{Needle} Breaking the {Ice}

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Sweet Relief

Ice smiled sadly, little tears just brimming his blue eyes. Partly from relief and happiness that his mother still loved him. Actually, that was mostly it. "Of course I will. As soon as I can." He looked from her to the cats around him. He hoped he would be able to see Leo again soon. But maybe he was wrong in thinking it would be so easy. Needleheart looked a bit agitated, anyway. He then looked to Aradox, flicking his tail hopefully. "Aradox, can you ever forgive me?" He swished his tail over his brother's ears, hoping to be on his good side.

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Aradox suddenly had an idea. and looked at Ice and then Leo.

"C-Can I go with you...Ice?"

Aradox just couldn't bare being left with Leo, alone. He wanted to be with Ice..

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Leo looked sharply at Aradox, not another son! She sighed, looking away, she didn't want to watch this.

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Thinking It Over

Ice had been off in his own little world. He hadn't understood what his brother was asking. Then he realized what his brother had said, and his eyes widened in shock. "What? But why? I've already left the nest. Momma will be distraught if she looses another kit." He padded around to stand by his brother, giving his ear a friendly lick. "I'd love to have you with us, but are you sure? Things aren't gonna be easy. You probably won't like what we're doing." What would his brother say when he found out what they were plotting? Would he call him a murderer before he could explain? He dreaded the thought.

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"O-Okay. I'll stay with Leo... I just miss having you around."

He looked down at the ground, and sighed.

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OOC;; WOW.. I JUST NOTICED THAT ARADOX ISN'T A BLACK CAT... ASDF;LKJ I JUST REMEMBERED HE'S A TABBY... ;-; WHOOPS....

"I guess I'll see you later then.."

He took a step back, and then took off.

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Leo watched Aradox leave and she followed him swiftly. She was happy Aradox was staying. She wanted to teach her kits in her own way.

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It's Not Over

Ice watched his family go, sadness making his heart sink deep into his chest. Nothing good had come of this meeting. He now remembered his family, true, but everyone was leaving with hurt feelings. He looked up at Needleheart while trying to mask his sadness. "So what do we do now?"

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Needleheart blinked.

"Sleep. We all need sleep.."

She murmured, padding over towards what looked like a badger set. Although, the scent was very, very stale.

She poked her head in, and saw that it was large enough for them all to fit.

"In here."

She limped in, and curled up against one of the curves, and almost fell right to sleep.

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MiracleFur blinked, but stayed behind. She wanted Ice to go in next, to be polite.

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It's Over Now

Ice nodded, stifling a yawn. She was right- he was falling asleep on his paws. Just sleep it away. Maybe I'll forget again. Smiling sleepily at Miraclefur, he padded in after Needleheart. He was too tired to worry about the very stale scent of badger. He chose a good spot near the back of the old set where the walls provided support for the little kit and curled up, ready to leave the day's events far behind and enter the darkness of his dreams.

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Before MiracleFur went in there, she decided to clean her face quickly, to get the blood off.

She licked her paws and swiped it across her face, hoping to get some of it off, then she padded in, not even worrying about the blood that laid upon her underbelly, she could get that later.

She curled up beside Ice and Needleheart, letting dreams engulf her mind and vision.

StarClan.. what am I getting into..

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Nightmare

It wasn't long before dreams came to the young kit. But they weren't the normal kind of dream's he had- the ones of sunshine and plump mice right in front of him, begging to be caught. No, this ones was different. It was dark.

***Ice was standing in a dark forest. His eyes struggled to adjust to the gloom around him, because there was no light above in the sky. No stars and no moon. The only light came from the trees and fungi around him, giving the air a haunting chill. The sight scared him, and he was trembling. At the sound of a snapping twig, he whipped around with wide eyes, almost dreading to see who was there. But he couldn't make out a figure. Then came another snap, this time directly behind him. Ice spun around in the new direction, but no one was there. "Hello?" he called out, weakly, still shaking.

Whispers began to swirl around his ears. First just murmurs, then yowls of hate and pain. The sounds of fighting cats filled his head, banging against his skull. Terrified, the kit bolted forward. The voices remained with him, however. As he ran, he could see a pair of eyes forming. Blue ones, just like his. They were narrowed into tiny slits, filled with many emotions too deep to read.***

Ice woke with a start, his heart pounding like two-legs running about. What had that been? He could still see everything so clearly- the darkness, the eyes. Oh, those eyes. Not feeling sleepy anymore, he curled up tight and squeezed his eyes shut to escape the horror.

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MiracleFur was always sensitive with cats, as in, if they woke up with a start. She got up as well, and moved around to where she could look at Ice better.

"Ice, what's wrong?"

She said in a hushed voice.

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Help Me

Ice's eyes flashed open at the sound of her mew. But instead of feeling comforted by her presence, he curled up even tighter. "N-nightmare, I guess. Sorry I disturbed you." Inside he was still shaking like a leaf. What he had seen really disturbed him, even though he had no idea what it all meant. All he could focus on were those eyes and their piercing gaze, as if they could see right into his soul, into his mind.

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MiracleFur licked his pelt, and purred softly.

"You didn't. If you want, you can tell me about it.. I might be able to help."

She smiled weakly, knowing that she probably wouldn't be able to.

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See Who I Am

He shuddered. He didn't really want to think about it, or talk about it. But maybe that would help. He let his body relax a bit, and he sighed. "I don't really understand it, but it was scary. I was in a forest, but it was all dark and spooky. I kept hearing noises but no cat was there. And then there were fighting sounds, hisses and yowls, and I tried to run away from them but they kept following me." His sentences were running together, as if talking about it quickly wouldn't be as bad as explaining calmly. "And then I saw blue eyes, staring at me. Just narrowed and staring, like it knew who I was." Ice tried to curl up again. "Just really scary."