[Fawn]

28 MOONS LIGHTNINGCLAN WARRIOR

Dovecloud had the dawn patrol. Harestrike stretched out, appreciating having their shared nest all to himself. He'd spent the previous evening practicing some new battle moves - just to blow off some steam (he was beginning to feel like he was going to burst, if he didn't find a way to vent soon), and had collapsed into his nest without a second thought. That his bed wasn't as soft as he wanted it didn't matter to him.

He was relishing the peace and quiet.

Harestrike heard paw-steps approach (delicate, though they dragged a little as if the cat they belonged to was tired), just as Dovecloud's scent reached him. He rolled over a little, trying to give her some room (and resist grumbling). Just go straight to sleep, Dovecloud. Don't tell me about your morning. I was having such a good dream.

He didn't want her complaining and fussy to chase away his pleasant mood.

Dovecloud settled in beside him - and no sooner had he closed his eyes to doze off again - when she SHRIEKED as if she'd found a fox in the nursery. Harestrike bolted upright, whacking the top of his head off the den ceiling. He hissed, seeing stars, and Dovecloud was wailing, dancing from paw to paw with a few spots of crimson staining her pretty white flank. The whole den was awake now, and Harestrike, his ears wanting to tuck in to protect themselves from the shrill pitch of her voice, was able to make sense of the words.

"OUCH! Something BIT ME! HARESTRIKE!"

"Hold still," he mewed, and gently nosed through her flank - until his teeth enclosed around what felt like a thorn. What's that doing in there? "It's a thorn, I'll pull it out, okay?"

"NO don't!" Dovecloud wailed, scooting away from him as if he'd just told her had fleas.

"Just go see the medicine cat," snapped one of the warriors near the back of the den. Dovecloud, with another whimper as if mortally wounded, limped from the warriors' den with her tail tucked against her legs. Harestrike felt a stab of annoyance - with himself - why didn't I notice the thorn earlier? Dovecloud looked really hurt, and even though she was overdramatic at best, he still felt bad.

He followed after her like the dutiful mate.

What ensued, was an even bigger scene in Kindleflare's den. Dovecloud needed constant reassurance that once they removed the thorn, they'd be able to stem the bleeding. She'd been so sure it had pierced something vital, and went into heartwrenching sobs about how she was too young to die.

I'm not. StarClan, kill me. Harestrike had thought, his morning thoroughly ruined. After an hour, they were out of the medicine cat's den, but Dovecloud was still limping, and she'd refused to even look at him after they left. No matter how many times he said sorry.

"I'm going to stay with Firebird and Darkcloud. YOU do something about that bedding!" She snapped, and went into the elders' den to curl up with her parents without a second thought.

Harestrike ground his teeth together, already anticipating many, many nights spent convincing his mate that there were no more thorns in their bed. That it was safe to sleep, that she wouldn't wake up with a thorn in her eye, blah blah blah...

"Harestrike, I'm going to stretch my legs. Watch your siblings."

"Yeah, sure," he grunted, turning irritably towards the nursery. Wait a second...

Eaglekit.

That little piece of crowfood! Once he was sure Morningfrost was at least a few foxlengths from the nursery, Harestrike quickened his pace, until he was looming over Dawnkit's and Eaglekit's sleeping forms. He almost hesitated. Almost. Without ceremony, Harestrike gripped his little brother's tail, and yanked him out of his nest.
"You little pile of ratdung, do you think putting thorns in cats' nests is funny?" He growled, not caring if he woke up the other den's occupants.

Word Count: 654 Words
Tags: BlooRey DVD (Kindle mention!) @shadow @zen

I CAN'T SLOW DOWN, I WON'T BE WAITING FOR YOU

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EaglekiT

3 Moons Tom LightningClan

The best thing about being a kit was that you got to sleep in. Most mornings Mother woke them up early to ensure that they would be awake while the warriors were. This didn't mean that Eaglekit would complain if given the chance to sleep in though. He loved his sleep getting to chase all the rabbits and hear voices yowling "Eaglestar! Eaglestar! Eaglestar!" were the center of most of them.

Unfortunely today of all days was the day to sleep in and of course it would be the day his brother Harestrike actually wanted anything to do with him. If you even wanted to call it that.

The feeling of teeth grabbing and pulling his tail woke him up within half of a second and a yelp of surprise and pain fluttered out of his maw. Yet his first reaction wasn't flight it was fight and as soon as he could he propelled his hind limbs backwards just ask the words finally transmitted to his ears. 

"You little pile of ratdung, do you think putting thorns in cats' nests is funny?"

The growl registered just as he was pretty sure he kicked his sibling in the face before swiftly turning to face him. Harestrike was so much bigger then him. Better then him. Mother's most obvious favorite. Jealousy had planted the seed inside of his mind to place a thorn in his brother's nest. However he had pulled it off in the best way. sneaking away to roll in the apprentice's nest to smell like them then placing the thorn. After all he had heard stuff like that worked in the stories the other queen told her kits. Not that he had really listened more of just overheard it while walking by. So he played dumb.

"What on earth do you mean putting a thorn in someone's nest, it was probably some dim-witted apprentice who forgot to check the bedding before they placed it." 

He meowed in a hurtful tone as his blue  eyes turned from his brother to his tail. He could of sworn that Harestrike had shaved all the hair off of it with how hard he had dragged him out of his nest. 

"Mother is going to be so displeased when she learns about what you did!" 

He spoke the words as if it were a deadly threat when his gaze switched back to Harestike. His ears pinned back against his skull.

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28 MOONS LIGHTNINGCLAN WARRIOR

Harestrike hissed, managing to lean his head back in time to avoid his brother's flailing back paws. As Eaglekit made his case, proclaiming his innocence - and making certain Harestrike knew how much trouble he would be in, if mother found out, Harestrike rolled his eyes. "Wait until I tell her what you did. Don't think I haven't noticed you swaggering about like you own the entire nursery. Your stupid prank got Dovecloud hurt."

He watched, waiting to see if a flicker of guilt passed over his little brother's eyes - prepared to grin in triumph as he eked out the truth. Harestrike couldn't resist filling his little brother in on how this whole thing worked. "It takes a lot more than getting the techniques down and practice-fighting to impress Mother. If you don't shape up, you're gonna get left behind. And I won't slow down. Not for you or Dawnkit."

Every cat for himself. With a disdainful snort, the warrior backed off. He'd leave Eaglekit to lick his wounds and (if he had any sense at all) think about what he'd just said. Harestrike, though he didn't recognize the feeling - not right away - felt a deep sense of melancholia in his gut. Most families actually liked spending time with each other, with their siblings. He saw the way Frostfire smiled and greeted Mudpelt or Gustclaw. And yet here, even in the nursery against a couple of 3-moon-old kits, the battle lines had been drawn.

Who had drawn them, though?

Harestrike had a sinking feeling that it wasn't him.
What if Morningfrost put him up to it? What if she was trying to test me? His grass-green eyes narrowed, hiding the paranoia and frustration behind. What if I failed? Fearing he'd take out his temper on Eaglekit even further, Harestrike prepared to leave.

Word Count: 300 Words
Tags: @shadow

I CAN'T SLOW DOWN, I WON'T BE WAITING FOR YOU

Notes:

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EaglekiT

3 Moons Tom LightningClan

"Wait until I tell her what you did. Don't think I haven't noticed you swaggering about like you own the entire nursery. Your stupid prank got Dovecloud hurt."

So much irritation and anger flooded the young tom cat that he felt nothing else. Except for the slightest bit of confusion. His tail still stung and it was just enough to keep his gaze from strictly being on his older brother. A growl of his own flaring up deep in his throat.

"You can tell her whatever you like! In case you didn't notice I don't own the nursery, that's Dawnkit's job. I'm just going to be the best warrior from within it and I don't even know who in the world Dovecloud is let alone why its my fault!" 

He had gotten louder and louder as his dialogue progressed. His aquatic orbs burned to the brim with anger and the hair on his pelt began to bristle. 


"It takes a lot more than getting the techniques down and practice-fighting to impress Mother. If you don't shape up, you're gonna get left behind. And I won't slow down. Not for you or Dawnkit."

Fine. If that's how he wanted it Eaglekit wouldn't bother him anymore. So much for Thrushwhisker saying they were a family. He didn't bother even trying to speak to him instead he simply turned away stalking back over to his nest and sitting with his back to his brother. He didn't need him. 

As such he didn't bother looking back as his ears that had still remained pinned to his skull picked up the faintest of sounds. It seemed he was ready to leave and it was about this time that Eaglekit brought his tail in front of him. It was like watching as dew slowly dripped from a leaf that guilt and regret seeped into his heart. Quietly he bent his head down to his tail and began licking away at the sorest of spots keeping his eyes trained on his now wounded tail all the while he silently willed his brother to just go. 

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28 MOONS LIGHTNINGCLAN WARRIOR

Eaglekit was just a dumb little kitten. Maybe he hadn't meant any harm towards him or Dovecloud - just a stupid little trick - but that didn't make Harestrike think any better of him. The elder sibling scoffed under his breath and left the den. Mother would be upset with him for failing to watch his siblings while she stepped out for some fresh air, but Harestrike didn't care. He wasn't above twisting the truth a little - saying Dovecloud had a small emergency (didn't she always have something going on?) if pressed for reasons why he'd left them to their own devices.

I need to hit something. Harestrike scanned the allotment of Clan cats milling in and out of camp; Sunblaze was dead, Sharpfang was dead, Blazefang was crippled... Harestrike's grass-green eyes, full of belligerence and frustration, settled on the silver tabby brother of the warrior-turned-elder. "Gustclaw," he called, crossing the camp to greet him - with a taunt in his voice and a gleam in his eye. "Your brother's not good for much these days except taking up space. I need a new sparring partner. Think you can handle it, or do I have to keep looking?"

Just as he expected, Gustclaw took the bait. With the promise of a real fight, Harestrike put thoughts of Eaglekit and thorns out of his mind.

Word Count: 210 Words
Tags: @shadow

I CAN'T SLOW DOWN, I WON'T BE WAITING FOR YOU

Notes: Harestrike OUT.

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EaglekiT

3 Moons Tom LightningClan

Not one glance back as he heard the paw steps retreat signalling his older brother's departure. All the meanwhile he continued to sit there with his tongue gently going over it. He did that for a while until he heard more paw steps. They obviously didn't seem like Harestrike's they were much lighter and so he turned his head behind him coming to find his mother approaching with a questioning look on her face.



"What happened to your tail?"



Rather then telling the truth of his encounter with Harestrike Eaglekit covered it up. "Oh there was just a thorn in my nest. Harestrike found it." He meowed with a purr emitting from his throat at the end. Meanwhile on the inside the young cat felt despair and regret at his actions and word choice knowing he needed to make it right with his sibling although he was unsure just how to do so.

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