Rowanheart stared at Starcloud as she retreated back into the camp. His eyes welled up with tears as he saw her display of kindness, even though he murdered the leader. He brushed the tears away. He set his jaw, looking determined. I cannot let my clan suffer like this. He thought aggravated. We are civilized cats, not a band of bloodthirsty rogues! He softened when he thought of Starcloud. And I can't let my kin suffer, either. He sighed, a pained expression on his face. He never really told anyone about being related to Jungleclaw and Starcloud, except for a deceased she-cat in another clan. He breathed sharply, praying tears would not overwhelm him.
[ Yes, I know. But I also know (rp-wise) that you wouldn't-couldn't kill your own brother. The way the cats acted (who did that part, anyway?) were totally brutal. They're acting like savages, and Rowanheart can't bear to see that. :P ]
OOC:Silverstar did that part.And I can't bear to see a brother I loved and cared for get killed,'cept for my two brothers,I hate them,and I really wanna kill them. :P
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"Hey Jude,don't make it bad Take a sad song,and make it better Remember,to let her into your heart Then you can start,to make it better."
Snowpath glanced down at Starcloud sadly, feeling as bad as she did. Jungleclaw was his best friend since kittenhood, and he felt so stunned that the kindhearted tom would do something so brutal. He let a single tear run down his face absentmindedly. "Um," he meowed, his voice shaken. "Rootstar and Jungleclaw... will have a proper burial tonight at sundown. "Why should we burry a murderer?" a voice called out from the crowd. "Because he's still a cat," Snowpath snapped. "And every cat, no matter who, should be mourned for all the brave and couragous deeds they did. Would you liked to be tossed away in a river because nobody liked you?" Everybody was silent. "Very well," Snowpath meowed calmly. Crowfeather's head feel unhappily. Silverstone glanced at him curiously, and turned back to Snowpath. "What now?" she asked. Good question, the white tom thought.
Starcloud nodded accordingly,but she didn't pay much attention to Snowpath,she just kept thinking of her brother and Lionpaw.As she tought of the apprentice,she couldn't help but feel more and more sad.Starcloud was about the same age as him,but she was made a warrior much sooner then the other apprentices,due to the fact her leader considered her an excellent hunter,fighter and strategist.She befriended Lionpaw,while others doubted his loyalties.She squinted her eyes,trying not to cry again. "Yes,Snowpath.What now?" She mewed quietly,not wanting to attract attention.
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"Hey Jude,don't make it bad Take a sad song,and make it better Remember,to let her into your heart Then you can start,to make it better."
"You should know.You ordered everyone to kill my brother,you decided to give Rootstar and Jungleclaw a proper burial ceremony,and now you must know what to do next,am I not correct?" Starcloud snapped,irritated.
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-- Edited by Starcloud at 19:54, 2008-04-27
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"Hey Jude,don't make it bad Take a sad song,and make it better Remember,to let her into your heart Then you can start,to make it better."
Silverstone couldn't help but agree with Starcloud. "Oh, so you're saying I should just lead the clan now?" Snowpath didn't flinch, but his icey blue eyes flickered irritatably.
"I was talking about Lionpaw!" She yelled angrily,entering the den.She plopped onto a bed of moss,sobbing silently,not caring about anything anymore.She just wanted Lionpaw by her side.
-- Edited by Starcloud at 21:23, 2008-04-27
-- Edited by Starcloud at 23:04, 2008-04-27
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"Hey Jude,don't make it bad Take a sad song,and make it better Remember,to let her into your heart Then you can start,to make it better."
OOC: O.o Okey, me thinks your obbsessed with Lionpaw now. XD
Snowpath shook his head defiantly. "You don't know anyting, do you?" Silverstone and the rest looked up at him questionably. "What? Isn't that why he left?" "Absolutely not!" Snowpath exclaimed furiously. "Rootstar never said anything about that, did he?" Murmurs of agreement arose from the cats. "Lionpaw left for another reason." he meowed quietly. "He told me about it, and I'd rather not say." "No he didn't!" the same warrior protested. "Why would he tell you?" Snowpath leaped off the Skyrock, his eyes burning frightningly. "Because I didn't accuse him of those vicious lies." he growled.
Starcloud cried and cried,until there were no more tears left.That was it.She couldn't cry anymore.She could hear Snowpath's yowling very clearly,which made her angry.Why would Lionpaw tell him? She tought,rage building up inside her.
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"Hey Jude,don't make it bad Take a sad song,and make it better Remember,to let her into your heart Then you can start,to make it better."
OOC: Btw, what is this secret Lionpaw told Snowpath about? XD
Snowpath shook his head unhappily. "He left for his own reasons. That is what he'd say." Silverstone stifled a sigh, a padded over to Crowfeather. "I can't feel anything anymore." she meowed sadly. Crowfeather glanced at her curiously. He quickly understood Silverstone, and nudged her. "Don't worry. Everything'll be fine. "I hope." Silverstone finished his thoughts. The two cats left to rest in the warrior's den. When Silverstone slumped down next to Crowfeather, she glanced at Starcloud hard for half of a second, then looked back up at Crowfeather.
Starcloud ignored Silverstone and Crowfeather's presence.She turned away,curling up into a small ball of fluff.She started to hum a song,one she had never heard before,yet she kept on humming.She fell into a deep sleep.
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[ oo; Um, Starcloud and Silverstar, u guys r really scaring me now. ^^; I never really got the thing about Lionpaw "leaving" or anything, so me thinks I will say nothing. ^^; ]
Rowanheart heard the disdainful tom who shouted out the rude outburst. You're a murderer, you filthy excuse for a cat! A tear trickled down his muzzle. We all are, he thought miserably. He stared up at the sky. "What have we become, Starclan? Savages? Rogues? [censored cuz its supposed to be cat language X3] mousebrains??" He choked, and let the tears fall freely. We're not a clan anymore, he thought. We're nothing...
Starcloud woke up to the sweet scent of prey.She stretched and when she looked to her left,Silverstone and Crowfeather weren't there anymore.As she padded out of the den,she realized it was evening.The sun was low,colors slashed across the blue sky and the clouds were tinted with pink.A beautiful scenery liek that always made Starcloud smile,but not this time.she stalked up to the pile of fresh-kill,and she remembered that Snowpath would have to choose a deputy soon,even though it wasn't official that he was leader.She noticed Silverstone and Crowfeather walking up to her,and she turned to them. "Hi,Silverstone,Crowfeather." She mewed,a small hint of sadness in her voice.
-- Edited by Starcloud at 02:13, 2008-05-01
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"Hey Jude,don't make it bad Take a sad song,and make it better Remember,to let her into your heart Then you can start,to make it better."
[ I'm not calling you a savage. I'm calling the clan-just not you in particular. You, after all, didn't join, even if you wanted to. Rowanheart knows you wouldn't have, he's your brother, you know? ]
Rowanheart sighed and buried his head in Jungleheart and breathed in his scent for the last time, his warmth fading quickly. He raised his head and sent his final good bye. He would not be there when the burial would take place.
Starcloud then noticed Rowanheart still sitting with Jungleclaw.She walked up to him,then pressed her muzzle against his neck fur,trying to comfort him."Rowanheart,how 'bout you and me bury him together?Seeing as no one else seems to want to bury him...." She mewed,glaring at the cats all around her.She then licked Jungleclaw's fur clean of blodd.She knew it was unecessary,but she didn't care.
-- Edited by Starcloud at 02:40, 2008-05-01
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OOC: ey, I'm not savage either! XD Silvastone n Snowpath didn't want to, since both of them liked him. ;D And what's wit the LIONPAW THING??? XD I'm confuzzled. I'm not color coating my words anymore. XD
Snowpath glanced unhappily around the crowd. He still greifed privately for hs best friend's death. Even though they thought you as an evil cat, you were always good at heart... Snowpath heard a cat mumble. "Well, who's gong to be leader now?" His snow white face burned bright red in anger. Jungleheart would have... he was our deputy. He slumped next to his friends in the warrior den. "I think it's time we buried the two." he sighed. "I'll mourn for Jungleheart. Rootstar has the rest of the clan to grieve for him, but Jungleheart isn't as horrible as they think. He deserves a proper burial too. With the friends who cared for him." He glanced at the cats around him. "Who else is going for Jungleheart's?" Silverstone stared at him with dull blue eyes. "I will." Crowfeather nodded once. "He was indeed a selfless and brave cat, regardless to his mistakes."
OOC: ey, I'm not savage either! XD Silvastone n Snowpath didn't want to, since both of them liked him. ;D And what's wit the LIONPAW THING??? XD I'm confuzzled. I'm not color coating my words anymore. XD
Snowpath glanced unhappily around the crowd. He still greifed privately for hs best friend's death. Even though they thought you as an evil cat, you were always good at heart... Snowpath heard a cat mumble. "Well, who's gong to be leader now?" His snow white face burned bright red in anger. Jungleheart would have... he was our deputy. He slumped next to his friends in the warrior den. "I think it's time we buried the two." he sighed. "I'll mourn for Jungleheart. Rootstar has the rest of the clan to grieve for him, but Jungleheart isn't as horrible as they think. He deserves a proper burial too. With the friends who cared for him." He glanced at the cats around him. "Who else is going for Jungleheart's?" Silverstone stared at him with dull blue eyes. "I will." Crowfeather nodded once. "He was indeed a selfless and brave cat, regardless to his mistakes."
OOC: But he's NOT RELATED TO TIGERSTAR!!!!! XD I know they say he's brambleclaw's son, but NOT REALLY. THEY LIED. IT'S ALL ABOUT TEH LEAFXCROW, BABY! (although i much love crowxfeather :'( )
Starcloud dragged Jungleclaw up to Snowpath,then lay him down gently on the ground. "Snowpath,will you help me bury him?" She mewed,looking down sadly at her brother.
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Snowpath leaned to touch noses with Starcloud, mewoed softly. "Of coarse." As he gentley grabbed Jungleheart by the scruff, he nodded to Rowaheart, Silverstone, and Crowfeather to help. I guess we're the only ones to mourn for him, he thought bitterly.
Starcloud whimpered silently as she and the others dragged Jungleclaw out of the camp.She felt so sad,Jungleclaw was her brother,a brother she loved and cared for every day,even if he was much older.They were extremely close,along with Rowanheart,even though they did not know he was related to them.As she lay Jungleclaw near a patch of ferns,she buried her muzzle in his neck fur. "Don't worry,I still love you,brother." She said silently,tears falling from her green eyes,staining her brother's fur.
-- Edited by Starcloud at 14:15, 2008-05-03
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[ Oh, okay. ^^; I was in a rush in the last post cuz my dad was yelling at me to get off the computer, so that's why it wasn't very long or explanatory. Hehe... Hold on... ^^; ]
Rowanheart watched with empty eyes, not eyes of unfeeling, but eyes of close-guardiness... He didn't trust any of them, not any more... Even so, he helped them bury Jungleclaw, but with the utmost carefulness... He vowed silently to himself the only possible cat he would trust was Starcloud. He still was wary, because he had seen her- she wanted to kill him too...
Starcloud stood next to Rowanheart and waited as Silverstone and Snowpath started to dig up a hole. "Don't worry,Rowanheart.I'm sure Starclan will forgive is actions and take him to a safe haven." She mewed,tears starting to form in her green eyes.
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"Hey Jude,don't make it bad Take a sad song,and make it better Remember,to let her into your heart Then you can start,to make it better."
He murmured some reassurance, curling his tail around her. He stared at the lifeless form in front of them, and resisted the urge to cry. He did not allow the tears to fall. He wouldn't let them for any other cat, ever.
Rowanheart stroked Starcloud's back with his tail soothingly, in a gesture to let her know he was there if she ever needed him. He swallowed, blinking back tears as Jungleheart was at last lowered into his grave. He bowed his head in respect. He felt Starcloud beside him do the same.
[[ Um, I don't have much after that, but... anyway... what do we do now? ^^; ]]