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Post by raid on Jan 11, 2009 14:02:17 GMT -5
A thinning birch forest, the grass has mostly taken over growing taller than most cats are. Prey scurries beneath the grass, and normally thrives. The terra soon thins out where we come upon the lake.
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Post by meta on Jan 12, 2009 21:19:09 GMT -5
Pantherclaw padded through the overgrown grass of the forest. His eyes were just barely over the tops, but he had to strain his neck. It was mostly quiet, but for the soft rustling of the trees in the wind. The tall stocks of grass swayed around him like a green sea. The the black tom knew he should probably have been in camp, helping the others in any way he could, but sometimes he just needed some peace and quiet. It helped to clear his head. To help him think.
Pantherclaw sat down in a small clearing. It was just big enough to fit 2-maybe 3-cats to stand in at one time, and the grass made an almost solid wall around it. The TempestClan deputy sighed. How lonely it could get just helping everyone. No one helping him. Not helping himself. Footsteps sounded nearby, off to his left. Pantherclaw jerked his head around. They were coming towards him.
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Post by achintya on Jan 12, 2009 21:33:19 GMT -5
Leapingheart__&&
I'll try my hardest to love you, but loving just may not be enough A gray tabby she-cat padded slowly to a small clearing. She inhaled the scent of her deputy, Pantherclaw. Her heart sputtered for a moment, but she immediately calmed it, thinking of her past with cats she had feelings besides liking for. "forget it. he doesnt like you anyways." She thought to herself. She blinked twice and made a rustling noise so he'd not be surprised. She stepped into the small clearing. Leapingheart didn't realize how small it was until she was there with another cat. Maybe it was just her...
"Uhm, hello, Pantherclaw. Nice day out today, no?" She asked in an unusually sweet tone for her. Her voice usually sounded rough and scratchy, but it was a musical sound. The sound of a bird calling. It startled her for a moment, her eyebrows rose in confusion, but immediately returned to their normal position. She sat down and blinked twice at the tom whom she just realized she was falling in love with.
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Post by meta on Jan 12, 2009 21:54:45 GMT -5
Pantherclaw recognized the scent just before the familiar she-cat stepped through the walls of grass. Leapinghearts intoxicating aroma hit him like a rock, nearly causing him to stumble backwards. The deputy quickly recovered his composure. He turned as she walked into the clearing.
"Hello, Leapingheart. Yes it is a nice day." Pantherclaw sighed, looking up into the green canopy. "I like to be alone at times like this." His heart lurched as he realized what he had just said. The black tom looked back to the she-cat, stammering to cover up.
"Er. Umm.. I mean, I usually like to be alone, but you can stay! I like it when you're around!" He froze. What did I just say? Pantherclaw blushed under his fur. He thanked StarClan it was black. Hopefully Leapingheart wouldn't see it.
{Awwww... xD}
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Post by achintya on Jan 12, 2009 22:13:11 GMT -5
Leapingheart__&& I'll try my hardest to love you, but loving just may not be enough[/center][/size] Leapingheart licked her jaws and bit her toungue to keep from giggling at him. He stumbled slightly when she came into his sight, which surprised her. She nodded to him when he said it was a nice day out, then her heart instantly dropped to her stomach, and her stomach dropped to her feet. Her eyes widened slightly and she stuttered. "Uhm, I guess if this isn't a good time-" She began to be interrupted by the tom. She blinked twice while he was speaking then her jaws fell open.
Her ear flicked back and forth with nervousness. She tried to calm herself, but she couldn't. She could tell that if she wasn't calm soon she'd start to shake, which rarely happened. She inhaled a jagged breath and blinked, closing her mouth slowly. Her teeth clenched together and she didn't say anything. "Erm...uhm." She bit her toungue again and looked around, trying to avoid eye contact. "this is why a she-cat should grow up with a mother!" she thought to herself. "i have never once in my life thought about something like this happening!" She immediatly looked to the ground, her ears hot. She breathed as quietly as she could, which probably, wasn't too quiet.
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Post by meta on Jan 12, 2009 22:52:37 GMT -5
Pantherclaw tried to take control of the situation. It was going downhill, and he could tell that Leapingheart was uncomfortable. The deputy stepped past the she-cat, but he hadn't payed attention to how small the clearing was with two cats in it, and his black pelt brushed against Leapingheart's gray, causing him to freeze again. For the instant of this contact Pantherclaw felt something... tingling... in his chest. He quickly broke away, though, and stepped back towards the grass wall. The black tom looked over his shoulder and locked eyes with the beautiful she-cat.
"D-Do you want to go hunting? I mean... You don't have to, but.." He could still feel the warmth in the fur where he had touched Leapingheart. This feeling... It was... Love.
{-sniff- 'S so beautiful... xD}
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Post by achintya on Jan 13, 2009 18:43:38 GMT -5
Leapingheart__&&
I'll try my hardest to love you, but loving just may not be enough In her embarassed moment she could feel her feet tingling with anticipation. She was very...nervous? No, just taken aback. Her breating was still a bit jagged and she stared, wide eyed to the ground. "maybe just falling in love with the ground would be better for me." She thought. Then a moment later a warm pelt brushed up against her flank. It was completly unexpected. As an instinct her head snapped up to look at Pantherclaw. The warmth was quickly gone though. He proceeded forward and looked back to her. She followed his gaze. His buttery yellow eyes glued to hers.
She could feel her heart racing. She was almost certain that it would win any race. She smiled to herself. Before she knew what she was doing, she nodded quickly. "Sure. I'd" She thought about what to say for a moment. "I'd love to."
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Post by meta on Jan 13, 2009 18:56:34 GMT -5
Pantherclaw's eyes sparkled. The black tom smiled and nodded to Leapingheart, turning and disappearing into the towering grass. "Well, come on then!" His voice sounded a lot less gruff just now. Almost soothing.
The grass was thick. It stood up above his head here, unlike the the way he came from, but once Pantherclaw had walked a small ways he realized he couldn't see the clearing. Wow... it's a lot thicker than usual! The black deputy smelled the air. Leapingheart's lovely scent hit him like a wall once again. He just stood there, dazed.
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Post by achintya on Jan 13, 2009 20:25:20 GMT -5
Leapingheart__&&
I'll try my hardest to love you, but loving just may not be enough His eyes smiled at her and she couldn't to anything but smile back. As he padded off, she stood and licked her jaws again, yawning this time with surprise. She sighed and padded quietly after him. She probably sounded mute to him as of now so she decided to talk a bit more.
He halted in front of her so she took her chance to speak. "So, uhm...how's your day been? Other than this...I mean..." She dimmed down to silence. "I mean...Well, I don't know what I mean, but...yeah." She nodded, she'd already embarrassed herself enough and just made it worse.
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Post by meta on Jan 13, 2009 21:02:44 GMT -5
Pantherclaw strode through the grass along side Leapingheart. As they walked, off and on Pantherclaw would feel her pelt brush against his own. The contact was brief though, as they were padding along only touching when one or the other had to dodge a root or tree. When the warm sensation would leave his pelt Pantherclaw would almost groan, disappointed at the loss of contact. When she spoke, Pantherclaws eyes sparkled at her voice.
"My day's been ok... Busy as usual. Like I said earlier, I just like to come out here for some fresh air." He sighed. Pantherclaw's day had gotten a lot better since Leapingheart showed up. He had wanted to talk with her alone like this for a while, but being deputy didn't exactly give you much free time. A second sight. His heart felt so full right now.
"It's been a lot better since you came along, though." He blushed again. Why did he keep slipping up like that? He hadn't felt so... free before now. "I mean, uhh... You you, er... Y-Yeah..."
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Post by achintya on Jan 13, 2009 21:12:11 GMT -5
Leapingheart__&&
I'll try my hardest to love you, but loving just may not be enough Leapingheart's heart was pounding out of control. She tried to breathe normally and act normally, but what could she do? She was with Pantherclaw. Every now and then their pelts would brush upon eachothers then quickly apart. She wished she'd had the guts to just stay closer to him. She felt safe with him. "Busy days are agrivating sometimes...aren't they?" She asked, her eyes looking over at the night colored tom.
She smiled and felt her ears get hot again. "What?" She asked shyly, wondering what he meant when he said, "I mean, uhh... You you, er... Y-yeah..."
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Post by meta on Jan 13, 2009 21:43:44 GMT -5
Pantherclaw stopped. He sighed, staring at the forest floor. This had gone on long enough... The awkward silence and constant discomfort. It was unbearable. The tom looked up into Leapingheart's eyes. They were such a beautiful blue. He could feel a knot forming in his throat, but he swallowed. It had to stop.
"Leapingheart... Lately every time I see you I feel... happy." He took a deep breath. "I've been trying for a moon now to get a chance to talk to you in private." The black tom knew this probably sounded strange to her. He didn't want the she-cat to feel even more uncomfortable.
"Look... I know this sounds weared, but... I'm not a stalker or something. Really!" Pantherclaw laughed, trying to pull some of the awkwardness out of the situation.
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Post by achintya on Jan 13, 2009 21:59:33 GMT -5
Leapingheart__&&
I'll try my hardest to love you, but loving just may not be enough Leapingheart inhaled a jagged breath. Her hind legs tensed with embarrassment. Her eyes glimmered with hope and maybe even love for the tom. She inhaled again and her eyes were filled with sadness. She knew that it probably scared the tom, but she couldn't help it. "I'm happy too...But...I don't know" She sighed. She didn't want to hurt him. Or herself for that matter, but she didn't know what would happen after she loved him. Would he die like her father? Would he leave her like her mother? She felt hot tears bundle her eyes, but she couldn't cry. She couldn't. Especially in front of Pantherclaw. "I don't know if you know what's happened in my past...I haven't ever told anyone...but-" She thought for a moment, sighing again. "It's altered me majorly." She said with a pained look on her face. She could feel her breaths getting shorter and she assumed that he could hear it. She needed to cry. She needed to get her life out. She needed to do a lot of things, but she just didn't know if she could.
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Post by meta on Jan 13, 2009 22:34:58 GMT -5
Pantherclaw almost staggered back in ahock. Her eyes they had said everything. The deputy had been expecting man emotions: surprise, happiness, even disgust, but he hadn't been expecting such a sad look. Pantherclaw was almost relieved when she said she was happy... but then he saw the tears in her eyes. The black tom scolded himself instantly. How could he be so selfish? So straight-forward? Hw had obviously hurt her in some way, and that had not been his intention at all. Pantherclaw moved closer to her, pressing his pelt to her side in comfort.
"I-I'm sorry. I didn't mean to make you cry." He sighed fighting the urge to press his muzzle to hers. To comfort her in some way.
"I understand if you don't share my feelings, but I don't want to see you tear yourself up." Pantherclaw looked into her shinning, blue eyes again. "I don't want to see you upset, but sometimes... crying really can help. Why do you think I come out here so often?" Yes, the deputy cries... Everyone does...
{I'm getting into the spirit of this now.}
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Post by achintya on Jan 14, 2009 19:31:46 GMT -5
Leapingheart__&&
I'll try my hardest to love you, but loving just may not be enough For the first time in many moons, a tear rolled down the fuzzy fur around her muzzle and eyes. She looked at Pantherclaw and shut her eyes tightly. She'd just shown him her weakness. She shook her head. "You didn't make me cry. Don't blame yourself. You didn't do anything. Nothing at all." She was a bit blubberly with her speaking, gasping for air a few times. She shook her head and tenced every muscle in her body. She just wanted to bury her face in his black fur and forget all her problems and mistakes. "Will you listen to me? Even if I'm a loser?" She asked, a crack in her voice.
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