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Cobragaze snorted in disdain at the unpleasant weather. The RainClan camp wasn't protected against rain, the very thing it was named after. How stupid. He stalked through camp with a slight anger to his gait; he didn't know what he was worked up about, but it didn't matter. No one better annoy him right now, or there'd be the Dark Forest to pay. His blue eyes glinted in the dim light of the cloudy day. His masked face was stony. He couldn't remember the last time he'd smiled...again, a useless detail. He was waiting to be given orders or, anything, really, something productive which didn't have to do with irritating apprentices. He hadn't seen Russethawk all morning or afternoon, a fortunate thing. His lip curled at the mere thought of the other tom. What a buffoon. Cobragaze had little in the ways of empathy, a fact he was only vaguely aware of. In his opinion it was other cats who couldn't understand him, and, well, they must be idiots for being so dense. He sat still in the center of camp.

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Like most RainClan cats, the rain did nothing to dampen Lilystream's spirits. Having spent the morning with a few close friends, the pretty calico she-cat was glowing with enthusiasm and energy. In fact, the only mark the rain had left upon her was the sleek cloak of moisture than now clung to her lithe frame.
Giving a brisk shake of her whiskers to rid her ivory white whiskers of water droplets, the tortoiseshell-and-white she-cat drew to a halt in the centre of RainClan's camp, inclining her head to the cloudy sky above.

Lilystream spent a moment simply letting her eyes meander the sky, enjoying the chance to simply let her mind wander. It had been a bust last few moons, but with the arrival of Green-leaf, things were easing off. The weather was far better too, although perhaps not today. The calico warrior gave a light purr to herself before at last lowering her chin, her eyes returning to earth.
Most cats seemed to be out, or busying themselves at least, for RainClan's clearing was somewhat quiet, dotted only by a few cats.

Jaws parting in a slight yawn, Lilystream let her eyes trace over the faces of each cat in the clearing, establishing who was present in the clearing. She named the first two cats without much thought, but she found her eyes lingering upon a particular figure. Pale-furred with a face dark in both colour and emotion, Lilystream frowned, inclining her head a little, Cobragaze?

The pale tom looked somewhat bitter, an expression that Lilystream had seldom seen upon the RainClanner whilst in his company. She'd heard from others that he could be something of a mouse-brain, but Lilystream dared to disagree; he'd never been anything other than pleasant around her.

Letting a smile blossom upon her features, the pretty she-cat made her way over to her friend, purring a light greeting upon reaching his side, "Cobragaze."
Eyes bright with warm, though darkened somewhat by concern, she inclined her head, studying him closely, "Are you okay?" she asked, voice ringing with concern, "You don't look all that happy, something the matter?"

Lilystream seated herself, letting her tail curl neatly around her paws. Whatever it was that was troubling Cobragaze, perhaps she could help? The pair of them could always go hunting or simply talk. Although he certainly wasn't the dearest of her friends, she'd known him since kithood and cared for him deeply, some time spent with him would certainly be far more of a positive than a negative.

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Cobragaze started at the sound of the sweet voice he so loved to hear. Yes, loved. He was capable of the emotion, surprisingly. Of all the things he'd so gladly throw away, his feelings for Lilystream was not one of them, far from it, actually. He'd never get rid of her place in his heart for the entire sake of RainClan. A little wide-eyed, he stared at her a bit dumbly as he searched for a proper response, "N-nothing's the matter," he tried to seem casual, casting the moodiness from his voice, "Thinking too hard on life in general, I suppose." And hey, maybe he was. Lilystream's mere presence was enough to make him reconsider himself. If she was in his life, it couldn't be all bad. Relishing the fact that Russethawk was nowhere to be seen, he took his chances, "How have you been?" The question came out slightly awkwardly and he cursed himself. Way to seem charming.

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The calico she-cat couldn't veil her surprise when the dark grey tom brushed off her concern with a few words, "N-nothing's the matter, thinking too hard on life in general, I suppose."
Lilystream tipped her head to one side, a little questioningly. He'd seemed considerably miserable mere moments before, she hadn't been expecting such a turn in mood. But she didn't dither on the thoughts for very long, breaking into a warm smile, "That's good to hear," she purred lightly, "I thought something awful had happened for a moment there," she grinned brightly, pale green eyes aglow with warmth.

Despite her him reassuring her that he was alright, he did still seem to be a little... off. The tortoiseshell-and-white she-cat inclined her head, studying Cobragaze for a moment. If there was something the matter, she liked to think that he trusted her enough to confide in her. After a heartbeat or so, she decided to brush off the thoughts. If there really was something bothering him, he would surely have said so.

"How have you been?"
She gave a light bob of the head in response to his question, "I've been doing great," she meowed, words glowing with enthusiasm, "Green-leaf is here at last, that's something to be happy about," she purred, whiskers twitching.
She let her eyes drift back up to the sky, which was disappointingly murky, "Well, Green-leaf was here at least, I don't know where it's gone now," a gleam of amusement danced behind her pale green irises, her tail lavishing merrily from left to right.

She let her eyes wander the sky for a further few moments before letting her gaze drop back down to Cobragaze, flashing him a warm grin, "So, how are you?" she asked, inclining her head sub-consciously, "Seen or done anything adventurous lately?"
The tortoiseshell-and-white she-cat had always been a one for excitement and adventure, but her last few moons had been somewhat lacking any thrill, so stories of such incidents were the next best thing. She wasn't a reckless sort of cat, she didn't throw herself into anything mouse-brained, but she could be considered somewhat... immature in the activities she enjoyed. Unlike some of her fellow warriors she was still up for a friendly game of fox-tag or a race through the forest. Anything that got her blood running and heart racing, provided it didn't end her up in any trouble. Or at least not too much trouble.

Drawing in a deep breath of the damp afternoon air, a purr rumbled in her chest. Having had her paws full these past few moons, she'd regretfully had little time to spend with her friends. Now that her sister and parents were gone, cats such as Russethawk and Cobragaze were more important than ever to her. Admittedly, Lilystream had not spent as much time with Cobragaze as she would've liked since becoming a warrior. It had been much easier when they'd been apprentices, they'd been able to spend days training together along with the other apprentices, but the life of a warrior was not quite as carefree and laidback. This was a good chance to catch up on her old friend and like she did generally with life, she seized the opportunity.

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