Gathering #3

[Arrowpelt]

Arrowplet ran up to her. He gave her a big smile. "Hello," he said. "I..was...looking for you." he had his head down. He knew that wasn't the right thing to say.

[Stormstar]

[glow=blue,4,000]Stormstar filled her in with a whisper, "ThunderClan's news. Long story, short: Brownstar is the new Leader and Rubytail is her Deputy. Whitetail, Gingerpelt and Blackclaw are new Warriors, while Sprinklepaw and Rowanpaw are new Apprentices," Louder he meowed to Moonstar, "You go next, then you Silverstar. I have to say a few words after all the Clan news."[/glow]

[Willowtail]

Willowtail caught Winterpaw's eye and smiled encouragingly. From what she knew, this was Winterpaw's first Gathering. It would be Brownpaw's and Rowanpaw's too. She had not seen Torrentpaw among them.

[Arrowpelt]

Arrowpelt looked at Willowtail. He was excited. He looked at the Leaders. Stormstar was so tall and proud. He was a little scared.

[brownie]

Padding behind her sister, Winterpaw, Brownpaw looked around the Gathering for her other siblings, Torrentpaw and Rowanpaw. Seeing Rowanpaw, Brownpaw padded up to them with dignity, yet limping. After their meeting, Brownpaw had felt the need to gently tease her brother about Sprinklepaw. Assuming the she-cat beside her brother was Sprinklepaw, Brownpaw purred and looked at Rowanpaw meeninglly, "Hello Rowanpaw, so Brownstar let you come. And you must be Sprinklepaw, my brother tells me a lot about you."

[sprinkalstrom]

Sprinklepaw smiled,"Yes, he says a lot about you as well. And Winterpaw and Torrentpaw."she meowed.

[rowan]

Rowan smiled at his sister meeting his friend. "Yes, this is my friend, Sprinklepaw.' he said looking around. "Over there is Winterpaw."

[sprinkalstrom]

Sprinklepaw nodded then looked up to see what leader was next.

[*:Moonstar~Melodypaw:*]

Moonstar bowed to Stormstar. "Well we have four new apprentices: Spottedpaw, Brightpaw, Lightningpaw and Innocentpaw. We have new kits as well. That is all."She nodded to Silverstar to speak.

[brownie]

Brownpaw smiled sweetly at Sprinklepaw and flashed a look at Rowanpaw. She had so far spotted cats that were well-known, Willowtail, Arrowpelt, Stormstar, Rubytail, Windstorm. Brownpaw froze. Windstorm. Her amber eyes locked on to Windstorm's azure ones and she felt like her heart had dropped out of her and that she was falling towards a black hole.

[sprinkalstrom]

"Whats the matter, Brownpaw?" asked Sprinklepaw in a worried matter seeing the shocking look upon the brown apprentice eyes and looking into the look of horror in the tabby's eyes. Following what was in Brownpaw's view she noticed Windstorm.

[Winterwind]

Winterpaw smiled."Thanks for your concern." She felt her stomach twist at a sudden thought. Can he be devloping feelings for me?.. The very thought scared and saddened her. Winterpaw kept these emotions behind a mask of nervousness."So, having fun?" She asked Arrowpelt.

[||Silverstar||]

Silverstar lessoned hard to Stormstar's words. Icestar is dead or gone then, she thought, how sad. Silverstar leaped on to the Highrock."Many of my young apprentices have become warriors sence the last time we met."she started.(This is after Darkfur died)"Darkfur has fallen, fighting against WindClan, he killed Amberwind, and Hollowheart has left but something was strange about it. . . The Night, no dout all have heard that name. Darkfur told me something was going to happen, horrable things. He told me. . . almost 3 moons ago. I appolagiz, The Night is planing to us BloodClan if I recall, but I don't know when or where they will start."

[Tigerheart]

Tigerheart sat alone he hoped stormstar would not tell the hole forist about hwat happen to him but tigerheart knew it would be for the best.

[Arrowpelt]

Arrowpelt smiled at Winterpaw. "Yes. Gathering seme to be fun. I..I..." he caught site of Willowtail looking at him and his smile faltered. He stood up straight to continue his sentense. "I am having a great time." That wasn't what he had originally planned to say but it seemed to work. he looked at her. She was beautiful. Stop it! he thought to himself. We are both med Cats and in different Clans.

[xx the brownster]

Brownstar shivered. She was not the oldest Lader and didn't kow as much bt she knew that BloodClan wasn't a good thing. "What... what can we do, Silverstar?" she asked.

[rowan]

Rowanpaw watched Brownpaw ans Winterpaw. He noticed Arrowpelt was tlaking to her. He was the ShadowClan medicine Cat Appretnice. I wonder what he wants... he thought to himself. He tunred back to Sprinklepaw.

[brownie]

Brownpaw looked at Sprinklepaw and mewed, "Oh, nothing. I've got to go and talk to Winterpaw, see ya!" The brown Apprentice raced up to Winterpaw in time to hear Arrowpelt stutter. Feeling like she was interrupting something, Brownpaw cleared her throat and was about to speak when Silverstar announced WindClan's news. Her eyes clouded with grief for her lost Clan-Mate and the fact that Hollowheart had left. Then the shock hit. Her Father had been killed. Brownpaw had wondered what had happened to him and now she knew the truth. She hadn't even had time to say goodbye. The hate she had felt for him melted away and pain and grief overcome her as her love reawakened.

Shooting looks at Rowanpaw and Winterpaw, Brownpaw could not help but feel curiosity. Who had killed Darkfur? Shaking, Brownpaw stumbled and bumped into a cat. Looking up she saw it was Willowtail. Muttering, "Sorry," Brownpaw looked up at the Leaders and waited for Stormstar to make his announcement.

[Willowtail]

Shock overwhelmed the young Medicine Cat, and Willowtail tried unsuccessfully to hide the pain from her face. She herself had never wanted Darkfur slain, only driven away to another far away place. Amberwind's death was a saddening thing and Hollowheart leaving. . .He must have felt like his world had closed. She felt a bump in her flank and looked down at Brownpaw. Brownpaw was Darkfur's daughter, and Willowtail's heart went out to the obviusly stricken Apprentice. Quickly in her mind, Willowtail began to formulate plans that may include a certain four Apprentices and possibly her Apprentice.

[Arrowpelt]

((Yay! I want to be involved! lol))

Arrowplet listened. "I am sorry," he said to Brownpaw. He turned to Rowan.

[rowan]

Rowanpaw looked stunned. Father dead. he kept telling himself. He looked around. He could see pain in Brownpaw's eyes. He wanted to compfort her like when they were kits but he couldn't. He couldn't move. He felt something, something he had never felt g=for his father in a long time. He felt love. He loved his father. "No," he said quietly to himself. He felt loss. He would never get to show his father all the wariro moves. He would never make his father proud. he remebered doing that when he was a kit. "No!" he yelled loud enough so all cats could ear him. He ran out of the clearing. He couldn't bare it. The pain sturck him so hard. He ran to a bush. he wasn't sure is anyone could comfort him...

((Poor, Rowan, he has had a break down...))

[sprinkalstrom]

"Rowan!" yowled Sprinklepaw chasing after him.

[brownie]

Brownpaw snapped out of her state of shock at her brother's yowl. Seeing Sprinklepaw race after him, Brownpaw could not help thinking that that should be her, following her brother. Shooting forward like a firework had been set off behind her, Brownpaw raced after her brother, over-taking Sprinklepaw, powered by grief, guilt and pain.

"Rowan, wait!"

[rowan]

Rowan was crying. He looked at his incoming sister. "Brownpaw," he said. "I am so sorry."

[Winterwind]

Winterpaw stood there stony face. She had heard the news of her father's death a while ago and the sharp pain of grieve had dullen. She watched Rowan and Brownpaw run away to the woods."That's what I mean by paying attention to what's going on in your clan.." She said softly, so no cat could hear.

[sprinkalstrom]

Sprinklepaw slowed down and looked at them,"I shall go back to my spot." she mewed heading torward where she sat noticing that Rowan would like to be with Brownpaw, and Winterpaw more then her at the time. It seemed that their father died that they would like to ne a lone at the time rather tather then everybody asking them, whats wrong, or are you okay. She waited to see eerybodys reaction before saying anything. Sprinklepaw looked at the leaders, her blue eyes shining, then at Rowan and Brownpaw, then at Rubytail, next at Winterpaw, then at everybody else. She knew StarClan would probaly mad at the interupttion. Rowan's father died though and he just found out about it.

[Arrowpelt]

Arrowplet looked at Winterpaw to see how she was handling it. She seemed to be the sensible one in the family. He wanted to ask her but couldn't. he then decided to. "Winterpaw, I am sorry." he said. "I know how it is to lose someone."

[||Silverstar||]

Silverstar closed her eyes and looked away. She suddenly looked and felt much older. Through much of Silverstars long life, she had bore witness to many tarrable deeds. Her eyes openned wide."Perhaps, Darkfur, was trying to tell us what to do all this time. . . I know it sounds inpossable, but mabey he new this may happen. . . he was testing us. . . and we failed it. . . oh why did I not see this before."Silverstar darted looks everywhere."He was seeing if we would help each other or fight by ourselves. He was perparing us for this. . . in order to help the clans, he had to make us focus our efferts. . .Do you understand?!"

[xx the brownster]

Brownstar looked at Silverstar. Her expression was a shocked one first, but then she started to understand. She realized what was going on. The world started to clear. Life was no longer fun and games. This was serious. This meant that war might becoming. She shivered as she watched Rowanpaw leave. Her apprentice seemed troubled. She was troubled.

[Silentclaw]

"So the folls finnaly get it," Phantom said softly from his spot. He had a sarcastic look and his voice was mixed with sarcasm and disgust. He shook his head and continued to watch.