Wandering (Sootclaw/Open)

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Lost In You

Cedarclaw had gone off wondering. Her place in the warm den, next to Sootclaw, had been a hard thing to leave, but she had to remind herself of what she was missing. So the tortoiseshell had given her mate a quick lick on the cheek before quietly padding outside. The she-cat had possessed a vain hope that once she had rested her memory would return, but of course not such thing had happened. Now she sat on the hill, the wind ruffling her short fur, as she tried to remember the life she had lost to the space behind the metal wall of her mind. Unfortunately, trying to remember made the back of her head hurt where she'd hit it. Cedarclaw sighed. Maybe it would be best to stop worrying about it for now. Instead she looked down as her belly and purred. There was no sign of it yet, but she knew that the kits would soon begin to grow. The thought warmed her heart, and she bent her neck to give her belly a few loving licks. Maybe life would be fine just the way she was.

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SootClaw had noticed that she had left, since he woke shortly after she did. He had looked around the den for a few moments, worry prickling at his pelt.

He licked his pelt for a few moments, before getting out, following her scent. While doing so, he was wondering to himself.

Why do I feel so strongly about her all of a sudden? This is quite odd... And kits.. I am going to be a father, but will I be a good one?

The trail soon went towards a hill, where he paused for a few moments, looking at the back of a tortoiseshell she-cat. He knew who it was, and started to purr.

He bounded up, and licked the back of her head, but gently, since he knew that it probably still hurt.

"Hey, Sweetheart."

He purred.

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Hey There

The she-cat had been too lost in her own thoughts to have scented Sootclaw's scent on the breeze. She almost jumped when he licked the back of her head, just where in hurt, but instead of pain came a tickling sensation. She could guess who owned that voice. "Sootclaw!" she purred in response, turning her head with a smile. Her orange eyes shone brightly. Just having her there made the pain in her skull go away. She rose to her paws and walked around him, brushing his pelt as she went, then licked his ear. "You're up sooner than I thought. Did I wake you?"

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He purred loudly, his tail tip flickering with a blissful motion. He really did feel like the luckiest tom, and he hoped that when she did get her memory back, that she didn't hate him. He pushed that worry away, and thought of the present, now.

"Nah, but shortly after, I think I noticed you were missing so I came!"

He chuckled, licking her ear gently when she went by.

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Want You In My Life

Cedarclaw laughed lightly touching her nose to his muzzle as she purred. Being this happy made her wish horribly to remember the past. She wanted to have all of their memories, not just the last day. It had been wonderful, of course, but no matter how hard she tried she still yearned to know. She flicked her speckled tail and looked to her mate. "I've been trying to remember whatever happened before, but I just can't. When I try to think it hurts. So maybe you could help me out." She tilted her head to rest it on his strong shoulders. "I don't need my life story, or anything. I just thought it would be nice to... To know how we met, and all."

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He froze, not sure how to exactly explain that at all. He smiled warmly, and licked her ear slightly. He must admit, he really did like this side of CedarClaw, why mustn't she of shown this earlier? He wouldn't of been so mean! Oh wait, yes he would, because he liked her to begin with, but he loved to annoy her.

"Ahh.. I don't know how to explain that, but I will try my best. It was during the Apprentice-days, you were trying to prove that she-cats were just as good as toms."

Of course, this probably wasn't true, but it had to be, at least, he had to believe it himself.

"I fell in love with you there, just seeing how proud you were. So, one day, I came over, and greeted you, giving you praises. Yes, you were CedarPaw then, and I was SootPaw."

He purred.

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Stay In My Memory

Cedarclaw listened intently, twitching her whiskers in amusement. "I was trying to prove that?" she mused. An odd thought, for sure. "That sounds a bit unusual." After all, toms were the bigger and stronger of the two. Why had she been worried about competing with them?

"When we were young cats, huh?" she mewed, trying to picture it in her mind. It sounded romantic as she played the scene. Two young warriors in training, little crushes. "I heard that she-cat Moonspirit calling that young tom Clawpaw. Is that the term for an apprentice?" The facts were still muddled.

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He laughed a bit, and it so happens that he knew a little of the she-cats history.

"You wanted to prove it because of your father mostly, he didnt' believe in you, and he didn't think she-cats were worth being trained at all."

His whiskers twitched, knowing he was exactly the same way, he still kindof was.

"Yes, that is the term for an apprentice. He isn't WindClan though, he's ShadowClan. The reason he is here, is because ShadowClan has no medicine cat. So, he came here to be trained under MoonSpirit, the Medicine cat."

He purred, his tail tip twitching with amusement.

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Falling Together

Cedarclaw's eyes narrowed. She hadn't thought about a previous family yet, and the father Sootclaw was explaining to her wasn't one who would have preferred. "Oh," she mewed simply, slowly swishing her tail behind her. "That would explain it, I guess." She sounded like a pretty proud cat from her history, and a stubborn little thing at that. But it had attracted Sootclaw's attention, so it couldn't be all bad. The tortoiseshell listened to him about the foreign apprentice, but that didn't really catch her interest. She was more concerned with her past, present, and the bright future. That was what she wanted to talk about. She lifted her chin and rubbed it against his. "Before you came, I wasn't just thinking about the past. I was thinking of our kits." She glanced down at her belly and smiled. She could almost imagine the little bodies inside her. "I can't wait to see them."

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SootClaw purred, although he knew that she wasn't interested with Clawpaw, but he wanted to clear things up, so she didn't have that many questions later on.

He blinked, at the statement she said, about the kits. He tried to avoid that subject, for he wasn't sure if he liked the idea. Well, he did, but what about later on in life? Would the toms be JUST like him, and the she-cats were like her? Don't get him wrong, he would love for them to be like him, but it wouldn't be a swell thing.

He smiled, and licked her cheek gently.

"Ah, I can't wait either, sweet."

He purred.

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Bright Lights Ahead

Oblivious to his inner thoughts, Cedarclaw just went on thinking with a purr in her mew as she leaned into him. "Things are just so confusing right now, but it's good to know that some things are certain." She licked her chest a couple more times. The thoughts made her feel dreamily content. "I'll have you and your kits. I wonder what they'll look like? If I have a tom, no doubt he'll be just as handsome and charming as you."

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He purred softly, not helping but smile at the fact that she actually thought he was handsome, and charming. He nuzzled her cheek gently with his muzzle, breathing in her wonderful scent.

"Ah, if there is a she-kit, then no doubt they will be the prettiest kit around, since she would probably look just like you."

He froze his inner thoughts, for he didn't believe he just said that. Did he mean it? He thought he did, he believed he did, so he did. He just couldn't believe that he put up his guts and actually said that.

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Harmless Fun

Cedarclaw felt herself blush under her dark fur. "Maybe," she mewed, happy eyes adverting their gaze. She really was enjoying the attention and spending the time with him. What she was feeling now was so different from the first time she'd heard his voice. It was strange, that thought, but she actually preferred this one. It was a lighter sensation, almost relaxed. Too nice to bother describing. Instead she just pressed her flank into his, breathing in his scent. "We won't know until it's time what gender they are."

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He purred a bit, nudging her cheek gently with his nose in a loving way. He sighed, but not in a regretting way, or anything bad, but in a relaxed way.

"I feel so good around you.."

He managed to mumble out.

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I Close My Eyes

Cedarclaw blinked kindly and rasped her tongue over his ear. "And I with you. That wouldn't be good if you didn't." The tortoiseshell then slid onto her belly to relax, the tall grass coming up near her ears. She stood out like a dark spot in the sky among the green and pale tan colors. "I'm really glad I have you with me. I don't know what I'd do if I was alone through this."