When Ice Meets Fire [1x1 with foxflight,] [SnowFury]

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Unintentionally, Snowdrift had begun to pace back and forth, her tail lashing behind her as she growled. Her eyes quickly assessed the tree, searching for the thicker and stronger branches she knew would hold her weight, as well as the thin and weaker ones. With her slender body, it was easy for her to climb and move along the branches with ease, and her balance was just as good. In fact, she mused with a small grin, I must be one of the best tree climbers within my clan. A wave of smug rushed over her at the thought, but she quickly brushed it off and returned her attention to the calico tom in the tree.

"You, loner, shall not bear the name of a warrior!" She snapped harshly, her claws unsheathed as she shifted her stance. She was prepared to climb up that tree and force the loner to the ground. Though the thought of herself falling, hadn't crossed her mind as she glared up at him. "You do not know of our traditions, nor have you endured the countless moons of training to become a warrior." She continued, pausing briefly to release a shaky breath of her as she fought to control her rising temper. "Therefore, you are not worthy of bearing a warriors name."

Claws unsheathed and fur bristled once again, and a growl quietly rumbled in the back of her throat. Oh how this tom irritated her, his lazy grin and his relaxed posture just rubbed her the wrong way. He didn't look the least bit frightened or worried by the fact that she had found him; prepared to sleep in a tree within the territory of IceClan.

Releasing a soft sigh, she dropped her gaze briefly as she scowled; her reluctance to reveal her own name quite obvious. Snowdrift wouldn't even consider giving the tom her name if it wasn't for the fact that she either had to escort him to the camp to speak with Aspenstar, or chase him off the territory. But before she could do either one of those things, she had to get him out of the tree. "How about, you come out of that tree and I'll give you my name?" She bargained as calming herself down, her pale eyes shifted upwards to meet the tom's amber eyes.

[Taiyo]

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•Gender: Tom
•Age: 28 moons
•Rank: Warrior
•Status: Single
•Tags: Snowdrift

"I've endured more than petty training to be the cat I am today miss." His stance was suddenly rigid, the casual tone of his suddenly void and dark as his carefree mask slipped just slightly to reveal the danger beneath. How dare she, not worthy of bearing a warrior's name?, his hurt pride cried for blood at the insult but with some struggle, he dug his claws deep into the bark of the tree, holding himself in place. "I am more than worthy to bear a warrior's name if not more!" he declared, yellow eyes flashing in the darkness.

She wouldn't know. He consoled with himself, as his muscles flexed with his restrained frustration. I'm a loner in her eyes, what she says is reasonable... His lips twitched with his annoyance as he attempted a stiff smile. But still, it's irritating to hear it from her lips! "Ha. A-At least that's what I think." he meowed sheepishly as he forced his frustration down. Lying back down again, he began combing his ruffled pelt with his tongue as something to calm his nerves and hide his displeasure. "You're too stingy about names angel, it is only but a thing used to refer others by. Or perhaps," his eyes took on that familiar mischievous gleam again as he paused in his grooming and glanced down slyly at the snowy she-cat. "you actually enjoy these nicknames I give you? How cute." he purred.

His expression tilted into one of amusement as she suggested a trade - him coming down from the tree and her name. Orangefury wasn't convinced she'll actually reveal her name with him out of the tree but then, it wasn't as if she wouldn't try to get up sooner or later to kick him out. He pretended to consider her offer, "Oh? That's not really a fair trade, though. My life's on the line here and though I'd love to be ravaged by a gorgeous beauty like you, I'd like to live a little longer still." he grinned and stood up from his perch. Crouching, he propelled himself to a branch on a lower level, the impact sent leaves dislodging from the branch and swirling to the ground as he made himself comfortable again. "This is alright for you?" he meowed, yellow eyes hooded.

The calico was still on the tree but on a lower level, closer to the ground that if the Iceclan warrior was really desperate enough and leaped, she would be able to grab ahold of him and pull him down.

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As his body went rigid, Snowdrift felt a wave of smugness wash over her, along with a hint of amusement as a sly grin tugged at the corners of her lips. Finally, she had been able to crack that carefree layer, but what laid underneath it had her white fur rising and her claws unsheathing. Out of pure instinct, she shifted her stance so she would be prepared to move if needed. Now she was able to sense some sort of dark and dangerous aura coming from the tom in the tree above her. It was obvious what she had said had offended him. "Oh, have I wounded your pride?" She sneered up at him.

Snowdrift's pale blue eyes narrowed suspiciously and a low growl began to rumble in the back of her throat, until the tom had made a comment which made her spit in disgust. "As if!" She snarled, her stance shifting as her gaze quickly observed the structure of the tree. Quickly working out the fastest route to reach the tom. "Snowdrift." She spat out reluctantly, "my name is Snowdrift."

"Call me anything else and I won't hesitate to shred your ears." She threatened darkly. Her pale eyes followed the toms movements as he jumped down to a lower branch, at the same time she fought the urge to grin. Now he was close enough to the ground for her to be able to leap up and reach him, though she was unsure if she'd have the strength to be able to pull him off the branch. Maybe, I could use my speed to my advantage. She mused to herself as she stepped backwards, the muscles underneath her white pelt tensing up as she prepared to move forward.

Her tail lashed once as he spoke and she gave a small nod, forcing a smile onto her face. "That's perfect, stay right there." She purred softly, only she launched forward moments later. Her legs bunched up underneath her as she swiftly heaved her thin body up onto the lowest branch there was. Now even closer to him, she knew a single leap and a shove could push him off balance. So with that thought in her mind, she leaped. It was when her body collided with his, she realised this probably wasn't the best idea. For now both of them had been tipped off balance, and the ground below them wasn't the best place for them to land without suffering injuries.

[Taiyo]

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•Gender: Tom
•Age: 28 moons
•Rank: Warrior
•Status: Single
•Tags: Snowdrift

He had expected an attack to be an option the warrior could've taken after his venture downwards. He didn't really think she was that crazy to actually do it.

He was suddenly airborne, the breath knocked out of him as her bodyweight crashed into his and flung him off his perch. He struggled to breathe even as the landscape twisted and turned in his vision and he knew the ground would be rushing up to meet him soon. The fall wasn't great - that he knew for he had descended to a lower platform just a few moments ago - but the height guaranteed bruises and sprains if one wasn't careful how they landed. The instincts of a cat kicked in and he felt his body twist almost immediately so that he would land on all four limbs and reduce the impact.

But that motion was thwarted when the tom realised he had another cat on him as well. He could of course, shove her off and save himself. 'Snowdrift' - so she named herself - would risk hurting herself, not having enough time to twist and land properly. But that wouldn't be very gentlemanly would it? All that thinking took less than a second to pass through his mind. Silently cursing his ridiculous fondness for the other gender, the calico just barely managed to shift his body around to spoon the she-cat before the impact jarred his entire structure.

The breath was knocked out of his lungs - again - but the tom forced himself to roll to lessen the impact, ignoring the black spots blinking in his vision. With the momentum lost the Fireclan warrior released his tight grip on the other cat and allowed a soft groan from his lips. "That was...exciting." he breathed heavily as his body struggled to keep the air within his lungs.

"I appreciate your enthusiasm though-" the calico winced as he attempted to stand and a flash of pain ripped through his side. Carefully, he assessed the damage done. In his efforts to protect the enemy he hadn't had time to twist his body around and had landed - quite harshly - on his side. From the twinging pain radiating from his right shoulder, Orangefury guessed he probably sprained it on his landing. The orange and black splattered tom sighed heavily, his tail twitched with his irritation at this small discomfort as he tried to downplay his hurts. It wouldn't do good to let strangers - enemies to be exact - know about his weaknesses.

"Are you alright?" he asked the cream colored cat, diverting the attention back at the she-cat. Meanwhile, the sly tom began edging away from the cat hoping to put some distance between the two. After all, if she had enough confidence to knock him off the tree, who's to say what she'll do next?

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Snowdrift was almost certain that she would return back to camp with a few sprains and bruises as she felt the air rush around her body. She scolded herself over and over; once again she had let her fiery temper get the better of her and in turn, had acted out of anger. Now, the pair were plummeting towards the ground with no chance of either of them getting out of this without a few bumps and bruises. Well, she believed that until she felt his body wrap around hers, protecting her from the worst of the fall.

As they landed, she realised he had released her and she rolled away, quickly scrambling to her paws. Her long legs shaking slightly as she released a soft sigh. Snowdrift's gaze shifted to him as she rose to stand on her shaky legs, her white fur all ruffled. Had she not been so dazed she would have growled at his comment, but instead she gave a small nod. "Thank-" she paused, her eyes narrowing with slight annoyance. "Thank you." She finally managed to mutter out before straightening her posture, she refused to look weak, not even now.

"I'm fine." She snapped, reverting back to her normal self; though in the back of her mind, there was a voice and she knew that she know owed the calico tom a debt. She hated owing debts. Her eyes squeezed shut and a quiet groan passed through her lips. Why me? Why am I always stuck with the annoying ones? As she opened her eyes, she noticed him edging away, perhaps it was because he now knew what she was capable of? Shrugging the thought of she sat back on her haunches, watching him through narrowed eyes.

"You can try run, but your not going to get far," She mused, "especially with that sprain." She finished, having noticed the way he now held himself with this new injury. Plus, if he did try she run, she could easily catch up to him. She didn't have long legs and a slender body for nothing after all.

Swiftly, Snowdrift rose to her paws, turning away from him to look in the direction that the camp was. "I will take you back to IceClan camp." She meowed loudly, quickly glancing over at him. This was how she was going to return her debt, by taking him to IceClan. "Your injury will be looked at, and you'll meet with Aspenstar. She will decide how long you'll stay, or perhaps if your lucky, when you'll join." Snowdrift paused, realising she wasn't fond of the thought of him joining the clan. "If she, or the clan, does not deem you worthy, we'll chase you out of our territory."

"Hopefully, I'll have the honours of doing so." She sneered, a slightly grin tugging at the corners of her lips as her tail lashed through the air. "Now hurry up and follow me.. Orangefury.." She growled softly, eyes narrowing as his 'name' rolled of her tongue. It didn't sound too bad, and she noticed that it suited him quite well. Not that she would admit that to anyone.

[Taiyo]

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•Gender: Tom
•Age: 28 moons
•Rank: Warrior
•Status: Single
•Tags: Snowdrift

He couldn't help the grin on his face as the she-cat thanked him for taking most of the damage. It seemed the snappy she-cat does have a kind side to her after all.

Gently rotating his sore shoulder, the tom tried to alleviate the stinging pain the best he could. After all, now that he's back on ground he had lost his advantage and once more in danger. Half listening to the pale colored cat, his yellow eyes quickly scanned the area attempting to look for a way to escape - if possible in his current state - and calculating the chances of being successful. The probabilities, it seemed, were very low.

As if Snowdrift could read his intentions, she quickly informed him - or rather, confirmed his suspicions - that he won't be able to make it far. Though his eyes did sparkle with surprise when she pointed out his sprain. No longer seeing the need to hide his injury the calico angled his body slightly, turning wary eyes towards the warrior. "You won't happen to be a medicine cat as well would you?" The words slipped out before he could process them fully and Orangefury winced mentally at his careless slip. A medicine cat really Orangefury?

The calico slipped into a neutral mask as Snowdrift decided on his fate - one that he wasn't particularly fond of. Even if his original intentions were to slip in and merge into the enemy clan eventually, he had hoped he would've more time to prepare for it - and possibly in a fitter state. Limited by his sprain wasn't how he'd imagined how he'll infiltrate Iceclan's camp. "I don't suppose you'll let me go even if I say no?" he asked in a wry chuckle though there was resignation in his tone.

Learning that he'll be meeting with Aspenstar already did nothing to help his nerves. He wondered if the stories told of Aspenstar's ruthlessness back in Fireclan were true, because if so, Orangefury highly doubt a trespassing loner with a sprained shoulder would receive much pity from the cat.

"That makes me feel much better." he meowed quite dryly, after Snowdrift's eager wish to chase him out with her clanmates if things does take a bad dip. Wincing as he applied pressure to his paw, the calico struggled the first few steps before he found a rhythm that didn't jostle his sore shoulder too much.

"Lead the way." he smiled wryly.

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Snowdrift's eyes narrowed suspiciously as he mentioned a medicine cat, and she quickly glanced over her shoulder to look at him. But eventually she just shrugged it off, coming to the conclusion that wherever he came from, they must call the healers; medicine cats too. "I'm no medicine cat." She started calmly as she padded forward, tail swishing through the air as she walked. "But when you happen to be best friends with one you end up learning a bit." She finished, her mind wandering a bit as she thought of her clan-mates.

Bumblefoot, the medicine cat and her best friend was one of the only cats within the clan she could tolerate. Even though she was a little clumsy, she was patient and was able to deal with Snowdrift's temper and stubbornness. She was a good friend, Snowdrift concluded as she slowed her pace down slightly to make sure that Orangefury could keep up. His sprain was obviously going to affect how fast he could travel.

As she continued to walk at a slow pace, she couldn't help but frown. It had been moons since a loner had joined the clan, and the last one that did had become a valued member; as Snowdrift recalled, the loner had worked hard to earn her keep in IceClan. Snowdrift turned her head to glance back at him, and quickly banished the thought of him ever joining IceClan. Oh how torturous that would be..

"When I first introduce you to Aspenstar, I suggest you don't be so.." She trailed off, unable to find the right word. "Just be respectful towards her, she won't hesitate to shred your ears if you're rude." She meowed seriously, stopping for a moment to look back at the calico tom. She quickly thought something over before speaking again. "You'll be tended to by our medicine cat before I take you to see Aspenstar."

Turning around, she moved forward through the undergrowth until she found the path, the grass was flat underneath her paw pads; due to all the cats who had travelled up and down this path. "We're almost there." She meowed softly as they neared the entrance to the IceClan camp. As it came into view, she growled quietly. Easily recognising the dark brown tabby pelt and forest green eyes of Owlflight, of course the stubborn old fool would be the one keeping watch tonight.

"Bout time you returned, though you might of -" He cut himself off, noticing Orangefury. "Who's that?". He spat, eyes narrowing as he observed the unknown tom.

"I'm taking him to Bumblefoot." She snapped back at him as she shoved her way past, pausing to make sure Orangefury was following. "Hurry up, oh and ignore Owlflight. He's probably swallowed some mouse bile.."

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•Gender: Tom
•Age: 28 moons
•Rank: Warrior
•Status: Single
•Tags: Snowdrift

Orangefury filed away the tidbit of information the snowy warrior happened to share - if she's friends with her clan's medicine cat perhaps he'll be able to gleam more information about the tight lipped she-cat when he visits the medicine den. Then of course, there's also the last desperate measure of threatening the medicine cat if worst comes to worst.

As he was being herded towards Iceclan's camp, the undercover Fireclan warrior made sure to take note of every tree, bush and rock along the way. He made sure he memorised the landscape, the environment his enemies lived in - these were important information he'll have to bring back to his clan sooner or later.

From time to time, the calico would feign pain and deliberately halt the procession, using the excuse of rest to carefully note down items of interest. Spraining his shoulder did have some benefits after all. Though he could see the snowy warrior was slowly losing her patience at his constant delays - he had to resist the temptation of sticking out his tongue petulantly several times.

Upon nearing camp - and he knew they were close for their unmistakable stench intensified in those last few meters - Snowdrift had paused to give him quite the ominous warning. "Of course m'lady, when am I not respectful?" he meowed, his words dripping with false innocence. "And I do like my ears staying where they are." he added as an afterthought, chuckling at the irony of the situation. It was he after all, that needed to keep his claws to himself and not let impulse rule him upon seeing Aspenstar's face. The trained hatred of a Fireclan cat still raged within him and the desire to defeat any Iceclan leader was strong. But I'm not quite keen on sacrificing my life just yet... there's much more to benefit in waiting. He cautioned himself, calming the bloodlust within.

Stepping through the entrance of Iceclan, Orangefury couldn't help the slight stiffening of his posture. He was finally, in the heart of all evils, Iceclan's camp. He felt a sudden swell of giddyness within him, brought on by the excitement and anticipation of having successfully pulled off the first part of the plan. But the hardest part had yet to come.

Schooling his expression, the calico returned the steely glare the tabby cat on guard duty sent him. Snowdrift didn't seem to harbour any friendly feelings for the old coot - in truth, the calico was beginning to doubt whether or not his pale companion was capable of harbouring any other emotions other than cold and snappy - and so Orangefury decided to ignore the tabby as well. But he filed away the tabby's antagonism towards Snowdrift at the back of his mind, perhaps he'll be able to manipulate these feelings when needed in the future.

Urged on by Snowdrift's draining patience, the tom gave the tabby one last assessing look before he limped towards the medicine den. Entering the darkness, he paused uncertainly, unsure whether or not how the medicine cat would react to a stranger in his or her den. He didn't have to wait long to get his answer for soon, for said 'medicine cat' crashed into him.

He landed quite ungracefully on his side his head ringing from the shock and multiple muttered apologies filled the air. "It's alright miss.." the calico managed as he stood up warily, assuming that the light feminine apologies meant that Iceclan's medicine cat was indeed a 'she'. Yellow eyes widened just slightly as he took in the slender build of the tabby cat, wide eyes and adorable expression. Something within his chest clenched at the sight and instantly, his flirtatious persona took hold. "My, my, what's a beauty doing hiding in the dark?" he stepped closer to the she-cat, chest brushing against hers with the proximity as he stared into her wide, wide eyes. "Do you have a map hidden somewhere lovely? Because I'm getting hopelessly lost in your eyes."

The medicine cat, flustered at the appearance of a stranger in her den, his sudden - and strange approaches - let out a squeak and ducked around the invading tom. Scooting towards her friend, who didn't seem pleased with the calico's presence at all, Bumblefoot decided she'll let Snowdrift explain things after all.

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Snowdrift stepped back as she watched Orangefury slip into the medicine cat den, his calico figure being swallowed up by the darkness of the den. From where she stood the white she-cat could feel the eyes of her clan-mates which were still away burning into her coat, along with their quiet mutterings as they all tried to get a glimpse of the unknown cat within camp. Quickly becoming annoyed by their muttering she yelled, "shut up! It's not like you haven't seen a loner before." With that said, she swiftly turned and followed him into the den.

As the musky scent of herbs caught in the back of her throat, she heard Bumblefoot's repeated apologies closely followed by Orangefury's voice and instantly she scowled. Here comes the smooth talking. She bitterly thought as she stalked forward, stepping between her friend and the loner. Her eyes narrowed to glare at Orangefury before she turned to a flustered Bumblefoot; a warm smile tugging at the corners of her lips.

"Bumblefoot, this is Orangefury. Orangefury, this is Bumblefoot, IceClan's medicine cat." She meowed as she moved to stand beside the tabby she-cat. "There's no medicine cat better than her." She added, gently bumping shoulders with her before she sat back on her haunches. Snowdrift barely got to sit for minute before she caught a glimpse of someone peering into the den. Spiderpaw, she quickly realised.

Ignoring the apprentice, she glanced back at Bumblefoot and began to explain, "I was wandering like I usually do when I came across this loner, who was getting ready to go asleep in a tree. I managed to tackle him out of the tree, and now he's wounded." Purposely she left out a few bits and pieces, "thought it would be best for me to bring him to you before I took him to Aspenstar." She finished as her gaze shifted back to the calico tom.

Though her gaze quickly shifted from him as she noticed yet another head peering into the den, Spiderpaw had now been joined by Ripplepaw. She was surprised that the two were still awake, and she somehow suspected that they had sneaked out of their nests to see what the murmurs and whispers that were going around camp were about. Nosy little brats, She mused as she swiftly rose to her paws, "excuse me for a moment." She meowed before quickly exiting the den, spitting a mouthful of harsh words to the two apprentices who quickly scrambled away back to the safety of their nests.

"Annoying little brats." She spat as she stalked back into the den.

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•Gender: Tom
•Age: 28 moons
•Rank: Warrior
•Status: Single
•Tags: Snowdrift, Bumblefoot

Now why do all she-cats tend to react that way? The avoiding and scooting away after his honeyed words? Honestly, his words are terribly sweet, aimed to draw the attention and affection of the other gender, yet it often does the opposite. Did he have something on his face? Maybe that was it. Something embarrassing must be stuck on his gorgeous, handsome, godlike face. That's why they're shying away. Best get cleaning then.

Except he was painfully reminded of his injured shoulder when he lifted his paw to give himself a quick groom. His wince seem to echo in the small dim den - it seems his plans of keeping his boo-boos a secret from Iceclan are doomed to fail- and immediately regretted the movement and betrayal of his pain that flashed across his face. Bumblefoot was jolted into action at the display of discomfort and stepped forward - and away from the protection of Snowdrift so he noticed - closer to his side, worry shining clearly in her beautiful, yellow orbs.

"Where are you hurt?" The tabby pressed closer, her delicate paw gingerly touching his shoulder and Orangefury fought back the instinctive urge to snap defensively. It wouldn't do him good to attack the clan's medicine cat while being stuck in a dead end. "I'm fine." he smiled though it looked a bit strained. However the Iceclan medicine cat's attention no longer seemed to be fixed on him - Oh why can't the girls ever give him the attention he deserves? - she had whipped her head back towards her friend, maws dropped in surprise and horror. "Y-You tackled him from a tree? You fell from a tree?!" Her voice seemed to have pitched near the end as she rushed over to Snowdrift - abandoning him - and checking her up and down like a worried mother.

The medicine cat fretted over her friend, and while Orangefury admits that she's kind of cute while doing so, a spasm of pain ricocheting from his shoulder reminded him why he was in here in the first place. "Uh...Sprained shoulder maybe?" he meowed quite softly but it was all Bumblefoot needed for her eyes to be turned to him again. Her attention span is quite... He didn't get to finish that thought as the she-cat began to nag at him, shifting past him to grab the appropriate herbs and quite literally stuff them in his mouth before he could utter any protests.

"Swallow those!" She scolded, Even when she's scolding someone she still manages to look cute. Orangefury thought to himself as he obeyed the fretting she-cat. "Those'll ease the pain. There's nothing I can do to help a sprained shoulder though, time will heal it eventually but I don't want you putting unnecessary stress on it!" Bumblefoot gave Snowdrift a glance that asked her clanmate to ensure that her orders would be listened to.

Cringing, he attempted a handsome smile that turned out more like a grimace than anything - but anywho... His attention was drawn to the entrance as Snowdrift snapped at two curious apprentices and he waved his tail in a casual greeting - encouraging their continued interests. If he was to join Iceclan he might as well make sure he had some support one way or another.

The calico smirked at Snowdrift's comment, turning to her with feigned ignorance. "Why you seem to love young ones." he purred innocently. "You'd make a great queen one day." he chuckled to himself.