Leader's Rising (open)

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Rachel felt a smile sprawl across her mussel. More cats were coming... And more cats meant a better chance of survival if she and Skapha's group were actually going to have a battle.

"Greetings," she said politely. "Your name is Daisy? Mine is Rachel. Are you here for the meeting? If you are, we're actually waiting for more cats to come, so if you'd like, you can find somewhere to rest up before we actually start."

But to her demise, the newcomer didn't seem very... battle trained to her. She shook the thought away. Any cat willing to join was welcome here.

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The she-cat looked at the tom with, well, not a pleasant look in her eyes. If that makes sense. This wasn't going on a good start, as in, she wasn't doing so well-- not to mention the tom.

She sighed. She knew she couldn't harm a fly though. It just wasn't in her nature.

"Yeah, Daisy," she said in a rather rude tone when she spoke Daisy. Even though it was another she-cat, she might as well try to act tough. I mean, shouldn't she?

Daisy took a few steps forward, and sat down near the other she-cat. It was obvious she was trying to keep her distance away from the tom. She didn't want to take any chances.

"One question for ya, miss," she turned her gaze onto the she-cat who seemed rather... well the leader, "Are you the one, who rallied all these up? Looks like it, so, are you serious with this? I mean, come on, are you going to try to get a lot of cats, and well, are you going to try to run something like the clans, or the alley cat?"

She sounded rude, and she didn't care at the moment. One way of learning about the others, correct? Only reason why she thought they acted like that, is because of the hostile stares that the she-cat(Sakura) and the black tom(Shadowstreak).

Daisy sighed a bit. She probably wouldn't be able to keep this up, but if the "leader" says yes with the other thing, that leads to another question... Will there be kits? A next-in-charge? Or will cats not show up at all?

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"Yes, I am," Rachel said, her voice smooth. "And I am being very serious. My group will probably ran like a clan, yes."

The pale tabby could feel the white she-cat growing somewhat uneasy. She glanced at the others with a look that said, 'Cut it with the attitude our you're gonna get your ears clawed'.

"Are they bothering you?" she asked. "I could ask them to leave for a bit, if that's what you want..."

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She gave a nod, and snorted. She didn't want to seem weak. She couldn't-- not now. She was so close into learning things.

"I see, then... you are planning to have kits then? And... a place to stay permanently?" Daisy spoke that in a calm manner, avoiding the last question that Rachel asked. It shouldn't be answered, and she didn't want to lie. Therefore-- she was quiet. And still. And left it be.

She looked over at the tom and the she-cat, and sighed a bit. Daisy then looked back at Rachel with stern eyes-- in a... serious manner, not rude-like in any way.

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Rachel took Daisy's snort as a sign of dislike. "Yes, I assume that we will have kits, and I promise that we will have a place to permanently stay."

She wondered why she was asking questions like these. She's probably just trying to find out things about the group. I hope I have nothing to worry about...

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Shadowstreak blinked at Daisy. Was it just him, or was she trying to stay as far away as possible from him? What did I ever do to her...?

That's good. A permenant place to stay will be nice-much better then wandering around on my own. And kit's will be very welcome. We'll to keep the group alive.

He'd already thought this through. He knew for certain that he would join this cat. Rachel was her name, right? He was tired of living on his own as a loner. He looked over to where Sakura was sitting. What were her plans?

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The light brown she-cat crouched down in the shadow's her tail lashing in impatience. No one else was going to come, so why did Rachel still insist on waiting? Sure, Daisy had come, but she didn't look to keen on joining anyway.

Sakura felt Shadowstreak's gaze burning into her fur. She turned to see him staring at him. What does he want?

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Daisy's brown ears perked up when the name of Kits were heard. I mean, she asked, sure, but... she got even more 'perkier' when she said it herself, especially when they were welcomed.

She knew what others were thinking of her right now. And it didn't seem to really bother her at the moment.

Daisy turned her crystal blue eyes towards ShadowStreak, blinked a few times, trying to decide what his thoughts were. And if he suddenly looked at her, then she quickly spun her head towards Rachel.

"Alright, then I'll consider on joining," she ended that off, as if she was not yet finished with her sentence. Before she continued, she swiped her tongue around her jaws, and then continued, "Mostly because of the kits."

She suddenly stood up straight, with her head rather upright. As if she was trying to be full of pride. She wasn't going to make a fool of herself. Not now. When she was so close into learning more.

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Shadowstreak felt Daisy looked at him and turned around. But if she was staring at him, she wasn't now. Instead her head was turned to Rachel.

She seemed kind of jittery or something. Did she have something against toms? He had no idea.

No cat was coming down toward where the four were waiting, so he decided to wash himself. He had to look good if anyone else was coming, right?

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Sakura snorted in disgust. Just for the kits? That's not why you join a group! She'd seen Rachel death glare her and didn't want to anger the she-cat, but still...

"Can we get started now?" she hissed, narrowing her eyes. "I don't have all day!"

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Rachel seemed uncertain. Was she serious about joining just for the kits? But you need as many cats as you can get, she said to herself, even if they are just in it for the kits.

"Alright then," she mewed.

But the pale tabby felt the fur along her neck begin to bristle at Sakura's comment. "I told you, we will wait! If you're incapable of doing so, feel free to leave!"

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"Well, at least, so far it's going to be kits, because I don't know what you decide on doing with the... gang," Daisy managed to mew before Rachel started yelling at Sakura. She couldn't help but give out a giggle.

"Don't be like a kit, or you might have to go in the kit's den..." she managed to try to mew jokingly, and slightly succeeded.

Daisy looked at Rachel, and flicked her ear, "Reason why I mentioned kits, is because I don't really want to fight. I would rather be a helping hand with kits, trying to keep them calm, but I would fight for them if we did get attacked or something... Kits are the future of this... gang, correct?"

She tried to make it sound reasonable. Which, it kind of was. She did mean most of it. She didn't want to fight. She wanted to take care of kits and other cats.

Daisy's gaze soon traveled back to the tom. She wanted to make sure she wouldn't get attacked or something. Like I have said before, she's a bit sexist and has things against toms.

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Shadowstreak leaped down from where he sat and padded toward the two she-cats. "Please, ignore Sakura. She's a bit... short-tempered."

His gaze swept over to Daisy. "I suppose that would be a reasonable reason to join. We will need que-er, she-cats to look after the young cats so that they don't get hurt. If we want to be strong, we're going to need more cats."

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Sakura snorted at Rachel's comment. Right now, all she wanted to do was get away from this place. But she remembered her promise to Shadowstreak and remained seated.

"If you don't like to fight, then what's the point of joining this gang?" The light brown she-cat couldn't help but let the words spill out of her mouth. She'd tried to hold them in, but her anger was boiling over.

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Daisy looked at ShadowStreak, and couldn't help but give a soft smile. Then she heard Sakura's comment. She quickly spun around, and quickly replied.

"If you are going to be so impatient and short-tempered, then what's the point of joining this gang?" she hissed aloud, her fur slowly rising, "Gangs aren't always about fighting, you know. If you want to make them last, you should at least have one cat who is responsible over kits, and other cats! Ones who are willing to do so, not to be forced! I don't see any reason why you would be joining-- you are being too impatient! A gang doesn't achieve in being impatient, you have to be patient. You can't be short-tempered, either!"

She was literally starting to get angry. She never experienced that feeling before. Then again, this she-cat was being rather rude and mean. She disliked that.

"So, just leave if you are going to be like that!" she hissed, letting her eyes shut tightly in a glare, almost, "Or are you going to be patient like the rest of us?"

Her tail lashed back and forth, and then sat down, licking her chest fur down, even though the fur along her spine was standing straight up.

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Rachel glared at Sakura. This impatient snob was beginning to irritate her. She was just about to say something, when Daisy spoke up.

The she-cat couldn't help but smile. The white and light brown loner was beginning to grow on her. Plus, she was giving Sakura an earful-one that the short-tempered she-cat needed.

"If you came here just to interrupt this meeting, I highly suggest you leave. I don't want to get a headache from all your racket."

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Daisy wrinkled her nose a bit, and couldn't help but look at ShadowStreak once more. She hmph'd, at least, made the noise, and looked back at Rachel.

"Maybe one of us should go see if anyone else is going to come? And maybe, see if anyone is interested?" She politely asked, while shrugging her shoulders. She wasn't really sure if anyone else is going to come, mostly due to them just sitting there. Don't get Daisy wrong, she believes more will come, just when?

She looked down at her paws and scuffled them. She was getting a bit uneasy. Would she even fit in with the crowd? It didn't make sense to her... the part where she was actually getting accepted in. Then again, she should be glad, it's a great learning opportunity, but... she felt like she would embarrass herself.

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"That would be a good idea. Would you like to go? Or should I send Sakura just to get her off our backs." Rachel said the last part a little quieter, hoping the sour light brown she-cat wouldn't hear her comment.

"Or I could go, since I am the one who started this whole mess in the first place..."

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Simba padded down the dark alleys. He hadn't been here since his meeting with Salem and Skapha. It hadn't been that long ago, but to him, it seemed like it had been moons since then.

He'd heard of a she-cat planning to create a gang of her own. After hearing the brown and black tom explain to Salem what it was like to be in a group of alley cats, that was all he could think about.

Maybe this new she-cat will let me join her, he thought, casting suspicious glances at the shadows every once in a while.

As he turned around a corner, he spotted three cats sitting together at a dead end, a fourth cat a little ways off. If this was the meeting, this wasn't at all what he'd expected to see...

"Um, hi? I'm Simba. Is this the meeting place? Shouldn't there be more cats? Shouldn't there be like, at least ten?where are all of the cats?" Ah, he didn't get the nickname blabber mouth for nothing.