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Post by Deleted on Dec 28, 2017 15:08:04 GMT -5
Rainfur nodded, eyes lighting up. Finally Sandstripe was loosening up. “It’s this way.” She beckoned the way for her sister, bounding along swiftly.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 28, 2017 19:34:17 GMT -5
Sandstripe felt distracted as she thought about what her sister said earlier. That tom from the other clan... That's so against the warrior code. Ugh why does Rainfur have to meet with him? Why not some other tom like Yellowmoon whose been mooning over her for three moons now?! Sandstripe huffed before realizing where they were. She hissed to herself knowing she allowed this but sighed and made peace with herself. "Alright. Let's get cleaned up"
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Post by Deleted on Dec 29, 2017 10:00:03 GMT -5
Rainfur nodded happily. She saw a flicker of something in her sister’s eyes but chose to ignore it as she waved into the cold stream water. She quickly lifted her paws and splashed a bunch of water onto Sandstripe before ducking underneath to make sure that she wouldn’t toss some at her back. “Come on, let’s hurry! We’re expected back at camp so soon...” Rainfur tried to ignore the previous strange flicker going through Sandstripe’s eyes before she spoke, but it nagged at her. “Are you thinking about something? Just sister’s intuition.”
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Post by Deleted on Dec 29, 2017 12:04:05 GMT -5
Sandstripe shook her head and looked at Rainfur. "It's nothing. Let's just get cleaned" she stated as she ran her wet paw down her dusty pelt and shook her fur out. She flicked a tiny bit of water Rainfur's way as she motioned for her sister to follow her back to camp.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 29, 2017 13:21:03 GMT -5
Rainfur gave off a little shrug and continued to splash around slightly giddily in the water. She pushed some more water in the direction of the leaving Sandstripe with her paws and waded a bit deeper, cleaning herself a bit more than thoroughly. “You can always talk to me, you know.” Rainfur added. “I’m staying a bit longer here.”
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Post by Deleted on Dec 29, 2017 13:42:59 GMT -5
Sandstripe looked back at her sister about to say something but then froze. "Rainfur be careful!" she yelled noticing her sister standing just on the edge of the shallow parts of the rocks, only a claw length away from wading into deep waters. The current was picking up and Sandstripe's fur bristled.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 29, 2017 18:50:23 GMT -5
Rainfur shook her head with a slight confusion in her eyes. “What is it?” She asked, suddenly worried. With her worry she moved and slipped over the shallow end of the rocks, letting out a muted yowl of terror before falling into the water.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 29, 2017 23:20:30 GMT -5
"RAINFUR!" Sandstripe screeched as she bounded in after her sister without hesitation, swimming to the best of her ability to at the very least keep the blue-furred she-cat's face above water. "I-I'm coming!" she gasped as her long cream colored fur was getting pulled down by the water. Starclan save me. Sandstripe prayed as she put all her strength into catching up with Rainfur and getting close to her body. At least we're close together. Now where can we pull ourselves out?!
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Post by Deleted on Dec 30, 2017 14:52:29 GMT -5
Rainfur felt blackness close in on her vision but she fought against it and tried to keep her head over the water. She felt her legs aimlessly churn about in the water in an attempt to swim, but at least the frantic movement helped her to float somewhat. “Sandstripe?” Just as she was almost swallowed up she saw a flash of cream fur and felt a small flash of relief. Her head popped back up and Rainfur took deep breaths as she tried to share the effort of swimming with her sister. “There!” Rainfur spotted a large rock peeking above the water. If they could just get a hold of it then they could pull out of the water, then leap to shore.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 30, 2017 15:08:53 GMT -5
Sandstripe nodded. "Stay together!" she choked out as her head was submerged by the water. She tried to see where they were going and bunched her legs, ready to grasp onto the rock and brace for impact
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Post by Deleted on Dec 30, 2017 16:27:20 GMT -5
Rainfur unsheathed her claws and hooked her back claws into Sandstripe’s long pelt as she strained her sore muscles to leap on the rock. Slowly Rainfur managed to haul herself up with her front paws and collapsed with effort onto the rock, coughing up water as she let her limbs rest. She sheathed her claws again and unhooked them from her sister’s pelt to let her drag herself onto the rock too. “I’m..Sorry.”
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Post by Deleted on Dec 30, 2017 16:35:52 GMT -5
Sandstripe coughed up water. "It's fine... We're a-alive" she breathed, slowly pushing herself to her feet, her legs quivering. "Rainfur are you ok?" she asked.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 30, 2017 16:40:27 GMT -5
Rainfur continued to hack up water but after a while she began to stop. Trying to rise to her paws, she began to speak. “I’m fine.” Her voice cracked slightly and her throat was sore but she tried to ignore that. “What matters is if you’re okay.” She urged.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 30, 2017 16:43:31 GMT -5
Sandstripe sighed with relief and touched noses with Rainfur. "Your life is important too mousebrain" she purred. Taking a careful step back, Sandstripe took in her surroundings. "Now, where are we?"
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Post by Deleted on Dec 31, 2017 10:12:05 GMT -5
Rainfur smiled, and stifled another cough as her gaze darted from place to place. “I... I think we’re... I’m not exactly sure.” She narrowed her eyes and stepped back with Sandstripe to look around in a more in-depth way.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 31, 2017 10:14:02 GMT -5
Sandstripe scented the air and her ears flattened. "We're in an enemy clan territory" she whispered, her eyes scanning the area for a way to get back to their territory as soon as possible.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 31, 2017 10:43:14 GMT -5
Rainfur unexpectedly smiled. “This is Stormwhisker’s clan!” Sniffing the air for his scent on the territory if he marked it, she looked over at Sandstripe. “We’re safe.”
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Post by Deleted on Dec 31, 2017 10:47:33 GMT -5
Sandstripe bristled. "We're anything BUT safe! Just cause your tom-friend is in this clan doesn't mean he's going to protect you, much less us" she hissed. Sandstripe huffed and continued looking around. "How far did we travel down stream... If we start now we could..." Sandstripe muttered to herself thinking.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 31, 2017 10:59:38 GMT -5
“I know, I know. Just making an observation. We best leave now.” Rainfur spoke briskly, trying to hide her taking of offense against Sandstripe’s use of the word “tom-friend”. “Anyways... he’s not my friend, he is just an acquaintance!” She let her fur stand on end as her voice trailed off to silence. The sooner they left the less trouble they would be in. She wished that Sandstripe would stop obsessing over it. It wasn’t like she was meeting him on the regular anyways... okay,maybe she was. Was that even her business? Rainfur couldn’t hide her displeasure.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 31, 2017 11:02:29 GMT -5
Sandstripe could see Rainfur's pelt bristling and she flicked her sister's ear with her tail. "Did I strike a nerve?" she hissed in a rude yet somewhat teasing tone. Turning away Sandstripe began to pad ahead upstream.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 31, 2017 11:05:02 GMT -5
Rainfur let out a slightly harsh chuckle. “I wouldn’t let you know if you did, especially with this touchy matter.” She rolled her eyes with mild annoyance but still amusement as she followed Sandstripe upstream, paws moving quickly as she rushed to catch up.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 31, 2017 11:09:24 GMT -5
Sandstripe laughed somewhat aggressively. "Oh is that so?". The she-cat continued to walk, her larger size allowing her strides to be faster than Rainfur's. "Where'd you meet him?" she finally asked.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 31, 2017 11:13:28 GMT -5
“I meet him by our clan’s side of the border..” Rainfur’s evident discomfort could be heard in her voice as she replied to her sister. She quickened her pace to match it with Sandstripe’s speed, trying hard to catch up or pull ahead of her.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 31, 2017 11:17:54 GMT -5
Sandstripe kept her same pace. "But how did this start?" she asked. Her voice was hard and almost logical as she asked her questions, carefully thinking.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 31, 2017 12:21:27 GMT -5
“We met this moon. I was on border patrol, and he was out hunting by the border. We talked for a while after he caught prey that he chased onto our territory. We became acquainted and met once more. By the way, he’s a really nice tom.” Rainfur tried to justify everything as she spoke. “Really friendly, good hunter and fighter, a sweet warrior.” She added with a convincing nod to Sandstripe. She could see her sister calculating everything and sighed.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 31, 2017 12:24:02 GMT -5
“But he’s from another clan” Sandstripe stated flatly. “And you know that”. She looked at her sister with a stern face, desperately wanting her to understand.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 31, 2017 12:41:37 GMT -5
Rainfur’s face stayed confused. “I’m aware of that, yes. We’re just friends, Sandstripe!” She suddenly became slightly offended. “I’m not sure how you would think that I’m in a relationship with him...”
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Post by Deleted on Dec 31, 2017 12:44:41 GMT -5
“Then it shouldn’t be hard for you to stop meeting with him” Sandstripe stated simply, turning to look straight at her sister, her eyes narrowed. “Before I tell the clan”
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Post by Deleted on Dec 31, 2017 12:47:33 GMT -5
Rainfur’s eyes widened. “You wouldn’t! You’re my sister, Sandstripe.” Her lips curled back slightly to reveal a mild snarl but she quickly composed herself. “I trust you to keep my secret.”
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Post by Deleted on Dec 31, 2017 13:02:07 GMT -5
“Yes you’re my sister and that is why I can’t let you do this! It directly breaks the warrior code! Do you have any sense?!” she snarled at her sister, her long creamy fur bristling.
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