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cricketchirp

[attr="class","trait"]MISTCLAN WARRIOR

[attr="class","lyrics"]i'm not crazy, i'm just a little unwell, i know right now you can't tell

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t felt like lately all she had really been doing was hunting. With Leafbare arriving to the valley in full swing, the clan was constantly in need of more food, especially with some cats starting to get sick. She was thankful that she hadn’t gotten sick, yet anyway. With the way she had been spending lots of time out in the snow, she wouldn’t be surprised if she did get sick.

She did have one day recently where she wasn’t just on patrols. A giant group of she-cats in the clan had gathered at an area next to the Misted Lake to just…hang out. Not too many cats really got to do that with all the camp securing and hunting and border marking. And, something she was thankful for, she got to spend time with many of her friends during that outing, including Mousepetal. The two of them hadn’t actually seen each other a whole lot since they came to their new home from the Tribe. After their outing at the lake, she had told Mouse that they needed to hang out soon and go do something together.

A few days later, with a thin fluffy layer of snow on the ground, the two had agreed to meet each other at the Safe Clearing near the mountains. Cricketchirp hadn’t really had a chance to see that area much, and with the snow she thought that maybe the two of them could test out their tracking skills, or explore near the mountains, or maybe even just jump around in the snow. She couldn’t remember the last time she had made a snowcat during Leafbare. The thought brought a smile to her face.

It was still strange moving about during the day, after living most of her life at night, but she had been trying to get used to doing both for the sake of their newer clanmates who hadn’t been raised in Nightclan. She couldn’t deny that feeling speckles of sun on her dark fur felt almost comforting, like another cat was resting their chin on her back.

She had just begun to pass the Ambush Lake when she paused, hearing voices nearby. She started to move on, not wanting to intrude on whoever was talking, but she paused when she recognized a voice. The black and white molly turned and padded towards the lake, pushing through some bushes and rounding some trees. “Mousepetal?”

Just as she came around another pine, she spotted the dark gray and white she-cat she had been seeking out. But she also spotted someone else, another familiar face she hadn’t seen in quite a while. The other cat was a good bit larger than herself, with a thick gray and white coat and pale green eyes that she unfortunately hadn’t met often. There was a feeling of what she could only describe as emptiness peering at him. Her own littermate, and they hadn’t talked in many moons. Even when they were little Badgerscar, or Badgerkit back then, had never been overly fond of her. For the longest time she had assumed it was just a brother thing. He had been much closer to Blackstag, Buckfur, and Hawkkit when they were little, so maybe it was just because she was their little sister? It wasn’t until she got a little bit older and better understood her own clan that she realized what the reason could be. Cricket was friendly, she was shy, she didn’t have an unnecessary hatred towards the other clans. She wasn’t exactly the kind of cat Nightclan had considered ‘exemplary’. If her own brother, or brothers rather since Blackstag had never shown much kindness towards her either, was just like the rest of the clan, then there wasn’t much she could do.

She couldn’t remember the last time she had actually talked to Badgerscar. After so long of him not associating with her and her never really having a chance to try and engage with him, she had just accepted that maybe they just…weren’t compatible.

“Oh…um…I’m…sorry for interrupting…”

[attr="class","lyrics"]but stay awhile and maybe then you'll see a different side of me

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MOUSEPETAL

Her toes were a little cold; not that she would complain too much. She never did even if she was not fond of the white powder that lay all around her. Beautiful as it may be Leaf-bare brought many hardships for the clan. The season was more of a burden on the slight female's shoulders than it probably should be. With feeling of need to protect her clan and make sure they are fed was one thing but knowing now that the merge brought more mouths to feed would make it harder on them all. It would be a two sided coin though because the more mouths to feed the more able paws to be able to help feed themselves and each other so she should not worry as much as she does. They were not as prepared as she had hoped the clan would be when they settled into their new camp just as Leaf-bare's arrival came rushing over them. Still, Mousepetal needed to find some sort of light in the grey clouds above her that brought such troublesome thoughts with them. She'd been trying her hardest to keep herself busy and find things to do and things for others to help her (or be directed to do) with no apprentice under her wing to guide and take up her time Mousepetal found it harder to find things to continue to do when one thing or another was already done or not needing of help. Perhaps, it was that sort of knowledge that made this outing a little better for her mental psychy. She had been too busy with her concerns and troubles that she hadn't made time to worry about her friends or even make time to give her comrades a piece of her time. So when she ran into an old childhood friend of hers much by accident during one of her returns from the territory from a hunting trip she was pleasantly surprised that Cricketchirp had remembered her; well perhaps not so much remembered but had the time to speak between duties. The small gray and white warrior had remembered whenever she'd used to train with the black and white warrior and her brothers Buckfur when they were just apprentices; one of many memories that still haunted the back of her mind. It was not hard to make plans with Cricketchirp to come out and hang with her in the territory in the next few days. it had been far too long since the two females had actually spent girl time together; perhaps it was an effort on both their parts for lack thereof but late is better than not at all Mousepetal supposed.

She'd woken up earlier then their designated timing to meet; the Safe Clearing was her destination for their meeting; she supposed the reason for her early rise was the drilled notion to go on a patrol by herself as she waited for Cricketchirp to come greet her when it was time. The slight warmth of the sun shining through the clouds dimmed the bite of cold Leaf-bare brought with it so she was at least grateful enough for that as she looked around the clearing thinking perhaps she could see if there was an apprentice that needed help in their training whenever their mentor did not have the time and bring them here. It was the sound of sow crunching beneath weights of paws that alerted the small warrior of another's presence. She turned with a bright smile on her face expecting to see the black and white figure of her childhood friend only to find herself staring not at her childhood friend but her friend's brother. A tom she was very fond of. A small shy and but delighted smile crossed her face as she rose to her paws and padded forward. "Badgerscar, what a surprise; what are you doing out here all by yourself?" she questioned looking up at him; granted, she already knew why. He was a loner of course so him being out by himself was nothing out of the ordinary. Still, seeing the larger tom made being out in this cold a little more bareable.

As she was about to say something else she heard a distant call of her name and her ears perked up; her attention diverting towards the figure approaching. Oh shoot, here comes Cricketchirp. She put a smile on her face of welcome; she wasn't faking the happiness that she had to see her old friend. She certainly wasn't expecting to see both siblings together again though. "Cricketchirp! There you are, glad you could finally make it. I swear I was going to have to wait out here in the cold forever." she teased trying to keep the mood light despite the underlining awkwardness this must have been for the siblings. She knew about their lack of attention to each other even if she did not know the depths of it in truth. She hadn't seen them together in the same vicinity except for any clan meetings.

Glancing over at Badgerscar who stood watching them the smaller warrior shook her head with an airy laugh. "No worries, you weren't interrupting anything. Really, I was just out here waiting for you. I came out here early after going on a short patrol. Badgerscar just showed up a few minutes ago." she shrugged glancing between the siblings. Mousepetal wondered if she should invite Badgerscar to hang out with them for the way? But what if it was awkward for the siblings? Starclan only knew what the two must be thinking right now and Mousepetal didn't know if she should step up for them or not. How long had it been since the two came face to face?

"This is Mouse speaking." And this is Mouse thinking.

Mistclan Warrior

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