Horrible Surprise

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Mudstripe just kept glaring back at her. This whole 'niceness' thing wasn't going to get her on his good side. Few things did, typically. He shook his head. "Yeah, right. I bet Spottedstar and Runningpath are going to try to make it seem like he's ShadowClan. That's what you're mother has been saying, at least." The tabby turned his attention back to his nest, padded over and sat down in it. If she was going to pester him like this, he'd at least be comfortable.

"Loners shouldn't be allowed in ShadowClan territory. Period." His ears flickered about in irritation. He could still easily smell Crow's stench from even inside the warrior's den. "But everyone else seems to have forgotten that. Or at least, they're trying to. And I can't just stand around and watch!" Mudstripe's fangs pulled back into a snarl, but he still felt like he was repeating himself, as if to a deaf kit.

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CareFeather winced, and then looked confused. What was he talking about?

"My mom knows that tom? What?" she couldn't help but growl, but shook her head.

She followed the tom, and sat down beside him. She sighed softly, and couldn't help but nod. She looked at him, and blinked slowly.

"I must agree-- I just can't stand seeing him hurt though. I can't stand anyone hurt," she mewed that rather slowly, and smiled, "How about this, when he gets better, we'll chase him out of the territory-- together. I mean... if you want.."

She looked down, and scuffled her paws. To be honest, she didn't want him to feel uncomfortable. She was honestly just trying to make him feel better, which was true.

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Mudstripe raised a brow. "Didn't Runningpath tell you?" The tabby's mind immediately tried to find a way he could make this work. "She's been meeting up with him for over a moon, usually late at night. I caught them a moon ago, then Spottedstar found out." His blue-green eyes narrowed again, scrutinizing her face for some sign of a reaction. Had she really not known? He looked enough like her and her mother. Then again, he hadn't known right away, either.

Her proposition made him think. It sounded pretty good, coming from Runningpath's own daughter. But the way things were going, it wouldn't turn out that way. "You don't seem like the type of cat who would do that, chase him off once he recovered. You helped him out this time, after all. I didn't think you would care. The rest of the Clan doesn't seem to."

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With what Mudstripe said, about her mother meeting with a tom, she couldn't help but let out a growl while anger sparked in her eyes. THIS angered her. Carefeather couldn't stand being lied to, or not being told of something this serious.

She looked at him, and wrinkled her nose.

"I can surprise cats you know. And how about, chasing my mother and that tom off of our territory?" she hissed, letting her claws seep in and out of her claws. She hissed again, and stared at him.

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Mudstripe had to resist letting slip a knowing smile. Now, this is how the Clan should be responding. It wasn't exactly the truth, what he had said, but he hadn't told a single lie, either, now had he? The tabby, keeping his expression serious, gave an agreeing nod. "If you're up for it, then so am I. But she is still your mother... Are you sure?" If this was going to work, he knew he'd need full dedication from the she-cat. Hesitation could prove fatal.

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Carefeather looked at him, letting her tail lash back and forth.

"I'm serious," she let out an irritated hiss, "I'm tired of my mother's act! It's getting old!"

She wrinkled her nose in disgust. She really was tired of her mother. She seemed to be doing everything wrong and everything! Ugh!

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Mudstipe murmured approvingly. "Very well, then. Once the loner is good to go, neither he or your mother won't be coming back." He flicked his tail in thought. This could actually work out right, after all. If ShadowClan was rid of both Crow and Runningpath, there would be nothing left to worry about. ShadowClan's pride could be restored. "And you're right- it's not how ShadowClan cats are supposed to act. She has completely forgotten that her loyalty lies with the Clan."

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(( ;D I think I'mma make Carefeather start to follow Mudstripe a lot or something~ ))

Carefeather wrinkled her nose once more, and just nodded. She couldn't help but let a soft grin come across her face; her mother will finally get what she deserved. She was getting tired of her mother.

"Right, now, how about we go hunting?" her gaze traveled towards his gaze, and tilted her head.

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Mudstripe tilted his head, then smiled a little. Right. It would be a while before their plan came into effect. So the best thing to do for the moment was to not concern themselves with waiting for the leaves to turn, but rather go about without cause for suspicions. "Good idea. Let's see what we can catch. Runningpath and the loner won't be going anywhere soon." The tabby retracted his claws, soothed, then angled his ears towards the exit. "Lead the way."

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Crow watched as best he could as the tensions rose and fell right in front of his nose. When Carefeather ran off after Mudstripe, his legs started to lose feeling. Gritting his teeth, he took a paw step towards Spottedstar. "Thank you-...".

The tom stopped midsentence as he began to suddenly feel hot but cold at the same time. His complextion had changed to a horrible white underneith his fur as cold sweat littered it. Feeling disoriented, he took a step back to lean on Runningpath. Losing his balance, he collapsed on the side of his sister.

Pain swelled throughout his body at every heartbeat and he was seeing spots. His gaze narrowed as he saw Carefeather and Mudstripe leave the camp. Crow's eyes went wide as they took in the cats' expressions as one of the whispers began to clear into one word,Careful.

Then he passed out, still feeling his body, but not totally there. The loner had grasped one of the words that was whispering about his mind. They had diminished to a barely audible whisper in the camp as soon as he had entered, but now one had stuck out. What was going on?

His black form waited to be carried to the medicene den as he half knew what was going on, unable to move himself.

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Spottedstar had watched the two warriors dart off in the direction of the warriors den with narrowed eyes. Such was the nature of ShadowClan cats to be hard to read, but it seemed that more and more of her warriors were taking it by heart. The leader brushed aside the matter with a flick of her tail and turned back to Crow, still struggling to keep consciousness. She was about to say something of a reply, but that was when the black tom's legs completely gave way and he hit the ground. The she-cat's eyes widened in surprise before she rounded over on his side opposite Runningpath, using her shoulder to raise the tom back onto his paws, at least. "Runningpath, support his other side. Let's get him into Clawheart's den so he can rest."