Leaf-Bare

[Hawkpaw]

As Moonkit caught up to her and Falcontail, she gave him a friendly smile. Though she did not talk much to her den-mate, she thought he was a pretty cool kit. She enjoyed what little time she spent with him whenever they played. "I'm so excited to go to the lake!" she said to both Falcontail and Moonkit, "What's it like? I've heard its pretty. I've never actually seen it before though..."

[Sleetfoot]

Fallentree nodded as commanding as he could be (without his head falling off). Yea...that young she-cat better do what he said... He didn't budge though, until she had taken her traveling herbs and headed out of the camp. He then turned to gaze upon the sleeping deputy. She seemed so peaceful-he knew she could be. He padded over to her slowly and curled up around the cat, remembering her birth-her apprenticeship-her warrior ceremony-her time as deputy-how strong she'd been during the move-and her last days before the sickness overcame her. He shook his head and lowered it beside hers, wrapping his thinning tail around her rump.


Sleetfoot glanced back when he heard the young she-cat's question. He decided to answer, knowing the other cats wouldn't have as good of things to say as he. "It's beautiful, Hawkit. The water is so thick you can walk across it without getting wet. You can even slide around and play. And, the most skillful cats can make balls of snow and throw them at others. It is the most fun any cat can have. Ever. period. End of story!"

Of course...there was no way in StarClan he was bias...

[Tinderpaw]

Tinderkit had been sitting alone as usual outside of the nursery when everyone began heading down towards the lake. Playing ON the lake? Were they serious?! Curiosity getting the better of her, she began to follow the rest of the cats, though she was only going to see if they were really going onto the lake. That wasn't possible, it just wasn't. Staying farther back from the lake and the other cats, she watched as the neared the water, though it didn't seem to be moving. Was this was ice was called? She had already managed to identity the white stuff on the ground as snow; she'd heard someone say that earlier. Sitting by the tree line, she looked out at the other cats, a bit curious, but too scared to approach the water. She crouched down, curling up so that she could stay a bit warmer and watch all of this foolishness.

[Starlight]

Starlight, also tagging along behind, noticed the curious kit sitting apart from the others. The medicine cat realized this was probably her first experience of snow and ice. Thinking this was as good a vantage point as any, the black she-cat went and plopped down beside Tinderkit. "This should be entertaining," she commented, whiskers twitching as she looked down at her companion. "All this ice can turn even the most dignified warrior into a playful little kit again. Just watch." She gestured to the lake again as the first of the cats reached the edge of the lake.

"Me first! Ashpelt called out, speeding up even as he reached the icy banks of the lake. He leapt at the last moment, using all the power in his hind legs, and landed clumsily on the hardened lake. He spread his legs to keep his balance as he went skidding, swirling and turning across the surface. "Whoohoo!"

After a moment, he dug his claws into the ice, and he slowly screeched to a halt. "Come on over! Looks like the ice is thick enough to hold our weight today!"

Starlight shook her head. Testing the ice by throwing himself out there? Typical.

[Hawkpaw]

Hawkpaw looked back and forth between Falcontail and Moonpaw and shrugged. "Here I go!" she cried and sprinted out towards the lake and slid across the ice with a squeal of glee. When she didn't stop though, she let out a cry of terror. Without warning, the small white kit began to spin around, emitting cries of terror as she whipped around across the ice. As she spun, a large, white snowdrift in the middle of the lake came into view. She continued to fly towards it without stopping, and closed her eyes, preparing for the worst. An explosion of white suddenly erupted from the snow drift, and then died down. For a short moment, there was absolute silence and stillness, then from a tiny canyon in the drift suddenly appeared a tiny white puff who squealed, "That was awesome! I want to do that again!"

[Wildstar]

Falcontail watched the scene unfold before him with baited breath, then burst into unbridled laughter. "Bahahahahaaaa! That's the best spill I've seen since I was a kit! Come on, Moonkit!" And without further ado, the tabby tom took a running start on the ice, whooping and hollering as he slid like an expert, skidding to a halt by Hawkkit like a Stanley Cup champion.

Wildstar snorted as she watched her almost-brother-in-law show off--he couldn't help himself. He had been like that in StormClan too. "You mousebrain," she mumbled, picking up the pace. "Lemme show you how the leaders do it, brother!" Before long she was bounding down the hill and out on the ice, purposefully barrelling straight for Falcontail.

[Hawkpaw]

Hawkkit attempted to dive out of the way as Wildstar came barreling towards them. She emitted a tiny squeak of terror though as she realized she has virtually no traction on the ice and was therefore stuck in the leader's path.

[Sleetfoot]

**If hawky is paw the Moony is a paw too, Wildy XD**

Sleetfoot watched as first Ashpelt then Hawkpaw flung themselves dramatically over the ice. He grinned, not bothering to jump the the youngster's help. She would be fine-and she was. She LOVED it!.

Next was Falcontail, who was actually pretty good. He had probably done this before on his travels with Eagleheart. Then Wildstar followed. From the bank, Sleetfoot grinned. He knew that stuffy old black cat knew how to have fun! Had he called it or what?

[Hawkpaw]

Ooc: We started this thread back when they were still kits though...

[Sleetfoot]

**Quote Hawky: Hawkpaw looked back and forth between Falcontail and Moonpaw and shrugged. "Here I go!" she cried and sprinted out towards the lake and slid across the ice with a squeal of glee. *

Was that a typo then?*

[Starlight]

OoC: Sleety...you just typo-ed typo. XD

[Hawkpaw]

Ooc: yes. It was a typo. I believe before i posted that I was posting on a training thread where my cat is Hawkpaw on another site.

[Bluesky]

OOC: // The best way for a Bluesky to enjoy snow outside: don't go outside

Oh, and Sleety and Lightbulb can come wake up their kits whenever, btw xD //

Bluesky had been sleeping in in the warm nursery, until a certain Tinderkit had gotten up and left. The grumpy queen always woke up every time a kit left their den, and this time was no exception. Sometimes she wondered if she would ever adjust to the warrior's den again, or if she would be fated to be woken by each and every patrol that was sent out. That would be terrible, she thought, yawning. Well, now that she was up, she could feel that it was late enough that she wouldn't be falling back asleep. Grumbling, she stood and stretched, glancing over the kits remaining in the nursery. She didn't want them to wake up alone and have a mental break-down, so she scooped up Dawnkit and Coldkit and padded out. She brought them to Starlight's den, poking her head in. She was hoping the medicine cat wouldn't mind watching over them while they continued sleeping like the dead, but when her eyes adjusted, she saw Fallentree instead.

Delicately placing her kits on the ground, she tipped her head to the elder. "Morning, Fallentree. I was hoping to find someone staying in camp to watch over my kits so I can go out and enjoy the day off, because I don't think they'll be waking anytime soon..." She hoped the elder would agree to stay with them, because she had caught the scent of a large group of cats moving towards the lake while crossing the camp. And she really wanted to go watch them make fools of themselves.

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Rainkit felt Bluesky leave, and found himself alone in the nursery. It wasn't the first time, his mother only had room in her mouth for two kits, so transporting often became dump-and-carry. He was awake now, though, and so there was no need for him to go with the other two and continue sleeping wherever they were getting dropped off this time. He pushed his way outside, and his fur immediately puffed out and turned him into a ball of fur. "Brrr!" He glanced around, seeing that the camp was deserted, but he could still hear cats moving around not too far away. He pressed his nose to the frosted ground and sniffed, finding his mother's scent. He followed it across the clearing, nose to the dirt the entire way. He wanted to go out and explore!

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Shadowchase had never even considered running out onto ice before, especially not for no more reason than having "fun". He could understand Sleetfoot doing it, but... even Wildstar sent herself flying across the frozen lake. He'd been pretty quiet, but now he was intrigued. He set a paw onto the ice, and shivered. His thick fur was warm enough for the snow, but the ice directly on his pads was cold! Still, he continued, slowly picking up and setting down his feet on the slippery surface, making his way over to where Ashpelt had come to a stop.

[Lightfur]

OoC: Umm yeah, I don't know what's going on in this thread and I don't have time to read this right now so I'm just gonna post something random and RUN WITH IT.

BiC: Dawnkit woke up, ran out of the nursery and tackleglomped the first cat she saw, shrieking "LEAF-BARE!" at the top of her little lungs.

Meanwhile, Lightfur was hibernating, along with three squirrels, a rabbit and a chipmunk.

OoC: Yeah, I don't know who Dawnkit tackled. Anyone you like.

[Starlight]

Ashpelt twitched his whiskers at the approaching cat. "You're suppose to slid across, Shadowchase," he said, using his back claws to push himself forward at a slow slide. He stopped when he got closer to the other cat. "Need me to give you a push?"