November 2009: Gathering, the first!

[Rainy]

Briarstar raised his tail, signaling his Clan forward. Sleek pelts and short pelts alike crossed the fallen log, and dispersed into the forest on the Island.
Emberheart and Darksight were there, the dark tom's pelt blending into the shadows. Moonfur's fur, on the other hand, glowed ghostly white in the darkness. He padded towards the other clan elders, and settled down.
Silverpaw followed behind her leader, her pale blue eyes shining. This was her first gathering ever. Her paws itched to join the other apprentices and meet some, but she was a bit shy. Instead, she sat beside Emberheart, and watched as her leader climbed up the Tree and sat down, waiting for Brightstar.

[Rainy]

(this was Blackmoon's reply. I moved it from an old thread to here. She accidentally started the gathering a bit early. Copy and Paste, such wonders!)

Brightstar lead her clan to the island. She stood in the middle of the bustle of commotion.
She observed every thing, and every one. Blackmoon sat alone until little seed came up to her.
"I wonder how wind-clan is doing after the fire, and all. Do you even know how it even ended?" littleseed looked in to her eyes. "Brightstar ended it......" blackmoon spoke softly. "wait you mean to tell me SHE stopped the fire?!" " How els do you think she got that star on her fore head starclan honored the leaders with that star, and they have the power to give it away to who ever they please. Like a mark that you are going to be honored in starclan."
"Well all i can say is that its a bunch of mousedung brightstar is a terrible leader she dosent care about us." littleessd spat. Blackmoon was taken-aback for a moment. "How dare you talk about our leader like that!" She yowled in his face. Rhineheart,dapplefoot,sunset,blackout sat in a cercal all chatting about riverpaw. "I personally think we should learn to trust him more before letting hum be any were close to being a warrior." black out mewed. "He was a shawdown clan, and he spends far to much time with brightstar what if he is plotting to kill her?" Dapplefoot meowed. "Oh why won't you find something els to talk about Riverpaw shouldn't be the center of your silly gossip."
Sunset spat at the tom cats. "You seem offly quiet Rhineheart what do you think?" Darkhear mewed. "I think if you all have such a huge problem with him talk it out what the good in this gossip?" He peered over to sunset. His only true love. He padded over to his mate. "So when are you expecting to have kits?"
Blackout said. Sunset glared at blackout. "We will have kits when we are ready." Rhineheart looked at sunsets belly. Even tho there were already kits inside she insisted on not staying in the nursery until she absolute must be confined there. The two didn't dare tell of there kits it was supposed to be a surprise to the whole clan. The only cats that they told was brightstar, and irishwhisker.

[Rainy]

Briarstar's tabby pelt prickled a bit. It was so strange up here. He could see every cat in the clearing, and theit eyes gleamed back at him, reflecting strangely in the moonlight. It was a bit eerie. This was his first time announcing for his Clan. Wait, second. Many moons ago, Rainstar had been ill and he had to fill in for her. It was as uncomfortable this time as it was then. However, back then he had sat beside three other leaders. This time, it was only him and Brightstar. He looked around, spotting the reddish she-cat. ThunderClan was here. although there were only two clans, they clearing was was as full as ever. That was a relief. He took a deep breath. He could do this. Soon, it would all be over. Now, what news did he have to report?
(Feel free to answer that, lol.)

Lakefrost looked around, wondering who to talk to first. He loved sociallizing, but some cats weren't so welcoming.
"Are you frozen to the ground?" growled Darksight. "Move out of my way!"
Lakefrost looked startled, and hurried away.
"What was that for?" mewed Emberheart crossly. "It's not like he's blocking you from seeing the leaders. You can't see!"
"I know that, but he doesn't," the tabby tom purred.
His ginger companion rolled her eyes, and turned to the silvery apprentice beside her. "Silverpaw, c'mon, let's go chat with someone."
She came aross Iriswhisker, who she had met a few gatherings ago. She had been Irispaw, then, and had accidentally stepped on her tail. Instead of apoligizing, she had blamed Emberheart for resting her tail there. The WindClan cat admired the apprentice's spirit, and she got over it and the two struck up a conversation. A young dusky brown tom was with the black warrior.
'Greetings, Iriswhisker. How's the prey running?"
Iriswhisker turned her head, and her violet eyes gleamed warmly. "Emberheart! Long time no see. Well, thank you, I hope the same goes for your territory. Who's this? Is she your apprentice?"
Emberheart shook her head. "No, Briarstar's. This is Silverpaw."
The brown tom stepped forward, and dipped his head politely. "Hello, my name is Riverpaw. This is my first gathering."
Silverpaw purred, 'Really? Mine too. Pleased to meet you. Want to meet the other apprentices? I'll introduce you to my Clanmates if you introduce me to yours."
"Sounds fair. Let's go," Riverpaw meowed, swishing his tail. The new pair padded away, and Emberheart and Iriswhisker settled down to chat.
Sablerose limped over to the other elders, and sat down beside Moonfur.

[crazytheodrada]

Aspenfeather landed lightly, then limped toward the overhanging bush the medicine cats usually sheltered near during the Gathering. They didn't always, but it was fairly often. She vaguely wondered what news they'd have to share tonight, then realized with a jolt she could only talk to Willowshade. Blackvenom was gone, dead. And the RiverClan medicine cat? She didn't even know what had happened. She pushed on, crouching near the bush, her side aching.

Mouseleaf followed his leader into the clearing and searched out some WindClan cat to talk to; he passed Whiteflower without a word and arrived by his Clanmate Iriswhisker and the WindClan she-cat Emberheart. "Hi there!" he called, blue eyes shining. "How's you Gathering been so far?"

[Rainy]

Emberheart flicked her tail. "Fine, but I hope the leaders don't mess around too much. One, it's getting chilly, and who knows how the Clans will react with each other since the big separation. (gasp! the New Divide! lol)" She smiled, though, reacting well to his own kindness. "It's nice to see some cats are still friendly, though."

[crazytheodrada]

He purred with amusement. "Yeah, just get the report done and have that be it, right?" His tial flicked and his eyes were bright. "How's the hunting?"

[blackmoon]

(sorry to jump in. I just have no were els to post at the moment. Oh, and I changed race for my warriors name so yea thats all.)

Sparrowpaw, swiftpaw, Dandelionpaw, and pebblepaw all raced in to the gathering in hopes of not missing any thing.
Swiftpaw Sniffed the air. It was so many smells of way to many cats In one place. "UGHH!" He mewed in disgust. He laid down covering his nose with his two front paws. Pebblepaw laughed at his friend. "This is were a stuffy nose is your best friend!" Talking a bit funny because of it.
Sparrowpaw closed her eyes. She hadn't been born during the change of the clans nor did she even know the cats that occasionally said something like "Hi.", and than walked away. 'You say hi to a cat you want to start a conversion with not to just be friendly. Well ok it was friendly to say hello, but sparrowpaw LOVED to have conversions with cats. Dandelionpaw just sat there. It was such a bore to her. If she wanted to know what windclan was going threw she would ask it her self. To her the gathering was a place were you give to much info on your clan. To say if briestar of wind-clan were to say that food was hard to come by. Or that something was wrong, and they were weak. What do you think thunder clan would do?! searsouly Both clans risked everything because of this.

Sunsets contractions were getting worse by the minuet. "No, no Kits you can come to the gathering when you are all app you can come I promise!" The pain was so unbearable. Rhineheart looked at him mate who was cringing in pain. He rushed over. "What wrong?" His words babbled out of his mouth knowing what was going on. "kits......... Coming.............NOW!" Rhineheart froze. "But, but, but there early! You said we had at least a few moons left!" "I don't give a foxdung about what I said before! There coming NOW!!"
Brightstars ears flashed. She rushed over to sunset. "Its going to be all right we just have to get to the nursery." "I don't think I,I I, can hold them in much longer brightstar." "Well your gonna have to try." She motioning blackout, and littleseed to come.
The two cats didn't ask any questions from the looks of it they already knew. They lifted her hind legs up, and rhineheart took her torso section. Brightstar ran to briestar. "I am terribly sorry briestar, but i must leave at the moment one of my queens Is well having kits NOW." She looked at a motionless sunset who had passed out from the agonizing pain of kiting. "If my deputy dosent come soon Blackmoon will give the report." She ran back to sunset walking beside her in case any kits tried to make a jump for it.

Soon after that Brightstar came back. She was only gone for maybe 10 minutes at most. Her lips formed a smile. Thunder clan had three beautiful kits to welcome after the gathering. She was a bit jumpy. It was going to be a joy to tell of the kits arrival in to the world.

[Rainy]

(it's not jumping in. Everyone is invited to a Gathering.)

Emberheart chuckled, and replied, "The river is plenty stocked, and the rabbits are running fast. A bit too fast a few of them, but well, that's a skill I hope to master someday. How are the marshes treating you?"

Briarstar looked a bit bewildered. "Um, okay... did you want Aspenfeather to follow you, just in case?" She hurried away so fast he didn't get to ask if she would return.
"What's going on?" mewed Riverpaw, confused.
"SUNSET!" Iriswhisker screeched, and raced after her. Riverpaw hurried over to question his other Clanmates, and Silverpaw sighed, all alone.
She saw green eyes flash from the bushes, and her neck fur rose. She knew those eyes though. Quickly looking around, making sure no one else saw the stranger or her approach him, she slipped into the bushes. A brown-and-white tom sat behind a holly bush, watching the Gathering with a strange but intense curiousity.
"Basil?" Silverpaw hissed. The loner jumped, startled. "Hello? Who are you?"
"I'm Silverpaw. You saw me by the river the other day, during the fire. So you made it out alright?"
"Yes, thank you. Apparently the Clans are well, as well."
"Yes, the only cat we lost was Wolftooth."
Silverpaw studied the stanger. His fur was long and silky, shining in the patches of moonlight through the trees. His eyes were a brillant emerald, and he had a calm, but wise look about him. "How old are you?" she mewed suddenly.
Basil purred. "How old do I look? My fur is SUPPOSED to white, just so you know. It's didn't turn white. I haven't seen my second full cycle of seasons, if that's what your asking. You're an apprentice, so I will assume you are between your second and your fourth season."
"Do you know a lot about the Clans?" the she-cat meowed curiously.
Basil hesitated. "A bit. I find them extremely fascinating. Your ways, the code. How so many cats can inhabit one territory without tearing each other to shreds... most of the time."
"Most of the time," Silverpaw agreed. "If you're so interested, why don't you join one? I'm sure Brightstar would..."
"I don't think Clan ways will suit me, or their ways of hunting. I am a loner, born alone, and I'll probably die alone," he mewed, sadness leaking into his voice.
"Oh! Don't say that! That's not true."
The tom smiled at her, warmth in his green eyes, but also the bright intensity. His gaze bore into her. "Thank you for your sympathy and compassion. It touches me. Maybe your friendship could change that."
Silverpaw paused, not sure how to answer that. She was supposed to chase off loners and rouges on her territory. However, Basil wasn't doing any harm. ANd her heart throbbed pitifully for him. She didn't want him to feel so lost and alone in the world. The code said you could be friends with cats in other Clans. Maybe this wasn't too different. She nodded, and replied, "Of course."

[crazytheodrada]

ooc: second and fourth moon? Oh! Season.

bic: Mouseleaf purred. "My paws sink a bit, honestly, but I can survive." He blinked, amused. "Frogs haven't been too bad, actually."

[Rainy]

(drat. that's what i meant. lol ill fix that. I am working on a plot for them too. Unfortunately, it doens't work out for Silverspring... but a kit comes out of it.)

Emberheart wrinkled her nose. SHe didn't mind getting wet, but ugh, frogs. Frogs were probably less slippery than fish and more bumpy. And ew, chewy. "I'll take your word for it."

[crazytheodrada]

The tom purred, his eyes flattening playfully. "I know. You wouldn't think it would taste good, right? It sounds gross. But somehow, it isn't too bad. Maybe it has to do with the challenge of catching one. Makes it rewarding when you actually do." Mouseleaf shrugged, purring.

[Rainy]

"Well, I guess I'm not one to talk. Most cats wouldn't DARE taste a fish, let alone try one. I get what you mean about it being rewarding. Fishing can be a little tricky, too!" Emberheart declared.

[Lilly]

Halopaw looked around for a apprentice to look for even though she was a med.cat apprentice.

[crazytheodrada]

"Yeah," agreed Mouseleaf, the fur on his shoulders twitching as he tried to imagine eating a fish. How gross!

[blackmoon]

(Rainy can I get brightstar to start the gathering news?)