Sniffles(Tagged)

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((Vinepool with Scorchpuddle))

The air in the clearing was frigid. You did not even have to feel the bitterly cold winds to know the temperature of the clearing. Most cats were buried under moss in their nests, trying to burrow away from the cold. Those that were outside their dens seemed to be hurrying to get to where ever they were going, whether it was into the territory to patrol or hunt, to the murky hollow to train, or just to the freshkill pile for a midday snack.

Goldenstar looked over the pile of prey that was messily thrown into the middle of the clearing. There was not much left of the once mighty pile, and she knew that what prey was there was bony and had little meat. The she-cat sighed. This leafbare was going to be a difficult one.

She was lying down a few paces away from her den, struggling to keep from coughing. She had been feeling a little under the weather as of late, but she assumed that it was nothing to worry about. She had gotten word that their neighbors in WhisperClan were having a hard time dealing with a sudden green cough epidemic, and she was just glad that StormClan had not broken out in the dreadful disease as well. She surely had nothing to complain about, she only had a bit of a cough. She glanced around the clearing, searching for another cat who was willing to stand the cold in order to have a conversation with her.

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Scorchpuddle was huddled in the moss of his nest. He felt rushes of cold air blowing on him. He shivered at the cold winds blowing on him. He closed his eyes hoping to fall asleep, he was hoping that sleep would block out the cold air. He lay there for a couple of minutes trying to sleep. He finally gave up trying to sleep and sat up. He blinked slowly and then glanced down at his messy, tangled pelt. He bend over licked his pelt getting all the knots and tangles out. He finished up in about 2 minutes and then he stood up. His legs ached from sleeping on the cold, hard ground. He thought well, I better go out in the clearing and see if anyone wants to talk. He blinked again and then padded out in to the cold clearing.

Scorchpuddle entered the clearing shivering, he noticed not many cats where in the clearing. He assumed most of them were still in her nest or out doing something. He head his stomach growl. He padded over to the small, messy fresh-kill pile. He scanned through the pile hoping to find a good piece of prey. All he found was bony, skinny pieces of prey. He grumbled quietly and then ignored his hungry not seeing anything he wanted to eat. He looked around the clearing hoping to spot a cat to have a conversation with. He noticed there leader, Goldenstar sitting near her den. He decide to go over and talk to the she-cat.

He made his way over to the she-cat sitting near her den. He paused for a couple of seconds in front of her. He felted a cough coming on. He turned his face away foe a second and coughed. He looked down at Goldenstar and said," Goldenstar, may I please sit with you"? He shuffled his paws trying keep himself warm. He waited for the she-cat to answer his question.

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Goldenstar noticed movement near the warrior den, and her eyes shifted to watch as one of the warriors made his way out of the den. He seemed just as upset about the cold as she was, for by the time he was in the clearing he was already shivering. She watched in silence as he walked to the meager freshkill pile, seemed to change his mind about eating anything that was there, and then headed her way. She quickly straightened a few hairs on her shoulder with her tongue, and stifled another raspy cough before the tom stopped in front of her.

Her ear twitched slightly as she listened to him, and then she nodded. "Of course, Scorchpuddle," She responded. "I am not very excited about the recent weather," She stated, her gaze flashing to the nursery. "It will be difficult for the kits to stay healthy." She turned her green gaze back to the tom-cat. "I do hope you have been well, Scorchpuddle?" She asked.

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Scorchpuddle smiled at the she-cat's answer, he was glad to find a cat to talk to. He had been quite lonely lately. He sat down and raped his tail around his body trying to keep his tail warm. He listened to Goldenstar's words. He listened to how she wasn't to happy about the cold weather either. He heard she was nervous about the kits health. He was nervous to, even though he had no kits of his own. He wished he did have kits. He heard Goldenstar was asking how he was doing. He blinked slowly thinking about his life. It was pretty good. He said," Life been pretty good, I just wish that it wasn't Bare-leaf. How are you doing"? He licked his chest just now noticing a scarp of moss on his chest. He thought well, I better say something else to start up the coverstaion. He opened his mouth to say something.

Scorchpuddel said," Goldenstar, I always wondered if it's hard to be clan leader"? He shook his head slightly thinking he should have said something less kit-like. He kept mouth shut though not wanting to say anything else kit-like. He glanced at the sun trying to break through the thick clouds. He looked back at Goldenstar and waited for the she-cat's answer.

OOC: he a big worrier

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Goldenstar's ear gave a twitch as the tom responded, and she breathed a small, tired sigh. Life had been difficult in the past moons. First there was the loner attack, and then the issue with StormClan's forbidden relationships, and now it was not only Leafbare, but greencough was also spreading through the territories. but she did not want to make Scorchpuddle, or any other StormClan cat worry more than necessary. "I have been well." She responded,"Though I agree, I also hope that Leafbare passes by us quickly."

When she heard the tom's next question, she managed to not laugh but she could not stop her whiskers from twitching in amusement. She could have sworn that a kit had asked her the very same question just a couple sunrises ago. "It can be difficult, such as when the clan is going through a rough time, but I also believe that it is very rewarding." She replied. "It is worth pushing through the bad times to experience the good times."

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Scorchpuddle nodded at the she-cat's answer. He was giggling slightly himself thinking about him, a full grown warrior asking such a funny question. He looked at Goldenstar and said," sorry about my kit-like questions, I just am a little weird". He smiled and noticed yet another scarp of moss clinging to his pelt. He rolled his eyes and thought I most must be the messiest cat in the entire clan. He looked up at the sky hoping to see the sun's warm rays peeking through the thick, dark clouds. All he saw was clouds and the slightest bit of sun peeking through the clouds. He was happy to find another cat that was unhappy about the cold weather. He decided he should ask another question, but this time no one so mouse-brained. He thought for a couple of moments and then came up with a good question. He opened his mouth to say his question.

Scorchpuddle said," So Goldenstar, do you have any kin in the clan, I have a sister and a brother". He wondered if he should have said something else, what if she had no kin in the clan and that question just made her upset. He shook his head, ever so slightly no wanting Goldenstar to see him shaking his head to himself, he didn't want to be knows as the cat weird cat the shakes his head to himself. He blinked slowly and waited for Goldenstar to answer his question.

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Goldenstar's ear gave a flick as Scorchpuddle started giggling. "No, it is ok." She mewed, "And aren't we all a little bit weird?" She gave her paw a lick, and brought it over her ear. Her dark green eyes noticed the sudden light in the sky, and she looked up to see that the clouds had parted to show the a sliver of the sun. She could not suppress the purr that rose up in her throat. Where there was sunlight, there was hope of prey and herbs.

She blinked as the tom asked another question. "I have three brothers and two sisters," She answered, "Though I exiled Finchfang from StormClan due to a relationship he had with a WhisperClan she-cat, Deerflight died in childbirth, Mousewhisker disapeared from StormClan moons ago, and I do not have any idea if Snowwing is even alive because she refuses to speak to me." Goldenstar's eyes clouded with sadness for a brief moment, but she quickly returned to her usual, nonchalant demeanor. "So Honeyclaw is the only brother I have left," A small chuckle escaped her as she thought of the grumpy tom. "Siblings can be difficult to deal with at times, can't they?"

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Scorchpuddle watched as the sun broke though the clouds. He heard Goldenstar let out a purr of happiness. He started purring to, he was very glad about he warm, welcoming sun. He heard the she-cat start talking about her siblings. She said she had three brothers, and two sisters. He smiled and thought wow, that's a lot of siblings to deal with. She said that two of her brother had left the clan for some reason. Scorchpuddle heard her say her brother Snowing didn't talk to her anymore. He saw her eyes cloud with sadness, but only for a moment. He heard a small chuckle come from her. He thought she must be thinking about her brother, or something like that. She asked about her siblings. He opened his mouth to answer.

Scorchpuddle said," Yes, they can be very hard to with deal with at times, my sister is a big worrier. She is always worrying about everything, it gets very annoying. My brother on the other hand believes I'm am helpless and can't do a thing for myself. It really makes me angry when he tries to help me". He took a small breath and then blinked slowly. He looked at Goldenstar and said," Have you ever got mud all over you? Just a random question". He smiled at his weird question and waited for the she-cat to answer him.

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((aah sorry it's short. My muse has been murdered.))

Goldenstar listened to Scorchpuddle as he described his siblings. "Honeyclaw isn't very..," She paused as she thought of the right word to describe the emotionless tom,"affectionate. I believe that he thinks that I can't do anything right, though I also believe that he would rather watch and twitch his whiskers than help me with anything," She responded.

She was more than a little confused at the tom's next question, but by now, she had already decided that he must have been pretty scatter brained. "I have." She replied. Her whiskers gave a twitch. "What about you?"

[Vinepool]

Scorchpuddle smiled as she talked about her brother, Honeyclaw. He heard as she stopped mid-sentence for a second. He thought She must be thinking of the right word to talk about her brother. Goldenstar started up again and said he was affectionate, and he rather watched her then do anything. He nodded and smiled as she started to answer his next question. He thought she must think I have the brain the size of a mouse, but whatever that's just me. He said," Sorry about my strange questions, I just have the brain the size of a mouse". He smiled and licked his chest for a moment then looked back up at Goldenstar. He waited for the she-cat to say something.

OOC: Don't worry, mine's really bad to

Lightningtrail, sorry about the late post