Into a Pool (Sand)

[Icestorm]

Cloverpool looked out into the trees. There was a fresh coat of snow on the branches that held her attention. She didn't particularly like the cold that came with the snow, but it was defiantly something to look at. That was the reason for coming to the Bubbling Pool, here she could look at the glistening snow, but with less of the cold. The heat from the pool was relaxing even from a distance. It was almost as though it was an escape. She found herself laying down in the snow, close enough to the pool to enjoy the heat but without getting wet. "Now if only I could stay like this all day," she said to herself stretching herself out.

Tags: Sand

[Sand]

Eaglepool moved lightly through the snow trying to get through the snow without getting it all clumped in his fur. The tom didn't really like the snow, it was cold and it always seemed to get clumped in his fur no matter what he did. 'I wish it would just hurry up and be newleaf,' he thought shaking some know from his paw and continued on his way to the Bubbling Pool. He had decided that a way he could get warm was by going to the Bubbling Pool and that was more or less true. He just hoped that no one else was there, it wasn't that he despised others it was just that unless it was his brother or sister, he just really didn't know what to say.

The tom brown and white tom finally arrived at the Bubbling Pool and he was surprised to see that someone else was already here. He had seen the she-cat around the camp but he had never actually talked to her. The only cats he ever really talked to was his siblings, every now and again he would talk to another cat if they dragged him into a conversation. He had just never been good at making small talk and he hated himself for it. Realizing that he was just standing there staring off into space, he snapped out of his thoughts and headed closer to the Bubbling Pool.

He glanced over at the she-cat realizing he would probably look foolish to her if he continued to just stand there staring off into the distance. After some reluctance the tom settled down right at the edge of the Bubbling Pool the tips of his paws barely touching the heated water. 'Think of something to say,' he told himself his gaze fixed on his distorted reflection. "Hello," he finally meowed, his mew was quiet but it also seemed to carry over to her even if it was quiet.

ooc: My muse is high for him for some reason

[Icestorm]

Cloverpool sat up instantly at the sound of another cat approaching. She hadn't expected anyone to come out here. Most of the others were busy hunting or trying to stay warm in the dens. As he approached the pool, she noticed it was Eaglepool. She had seen him around quite a bit, but usually he was with two others. She thought they were his kin, but she wasn't sure. 

He seemed to take no notice of her as he walked to Bubbling Pool. She tried to relax again, she was going to enjoy herself whether another cat was here or not. Laying down again enjoying the heat of the pool.

'Hello'

She rolled over to look at him. It was quiet, in fact she was sure she was imagining things. He didn't even look up from the pool. No he said it, she was certain. "Hello," she purred, "It's Eaglepool right? I've seen you around. Nice to actually meet you."

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Eaglepool waited for the she-cat to greet him back or at least acknowledge his presence, of course if she didn't do either of those things then he wouldn't be to upset. He was use to only talking to his litter mates after all. Of course if she wanted to talk to him then he would stop her and he would at least give her the satisfaction of talking to her back. He might be a little anti-social but that didn't necessarily mean that he was rude he just really didn't know how to talk to others. He wasn't shy either, unlike his sister, he just never really had anything to say. He was hoping that he could get over that but he knew how hard it could be for a cat to try and change his personality. Cloverpool was lucky that he had been able to greet her, usually he had no idea how to start a conversation.

The sound of the she-cats voice snapped him out of his thoughts and he realized that she had returned his greeting and seemed to know his name. He was surprised that she knew his name after all they had never spoken to one another though he did know her name or he thought he did. 'I think her name is Cloverpool,' he thought suddenly remembering her warrior ceremony. 'She hasn't been a warrior for long, I bet she hasn't even had an apprentice yet,' he thought.

"Yes, that's right my name is Eaglepool, and you Cloverpool aren't you?" the tom asked the she-cat his mew still quiet like before. Eaglepool could be soft spoken, he really didn't see the point of being loud when you talked. "Ah, yes it is nice to meet you as well," the tom meowed trying to think of something else to say. "Have you had an apprentice yet?" he asked the she-cat waiting for her to say something to his question. He really hadn't had an apprentice yet, though he did enjoy giving the apprentices pointers.

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Cloverpool listened closely as he answered her. He had such a quiet voice. "Yep. That's me," she said with a smile. She loved her name, it was her moment of complete freedom. Her memory of the ceremony was perfect, except for her mother, but if she just forgot about her it was perfect. That was all that mattered, right? 

His question made her smile, "I have my first one right now. Her name is Darkpaw, she is something else. Eager to learn which is good, it makes my job easier right now." Darkpaw was defiantly something else, even though she wasn't born in the clan, she was determined to be apart of the clan. Cloverpool looked to Eaglepool. He had her attention now. "What about you?" He seemed like an experienced warrior, surely one like him has had an apprentice or two.

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Eaglepool waited for the she-cat to say something, he hoped that he had gotten her name right and that he wouldn't embarrass himself. He had never been to good at starting a conversation, and he hoped that she wasn't going to hate him. He let his mind wander for a bit and her voice was what snapped him out of his thoughts.

"Oh, that is good, at least she isn't like a lot of the apprentices, arrogant and moody for no reason," Eaglepool meowed thinking of how some apprentices could be. "I'm happy that you have such a great apprentice," he meowed flicking his ears back and forth. Eaglepool kept his eyes fixed on his clan mate thinking it would be rude to keep his gaze on his reflection. "No, I regret to say that I don't have an apprentice, yet," the tom meowed frowning. "I'm not in any rush to get an apprentice, but I would gladly take one," he meowed.

ooc: Eaglepool really hates Leafclan

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Cloverpool watched as he stared into the pool. Was he ever going to look at her? Was he just that shy? She moved to her stomach listening to him talk. His quiet voice made her have to focus on what he was saying. "Thank you. I am happy too. I would not be able to handle an apprentice with an attitude." She thought about Darkpaw. The young she-cat was a good first apprentice, Cloverpool hoped she would get another one like her. She smiled at the thought. As Eaglepool spoke again she looked to him. To her surprise he was actually looking at her now. "Well I don't know you very well, but you seem to have your head on shoulders. I think you would make a great mentor. Once you get past the awkwardness that is." She flicked her tail as she spoke. She spoke the truth to him. Just from first impressions he seemed like a good tom, and would be able to train an apprentice well. It was just that awkwardness that would be the one thing to stop him from doing it.

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"Yes, cats who have attitudes are really hard to get a long with, because most cats who have attitudes seem to want to disobey orders," Eaglepool meowed. He honestly didn't see the whole point of ever disobeying a direct order unless of course it came from Silverstar or another Leafclan cat. The thought of Leafclan made his eyes narrow to slits, he hated Leafclan and Whisperclan. He hated Whisperclan because his father had abandoned him, Robinlily, Flamedove, and his mother to join Whisperclan with their other three siblings, and he hated Leafclan because they had killed his mother.

"Well, yeah you don't really know me, but I don't really know you either and I'm sure you make a great mentor for Darkpaw," he meowed. "Yeah, well I'm use to only talking to my sister and brother and if I talk to anyone else I don't know what to say," he meowed licking his paw and drawing it over hie ears. "My sister is shy, she has a hard time talking to others, but I am more of the anti-social type," he meowed frowning.

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Cloverpool smiled to herself. It seemed they already struck a nerve in their conversation. "Disobey orders? You know I never thought about it like that." She was quiet for a moment, thinking about it. Her mother was the first cat to come to mind, and there was no mistaking it she had an attitude and she was known to have not following the rules. It seemed to her that Eaglepool had a point. "Hmm, I guess you're right though."

Cloverpool looked to Bubbling Pool as he spoke. "I sure hope I do. Being a mentor is hard for me. I'm never sure if I am being too easy or too hard," she meowed. "You seem to be doing a better job. At the talking thing I mean." She looked back to him now, "Anti-social? I hope I'm not being a bother to you then." She waited for him to answer. Although she didn't mind not talking, she silently hoped he didn't mind.

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"Yeah, some would say that reckless cats are the cats that don't follow, orders, but that isn't necessarily true. A cat can follow their leaders orders and still be reckless," Eaglepool meowed licking his paw and drawing it over his ears. He continued to listen to what she had to say nodding along to what she said about being a mentor. "Yes, it can be hard, be to soft and you might spoil them but be to hard and it could make the apprentice angry," he meowed frowning. "Yeah, I suppose so," he meowed the tip of his tail twitching. "Well...I'm okay with talking one on one with a cat, but I don't like crowds," he meowed. "Also your not bothering me, I actually enjoy your company," he meowed following her gaze to the Bubbling Pool before looking back at her.

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Cloverpool listened closely again as Eaglepool mentioned reckless cats. "I see what your saying now, and frankly I agree," she meowed nodding her head in agreement. "Being a mentor is a balancing act, and I hope to get the balance right with Darkpaw. She deserves it." Her thoughts turned to Darkpaw, she deserved a mentor that wouldn't make her too soft or too hard, and Cloverpool hoped she could do it for her. With Darkpaw being so young she wanted to make sure she learned how to be a great warrior that was balanced, being kind and tough. As Eaglepool continued on Cloverpool turned her attention back to him. She smiled as he talked about himself. "Well so long as you're ok with talking one on one I guess that isn't that bad really. And the whole crowd thing isn't that bad either, in fact I think it is understandable. Lots of cats don't like crowds." She smiled as she said that. It was funny to her that cats didn't like crowds and yet lived in clan full of many cats. Her ears twitched as he mentioned enjoying her company, "Oh good. I'm glad you do because I'm finding I like yours as well," she purred with a smile looking him in the eyes.

OOC: sorry lost the thread

[Sand]

ooc: Its okay

Eaglepool watched Cloverpool and listened to what she had to say had to say relieved that she agreed to what he had told her and that he hadn't said something that would make him look strange. "I'm sorry you'll do great with Darkpaw, you'll be able to teach her right from wrong without being to soft on her," he told his clan mate actually smiling a smile that reached his eyes. Eaglepool looked nice with a smile it was kind of a shame that he didn't smile that much. He liked talking to this she-cat and wasn't tense like he usually was when he talked to his clan mates. "Yeah, I suppose that is true, my sister doesn't really like crowds of course she's a little on the shy side," he told her smiling. "Oh, thanks, I'm glad that I'm not boring you or making you uncomfortable," he told her and almost smiled again but he forced it back.

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.Cloverpool looked to Eaglepool, it was nice to hear his encouragement. She hadn't had much of it in her life, in fact almost none. "Thank you." she smiled to him. It was then she noticed he was smiling too. Was this the first time she saw him smile, she wondered. It seemed as though he was becoming more relaxed as they continued to talk. "Well, so long as she has someone then I don't think it's too bad. Even if that someone is her kin." Cloverpool stretched herself out again, smiling as she looked to him, he was smiling again. "Oh you're welcome, and you're not. In fact, I am finding this to be a nice talk. One I haven't had in a while too." Finally Cloverpool sat up, wrapping her tail around her front paws.

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"Not a problem, I think everyone deserves to be complimented every once in awhile though some don't share my views about that," Eaglepool told her keeping his eyes on her. He was smiling anymore but it was easy to tell that he was happy talking to her. Usually the only cats he liked talking to was his siblings but some cats like the ones like Cloverpool could easily get through his walls. "Yeah, I suppose that is true, my sister has me and my brother to talk to," he told her licking his paw and drawing it over his ears. "That's good to hear, and same for me I haven't had such a good conversation in awhile," he told her smiling slightly.

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"A compliment can go a long ways, so I guess that means I agree with you there." Cloverpool said with a smile. His compliment had already done that for her.  Cloverpool had never really been on the receiving end of a compliment in her life, before Eaglepool she was sure only two others had ever do so. The two cats that mattered the most to her, her father and mentor. "She seems very lucky to have the two of you then. It sounds as though you are very close with your family. That's good," she meowed as she looked away from him. She felt a her heart beat harder. She knew why though, without a question about it she knew. She was envious. She looked back to him as he continued on. He was smiling again, and she found herself smiling back.