up, that probably meant she wasn't supposed to come.)
"Hmm... Well, you sit down below and just look for other cats to talk to. Perferably cats from other Clans so you can hear what's going on and all. You feel impatient and you feel excited to hear what's going to happen. If you're a Deputy? Then you'd just be sitting below the Greatrock, waiting. Maybe some cat would come to talk to you..." Hollystar raised her paw to give it a lick.
"Oh! Hi Jynxivy," Birdpaw mewed.
"Evening," Pumaheart meowed blankly. She was lost in her thoughts. Did Jynxivy know? She couldn't... No, she couldn't, because our old Medicine Cat wouldn't tell such a secret.
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Post by searingblade on Dec 22, 2007 8:00:16 GMT -6
Sapphire-eyes bowed her head to Rainbowtail as she said to Lightningheart, "Thanks for the offer, but no. If I need any, I'll be sure to call on you first!"
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Post by Holly on Dec 22, 2007 11:07:26 GMT -6
Birdpaw jittered around on the ground.
"Why are you so jumpy tonight? Just a few moments ago you were just as gloomy as a cat stuck in a patch of fog!" Pumaheart brushed away her thoughts and looked at Birdpaw with a smiled on her face.
"Well, if I don't jump around and it gets close to my sleep time, then I start to drift off," Birdpaw meowed. "Do you mind if I glide around a bit? I'll be right back!"
"No, but-" Pumaheart stopped as she saw Birdpaw run off and start to glide around without listening to her. She nestled herself back into her spot and meowed to Jynxivy,"How are things in WaterClan?"
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Post by {.dancer.} on Dec 25, 2007 21:51:22 GMT -6
Brightstar led her Clan towards the Gathering, jumping over the stream with ease. She trotted up to the Great Rock, and leapt on top of it. After she had settled herself on the rock, she said, "Hello, Hollystar, Pigeonstar."
Mistypaw bounced over to where Pumaheart was sitting. "Hey, Pumaheart. Wasn't Birdpaw just here? I saw him, but now he's gone. Was he somewhere else?" She stretched out her neck, searching for the cat.
Wolfstorm trotted over to where Pumaheart was sitting, and sat down. He said, "Hello, Pumaheart, Mistypaw, Jynxivy. How's the prey running in your Clan?"
Lakeheart looked at the Gathering, trying to decide where to sit. She decided to join a group of cats that had cats from what looked like every Clan. She walked over, and said, "Hello, everyone," as she sat down.
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Post by searingblade on Dec 30, 2007 11:14:14 GMT -6
Sapphire-eyes bowed her head towards Lightningheart and Rainbowtail, then mewed "I'm going to wait for the meeting to begin." She padded away towards the Great Rock and found a comfortable place to sit on a patch of grass, then looked up at Pigeonstar.
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Post by [t]Wilted Ros[e] on Dec 30, 2007 17:27:47 GMT -6
Jynxivy, who had first ben watching Pumaheart, then Birdpaw, looked at Wolfstorm, dazed. "Eh? We're..in the same Clan..." then, realizing he probably wasn't talking to her, turned to Pumaheart. "WaterClan is as good as ever, but yes. How's GrassClan doing?" She slid her eyes doubtfully across the she-cat, but stopped herself from saying something. The medicine cat decided to respect Pumaheart's privacy.
(It's...pretty obvious. I'm just glad I can be a medicine cat and think about these things, instead of...well...*points thumb at Birdpaw* You get the idea.) (Oh! And is Lakeheart by this group?)
"Brightstar!" Pigeonstar greeted, slightly releived to get away from the seriousness of Hollystar. He'd meant the question to bring nostalgia, not to have the other leader report. "I was just discussing with Hollystar--All we leaders get to do at the beginning of Gatherings is talk to each other, yes? REmember when we were warriors, and could go up to whoever we wished?"
Lightfoot skipped happily into the clearing, looking around. She saw Pumaheart and some others right away...Ah! And there was Birdpaw, gliding across her vision. Scanning the clearing again for cats she had not met, she found two cats, sitting silently and saring at the leaders. "Hi," she said, slightly shy, names nagging at the back of her mind. The tom was Lightningheart, of course. It was hard not to know the deputy's name, nor the medicine cat's, Sapphire-eyes. But the second she-cat...Something to do with...colors? "I'm Lightfoot, of TreeClan." (She's by Lightningheart, Sapphire-eyes, and Rainbowtail...If anyone couldn't tell. O.o)
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Post by {.dancer.} on Dec 30, 2007 19:51:36 GMT -6
((Yus, Lakeheart is by them.))
Wolfstorm looked at Jynxivy. "I was asking Pumaheart and Mistypaw..." he said.
Brightstar looked at the warriors. "Yes," she said. "It was nice to be able to talk to whoever you wanted to." She paused, then added. "Not that talking to the other leaders is bad, but being able to talk with cats that you didn't know well was always..." Brightstar searched for the right word. "...good." She still wasn't sure if she had the right word.
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Post by [t]Wilted Ros[e] on Dec 31, 2007 21:39:19 GMT -6
Pigeonstar nodded, glad Brightstar had responded better than Hollystar.
Deciding that the newcomer should get a little more attention, Jynxivy turned and greeted her. "Good evening...Lakeheart, is it?"
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