No Need to Whisper

[Mirepaw]

From the edge of the nursery, Pebblepaw watched the scene eagerly, smiling brightly. If they could get Hollykit seeing and talking, perhaps she and Hummingkit could be friends - and then maybe they could both get stronger. And maybe they could get Hummingkit to talk, as well.

"Isn't it beautiful?" he murmured softly to his small sister. She stared wide-eyed at the bright bird and at her brother, enjoying the kindness she always saw in those eyes.

And Pebblepaw looked back, every feature of his face gentle. "We can watch it together until Galesong comes, okay? But then I have to go. But you'll be okay, right?"

Hummingkit's head jerked slightly, and Pebblepaw hoped this was a yes. "But we've still got some time," he added. "Some time to watch things go by."

[Panic]

Stormfire's eyes darted to the bird that many cats were staring at. "That's certainly a very pretty bird." He said, smiling. "Don't you think?" Nightstar merely grunted in reply. Her brother sighed, chuckling. "You're impossible." Nightstar shrugged. "I suppose." She replied. "Get Morningpaw to hurry up. I want that patrol to get started. It's already a bit late in the morning." Stormfire nodded. He turned and looked around at the camp, wondering where Morningpaw ran off to. "She ran out of camp but I don't think she's back yet." The tom frowned. It doesn't take this long to get fresh bedding for one elder.

[Amber]

Hollykit hated that she wasn't able to see what everyone else was seeing. What was with everyone commenting about the bird so suddenly? What were they trying to do? They knew she couldn't see the bird, why make her angry about it? She sighed and shook her head. She opened her mouth to say something, but before speaking she shut it quickly, she wasn't about to let something come out of her mouth again. She, however, did sit up, her body no longer pressed to the ground. That was the biggest step of all, she was becoming less shy around the other cats.

[[Nightwood]]

Dewdrop smiled at the bird. If it knew how much attention it had drawn to itself it would have been completely terrified. "Puddlekit. Try not to scare it off."
Puddlekit frowned and crept back to the others. "Alright, mother." She obviously wasn't happy about being forced to leave the bird, but she could at least still watch it. It fluttered it's wings and she gasped in amazement. "So pretty. Mom, why can't we be friends with it?"
Dewdrop laughed and nudged her kit. "It's too scared. It think's we'll kill it because it sees us hunting the other birds."
Puddlekit frowned again and her head drooped.

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[Zelda]

Applefang watched the bird fly away, and grunted something to himself, and padded from his den. He walked to Nightstar, and nodded respectfully to her. "Good day, Nightstar." he meowed, yawning. His long, slim tail waved from side to side, metronome-like. The tom licked his shoulder, eyes still on the clan leader.

[Panic]

"Applefang." Nightstar replied, giving a curt nod. "You have had a look at Hollykit, right? And Hummingkit? They do have some sort of growing disability. Unhealthy kits aren't good for the clan. I'm afraid that this could be caused by something else. Perhaps something wrong with their mothers or with the food...I suggested to Cloverpaw to start Hollykit on milk instead of fresh-kill. I believe that Dewdrop has agreed to give Hollykit her milk since she has extra." She kept her eyes on the medicine cat, as he had done for her. "By the way, have you seen Morningpaw?" Stormfire put in. Nightstar sighed, she was getting a bit irritated from constantly hearing about Morningpaw all morning long.

[Mirepaw]

"Aww... it was a pretty bird," lamented Pebblepaw, seeing it fly away. He smiled at Hummingkit. "I bet I'll see lots of pretty birds when I go out with Galesong, and then I can tell you all about them! And all the plants and smells and sounds too!"

Hummingkit didn't meet her brother's friendly gaze. She continued staring at the spot where the bird had been, her eyes glazed over slightly.

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Galesong walked back into camp. She had been out for a bit of a morning run, memories stirring her to retrace her footsteps. But even she would admit she had lost track of time. "I hope Pebblepaw ahsn't been sleeping all this time," she said to herself, reflecting on her not-so-great mentoring skills. "But I doubt that," she added, laughing a bit. "He's always up before I am!"

[Zelda]

The tom turned to the leader. "Not yet, I'll go now." he mewed, and nodded respectfully again to her. He padded towards Hollykit, and looked down at her. She looks like a normal kit to me...But if Nightstar says there's something wrong, I should check on her.
"Hollykit." he meowed.

[Amber]

Cloverpaw was about to go tell her sister she was going to go do something, until she saw Applefang. What was the medicine cat doing with Hollykit. She padded closer, thankfully Hollykit couldn't smell her until she was pretty much right beside her. She watched the two, hoping Hollykit wouldn't start spazzing.
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Hollykit halfway listened to Puddlekit and Dewdrop's conversation. 'I want to chase a bird' the tiny kit thought. She layed back down, the instant she heard pawsteps approaching her. She swallowed hard, hoping it was nothing to be afraid of. She heard a voice, but it took her a while to recognize it. 'Applefang!' the she-kit thought. She perked up her ears to the medicine cat, and nodded a greeting. Why should she speak to him, if she barely spoke to her sister?

[Azalea]

OoC- Asfudigrufigrfuf! SO SORRY! -flails-
Morningpaw skidded into camp, amber eyes worried and bright with distress.
"Stormfire! Stormfire!" she cried, bits of moss sticking to her ears and paws.
"I'm here! I'm sooooo sorry!"

"Stormshadows was being kind of a...yeah. He was ordering me around. Wow. I'm really sorry, cause then he said that I was a good apprentice and he would tell me a really good story and I couldn't say no and then it was a really good story and I fell asleep!" Morningpaw wailed. She took a deep breath, and continued.
"And then some other crabby elder said their bedding was wet and I had to go get more and the usual moss place was all wet so I had to find another place! And so I found dry moss, put it in her bed, and then came in here! I'm really sorry!"

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[Panic]

Stormfire let out a light chuckle.
"It's okay, Morningpaw." He replied. "Now that you're done we can go. Nightstar is getting impatient. Ready, Silverwind, Cloverpaw?" He looked at each cat in turn, standing up. He gave his neck a quick stretch and padded over to the camp entrance.

[spiritheart]

Silverwind nodded, and walked slowly after Stormfire, ready to go out of the camp entrance. It had been a while since she'd been out hunting and running. Today's patrol would be exhilarating to say the very least. The she-cat smiled at Stormfire, eyes twinkling with anticipation.

((Ew. Writer's block. ;_;))

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[Azalea]

Still relieved at being forgiven, Morningpaw bounced after her mentor, the sparkle back in her bright amber eyes.
"Nightstar's coming too? WOW!" she cried, eyes wide and voice rising by the second.
OoC- SHE'S SOO CUTE -huggles-

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[Mirepaw]

Galesong walked into the nursery, knowing she would find her apprentice there. "Oh, hello Applefang! How are you doing?" she greeted kindly. Hummingkit looked over towards her, her eyes falling slightly. She liked Galesong, but whenever she came her brother had to go, and she didn't really understand why. Something to do with being an apprentice, but she didn't even know what the word meant!

[Panic]

Stormfire couldn't help but let out a little chuckle.
"No, Nightstar isn't coming." He said. "She just wants us to get on our way. It's starting to get late in the morning."

))Hurr...writer's block ><((