surrounded by idiots wrote:[last moon]
xxxas the sun began to rise in the east the cats of quartzclan began to rise as well. the first up was white diamond as always. by now he had gotten into a routine of waking up as the sun climbed up into the sky. with a stretch and a yawn the tom cat clambered out of his nest ,, grooming his fur flat and removing any dirt or moss from his white pelt. once the star cut looked presentable did he walk from his den ,, eyes glancing around the dim cavern. for a few minutes the white tom sat quietly ,, waiting for the rest of the clan to wake up. as if on cue amber slid from the marquise cuts den. with a nod to white diamond the she cat trotted up to the mixed cuts den ,, poking her head in. a muffled complain came from inside the den but in seconds blue apatite was awake as well ,, both cats making their ways back down and to in front of the ledge that white diamond sat upon. then from the marquise cuts den came green spinel ,, his cold eyes flicking around the room. with a sigh the tom slowly made his way to the small group of gathered cats. immediately after green spinel walked from the den did yellow citrine come from the den as well ,, eyes glaring at green spinel. it was very evident that the she cat had no care for the tom ,, and she definitely didn't hold back in showing it.
this morning amber will lead patrol and will be accompanied by blue apatite and green spinel. yellow citrine you will accompany me on a hunting patrol as well. these same patrols will also be going out this sun high ,, but amber your patrol will hunt and mine will patrol. with that the star cut jumped from the ledge ,, yellow citrine following him from the cavern. for some time the two cats walked in complete silence. the air between the two friends was somewhat tense. it seemed that yellow citrine held a grudge against white diamond but she just wouldn't say what was bothering her.
xxxi don't like hat cat. yellow citrine finally said.
xxxhere we go again. white diamond thought ,, glancing to is companion.
i simply don't understand why you resent green spinel. he is a hard worker ,, carries his weight just like all
of us.xxxno he don't. he's just in it for food and a place to stay. just wait. he'll be goin' soon enough once he's had enough with workin'. he's a slacker. he don't do nearly as much as yer and me. yellow citrine was going on a tangent again. everyday it was the same thing. green spinel this. green spinel that. white diamond had no idea how to make her see that the tom wasn't as bad as she was making him out to be.
xxxi understand that you don't have the best of feelings toward green spinel. but he is not at all how you picture him to be. green spinel works hard. he helps provide for this clan. the star cut paused. that was about it. green spinel really only hunted. other than that he did tended to stick to himself ,, not saying much to others. so he simply didn't understand what yellow citrine had against the tom.
xxxyer wrong. he's nothin' but a lyin' ,, schemin' ,, two faced snake who's just gonna bail soon. yer just too oblivious to notice. white damond tensed as yellow citrine insulted him. stepping in front of the she cat he growled.
xxxyou better watch what you are saying and who you are saying it to. i am your star cut. i am above you. you do not go insulting me or any other cat. do you understand that? white diamond growled ,, eyes boring into yellow citrines. the she cat simply shoved past white diamond.
xxxsure. i got that. she muttered back before bounding off into the forest.
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xxxas white diamond and yellow citrine left the cavern blue apatite groaned.
i don't get why we have to wake up sooo early. i just wanna sleep in! the young tom complained ,, slouching.
xxxwe have to get up to do our chores ,, i mean duties.green spinel answered in his usual bored tone ,, his eyes flicking over to his brother. amber gave a soft chuckle ,, shaking her head.
xxxwe get up so early so we can provide for ourselves. we have to eat so we have to hunt. to hunt well we must be up when the prey is most active ,, dawn and dusk. thus we must get up so early ,, blue. amber explained. ever since she had met the younger cat she had gotten accustomed to calling him blue.
come on you two ,, we have to go check the borders. standing up the she cat strutted toward the mountain side. blue apatite and green spinel stood as well ,, trailing behind the she cat.
xxxyou have that dumb look on your face again ,, blue apatite whispered to his brother ,, teasing him.
xxxi don't know what you're talking about. green spinel muttered ,, glaring down to blue apatite ,, who in return wiggled his eye whiskers.
i can't stand you. the tom growled ,, getting a laugh from his little brother.
xxxdo i? or is it because you know what i'm talking about? blue apatite inquired.
xxxyou have no clue what you're talking about. why would you? you're too young to understand anything --xxxhey amber! blue apatite called out ,, running up toward his mentor. she turned to look back at the brothers who were significantly farther behind her.
green spinel wants you to know that he -- the young cat is suddenly tackled to the ground by his brother ,, grumbling as the older cat presses a paw down on his muzzle. amber looks bewildered ,, not understanding what was going on.
xxxget off of blue! you're going to hurt him. amber ran up to the two ,, shoving green spinel off of blue apatite. the young tom got back onto his paws.
are you okay?xxxyeah ,, i'm good ,, thanks am! xxxwhat did you want to tell me green spinel? amber looked to the tom with disdain in her eyes ,, and an unhappy tone in her voice. opening his mouth to answer green spinel tried to come up with something to say.
xxxoh ,, he just thought we should go hunt on the south side of the mountain. there's usually more prey there!xxxthat's actually not a bad idea. the falls do tend to bring out more prey. good idea. amber turned and began to walk off again. green spinel turned to blue apatite ,, clearly angry.
xxxdo anything like that again and i'll make sure that no cat is around to hear your cries for help. he hissed ,, bounding off after amber. the threat was an empty one ,, blue knew that ,, so he just ran right up to his brothers side once more. as the trio headed toward the base of the mountain and toward the waterfalls amber spoke with blue apatite ,, talking about some tactics he could use while hunting. green spinel walked behind the two cats ,, lost in his thoughts. but soon enough the patrol reached the falls.
xxxalright blue ,, let's see how you do on your own. at sun high we will all meet right back here with our catches. after amber said that green spinel was off. blue apatite lingered a moment at the base of the waterfall before heading off on his own as well. he had never hunted on his own before. amber had always been trailing him when he was hunting. now that he was alone everything seemed much bigger and scarier. the young cat didn't like it. panic began to rise in him. a pain in his chest started to form as his eyes flickered around. blue apatite had never been alone before. he was always with green spinel before they found the clan then after that there was always some cat around. flexing his claws the tom took in a deep breath.
xxxyou're completely fine. amber and green spinel are close by. you can fins them easily if needed. the thought somewhat comforted blue apatite ,, but not completely. quietly stepping the tom started to actually hunt instead of just wander around. but something quickly proved to be wrong. in the air was another cats scent ,, one that he didn't recognize.
is any cat there? blue called out ,, eyes flicking around to scan his surroundings. no voice replied. obviously an intruder just wouldn't reveal themselves. and he just gave away that he knew some other cat was around!
you're a mouse brain. following after the scent blue apatite was lead to a stream ,, a figure sitting before it. crouching into the bushes blue apatite watched the cat. she seemed to be alone and around his age. but what was she doing? she was just sitting and staring into the water. blue apatite contemplated if he should say anything or not. what if she wasn't friendly? what if she wanted to fight? would she win?
enough what ifs! just say something! standing up blue walked from the bushes. the rustling caught her attention so she turned around to look at him ,, then she fled.
hey! wait! blue apatite started running after the she cat ,, but she was already gone. he couldn't see her. then something slammed into his side ,, sending him to the ground. blue gasped as he hit the ground ,, trying to get back to his paws ,, but she had him pinned.
what's with every cat tackling me today! get off of me! i just wanted to talk! at the word talk she pressed her paw to his throat. kicking out with his hind legs blue apatite hit the she cat in her gut ,, making her stumble off of him.
sorry about that ,, but -- she lashed out at him with outstretched claws ,, but blue apatite jumped back before her paw made contact with his muzzle.
will you quit it! i just want to speak with you! but once again she attacked him ,, leaping at him. jumping to the side he whipped around and charged her ,, tackling her to the ground. the she cat rolled to the left ,, knocking blue apatites legs from under him ,, sending them both falling into the stream. the stream was shallow so the young tom managed to get to his paws and so did the she cat.
what is your problem! blue screeched ,, turning toward the she cat. she seemed to be hissing at him ,, but she was making no noise.
are you okay? shutting her mouth the she cat glared at blue apatite.
you can't speak ,, can you? his words seemed to strike a nerve in the she cat ,, but instead of attacking she lowered her head.
don't be ashamed! he quickly said ,, introducing himself.
i'm blue apatite. do you have a name? the she cat shook her head no ,, making blue feel bad. she was all alone.
oh ... um ,, you hungry? that's why you were staring at water ,, right ,, you were trying to fish? you must be hungry then. the she cat nodded yes.
come on. i can get you something to eat. hesitantly she followed after blue apatite.
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[this moon]xxxgit it back! an angered voice rang out throughout the cavern ,, disturbing the peace and tranquility. from the marquise cuts den emerged yellow citrine ,, her teeth bared in green spinels direction ,, who at the moment sat at the fresh kill pile ,, finishing off a meal. the she cat stormed toward the center of the caver ,, stopping on one side of the stream that split the ground into two sections. green spinel paid her no attention as he swiped a paw over his face.
i said git. it. back! yer mangy flee infested fox heart! this got the toms blood boiling. eyes turning toward the she cat green spinel stared her down.
xxxi have no clue what you are talking about. he grumbled ,, going ack to grooming himself.
xxxyer know just as well what i'm talkin' 'bout! yer took my stone. yellow citrine stated ,, fur standing on end. sharp eyes once more looked up to bore into yellow citrines.
xxxi did no such thing! you're lying ,, i didn't touch your stupid gem. now green spinel was standing ,, claws flexing in and out of his paws.
xxxi know what i be talkn' 'bout. i had it on when i went to sleep last night ,, but now it be gone. yer've liked to get under my skin since the day you joined the clan. course yer'd take it just to spite me! a growl erupted from green spinels throat as he stormed toward yellow citrine.
xxxquit acusing me of something i didn't do! i didn't take your jewel. i don't like to mess with you. you just like to cause drama because you love being the center of attention! yellow citrine shoved her face into green spinels ,, their noses touching ,, her teeth bared.
xxxlies. she hissed. then with a yowl green spinel jumped at yellow citrine ,, but in a flash of white white diamond knocked the tom to the side ,, sending him to the ground.
xxxenough of this! i will not have you two fighting about something so small. the star cut sternly said ,, facing green spinel as he got back to his paws.
green spinel did you or did you not take yellow citrines gem? white diamond questioned. the tom shook his head no.
xxxhe's lying. white diamond turned toward yellow citrine.
xxxis this it? a voice from behind yellow citrine spoke up ,, zircon ,, a vine hanging from his mouth. attached to the vine was a gem. yellow citrine whipped around to face the other tom.
xxxyeah ,, that's it. the she cat trotted up to zircon. she took her vine and slipped her head back into it. then she went back into the marquise den. rolling his eyes zircon headed toward red fire opals den. the two cats had become good pals in the month that zircon had been around. with a heavy sight white diamond started toward the marquise den. upon entering the den he found yellow citrine sitting in her nest.
xxxyou are out of line ,, yellow cirtine. white diamond said as he neared her. she gave no response ,, clearly ignoring him.
you cannot go around starting fights ,, more so starting fights with green spinel. it is not mature. it is uncalled for. the she cat continued to ignore the star cut.
look at me when i speak to you. you are about to cross the line ,, and when you do it won't be pretty for you. now i suggest that you try to keep that temper under control. turning around the tom left the den.
[prey :: one hare is consumed]
[moonstone :: white diamond requests a princess cut]
[name changes :: nameless becomes brown jasper. blake becomes moissanite. river becomes zircon]
[deformity :: brown jasper is mute]
[hunting :: white diamond + yellow citrine + zircon]
[hunting :: amber + blue apatite]
[hunting :: green spinel + moissanite]
[patrol :: amber + blue apatite + zircon]
[patrol :: white diamond + yellow citrine + moissanite]
[training :: amber + blue apatite + green spinel + brown jasper ((swimming))]
[herb patrol :: red fire opal][/center]
