Warriors RPG

[dinoman666]

A pair of tiny yellow eyes peeked out from the undergrowth, watching the fight between Wraith and the rogue. Soon, another pair joined it, then another, then three more pairs...

[Hopeflower]

(Zomg, attack of the eyeballs! XD)

Demontalon had crouched beside Sunstorm's grave, silently grieving for her brother. Spirits of StarClan, receive him with honor, she thought. He was an honorable cat. Fireflower sat staring into the tree with her ears pricked. She'd spotted a flicker of movement not too long after Shadowsoul and Blazeheart had left. Now she was watching, hoping it had only been a squirrel.

Swift cursed himself. He'd allowed his tail to twitch once, just when he'd hoped the cats below were preoccupied, and now one of them was fixated on his position. He couldn't afford to move again, even though his muscles were starting to cramp. He'd be discovered in heartbeats. He'd be stuck up in this tree, until they left. And who knew how long that would be?

[dinoman666]

Smokestorm stared at Fireflower curiously, then nudged her with his muzzle. "You feeling okay?" he mewed curiously.

[Hopeflower]

"I think I saw something move," Fireflower mewed softly, not wanting to disturb Demontalon. "High up in the tree. Maybe it's just a squirrel, but after this...I'd rather not take chances." Flamesight gave her sister a glance, then started scanning the branches as well.

[dinoman666]

Smokestorm rolled his eyes. "I've been keeping an eye out this whole time. If this rogue had any friends, they would've attack us by now. If you want, I'll climb up there and check it out."

[Hopeflower]

Swift wanted to hiss. Two were still staring. Go away, stop looking at me, he urged the three cats silently, closing his eyes to better blend in with the shadows.

Fireflower sighed. "Well, if you think it's nothing," she meowed. "Then it probably is just a squirrel."

Swift, straining his ears to hear what they were saying, now just wanted to breathe a sigh of relief. So he did. Somehow, though, his balance shifted, and as he instinctively unsheathed his claws to steady himself, they scraped against the bark very audibly. Mouse dung!

[dinoman666]

Smokestorm tilted his head, hearing the noise. Now he was a bit suspicious. "Eh, I'll go check it out, but if there IS something up there watching us, I'm not going to just saunter right up that tree."

[Hopeflower]

Fireflower touched her nose to the gray tom's muzzle. "Be careful, then," she mewed.

Swift's ice blue eyes widened. Double mouse dung, he thought. Now I'll get caught, mistaken for a rogue, and torn to shreds if they don't recognize me...

[TyrannoTitan]

"Why does it act that way? Why does it observe the ground with such sorrow?" a voice questioned from the undergrowth, staring at the black she-cat ahead, the overpowering stench of blood masking their presence to a point. "It must have known the fallen creature. This one is just as young. Does it deserve judgment, exalted one?" a second voice answered, blue eyes narrowing in the foliage. "No." a third, more experienced voice answered swiftly. "It is but only a kit. Leave it to its grieving, sisters. Rid us of the others." the voice commanded, still speaking quickly, as the others around it began to maneuver through the undergrowth, attempting to surround the cats in front of them, remaining alert, in case the others who had departed were waiting in the shadows...

[The Kingpin]

Wraith fell onto his side and curled himself inwards, bringing his feet forward and jamming his tallons right into the rogue's ribs and gut, raking along them hard before kicking it back, rolling onto his feet, fangs bared, ears sweapt back, a low snarl coming from him as he watched and waited...

[dinoman666]

Smokestorm nodded and casually walked to the side, clawing his way up a tree, though not anywhere near where Swift was hiding...

[Hopeflower]

Swift breathed a mental sigh of relief. Wrong tree, he thought. When they find nothing they'll go and leave me in peace.

The rogue hissed in pain, flipped over onto his feet - and staggered. It was a barely visible loss of balance, but it was there, and Blazeheart pricked his ears and tensed his muscles. With an enraged yowl, the rogue launched himself at Wraith, claws extended so far the pink bases were showing.

Flamesight was scanning the undergrowth while Fireflower kept her gaze on Smokestorm. Some cat had to be on watch while the others were preoccupied.

[dinoman666]

Smokestorm, upon climbing the tree, clambered onto a branch and, as silently as possible, slunk across the branches to the adjacent tree, the rustling he was making disguised as wind rushing through the tree branches...

[Hopeflower]

Swift tensed and shut his eyes. Too late, he thought. The wind's against me. Why didn't I leave when I had the chance?!

[dinoman666]

Smokestorm snuck closer to the tree Swift was hiding in, quietly sniffing the air. No squirrels so far... he thought. As he got closer, he smelled a cat, and he paused. More carefully now, he slunk closer, eyes narrowed angrily, in case the cat was a rogue...

[Hopeflower]

Swift opened his eyes just a slit, hoping the gray cat would have left. No, he was still there, and the wind was still blowing the wrong way to catch his scent. But there was something familiar...Swift opened his eyes further.

[dinoman666]

Suddenly, Smokestorm's head popped out from between the branches in front of Swift, a grin on his face that was none too pleasant. "Boo."

[Hopeflower]

Swift let out a long hiss in response, a mix of fear and anger. He curled his lip back and narrowed his ice blue eyes just as his mother used to.

[dinoman666]

Smokestorm, unfazed, looked bored. "So, mind telling me why you're hiding up here? Or would you rather I drag your sorry hide out of this tree by force?"

[Hopeflower]

"Enjoying the view," Swift snarled sarcastically. "I've been stuck here since that cat was killed. Do you really think I'm stupid enough go down when a murder has just played out under my nose?"