Rain Rain Go Away... {open}

[shadowblaze]

The wind was chill with the coming of Leaf-Bare. Rain was falling from deep grey clouds, and thunder softly rumbled in the distance. A Charcoal black she-cat was curled up in the warriors den and glumly watched the rain fall outside. It wasn't that she didn't like the rain, in fact she loved it. It was the fact that it was that it was cold rain. Her flame-colored eyes were slightly narrowed at the water as it fell from the sky, almost as if it might make it go away.

ShadowBlaze sighed as she looked around. There were not that many warriors in the den. 'I wonder how the other warriors can stand the cold rain. I'm lucky I have caught a bunch of prey recently, or FoxStar would be on my tail about me saying in the den.' She thought to herself with a slight hint of glee. Sighing to herself, she placed her head on her paws, and continued to watch the rain fall, her tail twitching behind her.

[Tanglekit]

Jaggedpelt walked into the den almost bumping into the other cat in the den. "Sorry", he said in a dead monotone voice trying not to show his pain. He layed in his den not wanting to sleep just rest. He wouldn't sleep until he absolutely needed it. He couldn't face the nightmares that awaited him in the dream world.

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Lionkit bounced after his Daddy looking around the warriors den. He wouldn't sleep in the nursery with his sibling. The memories of his mother made his sad. He wanted to stay with his father. He ran to Jaggedpelt and curled up in the den with him.

[shadowblaze]

ShadowBlaze almost jumped when another warrior bumped into her. She watched as the large black tom walked past, and one of his little kits, LionKit, bounding behind him. "Oh, it's ok." She responded to the tom's apology. 'Poor JaggedPelt. I've never understood why he is so monotone. I've even heard some people call him a "Devil Cat" or something. He's only six moons older than me, but there is so much I don’t know about him...' She wondered to herself, turning her gaze back to the den entrance.

"I hate the cold rain. It leaves your pelt freezing for a long time, huh?" She asked after a while, turning back to the two. ’ I might as well start a conversation with one of them.’ She thought, knowing that JaggedPelt might not respond.

[Tanglekit]

Jaggedpelt nodded in response. He remembered when he and Mosspelt went down to the creek. She fall in and he thought he had lost her. He didn't understand where she had gone. He felt her absence everywhere he went and even more in his own kits. Though it was painful to be with them he couldn't stay away. "Why did she have to go?", he whispered mostly to himself.

[shadowblaze]

ShadowBlaze looked at JaggedPelt, feeling so sorry for the tom. His mate had fallen in the creek, and now no one knows what happened to her. 'His poor kits must have it even harder...' she sighed, and looked around. 'I know what loss feels like, though not in the scale that he must feel it... I wish there was something I could do to make him feel better'

She looked down at her stomach when it grumbled loudly, followed by another rumble of thunder. "Gosh, I just realized I haven't eaten all day..." She looked up at JaggedPelt "I'm going to grab a hare from the freshkill pile, you want anything?" she asked as she stood up, shaking the moss off her fur.

[Tanglekit]

Jaggedpelt sighed. She was going to keep trying so he would have to say something sometime. "Umm sure", he said in a plain but polite tone. She was at least trying to ease his pain. Why did he have to be so selfish as to ignore her attempts. Why? Why? Why? Why was his son so perfectly like his mother. Why did this she-cat to be so nice to him. He was so confused as to why every question was why. He would try to at least be civil to the she-cat. Suddenly a new question arose. What did this she-cat want?.....

[shadowblaze]

ShadowBlaze nodded and made a mad dash towards the freshkill pile, trying not to get too wet. However, her plan failed and she tripped over her paws and face-planted just a few feet from the freshkill pile. Quickly getting up, she looked around camp. She saw a couple cat's giggling to themselves, and she laughed. "Hey, It takes skill to trip over flat ground!" she shook most of the mud off her pelt, and grabbed two hares. She brought them back to the den, and placed them in between herself and JaggedPelt. Pulling the smaller one towards herself, she chuckled "Well, That plan failed." she looked over herself, she didn’t get too muddy, but it was noticeable. Shrugging, she bit into her hare, glad to finally get something to eat.

[Tanglekit]

Jaggedpelt sniffed it took a bite and pushed it off toward Lionkit. He sighed and rolled over. "So what do you want with the Devil cat?", no even a hint of curiosity in his voice. He was curious but his emotions never made it to the surface. The only one that had ever bothered with him was the mother of his kits...ehh real life huh.

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Lionkit ate the hare quickly and bounced around the she-kit. "Is this new Mommy, Daddy?", he asked curiously.

[shadowblaze]

"Nothing, really, but why do they call you that? The ‘Devil Cat’, I mean. I’ve never understood why... I mean, sure. You are bigger than most of us, and a bit intimidating, but that's really it, as far as I know." ShadowBlaze finished off the last bit of her hare, and watched in amusement as the young kit bounced around her. 'New mommy? I'm not sure, but I understand why he'd be asking...' the young she-cat smiled to herself, and then cleaned off her pars and muzzle from her food. Her ears perked as another, slightly louder thunder crack sounded in the distance. "Sounds like the storm is heading our way... It shouldn't be too bad though." She muttered to herself, turning to look back outside for a moment.

[Tanglekit]

Jaggedpelt nodded again. He turned to Lionkit and put his tail over his muzzle as if to quite him. "The storm won't be bad.", he said lightening up a bit. If he always moped around then he would never get any better. He looked back at Shadowblaze then back to Lionkit. What could he do. Lionkits question made him wonder. His kits needed a mother but he was not in any mood to look.

[shadowblaze]

Turning back to the tom, ShadowBlaze nodded. She smiled a bit as she heard JaggedPelt's voice lighten, even if it was only a little. She chuckled as the large tom quieted the kit, and shivered slightly as a chill wind blew through the den. What made it even worse, was that ShadowBlaze was still wet. "Bah. That is why I try not to leave on cold, rainy days." She jokingly pouted, flattening a few stray pieces of fur that the wind picked up.

[Tanglekit]

Jaggedpelt nodded again. "I enjoy the rain. It is cooling.", he purred. He looked at the she-cat then back to his nest. It was warm in here and not just the tempurature. He felt welcome in here. The atmosphere was warm and he felt it, his senses were wide open. He had mourned for Mosspelt long enough. He had to move on.

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Lionkit reached up and bit his fathers tail. Then he looked at Shadowblaze. "Your pretty", he purred. He then looked at Jaggedpelt. "And Daddy is handsome", he giggled to himself.

[shadowblaze]

ShadowBlaze nodded, and chuckled, "Oh, I love the rain. It's just cold rain that bugs me a little." She smiled, and watched LionKit play with his father's tail. She felt herself blush slightly at the kit's comments, and nodded slightly. 'Hmm... Yeah, LionKit is right...' she mused silently to herself, and caught herself staring at JaggedPelt. Quickly, she dropped her gaze, slightly embarrassed, but soon returned her gaze. She caught the tom's eyes, and thought 'Wow, you know... I never really realized how beautiful his eyes were...'

[Tanglekit]

Jaggedpelt scuffled with Lionkit tickling him with his tail. He found himself looking at Shadowblaze but quickly dropped it. She was very pretty. He chuckled at his little match-maker. But found himself looking a Shadowblaze again.

[shadowblaze]

CRACK![/b]

A loud boom of thunder made the young charcoal she-cat literally jump, her fur standing on end. "By StarClan, that scared me!" She thought aloud, and flattened her fur. ShadowBlaze sat back down and turned to the large tom, chuckling nervously. Her ears perked as the rain went from a light sprinkle to a downpour. "Ha, looks like Leaf-Fall is going out with a bang, eh JaggedPelt?" ShadowBlaze laughed, and turned to watch some of the other cats dash for cover, and others playing in the rain. Another crack of thunder shook the sky, causing her to instinctively inch closer to JaggedPelt, her eyes still watching the rain fall outside.

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