it's aliveeee [open]

[`leafshadow]

[/b] The she-cat squeaked, jumping up and away from the now-flopping fish. She could've swore it was staring at her. "It's aliveeee!" She nearly screamed. Generally, when she was about to eat something...it was dead. Not at all alive.[/ul][/blockquote]

[[Duskmist]]

Nothing in the world was perfect, and Duskmist couldn’t say something against that. She knew how matter one could make something ‘prefect’, there would always be someone to point out the flaws and other implications. Mostly, it would’ve been her with all of her Clanmates, and less likely with her fellow medicine cats. She didn’t bother to apologize for these, though, for she knew others, too, have thought of them and they were just too humble to tell those kinds of comments. Those ‘perfect’ cats would also need to know what they have done wrong, right? Not all comments you’ll receive are sweet anyway.

Duskmist sighed.

Being a medicine cat, there isn’t much fun and excitement to be done. All you do on regular days are check-ups with queens and elders or probably harvest some herbs to be stored. Sure you’re more special than the regular run-of-the-mill warrior, but at least those average cats get to venture out of the camp often and sometimes get the thrill of fighting. The only useful privileges a medicine cat would get are the dreams that they receive from StarClan, their protection against the attacks of warriors of other Clans and the ability to trespass, rather cross, the borders that were originally set to keep others away from their territory.

The gray she-cat’s belly grumbled, reminding her of the time. Occasional chilly breezes blew but the air was kept from being too cold because of rays from the sun that escaped the clouds. Although there were clouds to block the sun, Duskmist could tell it was about sun-high since the patrols were starting to come back one by one. To her relief, the ones who hunted were the first patrols to come back.

The fresh-kill was still plenty despite the season and the lowering the number of kill in the pile was their least concern now. Guiltless about taking the food meant for the hungrier cats, Duskmist trotted to RiverClan’s pile of fresh-kill. She decided to claim the first fish her eyes would lay on, which, unfortunately, was the one that a young calico warrior had caught; quite small and not too satisfying. She was about to reach the pile and search for another when the calico cat’s sudden reaction caught her attention.

The calico she-cat half-jumped half-freaked out when her newly-caught fish flopped. Leafshadow was still all young and inexperienced, so Duskmist didn’t know if she was just making an act or just plain stupid to be shocked about eating a live fish. Duskmist knew that Leafshadow wasn’t a RiverClan cat by blood and that the young she-cat still does not know about her true identity, but she still grew up eating fish so it’s quite silly to see her being frightened about eating the fish. The medicine cat tried to hold her tongue, but the opportunity was just too sweet to be given up.

“Are you sure you’re a RiverClan cat? Because I thought RiverClan cats aren’t scared of fish.” As she remarked about Leafshadow’s embarrassing act, Duskmist continued on like nothing happened. Picking a remarkably larger fish than Leafshadow’s from the fresh-kill pile, the gray she-cat padded back to the medicine den.

OOC: I hope you don't mind me posting on this thread. ^^

[Stagshadow]

The massive, bulky tomcat strode into camp with a hunting patrol behind him. It was small, but they had a nice enough catch. They had been in different areas, but the large tom had noticed young Leafshadow struggling with fish. She could fight well enough, fine, but a warrior was not just a fighter; a warrior had to care for the Clan, but she could not fish. There were other ways to provide, sure enough, but if she couldn’t fish, she should just realize her inferior position and ask for help or she should back off and do what will most help the Clan – catching land critters or birds. With a flick of Stagshadow’s tail, the patrol went and dropped off their fresh-kill, though the apprentice on the patrol took some to distribute among the elders. Stagshadow’s green eyes remained on the struggling calico, his expression unreadable, as he heard her piercing cry. With a mental sigh, he shook his head and turned to go – to go do something else, whatever it may be – when he noticed Duskmist speaking to her, scolding her in that way that Duskmist always did.

The massive tabby respected Duskmist. She was wise, she was old, she was intelligent, she was constant, and she had access to StarClan. She was steadfast and strong, and Stagshadow had respected her from when he was just a little kit. Leafshadow was young, she was naïve, she was foolish, and she could not hunt in the proper RiverClan manner. Stagshadow did not respect her, since she was fresh out of apprenticeship and thought she could do so much. Of course, the new deputy was also very young, but at least she was pure RiverClan. Leafshadow had been found as a kit, and it made Stagshadow’s blood curdle that there could be falsities walking in RiverClan. RiverClan was not in any dire situation and did not need outside aid, even from one raised as a RiverClanner. No, let ThunderClan or WindClan take them! RiverClan was too proud and strong to ever need some mysterious kit, but those two were always vying for new blood, new frauds to try their paw in being a warrior. Stagshadow did not even like Leafshadow, though they shared a suffix. That detail was not something Stagshadow considered in the least.

Although the huge cat was turned away from the she-cats, his lips curled up and his whiskers twitched with cruel amusement at Duskmist’s words to Leafshadow. For all Stagshadow knew, the young ignoramus knew not of her faux relations, so it was an extra boost for the self-righteous tomcat. It sounded as if Duskmist was planning to move on, though, but Stagshadow had a sudden thought, and he turned around to voice it, but the gray cat was already walking away. With a slight shrug, he didn’t call out to her – he was far too respectful and proud to do such a silly little thing – but he did pace back toward the fresh-kill pile, which was starting to shrink with the coming leaf-bare. Stagshadow’s pure gaze swept over everything in the pile that he could see, although he kept the calico in the corner of his eye. “Perhaps you should try actually killing your prey before bringing it to camp. What, by StarClan, do you do with intruders, youngling?” he meowed, his voice deep and strong, resonating throughout even his body. His tone was neutral, though his words biting, and he spoke as though he were simply commenting on the weather (which was not his favorite by any means). There was very little inflection in his voice, as well, so it would be difficult for a cat from far off to tell quite what he said, let alone what he meant, though there was a certain quality of sadism in it.

The powerful tomcat’s eyes did not slide to the calico even once, but he picked up a fish that he himself had killed and retreated a few steps from the pile to chew on it, his body facing Leafshadow and practically screaming for her to approach or confront him about his actions. In his mind, she was foolish and ignorant, a pathetic excuse for a warrior. Just about any cat younger than he was not good enough for him, was not worthy of as much respect as he, was not able to rise above him. However, his very core had been disproved by the promotion of the deputy, who was younger. His reasoning was that it was StarClan who decided that, and they did not do it based on respect, or sometimes not even ability. And deputies died before leaders, more often than not, so, in Stagshadow’s harsh and morbid opinion, this deputy would probably be gone long before Crimsonstar. Then again, neither the leader nor the deputy was present, and so he would make due with gloating (in his mind) over this younger, inexperienced she-cat who could not even kill a single, weak fish.

OOC: I hope it's okay that I popped in, too! ^^''' I hope I didn't write too much. >_> IjustlovemyStaggy

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