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Post by Skystripes on Jul 2, 2009 9:57:54 GMT -5
It was nearly dawn when Skystripes went out into the meadow. Streaks of sunlight outlined the dark sky, crickets still playing their music. She had heard that a abandoned twoleg nest was around here somewhere. Weaving throughout the tall wet grass she went deeper into the meadow. Every now and again she could hear mice scurrying about, or frogs crocking by a small pound. She passed old bird nests, a few scattered rocks, and even shrubs here and there.
As Skystripes continued, she began to grow hungry. She didn't eat anything before she had left. Opening her mouth wide, scents passed her glands: there was a mouse sleeping in a bush a mouse lenghs away. Dropping into the hunter crouch, so low that her belly swept the ground. Keeping her tail still, she crept forward. Each pawstep land soundlessly on the ground. Her mouth watered as the mouse came into sight. Skystripes pounced. The mouse tried to flee, but it was too late. She landed right on top of it. Biting it's neck it went limp. Skystripes ate it right there. While she was eating memory's cam flooding back.
Skystripes hadn't always been a clan cat, she use to be a loner. Hunting and defending for herself just to survie. She remembered trying to catch her first piece of prey. She was so impaction at the time, her tail swishing, paw thumping though the forest. Thats when her leader found her. Now she is MC of Stoneclan. But right now it was just her and I in the clan.
The mouse was done and Skystripes set off again. She paused every so often to check scents. The last time she did this she caught a stale scent of twolegs. They hadn't been here for awhile. Fallowing the old twoleg scent she cam upon a old nest, almost completely hidden by veins the crept along its sides. There was holes on one side where animals came to stay to get out of the bad weather. Causally, she approached the side. Inside everything was dark and the air felt damp. There was a sent of fox, but it had left a few sunrises ago. Walking around the back she caught a strong scent, the one scent she had been looking for: Catmint! Catmints is used for curing greencough. There shoots of them everywhere. She went to the nearest shoot. Carefully nipping at the base, it fell. Placing the first one off to the side she went back for more. When Skystripes was done, she had as much as she could carry. She glanced back at the old twolegs nest, then was off too her clan to put the catmint in storage until it was needed.
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Catmint
Jul 17, 2009 20:25:01 GMT -5
Post by Sparrowfeather on Jul 17, 2009 20:25:01 GMT -5
Sparrowfeather padded over to the sunshine meadow for herbs when she noticed her medicine cat friend from stoneclan;skystripes was here. She smiled and padded over to Skystripes. "Hi Skystripes what brings you to sunshine meadow? I'm here cuz i need more of everything!" Sparrowfeather mewed. Her sandy fur was becoming ruffled from the insane wind that was blowing on her. Sparrowfeather's ears pricked forward. "Hey skystripes, did you here that?"Sparrowfeather mewed.
Suddenly out of knowwhere a twoleg kit ran out from ther bushes. Blonde hair blowing in the wind. It was apprentaly a girl kit cuz she had bows in her hair. "Mommy mommy look! A kiity!! can i keep it?" The female twoleg kit screamed as she ruoughly picked up Sparrowfeather bye her stomach. " Skystripes help!!!" Sparrowfeather yelped writhing and screaming. Dear starclan help me! Sparrofeather thought. Wait! I forgot! Sparrowfeather pondered as she stared at her needle sharp claws. She smirked at the twoleg kit and scratched her as hard as she could. The twoleg kit screamed! Realesing her grip from Sparrowfeather. She was crying hard. Staring at her arm that was now gushing with blood. Her twoleg mother ran over to her and began to inspect the screeming kit.
"Skystripes lets get outta here!" Sparrowfeather yowled.
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Catmint
Jul 17, 2009 21:15:33 GMT -5
Post by Skystripes on Jul 17, 2009 21:15:33 GMT -5
As Skystripes began to leave the meadow she saw Sparrowfeather, "Hi Sparrowfeather, I'm here because I heard that there was an abandoned twoleg nest and I found that there is a whole bunch of catmint!" She flicked her tail toward the pile that she had set down, "I grabbed as much as I could, but there is still lots, you should get some while there still ripe." Skystripes suggested. The wind began to pick up and she caught the scent of twolegs.Sparrow noticed too because she asked if I heard it.
Skystripes watched as twoleg kit came out and picked up Sparrowfeather. The kit was handling her roughly.Skystripes thought of what she could do, as her friend was in the hands of a kit. Before she could do anything, she watched as Sparrowfeather unsheathed her claws and slashed the twoleg kit on her foreleg. The kit dropped Sparrowfeather and ran toward her mother. Sparrowfeather ran off toward shelter calling for Skystripes.
As she caught up to her friend she couldn't help feeling sorry for the kit, "Hey, Sparrowfeather, do you think you should have harmed her? After all she is still just a kit, she probably didn't know any better." As she continued along she suddenly remembered the catmint that she had left behind. "Sparrowfeather I got to go back I left the cat mint behind." Before her friend could answer Skystripes turned around and went back toward the waiting pile of catmint. But she wasn't just going back for the catmint, she wanted to see what had happened to the kit.
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Catmint
Jul 18, 2009 15:09:42 GMT -5
Post by Sparrowfeather on Jul 18, 2009 15:09:42 GMT -5
Sparrowfeather was panting. "No! I didn't want to hurt the twoleg kit but otherwise i would have either A: choked and died, or B:Become a kittypet. I chose c:scratch. "No don't go back to the meadow It'll get you next!" Sparrowfeather mewed chasing after her friend.
She stared at the silvery she cat trying to figure out why she was going back to get the catmint. Why is she being so mousebraind!? She'll get taken by twolegs! I gotta folow her!Sparrowfeather thought. Lokking both ways to make sure the twolegs had left she padded out of the shelter. Sparrowfeather gave a sigh of relief to see the twolegs had left.
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Catmint
Jul 18, 2009 15:29:15 GMT -5
Post by Skystripes on Jul 18, 2009 15:29:15 GMT -5
Skystripes quickly located her pile of catmint, it was right were she had left it, untouched. She picked up the pile and dropped them again. "Sparrowfeather I know your there, I can smell you." Skystripes opened her mouth, yup it was her friend, even in the lush meadow her scent was unmistakable. Skystripes narrowed her eyes, and peered around the tall grass. She couldn't find sparrowfeather. She sighed. Why did she fallow? she thought, I know where I'm going. Did she guess about me wanting to see if the twolegs kit was OK? Skystripes decided that she didn't. After all she was MC of Stoneclan, she was suppose to care about everything.
Skystripes repicked up the catmint and started weaving among the grass. It was wet when she had come out earlyer, but now it was dry.
(I gtg ill edit l8r)
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Catmint
Jul 18, 2009 15:42:48 GMT -5
Post by Orchidleaf on Jul 18, 2009 15:42:48 GMT -5
Orchidleaf padded slowly through the meadows, feeling the somewhat moist grass beneath her paws. Hmm...i expected there to be more medicine cats here since there's catmint. She commented to herself She opened her mouth. Many scents rushed in, and she quickly followed the one smelling of catmint. She plucked a few fresh stems and set them on the ground.
She perked her ears at the sound of a meow. She scented StoneClan and ShadowClan. Probably the other medicine cats. I should go meet them. She thought. She followed the pawsteps in the lush grass, the sun warming her patched pelt. She padded up just to see the two medicine cats staring at a crying twoleg kit. "Hello, my name is Orchidleaf, what are your names?" She meowed, hoping she hadn't interupted.
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Catmint
Jul 18, 2009 16:45:21 GMT -5
Post by Sparrowfeather on Jul 18, 2009 16:45:21 GMT -5
Sparrowfeather peeked out of her hiding spot and saw another cat talking from across Skystripes. Sparrowfeather sprinted over to the talking she cats. "*pant* Hiya! I'm Sparrowfeather! I'm the brilliant mc of Shadowclan. Nice to meet you Orchidleaf!" Sparrowfeather mewed. You never know when you can meet a new friend huh? Sparrowfeather thought. "So Orchidleaf, what brings you to the meadows?" Sparrowfeather asked politely.
"Me and my buddy here came for some supplies." Sparrowfeather meowed. Sparrowfeather's tail twiched. "If your wondering why my tail is twitching its because for some reason when It's going to rain or hail, or something like that my tail twitches for some reason.. Odd huh?" Sparrowfeather meowed contently. "I think there'll be a big storm, my tail's goin' crazy!" Sparrowfeather meowed grabbing her tail and licking it. Just as if on cue it began to pour down rain. "See what did I tell ya?" Sparrowfeather mewed fleeing toward the ab anded twoleg shed. "Well come on you silly cats get outta the rain Sparrowfeather mewed giving a mrrow of laughter. Sparrowfeather stared at the two she cats and lashed her tail waiting for them to come to the shed.
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Catmint
Jul 19, 2009 14:25:20 GMT -5
Post by Skystripes on Jul 19, 2009 14:25:20 GMT -5
Skystripes smelled her before she saw her, the Lightclan MC, Orchidleaf, was also out in the meadow. She padded up to the new she-cat, "Hi, my name is Skystripes" She looked toward Sparrowfeather, who was talking about how it was going to rain. Skystripes was amazed at how fast her friend could talk, and still breath! She let out a mrrow of laughter.
As she looked around the tall grass she noticed that the light had changed. It was darker and the white, fluffy clouds that had been in the sky when she first came out, was now replaced by dark, gray clouds. Sparrowfeather was right, a storm was on the way. Sure enough rain started coming down. First at a slow steady pace, then going faster. Skystripes watched as Sparrowfeather ran for cover under in the abandoned twoleg nest. She let out a another mrrow of laughter. I guess all Shadowclan cats hate water! Skystripes yelled through the thunder to her friend, "I really don't mind the water. It gives life. Besides I can't wait until the storms over, I need to get the catmint back to camp."
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Catmint
Jul 19, 2009 14:42:45 GMT -5
Post by Orchidleaf on Jul 19, 2009 14:42:45 GMT -5
Orchidleaf smiled at the other two she-cats. it was nice to make friends so quickly. "Slow down Sparrowfeather, I can barely understand a word you're saying!" She purred, flicking her black and white tail. Suddenly, Orchidleaf felt a cold wet drop splash onto her muzzle, and she let her violet gaze drift to the sky. Ominous black clouds depsited raindrops faster and faster, the drops getting warmer and warmer until they matched the temperature outdoors.
Orchidleaf sighed, twitching a drop off of her whiskers. despite the uncomfortable wetness dragging her pelt down, she felt better. Cooler. Soon the raindrops speed increased, and Orchidleaf followed Sparrowfeather to the shed, dragging her catmint with her. She left her front, black paws out in the rain, mildly liking the feeling. "So, you guys come here often?" She meowed, trying to start a conversation.
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Catmint
Jul 19, 2009 14:58:23 GMT -5
Post by Sparrowfeather on Jul 19, 2009 14:58:23 GMT -5
Sparrowfeather stared at Orchidleaf with a look on her face that was unreadable. Suddenly Sparrowfeather burst out laughing at Orchid's comment. "Do we come here often!?" Sparrowfeather mewed between breaths. After calming herself down she sighed. "Well duh!" She mewed. licking her paws and rasping them over her face she mewed "I came her for stuff and I have nothing better to do, my clan is sooooo inactive!" Sparrowfeather mewed.
Sparrowfeather stared out at the pouring rain. "Isn't it weird that Skystripes is so locked with catmint. I can't belive she can stand this rain! My clan is marshy but we hate rain." Sparrowfeather mewed. "One more thing, isn't it strange that my tail twiches when theres a storm coming?" Sparrowfeather sighed as she stared at the rain drops pelting out of the sky. She was shocked to see the twoleg kit and her mother dancing around in the rain. "How do they stand the rain? I mean look at them ther're soaked!! Well I would hate to get my fur wet, I'm not a frilly girly meddie at all it's just it makes my fur tingle just looking at them get wet." Sparrowfeather mewed licking her pelt to stop it from shivering.
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Catmint
Jul 19, 2009 15:19:37 GMT -5
Post by Skystripes on Jul 19, 2009 15:19:37 GMT -5
Skystripes heard the two she-cats taking as she left for her clan. Their voices becoming nothing but wind, in all the rain. The ground was beginning to grow soggy underfoot, but didn't bother Skystripes, it made her paws fell nice and cool. She new that the other MCs would probably think it was weird that she liked to rain, but she really didn't think it mattered.
As Skystripes counted along the worn-out mouse route, she caught a strong scent of mouse. She placed her precious catmint under an nearby leaf and got into the hunters crouch. She was down wind of the juicy prey. Placing one step in front of the other, her striped pelt brushing the puddle infested ground. She spotted the mouse, eating some seeds a tail-length away. Skystripes pounced. Landing squarely on the mouse, she bite into the neck. Her mouth was watering by now. Skystripes picked up the catch. Maybe my fellow MCs would like something to eat she thought.
She pushed the catmint into a nearby hole, picked up the plump mouse and began running back to the nest.
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Catmint
Jul 19, 2009 21:35:40 GMT -5
Post by Orchidleaf on Jul 19, 2009 21:35:40 GMT -5
Orchidleaf smiled at the other she-cat as she padded up with a mouse. "Don't worry, I'll catch one myself." She meowed before she was offered any. Orchidleaf walked slowly out into the rain, feeling her paws get soaked with mud and water. She grumbled to herself, but kept walking, feeling the rain drench her pelt and make it droop. She picked up her wad of catmint and dropped it inside the twoleg nest so it wouldn't be damaged in the hard-falling rain.
Orchidleaf approached a small tree that blocked most of the rain and smelled a sparrow in the tree. She crouched low, getting the muddy water trapped in her black and white fur. She focused her violet eyes on the bird, her heart pounding in her chest. She pounced up and landed square on the sparrows back. Orchidleaf felt her needle-sharp claws sink into it's flesh. She carried the fresh-kill over to the other to medicine cats and dropped it on the ground, choking on a few down feathers that had crawled down her throat.
"So, how is it in your clans." She meowed, pushing her sparrow towards Sparrowfeather. "Here, I'm not that hungry.""You've got an odd tail thing going there!" She purred, kneading her claws into the ground. "I don't even have my full tail!" Orchidleaf took a piece of sparrow anyway and chewed thoughtfully. What nice cats!
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Catmint
Jul 19, 2009 21:53:49 GMT -5
Post by Sparrowfeather on Jul 19, 2009 21:53:49 GMT -5
"Naw I think I'll have Skys." Sparrowfeather mewed pushing the food away. "I'm not a big Sparrow fan. Considering my name." Sparrowfeather mewed giving a chuckle. She stared at Skystripes' kill.Sparrowfeather's mouth watered as Skystripes came into veiw with a mouse clenched in her jaws, blood dripping from the preys neck. "MMMMMMMMM" Sparrowfeather mewed with drool falling out of her talkitive mouth. She quickly noticed she was drooling and licked it up. "Hey Orchid look! Skystripes is bringing a fat mouse!" Sparrowfeather mewed streching her legs out. Sparrowfeather sucked the drool that was entering her mouth and mewed as she figted, "I may hate water but I haven't had a decent meal in days!" Sparrowfeather mewed raising her hind quarters. She kept her eye on the prize and smirked. In a split second she dashed out of the shed hissing at herself for being so mousebrained to run out in the rain. "K Skystripes I want that mouse." Sparrowfeather mewed as fast as she could. She snacthed the mouse and headed for the shed. "Sorry Sky! I Havent eaten in days I'm starving!!" She called out from the rain.
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