A Raven of no Wings (Open)

[Ravenpaw]

Ravenpaw gazed out quietly of the den into the morning light. For once she was laying down in the apprentice’s den which was odd for her. She rarely sat in the apprentices den anymore, mostly because of Smallpaw’s death which had been tragic. She recalled her history no one knew her full story, not that she was truly willing to tell anyone what happened to her. Ravenpaw laid down her head, her life was always full of pain and sorrow, and now that she is finally making friends she is messing it up because she’s afraid to lose them. She even pushed her mentor away when she needed the help. Her fear of loving… of being loved was far stronger then her on will to not be the way she was. Was she born like that? Was she born a cold hearted Monster? Was she born soulless? No. She was born as happy as she could be, but she lost everything. All she had lost to death. She longed to join them herself, but she could not.

Her icy blue eyes recalled what her father had told her about her mother, of whom she never met. She had never met Darknight her mother. She had been told that Darknight was a smaller she-cat, black as night just as Ravenpaw is. But her eyes were not the strange twisted icy blue that Ravenpaw’s was, her mother’s eyes had been the most gentle blue colour you would have ever seen. But her mother wasn’t a gentle cat, she was often trying to pick fights, she was wild and untamed, she had been told she was just like her. She had also been told of her siblings, she had only ever met one, Smallpaw, he had been her twin and had been with her almost all her life, the longest to last out of her family that died around her. Her other brothers and sister had died at birth and her mother died with them. 5 kits and only two survived out of them.

Shockmask had been her father; he was a small black tom with fiery orange eyes just like her brother Smallpaw. But Smallpaw just like her was all black, and Shockmask had a grey face, hense his name Mask. Shockmask had been the bravest cat she ever did meet. She missed him a lot, he died in the river that she fell in while playing with Smallpaw, he had saved her life but lost his own. Then you had her beloved twin brother. Smallpaw was the same kit size as she was, the only difference between the two were their personalities and his eyes. Her eyes the coldest icy blue as cold as a moonless night in leaf-bare. And his eyes, a brilliant fiery orange like that of a thousand warm suns. They matched his personality, he was a wonderful cat that everyone loved, and he was so nice and happy all the time. The opposite of everything she was but he.. he completed her, he was her other half, and when he died he took that half with him and killed her on the inside. How couldn’t she miss them so much?

She shook her head quietly, she avoided dwelling on her past and rose from the spot with utter care, her shoulder was broken and she winced as she moved it, she sighed and then moved forwards out of the den.

[Asha]

The silver tan and gold she-cat yawned stretching her body as she looked out into the morning light. Perhaps it was time to go and greet the day, she was leader now and she couldn't just lay in bed all day. She stretched on last time flexing every claws in each paw and ever muscle through out her large frame. As she moved forward out of her den with a regal bound landing gently on soft grass her silver mits flexing extending claws to catch her balance as she landed. Her deep ocean blue eyes glanced about catching the form of another she cat standing just out of their den.

A light smile spread over the silver she cats face as she took a few tentative steps toward the new face. Since becoming leader of the Moon Clan she had not had much of a chance to meet her followers. as she stepped closer to the new she-cat she smiled lightly welcoming her to say something. "Hello there I'm Silentwish your new leader. You seem to be pained whats wrong? She asked gently offering her name and then asking why she seemed to be troubled.
((Short post is short I'm sorry))

[blazeheart]

His eyes narrowed and he let out a low growl. His upper body dropped low to the ground while his haunches wiggled slightly, tail sticking up like a twig in the air. His mouth formed a mischevious grin as he eyes the little lizard. So far, the reptile hadn't noticed him at all. It stayed in the clearing, baking in the sun, not knowing it was about to be captured by none other than Canyonpaw.
The young tan-furred tom had finished his duties early and decided chasing a lizard would pass the time, and perhaps result in a quick snack.
Canyonpaw inched over slowly, careful to keep his steps light and his breathing as silent as possible. Suddenly the lizard cocked his head up and Canyonpaw froze, afraid the lizard had noticed him. It did.
The lizard quickly darted away but Canyonpaw wasn't going to give up that easily.
"Rawr!"he yowled, leaping at the lizard, paws outstreatched, but at the last minute the lizard made a turn towards the right and scampered away.
Canyonpaw couldn't stop in midair as he sailed past his target and skidded across the ground. He tried to stop but his claws wouldn't unsheath in time and he ended up sliding across the slippery dirt and slammed right into Ravenpaw.
"Oof!" the tom grunted, becoming tangled up with his fellow apprentice.

[Asha]

The silver tan and gold she cat turned her gentle eyes to the tom that had come skidding into the clearing. Oh no. The thought had barely crossed the she-cats mind before the tom slammed into the other she-cat that was standing in front of her. What was this tom doing? He was running about like an igit and not being all to bright is what he was doing. The expression that ran over the silver leaders face was one of disapproval and annoyance as she watched the tom become entangled in the body of the other she-cat. Great the poor girl was probably hurt and so was he. Such a clumsy tom he was, specially for a cat. As the tow entangled and came to a stop the silver leader silently made her way over two them. "Are you two alright?" she questioned her blue eyes laying on the new tom as she spoke.

[Ravenpaw]

Ravenpaw's eyes turned towards the silver tanned she-cat, she was going to be leader? Really? Wondrous... it had always been a dream of Ravenpaw's to be leader, or even a deputy, but no she was stuck, trapped in her fragile little kit body she possesed. "Shouldn't your name be Silentstar then?" She asked coldly, it wsn't that she hated the cat it just bugged her that her name had Silent in it. She had a mentor once named Silentclaw, back before she was Medicine cat apprentice... she loved that tom so much it hurt really it did. "I'm fine" She uttered sparsely hiding her inner pain as best as she could. She was always in pain whether it came from her heart or her shoulder it didn't matter to her she would never heal. Before she could speak again she yowled in pain.

Canyonpaw had slammed luckily into her good side, but the tangled mess they became hurt her shoulder badly, her face twisted with the pain she felt, "O-Ow" She almost whimpered more like a mewl that had escaped her muzzle without her meaning too. "W-Watch where y-your going!" She hissed at him, she would need a lot of poppyseeds to help with this pain, her shoulder was broken and this was not helping. "Y-You could get off now please!" She yowled trying to untwist herself, she almost growled at the so called leader for merely asking if they were okay instead of helping what was she a blind kit?! She scowled a bit stuck and waiting for the tom to move.

((LOl Sorry it's kinda short for me, but I'll get back into it soon, it's late and sorry about Ravenpaw you know how she is what a grumpy kitty lol!))

[blazeheart]

Canyonpaw was slightly dazed, he had landed quite ungracefully with his face in the ground for a moment. His tried to keep his muzzle up, spitting out sand when he realized his legs were still tangled with Ravenpaw.
"Ah woops sorry!"he quickly mewed, scrambling away. He managed to be able to untangle his limbs with hers and backed a mouse-length away.
"Whew that wasn't so bad!"the tan-furred tom huffed, jumping to his paws and giving himself a vigorous shake, spraying dust all over the other two she-cats.
"Oh I'm fine,"the apprentice tom assured the new leader with a grin. His yellow eyes turned to Ravenpaw, "Ehehe sorry about that. Hope you're ok. See I was chasing this lizard but...great Starclan they're fast."

[Ravenpaw]

Ravenpaw watched him, untangle himself, she sighed a bit and got up after a while, she limped for only a second or two, her shoulder killing her, pain spread through her body, she grumbled a bit nodding her head in reply to his sorry. She looked at him, "For you" She snorted to him, she scowled as dust flew over her tiny form, her icy blue eyes glared at the brown tom, despite her small... mhm.. she didn't know what to call it, but at least she didn't completely hate the clumsy tom, she was rather used to it now. "I'll be fine" She muttered, "just need poppy seeds... chase a lizard? Geez" She said, she couldn't catch one to save her life, "It's easier to get them when their basking... surprises them.." She uttered, she used to catch them when she as smaller.


Her and Smallpaw used to chase them for fun, but she found that jumping on them instead is better then chasing, they move way to fast to be caught by any cat on paw.

[blazeheart]

"Aww but where's the fun if you don't give a chase,"the tom chuckled after Ravenpaw's suggestion, not at all noticing her death glare or bitter tone.
He sat down and gave his front paw a quick lick before drawing it over his ears. Then he busied himself with smoothing down his ruffled chest fur by swiping his tongue in order to groom the fuzzy mess.
"So what're you up to Ravenpaw? Did I...uh..interrupt an important conversation with Silentwish?"he meowed between licks, though there was a hint of apology in his tone as he gave the new Moonclan leader a sheepish glance.

[Asha]

(ooc:I'm still on vacation but i have spotty internet so yeah.))

"I'm sorry, Yes Silentstar I'm still getting used to being called as such." Mewed lightly her voice soft and kind as she spoke. Of course she would have to pick the most grouchy she-cat to introduce herself to. Her steely blue eyes shifted to the tom on the ground. Geeze he was a ditzy little thing wasn't he? Perhaps things would get better after she called the first clan meeting in a few days. Her golden tipped auds shifted to the sound of the toms voice, where was the fun? Her had injured one of his fellow clan mates. He owed her an apology and a helping her to see if she was alright.

The tom was completely oblivious of her presence as she stood there her silver whip twitching about in annoyance her claws unsheathed digging into the earth lightly as she waited for the tom to finish. He was still such a kit he needed to learn when to shut up and when to speak. He was grooming himself really, at a time like this? Wow he really needed to grow up. But then he was still an apprentice so she couldn't be to angry with the tom he needed some freedom, with these thoughts her annoyance with him quickly quelled in the form of a deep sigh escaping her broad yet luscious muzzle.

He had still yet to realize she was there as her whip slowed to a light wave in a serpentine pattern. What was Ravenpaw up to well so that was her name alright she would remember that. "I suppose you hadn't heard young one I am now Silentstar your new clan leader. Now please our conversation was not very important, I was merely introducing myself to Ravenpaw as we had yet to meet and I had hoped to make a friend out of her. That was until you came rushing in and caused her pain." Her steely optics shot a rather disapproving look at the young tom. "Now apprentice what is your name?" The silver and gold leader questioned as she looked at the young tom.

She would deal with Ravenpaw's disrespect later. For now she just wished to get to know her young apprentices. But that didn't seem to be going well at all.

[blazeheart]

"Oh woops! Sorry about that," Canyonpaw mewed in reply to Silentwish-er star, drawing a paw and sheepishly brushing his ear, looking quite embarrased.
His yellow eyes glanced at Ravenpaw curiously, flicking his ear. He had never really seen her around in the apprentice's den. Then he remembered something about the medicine cat getting a new apprentice. From what the tom can deduce, Ravenpaw was that apprentice.
"Oh I''m Canyonpaw!"the tan-furred tom meowed, puffing out his chest in a proud sort of way.
"And you never know Silentwish, I could-ah-be your successor in the future,"he meowed, giving her a teasing wink.

[Ravenpaw]

Ravenpaw watched them, "I was about to start sorting herbs... till somecat plowed me over" She uttered to him quietly, when he asked what she was up too, she glanced up at Silentstar and snorted turning her head away as she spoke with the tom, no cat cared for her, she could easily disappear from sight and no one would care, they would go on talking like the world was theirs... and she was just nothing. Ravenpaw blinked when she mentioned she had wanted to make a friend out of her... was this true, did the leader really want to be Ravenpaw's friend? It couldn't be true it was another lie... it had to be. She sighed a bit looking away from the two it would certainly be hard to escape with those two here. Her icy blue eyes glared up at the sky silently as the pain in her shoulder faded away, her eyes widened a bit seeing a dark cloud in the shape of a cloud, "Smallpaw..." She whispered to the tiny cloud...

Smallpaw smiled at Ravenpaw, “Look we’re already apprentices! Next up Warriors!” he meowed excitedly, Ravenpaw nodded, “yea I can’t wait to get my name!” She said, Smallpaw nodded, “If I could have any name it would be Smallshard” he meowed, “Cuz it sounds cool” he purred, Ravenpaw giggled, “Yes it does, maybe I’ll be like Ravenpelt or something” She said, “Ravenmoon suits you better” Smallpaw smiled gently, Ravenpaw blushed and nudged him, “I do like that name” She meowed. “And maybe one day it will be Ravenstar, the best leader in all of Moonclan” Smallpaw purred, Ravenpaw smiled in awe, “Just so long as there is a Smallshard to be my deputy” she said, “Leader and deputy it is then!” Smallpaw smiled, “We’ll show this clan that we may be small, but our hearts are as big as all of Starclan!” he meowed, “Starclan!” Ravenpaw purred and tackled him, they rolled playfully. Ravenpaw stepped a little to close to the gorge though, a crack was heard as the edge gave way she screamed and fell.

“RAVENPAW!” Smallpaw shrieked, watching her fall. Ravenpaw landed in the cold river, she felt freezing as the water attacked at her fur, the small apprentice didn’t know how to swim as she flailed about in the water. Her head finally came up and she screamed, “SMALLPAW!” She yelled fearfully as she tried to stay above the rapid moving water which was dragging her away swiftly.

Ravenpaw turned her head away from the nightmare like memory that played in her mind, her expression sorrowed. She shook her head and sparsely she wanted to excuse herself away but she knew she couldn't get away, she started grooming herself she would be forgotten soon enough and could easily slip away from them after.

[blazeheart]

Canyonpaw cocked his head towards Ravenpaw as she mentioned sorting herbs.
"That sounds boring through!" he said, somewhat bluntly.
He crouched playfully, tail waggling in the air as he gave Ravenpaw a mischevious glance.
"You should go hunting!"he suggested, eyes sparkling and smirking to show his teeth. "C'mon let's go it'll be fun!"he invited Ravenpaw, flicking his tail lightly across her flank.
"Can we go Silentstar? The elders need fresh-kill anyways! And we're both done with our training today too!" he pleaded the leader, gazing at Silenstar with hopeful eyes.

[Ravenpaw]

Ravenpaw looked over at him, she blinked a bit, didn't this tom know anything, she couldn't hunt at all... anymore anyways, not without pain through her body... he was obviously a mouse brain, but it would be a good excuse to get out of camp, as long as the leader didn't want to go with them anyways. "Yea Why not..." she said, 'I guess I'll go" She added towards him, she rose up. Slowly, avoiding stepping on her bad shoulder, she turned her head and moved beside Canyonpaw, she didn't know why but she liked the feeling of his tail across her flank... was it? No non-sense, she didn't have feelings like that for anyone. And definitely not this tom! She turned her head towards him, he certainly, reminded her of a certain tom she loved, but not in the way she would love a mate but a brother, her brother, he reminded her of Smallpaw… she missed Smallpaw ever so much, she lowered her gaze, she didn’t like Canyonpaw like a brother… was it more? No, she refused, she lowered her gaze even more, waiting for Silentstar’s word.

[Asha]

The silver she-cat stood watching the pair of young cats, he was so eager to go do something. Perhaps it would be good for the young ones to go out find the clan something to eat. He had no patients though, he would never make a good deputy or medicine cat the way he was now. Of course he would find gather herbs boring, he was a tom of adventure and doing things. She was keeping the young tom cooped up around camp and she hadn't meant to.

[glow=green,2,300]"Of course why don't you two go gather fresh-kill for the clan, I will stay here I need to greet the other members of the clan young ones."[/glow]

A soft smile played over her broad warrior born face. Broad yet beautiful and kind.

The look in the young toms eyes made the silver leaders heart swell with pride. Such enthusiasm it was so wonderful to see in such an eager young kit. She couldn't help it she moved silently as her name gave to stand in front of the kits. A light smile played over her face as she went to give both apprentices a gentle lick between the ears.

[glow=green,2,300]"Go have fun you two, bring the elders back good things to eat and bring me something as well if you find the time, if not I will go hunting for myself later, unless you would like the company of an old leader."[/glow]

She joked a smile spreading over her face. She would enjoy going with them greeting the other members could wait she needed to get out and stretch her legs.

[glow=green,2,300]"And for being your friend Ravenpaw, why would I not want to? I want to become friends with every member of my clan young one."[/glow]

A sincere smile played over her broad muzzle as she spoke. The silver she-cat could tell that Ravenpaw wasn't to enthused about going hunting but she yearned to be out of camp just like herself. With a quick move the silver she-cat twisted her body and took off at a light trot, her silver mits making no sound as she trotted along her silver whip held high proudly.

[blazeheart]

"Yay! Thanks Silentstar!" Canyonpaw purred, leaping to his paws with a yowl of triumph. He let out a small mrrow of protest as he felt the leader give him a gentle lick on the head. He looked slightly embarrassed yet pleased all the same by the kind gesture.
"C'mon Ravenpaw let's go! I'm gonna catch the biggest squirrel any cat is going to ever see! The elders would be full from my squirrel for moons!"he bragged. He gave Ravenpaw a hearty nudge before dashing towards the entrance of the camp, leaving a puff of dust in his wake.