[Nightwood]
Apprentice
The Night watches you. Make any sudden movements and be swallowed by the Wood.
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Post by [Nightwood] on Sept 29, 2007 17:23:34 GMT -5
Puddlekit glanced down at the moss ball as it rolled towards her paws. She looked nervously at her mother, who nodded, then to Silverwind. She weakly passed it back. She was too unsure of herself to give it a good wack.
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spiritheart
Medicine Cat
ShadowClan Med. Cat
We are all prey under the watchful eyes of cats.
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Post by spiritheart on Sept 29, 2007 18:06:08 GMT -5
Silverwind flicked the moss ball back again, this tim alittle harder. It hit puddlekit's legs, and bounced off them. Silverwind grinned and giggled a little.
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[Nightwood]
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The Night watches you. Make any sudden movements and be swallowed by the Wood.
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Post by [Nightwood] on Sept 29, 2007 18:12:02 GMT -5
Puddlekit crouched down and hit the moss ball with all the strength she could muster. It went soaring towards Silverwind, just a few inches off the ground. Puddlekit let out a giggle and charged after it. She had warmed up to Silverwind quickly, which was unusual for her shy self. [/size]
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spiritheart
Medicine Cat
ShadowClan Med. Cat
We are all prey under the watchful eyes of cats.
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Post by spiritheart on Sept 29, 2007 18:17:18 GMT -5
Silverwind smiled, thenlughed as the moss ball hit her in the face, as she was low to the ground. She brought a paw out and swiped at the clump, tossing it into the air.
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[Nightwood]
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The Night watches you. Make any sudden movements and be swallowed by the Wood.
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Post by [Nightwood] on Sept 29, 2007 18:43:59 GMT -5
Puddlekit laughed and sprang up for the moss ball. Dewdrop could only smile. Puddlekit never warmed up to strangers this quickly. She crawled all the way out of the nursery for a better view as Puddlekit came crashing back to earth with the moss ball. [/size]
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Post by Amber on Sept 29, 2007 20:38:54 GMT -5
Cloverpaw nodded, and dropped down into a crouch. She stopped when she saw Silverwind playing with Puddlekit. An idea struck her. She ran back into the nursery, and looked around for her sister. "Hollykit!" she called, not seeing the kit. She knew that the kit couldn't have gotten far, since Hollykit doesn't move much. She began to panic, and looked everywhere. She spotted a ball of fuzz underneath several pebbles and sighed with relief. "Don't scare me like that." She said, grabbing the tiny kit.
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Hollykit had heard her sister calling, but she had not felt like mewing or moving. She was excited that her sister had come and picked her up, but felt guilty when she was scolded by Cloverpaw. "Sowwy." she mewed softly.
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Cloverpaw sighed once again and muttered through the kit's tiny body. "It's alright." She padded out of the nursery and found Silverwind and Puddlekit. "Play here." she said, trying to get the kit to play with others. She set Hollykit down and spotted Dewdrop, and padded over to the she-cat.
"Would you mind doing me a favor? I can't always look after my sister, and I was wondering if you could possibly look after her for me. She won't eat, and I'm afraid I will lose her." Cloverpaw said, tears forming in her eyes.
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Post by Panic on Sept 29, 2007 20:47:32 GMT -5
Nightstar padded over to Cloverpaw, standing beside the apprentice. "Dewdrop," She said, looking at the queen. "You have only Puddlekit, so you should have milk to spare. I'm sure you can feed Hollykit properly." The leader nodded, waiting for Dewdrop to agree. She didn't mean to make it seem like an order, even though it did.
"We can leave soon." Stormfire replied. "Get something to eat first. I don't want you running low on energy. Bring Stormshadows some food and fresh bedding too. Ask if he needs anything else and do what he says. When you're done we can leave." The warrior tom remembered doing the same chores when he was an apprentice. In the end, it really did seem worth it.
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[Nightwood]
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The Night watches you. Make any sudden movements and be swallowed by the Wood.
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Post by [Nightwood] on Sept 29, 2007 20:50:36 GMT -5
Dewdrop smiled. "Oh, I'd be happy to. She could help Puddlekit get used to talking to strangers."
Puddlekit cocked her head and stared at Hollykit for a moment. She knew her, but she had said close to nothing to her. [/size]
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Post by Amber on Sept 29, 2007 21:11:32 GMT -5
Cloverpaw stared at Nightstar in awe. She didn't expect the leader to say anything, but she was glad she did. When she heard that Dewdrop was willing to feed her sister, her eyes grew wide. "Thank you, Dewdrop!" she exclaimed. This would take a load off of her, and she would be able to do what the other apprentices do to have fun. "Hollykit is the same way, except she really doesn't talk at all. Well, she will to me every now and then. Maybe Puddlekit can help Hollykit realize it is okay to open her eyes, and that the world isn't scarey." she purred, saying who knows what. 'She won't open her eyes for me, hopefully she will for someone else' she thought.
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Hollykit pressed her body to the ground. She didn't speak, she couldn't see, so hearing was her only source of communication with the world. She kept her ears up so that she could hear what was going on.
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Post by Panic on Sept 29, 2007 21:12:02 GMT -5
"Perhaps Hollykit will learn to speak faster with the two of you." Nightstar replied. "After all, Cloverpaw should focus on her training more. She's not a kit with nothing but spare time anymore." She knew that when Cloverpaw became a warrior, she'd have more things to do. Patrols, hunting, and contributing the clan.
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[Nightwood]
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The Night watches you. Make any sudden movements and be swallowed by the Wood.
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Post by [Nightwood] on Sept 29, 2007 21:19:36 GMT -5
Dewdrop watched Hollykit. She could work with both Hollykit and Puddlekit together now. "They can help each other." She said quietly. Puddlekit took a cautious step towards Hollykit, unsure of what to do or what Hollykit was doing.
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Post by Azalea on Sept 29, 2007 21:19:40 GMT -5
Realizing suddenely that her mentor was speaking to her, Morningpaw leaped up. "O-okay, Stormfire!" She knew how to do the chores; it was hard not to after doing them for three moons already. The black and orange tabby raced over to the fresh-kill pile, snatching a vole and racing for the elders' den, where she hoped the bedding was still clean. It wasn't. Grumbling, Morningpaw scooped out the old stuff and raced out of camp to get some new stuff.
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Post by Amber on Sept 29, 2007 21:33:00 GMT -5
Cloverpaw beamed at the thought of her sister actually having someone other than herself. She loved the time with Hollykit, but Nightstar was right, she hadn't been doing as much apprentice work as the others and felt she was behind. She now would be able to catch up.
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At the sound of a pawstep coming closer, Hollykit tried to press herself onto the ground flatter. She knew Puddlekit's scent, since Hollykit was always in the nursery, and had heard her sister mentioning something about the other kit. She lifted her head a little, trying to not be so shy.
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[Nightwood]
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The Night watches you. Make any sudden movements and be swallowed by the Wood.
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Post by [Nightwood] on Sept 29, 2007 21:44:18 GMT -5
Puddlekit stopped when Hollykit moved. She didn't know what to do or what Hollykit was about to do. Maybe they would end up playing, or maybe they wouldn't even talk at all. All the possabilities made her nervous again. She took a small step backwards and lowered her head. "Hello." She said in almost a whisper.
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Post by Zelda on Sept 30, 2007 7:21:04 GMT -5
Stormshadows nodded to Morningpaw. "Good work Dawnpaw." he mewed. Sometimes he could...Well, get confused. When people get older they get confused and forget, so why can't it happen to a cat? He took a bite out of the food he gave her and finished it quickly. This one's kind of slow on the bedding, but I guess a slow apprentice is better than a dumb one. Stormshadows thought, and stretched.
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