Leaves, Peace

[~Novalight~]

The last thorn tickled her pelt and she was at the [five tail-length] clearing that surrounded the Great Oak. It was huge! as wide as a two leg monster, but supprisingly squat. It's top branches reached a mere [25 fox-lengths], and the trunk reached up to only [ten fox-lengths]. The branches created a sheltering umbrella with a [six fox-lengths]. radius around the Tree. At about [nine fox-lengths] up there was a hollow ((like those places owls live)), big enough for a cat or two to lie down comfortably. The knobbly trunk made it easy to get up to, and the High Nest gave a spectackular view of the seemingly endles Briars.
Shellpelt climbed up to her High Nest and flopped down with in it. She felt as thought her heart were twisted in a knot. She had no friend, no family. She barely had Clanmates, and none of them she could really turn to for confort. There were only her collection, and the Tree. Her newest shells were behind her, and she glanced at them before begining to like the salt resadue off of her Hawk-Wing Conch. Normally she would wash the shells off in a streem, but licking them had a calming effect, like sharing toungs. The Tree also gave her a great sense of calm and she felt the knot untwist the slightest amount. Still, she felt like wailing out her internal pain like a newborn kit. No, if nothing else I must always keep my dignaty, even if I am by my self. She watched the shadows of the clouds and Braches shift on the ground as the wind moved rythmicly. She didn't realize that the licking of her shells had syncronized, but as a whole, the scene dulled her sences, and she nodded off to peaceful sleep at last. Her internal clock would wake her in a half hour, but for now she lugsuriated (sp... Relaxed) in the quiet, protecting shade of the tree.

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Gah! Nova, cats don't use feet as a measurement (their feet are much smaller!) I have change the measurements to fox- and tail- lengths. (equivilent to yards and feet)

~Sparky

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This post has been edited by Sparklight on Mar 16 2007, 08:39 PM

[‹‹Sparklight››]

{The start of this post is somewhere in TreeClan. Is easier. Still ends up in same place where post is.}

It had been a couple hours since Moonflight's encounter with the tan-colored Shellpelt; she was starting to feel lonely again. There had never been any real friends in her life, she longed for someone to talk to and spill out her thoughts, even if they weren't in her Clan. Moonflight directed her gaze to the small leaf bundle that hung eavily in her jaws. Unwarapping it, she stared lovingly at the geode-- no bigger than her paw-- that sparkled bright blue in the early morning sun. Wrapping it back up again, she headed towards the border between EmberClan and hers'. She was near the back of the Clan territories, almost in the Loner Lands, but there would still be EmberClan cats on parol there from time to time. She caught no fresh cat scents on the light breeze, and started off at a fast trot in the directin of ZehyrClan. ShiningClan why am I doing this?! What a mouse-brained idea... As always, she criticized herself thouroughly as she caught sight of a tree marked by ZephyrClan cats. She had reached the border. What am I doing here?! It's not like I'm goinng to find her... She scented the breeze. Still no fresh scents. Moonflight was safe for the time being. Constantly aware of the scents being carried on the light breeze, Moonflight wandered deeper into ZephyrClan territory. A short while later, she stopped. A large, thick wall of brambles, burrs, and many other sharp plants. Arround them, she could smell a series of creatures-- squirrel, badger, skunk, and... Shellpelt! The sandly she-cat had been here! Moonflight sniffed a little closer... the ZephyrClan had also gone into the mass of tangled plants. Moonflight sighed. I'll just follow her trail then... She wandered deep into the wall, crack in the brambles she could see. It was exhausting. The plants dragged her back, as if they would not allow her to pass. She still pushed onward... and was stuck. There was a small space all arround her, but no openings in any diretion. Where am I? She frantically pushed at the hopelessly tangled vines. Trapped. A shadow. There was something just beyond on of the walls of her small prison. A tree! There was a small eddy of air coming through to her, and it carried with it more than she had dared hope for after coming this far. "Shellpelt!" She called out, desperate to free herself. "Shellpelt, it's me, Moonflight!"

{Hooray. Baddish postish thing}

This post has been edited by Novalight on Mar 17 2007, 10:06 PM

[~Novalight~]

Shellpelt awoke suddenly to the strong scent of ivy. There was a strange black cat in the hollow with silvery ivy patterns up her paws and neck. Shellpelt's fur raised on end. Aside from ivy this cat had absolutly no smell. It was creepy. She was about to let out a hiss when the strange cat said:
"Well, not many cat find my home, do you think I've done a good job hidding it?"
Shellpelt had always noticed that the leaves were arranged in a nest shape in the hollow, but she never thought much of it. What cat would be crazy enough to live in here.
"Yes," She replied nervously. Who was this cat.
"Thank you," replied the other cat in a happy, cool tone that made Shelpelt relax in the same way the Tree did. "As to who I am I am known as many things to many different cats. Some call me Moonchild, some call me Darksun. Personally I prefer Ivyvine. You are welcome to my home but I need some sort of tribute to show that you acnoledge you understand this is a privilage, because I like you Shellpelt." She knoticed the shells in the corner. " The olive will do." Shellpelt was amazed, this Ivyvine was someone special and had chosen the worst of her shells. Ivyvine was being very generous, so she nodded.
"Again thank you. Don't worry, your life will improve. I think Moonflight will be a very good frient to you. Speaking of which I belive she needs you." Ivyvine scooped up the olive and exited the hollow and climed furthr up the tree and out of sight. Shellpelt got up and looked after the strange Ivyvine and didn't see her in the tree. All she saw was a thin cloud of black smoke. Only then did she realize she had never given her name.
However before she could reflect upon this strange in counter she heard Moonflight wailing outside in the Thicket.
Shellpelt hopped out of the hollow and scurried donwn the Tree. The yowels were close, only a few fox-lenghs away. She was plesantly suprized that Moonflight was here but the last few foxlenghs were the hardest. She slipped in between the branches to Moonflight. "Calmdown, I'll help you out." Cafully she used her teeth to free the other cat. "Now follow me, closely." Shellpelt started back twards the Tree.

This post has been edited by Novalight on Mar 18 2007, 01:54 PM

[‹‹Sparklight››]

"Thanks." Moonflight adressed the other cat. "I don't have too much experience pushing through vines." Then she relized that she had not picked up her small leaf bundle when she left the wall of briard. "Mousedung." she muttered under her breath. "Hey, Shellpelt, I... brought a gift for you. I left it just back where you got me out, mind if I go get it?" She turned around; at least it wouldn't be too hard to find. She could already spot a small blue sparklling object. {sry, bad sentence..}

[~Novalight~]

"Sure, I'll accomany you even if it is only a few fox-lenths. One can never get too much practice when it comes to this forest of thorns. After though I want to show you my...er... a place I found in the center, by the tree." She stopped mid sentence as she remembered her odd conversation. You certainly hid this place well. Shellpelt thought she heard a smug "murrr" on the wind, but she may have immagined it. She looked though the brambles and spotted the shiny rock that she understood to be her gift. It was a glassy smooth pale blue, like the color of the sky arround where the sun is about to rise. On the inside it was grainy, and a darker blue like the ocean. All this would be impossible to see if the rock was turrned upside-down, the only way to tell the treasure within would be the hemisphere shape. The fact that Moonflight had found this raised Shellpelts oppinion of the other cat even more. She walked behind Moonflight, seeing as she did that Moonfligt was almost as good at navigating the jungle as Shellpelt herself was. If only we were in the same clan, we would be the best of friends said her completely loyal side. But her heart was saying they should be best of friends despite this difference. Although it usually cause tons of havock for everyone, it was her heart to her listened too the majority of the time. And over all it usually made her happy, and everything turned out okay. She bumped into Moonflight and realized that while her mind was wandering, they had arrived at Moonflight's package and that Moonflight had already turned to head back to the tree. "Sorry," she murmered.

[‹‹Sparklight››]

"It's all right." Moonflight was preoccupied with similar thoughts. Shellpelt was as close to a friend as she had ever really had {{though she and Birchfeet are gonna be purdy close later on}}, and she liked having company. Moonflight had never really realized how silent the forest was without a friend that talked back to her. The ones she had in the past were all inanimate, like a special stone or twig. Some of them were never really there at all {{imaginary friends!}}. To finally have some one to talk to and spill her heart out if need be was an almost alien feeling. Moonflight glanced over at Shellpelt, picked up her stone, and turned back towards the tree.




rawr

[~Novalight~]

Shellpelt wound throught the tangle up to the Tree. Gracefully she leaped up the knotches in the tree to the Nest. She didn't look back, assumming that as a Treeclan cat, Moonflight wouldn't have any trouble getting up. It was nice to have a friend up here. As serine as the landscape was Shellpelt always wished that she had someone to share it with. I suppose I should ask her what she is doing on Zephyrclan territory, but those formalities can wait 'til later. She checked her shells. They hadn't moved but the olive was still missing. Guess that Ivyvine really was here. Looking out of her nook she looked down. Moonflight was still at the base of the tree, looking up. Suddenly Shellpelt became anxious. This couldn't end well. Moonflight almost certainly had friends in her clan, and sooner or later Shellpelt would be abandoned once again. Was she destined to become a loner? She really wanted conpanionship but everything ended up baddly. Well, maybe this will be different, she thought half-heartedly. At least Moonflight was her friend right now, she had the gift to prove it. "You coming?" Shellpelt mewed from above. Now she would relax and get to know her friend better before finding Novalight and taking responsibilities for her actions.

[‹‹Sparklight››]

Moonflight nodded and gracefully scaled the tree to where Shellpelt sat. After placing her leaf bundle down, she faced the ZephyrClan cat. "You've probably already noticed the stone I brought for you. I... Thought that you'd like it. The Sea of Stars shines in it, almost like..." Moonflight had felt something special about the stone that she couldn't quite describe. Like it held something powerful...maybe it was connected to ShiningClan. She nosed the stone closer to the other she-cat, and sat back waiting for a reply.

[~Novalight~]

((OH! Could this rock have something to do with the evil in the caves and Ivyvine, like in her history!!! Plot connections!!!))

"I know how you feel; it's stunning," Shellpelt's voice was filled with awe. Up in the sun-lit hollow the stone sent sparkles spinning ((alliteration)) over the ceiling bark, giving it the apperence of the night time sky.
A whisper passed through her mind When I was a kit there were no stars like this. By the startled look on Moonflight's face, Shellpelt guessed that the Treeclan cat had heard it too.
"You know, Ivyvine lives here. Have you ever heard of her?" She had a feeling that there had to be some ledgends about the strange cat, but sheherself was too new to know them. Why does clan life have to be so confusing? Eventhough she couldn't remenber her past, deep down she knew this life was better. The other cat looked thoughtful, though it may have just been the sunning view of the sunset over the Briars. Oh shoot, I really must get home soon. Shellpelt didn't move twards the exit at all.

[‹‹Sparklight››]

((YAY YOU CAUGHT ON!! WHOOPERS!!))

"No, I havn't." but the name Ivyvine seemed to shake something within her; it was important, and it was like all cats knew this name, but had never heard it. When I was a kit there were no stars like this. Moonflight wondered just how old this cat was, and how powerful. "Who is she?"

((heheh...kind of a weird postish thing...maybe a bit...out of order...))

[~Novalight~]

"I don't know, I think I met her a few minutes before you got here, but it was so stange that I'm not sure." Shellpelt continued on to tell about the mysterious owner of the Tree. "Were you born a Clancat?" She asked respectfully. There must have been some local ledgends about Ivyvine, and Shellpelt was surprised when Moonflight denied any knowledge of the cat.. I'll have to ask Novalight or someone when I get back. The sun had set now and the moon was begining to peek over the horision. Shellpelt din't lie down and relax, she could only aford to stay long enough to hear Moonflights history. I am going to be in so much trouble when I get back to camp. Her thoughts turned to Icefeather and she lay down. Shellpelt was in no hurry to return to the icy glares of that particular warrior.

((The only other one in the clan. Sorry for the baddish post.))

[‹‹Sparklight››]

Moonflight was a bit startled by the question, but then again, it had been years since she had talked to another cat for this long. "Yes, I was born a Clan cat... But both my parents were killed by a falling limb when I was barely five moons old. I don't remember them much, just their names. Pinewhisp and Ebonybranch." ((ooh...tree-ish names ^^)) She looked up at the sky, which was just starting to turn reddish on the horizon. "Mousedung! I have to go before I get into big trouble. Can you try to come to the Gathering so we can talk again?"








N-I-N-J-A-!

[~Novalight~]

"Sure." And it was time to be getting home. Althought she was sad to leave her new friend, she was strangly mad at the other cat. ((becasue she didnt' post for so *#$)##(#@()##@)#$*#)@)@(#*$! Long.)) She felt that the other cat was still hiding something. Oh well, you can't expect to learn everything in a day. She placed the shells and the geod on her leaf and picked up the corners in her mouth. Head first, she climbed down the tree and headed into the brambles. Moonflight followed behind her. After several twists and turns thougth the brambles and several minutes, they emerged from the jungle of thorns. Shellpelt put down her bundle and said, "See you at the gathering," and trotted to her own camp. I am definetly going to sort my collection when I get home. She thougth to her self. Moving the shinny bobbles around always helped her colect herself and she was so frazeled. Was her new and only friendship going to work out? Was she going to be in big trouble when she got back to camp? Who exactly was Ivyvine? As these thoughts ran through her head, she subconsiusly turned twards the Sea, the long way home. A few more shells and a little more time alone were just what she needed right now.

[‹‹Sparklight››]

Moonflight waved her tail at the other cat, and started trotting towards the border. It was still a bit too early for evening patrols to be out, and too late for the midday ones. She would have just enough time to get home before she was really missed. I'll have to find a strong-smelling plant to roll in before I get back to camp... Better bring some fresh-kill, too. Moonflight crossed the border so she was just outside EmberClan territory. She didn't want to risk being scented over the border, though it was tougher going with the matted weed tangles that marked this edge of Clan territory.
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{{I'm not exactly awake or thinking about posts right now...I might finish this later, but there's not much to write. Sorry for yet another baddish post!}}

[~Novalight~]

Topic closed!!!!!!!!!!!