No butterflies to scare me! (OPEN)

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Pinestorm padded into the quiet clearing, devoid of cats. To be fair it was early and Leafbare. He circled around the clearing searching for a warm patch of ground to sit, but there wasn't any. The earth was frozen solid, and there weren't the familiar sights of flowers and soft tufts of grass blanketing the clearing. Just miserable shriveled up plant material. He sighed and sat down, his belly instantly being gripped by cold. Well there was one good thing about Leafbare that Pinestorm anxiously anticipated through every season. The practical vanishing of butterflies in the forest! He let out  heavy sigh of relief. No more clumsy attempts to get away from the evil bugs, no more embarrassing himself in front of all the cats.

Oh ya, I'm free! Pinestorm bit his tongue realizing with a jolt of embarrassment that he had said that out loud, Foxdung! 

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Alderkit watched the warrior. His big eyes peered innocently up at Pinestorm. "Excuse me, but you said a bad word." He didn't want the bigger cat to get into trouble. He didn't like getting in trouble, so probably Pinestorm wouldn't. His patched ginger pelt stood out in the snowy clearijg, but not his pure white legs. His blue eyes, that would eventually turn green, watched the warrior.

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Pinestorm jumped at the sudden sound of a cat, as he turned around he burned with embarrassment as he saw that it was only a kit. Pinestorm stared at the little ball of fur, quite awkwardly for a while. The kits big blue eyes were staring up at Pinestorm with what looked like fear. W-what are you t-talking about? Pinestorm stuttered clearly not sounding like he had any faith in what he was saying I didn't s-say any bad word. You must have heard wrong Pinestorm cursed himself as he realized what a bad influence he was being in front of the little kit, first he swore and now he was lying. Mousedung! yelled Pinestorm, but in his head this time.

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"Oh. Okay." He smiled. Pinestorm was such a good warrior. He would never lie or say anything bad. Alderkit hoped that one day he could be a great warrior jjst like Pinestorm. He stood up on his tiny white legs before padding unsteadily across to the nursery. When he arrived, Alderkit sat down and gazed in awe at the warrior.

[Whiteleaf]

A ginger and white she-cat was sunbathing on the only clump of grass she could find in the Leafclan camp clearing that was not covered with snow. Dawn was one of her favorite times of day, partly because it was so peaceful. Hearing another voice, much to her surprise, Whiteleaf looked up to see a couple of cats in the almost-empty clearing. Sitting up, she looked on with slight amusement showing in her green gaze as Aldrekit began to question her denmate. "It's alright, Pinestorm. You don't have to be embarrassed!" Whiteleaf mewed lightly, trying to keep a straight face as she padded over to join them.

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Pinestorm turned around at the sight of Whiteleaf, the warrior seemed to have overheard everything that went down between him and Alderkit. I'm not embarrassed, I'm just feeling- hot. Pinestorm just realized how stupid he sounded, he couldn't be feeling hot it was leafbare for Starclans sake! Umm, I umm... I didn't say anything! why are you looking at me like that, do you doubt me? ok fine I just have a very thick pelt!
Pinestorm began to turn around to avoid Whitelaefs eyes.

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In frost it may wither...

"I have a thick pelt too." Mewed the little tom. He had padded unsteadily up behind Whiteleaf whislt Pinestorm was talking. "but I'm not hot," he continued, "is your pelt different to mine?" He looked back at his dappled ginger pelt. Maybe my pelt is wrong. He looked up at Whiteleaf an mewed,  "Is my pelt wrong because I am not hot? I can try and be hot if I should."

...but in light it may flourish

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Pinestorm desperately searched the clearing for some distraction to get him out of this conversation, but there was no other cat in clearing apart from himself, Whiteleaf and Alderkit. Pinestorm raked his brain for an answer to Alderkits question, what had he gotten himself into!? Umm, no Alderkit your pelt is perfect, more than perfect its amazing! said Pinestorm sounding a bit to excitable and over the to. What I mean is that- hey, didn't you just go, were you eavesdropping? said Pinestorm with a questioning look on his face.

[Whiteleaf]

The warrior briefly turned away, trying stifle a mewr of laighter as Pinestorm insisted he wasn't embarrassed. Trying to keep a straight face, Whiteleaf turned around to face the two toms. Just as she was about to open her mouth to reply, Alderkit came up from behind her. "Nothing is wrong with your pelt, it's perfect just the way it is," she mewed in agreement with Pinestorm. "You don't have to worry. Your pelt actually kind of looks like mine!" the ginger and white she-cat added, lightly cuffing him in the air playfully.

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Pinetorm stared at Whiteleaf as she tried to convince Alderkit to have faith in his pelt, the hilarity of the situation was just unbelievable. He tried to think of something to say to change the topic of the conversation, but nothing really came to him. He continue to think as he realized that he was still staring at Whiteleaf, he shifted his gaze immediately. What if Quailfeather found out, boy she would not be happy! but it wasn't as if they were a thin, well not yet anyway, but she would still be jealous. Maybe. So Alderkit if we are done talking about your amazing pelt would you care to answer my question, Pinestorm stared at the kit with a taunting look of suspicion, Were you eavesdropping?

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In frost it may wither...

Panic began to rise up inside of him. He could hear his own heart thumping so loudly that surely the other's must be able to hear it. What was he going to do? Pinestorm was such an amazing warrior, and Whiteleaf was an average one, but still a warrior. What was he going to say?
"There is something wrong with my pelt, isn't there?" He looked at them in despair. They were hiding it by being super nice. Around him snow began to gently drift towards the ground, layering upon the grass and leaves. Desperately, he buried himself in the snow so that only a few patches of his ginger fur showed. Now no one would have to look at his horrible pelt again. He squeezed his translucent eyes shut as the snow pressed against him. It was for the good of his clan. 

...but in light it may flourish

TAGS: n/a - WORD COUNT: 162 - NOTES: lol

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Pinestorm felt his heart sink as he saw the hurt look on Alderkits face. He really believed that there was something wrong with his pelt, if only Pinestorm was courageous enough to admit his wrong choice of words ad hadn't lied none of this would have happened. As Pinestorm continued to think he was alarmed as he saw Alderkit burying into the snow soon nothing but a few tufts of his fur were visible. Hey what are you doing? get out of the snow or else you'll get sick! Pinetorm gently pulled the little kit out of the snow with his teeth, well at least he tried to. He began to panic if anything were to happen to Alderkit it would all be on his shoulders. I'm sorry Alderkit, I didn't mean to hurt you. Trust me there is nothing wrong with our pelt, just as there is nothing wrong with mine. 

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Sunkit
A dark tortoiseshell kit sprung up from where she was hiding, gold spots gleaming on the small cats fur. "Your pelts just fine" Sunkit said shyly, flicking her overly long tail. "you don't need to hide it" Shaking snow out of her long, thick fur, the kit sat and curled her tail around her, hiding her white paws, and blinked kindly at the other kit.