Leave The Past in The Past! (Icestorm)

[Twineheart]

( Icestorm Redpaw x Dustpaw thread)

Redpaw was out for his morning climb. It was something he started doing in his free time in order to build his stamina so he could better keep up with his mentor Morningsky. It was also a way for the tom to relieve the constant tension and negative thoughts that plagued his mind. Thoughts of his sister Smallkit and his parents who he hadn't spoken with since his sister's death. Normally when lazing about camp or trying to sleep at night Redpaw couldn't keep these thoughts at bay. but when he went off on his ritual of climbing, it gave him the release he'd always wanted.
So now the handsome red and white tabby could be seen hopping from ledge to ledge up a particularly tricky bit of rock face. His golden amber eyes gleam with what could almost be happiness. Something that none ever saw on the tom's face, ever... He just wasn't the happy sort, having nothing to be happy about. No friends, no family life for Redpaw was like being invisible. but in the current moment none of that seemed to matter, it was just Redpaw and the rock face nothing else. His sturdy limb propelling him higher and higher, his breaths coming in even. The wind tugging at his luxurious tabby pelt causing it to wave about in the wind, glimmering in the early morning sunshine overhead.

[Icestorm]

Dustpaw sat near a lone bush on the edge of rock licking her claws. She was near the top of the ledge, it almost seemed as though she had climbed up the side, but if anyone really knew Dustpaw they knew climbing was not her strong point. Sure she could jump well enough, but that was it. In fact she had only jumped down from the top to her spot. It didn't bother her either way. She just wanted to see the sun in the morning and this was the best spot to do so.

It was cool with leaf-fall, her short fur not really doing her any good. She feared what would happen when it got colder. but then again as soon as the worry built up it was gone as she started to think of something else. Always thinking of something else.

Her green eyes looked to the clouds as the sun continued to rise. She began to wonder what it would be like to be a cloud. Always flouting, moving without a care, just moving in the wind. Just then a small bit of wind blew and a new scent caught her nose. She peeked over the ledge of her rock. There she saw a a red and white figure climbing the ledges.

Redpaw? Her mind started to wonder as to what he was doing. but then again he never really talked to anyone. Well not that she did either. It didn't seem like others liked to talk to her. They said she was too scattered. Oh well not her problem. She sat back on her rock, it didn't really matter what he was doing, it didn't bother her in an way. She looked back to the morning sun, wishing she could be a cloud.

She peeked over the ledge again, noticing he was getting closer and closer. Then she saw something she had never seen before with Redpaw. He is... happy? Her head cocked to the side with the thought. He always seemed so grumpy whenever she saw him at camp. Hmm...

Out of impusle and with no reason, "Hi Redpaw!"

[Twineheart]

( Icestorm So sorry forgot about this thread! )

Redpaw's blissful climb is suddenly disturbed by a voice. ' Hi Redpaw!' The words echoed down to him, as he was about to leap to the next ledge in his line of sight. Slightly startled since he hadn't realized anyone was about, the tom's leap falls short, and he is suddenly scrambling to save himself from a deadly fall. Sending grit and pebbles flying to the dark abyss beneath him, he manages to haul himself up, his heart thumping rather loudly in his chest.
Gathering his composure, he glances upwards to discover who might of called out his name and nearly killed him in the process. Trying to pretend like nothing had just occurred his golden amber eyes fall upon the form of a fellow apprentice. Terrible with names he merely blinks at her, still stunned by the events which had just occurred. Finally after a long and awkward pause where he caught his breath and calmed his rapid heart beat he calls up to her. " Morning." He says in a rather nonchalant way. Gathering his limbs beneath him he leaps to the next ledge, and this time he lands solidly. Meanwhile inside his head, his mind ponders what possible reason this she-cat had for calling out to him. Nobody ever talks to me, he thought frowning in puzzlement as he leaps again nearing the fellow apprentice's location. Nobody except his mentor Morningsky that was.

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Dustpaw watched as Redpaw's jump was slightly short. She found it odd since he seemed to have been doing just fine when she was watching him before. What if it was her fault? Was it? She wasn't really sure, but it didn't seem to important. After all he didn't fall. So he was alright. No big deal.

The gray she-cat smiled as he replied back to her. He seemed to be just fine. Except she did notice a change in his demeanor. Is he frowning? Why? Her head turned to the side with slight confusion. However, when she did this she noticed the sun again. Catching her attention she noticed the reds and purples of the morning sun were dissipating, starting to turn to its usual blue, just lighter. The clouds near the sun seemingly blending in with the sky.

Her ears twitched at a sound. Looking down again she could see Redpaw making his way closer to her. She wondered what talking to him was like. She wondered if he would even talk to her. She wasn't too much of talker herself. Which never really bothered her. If something came to mind she would say it. No big deal right? That's how everyone was right? "Are you alright," she asked. 

[Twineheart]

As Redpaw made his way far more carefully to Dustpaw's location, his ever so slightly tufted ears catch her words. 'Are you alright?' Redpaw is taken aback by the question, and pauses on a ledge just below her position. " Well I didn't fall to my death, if that's what your asking." He says, his words though not intended to be might of come off as a joke. but those who knew him, knew he never joked about anything. Not since he was a kit, and even then that hadn't lasted long. His father had made sure of that.
His muscles bunching beneath his luxurious long pelt, Redpaw makes the final leap that brings him right beside Dustpaw with a soft thud. Now at level with her, his golden amber eyes glittering brilliantly in the sunshine he wonders why he'd come up in the first place. Sure she had called out and initiated a conversation but like most conversations he had, he expected this one to be short. but now he stood face to face with a she-cat he barely knew. Having to rack his brain for something to say. " You climb up here too?" He finally asks, realizing how silly his question was moments after it left his maw. Of course she had climbed up here! How else would she of gotten here? Moron! 

[Icestorm]

Dustpaw smiled at the tom's reply. At least he agreed with her. He didn't fall so he was alright. Which was good. She sat back giving the red tom some room on her ledge. She brought her paw to her mouth cleaning her claws, making sure nothing was on them. When she looked back to him there was nothing. Silence. She knew she had said hello first and should say something, but nothing was coming to mind. In fact, she didn't mind just being near him.

Wait? What? Climb? The small gray she cat made a face and then found herself smile. Remembering where Redpaw had just come from she shook her head, "No. I jumped," she looked up to the ledge above her. It wasn't too far, just a jump away. No need for climbing. The idea of climbing this ledge was too much for. "If I climbed here I would miss the sun rise," she said with a smile looking back to the sky.

[Twineheart]

Redpaw glances upwards when she mentions jumping. His golden amber eyes falling upon the ledge overhead which one could jump down easily from. but for him that wouldn't of been any fun nor would it of helped cleared his mind like his rigorous climbing routine did. His eyes flickering back to Dustpaw he nods a little, " The sun rises everyday." He points out with a slight shrug. To be honest he had never heeded much attention to the rising sun. Though in reality he would probably like watching it, it fell under the category of not important enough to do. Something he had been forced into thinking by his father. " I mean don't you get tired of watching it?" He inquires half surprised when the question tumbles from his maw. He'd forgotten that when he actually had company to speak with he enjoyed it. Don't get used to it, he thinks. She'll just leave like everybody else....

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[Icestorm]

The small gray she-cat looked back at Redpaw and smiled. The sun may rise everyday, but to her that was the best part. The colors, the clouds, the warmth; all of it was something she had to see. Her eyes looking back to the sun and the clouds of the morning still holding her soft smile. She hadn't noticed the shrug Redpaw had given her about the sun rise. His next words called for her attention. Her ears perked. She cocked her head to the side and with wide eyes she looked at him, "Why would I," she asked sweetly, "It's different every time. So It's kinda like a surprise each time." Her tail twitched as she thought of all the past sun rises and sun sets she has seen. She loved each one for different each reason.

[Twineheart]

Redpaw slowly lowers his haunches to the rocky ledge, sitting and wrapping his brilliant plume of a tail around his sturdy paws. His slightly tufted ears flickering as he listens with mild curiosity to Dustpaw's response. He hadn't ever really thought about it in that manner. " Different every time?" He repeats his head tilting ever so slightly to the side. His golden amber eyes moving to the now blue sky and its golden yellow counter part. It sure looked the same to him, no matter what time of the day. but he wasn't very observant of such things so he'd just have to take Dustpaw's word for it. " I guess I never noticed." He adds with a shrug, realizing he'd fallen into silent thought and now blinking at her. His golden amber eyes gleam brilliantly in the rich morning sunshine, almost as brightly as the deep red of his tabby fur. A strong breeze tugs at his fur as the pair sits on the ledge, bringing with it the chilly smell of leaf-fall.

Icestorm sorry its short :/

[Icestorm]

OOC: no worries mine was too

Her green eyes turned away from the tom to look to the sky in front of her. The clouds catching her eyes. She couldn't help but get lost in her thoughts yet again. Her tail flicking with amusement of her thoughts. Even being lost in thought she found her self smiling and nodding to answer Redpaw, "Yeah. Some days the sky has all of these colors. Other days it," she struggled with a way to describe it, "well, its doesn't," she said with a small giggle her eyes still on the rising sun. "Oh even the clouds are different," she said excitedly. She pointed her paw to the clouds near the sun, "See, they're even changing now." Her eyes dancing with joy. Dustpaw felt the cool breeze pick up sending a small shiver through her. Her body still adjusting to the coolness of leaf-fall.

[Twineheart]

Redpaw blinks some watching Dustpaw, so in tuned with her surroundings. It was sort of fascinating to him. Suddenly she is pointing to the clouds and he finds himself looking upwards, his head tilting a little. His golden amber gaze notices that the clouds were indeed changing. " Oh yeah..." He says thoughtfully a little memorized. Perhaps there was something to this sky watching, he thought. His eyes scanning the clouds he huffs a little. " That one looks like a fat cat." He says flickering his tail tip towards a large goofy cloud. He finds himself almost chuckling at the cloud. Glancing back to Dustpaw his whiskers twitch a little wondering if she too saw shapes in the clouds or if he was just crazy. but for once he didn't feel like he wasn't wanted there. No he felt okay at the moment, sitting beside this she-cat.

( Icestorm Its a bit short >.> sorry!)

[Icestorm]

Dustpaw couldn't stop the small innocent smile that formed. He hadn't brushed off the clouds. It made her feel accepted. Not many would continue to talk her when she mentioned clouds. but yet. Redpaw's voice called her attention, Drawing her out of thoughts. Fat cat? Wait. Her green eyes searched the clouds looking for the cloud he had seen. After a moment scanning the clouds she spotted it, "Oh, oh I see it!" She smiled brightly now turning to him. A purr escaping her.

She looked back to the clouds. The shapes varied as much as the coats did within the clan. She could feel herself getting lost in her thoughts watching the clouds again. A small comfortable silence finding her. Her eyes staying on the sky. The blue becoming darker as the sun finished its morning rise. She loved to get lost in the blue just as much though. She could swear there were different blues too. "Oh there," she pointing up toward a group of clouds, "I think it looks like bird."

[Twineheart]

Redpaw feels his facial muscles twitch as Dustpaw smiles at him. It was a rare occasion that he actually smiled and the motion felt foreign to the tom. but he manages a small one when she looks his way, his slightly tufted ears swiveling to catch a purr escape the she-cat's throat. Blinking his golden amber eyes in surprise he gives another small smile and then looks back to the sky. Watching the fluffy white clouds roll across the sky, like giant fluffy marshmallows. Then his attention is caught once more by Dustpaw's voice, and he glances to where she was looking. "Hmmm" He says cocking his head to the side and examining the cloud. " Oh yeah!" He says after a moment giving a small chuff. This was sort of fun, he thought surprised. " Oh look that one looks like Pebblestar." He says flicking his tail to the cloud which reminded him of their leader.

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[Icestorm]

Dustpaw caught the tom's smile. She knew well enough it was a rare thing to see. It made her smile even more. The soft clouds floating above her made her feel like she was in a dream. She felt excited when Redpaw claimed to see the bird. Although soon she knew it would be gone, that was okay with her. It was the best part, something old would transform into something new and just as beautiful. Pebblestar? Oh where? Quickly the small she-cat looked to where his tail was pointing. She let out a small giggle, "It does! You're good at this Redpaw," she said excitedly giggling again. She felt her heart feel lighter knowing he seemed  to be enjoying this too. Not many did, they sometimes thought she was too mouse-brained. It's not that she didn't know what they said or thought, she just didn't care. After all it was her life, not theirs. She would enjoy it.

[Twineheart]

Tags: Icestorm
Muse: Ok^^
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Redpaw is half surprised when Dustpaw claims to see Pebblestar in the cloud too. Thinking he might of just imagined it in his head. but it feels oddly rewarding when the she-cat giggles and praises his shape finding abilities in clouds. He finds himself release a huff of air, that was almost a chuckle his whiskers twitching a little more. " Ya think?" He says his broad skull cocking to the side as he looks at Dustpaw. She may be a little different from most cats he knew, but it seemed different was a good thing. It wasn't often he made another cat laugh, or that he relaxed enough to enjoy himself around others his age. but today it seemed he was making progress, " Ooo look that one is an obese squirrel!" He exclaims, his plume of a tail waving towards a particularly fluffy white cloud. And as he does so he releases a deep chuckle that startles him a little.