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Post by Taiyou on Apr 27, 2018 11:34:22 GMT -5
Drake raced after Lily and Igloo as they headed for shelter. He signed in relief as the neared Igloo's den before he entered he shook his pelt out at the entrance a few raindrops rolled off his whiskers. As he entered the den he noticed how many cats was in the den and moved to sit beside Lily, he looked at Jagg's wounds as he mentioned a wolf attack him. "And your still breathing?"
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Post by Falconwing on Apr 27, 2018 11:48:31 GMT -5
As the rain started to fall Falcon had caught a robin and looked to Smoke. "Let's get back before we're soaked. Taking the lead he quickly led the way back into the Hollow. The tabby tom ran straight for the fresh kill pile and dropped off his robin before racing to his den flicking his tail for Smoke to follow. Shaking his pelt the tom set down his squirrel and started to lick the rest of the water from his thick tabby pelt.
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Post by Taiyou on Apr 27, 2018 12:02:35 GMT -5
Smoke padded quickly after Falcon as he lead the the way back to the hollow. She dropped off her mouse in the pile before noticing Falcon signaling her to join him in his den, she shook out her fur before entering and settled down drawing a paw over her whiskers.
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Post by Jekyll on Apr 27, 2018 12:20:46 GMT -5
Igloo blinked and then laughed a bit. "That sounds just like Blizzard. If a cat is hurt he won't taken his eyes off of them." She relaxed and sat down, beginning to groom her fur but making sure to keep her empty eye socket turned away from the others.
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Post by Falconwing on Apr 27, 2018 12:22:39 GMT -5
As the tom continued to groom his pelt he spoke to the smokey black shecat. "It's about time the forest got some rain. However this storm looks like it's going to be pretty rough." Falcon was just commenting making small talk. He had a reason though he wanted Smoke to join him. There was something that he needed to say, and he thought it was time he said something.
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Post by Falconwing on Apr 27, 2018 12:27:58 GMT -5
"Yes a wolf, and the only reason I'm still breathing is because of Blizzard here. My name is Jagg, who are you?", The sandy tom asked to the group of new cats.
Lilly was so surprised that only two of them fought the wolf and we're able to get away. "That still sounds so scary! Your ancestors must have something for you to do still if you were able to get away that easily." The shecat was kinda superstitious when it came to things like that. "Oh I'm Lilly" she added after her initial comment.
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Post by Jekyll on Apr 27, 2018 12:32:04 GMT -5
Igloo flinched at the thought of ancestors. If her ancestors actually cred she wouldn't have lost her eye or her family. "I'm Igloo. Though I'm sure Blizzard has already told you."
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Post by Falconwing on Apr 27, 2018 12:43:53 GMT -5
Jagg shook his head to Igloo looking at her closely. "Now that's an interesting name... What does it mean?", He asked curiously. It was a strange word on his tongue and it made the tomcat curious.
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Post by Taiyou on Apr 27, 2018 13:08:51 GMT -5
Drake laid down and begin to wash his pelt while listing to the others talk amongst themselves. He glanced toward the entrance watching as the rain poured down.
"Well hopefully the storm doesn't cause to much damage to the forest. It can rain all day but fallen trees or flooding aren't welcome." Smoke meowed cleaning her pawpads before shifting on to her side stretching out her legs.
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Post by Jekyll on Apr 27, 2018 13:54:24 GMT -5
Igloo looked at him before turning again so he couldn't see her missing eye. "It's a home made of ice. Blizzard and me were born in a very cold place but left it the first chance we got. Then our next home caught fire and now here we are." She swept her tail around to gesture the den and the surroundings.
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Post by Falconwing on Apr 30, 2018 10:40:44 GMT -5
Falcon soon finished grooming his pelt then turned to look at Smoke. "Well hopefully the forest won't get too shook up from this storm", he said just after a loud blast thunder rolled into ears. "Smoke there's something I've been wanting to tell you for a while. And I hope you accept because I don't think I could continue forwards without you.." he meowed slightly shuffling his paws. He had never done this before so he wasn't quite sure how to go about it, but the brown tabby tom was not going to let that stop him.
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Post by Falconwing on Apr 30, 2018 10:47:26 GMT -5
"That's really unique", Jagg responded when Igloo told him about her name. "So before here, where did you guys live? Blizzard was telling me that you guys had travel far." The sandy tom looked from Igloo to Blizzard.
After cleaning the water from her pelt Lilly pressed slightly against Drake for some warmth. It wasn't cold out but when the rain and the fierce winds it had given the forest a slight chill and the golden brindle and cream shecat wanted to be cozy.
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Post by Jekyll on Apr 30, 2018 12:45:21 GMT -5
Igloo looked at her brother before sighing. "We lived in a forest past the mountains. There was a fire and... I lost my mate and kit. My brother dragged me out of the forest and kept me going on the journey until we reached here." She swept her tail around. "Before that we lived somewhere extremely cold and snowy. Our mother was sickly and so I was born with only one eye." Her mother flashed through her memories quickly.
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Post by Falconwing on Apr 30, 2018 13:11:47 GMT -5
Jagg listened to the story and then chimed in. "My condolences on your loss, I share your pain... I have also lost my mate and littermate. To twolegs none the less." The sandy tom's amber eyes filled with the pain about his lost loved ones for just a brief moment before him blinking it away and looking back up to Igloo. "Well having one eye doesn't seem to have hindered you if any way", he said changing the subject. "If anything it makes you even more of a fighter... Besides I like it. I think it sets you apart from the others in a good way."
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Post by Jekyll on Apr 30, 2018 14:06:15 GMT -5
Igloo's fur heats up at the comment and then she huffs. "It's hinders me in getting a mate. My only mate couldn't even look right at me and my kit was afraid of me for a while until they got use to it but they always preferred their dad anyways." She felt her chest tighten as she remembered the small gray kit with it's light blue markings. She then scowled as her mate flashed by, his black coat unmistakable. "Anyways, I'm sorry for your loss as well."
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Post by Taiyou on Apr 30, 2018 14:12:38 GMT -5
Smoke looked at Falcon shuffling her paws and twitched her whiskers interested to hear what Falcon wanted to tell her. She wondered at the possible statement he was about to ask and felt embarrassed at thought she knew what he was going to ask, from the why the brown tabby tom was acting it was serious. "Well go ahead and tell me, I wont bite."
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Post by Falconwing on Apr 30, 2018 14:23:43 GMT -5
"If a tom is really interested in you I don't think that is something you need to worry about", Jagg added not wanting to out right say that he was interested in her because of the other cats around them. He then twitched his tail in slight discomfort when he shifted to a more comfortable position. "The past is the past, we can do nothing but continue to forge our future", he added.
Falcon lightened up at Smokes comment and then spoke. "Well you have been a major part in helping this group become what it is today. I would like to officially ask you to be my deputy. Your intelligence and determination are exactly what this group needs." He was strong with his words and wanted to let her know how valued she was. The tom did have romantic feelings for Smoke but he was still unsure of how to express them without embarrassing himself.
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Post by Jekyll on Apr 30, 2018 14:31:54 GMT -5
Igloo huffed but felt her heart crack a little. Does that mean Yew never really loved me? Is that why Shade was scared of me... because Yew told him I was bad? She flinched away from her own thoughts and she felt her one eye start to water. She couldn't breath... the den was to cramped. She was quickly on her paws and darted from the den before stopping in the rain and looking at the air. "Give them back!" All her memories were washing over her... the pain was killing her so much and she didn't know what to do about it.
(Hehe... emotional scene)
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Post by Falconwing on Apr 30, 2018 15:20:57 GMT -5
Jagg watched as Igloo left the shelter of the and felt as if he might have said something wrong. He started to get up to go after her but the sandy toms wounded leg kept him in his nest. He gave a quick look to the others, "Did I say something wrong?", He asked not wanting to have hurt her feelings.
Lilly had watched and listened to the two talking and when Igloo rushed out of the den and pushed herself to her feet. "I'll be right back", she meowed to Drake and then looked to Blizzard and Jagg. "I will go get her", she meowed feeling as if it was her duty as the only other shecat there. Rushing out into the storm she looked around before seeing Igloo standing in the ran. Running up to her she nosed her flank comfortingly, "Come out of the rain", she said above the noise of the storm before going into the hollow of a tree a couple tail lengths away.
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Post by Jekyll on Apr 30, 2018 16:28:05 GMT -5
Blizzard shook his head sadly, his eyes glittering with sadness. "Her mate was a black tom named Yew. Their kit was this adorable little so small and his gray fur was so fluffy. She loved them both dearly but she always felt that Shade, her kit, was frightened of her and that Yew really didn't love her." He then sighed. "I lied to her and told her it wasn't true but it was. Yew told me himself that he didn't love Igloo because she was disfigured. I overheard him telling Shade that Igloo was a killer one day as well. I have no idea how my sister knew... but she did." His eyes filled with pain and the heaviness of his guilt and secret seemed to fall away from his shoulders.
(I'm sorry for all the sadness!!!!)
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Post by Jekyll on Apr 30, 2018 16:30:13 GMT -5
Igloo turned to the other, her eyes filled with so many emotions. Sadness, anger, fury, grief, guilt, love, so many it would take eons to name them all. Her silver fur was plastered to her frame as she padded to the hollow tree and sat down in the shelter of it. She then tilted her head forward, hating the fact that when she went out in the rain water would get in the empty socket.
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Post by Falconwing on Apr 30, 2018 16:37:13 GMT -5
((No don't be it's perfect!))
"Ohhh", said Jagg. He was sad to hear that that was how Igloos previous mate treated her. "Well that's not right what Yew did. I would never say anything like that about my mate if she happened to have a missing eye or anything else for that matter." Jagg shifted again in his nest before continuing. "Igloo is a very beautiful shecat, and her missing eye does not take away from that beauty", the sandy tom admitted honestly.
Lilly waited for Igloo to join her and when she did she sat for a moment to see if Igloo wanted to talk about it. After a few moments past, the golden brindle and cream shecat moved closer to the other and began to groom Igloos silver fur comfortingly like a mother would to a kit. "If you want to vent your more than welcome to. But I do believe that Jagg was only trying to say that he admired you", the shecat said between licks.
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Post by Jekyll on Apr 30, 2018 16:48:13 GMT -5
Blizzard nodded and a smile graced his features. "I know. I've always known that Igloo is beautiful. She's also kind and when she was expecting... she radiated happiness and I was so happy for her. That's why I was bent over with fury when I learned about Yew. I do share her grief about Shade though. He was just mis led by a horrible father." Blizzard then looked over at Jagg. "You're a good cat. I'm glad I saved you. I would be happy if Igloo ended up with a cat like you."
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Post by Jekyll on Apr 30, 2018 16:50:05 GMT -5
Igloo nodded slowly before sighing. "I want my kit back. I loved Shade so much and then I lost him. It hurts so much for a mother to loose their kit." She felt her chest tighten again. "I wish I could've saved him."
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Post by Falconwing on Apr 30, 2018 17:00:41 GMT -5
Jagg was slightly taken back by Blizzard saying that about him being with Igloo but after a minute of thinking about it he liked the idea of being with a shecat like Igloo. "Well thank you for rescuing me, I would be wolf food without you", he said dipping his head to the tom. "Speaking of which, do you happen to have a her that helps with the pain... My leg is throbbing", he asked after giving his leg a couple of licks gingerly.
"I'm so sorry you feel that pain. But I'm sure that in no time you will be a queen again with a whole litter of beautiful kits to love." Lilly did her best to help cheer up the shecat as she continued to share tongues with her. "And I'll be here for you to to help you with them. Heck I might even have kits of my own too. Why don't you try and focus on the future, it might help heal the pain you feel."
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Post by Jekyll on Apr 30, 2018 17:13:47 GMT -5
Blizzard nodded to the other before going to the back of the den and rummaging through the few herbs he had collected the past moon. Among finding the small black seeds he was looking for he padded back to the other tom. "Here. These are poppy seeds. They'll help with the pain but they'll also make you sleepy.'
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Post by Jekyll on Apr 30, 2018 17:15:06 GMT -5
Igloo huffed as she looked out at the rain sadly. "No I won't. No one can love a disfigured cat like me."
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Post by Falconwing on Apr 30, 2018 17:42:13 GMT -5
"Oh yeah!?", Lilly said in a matter of fact tone. "Let me tell you something. You need to stop beating yourself down like that. There's a tom in your den who has shown obvious interest in you and your out here ready to meet the dead. Besides you don't need a tom to feel beautiful and loved. You need to come to terms with the way you are and love yourself, only then will you be truly happy." Lilly was harsh but the shecat wanted to push Igloo out of her comfort zone to help her realize that she was the only one that thought of her that way.
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Post by Jekyll on Apr 30, 2018 18:02:44 GMT -5
Igloo looked at the other with wide eyes, her mind trying to register what the other had said. "Who's interested in me?" She then looked at her paws. "I do feel I'm beautiful, I just know that beauty is a very opinionated subject and so others will feel different about that."
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Post by Falconwing on Apr 30, 2018 18:09:57 GMT -5
Lilly just rolled her eyes at the silver shecat. Finally she was catching on to what she had been saying. "Jagg you mousebrain! Everyone in the den could tell", she said twitching her whiskers in amusement.
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