1x1 Kess and Gohtye.

[Kess]

Fluffwhisker grinned at the news of Cherryleaf's kitting. Maybe next moon she would be able to see her friend and ask her how the kits were.

Jackalfur's whiskers twitched in amusement at the apprentices named. He remembered when he was a new apprentice, and had been to his first Gathering. It had been an overwhelming experience. He looked to Sandstar, waiting to see what she said. Hopefully she knew better than to bring up the brutal attack by WindClan...

Berryfeather took a seat beside the WindClan medicine cat, Barleytail. "Hello, Barleytail," she meowed, trying to be friendly. "How unfortunate that our Clans had that dispute over prey." She kept her tone neutral, not suggesting that WindClan had been at fault. "I'm sorry to say that one of our apprentices died from wounds sustained in the fight." She put every ounce of sorrow that she could into her statement, carefully keeping all bitterness and anger out of her voice.

Pebblepaw bounded over to join her friends in RiverClan. "Hi guys!" she said happily. "How are you?" She shivered. "Sure is cold, eh?"

(Feel free to play Barleytail and some of Pebblepaw's RiverClan friends...:3)

[ragemonster]

((Sure sure. You, too, feel free to act as the cats mine talk to, as well as Marshstar. Or, any cat for that matter. xD))

"Hey, Pebblepaw!" meowed Silverpaw. She shook out her fur, happy to see her friend. Fernpaw and Barkpaw both meowed greetings of their own.

Barleytail made a sympathetic sound deep in his throat. "Yes, I'd heard about that but I didn't know a cat had been killed. I'm sorry. I wonder if your leader will mention it," he mused. "I'm interested to find out. How have you been, Berryfeather?" he asked, but before she could reply, Sandstar cleared her throat and began to speak.

Sandstar cleared her throat and stepped forward. Her paw pads were perched on the very tip of the Great Rock, the cool stone helping to steady her thoughts. "I have some good and bad news, regarding ThunderClan. The good news being that one of our apprentices has been made a warrior; the bad news is that that warrior earned his name by dying in a battle provoked by WindClan."
The hisses of anger and surprise throughout the gathered cats was startling, but Sandstar didn't start in surprise like she normally would have. A cold fury had leaked into her heart as she cast a firey glance at Marshstar, whose eyes were burning with surprise and fury. "Care to explain to the gathered cats why one of my Clan is now dead?" spat Sandstar.

[Kess]

Marshstar lashed his tail angrily. "I did not order my patrol to attack you," he growled. "I told them not to stir up trouble!" He glared around the clearing. "I assure you that the entire patrol was punished severely." His eyes softened a little. "I am sorry for your loss. I promise that WindClan will be in debt for the terrible injustice done to you."

Berryfeather had a hard time believing the muddy brown tomcat. Would he actually go through with his promise? She tried not to look annoyed and disbelieving, but she was almost certain she had traces of it in her eyes.

Pebblepaw stared at the ground as the death of her brother was announced. "Ravenheart is what is name is now," she meowed to Silverpaw, Fernpaw, and Barkpaw. "I just can't believe he's dead."

[ragemonster]

Sandstar glared suspiciously at Marshstar. She almost decided to accuse him of lying, but thought better of it and curtly dipped her head once. "Very well," she meowed. "Would you like to report the goings-on of WindClan?" meowed Birchstar.

Fernpaw touched her tail to her friend's paw sympathetically, and Barkpaw touched his nose to her shoulder ina similar gesture. "I'm so sorry, Pebblepaw," meowed Siverpaw. "He had a great warrior name in the end. I'd always liked Ravenheart; he was nice to me and the rest of my Clan."

[Kess]

Pebblepaw felt a rush of warmth for the other cats. "Thank you, guys."

Marshstar nodded hastily. "We, ah, we've been doing well since the, er, incident. The cats responsible for launching the attack have been put on restriction for the rest of the moon. Our hunting has been well." He sat down and hung his head in embarrasment. All this hostility because of his bonehead warrior Clawpelt!

[ragemonster]

Echoheart sat beside Snaketail, staring up at the four leaders. "Echoheart," Snaketail said abruptly, "I need to talk to you... to tell you something." Echoheart stared at him, bemused.
"Go ahead," she mewed.
"Not here," he said, glancing around.
"Okay, how about those bushes over there?" Snaketail was behaving stragely; secretive, awkward, a bit shy... what was the matter with him?
He stood up, shook out his tabby pelt, and led the way over to the bush. "Listen," he said quietly, keeping his voice low even though no cat could hear them at such a distance. "I need to... confess something."

Barkpaw nodded his head. "No problem. We're your friends, aren't we?" he mewed, smiling.

[Kess]

(Oops, sorry, didn't notice you had added a post)

Pebblepaw nodded to the tom. "Of course!" she meowed. "You guys are some of the best friends a cat could ask for." She kept her tone neutral, but she really meant it all for Barkpaw. She knew it was against the warrior code to be close to cats from other Clans, but she really did like Barkpaw. It was almost a crush, even. Which was REALLY against the code.

Marshstar dipped his head at Birchstar, hoping he'd step up and speak and cover his embarrasment.

[ragemonster]

((That's okay. xD))

Barkpaw's ears twitched, purring deeply in satisfaction. He remembered when he and his sister, Fernpaw had first met Pebblepaw. He'd heard one of his Clanmates, Mosspaw, being rude to Pebblepaw and had told him off. He'd then opologized for Mosspaw's rude behavior, and they'd been friends ever since. "You, too," he meowed quietly. Fernpaw and Silverpaw nodded as well.

Echoheart

Echoheart frowned, tipping her head slightly to the side. "You can tell me," she meowed after a moment. "You know that."
Snaketail seemed to struggle for a moment, then meowed, "I... er, I — I think... you're really great, and... I like you. A lot. More than like, actually..." he trailed off, his amber eyes darting up to fix on her blue ones. Echoheart was stunned. She didn't know what to say. She'd never suspected... Ah, she thought, that's not true. She had thought about it. A lot, really, just not from a romantic perspective. Something clicked into place, and she realized... "I more than like you, too, Snaketail," she said, her voice quiet but strong.

Birchstar caught Marshstar's eye, taking the unspoken hint, and yowled, "ShadowClan cats, we are leaving!"

[Kess]

(Wait, what? Did the rest of the Clans already speak? XD)

Pebblepaw waved her tail at the RiverClan cats. "I bet Sandstar wants to go also. Bye, guys," she meowed. She waved her tail and ran to join her clanmates.

Jackalfur hopped down from his spot beside Kestrelpelt. "Sleep well, Kestrelpelt," he meowed respectfully to the older tom. "See you all next moon."

[ragemonster]

((Yep, they did. xD))

Barkpaw stared after Pebblepaw as she headed back toward her Clanmates. "Bye," he called. Fernpaw said, "Come on, I think we're leaving soon, too." Barkpaw nodded. "Okay," he said, following her and Silverpaw over to where their mother was, waiting for their leader to lead them home.

Sandstar

Jumping down from the Great Rock, Sandstar meowed loud enough fof her Clan to hear, "ThunderClan cats! We're leaving!"

Echoheart

Echoheart saw Snaketail flinch visibly when Birchstar yowled that ShadowClan was leaving. His gold eyes bored into her. "I don't want to go," he admitted. "I don't, either," she meowed, "but we have to. I'll see you..." the words died in her throat. She'd have to wait an entire moon to see him again? That wasn't acceptable. "Meet me tomorrow," she said. "By the river. It's not too far from the ShadowClan border." After he'd agreed, Snaketail and Echoheart departed for their respective Clans, Echoheart glancing back frequently the whole way.