The Red Moon..

[Puddlesdog]

@xblackx

Redfire had smiled when she looked outside at the empty air. Her head repeating the thought, it's time, to get in trouble.. She had smiled at the thought a sly grin crossing her face. Some where outside she heard a cricket, it sung her a song and for a brief moment she enjoyed it. She found herself standing and walking after the noise. Her legs long as they walked across the camp. The spotted she-cat smiled again as she saw the insect, in seconds the little creature was gone at Redfire's claws. "Good bye." she whispered harshly. She turned and wiped the sly grin from her face. Her green eyes sweeped the land in curiosity before she saw the border. Her light laugh hung in the air as her smile gleamed in the faint moonlight. Suddenly she saw her place for tonight, The pond of 'truce'. She chuckled softly under her breath, how could anything hold a truce when the real clans cats had them under their claws? She chuckled again before slinking towards the island, who awaited her 'peace'?

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(I love the title! <3)

Moontalon padded away from the flying rat cave, angry with the patrol he's been on. A bunch of mousebrains, the lot of them. Catching a flying rat in their nest. What mousedung! He made his way down the rocky slopes, muttering to himself as he went. He didn't want to be in camp, or in the warrior's den. Craving the chance to escape for a while, Moontalon used the cloak of night to disappear through the grassy field, through the Starfield.

He reached the Pond of Truce. What a bunch of mousedung. The last Gathering had gone terrible. Since Pebblestar was gone, every in Talonclan were snippy and on-edge and the blasted deputy who'd been hare-brained enough to go the gathering and birth her kits had added even more turmoil. How nice it would be not be stepped on by other cats by the pond. As he approached the high-rock, he resolved that he would be there - on the leaders' pristine pedestal. He hopped lightly onto the high point, his large striped black and white pelt glowing under the moon.

[Puddlesdog]

(Thanks @xblackx )

Redfire muttering under her breath had heard paw steps. She turned her speckled head to look at the body that would follow. but for now there were only paw steps. "My day." She whispered slinking into the shadows. Mane reached the Rock and looked up. A baffled expression crossed her face. What stupid mousebrain walked onto the high rock?!
She smiled, although maybe it would be fun... Redfire laughed before heaving herself onto the rock. She looked at the Tom and cocked her head. "Greetings." She hissed under her breath. She made it loud enough that the Tom could hear it, but low enough to sound like a threat. "Why are you here? Are you breaking some code?" She asked, her voice dripping with sarcassam. "Or were you running away?" She smiled slyly, her white teeth glinting on the moonlight. She cocked her head, remaining her casual stance.

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Moontalon's hackles rose when he heard a hiss - no it was a cat, a she-cat, and she was speaking to him. Breaking a code? Running away? He was doing no she thing! "No!" He hissed back at her - this young, speckled warrior, a she-cat. "I break no code! Nor am I running. I don't run." He retorted sharply. He positioned his paws in front of him, straining to keep his silvery claws sheathed, "I seek solitude." Then he realized that she was accusing him of such disloyalties, while she was here, the same as him. The large tom rose to his feet, tail swaying arrogantly. He approached this audacious she-cat and circled her one, inspecting her rusty, spotted pelt, her lithe build and lastly, her piercing green eyes. He towered above her and he produced a wry smile, proud that he could use size to intimidate. "And of you? What code must you be encroaching upon, so late in the night?"

[Puddlesdog]

Redfire chuckled softly when he got mad, it made her happy. She chuckled under her breath so she could hear his anger. "You don't run? So your about as slow as a turtle?" She said pretending not to understand the meaning of the toms words. "Ahh, solitude one of the greatest riches in a life, no?" She looked at him while he circled her. Uneasiness creapt into her pelt. She gave him a glance to make sure he wouldn't hurt her, but he kept his distance. but still Redfire smiled at her advantage, she was sitting, she wasn't as tall as usual. "My dear Tom, under the Stars I must say, I may have broke a few, running. She laughed again and stared him, "but what clan are you from tonight?" She asked her greens flickering for a moment at the forest and back to him.

@xblackx

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Moontalon almost replied to this rude she-cat's pun about him running. For no, he was good at sprinting, not running. He was too big to run forever. When he finished his lap around the female, he stared flatly at her. A small, nagging voice in the back of his skull urged She is pretty. . . and full of fire. He ignored his primitive thoughts. "Indeed, however, solitude requires that only one individual be present." His retorted dipped with snide malice. What made this she-cat think he would just tell her where his home lie? After being blatantly rude and challenging. Only one clan enters the Pond of Truce from the direction he came. Talonclan was situated high north, in the mountains. All the other clans were south. "Why don't you tell me. I'm sure you're smart enough to figure it out." He laughed softly, testing her smarts.

[Puddlesdog]

Redfire looked at the Tom as he stopped circling her. She saw a flicker in his gaze she smiled, what did I do? She thought sarcasticly. "Oh my. I guess you are right, solitude. What? So you are a lonely little Tom? 'Cause you seen to be managing fine with me." She cleared her face of expression but inside she smiled, this was fun, no Tom had ever been nearly as snappy as she. "Problem is smarty, I bet you came from TalonClan." She smiled slyly, her green eyes gone for a minute when she thought about it. My turn.. she looked him over, he wasn't bad looking either. "I must have you guess where I am from. Although not that you would know, you are from Talonclan.." She trailed off her eyes sparking. He hasn't realized I stole his leader, or helped. Her once sly smile was more misheveous then ever. Redfire looked around and meowed suddenly, "Heck, no one is going to introduce themselves at this rate. I am.." She trailed off looking away, "Never mind, you shouldn't know." She laughed a loud laugh.
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Moontalon had quite enough of this cat's obscene manner toward him, "I am not lonely, nor am I socially incapable, thank you." He snorted. Here he was, only trying to catch a few moments of peace-of-mind, and here is this intrusive female, whom he did not invite to speak with. It seemed as though he would have to be the bigger cat and walk away. He could always find solitude somewhere on Talonclan's territories, where he would only run into his own clanmates. "I am sure that was very difficult for you to figure out. I cannot guess which clan you hail from, all I know is that you are from one of the four lower clans. I need not know the rest. And it is alright, I don't need to know who you are, either. If you don't mind, I'll be going now."

The tom hopped down from the High Rock softly, despite his heavy frame. Tail swaying in the breeze, partially for irritation, partially from satisfaction of leaving, he padded softly along the pool on the muddy bank.

[It's funny, because Moontalon isn't actually an evil cat, he's just a pain in the ass lol. I forsee great betrayal when he learns that she was apart of the Pebblestar plot! Hehe ^.^ Also, you don't have to tag me everytime, it tells me on the "Participated Threads" button (: ]

[Puddlesdog]

OCC: hehe I see that to..

Redfire sighed when the retorts came to her ear, it was like music, except much ruder. "Ah, well then let us converse in peace." She smiled, or rather beamed at the nice commet. "I am sorry, forgive my out burst! TalonClan stole, or recruited my friend!" Redfire said. Her green eyes glistening, that was the one truth that had driven her to anger, especially when they had fought each other in a battle. It had driven her to pieces, especially that the friend was more then a friend. A small tear trickled Dow her matted fur and she tried to laugh. "Not like you would care." She mumbled harshly. She watched him leave, a small pang in her heart, no one had ever spoken to her that long. "Sorry." She mumbled, and figuring her hadn't heard she yelled, "Sorry for being a pain in the neck! You know my reason.. but I am so lonely in Midnightclan.." She trailed off.

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Moontalon stopped in his tracks, his toes began to sink into the gooey mud. His ears were flattened against his head and he winced at the agony in her tone. He knew what it was like not to have any friends in his clan, what it was like to be tolerated by his clanmates. Sometimes the loneliness creeps up on you. He rose his voice to her, "Talonclan doesn't steal anyone. but I'm sorry for your loss." At least she truly hadn't wanted him to leave, as odd as that was. . . He took several steps closer to the base of the rock, so as not to continue shouting, "I'm Moontalon, just so you know."

[Puddlesdog]

Redfire sighed happily when he turned around. "I- thank you. I know the don't steal." She snarled but lightened up, "That's just how I feel. Don't tell me you have never been lonley, but I bet a perfect Tom like you never gets lonley." She said, her voice was not sarcastic in any way. In fact maybe Redfire was flirting with him, the sudden change in her additude suprised her even. She smiled happily and looked below before climbing down. "Moontalon, it fits you.
Your fur shimmers like the moon and you are from TalonClan." She laughed her real cheery laugh. "My name is Redfire, I asked why -fire and she said she saw a spark, a fire inside." She smiled misheveously her eyes sparkling. "but," she said looking at her claws, which were brown with the wet mud. "Must we stay here? I must say I have confessed quite a lot to you." She smiled slyly her speckled tail swaying from side to side. "but it may not matter, Moontalon." She said with a dip of her head. Looking back up at the lake she sighed, it was shaped like a Talon. And boy was it sharp..

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What an interesting change in personality - and so quickly, too. She really must yearn for attention from someone. No cat sought out Moontalon's company willingly, mostly he interacted with others on patrols or in arguments. "I get lonely sometimes, but I like being alone." he mewed, then grinned mischeiviously, "but I am perfect." he winked at her. Sometimes he wished for a friends, but he hadn't experienced what a true friend was like. "Redfire suits you, as well. With your red pelt and fiery personality." He gave her a wry smile, trying to be pleasant. "I was named Moontalon for a white coat and my fighting abilities." He glanced around the pond, searching for a less-muddy place to speak with her. Starclan, this was strange. Moments ago this haughty she-cat had been insulting him left and right, but now she was acting like she had a crush on him, which would be ridiculous, since they were from different clans anyways. He started towards a grassy patch that was shielded by medium-sized boulders. "And why would it not matter?" He asked, his head tilting to one side as he looked at Redfire.

[Puddlesdog]

Redfire watching, sitting down. This was getting hard for her to process, she thought over her words and sucked in a breath. She had been so desperate for company she had made it sound like she had liked him. She scrunched up her face in disgust and tried to wipe it from her mind. "Oh not you. You told me moments ago you weren't socially incapable." She smiled slyly, glad for the commet. "Why else wouldn't I say that?" She said with a chuckle. Her green eyes transfered to the Tom. Redfire laughed again, "Exactly." She said another smile crossing her speckled face. "I knew the Moon- was because of you fur, I mean what else would it be?" She said cocking her head. In all honesty she had no idea why else. "Oh just because, you already heard all of it." She meowed with a shrug. No, not all of it.. she growled softly at herself, no. Spotting a brief space of grass, she flicked her tail towards it. "How about over there?" She asked walking towards it. When she got there she looked back with a shrug, "Sorry for not waiting.. but I didn't need more suspicious claws." She meowed lifting her muddy paw.

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Moontalon puffed out his chest in a very cocky manner, "Well of course I'm perfect! Big, clean pelt, undyingly handsome, great fighter, and ever so socially capable." It sounded like a joke, but Moontalon was being serious. He actually thought that highly of himself. "Just like how Red- couldn't be referring to anything else but your coat," He retorted swiftly. "If I have truly heard all there is to know about you, you may be the more simple and unrealistic cat I've ever met. I know you're hiding things. Everyone does." He meowed curtly. If he'd really heard everything, why would she still want his company? He noted her torn claw, wondering what she meant by 'more suspicious'. He followed her to the grassy area and wondered aloud, "Why are you here tonight?" Moontalon wiped his muddy paws on the turf and started cleaning the pebbles from the in-betweens of his toes.

[Puddlesdog]

Redfire laughed cheerily. "Oh sure. And I shall be as equally perfect!" She said the first bit quite sarcastic, but as the sentence wore on it turned cheery. "Haha, yes you are correct. but maybe it could be my red claws.." she snorted and slid out her claws raising an eye-brow. but she just chuckled and slid her claws back into her paw. Redfire lost her expression, her moment of friendship turned icy. "Oh how do you know Mr. Perfect." she sneered it. Her heart was glazed over again, with her quick temper, no cat would ever be her friend. "Oh, well, I was, err had this feeling. A simple feeling." she meowed with a bit of sarcasm. Then she cocked her head, "How about you?" she meowed her voice free of sarcasm, for now.