It's a Wonderful World (Frosty)

[Deku]

(Tags: Frost, pay attention to the way this begins, for if this works out there will be differences.)

Sage bounced out of camp excitedly. Today was the day she explored their territory. She had gotten rather bored in camp. Masquerade never had time to play, and frankly no one else did either. The golden she-cat looked both ways, trying to decide which way she should go first. She chose left and set off. Hopefully no one saw her leave camp. They would come after her and make her go back. Then her exploration would be ruined.

[Frost]

Stripes huffed, bored out of his mind. Cin was out doing something, that no matter how much he begged he couldn't go with her. He had organized of the herbs they, though that didn't take long. The where pretty much running low on everything. The tabby's head shot up, a idea popping into his head. He had spotted some Deathberries and if he recalled correctly, they had some Nettle seeds. He grinned creepily. He had been wanting to test out how many Nettle seeds it took to save a cat from dying of the berry. So far he had found out that if you give them one or two it wouldn't work. It's best to not ask how he found this out.

Getting to his paws, he shook out his tabby pelt, getting the small bundles of green moss out of it so he looked presentable. Stripe smiled brightly, gabbing a large leaf, Nettle seeds and heading out of camp. He sighed happily, only making him look more like a kitten, much to his annoyance. Stripes froze, his pink nose taking in the smell of a nearby cat. After a second or two he remembered that Sage hadn't been at camp when he left, so he guessed it must of been her and turned to face the golden she-cat's direction before bounding over. Giving her a bright smile, he dipped his head slightly. "Hi Sage! Have you smelled anything wired lately? I think there could be other rouges on our territory." He meowed, a frown on his face. Of Corse Stripes was lying to her, hoping she repiled with a 'yes' so he could find out wither or not if he killed someone and covered it up, if they would blame it on the loners. but he didn't really feel like killing anyone yet...Though fighting with others was always fun.

[Deku]

(O.O Oh please don't experiment on her...)

Sage looked back to see one of the healers, Stripes, coming towards her. She tilted her head slightly, "I haven't really tried smelling anything. I just got out here myself. Could there really be other rogues out here?" She asked, looking around quickly. "Wouldn't that be good for Masquerade though? Other rogues would join right?"

[Frost]

Occ;// Don't worry, he isn't going to do anything.....Yet.

Stripes frowned slightly, shrugging his shoulders lightly. He was really wanting her to saw yes. She was so optimistic, it kind of fascinated him in a wired type of way. 'What makes her so happy? if there even where loners, they could be a threat. Maybe if I just asked her...No, she would think I'm insane. Well....She could be a good friend. Yes, I should befriend her.' He thought, obviously in deep thought. He had never really thought of befriending anyone besides Cin and maybe Masquerade. He narrowed his eyes just slightly before remembering the task at hand. "Well, They could very well be murderous and attack us. but I don't think there here anymore, maybe they where all just passing though. Thank you, though. Anyways, have you seen any red, yummy looking, berries? If you did, you didn't eat any, right?" He questioned.

'What if she ate the berries? I would have to save her, but I don't know how many seeds it takes....' Glancing around, he spotted a few yarrow plants and sighed in relief. "Yarrow makes a cat throw up. Don't eat it ever again unless your poisoned." His mother's voice rang though his head, reminding him of the day he had eaten some yarrow and throw up everywhere. That was the day he decided to become a healer, not a hunter like his father had wanted him to be.

[Deku]

(Thank goodness... Wait what?!)

"They wouldn't kill us though right?" The golden tabby couldn't even face the idea of death, none the less cats killing each other. "No one our group would do that would they?"

She thought for a moment. Had she seen any berries like that? "I haven't seen any berries yet. Do you want some help looking for them? I could help. I'm not doing much anyways."

(Oh my dear naive Sage. Make the truth quick. Not right now, but when the time comes, make it quick.)

[Frost]

Occ;// I'll do my best to make it as quick as possible.

Stripes' eye grew ever so slightly at her response. 'Well then, she must really be naive to not think someone won't kill her if she pushed their buttons or something stupid like that.' He thought, that 'someone' being him. Giving her a fake smile, he nodded his little tabby striped head and replied with a sweet and gentle sounding voice. "Of Corse not. Though in the future they might get in fights, but Cin and I can easily fix them up. Why would you think someone would want to hurt you? Well, if you would like to, I would gladly accept all the help I can get. I need them for various medical experiments." He told her. Obviously she would ask him what type of experiments, if he was right about her.

but Stripes wasn't going to lie to her, no. The look on her face well probably be just as priceless when his father found out about them. Giving a soft sigh, he picked his leaf and seeds back up with his mouth and smiled he best he could at her. 

[Deku]

"I honestly can't think as to why someone would try to kill me, or anyone for no reason. It just doesn't seem right."

She looked around the small forest area she was in for the berries that he had described. However she looked up immediately as he said experiments. "Experiments? Like they would help you and Cin learn stuff to heal the group? Could you tell me about these experiments?"

[Frost]

Stripes hung his head, his eyes staring at the soil, finding it quite interesting that she was so eager to know about the experiments he had conducted. The healer nodded his head up and down, a wide, unseen smile on his small face. The classical tabby started to laugh quietly, his voice sounding dark and creepy, unlike it's usual cheery, bright melody. 'Oh this is going to be so much fun! I can tell her about my experiments! If she wants to tell anyone, I can just kill her like I did those other cats! Hooray! A new friend!' The crazed tom thought to himself.  Slowly he looked back up at her, staring her right in the eyes. By now she just of been scarred. He gave her a creepy look before standing up and walking over to her, leaning in to whisper in her ear.

"Well, Sage, I...Well I pretty much murder others, though its ok, right? I do it to save others...Na I'm just messing with you. I do it because I feel like it. I like to watch there eyes go lifeless and I love to see the look on their little faces. Sorry to scare you. Can we still be friends?" He meowed. It was true, he could just use Yarrow and make them vomit, but where was the fun in that? Plus, what if someone stupid decided to eat the yummy looking berries and he didn't have Yarrow? See he isn't a bad person, just....okay Stripes is a evil psycho. 

[Deku]

(Well, this reaction will probably be to his liking...)

As he spoke, a look of horror slowly wiped the kit-like grin from her face. "Y-you kill them? Isn't there some other way?" She couldn't grasp the thought of killing anyone like he just admitted to do. "Why? Does Cin know? Does Masquerade know? You'd be kicked out for sure..." She sat in a rare moment of silence. How many more cats were like this? How much did she not know?

[Frost]

Stripes grinned slightly, showing of his long, sharp fangs. He slowly nodded a 'no', his eyes filled with a fake sorrow to cover up the happiness and amusement sparkling under it. Giving a small huff he began to explain himself to the kit-like golden tabby.  "I'm sorry," He whispered, voice drowning in a real sadness for a split second. 'Not really, I'm just saying that.' Stripes added silently, moving back to his original spot and few feet away from the nervous she-cat. He really didn't want to hurt her, only destroy that naive little thing and turn it into a smart, sneaky rouge. All he wanted was for her to be capable. Just like him and all the others. He wanted her to be able to live on her own, maybe take over when Masquerade dies.

"And I only kill those who hurt those I care about. And it's in the name of science that I do these. I don't hurt the innocent," A dark smirk snuck onto his kit-like face, his pools of green narrowed as he leaned in closer to her. "Or do I have to start now?" He purred, his voice venomous and cold. 'So naive. If she even has a sliver of her old self when I'm done changing her, I'd be surprised. This is going to be...Well, great. And I was right, the look on her face was prefect.' Stripes giggled softly, eyes glowing so bright it would put fire to shame.   

[Deku]

(Heh, when this is over I'm going to make another thread, hopefully where Masquerade notices the difference.)

She flinched back slightly. "Y-you wouldn't dare try." She stuttered, trying to sound like she wasn't scared. "I may not like to, but I can still fight." Well, that wasn't a total lie. She could, she just wasn't very good at it. Especially with claws. Play-fighting was OK, but with claws it all seemed different.

She started backing away from him, still trying to keep up the act, but her eyes gave her fear away. 'He wouldn't... Would he? If I could just get back to camp. Masquerade could help.' She thought and glanced around, silently trying to find a way to escape. Finding nothing, she found herself against a tree with a loss for words.

[Frost]

Occ;// He is going to try and be her friend, is she going to give in and come his best friend or no?

Stripe gave a soft, amused chuckle, taking a few steps towards her and looking her dead in the eyes.'Hahaha looks just like the others. She has no idea when I'm going to rip her throat out, if I even choose to end her. but I guess it wouldn't be so much fun with out her around. Plus, Masquerade would be pissed.' He thought to himself, chocking his head to the side and giving himself a innocence and kittish look.

He gave a child-like laugh, one that would send chills down anyone's back, yet he didn't want to scare her. 'Aw, look. She thinks she stand a chance. I'm 8 moons old and already killed about what, 13 cats? 14? Oh, I guess I did get a little carried away after mother died. Oh well, Dad shouldn't of don't what he did to me. Drove he crazy, but not really.' He thought, laughing as he looked into her eyes. "Liar, liar, tail on fire. You couldn't fight to save your life. Me? I fight all the time. Plus, why would I hurt you? I like you, we can hang out together. You would make a good friend, I guess. So how about it? Friends?" He asked, a true smile on his face.

[Deku]

Liar?! The fear in her eyes turned to fury. She would show this crazy tom. "Sure. Of course we can be friends. You haven't killed me and I should be grateful."

What was she doing?! She couldn't be friends with a murderer! No, she was doing this to show him she wasn't scared. She wasn't going to be scared of him. Was she ever going to be the same? No, probably not to be honest, but she definitely wasn't going to be scared of a kit. She wouldn't tell Masquerade about this. If she did, it would show that she was scared, that she feared what he would do if she told. No, this would be their secret.

[Frost]

The classical tabby smiled at her with a warm and inviting smile. All he wanted was he not to be scarred. 'Mission Accomplished.' The small healer thought to himself, taking note of the fire in her eyes. 'Hmm...I think I can fix this...Lets see, shall we?' Stripe told himself, thinking for a second or two longer before addressing the golden tabby once again. "Sage," The tabby started, leaning in close to hear so no body watching could hear him."I'm so sorry. I never meant to kill those cats. but if it helps, they all had quick deaths. And I didn't mean to hurt your feelings when I called you a lair. Can you ever forgive me?"  He questioned, a pool of tears welling up in his eyes, though his face was emotionless. Of Corse, the tears where fake. Well mostly.

He sniffled softly, attempting to kept the tears at bay but failing. "I'm so sorry. I failed you guys as a healer." Stripes cried softly. He was still just a kit, hardly 8 moons of age, and he had already lost everything he ever had, besides Masked in Darkness. And, in his book, he had failed them terribly. So now, Stripes, a cold-hearted killer was, indeed seeking comfort form a cat he hardly knew.

[Deku]

(I read the first paragraph and I figured she could just ignore him for a while. Then I read the second paragraph and I can't do that anymore...)

Her eyes widened. It was such a change from the murderous healer to the crying kit. What should she do? Should she just walk away from him, or should she let him talk? She went with the latter. She was his friend now after all.

"Calm down Stripes. It's all in the past. You haven't failed us. You were doing it for a good cause." She muttered, nudging him softly. All former anger forgotten, she sat down in front of the tom.