Leader's Rising (open)

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The sky was covered in dark storm clouds, promising heavy rains that were soon to come. It was a little after sunhigh, but it was almost impossible to tell. Truthfully, it looked more like twilight.

A pale colored tabby padded through the alleys, her head held high. This was certainly going to be a good day, despite the rain. Yes. Today was the day of the meeting.

Rachel had invited as many cats as she possibly could to meet her in the alleyways. She had always known that she was destined to lead a group of cats, and up until now, she had waited as patiently as possible until the time was right.

Maybe I'll be as great as the other group of cats here... The she-cat had heard a little about a group of alley cats who already lived there-they were her inspiration, after all. I hope we don't run into each other any time soon...

Rachel looked around where she now stood. A dead end. This was where the meeting would take place. "It's time for a new leader to rise..."

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The tom had heard of a new presence in the alleys... it was a she-cat who went by the name Rachel. The tom himself didn't like the sound of her supposedly she called on a few of the cats from the alleys to come and join her... a yowl rose like a fiery-ice in his throat clawing to be let free. Skapha's red eyes glazed down to a clearing where he saw the she-cat sitting...waiting for them the traitors of him. Not for long shall they see what happens to traitors...

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Rachel turned around to see an unfamiliar tom. She didn't remember meeting him, so why was he there? Had the word spread out? One look at his eyes told her everything she needed to know.

"Greetings," she said, her voice steady. "What brings you here? I doubt you're here for the meeting."

Despite the feeling of anger that hung around him, the pale tabby wasn't afraid. If he attacked, she'd be ready, and if he didn't... well, that was highly unlikely...

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Skapha kept quiet and jumped down to the garbage can beside her. His movement swift and neat. The tom sat there his claws sheathed and shadows casting over him only to reveal his shape and the colors of his eyes. He kept his voice calm "Don't worry I wont be here to long..." he mewed his eyes glaring into hers "You bring me here.. I hear you want my place amongst the cats.. I am not going to fight you right now but I want to know if these rumors are true... then I will leave you to do whatever it is you plan right now" he explained and waited for a respond.

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Rachel's tail twitched. If her wasn't going to be here very long, what was the point of coming at all? Her eyes narrowed at the mysterious tom.

"Your place?" she asked. "You lead the other group of alley cats, if I'm correct. And if you're talking about the rumors about me wanting to form my own gang, then yes, they are very true."

The pale tabby blinked at him, her eyes emotionless. "Though I do want to know something before you make your departure. What was your real objective in coming here? I highly doubt that you came just to find out if the rumors were true. If that were so, you could've simply asked someone else."

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Skapha kept quiet for a few minutes past before he answered her question.. "True it wasn't my only reason of interest, true.. I could have asked anyone else but why not find out from the source itself? Knowing this won't be our last meeting that is I assume" he mewed to her it was true he had other reasons he wanted to know who this she-cat was encase he was to cross paths with her again. He knew they would especially with a she-cat taking members of his alleys from him but by the looks of it they seemed to still be with him for no one had shown it was only her and him.. just sitting in the quiet dark.. with no one to hear them.

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Rachel found herself growing impatient as the long minutes of silence stretched out. When Skapha finally spoke again, it was not exactly what she wanted to hear.

"Not the last time, you say?" Her eyes narrowed. "Why?" but she knew all to well why. She could tell just by looking at him that he was mad. Very mad. And why wouldn't you be, if you worked so hard to become the powerful leader of a group of cats and someone else waltzes into your land thinking that they're so easily going to surpass you.

There will be no way for us to live in harmony, she thought, her gaze burning into him. And a fight is sure to break out. If I'm going to survive, I'm going to need cats-fast.

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"Of course you fool these are my streets and I will not go down without a fight be it between me and you or a full fledged battle... I don't take to kindly to traitors, theres a reason why I rule these streets I have earned it to be my tittle and I am still young compared to ...Rose's..." the tom trailed off and looked away from the she-cat "I've said to much already we will meet at the next full moon with either your army.. or just you" he hissed. Thinking of Rose had aggravated the tom 'she didn't deserve to die'he thought to himself and then he was gone from sight as fast as he had came.

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Rachel flinched at his harsh tone. So these streets were part of his territory... Learn your enemy before you challenge them, she reminded herself.

"If a battle's what you want, a battle's what you'll get!" she hissed, unsheathing her claws. Was he going to attack? If he would, she'd be ready.

She unsheathed her claws as he mentioned the name Rose. he seemed almost... sad... Why would he be sad? Was she a friend of his? Did something bad happen to her? She had no clue what the awnser was.

Just as she was about to ask, he left the alley way, living with her a few unsettling words.

The pale tabby looked at the sky. It looked as though their little chat had lasted a while. She stared at her paws. At this rate, if she went into battle, she would her whole army.

"Please, if anyone's out there, help me!"

[shadowstreak]

A jet black figure padded swiftly through the alley ways. He'd heard rumors of a she-cat trying to form her own gang and he wanted in. He'd also heard rumors of another cat, Skapha, who had a group of cats himself. Shadowstreak knew that he would not tolerate another cat trying to take his position among that cats of the alleys.

For a minute, he thought he saw another cat following behind him, but he couldn't be sure, as it disappeared in a heartbeat.

Eventually, he found the meeting place and spotted a pale tabby she-cat sitting near the back wall.

"Good evening," he meowed in greeting. "Are you Rachel? I'm Shadowstreak and I'd like to join your group."

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Sakura followed behind the black tom, making sure to stay a safe distance away. She wanted to join this little group that the she-cat was making. Unfortunately, she wasn't the best navigator...

Soon, Shadowstreak came to a stop and called to the she-cat.

The light brown she-cat jumped to his side, and , casting him a side glance, said, "And I am Sakura. I'd like to join you as well." She had known Shadowstreak for a long time, ever since his banishment from the clans, and had promised to go wherever he went. She didn't look at Rachel, but instead stared at Shadowstreak as she waited for an answer.

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Rachel whipped around at the sound of two voices. Two cats, a black tom and a light brown she-cat sat next to each other, staring at her.

"Y-yes, my name is Rachel." She hated the way her voice shook. "You're here for the meeting?" the pale tabby asked in disbelief. Truthfully, she hadn't thought any one was really going to come. "Well, then..."

She straightened herself up and looked around. "Are you the only one's here? Do you know if anyone else is coming? I think I should wait until more cats have some before starting the meeting."

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Shadowstreak nodded. "Then I will wait." He glanced at Sakura for a heartbeat. She was such a nuisance, always following him around! What was her deal?

But it didn't matter. From what he could see, the three were the only ones that were here and the more cats, the merrier.

He jumped on top of a silver trash bin and wrapped his tail neatly around his black paws.

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Sakura held back a growl. She'd come all this way just to be told to sit around and wait! "Why can't we start now?" she hissed. "I don't think anyone else is coming!"

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Rachel nodded at Shadowstreak and watched him leap onto the garbage bin. She was beginning to like the tom. He was quiet, and didn't object to what she said.

Sakura was another story. True, she agreed that it was unlikely anyone else was going to arive, but she wasn't going to admit weakness in front of two cats that might be her future supporters and she didn't like the fact that the light brown she-cat ignored her order and openly challenged her.

"There are most likely going to be other cats who will come, be patient."

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You wouldn't think that this she-cat would join. Or even go to the meeting. To be honest, she wanted a place where she belong, and now instead of wanting to travel the world, she was quite curious on what is going on in the world. If there is cruelty, could she stop it? If there was kits in trouble or were/are orphaned, then could she help them? As you can tell, she's a really soft kitty who was raised as a kittypet.

The thing was, she didn't want to leave. Well, she did, only for a certain reason. To explore the earth. To explore what is beyond the limits. To LEARN. She didn't care about a soft life. Even though she visited the nofur's place a few times. She didn't care if they touched her or not. It didn't seem to matter to her. She just wanted to have free food-- killing an innocent animal is wrong. Why would anyone do it? That's what she is bound to find out.

She was probably not even heard. She was a light she-cat that weighed like a feather, yet her fur would stand out against the dark alleys and dark lights, all of that. Her fur was white, with light brown spots on her beautiful pelt. To tell the truth, she was a beautiful ragdoll. They are usually fluffy and plump. They are a mixture of Siamese and some other cat that I gotta look up. ((Reminder to self:: Look at later again.))

She slowly took her paws out one by one, placing a paw in front of the other. She was going to this meeting, but she was going to go slowly. The only way she found out was by kittypets talking about a mysterious she-cat, who kept saying things about a gang. She was VERY interested.

She slowly padded out, her blue eyes getting a shine from the moon, if it was even visible at the time, due to the large storm clouds that were mentioned earlier.

When she came into view, she was small in size, "Hello..."

She said it shyly, hoping not to cause too much... well, putting any attention on herself. She didn't want to put herself out there, yet. She wasn't going to do fighting, if this is what the she-cat in mind-- she would rather take care of helpless kits if this she-cat was serious.

"I'm Daisy."

The she-cat finally concluded, with a shy smile. She soon looked at the black tom, and wrinkled her nose. She wasn't very good with toms. Especially with what happened with ReedPelt. They were going to meet again, but she never heard of him again. Pfft. That was so expected with toms! So, yeah, she's a bit sexist at the moment.

"What do we have here?... What is this about exactly...?" she said in her rather sweet, silky voice.

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[shadowstreak]

Shadowstreak gazed across the alley way. A little ways away, a white she-cat was padding into view. By the looks of it, he guessed she wasn't a loner or rouge... More like a kittypet...

Kittypet's are to weak, he thought. If this is going to be a strong gang, we need strong cats-like me and Sakura.
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Sakura's fur bristled. "Like I said before, no ones-" The light brown she-cat could feel someone coming towards the three. She turned around to see a white she-cat walking toward them.

"Daisy, huh?" she meowed after the other cat had finished speaking. She felt her eyes narrow. What was a cat like her doing in a place like this?