Warriors RPG

[C S]

The grey tom looked about the area. It was...undisturbed. No unatrual piles of leaves, or strange scents that would have been the twolegs planting the traps. Inside, the tom brightened up. Had he finished? His task seemed to be over! There might have been a few traps he missed, but for a one cat effort, he thought he did great. He could have easilly ended up like that other cat. He looked up, peering through the interlocking branches above to the sky. He mewed "Thank you...mother" His gaze fell back to the Earth, and with that, the tom made his way back to the clan, already telling himself to be wary of the black ground that the monsters trampled across...

[Hopeflower]

"Aha!" Hawkclaw mewed triumphantly as she finally managed to pin Lightstorm with a paw on his throat. His amber eyes glittered with mischief, and he kicked up at her stomach, winding her and wriggling free of her grip. While she was still recovering, he padded to her side, bent his neck and grasped her scruff in gentle but firm jaws. "Got you," he muttered through her fur. She had frozen, her instinct to stay still while her brother held her like this kicking in. "Cheater," she mumbled, just loud enough for him to hear. He released her and stepped back, laughing.

[C S]

Fogcloud panted as he had burst into a full speed run, bounding through the bushes with a rustle of leaves. He leapt onto a large rock and kicked off, soaring over a line of shrubbery before hitting te ground once more, the faint rumbling of monsters audible at this point...

[Hopeflower]

Hawkclaw shook herself, getting to her paws and aiming a swat at her brother's ear. "Stupid furball," she purred affectionately. Lightstorm ducked, avoiding the blow again, as he sat down and started smoothing his long white pelt.

[C S]

A bit later, the cat came to the Thunderpath, an especially large beast trundling past, a large retangular shiney thing on monster feet in tow and smoke bellowing from its strange horns. It had put a large gap in the traffic. Once it past, Fogcloud shot across the road, fueled by addreniline, barely crossing the path before another, sleeker looking monster did. Hitting the tree line again, Fogcloud adjusted his heading and kept straight with the clan...

[Hopeflower]

Auburnpelt found herself yet again standing on the halfbridge, staring out at what used to be ThunderClan territory. The dark ginger she-cat's tail swayed slowly back and forth as she wondered yet again what had become of her Clan. Where her family was. If any of them were even still.... She shook her head vigorously, trying to chase the thought from her mind. They aren't mouse-brains, she thought. They're alive. I have to believe that...I have to believe in them. She sat down, gazing out at the lake. Leaf-bare is coming...so I have to try harder to find them. If I don't...I don't know what will happen to me...

[C S]

Riverstone laid down at the camp entrance, taking it upon herself to keep vigil while Wraith was in his den and Snowstar was preoccupied with Coldeyes. She didnt take her self appointed role seriously though, as she was pretty certain Robinflight would be all over any matter-
Her ears began to twitch at the sound of rustling bushes. "What the sta-" She started to mew, only to have to scramble onto her feet and leap out of the way of the speeding grey tom who burst out of the trees. Fogcloud skid across the ground, claws digging down to slow him to a complete stop. He stood a little past the entrance, his bristling sister staring after him. His head turned about, and with a nervous chuckle he mewed "Er...sorry about that..."

[Hopeflower]

"You're in quite a hurry, I see," Robinflight's voice meowed. The tabby tom was sitting in his usual place, keeping an eye on the camp entrance because Riverstone didn't seem to be paying much attention to her surroundings. "Been taunting badgers?" He smiled faintly, showing her was only joking.

[C S]

"More like finishing my trial" Fogcloud mewed, finding his chest burning from the run. Between heavy gasps for air, he mewed "You..can go search the territories..if you want...I got most of them" He plopped down onto the ground, turning his gaze from Robinflight and Riverstone. With a wave of a tail to Robinflight, he growled "I...just need a moment..."

[Hopeflower]

Robinflight blinked. He wasn't entirely sure what was going on...but he meowed, "Shall I go and tell Snowstar you've finished, then?"

Demontalon lifted her head and pricked her ears when she spotted her old denmate. She got to her paws slowly and meowed, "I'll be right back," to Nightclaw. She started forward, her heart starting to beat just a little faster.

[C S]

"Huh? Oh yea...sure...I'd like my father to see Ive come back in one piece" Fogcloud mewed, still a bit breathless, and his legs ached from such a trip...

[Hopeflower]

Robinflight dipped his head and padded off to find the snowy leader.

Demontalon stopped next to the gray tom she'd fallen in love with, looking down at him with an unreadable expression. "You look like you've been dragged through hell and back," she meowed. "Need some help?"

[C S]

Fogcloud looked up at Demontalon, wincing inwardly under her gaze. Thoughts raced through his head, each wanting telling him to go embrace the cat, but uncertainty won over each one of them. After a short pause, all he could say was "...Well, not me persay...more like...my legs..." before coughing softly

[Hopeflower]

The look in her mismatched eyes softened a bit. She pushed down the impulse to bury her nose in his fur and sat down, wrapping her tail over her paws. "Rather stay there or have me drag you somewhere where not so many cats will stare at you?"

Robinflight glanced around, not sure where to find Snowstar at the moment. Maybe he should go and look for Shadowsoul instead...?

[C S]

"That depends, would you stay with me in both choices?" Fogcloud mewed. He closed his eyes, mentally scolding himself. He had no idea if Demontalon even cared for him anymore. His attempts at getting her back may just force them further apart...

Snowstar finished his discussion with Coldeyes, which was about him telling the kits of the clan that wanderings far from the clan should be supervised by warriors or their parents, or that a cat isnt supposed to venture out alone when its late, basic things he wanted the youth of the camp to know now that Leafbare was just around the corner. Moving away from the Freshkill pile, Snowstar turned to to the camp entrance, spying his son laying down, with Demontalon near. He shook his head, it seemed like Fogcloud's trial was too much for him...

[Hopeflower]

"There you are," Robinflight meowed, bounding to Snowstar's side. Following his leader's gaze, he said, "He wanted me to let you know he'd finished his trial."

Demontalon blinked in surprise. "I..." She tried to find the words, and let out a sigh as she came up with none. "Look...Fogcloud...I think you and I both know we can't go back to the way things were," she mewed quietly. She paused, and went on more slowly, "But...that doesn't mean we can't start over."

[C S]

"Really...he seems...tired to say the least" Snowstar mewed to Robinflight, tilting his head. "Im going to give him a few minutes to rest" He growled. It appeared something was going on between the two cats.. he'd give them their time together....

"Oh, alright" Fogcloud mewed, regaining his breath. "My name's Fogcloud. Whats yours?" He growled with a smirk. Despite the time apart, and the possibillity they've probably changed so much since they last met, he couldnt help but cling to some unbroken binds from the past...

[Hopeflower]

Robinflight stepped back with a dip of his gray, striped head.

Demontalon half-smiled, amusement sparking to life in her features. "Demontalon. A pleasure to re-meet you...you stupid furball," she added affectionately.

[C S]

"Somethings never change" Fogcloud mewed, getting back to his paws. "How've you been?" He mewed, eyes panning over the wound to Demontalon's shoulder...

[Hopeflower]

"As well as can be expected, all things considered," Demontalon mewed, flicking her torn ear. "And yourself?"