An Unexpected Rendevous (Nevermore)

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At the beginning of the day, just before the sun rose, Spottedpaw felt an itch she couldn't scratch - an itch to explore. She hoisted herself up and crept quietly from StormClan's apprentices' den. As she crept toward the exit, another cat repositioned their tail over their nose. She froze and waited moments to be sure the cat was still asleep. Only dawn patrol would have been prepping to leave camp, and if she hurried, she could avoid them. She crept not to the camp exit, but out the pine tree barrier that ringed StormClan's camp.

She loped through the trees, only slowing when she knew the patrol was out of range. She tipped her slender neck back and tasted the scents of the forest. Oh how it felt so good to be out!

For the next several hours, Spottedpaw adventured all over the forest. The river proved a challenge, for if she were to topple into the water, it is likely that the gushing rapids would swallow her whole. She passed by WhisperClan and MidnightClan without noticing. She hadn't realized how far she had traveled until she reached the sandy grounds of SunsetClan. Oh no! She thought. What would she do if a patrol caught her? How would she explain that to her leader? She tried to calm herself, knowing that her panic would solve nothing. She resolved to lay for a moment to clean her pelt and to consider her options. She still had plenty of daylight left, so she would not get caught in the dark, at least.

Tagged: @nevermore

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Molepaw padded softly through the clearings of sand, grumbling silently to himself. Iris chirped from a bit away but Molepaw kept on trucking. Night hunting was his least favorite thing to do. The sun slowly over rose over the horizon, enlightening the beach with It's rays. Stretching in warmth, the small tom continued paying forward. He almost stumbled over a piece of driftwood, but was able to gain balance once more.

A ways off from the camp, Molepaw decided to rest for a second. "Well, nothing is out today" he growled crispy to himself, tail flicking in annoyance. A couple fox lengths away, and scattered, a small vole diving softly info the fine grains. Quickly, but stealthy, Molepaw bounced on his paws. He crept forward his belly fur almost touching the ground. Pouncing, he missed the prey by a hair. The vole sprinted away. "Mouse dung" the tan-brown apprintice yowled, frustration showing in his words. He kicked sand, the rough grains flying every where.

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After a few long moments contemplating what to do in her situation and ferociously cleaning her swirling pelt, being the adventurer she was, Spottedpaw decided to learn SunsetClan's territory. She shrugged inwardly, What's the worst that could happen? As she padded along on the sandy terrain, she felt very exposed. She had always been surrounded by tall pine trees. There was nowhere to hide or climb on here. Charming. How do SunsetClan cats do it?

Suddenly, she saw a puff of sand ahead. Instinctively, she ducked into the closest tuft of grass she could find. The ugly stalks erected straight out of the sand did not provide good camouflage, but it was better than standing in the open like a baby rabbit. She jumped at the sight of a tan and brown cat and nuzzled herself lower in the course grass. Was it . . . kicking sand? For StarClan's sake why would a cat go around kick the vile, gritty stuff. She hadn't realized how close she was to their camp.

Her bright green eyes peered through the stalks. She couldn't get caught today. As soon as she thought the tom wasn't looking, she bolted in the other direction.

[**OOC: He can chase her if you want. I don't her to get caught so close to camp.**]

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As the cloud of sand faced, Molepaw huffed. "So much for going out early" He meowed loudly to himself. The faint sounds of waves hiring top same reached his ears. The soft sound calmed him a bit, but not enough to keep him from muttering nonsense. "Great, let's just keep looking them" he meowed to nobody. Stretching his stiff limbs, he picked himself of, shaking the grit of his fur. He mpricked his ears and tested the air. The smell seemed. .. odd to Molepaw. Narrowing his eyes, he swiveled his head toward possible hiding places. "Hmmmm..." Flicking his stumpy tail, he looked at the patches of grass carefully.

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Spottedpaw's legs pumped in the other direction, muscles rippling gracefully. She frantically swung her head to and fro, looking for cover. Blasted beach! she thought.

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Molepaw ' s eye caught movement. There! A Stormclan cat!! Smirking, Molepaw streaked off behind the cat. "One good thing about Sunsetclan, no where to hide on the beach" he muttered as he sprinted along. He could tell the cat knew it was being chased because it looked like it was speeding up. His shoulder blades and muscles screamed as he ran, but he shook of the pain. Sand flew out from under his feet as he chased the cat, tail bobbing in the wind. Molepaw ran fat enough to where he could jump on the cats back, a she cat by the looks of it. Putting attempted to tackle the intruder.

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Spottedpaw swore as the SunsetClan cat spotted her on the beach. She wasn't getting out of this now. Stupid, stupid, stupid she repeated over and over to herself as she ran. She quickly glanced over her shoulder to try to identify her pursuer. The light tan and dark brown (tom? She thought. Yes, tom.) didn't appear to be a quick as her, but she also had sand shoved between her toes that proved to be quite uncomfortable and painful. He wasn't exceedingly large, but that did not mean she wanted to test her fighting skills with him, although he looked about the same age as her - an apprentice then.

She tried to shake the tom, anything to be rid of him! As he turned to follow, she saw his short tail. From a fighting accident, maybe? She yowled as he collided into her, causing them both to crash and tumble to the ground, quite ungracefully. Spottedpaw sprang away as quick as she could, dancing away from the tom, but facing him. "What are you going to do to me, then?" She all but shouted. Her shrill voice carried further than she had wished, as she tramped down the fear and panic that threatened to waver in her voice. Small shoulders heaving, she huffed for the air her lungs desperately demanded.

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Colliding with the she cat, her ear spitling yowl deafening Him for a split second. As she trotted away from him, he bunched up his hind legs, ready to leap at her. but, suprisingly, the cat turned to face him. Molepaw snarled as she spoke. "Well, it's obvious you won't come peacefully to my camp, but I could just let you off with a small warning" he meowed, sliding his silver claws out. "So, what's it going to be, fight, or questions. Pick, or I will pick for you" he threatened, stumpy tail thrashing. Molepaw knew he was one of the best fighters in training, but SHE didnt. He smirked, waiting for her response

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Instead of biting back a sharp retort, as she generally would have, Spottedpaw chose a different method to take with this tom. Instead of bristling - like she assumed he expected her to - she would play her femininity as much as it would give her. She sat down gracefully and wrapped her long tail around her paws, in an innocent tone, "Well I was just adventuring out and I lost track of time and I guess I went further than I wanted and this sand really hurts my toes. . ." She rambled, "And now I've made you angry and I'm sorry!" He cried, huffing and looking down, while still peaking at him with vivid green eyes from under her lashes.

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A bit startled when she sat down, Molepaw stared at her. "Oh, well, I guess I could just let you off with a warning" he stammered, gave a little hot from embarrassment. He sat down as well, looking quite comfortable in the gritty sand. "I guess you just don't have tough paws like us, you don't need them much in the forest I suppose" he grumbled, lifting his pad to give it a lick. His stumpy tail swished sand at the base of his back, making a scratchy noise. "Well best get going then, don't want to get caught by a warrior. Your lucky it was just me" he shrugged. His claws slid in and do it in axiety.

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Struck by how well her tactic worked, she tilted her head in genuine curiosity at his anxiety. She stood up, took a half-step towards him, then decided against it. In a gentle mew, "Thank you. . . are you going to be okay? I didn't mean to frighten you. . . are you hurt?" She circled around him once, twice, three times, scrutinizing him and checking for wounds. Her ears flattened, "I didn't mean to frighten you."

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He quickly got to his feet as she circled him. "No, not hurt or frightened, most worried some one will find you and blame me" he said awkwardly, paws shuffling sand. He felt a bit weird that this she Cat cared if he was hurt, no one in his actually clan really did. "It would be best if you left, not that I don't like company, I mean I do..., oh you know what I mean" he stuttered, eats flat and cheeks hot at the slip of words. This Stormclan cat was really getting him, it felt strange. His tail bobbed nervously and he watched the she cat.

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She could tell that she made the tom nervous by his skittering attitude. She didn't understand why, for she was on his territory, not the other way around. At his mention of leaving again, her voice came out flat and disappointed, "Oh. . . okay." although she did not know why she felt disappointment. She should have wanted to turn tail and run, but she didn't. She turned to leave, and as she padded away, limping mildly due to all the dumb sand shoved into the soft places between her toes, she cast a glance over her shoulder and said, "Thanks for not. . . killing me. Or whatever it was you were going to do." It sounds awkward, but it still sufficed as gratitude.

[**OOC: I'm horribly sorry but I have NO IDEA where to go from here xD writers block much**]

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Ooc: lol I'd either

Molepaw watched as she started to pad away, suprisingly sad. She is stormclan dummy, so what if she leaves. "Wait, what's your name, I'm Molepaw " he called, stepping toward the Apprintice. Why he was asking, he had no idea, but he did. Add soon as he asked Molepaw felt his cheeks grow hot agian. 'NO,I was a question, get to know your Eni mies remember" he told himself. His stubby tail waved, eyes wide and head tipped at the she cat Apprintice.

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[OOC: Okay I might have a little something but its pretty mischievous for apprentices]

She looked back at him again. Had he just asked her name? Like they were denmates? This day was just getting more and more strange. Spottedpaw stared at the tom - Molepaw - for a few seconds too long before she realized she would make him uncomfortable just staring. "Uhhh. . ." She sounded dumb, like she couldn't remember how to use her tongue. Should she really tell this tom her name? He could tattle. . . but she now knew his name, too. What was he up to? "Er, uhm, I'm Spottedpaw." She glanced nervously at the SunsetClan camp in the distance. "What were you doing before you, you know, caught me?" What in StarClan's name was she getting herself into!