{Needle} Breaking the {Ice}

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Leo bounded from behind her mate, "Ice! Its you!" She purred, her eyes full of joy. "I thought I lost you!" She nosed the tom, a faint bit of her milky scent still clinging to her sleek pelt.

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Aradox felt heartbroken. He didn't know what to do. He took a few steps to Ice, shouldering past Leo.

"I-I-Ice.. I-I'm your brother!"

Aradox was swaying off of his paws, side by side. His ears were flattening against his head, as he looked down.

"F-Forgotten... O-Of course."

He mumbled, padding slowly towards Cicatrice, head drooped.

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NeedleHeart blinked, and when Leo came near, she went to swipe at her ear.

"Leave Ice alone! He doesn't know you cats, so stop!"

She growled, tail lashing back and forth behind her.

"He belongs with me, not you band of rogues!"

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I Remember You

At the arrival of the new she-cat, Ice was about to sidestep away with a hiss. But before Needleheart could swipe at Leo to prevent her from getting closer, the kit caught her scent. It brought back a flash of memory, of a nursery and milk-scent and a family long forgotten. It made him stand stock still, his paws prickling with the overwhelming sense of recognition. He looked straight past Needleheart to stare wided eyed at the three cats before him. "Momma... Father. Aradox!" he cried, dumbfonded. What was he saying? He knew these cats. Shock kept him rooted to the spot, however, unable to move closer.

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Leo flattened her ears, she growled, her black, thorn-like claws making deep etches in the ground. "You took my son!" she snarled, launching herself at Needleheart, claws aflare and aiming for the ears.

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Stop And Scream

Seeing his mother fling herself at Needleheart, his mind snapped back into reality. He quickly dashed in front of the cream-colored she-cat. He hoped that Leo would see him in time and stop, but he wasn't moving from that spot. He had already made a promise. Then he yowled, "No! Needleheart didn't kitnap me, no cat did! I just wandered off!"

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NeedleHeart sat there, and hissed at Leo.

"Shut up. He's mine. Now leave us alone."

She watched the black raggy tom pad closer to Leo, and mutter something in her ear.

"Calm down a bit, Hun."

Aradox was still sitting there drooping, his tail not even flicking like it usually does.

"I can't believe you forgot us."

He muttered.

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"He is not your son!" She snarled, her claws digging in the ground. Her neck fur bristled intensely. "He is not yours!"

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Needleheart's eyes flashed.

"He may not be my son, but he is mine! Now back off, or I'll kill you!"

She stood defensively over Ice, her back arched. Her fur bristled. You could hardly believe that Ice really wasn't her son, since of the way she was acting.

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Leo snarled, "Come on ' Ice, lets go home." She flicked her tail towards their home in the trees, her claws working the dirt.

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Stay To Fight

Ice looked painfully at his brother. "I can't, either. I'm so sorry." He looked up at Needleheart and his mother, the two looking like they would sooner fling themselves at each other than listen to him. But he had to say something. He looked to Leo, pleadingly. "Momma... I love you. But I can't go back. I'll be six moons soon, anyway. Needleheart said she'd train me. I can't just leave." His claws worked at the earth. He knew she wouldn't like it, but there was no way he was leaving.

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NeedleHeart got off of Ice, and sat next to him. She looked at Leo, with a mocking and taunting look.

Her leg was crimpled, laying in a weird position, but she didn't care. She can move around it, and soon train Ice properly. She knew that Leo would take advantage of that, but oh well.

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Aradox looked at Ice with worry, and then pure fury.

"Why? You need to be with your real family!"

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Cicatrice breathed in deeply, and walked off. He couldn't take it, he wanted his son back more than anything, but he knew he couldn't win, and he wouldn't harm a she-cat, not anymore.

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Sorry Like An Angel

Seeing his brother's expressions made his heart ache, but the kit had to look away and bare it. "I'm sorry, again. But things are much more complicated than they used to be." Ice peeked through one eye and saw his father turn to leave, which only made it worse. Now that he knew these cats once again, he wanted nothing more to be back with them. But then the same nagging thought returned to him. He had to keep his word, to avenge Froststorm and be trained by Needleheart. The way he saw it, there was no choice for him.

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Leo growled, "Why would you want to be trained by a cripple, anyway. I can teach you battle moves clan cats are afraid to use." she spat. "And it isn't your choice either! You are my son and you will not be trained by this flea bitten mange-pelt!" she spat, getting in a pounce position to attack Needleheart.

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NeedleHeart looked at Leo, and right when she called her a cripple, she sprung. She wanted to land on her back, but ended up infront of her since of her leg. .

Right after that, she lashed her right paw against the side of Leo's skull, claws unsheathed. Afterwards, she would jump in the air, and try to aim on her back, but she knew she would land short, which would make her end up on Leo's shoulders.

IF she did so, she would clunch her teeth right into the female cat's ear.

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Hold Everything

"No!" Ice yowled in horror as the two she-cats attacked. He couldn't let this happen! The kit instantly jumped up onto Needleheart, only using his claws to take hold, not piercing skin, and tried to clammer his way onto the creamy furred back. "Needleheart, please don't! She's my mom!"