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Post by K a r m a on Dec 22, 2007 14:20:34 GMT -5
Maplegaze lead the way to the Oak Woods, his tail entwined with Heathersong's, with Nightmask just a few paces behind them. "Here's a good spot," He meowed, stopping in a small clearing. Not long after the words had slipped out of his mouth, a squirrel shot past the patrol and Maplegaze darted after it, his tail releasing Heathersong's from his strong grip, trailing along behind him as he ran.
Heathersong felt empty. Her tail closed around the empty air where Maplegaze's tail had once been. It had all happened so fast that she didn't have the chance to preserve that special moment. Now it was gone, and she had completely forgotten how it felt to have Maplegaze's tail wrapped around hers. Why didn't she see it coming? Why didn't it occur to her that this might never happen to her again in her life time and cherish it instead of just wasting it away like that? Heathersong smiled weakly at her foolishness.
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Post by Mooneyes on Dec 23, 2007 22:01:53 GMT -5
Nightmask crouched close to the ground, her nose pricked to the scents of the wind. Squirrel! Nightmask thought silently to herself, getting ready to chase the furry creature. But Maplegaze immediatly shot after it. "Nevermind." she murmered to herself. Then she scented pegion. Her belly hugging the ground, she crept upon the small, unsuspecting creature silently, pouncing at the last minute. Killing it before it even had time to think, Nighmask silently thanked Starclan for it's life as she kicked earth over it.
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Post by K a r m a on Dec 24, 2007 22:57:46 GMT -5
((I'm going to make something very romantic happen, any ideas? Should he save her from a poisonous snake? A falling branch? A loose dog? A swooping eagle? A vicious fox? A-a-a ...?))
Heathersong stood there all alone now, listening to the sounds of the forest. All seemed still, nothing stirred. After confirming that there was nothing to catch here, Heathersong padded in Maplegaze's direction, in search of the orange coloured tom.
Maplegaze leaped onto the furry squirrel, his claws unsheathed. He quickly measured the distance between himself and the squirrel, he wasn't going to make it. Sure enough, his front paws closed around nothing and the squirrel dashed away. "Oh no you don't!" He muttered, making a clean landing and chasing after it again. The squirrel darted up a tree and Maplegaze kicked hard with his hind legs, flinging himself into the air. He purred with satisfaction as his sharp ivory claws hooked onto the creature's tail, pulling it down with him.
"Impressive," Heathersong purred, smiling at Maplegaze's incredible speed and agility. "You're going to have to teach me that trick sometime."
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Post by Mooneyes on Dec 25, 2007 1:13:02 GMT -5
(** Save her from an attacking rabbit? XD Um... how about a hunter made that trap thing that makes animals fall in through a hole in the earth, and Heathersong fell in through the hole? **)
Standing up and watching Maplegaze with yellow eyes, she regarded the scene. They'll make a perfect couple. She thought silently to herself. (** Museless right now >.< **)
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Post by K a r m a on Dec 25, 2007 19:53:42 GMT -5
((Good idea!!))
"Oh yeah?" Maplegaze puffed, making a clean landing and crouching down to bite the squirrel's fragile neck. He felt the creature go limp and lifeless beneath his paws and scooped a heap of snow over top of it. "And what if I refused?"
Heathersong stepped foreword, smiling mischievously. She opened her mouth to make a retort, but before she could get the words past her tongue, the ground beneath her slipped away. Maplegaze and Nightmask seemed to be rising into the air. Soaring, flying- No, she was falling! "Maplegaze!" She screamed, suddenly realizing what was going on. "Maplegaze!" With quick reflexes, Heathersong unsheathed her claws and dug them into the earthy walls around her. The dirt was crumbling and she knew it would not hold her for very long.
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Post by Mooneyes on Dec 25, 2007 20:01:24 GMT -5
Nightmask turned around quickly at Heathersong's cry, and can only stare helplessly as she tumbled down the hole. Taking a step foreward(sp?), she looked down at the dangling Heathersong. "How long do you think you can hang on for?" she shouted down the trap, her voice echoing eerily down the wall. Turning her amber eyes back on Maplegaze, she meowed "Do something, Maplegaze! You're stronger than me!"
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Post by K a r m a on Dec 25, 2007 20:29:11 GMT -5
Heathersong risked a look down, but quickly regretted it. The hole seemed to go on forever. Nightmask's voice was making the walls around her tremble, but luckily she was able to keep a strong grip. "Maplegaze, hurry!"
Maplegaze arrived at Nightmask's side in an instant. "I don't know what to do!" He wailed helplessly. The orange tom measured the distance between Heathersong and himself, her teal green eyes were staring up at his face, pleading and desperate. If he could just reach down and grab her scruff.. but she was too far down, how could he reach? "Maplegaze!" The desperate cry reached his ears and he knew that he must try. Leaning over the edge, Maplegaze took hold of Heathersong's scruff between his teeth and pulled hard. For a single heart beat, Heathersong dangled in the air, dangerously close to her death. A split second later, she was laying on solid ground, Maplegaze lay panting beside her.
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Post by Mooneyes on Dec 25, 2007 20:36:47 GMT -5
Nightmask breathed out a sigh of releif when Heathersong was rescued. "Nice job, Maplegaze." She whispered close to the tom's ear. Padding over to Heathersong, she examined the tabby. "Are you okay?" she asked, concern in her eyes. Taking her pigeon, she turned back to both of them. "I shink chat we shoud go vack to caemp now." she mumbled around the feathers.
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Post by K a r m a on Dec 25, 2007 21:52:50 GMT -5
"Thanks. I'm fine. Hang on." Maplegaze gasped breathlessly. "I want to make sure she's okay first." He didn't want to move at all, but the sight of Heathersong's limp body could have made him run for a mile. Forcing himself to unsteady paws, Maplegaze pressed his muzzle against the brown she-cat's heaving flank. "Heathersong?" He whispered, using his tail to turn her fragile head. He needed to see her face. "Heathersong? Are you-"
Heathersong didn't seem to be moving, but after what seemed like an eternity, she opened her teal green eyes. "I'm alive." She whispered at last, blinking up at her savior.
"Thank StarClan!" Maplegaze breathed huskily. Pulling Heathersong into a more comfortable position, he buried his face into her slender neck.
"This has got nothing to do with StarClan." Heathersong replied weakly. "It was you who saved me." She gasped in surprise as Maplegaze pulled closer, following his face with wide eyes. She didn't protest, but instead let him hold her for a second longer. "I agree with Nightmask." She mewed at last. "We-we should get back to camp, I've had enough adventure for one day."
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Post by Mooneyes on Dec 25, 2007 21:58:35 GMT -5
Nightmask already had Maplegaze's squirrel in her jaws, and was heading back in the direction of camp. (** can't think of anything else... **)
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