July 2014 Gathering - Newleaf

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Owlfeather of Talonclan

"Hello, Sparrowpaw. You've got it right, I'm Owlfeather. Nice to meet you." He mewed kindly. "Isn't it strange without Leafclan here?" The she-cat smelled of Sunsetclan, but unlike most of his clan Owlfeather didnt mind. It was always good to make new friends.

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I wonder why they aren't here? I don't usually talk to the warriors, so I'm not sure. The young, Green-eyed, Black apprentice mewed in confusion.

((No, really, someone fill me in? XD))

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Suntail turned around happily, recognizing the voice.

"Firestream!" she mewed, padding over to greet her friend.

"Yes, I am happy, because this is the first gathering I've been allowed to go to since joining SunsetClan," she explained, looking around. "Although there seems to be a bit of tension," she added after a moment.
@ra3lynn

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"I'm sorry your first gathering is happening under these circumstances. I promise your next one will be better. Have you seen any LeafClan cats? Even the leaders seem to be on edge." Firestream mewed, looking around at the cats before them.

@fawnstar

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Snailpaw, StormClan she-cat

There were so many cats here!  It seemed like the group of apprentices she was chatting with was the group to be in, as more and more cats kept joining them.  The torbie smiled politely at each new addition, but didn't say much.  Her nerves were starting to get the best of her, and she was feeling very shy.  However, she endeavoured to keep a smile plastered on her face, no matter how fake it was, so the others wouldn't notice the way she was feeling.  The only thing worse than feeling uncomfortable in a social situation was having others call you out on it.

Snailpaw looked desperately around the clearing for an escape route, but none seemed to present itself to her.  The other apprentices around her seemed to be having a good time.  Their excitement seemed to permeate the air, making everything vibrate with a certain underlying energy.  Snailpaw took a deep breath.  She pretended to see someone on the other side of the clearing and craned her neck to get a better view.

"Oh, sorry guys, my mentor wants me," she lied, and without waiting for a response, excused herself from the group and hurried away through the crowd.  She breathed a sigh of relief as she weaved anonymously through the cats around her and reached the edge of the clearing.  It was here that she sat observing the scene, huddled half in the shadows and half in the light.

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Newtpaw, TalonClan tom
mentioned: Petalpaw (@sparrowandmorekats)

Newtpaw watched the petite torbie StormClanner leave, and shrugged.  That was the benefit of your mentor not knowing where you were; they could never interrupt and spoil your fun.  He turned his attentions back to the group and large and smiled at each of them.

"Nice to meet you all," he meowed cordially.  He looked at Petalpaw and hoped that she wouldn't rat him out for attending the Gathering when he wasn't supposed to.  He wasn't sure if she knew or not that Pebblestar had forbid him to come tonight.  He hoped she didn't, but if she did, he needed to make sure she was on his side and wouldn't blab.

"Petalpaw!  It's great to see you.  You're looking particularly fine tonight," he purred with a wink.  Sure, it was blatant flattery, but Newtpaw was no liar.  He wouldn't have said it if it wasn't true.

[Silvergrass]

(Hey guys, wow I'm only gone for a few hours and everything goes crazy)

Stormpaw thanked Snailpaw and Newtpaw and trotted over to Darkpaw. "Darkpaw! Our first gathering, how great is this?" The apprentice asked her friend, the cats eyes gleeming. She did a small headbutt at her friend so she could look at the leaders. "Look, there aren't going to be any Leafclan cats tonight." She mewed in a serious voice.

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Suntail looked around, feeling the tension in the air.

"Everyone seems to be on edge now. And no LeafClan cats in sight," she mewed, moving closer to Firestream. For some reason, she felt safer near her friend.

@ra3lynn

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(( @grandjury ))


Darkpaw sensed the rising tension in the air and flexed her claws. Why is leafclan not here? She thought. Then realized Something: Ryepaw, her mate-to-be was not here. She wanted to ask him something very important, but he was not in sight. Stormpaw! Wheres Ryepaw? I need to ask him something! she whispered as the leaders prepared to speak and Raised her black tailin case Ryepaw was looking for her among the crowd of cats.

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Ryepaw heard Darkpaw call him and pushed through the sea of cats. "What's up?" He asked, licking her ears in greeting and smiling a hello at Stormpaw.

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Darkpaw returned the lick, taking in Ryepaws scent. Wheres leafclan? she meowed and whispered in his ear so stormpaw could not hear. Do you want to be mates when we become warriors?

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Ryepaw purred happily. He wanted nothing more than to spend the rest of his life with Darkpaw, and she had the same feeling with him! He licked her face happily. "Sure," he whispered. "And about LeafClan..." he raised his voice a bit. "We had... a war. They're in ruins." His voice cracked, feeling sorry for the broken Clan. "I'm not saying I like LeafClan, but no Clan should be like...this."

[Silvergrass]

Stormpaw was about to reply with a 'I don't know' but she soon realized that Ryepaw was coming to them. She flicked a smile back at him, and watched as he and Darkpaw whispered to each other. So, Darkpaw finally asked. I'm glad. If Ryepaw was not going to have her by choice, then Stormpaw was glad that he and Darkpaw had found each other. "Hey Ryepaw! Yeah... It's a shame about Leafclan. They had to fall into ruins just because of the choices of a tyrannic leader." The grey apprentice grimaced as she thought of Silverstar. That cat had left some frail nerves around the clans. "I'm sure that Leafclan will rise again, to be a good clan."


Although if they don't... Well lets leave that for the future.

[Finch]

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Storm

Owlpaw padded eagerly on to the moonlit field. Many cats were already gathered on the open field and the sheer amount started to wear a bit on her excitement but she swallowed back her rising shyness. Instead of spending her time in the backs of the gathering she searched the crowd of cats for Wolfshadow, the cat she had meet a half a moon ago when she cross the Whisperclan border by mistake. She suddenly noticed that none of the leafclanner were there Maybe they are late? She thought but the thought was gone in a heartbeat when she remembered the battle with leafclan. She had not went and bore no scars or missing tuffs of fur from the battle but as she gazed more closely at the cats that surrounded her. Almost everyone had suffered injures of all shapes and sizes. Pity and regret burned in her stomach, she should had been there fighting along side her clan but she was a very poor fighter and she knew she would have just wasted medicine cat herbs on her scars. Pity and regret morphed in to raw anger that she usually didn't feel. It was all their tyrannical leader's fault that all of the clan's had to suffer so much! She dug her claws in the sodden ground. A thought flashed in her mind Is Wolfshadow alright? She looked around again for the whitish grey tabby again this time with a bit of fear. Although she barely knew him she considered him more of a friend than a rival.

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Wolfshadow walked across the clearing with his chin held high despite the error in his gait. He was limping badly, his hind right leg sending a jolt of intense pain up his spine every time he put too much weight on it. Nevertheless, he plastered the fake wolf's grin to his face, set his stance, and shouldered his way through the (thinner than usual) gathering of cats without even a spark of doubt in his mind that it would get better. If you knew him, it wouldn't be surprising to learn that he had refused to even see the medicine cat after the battle. 'It's nothing', he'd said. 'It'll heal,' he'd said.

Right.

The WhisperClan deputy stopped and settled into his usual place with a heavy sigh. He was tired and stressed, what with everything that had been going on lately in the aftermath. Not to even mention his physical condition. His leg was by far his most severe injury, but it would heal, while all the various closed-up wounds scattered over his pelt would leave some nasty scars.

Nasty or attractive. Depends on how you look at it.

The slender, (slightly feminine) silver tom caught a flash of a familiar face out of the corner of his eye, and raised his head to see Owlpaw padding about nearby. She seemed to be looking for someone. His ears perked up and he automatically opened his mouth to call out to her, when he hesitated. Saying hello can't hurt... Drawing himself up, he rose and limped over to her with admirable determination.

"Looking for someone?" he greeted her, pale yellow eyes cool. A quick once-over informed him that no, she had not participated in the battle.

[Finch]

"Looking for someone?" She jumped and spun around facing the deputy with raised fur. "Do you always go sneaking up on people?" She said half joking, half surprised as she licked her paw twice and drew it over her ear in embarrassment. Unlike her, she noticed, he displayed scars and wounds head to toe that he seemed to wear like trophies. She was glad though that none of them looked to severe as the kind she had seen other cats. Noticing the displacement of weight on his leg she asked curiously "Is your leg ok? What happened to it?"