Melting Hearts (Spider)

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Cold air pressed against the dark tabby feline as she maneuvered  her way across the snow banks of her territory. There had been several days of a terrible snow storm that had plagued the cat Clans, causing massive build up all around their lands. Wildpaw mumbled about how jealous she was with some of her friend's with larger legs, and their ability to scramble across them as if they were nothing more then a pile of moss. With her petite size the apprentice was finding it difficult to travel, and the clumping snow on her belly fur did nothing to help matters. "Oh Starclan is it cold!" She meowed, her tone embarrassingly whiny. 

Why am I doing this?

 Her voice echoed inside her head as she bounded forwards, determined to make it to the Pond of Truce before she froze to death. No cat knew of her night escapade's and she wished to keep it that way. It wasn't exactly... wrong what she was doing, but she knew it wasn't one hundred percent right either though, and knew that no one would understand why she left in the middle of the night, to go meet some other Clan cat at the Pond of Truce. 

Not just a particular cat.

The deputy of Stormclan.

To her though... it was him.

 The young tom had just been a freshly made warrior in his clan, and she had been in the middle of her training. They had met at the gathering on a whim, and again a few nights later, completely by chance. However, since then it was planned. Of course, at first it was completely harmless, and the two had just enjoyed friendly banter or competition with one another. 

What is it now?

 Wildpaw didn't know. She still enjoyed his company, but she had started feeling... different. The dark apprentice couldn't place her paw on it, and she rather avoided the feeling altogether. It brought to many hard decisions. Finally over the crest of the hill, her black tipped ears pricked forwards, relieved to finally see the crystal lake ahead of her. Around her there was a stillness of peace, and the blanket of snow made everything look clean. Reaching the water's edge she took a quick drink, and settled to grooming her wet fur. Even with a thick coat the cold felt like it was penetrating into her bones. "Hurry up Frogleap." She muttered between tongue licks. 

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there was at least one thing in this world that kept frogleap up and smiling. unfortunately, it was something that he was forbidden from having. he had never imagined himself breaking the warrior code or doing something that would ever go against it, but here he was. the young deputy had no clue how time had flown so fast and how he had fallen for all of this. yet, he didn't seem to care. truthfully, he liked it. the tom loved coming here every moon to visit the long overdue apprentice. he loved hearing about her day and how training was going and everything else. it was interesting. it was time away from his duties. it was a stress reliever.

the lanky bengal slunk through the trees and small bushes as he came into contact with the pond of truce. almost immediately he could smell the scent of his sunsetclan friend. friend. that word repeated in his head. was that all she was, or something more? frogleap could never seem to stop thinking about that. it haunted him. maybe he would bring it up today if things were going well. he tried not to worry about things like this.. besides, he was already worrying about far too much to begin with. the young, foolish tom padded into the pond of truce with a large smile strung across his face. the smile he once wore when he was just a young warrior. his confident, bubbly confidence once again returned. the tom felt like it was the first time they met all over again. "wildpaw" he meowed simply, padding up to his forbidden friend. frogleap planted a small, friendly lick in between the ears of the apprentice.

at this point, his mind was rushing. he didn't know what to say. he was having trouble stringing together a sentence. he had missed her so much, and honestly, the tom was just happy to be in her presence again. struggling for a topic, the tom settled for small talk. it was all he had. "tell me, how have you been? how is everything coming along?"

[Avery]

@spiderpelt


"Wildpaw"

 The voice carried across the frozen land towards the she-cat and she felt a slight thrill go through her. It'd been a month since their last meeting but it'd felt a lot longer to her. At first she was worried that he was upset about something, or Starclan forbid, upset with her, but the moment the cheery face drew closer she realized she was reading to much into it. "Hey Frogleap," She meowed back, and before she could draw in another breath he padded up to her and planted a lick between her ears. 

Can cats blush ?

 She really hoped not, because her dark fur would most defintely be pink right about now. Wildpaw gave him a smile trying to read his expression wondering what the heck that gesture meant. Was it friendly? Was it something more? Did she have something on her face? Her feathered tail moved slowly behind as her friend got comfortable, and she slowly slunk onto pebbled shore. "Brr!" She exclaimed in surprise, "Sitting on icy rock's isn't the best plan." She laughed slightly nervously.

"Tell me, how have you been? How is everything coming along?"

 Wildpaw's face remained neutral, pondering over how she could tell him her true answers to those questions. Her friend still had no idea about her mentor Fallowmist, nor did he know about the aftermath of that situation. How could he? She refused to tell him. "Fine," She replied simply. "Oh! I do have something exciting to share! I found something." Her eyes blazed with excitement, finally hoping someone understand her interests.

"I was in the Abandoned Two-leg home that resides on our territory." She paused, should she have said that? Was that giving something away that only Sunsetclan cats knew? Brushing it off she continued, "Anyways, I go there to explore sometimes and I found the coolest stuff! Little figures, that were wicked... toys, and plushie thing, weird toothed objects and... I found an image with the two-legs in it!" She took a deep breath, realizing that she had just said that in one straight breath. "It was so cool!"
What she failed to mention was her run-in with a particular fiery tom and a particularly weird atmosphere that followed.
"What about you?"

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to frogleap, this moment seemed to be like the old times again. before all of the drama and him becoming a deputy. back when he was just a young, careless warrior. he missed those times dearly. now, there was so much to look after and take care of. the tom couldn't help the small smile that began to play across his face. everything was starting to feel right again... despite the fact that he was breaking the warrior code. how much longer could this go on? how much longer could he travel out into the night and visit his friend without consequence? he had a real responsibility to his clan, a responsibility he had not faced before. frogleap couldn't help but wonder how everything would unfold in the end.

yet the tom still found solace in wildpaw, his mint eyes glowing as she spoke on about her confusing adventure. the bengal sat comfortably and watched wildpaw closely, marveling at her excited interest in the subject. he tried to pay close attention to the story, but continued to get distracted. fine... all she said was fine... what could be wrong? was it him? was it something personal? he didn't know. he never knew. frogleap found himself getting lost in his thoughts too often and unfortunately not even wildpaw could stop that. once she had finished, the tom swallowed hard and nodded. "that's.. odd" he meowed awkwardly, "you should have brought one" the tom absentmindedly shook his head as wildpaw pounded him with the only question he didn't really want to answer. how was he? really, how was he? truthfully, frogleap couldn't say. he was confused. lost. misguided. a mix of everything a young tom is forced to deal with. the stormclan deputy tapped his paw anxiously and nodded before answering her question. "I've been alright. clan life has just been extremely hectic I suppose" the tom tried hard to mask the shakiness of his voice, but couldn't. he was never a good liar. despite that, he didn't exactly know what he was lying for. it was wildpaw.. he could tell her anything, right?

[Avery]

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Ooc: oh my gosh! I am so sorry for this late reply! So So So sorry. I haven't had muse, and then school. However, I have another idea for you. So I'll PM you once this is done. I think you may like it? Apologies for the short post!

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"That's odd... You should have brought one."

 Brought one? 
Why would I bring one?
Because it shows trust you fool.

  Her mind whirled as she wrestled with his simple statement. It was true, she should have brought him one, but then... wouldn't that be to personal? These treasure's that she had found were her most prized possessions, and no cat (beside's one) had layed eyes on them. She kept them well hidden, and preferred that no one would ever find them. Unfortunately, that one other cat shouldn't have seen them but he had been there by chance.

Was that really chance that I showed him?
Yes.
No, it wasn't, I brought them out.
Stop it.

 Returning her attention to the bengal tom in front of her she gave him a smile, her eyes bright and demeanor hiding her true thoughts. "I should have! I'm sure you'd love one of them in particular. It looks like you a bit, with your coat." She replied, her mind flickering over to the two cat like objects with their ivory/gold coats and dark black patches. The dark tabby cocked her head at his response. Was he hiding something? Was he not sharing something with her? Feeling a bit irritated and hurt she went to reply, but pause. Wasn't she doing the same thing to him? She didn't share a majority of her issues with him. butting him with her head she pulled back, "What's wrong Frogleap? This isn't like you. What do you mean hectic? Everything alright?" She didn't even realize that she had touched him, and she wondered how he would react to her... gesture.