Carefree. [whiteleaf]

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Whiteleaf

The new-leaf sun sent shafts of light upon Whisperclan territory, transforming the snowy landscape into a lush garden of flowers and greenery. butterflies fluttered gently above the waving grass. A calico she-cat lay with her back pressed against the grass, gazing up at the clear blue sky. She flicked her tail from side to side in excitement as two butterflies chased each other across the sky. How beautiful. They make a cute couple. Her mind was suddenly filled with images of a silver tom, nestled under a bush with her and she smiled gently, closing her eyes. My mind's been filled with nothing but Shadowrunner since that night. Does that mean that I... like him? Rolling into her side, she gazed a trail of ants passing through the fleshy stems. You don't have to worry about that little ants. She blinked her amber eyes. Do I want to worry about another cat? Oh... I really don't know.

She sat up and gazed across her territory. It's a beautiful day. I wonder if I should be sharing it with someone. Although, probably no one would want to spend it with me, she thought bitterly. Although, the tiniest part of her mind, right at the back, had a yearning to press herself into someone's fur and to feel safe with them. To worry about them. To love them. She sighed. If only...

[Whiteleaf]

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A dark lithe figure slipped through the Whisperclan territory, heading in the direction of the Stormclan border. The lone warrior stopped for a couple of moments and opened his mouth to scent the air, before continuing on, not detecting anything unusual. The sparse trees began to thicken a little into a pine forest by the time he was close to the border of his clan's territory. Shadepool stopped at the edge of the border, and then glanced around if any intruders were there. He marked the border with his own scent before continuing on.

On the way back to the his clan's camp, she reached the butterfly Garden The black and gray warrior's eyes widened in slight surprise when he saw another cat there, but sighed with relief when he saw that it was only one of the younger Whisperclan warriors. Shadepool crept silently forward, feeling a bit mischievous, which was unusual for the calm senior warrior. Once the tom got close enough to her to pounce, he sprung, landing at her side. "Hello," he purred lightly in greeting to the she-cat, a playful glint showing in his eyes.

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She shook her head. No one would want to spend it with you anyway. Not everyone in the clan is all lovey dovey. The calico she-cat stood up and stretched her stiff limbs. The wind ruffled her fur as she looked beyond at Stormclan territory. The treeline looked like just a smudge on the horizon from where she was. I'd hate to have to live under all those trees. It would be all dark and cramped... She shivered. I hate small spaces. 

As she tasted the wind, something lingered over the Stormclan and Whisperclan scents. Something familiar... Suddenly something landed beside her and she whipped around only to find one of her clanmates standing beside her. "Shadepool you mousebrain, you scared me out of my fur!" She mewed, flicking his ear tip with her tail. "What are you doing here?"

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The large tom let out a small mewr of laughter when he saw Shadowrunner's surprised reaction. He then tried to compose himself quickly before giving an answer to her question. "Oh, you know. I was just out patrolling the borders, keeping our clan safe from surprised visitors," Shadepool mewed with a bit of amusement. "You better keep your guard up at all times, furball."

Wanting to keep from laughing, he then turned away, pretending to inspect some of the butterflies that were flying around. It wasn't every day that Shadepool felt this young. "So, now that you know what I was doing, what were you doing out here by your lonesome?" he asked slyly, turning back to the calico she-cat.

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She purred gently at him as he mewed in amusement at her. but he's right. I should keep my guard up. She pricked her ears as he spoke again. "What were you doing out here by your lonesome?" She sat down and wrapped her patched tail around her ginger paws. 

"Well, I just wanted to get away from it all. You know. I was just tired of being around everyone and wanted a break". Just then she closed her eyes in embarrassment. What? What was I thinking? I just blurted all of this out to a complete stranger. What must Shadepool think of me?

[Whiteleaf]

Shadepool nodded, listening to her as she gave him an answer. He knew all to well what that felt like. When his old mate first went on to Starclan, the tom isolated himself a bit from his clanmates, not wanting to deal with anything except his warrior duties.

"Oh, I understand very much," he replied to the younger warrior. It wasn't until recently that he decided to get involved more in clan life. And sometimes it can be a bit overwhelming, even now. Shadepool then glanced over at her with a slight smirk, mewing "I hope you don't mind me intruding on your alone time."

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"No really, it's okay," she purred, "I don't usually get much company. It's nice for a change". She lay down in the long grass and looked up at the sky. It's such a beautiful day. The she-cat rolled over so that she was facing Shadepool. Now what? 

"Do you want to go for a walk or something?" She mewed quietly, excitement whirling around in her belly. A feeling that she didn't really understand, but was still nice. I hope he says yes. 

[Whiteleaf]

"Ok, that's very good too hear," he said with slight relief, not wanting to have intruded on anything. The black and gray tom followed suit and sat down next to her before neatly wrapping his tail around his large paws, the newleaf sun beating down on his back.

He then faced Shadowrunner as she rolled over towards him. A small smile lit up his face at his denmates offer with excitement flowing through him. "Sure, let's go!" he mewed., standing up again. His paws were itching to get moving.