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Post by brightsun on Apr 2, 2006 9:14:21 GMT -5
Brightsun had heard tales of this place, and now visited it for himself. Going over the fence, he land lightly in what was once a nice yard. However, it was overgrown and chocked with weeds. The twoleg nest appeared abandoned, with ivy growing over it's dirty windows. Brigthtsun remembered it must have been very different at one point. Still, the house made him just walk a little faster. He moved towards the willow tree, and even as he walked he saw the tombstone, which marked Smoke's resting place.He sat down a fox length away and stared at it, thinking.
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Post by rowan on Apr 2, 2006 10:49:08 GMT -5
Rowanfur, newly assigned Warrior of TC, walked into the clearing of his mother's grave. He had often been here to visit for his heart still trobbed with the pain and memory of her death.
As he advenced to the soft, earthy grave he spotted an unfamiliar cat. It smelled like ShadowClan. "ShadowClan? Near my mothers grave." He sniffed the air but sat back down. "Hello, there," he said to the tom. "What brings you here?"
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Post by brightsun on Apr 2, 2006 10:56:31 GMT -5
"Hello," Brightsun said turning. He stared at the tom for a moment, trying to think of who this might be, before answering. "I came here to try to fond something out about Smake's children. I've tried talking with Winterwind about it, but she doesn't know much. I figured one of her siblings might know something more." Brightsun was sure this was Rowanfur, Winterwind's brother. He sat patiently to see if his belief would be confirmed.
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Post by rowan on Apr 2, 2006 11:07:52 GMT -5
"Oh," he replied, "then you are in luck." Rowanfur moved closer and sat next to his mother's grave. "I am Roanfur, Winter- Winterwind? You mean my sister is a Warrior.. or Medicine Cat more of?" His eyes filled with some happiness. If Winterwind was a Warrior, then maybe Brownpaw was as well. "I am her brother."
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Post by brightsun on Apr 2, 2006 11:11:34 GMT -5
"I thought so." Brightsun said. The resmblance to Darkfur was noticable."I believe all the apprentices in her age group are warriors now." He gave Rowanfur a moment to bask in his happiness before speaking again. "I was wondering, what do you know of your sister? I'm curious to see what you know bout her before I fill you in on a few things, if you don't already now them."
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Post by rowan on Apr 2, 2006 11:19:00 GMT -5
Brownie must be a Warrior then.. good, we are all Warriors. Rowanfur nodded. "Good, good, I am glad they are both warriros." He then clicked back into the question. "Well, I do not know much of Pepper. She was my sister for so short a time. I know her heart was always set on healing, fighting is not her way. I know she is the kind, sensible on, much like our mother. You see, I have my father's looks but more of my mother's personality. Brownie takes after our father completely, stubborn and smart. Storm, or Torrentheart, looks as beautiful as our mother, but has niether personality. Winterwind has our mother's personality and more of her looks." He sighed. "Winterwind is so smart and sensible, always helping Brownie and I along.. telling us the right things."
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Post by brightsun on Apr 2, 2006 11:27:41 GMT -5
"Accept during your long family feud." Brightsun said. He hoped his comment wasn't to cutting, but he didn't lik dancing around an issue. "She told me how your family has been drifting apart..." Brightsun sighed, looking down for a moment to collect his thoughts. "It hurts her you know." He said after a moment looking at Rowanfur. "She tries to hide it, but you can see it if you look for it. It's hard for her to see Brownie and Torrentheart fight, than feel like nothing helps. She's isolated herself from most of her family. I want to help her, but I need to know more about the problem."
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Post by rowan on Apr 2, 2006 11:41:57 GMT -5
Rowanfur looked down, guilt filled his eyes. "We are." Fighting back tears he began with the story, "We have never been a close family. Ever since Pep-sorry, Winterwind left our house to join WindClan because of a dream, things have fallen apart. Brownie insisted that she go with Winterwind for she wanted to be a Warrior. Winter was not too happy, but sad okay. I felt hurt that they left and joined ThunderClan, of course, Brownstar was Deputy then and was very upset that I had come. She made it pretty misserable. Torrentheart then decided she would join RiverClan. That pretty much cut us off. Then, we had a meeting at our mother's grave and told each other what we were doing. We were all apprentices then. That was all fine, we had a small fight, but nothing much. We saw each other at he gathering, but didn't see each other for moons. Just a moon ago, before any of our ceremonies, except Torrentheart, we met at my father's old camp. I talked to The Night and demanded to know things. The Night lied to us and had me going for a while. Brownie then appeared. We argued a bit but nothing serious, until Torrent and Winter came. They barged in and Torrent started a huge fight with Brownie. Winter tried to stop us but was unsuccessful. She left, sad and angry at us. Torrent then stated that she was no longer part of our family... that she was sperated. She left. After that, Brownie and I parted. As you see, we are not a close family. Torrent is jealous of Brownie and I since we are very close. Winter is just... different. I was never close to her and do not understand her like I would like to." He breathed in a deep sigh.
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Post by brightsun on Apr 2, 2006 12:06:42 GMT -5
"Have you ever actually solved a fight as a family without half of you running off?" Brightsun asked frankly. It wasn't particularly nice, or neccisary. Brightsun was just curious about it.
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Post by brownie on Apr 2, 2006 12:36:25 GMT -5
Dropping into a crouch, Brownclaw felt her muscles respond, strong, like liquid metal as she slid easily into the position. Working like a coiled wire, she used her pillars to propel her body up and forward, srpinging lightly onto the fence that encircled her Mother's old home...Brownie's old home. Catching onto the thin wood with extended talons and the pads of her digits, the dark tabby grasped onto the fence and kept a firm hold. Peering through the green foliage of the tree clsoe to the fence, Brownclaw could just see two cats. One of them was a dark tabby, like her, but slightly lighter in shade and bigger than she, and the other was long-haired, a rich ginger tabby in stain with snowy patches on his chest and paws. The scents of ShadowClan and ThunderClan were strong, and she recognised the tabby as her beloved Brother, Rowan. The other cat was unknown to her. Hidden as she was, Brownie remained in her place and listened to their conversation with interest. So this ShadowClan tom knew Winterwind, did he? It was a shock, more so that Winterwind had not spoken to Brownclaw recently, yet she was perfectly happy to confide in a stranger from a hostile Clan. Unlike RiverClan and ThunderClan, Brownclaw had no blood ties there, and it was an enigma to her. The harsh comment made by the tom, Brightsun it seemed, hurt Brownie, for she was sensitive about her heritage and her siblings.
Revealing herself, the dark tabby she-cat leapt from the fence and sailed onto the freshly-cut grass. She began to stalk forward, passing her Mother's grave. As she moved, she felt self-conscious of her appearance - dark tabby fur rippling over strong muscles, green eyes - she was the mirror image of her Father. Her anatomy was like his, too, more the strong, subtle, large, sleek form of say, a RiverClan cat than the scrawny WindClan Warriors. She was well-matched to Pheonixpelt, a cat born of RiverClan and tainted by BloodClan. "I don't see that our family is any of your buissness," Brownclaw hissed at the ShadowClan tom, her eyes burning with unscutable feelings. "And you would do wise not to offend Darkfur's Daughter, afterall, I may share his dark Nature!" She spat at this, remembering the time when one of her closest friends, Rosepelt, had turned on Brownie, hurling insult after hurtful insult at the dark tabby, cursing Darkfur and his bloodline. Turning away from Brightsun, Brownclaw turned to her Brother, her rage replaced by love as she pushed her muzzle into his neck, nuzzling him with force. Brownclaw had been worried about Rowan for many days, ever since the terrible news that BloodClan had taken over his Camp reached her ears, and it was a relief to see he was fine.
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Post by rowan on Apr 2, 2006 12:39:08 GMT -5
//Rosepelt wasn't that bad to Brownie...//
Rowan spotted his sister and stopped in his response. "This is my sister, Brownpaw." He turned his head to his sister, trying to signal for her not to make an enemy.
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Post by brightsun on Apr 2, 2006 12:54:36 GMT -5
"I could guess that from her appearence and charming nature." Brightsun said sarcastially. He looked for a moment at Brownclaw. "I take am interest in your family because Winterwind is one of the few friends I have. She at least trusts me to keep her secrets and listen to her rather than throw an accusation at her, fight and than run away." He narrowed his at the she-cat. "I know that you're trying to escape your father's questionable reputation, and won't hurt bme because you know better." He turned back to Rowanfur. "Could you answer my previous question?"
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Post by Torrentheart on Apr 2, 2006 12:56:19 GMT -5
((Mind if I join?If you all do...i'll leave.))
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Post by brightsun on Apr 2, 2006 12:57:08 GMT -5
(Sure, the more the merrier.)
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Post by Torrentheart on Apr 2, 2006 12:58:51 GMT -5
((Brownie?Rowan?What about you two?))
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Post by rowan on Apr 2, 2006 12:59:26 GMT -5
// I, personally, don't mind.//
Rowan sighed. That probably wasn't the best thing to say to Brownie, he thought to himself. "No, Brightsun, we do not run away from all family fights. We leave... angry." Something then hit himself. "Brownie.. I heard you have become a Warrior. Congrats and what is your new name?" His face showed a smile.. then faltered, turning back to Brightsun.
//Just remember, don't post too much... wait for people to post as well. I am RPing three differ cats at the same time.//
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Post by brownie on Apr 2, 2006 13:08:09 GMT -5
((Come and join the riot, Torrentheart  )) Ignoring Rowan's silent plea for peace, Brownclaw turned back to the ShadowClan tom and drew her lips back in a snarl. "How dare you!? What in the name of StarClan gives you the right to delve into my family's buissness!? No, don't answer that, for you have none. And who says I am escaping my Father's reputation? I am not ashamed of my Father, and I refuse to be. He was a respected, sensible cat, and should not be brought up so lightly by one who clearly had no affiliation to him. For your information, I did not accuse Winterwind, nor fight her, and if anyone says other, they shall ahve to answer to me. I fought with Torrentheart, no other of my blood." Eventually, Brownclaw turned back to her Brother and addressed him. "I have been meaning to speak with you for a while, Rowan, for I have discovered what we were searching for. And I ahve been so worried, ever since word of BloodClan taking over ThunderClan reached my ears. If one of them so much as lays a claw on you, I shall stud a collar with its own teeth and hang its skin for all to see." |
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Post by brightsun on Apr 2, 2006 13:14:15 GMT -5
"I see you every few days telling another cat you don't wish to turn out like your father," Brightsun said, his own anger rising. "As for not fighting with anyone in your family besides Torrentheart is a flat out lie. As for me having no right to go into your family buisness, I see that you can barely solve it on your own without causing one of your siblings to want to jump into a river.Though seeing your temper, I have little reason to wonder." Brightsun knew he was ranting, but didn't care, as long as one of his comments hurt the fiery she-cat.
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Post by rowan on Apr 2, 2006 13:16:27 GMT -5
Rowan looked taken back by Brownie's rough speach towards Brightsun. Whats with her? he wondered. "Brownie.. be nice to Brightfun. He is only trying to help. Anyway, what is warrior name? I am dying to hear it."
He then heard that Brownie had good news. "WHere is it?" he whispered in a low tone, not wanting Brightsun to hear. "And as for BloodClan, they are alright. They don't talk to us.. in fact, they leave us alone. Brownstar has gone insane tho. I am worried for her."
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Post by Torrentheart on Apr 2, 2006 13:22:49 GMT -5
Torrentheart's paws padded along the leaves and they crunched under her feet.A few different scents hit her hard.That of her sister Brownie and that of her brother Rowan.Another scent also hit her,that of a Shadowclan cat.Confusion set in when she noticed the smells were coming from her old home.She leaped up on the fence right in time to notice a fight brewing between her sister and the shadowclan cat.Jumping down,she nervously padded over to her brother and whispered,"What's happening here?"
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Post by rowan on Apr 2, 2006 13:24:42 GMT -5
"Brightsun and Winter have become close so Brightsun wants to find out more about her. Brownie doesn't think he should know anything. And, I am stuck in the middle. I suggest you don't say much to Brownie, for you two aren't exactly the closest I have seen."
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Post by Torrentheart on Apr 2, 2006 13:31:27 GMT -5
Torrentheart meowed with agreement."I know.."She said with regret."I need to apologize...to all of you,at a.."She paused,"later time."She said,finishing,staring at her silver paws.
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Post by brownie on Apr 3, 2006 11:50:00 GMT -5
"If Winterwind chooses to be offended when I fought with Torrentheart, then that is her choice," Brownclaw's voice was cool, more controlled as she continued. "I never insulted her, and I do not confide in her as much as Rowan, because she is never around. I ahven't seen her for days, but you seem to be getting yourself very acquainted with her. And as for you seeing me, are you a stalker? Or do often intrude upon WindClan lands? If so, then you must have traveled deep into the heart of WindClan territory where LargeGrass is to find me. I wonder how Moonstar and Silverstar will take that?" A familiar scent drifted to Brownie's nose, and she felt a stab of guilt as she recognised Torrentheart's. The last time she had seen her sister, it had been an awkward effort for Brownie to apologise to the blue-gray she-cat, for - though she denied it - Brownie missed the old Storm and hoped she would find her fluffy Kit of a sister in this new sleek-furred she-cat, Torrentheart. Twitching her ears in greeting to Torrentheart, Brownclaw flashed Rowan a hard stare, hoping he would see it as a signal to talk about their Father later. With all of Darkfur and Smoke's children.
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Post by Torrentheart on Apr 3, 2006 19:16:23 GMT -5
Torrentheart stiffled a smile but instead flicked her tail back in greeting.She watched silently as her sister argued with this Shadowclan tom,ready to jump in at any moment that she was needed.
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Post by rowan on Apr 3, 2006 19:31:06 GMT -5
//I will let Brightsun post after this.//
Rowanfur understood Brownie's rather hard stare and kept his mouth quiet. Pressing aganst Torrent, he began to think of why Brightsun was so interested in his sister. She is a Meddie.. he can't love her.
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Post by brightsun on Apr 4, 2006 16:19:23 GMT -5
Brightsun saw Brownclaw was no longer apparently going to jump on him, so he tried to calm himself. "I don't have to go into your clan's land to find out. You tell so many people that same line, and you can see it plainly in your eyes." He turned to see Torrentheart. "You must be the other sister. It's nice to meet you." As he spoke, he privately wondered if he should leave. These cats would probably want to be left alone. Besides, the fact these cats came from all the other clans besides his own was starting to make his fur stand on end. Something told him to stay, and listen. These three might sa something useful, if only by accident.
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Post by Torrentheart on Apr 4, 2006 19:06:40 GMT -5
Torrentheart nodded her head in greeting."It's..."She paused for a moment,pondering what to say."..nice to meet you too."She shot an anxious and akward glance at her brother.
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Post by rowan on Apr 4, 2006 19:46:32 GMT -5
Rowanfur was beginning to feel some unneeded tention between Brightsun and Brownclaw. "Brightsun, how is Moonstar?" he asked, for he truely wondered about the SC Leader. He had not seen her in a while.
He then saw the awkward glance and tried not to laugh, for it was rather awkward, being interviewed by a cat about his sister, even is Brownclaw was being stubborn.
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Post by Torrentheart on Apr 4, 2006 20:06:59 GMT -5
((I'm going to wait for them to post..))
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Post by brownie on Apr 5, 2006 11:30:50 GMT -5
((That's me! Stubborn, unnecessary-tension-making, eyes-always-betraying-feelings Brownie! Hey, Brightsun, no hard feelings in OOC, Okay?))
Ignoring the stabs of irritation that accompanied Brightsun's words, Brownclaw glanced at Rowan and Torrentheart, feeling a tinge of jealousy as she saw the pair pressing against each other. It was also a bitter reminder of how close she was to Rowan, a cat of another Clan, yet how far away she was from Winterwind, in her own Clan, and even Torrentheart was becoming slowly closer to Brownie than the Medicine Cat. "So Rowan, have you had your Warrior Ceremony yet? I recieved no news from the cats of WindClan who did go to the Gathering." She could not help but feel a trace of bitterness as she remembered that she ahd been kept at home from a Gathering since her first when she was barely out of Kithood. It was as if Silverstar was scared of Brownclaw - being Darkfur's Daughter - or worse, forgetting about the young Warrior.
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