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Post by Oreo on Apr 15, 2007 20:19:43 GMT -5
Flowingstar was the same cat as before when she stalked silently into the camp. She loved these cats more than anything, and she didn't care that they were StreamClan now. She was just... at peace now. She looked the same too. There were old scars knitting on her pink flesh, the same ones that had been slashed open during her last angry encounter with a Clan cat, but her lush fur bore the same coal-black patches.
Her teal eyes, also the same, longed to search out her old, beloved friends. The old leader's heart ached to lie down and share toungues with Pixipelt in peace. She had gone so long without these cats, and though her fantasies of being warmly welcomed back into the Clan had kept her going during her journey back, she had at that time pushed away any worry of feeling unwanted. But now that she stood on the threshold of her old life, she was a stranger to these cats. While she had not really changed, they had.
This was the most difficult moment of Flowingstar's journey. She was used to being admired, and inspiring courage into the Clan. But now they deserves her apologies. She stepped lightly into the camp. There were a few cats assembled, milling around. Her gaze fell immediately fell on a huge, polished stone in one corner. She imagined sneaking up to the vast rock, leaping up to the rim, yowling so that the forest rang with her mighty presence: "Flowingstar has returned!"
Then she rewound her fantasy. This time, when she tried to leap onto the great stone, she couldn't do it. Her claws scrabbled noisily against the back, and the Clan came rushing around, laughing at her. The crowd parted for Pixipelt, who shushed them sternly and carried her leader off to the medicine cat den to explain that they had a new leader, that she was no longer welcome.
Neither of these scenarios satisfied Flowingstar. So it was not humility, but fear, that lead her to abondon the 'high and mighty' idea. She strolled to the center of the clearing. "Cats, friends from RiverClan!" Her first mistake. It was called StreamClan now, but she continued despite her error. " I return today from a most harrowing and helpful journey. For these two moons you have been deprived of my leadership, and this will continue to be so, for I am not the leader that you used to rely upon. You have seen me at my courageous best, and my desparate worst. I hope that those traits will merge from now on: I am desparate for your love and trust, and I have the courage to try to regain it. Perhaps as your leader, perhaps as your loyal warrior. If you will have me."
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Post by Rose on Apr 16, 2007 12:22:23 GMT -5
☆Pixipelt heard aa voice that had always soothed her calmed her down made her feel better, happier. She listened to the noise and turned to remember who's voice it was, no not StrarClan. She shook her thoughts trying to remember a tingling ran along her all the way down to her paws she knew at once Flowingstar had returned her leader! The cat she trusted most. Excitement filled through her as she bouneded towards the figure that stood in the streamClan camp. She felt as if she was going in slow motion she bouneded towards the she-cat and rasped hjer round the ear. "Flowingstar." Pixipelt exclaimed "You've returned I knew you would! I knew you would never let the Clan down." She stepped back a paw step and scanned up and down Flowingstar "You're not hurty anywhere are you?" Full of happieness she let a smile sneek across her face. She wanted to telll the leader every single second of what had happened. The Sunset light shone against her pelt.☆
¤Cabbagemoon padded out the nursery from leaving his kits and Densefoot, he thought to himself recently he had been useless to the Clan. He needed to organise a hunting patrol and start doing things for his Clan as he stepped out he looked up. Pixipelt was standing there with another cat behind. Cofused of this he spadded forwards Pixipelt had not got out of her den ever since Flowingstar had dissapeared? He stepped further forwards at first he did not recognise the other cat then he realised who it was it was Flowingstar! She had come back as Pixipelt had mewed as soon as she had dissapeared he padded up and mewed "Flowingstar you have returned." ¤
*Palekit wandered forwards trying to follow his farthers scent. He wondered further. He scented a scent that he had never smelled before, it was another cat he wondered who it might be? Then he called "Densefoot there is a cat in the camp."*
~Playkit thought what was Palekit moaning about? She bounced to her paws and lively mewed "Palekit lets play?" And turned to look wether her mother was coming or not.~
>>Jasparstar nodded at Flowingstar "I was worried about your clan so i came to call a meeting but now you are back I must go the clan will tell you the rest." And with a flick of his tail he bouneded off.>>
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Post by Oreo on Apr 16, 2007 14:52:37 GMT -5
"Pixipelt!" choked Flowingstar, returning the medicine cat's greeting with an affectionate nuzzle. "I'm just fine," she mewed in response to her concern. "I have healed so much from... well you know what I was like before." She lowered her head, embarassed.
The Clan had stopped for her, right in the middle of their day, to gather around their old leader. She was honored. There were cats all around, some staring as though she were a ghost. She saw with relief the joy in some feline eyes... and with worry the uncertainty in others. It was time for business. She raised her voice. "I know it seems to you all that I have disappeared. But I have been away. While you caught prey, defended your Clan, shared tounues, I found myself. I healed. First I went to WindClan, the place where my life began. Then I lived at the old RiverClan camp, for that was where I had found a home. I found my way to ShadowClan, the place I had left with my anger and shame. I traversed land unknown to me, places that I will never see again. Finally, my paws carried me back to StarClan. The celestial warriors said that I belonged in RiverClan, which was now StreamClan. But they didn't say what my position here would be. It is your choice, friends."
She had just given two speeches. It felt too formal. She wanted to know this Clan again. After nodding respectfully to Jasparstar, she turned toward Pixipelt. "I am glad that you are so welcoming, Pixipelt. I didn't expect--" She suddenly caught sight of a white kit lurking near Cabbagemoon, and another not far from the nursery. Her eyes widened. "Oh my!! Kits!" She looked at Pixipelt amazedly. "Kits in RiverClan- or StreamClan?"
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Post by Rose on Apr 17, 2007 11:49:20 GMT -5
☆Pixipelt felt a happy glow all through her. She looked at Flowingstar gald and relived that she was not hurt. She turned to Flowingstar aand mewed "RiverClan is your home no matter what it is called I am glad you made the choice to return. Yes Densefoot has had kits very recently, I know she used to be Densepaw but as you know Jasparstar came to check on the Clan."☆
¤Cabbagemoon nodded "yes ther are 8 of them." Hee mewed and flicked his tail at Palekit and Playkit that had wondered from the nursery. "Here are two of them." He stepped back and touched his tail to the soft pale pelt of Palekit and then mewed"This is the eldest tom Palekit." Then he turned and looked at Playkit "This is playkit." he mewed.¤
~Playkit padded up to his father and loooked at him even though his eyes were closed. Then he mewled"Cabbagemoon who is this." His high voice squeeking as he mewled it. ~¤"This is the laeder of your Clan Flowingstar. You must always obey her orders."¤
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Post by Ehhhhhhh the Staff Member on Apr 17, 2007 17:19:34 GMT -5
A growl erupted from the Nursery as a cat slinked out. You weren't here for my warrior ceremony, for when I told the Clan that I was pregnant, for when I gave birth to my kits, for anything! Why do you come now after all of my kits are born and all of my special moments disappear? You don't care for me in the least, do you?!?! The she~cat's eyes turned to slits as her kits followed her out of the Nursery. Stay out of this, young ones. Her voice softened as she spoke to her kits. Playkit, Palekit, go back with the rest of the litter, darlings. Mommy and Daddy have to manage this alone. As the kits scrambled back into the Nursery to start to playfight, the cat turned back to Flowingstar. Yes, there are eight kits. All mine and Cabbagemoon's. I'm suprised you hated your Clan and me enough to leave right before my warrior ceremony and my kits. She sat, tail curling hatefully around her paws. And now you return and expect me to accept you? I think not.
ooc; If you have your kit go on Flowing's team, I will f**king kill you.
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Post by Oreo on Apr 17, 2007 18:07:46 GMT -5
Flowingstar flinched. Just when things had been going so well. She had grinned happily when Cabbagemoon said that the kits must obey her. He accepted her, at least. But the latest reaction was exactly what she had expected. But she wished it hadn't come from Dense--? She remembered. Densefoot. The last time she had been here, the she-cat had been an unassuming apprentice. She felt angry and bitter suddenly, and was glad that Jasparstar had already left.
"What was I leaving?" she cried, trying to keep her voice even with no success. "I had no Clan, I was broken and foolish and angry!" On those last few words, her voice caught painfully. "Out of all of you, I suffered most when I lost RiverClan! My heart broke, and you hate me for it!"
Flowingstar turned her back angrily and marched over to Pixipelt. Her mouth ached with the effort it was taking to keep her teeth bared fiercely. Grief was twitching at its corners, and as soon as she had turned away from the other cat's vision, she let her tense expression melt and felt the sod that she had been holding in leak out slowly. She rubbed her head against Pixipelt's soft fur and cried like a kit looking to its mother for comfort.
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Post by Ehhhhhhh the Staff Member on Apr 17, 2007 18:31:38 GMT -5
Densefoot felt no pity. She dug her claws into the ground, retorting, You were leaving out Clan! Though the Clans were united, that didn't mean you still practically owned RiverClan! You were never exiled! I hate you for it because you could have come back before simply assuming that we wouldn't accept you. And now that you're coming long after my kits were born, I feel offended and am growing to despise you! Cabbagemoon was slowly becoming our leader. I can easily see that happening, though I can't really see you staying!
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Post by Oreo on Apr 17, 2007 22:58:27 GMT -5
Flowingstar pivoted. "Fine," she shrieked. "Cabbagemoon is a good cat! He will lead you well! I plead with you to let me stay! But if I cannot, just know that I will be residing in the camp of StarClan instead! I'm sure you are pleased to hear it."
[OOC: I'm not trying to put any pressure on you to let Flowing stay. If you think Dense would have her go and commit suicide, please don't refrain from having her say so!
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Post by Rose on Apr 18, 2007 10:45:11 GMT -5
☆Pixipelt looked at Densefoot "No Densefoot I would never of let anyone take Flwowingstars place StarClan sent me a message telling me she would return." She mewed this in her calm voice as she never let any cat see her anger. She stroked Flowinstar with her tail then went to Densefoot. "Calm down Dense you know what it was like for Flowinstar I know what it was like for you but at least she is here now. I will explain to you that Cabbagemoon would not have become leader as I mewed StarClan told me she would return."☆
¤Cabbgemoon suprised of how Densefoot had acted he loooked at her and stood next to her trying to calm her down he licked her round the ear not wanting a fight he meweed ina whisper in Densefoots ear "The kits need you, go back to the nursery I will sort this out."¤
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Post by Oreo on Apr 18, 2007 17:39:39 GMT -5
"Thanks, Pixipelt, I knew even as I threatened my own death that you would speak fon my behalf." As she said this, Flowingstar glanced gratefully at the medicine cat. "I HAVE returned, as you foretold, but StarClan's messages are not always obvious and it does not mean that I will stay." She turned to the tomcat. "Cabbagemoon, do not send your mate away, let her speak, for she determines my fate now."
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Post by Rose on Apr 19, 2007 12:00:31 GMT -5
☆Pixipelt looked at the she-cat she was brave to say her words so bravely in a sweet but mean tone. She looked up to the sky wich was turning darker "Please Starclan make you be right." she almost whispered this. She shuffled her paws and glanced at Flowinstar "Flowingstar is right although I wish with all my heart for our rightful leader Flwongstar to stay."☆
¤cabbagemoon nodded and touched muzzles with Densefoot in that case I will leave her to talk. He stroked his tail softly on her pelt and left to the nursery.¤
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Post by Ehhhhhhh the Staff Member on Apr 19, 2007 18:06:19 GMT -5
Densefoot sat, knowing that this wouldn't be a quick I-say-you-go-and-that's-it conversation. It would be a while. I know it is rare for a queen to have dreams from StarClan, but I had one. It told me that one of my she~kits would get a sign from StarClan shortly after birth to decide who the new leader would be. They couldn't tell me, but I don't know why not. They told me that the kit would be Frisken, so we will have to wait until the sign comes to her. Until then, we are leader and deputyless. The dream will hopefully tell her who the new leader will be, if not you. I'll let you stay until the dream comes....
It already has. Stumbling over her words, Frisken padded up. StarClan said that Flowingstar would be leader until she lost one more life, and she would appoint Daddy as deputy to take her place when she was forced to leave the Clan.
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Post by Oreo on Apr 19, 2007 21:25:19 GMT -5
Flowingstar nodded, a little bit disappointed that no serious confirmatiion, one way or the other, had taken place. It wasn't like she wanted to go and kill herself, but she didn';t really like this new arrangement. The last words of StarClan's message (until she was forced to leave the Clan; what did that mean?) made her nervous.
"Very well" was all she said of the agreement, but then her tone lightened. "For the time being, Densefoot, thank you for letting me stay. And about the kits, I-" she paused, looking at Frisken lovingly. "I should have been there."
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Post by Ehhhhhhh the Staff Member on Apr 19, 2007 21:36:16 GMT -5
Frisken flattened her ears. I don't know you, so I show no affection towards you. She hissed, crouching and swishing her tail.
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Post by Rose on Apr 20, 2007 14:45:21 GMT -5
☆Pixiplet let out a thankful mew. And went back to where Flowingstar was and licked her round the ear and affectionately dug her head into the furof Flowingstar the scent she knew more than anything. more than the herns she had known since she was a kit. "I'll have to look after you well and make sure you don't lose your life. I will go and get some herbs to give you more strength."And with that she padded off.☆
¤He padded in to the camp "Frisken!" He shook his head and then mewed "Don't adress your keader so badly as I told the other kits Obey her." And with that he flicked his tail telling flowingstar to come into the nursery then padded away.¤
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