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Post by False Pretenses on Feb 13, 2008 16:13:48 GMT -5
A silver-blond tom sat at the bottom of a door. Light shined under the crack from an outside light. "I'm going to do it," he muttered to himself. His emerald eyes scanned around him before he stared at the new kitty-door. He could hear the odd sounds his upwalker's made muffled upstairs. Slowly and silently, he crept through the black door flap, sniffing the scents outside. He hopped on top of a black mechanism used for cooking, and onto his fence. Jumping down on the other side, his bell on his collar jingled. Cursing silently, he started for the wild clans. He heard about them from other cats, voices heard through open windows. Snagging his collar on a few branches, it finally fell free. Rageheart had done it. He was in freedom now. Running quietly, he made his way past trees and stopped at a stream. He stared at his reflection and suddenly, it wavered and another reflection came into view.
A blond cat stared up at Rageheart. The tom's deep blue eyes were familliar and hurting. ' Swallow! No! Why'd you leave us? Huh? You left us to die.' a voice sounded in his head. He heard a shuffling of paws and looked up. "May I help you?" he was looking into the electric blue eyes of a white she-cat. "Yeah, you can. Do you know Robin?" he asked sternly. She stared at him and returned his cold gaze, shockingly. "Robin? No. I know a Robinclaw, but no Robin," she sighed. "That might be him. And who are you?" he meowed after a moment. She hesitated. "FrostTail. Of Waterclan. You're a kittypet, no doubt. Who are you and what are you doing here?" Rageheart recalled being named 'Swallow' by his mother but changing his name to Rageheart when he disappeared and left, thinking maybe Robin did that. "Rageheart. I was a kittypet, correct. Ran away, I did. And I'm looking for my brother." he growled. FrostTail thought she saw a slight resemblance. "Come with me. And shut up," she said quietly.
She led him through the darkness and stopped at a den. "Robinclaw?" she called. "FrostTail? What is it?" a tired voice answered. "Come out here. You might want to." she glanced at Rageheart. They heard a shuffle and pawsteps until a blond tom appeared looking tired. He stared at Rageheart, now fully awake. His blood boiled. "Swa..Swallow?" he asked. Rageheart hissed, "It's Rageheart now, Robinclaw. I found you, finally." he stared back. An uncertain tension was between them. "Boy will Hollyclaw be sad when she finds out I killed my brother!" Robinclaw's voice raised and he felt a few cats watching as he lunged for Rageheart, tumbling over with him.
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Post by (Spider) Aqune (Riders) on Feb 14, 2008 0:52:18 GMT -5
Hollyclaw blinked, and popped her head out of the warrior's den, her eye's growing dim. "ROBINCLAW STOP!" She yowled, her eyes flashing with worry.
Oh how she didn't feel like burrying anything today, as the elder's wern't felling so well. "Robinclaw, cut it out! Explain why you're attacking a kittypet, now!" she sneered into his ear, her eyes still showing the love she had for him.
(Small post obv D:)
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Post by Robinclaw on Feb 14, 2008 18:46:33 GMT -5
Robinclaw immediantly stopped attacking when he heard Hollyclaw. Letting his brother snag a claw on his fur, he shook and walked backwards a few steps. "He's my brother, Hollyclaw." he said, tears gathering in his azure eyes. "That's right. What's with her?" Rageheart grumbled. He sensed the pause and glanced at Hollyclaw. "So my little brother has fell in love. How cute." he teased smugly. "I might have to change that," he rumbled a growl. "Shut up! Touch Hollyclaw and I'll rip you to shreds," Robinclaw hissed. He looked to Hollyclaw with sorrow in his eyes and the tears wouldn't fall. His tail lowered, his ears flattened and he stalked away, leaving an angry Rageheart staring after him. "He better get back here, the little--" FrostTail hissed. "Watch your foul tongue around her, less you want it clipped." she stared hard at him and he snorted. Looking at Hollyclaw he growled. "Best to watch your tail," he hissed quietly. He watched her intently, daring her to challenge him or to go after his brother.
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Post by (Spider) Aqune (Riders) on Feb 16, 2008 9:28:49 GMT -5
Hollyclaw growled. "Kittypet, You better be careful! I'm not very soft at all," she flicked her tail, letting Robinclaw know she didn't like his brother, not at all. her fur bristled and her eyes glowing with anger.
Moonpaw blinked and looked around, her eyes shifting from the newcomer and then to Hollyclaw, so she sinked back into the apprentince den.
Bluefur padded into camp, his blue eyes flashing from Rageheart, and noticed the anger in the air, his fur bristling. "What's going on here?!"
Hollyclaw glanced at her brother. "W-- Bluefur!" she almost bounded over to him, but she lashed her tail. "What do you want?" she asked calmly, her eyes still focusing on Rageheart.
"There's a kittypet here? why?!" Bluefur padded up to his sister, eyeing them carefuly.
Hollyclaw blinked and shook her head. "He went looking for his brother, he's well.. A mouse-brain for coming here!" she sneered, right to Rageheart.
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Post by robineh on Feb 17, 2008 0:36:23 GMT -5
Robinclaw's blue gaze flicked to Hollyclaw once as he turned. "Hey, calm down.. He's still my brother," he said quietly. But he stared hard and cold at Rageheart. He looked at Bluefur once, ignored him slightly and turned to Rageheart again. "Why did you even come here?" he hissed, but his voice shook. ' I am not going to break down in front of Hollyclaw right now..' the thought could be easily seen on his face. "To find you. We have a score to settle." Rageheart hissed back, his tail lashing. Rageheart glared at Hollyclaw fiercely. "This is none of your business either, cat." he rumbled. Hailstar lay in his den and heard the commotion and trotted out of his den. Seeing the cluster of cats, including FrostTail, Robinclaw and Hollyclaw, along with Bluefur, he ran over. "What in StarClan is going on?" he called. Robinclaw glanced at him. "Nothing not even our leader needs to know of." he actually hissed. "Well, then take it outside camp." Hailstar retorted. Robinclaw obeyed, tumbling with Rageheart out to the outskirts of Waterclan territory. "Oh my god..cats of Starclan help us, I can't tell who is who..." FrostTail whispered, following them slowly. robinclaw felt bad about fighting in front of Hollyclaw but he did have to settle what was between him and his brother. They tumbled towards the stream and in a flurry of claws and yowls, went at it fiercely. "You left us! Left us to die, Rageheart!" Robinclaw yowled. He lashed at Rageheart's throat with his teeth and almost had his mark if his brother hadn't rolled and they both flew into the water. They fought as they tried gaining leverage.
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Post by (Spider) Aqune (Riders) on Feb 17, 2008 1:05:39 GMT -5
Hollyclaw ran out, her eyes full of fright. "ROBINCLAW!!" her yowl screached for miles into the forest, worry tugging at her heart.
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Post by False Pretenses on Feb 17, 2008 10:32:24 GMT -5
Robinclaw heard his name being called out. His mind flew to Hollyclaw and he started to realize he was running out of air... and he was below Rageheart. Panic started to flood over him for once. His azure eyes seemed clear in the water and he lashed out with his front paws, kicking with his legs. He was trying to swim up and to the top of the water but Rageheart's lungs weren't about to burst yet. He pushed Robinclaw back down. As they fought to gain the path up to air, a sudden splash sounded. A blur of gray and orange tackled into Rageheart. Robinclaw was clueless but took the chance. He flew out of the water, gulping air. As soon as he was close to land where Hollyclaw was, he disappeared. Rageheart had gotten away from Quietstep and Flamepelt, dragging Robinclaw down. He opened his mouth to yowl, and water flooded in. He panicked again. He took his last breath. "Tell Hollyclaw...that I love her.." he whispered when Quietstep was in hearing range. His eyes closed and he floated downwards, with no strength to paddle up.Rageheart was in heaven. He swam up and padded on to land right in front of Hollyclaw. "Robinclaw!" FrostTail rushed over but stopped by Hollyclaw. "Rageheart." Flamepelt corrected as she helped Quietstep out of the water. "Im so sorry Hollyclaw.." he began slowly, licking his sopping fur as he sat in front of her. "But he says he loves you." he finished sadly. FrostTail's eyes filled with lost tears. "Robin..claw?" she choked. She walked slowly to the water's edge. She could see nothing through the dark waters. "No.." she backed up, tail between her legs and her ears back against her head. She looked at Hollyclaw once with an open mouth, but no words came. Flamepelt sadly came over as FrostTail's tears came. They cried together softly. "pitiful." Rageheart sneered. He glared at them all before disappearing, in a blink of an eye.
' Im so sorry Hollyclaw..' Robinclaw hoped to starclan his thoughts would somehow reach her. He had floated with the stream down to a different area, barely managing to hold on to a rock in the water. ' Hollyclaw...where are you?' he sobbed in his thoughts. He was lost. Scared. And missed Hollyclaw awfully. He was too exhausted to swim to the edge of the water, and he couldn't see straight. Once, he thought he saw Rageheart passing. He yowled out what he could. Green eyes stared at him. They were cold and heartless. Then his brother ran. ' Oh, hollyclaw..please come walking here soon...I'm scared and alone, helpless as a stupid kit.' he had to admit it. He hoped his thoughts would reach her with the help of starclan. He hoped they would let him at least give those thoughts to her.
"Robinclaw...she will recieve your thoughts. She'll hear them as though you are speaking with her, like you always do." Canarytail, Robinclaw's mother, watched him from up in Starclan. She turned to Hollyclaw, and the cats around her. Hollyclaw would hear what he had to say. She closed her eyes, and suddenly was in front of Hollyclaw. "Hollyclaw. He's okay. He needs a message delivered though,' she repeated her sons thoughts and smiled. "now go and find him."
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Post by (Spider) Aqune (Riders) on Feb 17, 2008 17:56:35 GMT -5
Hollyclaw growled, and tackled Rageheart. "I HATE YOU!" she hissed into his ear, clawing at his shoulder. she then bit at him and let him go, her eyes dull with greif. "How dare you... Do that to him..." she shook her head and blinked, suprised that Carnarytail came to her. "H-He is? lead me to him!"
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Post by False Pretenses on Feb 17, 2008 19:20:57 GMT -5
Canarytail smiled again. Her ghostly image walked and she waved her tail for Hollyclaw to follow. Leading her to the spot where Robinclaw hung on to the rock for his life. "H-hollyclaw..!" his voice was choked as he saw her and his mother. He started to swim out from the rock, filled with new strength of reaching her, but soon clung to it again. "The water is really deep.. and I'm exhausted. I feel like a kit, Holly.." he trailed off as a small wave crashed over him. He choked for air as he came up again, losign grip on the rock. He used all his strength to push towards land. He finally got up, clawing his way on dry land. He collapsed in front of Hollyclaw and Canarytail smiled. She disappeared running off, and Robinclaw closed his eyes. "I'm sorry.." he whispered. He stared back up at her.
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Post by (Spider) Aqune (Riders) on Feb 17, 2008 23:11:36 GMT -5
Hollyclaw shook her head. "There's nothing to be sorry about. You just have a mouse-brained brother, that's all," she purred slightly, and started licking Robinclaw's fur to dry him off. "You'll be okay," she said softly.
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Post by False Pretenses on Feb 17, 2008 23:19:29 GMT -5
Robinclaw's breath soon became normal. His eyes were filled with love and sadness as he looked up at her once more. He shakily got to his feet, sat and started licking his fur himself. After he was pretty much dry, he looked into her amber eyes. "I could've lost you forever.." he whispered absently. He couldn't help but wrap his tail over her shoulders as he sat next to her shakily. "Hollyclaw, I.." he trailed off, licked her ear once and looked out into the night. "Thank you.." he mewed after a moment.
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Post by (Spider) Aqune (Riders) on Feb 17, 2008 23:25:48 GMT -5
Hollyclaw sighed. "I don't ever want to lose you Robinclaw..." She closed her eyes and took a deep breath and reopened her eyes after Robinclaw licked her ear. "Robinclaw, I--I Love you!" she nuzzled his fur, her eyes glowing with feeling.
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Post by False Pretenses on Feb 17, 2008 23:30:41 GMT -5
Robinclaw had his eyes closed.' why didn't I say it?' he yelled at himself. He heard Hollyclaw's words. "W-what..?" he snapped his eyes open and turned to her. His mouth was open but no words came. "Hollyclaw, I... I never would've thought.." he suddenly purred and his eyes became lighter and not dull. "I love you too..I kinda always did but..never got the courage to speak up..my starclan.." he blinked, shut his eyes, and opened them to make sure he wasn't dreaming. Pressing his nose gently against hers, he smiled and his tail lashed about.
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Post by (Spider) Aqune (Riders) on Feb 17, 2008 23:39:39 GMT -5
(Kawaii -Squee-) A purr rose up in Hollyclaw's throat, her amber eyes glittering with glee. "I.. I D-didn't believe anyone when they said you liked me-- I-- I'm so sorry for not telling you sooner," she muttered, her ears raised high, and the tip of her tail flicking. "I love you Robinclaw. I love you."
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Post by False Pretenses on Feb 17, 2008 23:50:22 GMT -5
(i know! uber! -dead- xD)
Robinclaw smiled and nodded. "Me too...I should've said something. But don't be sorry." he gently pushed his muzzle to hers and backed off after a moment. "Hollyclaw, I love you too..." he whispered shyly. He looked up. "We'd better get back, even though I'd love to stay here forever." he rubbed against her and started back for camp, limping slightly. He made sure she was following, his smile never leaving his face. He purred loudly and was sure to let any cat that passed that he was happier than ever.
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