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Post by Stella on Jan 6, 2010 21:08:03 GMT -5
Land Of The Clans Chapter One
The beginning or The End.
Spring had come to the clan cats, summer breeze was starting to come in but half of Iceclan was still sleeping, Icestar was wake watching over her clan with intense eyes, that morning Barkkit had a cold, she would visit him soon, but her clan had been lazy all weak and she had to get them in track, with a loud sharp meow Icestar called out hoping to have woken up the clan, she decided to visit Barkkit before going out on patrol.
Icestar walked into the medicine cats den seeing Dahliapaw working hard, and Ninjapelt no where to be seen, that was very disturbing to Icestar, the medicine cat was the one who is suppose to be caring for the big things and the apprentice care for the smaller and is there to learn. She walked over to Barkkit, seeing the small Tom looking better was what made her day, “Hello Barkkit I hope your cold is better, are they feeding you ok?, how are you little one?''.
But Barkkit had another plan, He was tired of Icestar worrying about him, Barkkit was the biggest and strongest kit their, well truthfully the only kit in the clan right now, one cold cant keep him down, "I’m fine, you know my I will fight this cold with my claws if I have too" he spoke as if he was suppose to be fighting a another clan, his voice almost going into a growl.
He then stood up did a little leap in the air and caught his own tail which didn't help the fact that his medicine makes him dizzy.
''woops shouldn't have done that'' Barkkit laughed with a dizzy voice.
Icestar smiled it was funny to see her adoptive kit have such energy. And noticed that Dahliapaw was looking at them.
Dahliapaw was already busy around the medicine den already. She wondered where the main medicine cat was, it was tiring being an apprentice that took care of everything her mentor should be. She was carrying a mixture of honey and tansy to try and help Brakkit's cold. She was racking her brain for anything else. She saw Icestar and Barkkit, and Icestar was babying him again. She purred in her own weird laugh. "Icestar he'll be good soon." She smiled laying the poultice down next to Barkkit. "Eat this." She ordered gently and good naturedly.
Barkkit started at the yucky medicine, and blurted out. '' Why do i have to eat that, it looks disgusting, ewww", his face scrunched up in a disgusted way. He clamps his mouth closed as if no one can make him eat...
Dahliapaw looked at the kit sympathetically, she sighed loudly. "Barkkit, you'll only get better if you eat it, and actually Honey tastes nice. I'm not just saying that." She pushed the medicine toward him again. "No cut the fuss and take it, you know its good for you, else I wouldn't make you have it." She smiled and looked at Icestar. "Anyway you could help him eat it?" She asked.
Icestar remembered, when she was a kit she loved eating honey for the way it went down her throat, "Barkkit, when I was a kit I loved honey it taste great, and if you don't eat it you could get worst and not become the greatest Warrior ever, do you want that?"
She looked closely at the small kit, she saw his eyes grow bigger then she waited for what he will do or say next.
Barkkit was scared but not at eating the medicine, but that the cold could get bigger and he can not become a warrior because of it. He then bent down, then slowed the honey in one bite, he noticed the honey actually tasted good and it felt good going down his throat too.
''Thank you Dahliapaw''.
Dahliapaw smiled thankfully at Icestar. "Thank you Icestar." She looked at Barkkit. "Good job. You should be good to go soon." She cuffed him over the ear softly and playfully. "Just rest now." She reminded him with a caring nature. She sounded much like a mother but she'd never want kits.
Irispaw waltzed right into the medicine cat den, like she owned the place. "Dahlia!" She called Dahliapaw's nickname. "Would ya stop being such a mother for just a sec-" She shut up as soon as she saw Icestar. "Uh..." She wasn't good in awkward situations. She saw Dahlia's eyes dance with laughter... at her. She was seething with her sister now.
Icestar was happy that Barkkit ate his medicine "good job Barkkit".
But then Irispaw came in the medicine cats den acting a little out of hand to her liking,” Iris paw that is not how we talk to a medicine cat apprentice, they are very important to the clan", but you could tell the humor in Icestar's eyes.
Barkkit was also proud of him self "hehe, im proud too",
But as soon as Iris paw walks in he went all shy...he has a crush..."Hi Irispaw, hehehehe, how are you?''
his amber eyes looked like they melted and his tail kept twitching in excitement and in embarrassment.
Irispaw was embarrassed and though to say sorry to the clan leader,"Uh... sorry Icestar..." She stammered, she hated these situations. "Uh, hey Barkkit." She tried to stop the awkwardness in the den. The little kit was cute, baby cute not otherwise. "Ah, um, Dahlia I'll see you later." She amended as best she could and backed off slowly, waiting to see if anyone wanted to say anything else.
Dahlia was almost breaking down in hysterics. She had never seen Iris so uncomfortable. "Thanks Icestar." She replied, her laughter completely gone, though she had never laughed. "See ya Irispaw." She replied easily.
Brakpaw decides to listens to Dahliapaw, and takes a nap....
In his dreams he sees himself but as a great warrior and Irispaw at his side...as his mate, he also sees himself with a scar on his shoulder that makes himself proud as if he got in to fights and won......
Barkpaw keeps dreaming.
Icestar called off before Irispaw could officially leave, "i would like you to organize a patrol, thank you"
She looks down at Barkkit, and remembers...
but she treats him like her own son, "Barkkit listen to Dahliapaw, u have to rest and eat you're medicine so you can get better and become a great warrior" She look in his eyes and sees that he understood.
But all that was on her mind was... she could not stop thinking about her, so she sneaked off and went to check on her.
By the time Icestar came back no one missed her because she was early so as if no one noticed, and she also brought back two rabbits so people thought she was out hunting, but the thought of her still worries Icestar.
Irispaw nodded to Icestar's request and did just what she said. She organized a patrol Hey wait aren't warriors supposed to do that? The voice interrupted her line of thought. Yeah I guess but in case you hadn't noticed there's not many here. she replied in her head. It sounded like she was talking to herself, that just got weirder every time. She shook her head to clear the voice out, it died down to silence. Thank Starclan for that. She thought to herself. She led the patrol to the borders.
Dahliapaw watched Icestar's unease and watched Icestar worriedly. Icestar came back with two rabbits so her suspicion was put on hold. She had nothing to do that day so she kept a close eye on Icestar. What was bothering her so much? She looked down at Barkkit. "Rest now." She whispered to him and strode toward Icestar before she smelled another cat, she stopped still. She couldn't recognize the cat's smell from anywhere. "Uh, Icestar? Can I please talk to you?" She asked trying not to sound too perplexed and suspicious.
Icestar hears Dahliapaw's call, "Of course ill talk to you, come in my den", Icestar walks in to her den which in a hole under the great rock moss surrounded the entrance and lichen comes down of the rocks, keeping it like a curtain, no one really knows which animal before them dug it.
She pushes a side the lichen, "So, Dahliapaw what would you like to talk about?” she sat down then looks at Dahliapaw, Icestar saw wonder, and worry in her eyes.
Icestar was scared also what if Dahliapaw had seen an omen and had figured out abut...her. No it couldn't be , she fought with her inner self, but maybe she did.
Irispaw come back to the den after patrol leaving two rabbits and a squirrel at the kill pile. She went into the medicine cats den to see her sister, but she wasn't there. Shrugging she laid down to wait for her, drifting to sleep, as she hadn't slept in a while. Irispaw’s dreams were always weird but this one had no warning label attached to it as she thought it should, seeing as it was blood and gore. There was a tom fighting for... what clan? I lifted my nose to scent it- Iceclan. So an Iceclan male fighting against some cat I didn't know. I narrowed my eyes to look more closely... it was some cat vaguely familiar, so the Iceclan male was someone I knew- wait whoa! It was Barkkit! Or rather Barkpelt or some warrior name! But why was I having this dream? I wasn't interested in some kit!
Irispaw woke up, or did she? I wasn't in the medicine cat den I was... with my sister in this meadow thing. That was weird, she smiled at me and I looked up at her eyes, like I always did. Our eyes were so similar that I just had to look, but now I felt a weird sensation in my stomach that was neither good or bad, which confused me and I hated being confused. Her eyes weren't deep like they normally were but rather two colors where normally they'd be multicolored. The eyes were black voids; that alone showed deep knowing wisdom and timeless ages, with white specks-stars?- in them. The eyes confused me so much that I was scared. I gaped, my hackles bristling and ran. I knew that might hurt her, but it was a dream so I kept running.
Irispaw finally, actually, woke up, her breathing was fine, only a tiny bit fast but her heartbeat was racing. She got up and ran from the darkness of the medicine cats den, it reminded her too much of what just happened. Irispaw 'collapsed' in the sun trying to go a happy place. She wasn't happy with the unnecessary reaction she'd given to the eyes. The sun lulled she to sleep and it was about time Irispaw had a peaceful dreamless sleep. Gah, what was wrong with me?
Barkkit had a wonderful dream, but he woke up with a startle, he saw Irispaw running out of the medicine den, with a worried wave coming of her. This did not leave Barkkit his usual self, even tough he is an outspoken hyper kit, seeing his crush, which he is almost sure he has no change, hurt, he gets sad too.
But he can’t do anything about it now he is sick and doesn't want to make her sick to "sigh".
Dahliapaw watched Icestar with intense eyes. "It's no need to worry Icestar... at least I don't think. Well it's not a message from Starclan anyway" Dahliapaw was trying to convince herself more than anything. "But well it's about you if you don't mind." she took a sharp intake of breath. "I noticed you were a bit jumpy and then you left and came back with rabbits”. And this was leading where Dahlia where? She'd laugh and tell me I was being silly and then I'd be embarrassed and everything would be okay. "I thought you'd just been hunting but then another cat's scent was stuck to your pelt and I had to wonder. I couldn't recognize who the cat was or what clan or anything! I finally concluded. Is there something going on or am I being paranoid and stupid?" Please let me be paranoid and stupid! Please Please Please! I silently pleaded. Why was I scared so much? Because StarClan was telling me to be scared and so Dahliapaw was.
And while Dahliapaw was waiting for an answer, she felt Iris's unease and restlessness. What was wrong with her? Whatever it was it was freaking me out! They had always had a sisterly twin bond since they were born, She guesses it was because they were always so close and twin like. It happened a lot in other species too. It wasn’t irregular, but Iris's heartbeat was. Dahliapaw was sucked into a dream that'd caused the unrest in her. Iris and I were in a meadow, she looked disoriented for a moment and then I smiled. Automatically she looked up at my eyes, so predictable; she smiled back obviously happy for a second then her smile vanished as she saw my eyes. She gaped and then ran. My smile quickly melted away. Dahliapaw yanked myself out of the weirdness and concentrated on Icestar. Iris was definitely worried about something, and if what I'd just seen was what she was worried about, well so was Dahliapaw now.
Icestar jumped with a startle when she heard Dahliapaw saying she had another cats scent on her, she had to come up with a excuse, "Well..Umm....I was hunting in the forest, when I came a cross a kittypet, but it was fine, Uhhehehe", Icestar came about a nervous laugh breakdown, “I chased her off good, and that's why I had a strange cat’s scent."
But the truth was Icestar was getting very nervous, no one can find out what was really going on in her life, Icestar’s tail was twitching back and forth and her ears wear pulled back, with the sings of anxiety and nervous. She waited for what Dahliapaw was going to say, it was making her heart jump.
Dahliapaw watched Icestar doubtfully. Anxiety waves were rolling off of Icestar and off of Dahliapaw too. She felt Irispaw calm down, which made Dahliapaw worry. Since when did she calm down so quickly? Dahliapaw saw Icestar's ears lay flat against her head and her tail switch nervously. Her own tail was switching with anxiety but she was worried about Icestar. What was she keeping away from the clan? She watched her with piercing soul searching eyes. "If you don't want to tell me Icestar you don't have to, but I'm a medicine cat apprentice, I know things." Dahliapaw smiled, not very nicely though, she couldn't manage that with the turmoil going on inside her. Dahliapaw got up and walked over to the medicine cat den, seeing Barkkit awake.
Icestar was surprised when Dahliapaw left, and what she said. But something inside Icestar said, they will find out soon enough, now that she is not well, Icestar needed an answer to her problem and soon.
He looked better already, it'd been quite a while since she'd given him the honey maybe... "Barkkit? Do you feel any better, any coughs, sneezes or runny nose?" Dahliapaw listed off enquiringly. If none of these symptoms had occurred then he could go back to Icestar and be a real kit, playing and the rest.
Barkkit watches as Dahliapaw comes in, and answers her question, "am feeling awesome but my nose in running just a bit but its running less", he hopped he could go play soon.
Then Irispaw came in he admired her so much, he could not stop dreaming about what it could be with him and her. It could not happen though could it.
Irispaw was still sleeping, untroubled and restful. My mind and thoughts were still, and when she woke up, her mind wasn't in turmoil it was Dahlia's. Irispaw walked to Dahlia who was interrogating Barkkit. "Hey give the kit a rest." she purred. "I'll wait." And sat down easily, my tail curling around my paws daintily. Irispaw saw Dahlia roll her eyes and wait for Brakkit’s reply. Irispaw was still glowing with sleep.
Dahliapaw smiled at Barkkit, he was getting better fast! And I was only and apprentice! "Wait here." She said before running off into the herb section of the den coming back with more honey and tansy Dahliapaw lay it in front of him. "Eat this again and you'll be good to go." Dahliapaw glared at Irispaw. Now Irispaw was all relaxed and happy when Dahliapaw couldn't stop worrying. Dahliapaw waited to finish her duty first and then she'd speak with Irispaw.
Irispaw was watching Barkkit with intensity, her deep eyes boring into him. She was trying to figure out why She had dreamed about him as a warrior. Then she realized he was watching her... with weirdly distant dreamy eyes. She recognized that type of look but it didn't register in her mind why he was watching her like that; she kept reviewing the memory of him as a warrior. Big and strong. Then she understood why she had been worried a while ago and now she understood why Dahliapaw was glaring at her like that. Iris mouthed a "Sorry", quickly.
Barkkit, he looks intensely at Irispaw, but soon snaps out of it as Dahliapaw tells him to eat more medicine, he gulps them down with courage, “thank you Dahliapaw I’m felling better...can I go now?”, he waits anxiously if he can go play, tail twitching with excitement his eyes wonder about the dream.
Dahliapaw watched the kit, a smile on my face. "Yes you can go Barkkit." Then she turned to Irispaw, out of the corner of her eye she saw Icestar streaking away from the clearing she felt her anxiety in waves. "Be right back Iris", Dahliapaw snapped quickly, running after Icestar worry written all over my face. Hearing her call out a name she turned away, this wasn't my business. Dahliapaw shot out of hearing range but still watching. She sprinted back before Icestar could get back to camp, then she decided to talk with the ever calm Irispaw.
Icestar heard that Barkkit was feeling better, that maid some of the problems solved.
But she was still edgy; she wanted to visit her before bed time, Icestar decided to sneak away.
As Icestar got closer to the kittypet home she called out, "Mima! Mima! Are you there?”
She was worried about the kit and that is why she came here, but no one could know. After the visit she was upset, the little kit was getting worse, and she could not do much about it. She came back to camp with a low tail and a very worried face.
Mima strode out of the house's window jumping down from the sill gracefully, a tiny sickly kit in my mouth. she was holding her gingerly by the scruff, the poor thing was so fragile. "Ice she's still not so good." Mima sniffed, poor Angelkit and poor Icestar. Icestar seemed to be getting more anxious with every visit. "I'm not telling you how to take care of your kit but why not get help Icestar it can't do much harm." Mima set the kit down next to Icestar and sat down herself, exhausted with caring for the kit.
« Last Edit: Feb 12, 2010, 9:03pm by ☆Icestar★ »
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Post by Stella on Jan 11, 2010 22:50:11 GMT -5
 Chapter two
Its all coming apart
Barkkit was so happy he turned 6 moons old today that means he will become an apprentice soon, he could not wait to get his name, he new Icestar will be so proud to give it to him.
As he dreamed about the day he will be come an apprentice his eyes where glowing like fire with glory and pride...he also wondered what his warrior name will be.
He soon will be an apprentice and by Irispaw side, wait how did that tough come in to my head....
Icestar new today was Barkkit’s great day of turning 6 moons old she had to get some one to train him, and prepare a clan meeting for him but first.....
The little kit was getting worse she must bring her to Iceclan immediately, they had a medicine cat who could treat what ever illness she had which, Icestar is pretty sure is some type of cough or worse, tomorrow when its warmer, she decide.
She was also scared in how they would treat the kit, she new Mima couldn't care for her much longer or she could catch the disease too... ohh the problems....
But right now they need a patrol and a hunting party," Excuse me Irispaw could you organize a patrol and a hunting party for me? Thank you", Icestar walks away from the apprentice with out even hearing her response, she was thinking about poor Angelkit.
Irispaw purred with laughter at Dahlia's face. If only she could have seen it. Well Icestar was calling. She immediately shut up with the laughter and nodded, her eyes glowing. Irispaw eased herself to her paws cuffing Dahliapaw over the head very gently. "Don't look so worried Dahliapaw." Irisapw purred. Shewas rarely in this good of a mood, Dahliapw glared daggers at her, serious real daggers, and she doesn't do that unless she's really angry, like claws out angry. Irispaw stepped away from her, confusion written all over her face. Iris you know something's wrong, you put this on me, you're going to help me. Irispaw shook the voice out of her head, okay either her sister's got some weird StarClan given power or she is going mental. "Sure Icestar!" She spun around and dashed out of the camp with a few apprentices and warriors with her. Irispaw was panicking, but not enough to tip her cool over the edge. But Irispaw was still shuddering with fright. When was the last time she felt like this? Oh yeah, before she slept. Life was not going the way she planned it.
Dahliapaw felt Icestar's worry again. It's that kit I saw with... Mima??? The realization came, the poor poor kit. Why wasn't Icestar bringing it to me? I could treat it, what was she waiting for if she cared that much?! It made her angry; it came out before Dahliapaw could control her words. "Why won't you bring me the kit Icestar, you know it's going to die if you don't get it some help soon!" Dahliapaw asked, sort of snappily. She wouldn't stand to let the poor kit die, but... could I treat it well enough? Dahliapaw was only an apprentice after all. She could only try. A random question came to her or rather not so random. When was Irispaw going to become a warrior? She was ready enough. Nothing came to her head about being a full medicine cat. But Dahliapaw knew she wasn't ready for that.
Icestar was SUPRISED how did Dahliapw know...well she is a medicine cat's apprentice she has the gift of Starclan, She was so surprised she stopped dead, her eyes where staring at the young cat not sure what to say, her ears where pulled back in astonishment, then she tried to answer with words,”well...umm... Okay come in my den and well talk."
I hoped this would all word out.
Icestar headed into her den, her paws moved fast, she tried to look calm, trying to put her ears in place, trying to keep her whiskers still..trying, but inside her heart thumped fast, she sat down and waited for Dahlias paw's further question.
Barkkit was so delighted but he wanted to be an apprentice soon so he practise.
He found a leaf and stalked it then tried to jump and make a kill, he went low in the ground, and was going to jump, but as usual before he could 'kill" it the wind blew it away...soon, he tough, ill be the best warrior ever.
Dahliapaw strode after Icestar, her tail swaying, and up high. She was sure she could do something. Even though Dahliapw didn't have or ever did have a mentor, she knew enough herbs to get this kit through it. Who ever this kit was. That hadn't crossed her mind before... whose was it? Enough prying. Dahliapaw thought to herself, your pokiness might have saved this kit but that doesn't mean you can pry farther! She scolded herself gently, or rather not gently. "Icestar, why is this such a problem? You seem to love this kit so, why wouldn't you bring her to me in the first place?" Dahliapaw gushed, yep, overemotional, she didn't get over things fast.
Icestar was very surprised at the emotion in Dahliapaw's voice, “well Dahliapaw I was actually thinking of bring my kit...Angelkit, here to camp so she could be treated...but I’m afraid, she has been with Mima, a friend, she is a kittypet you sees... and Im afraid the clan will treat her different.,” Icestar paused for a moment looking at the young cat, “But because I’m afraid for her life ill bring her today. NO ill fetch her now, I think Dahliapaw you should stalk up on anything that treats a cough...thank you" as Icestar finishes her sincere response she is already running out of her den going to get her kit.
She doges the brambles and runs as fast as she can, felling her muscles burn, her fur moving at the wind blowing, the grass scraping her pads, maneuvering around the tight spots easily since she has a light frame and long thing legs. As she reaches Mima's house she calls out, "Mima! Mima! Are you there It’s an emergency!"
As she waits for a response she new she was taking her kit home today, her tail twitched in anxiety for Angelkit and Mima.
Angelkit let out a pitiful mew of pain as she coughed a little. She had whitecough but no one knew. The tiny kit was wailing her little head of like she couldn't bare it any longer but she soon had to stop because the wailing hurt her throat and the wail was not even loud. More like a desperate mew for help. She couldn’t talk and she couldn’t even crawl around. Nothing more she could do but lay on the ground in front of her mother's paws. She could see everything around her but couldn't understand what was around her. Only about 1 and 1/2 moons have passed since she was born and she was looking frail for even a newborn kit.
Mima gently hushed the kit, licking Angelkit’s fur with maternal care. No, she wasn't her kit and yes Mima loved her like her own. But when She heard Icestar calling She gently picked up the kit and walked over to Icestar, trying not to jolt the kit around too much. "Yes, I'm here Icestar." Mima yawned still exhausted from caring for the kit, nontheless She stayed awake most days and nights to care for the frail sick kitten.
Icestar was so glad when she saw Mima and her kit, but she saw that her fragile kit wasn't getting mush better either so she said quickly, "Mima I have made a decision, I am taking Angelkit, my kit, to my home Icelcan, so she can be taken care by our medicine cat, I’m sure Dahliapaw or apprentice can treat her, I am very great full for what you have done so here.." she drops two voles in Mima's feet,'' this is a small gift for you thanks I still owe you a lot my friend now I have to go."
Icestar picks up Angelkit and as she lifts her daughter of the floor, she notices how light she feels even for a 1 1/2 moon old kit she weighs to little, that made Icestar worry more ,'’thank you" she mumbles again trough Angelkit's fur, with was frail and scruffy.
Icestar rushes home, maneuvering easily trough the brambles and tree branches, as she gets closer and can scent her clan, she gets worry, what will they think?
She runs to the medicine cats den wondering if Dahliapaw will be there, passing by her clan in a blur, hopping they wont notice the kit. She enters the den and does notice that the medicine cat apprentice is their and is very glad her kit is safer now. As she puts Angelkit down looks at Dahliapaw greatness and worry in Icestar’s eyes, "Thank you Dahliapaw, here is my kit , I would be even more thankfull if you can care for her....... I hope she lives...." she says the end in a sad, sober tone, but with hope too.
Icestar also had to do Barkkit's apprentice namimg ceremony and she decided his mentor, herself, but her kit was more important as soon as she at least knows a diagnosis she might do the ceremony.
Barkkit was having his dream again he sees, Irispaw his....mated...?, and myself standing proudly by her with that scar on my flank, and I feel like a true ...leader...?.
He doesn't know what is going on in his mind but he is dreaming in his nap, he also is over anxious about himself becoming an apprentice. Barkpaw just hopes she will not forget him and do his ceremony soon, before he is too old.
Dahliapaw quickly took a look at the kit, she was very small... she looked small even for a newborn, which Dahliapaw was sure Angelkit was not. "How old is she Icestar?" Fearful for the answer She checked her over.
Icestar saw the look in Dahliapaw's face but answered her question as calmly as possible, "She is 1 1/2 moon old, and I know she is small for her age, fragile you may call it."
She couldn't find anything on the outside of the kit, but Angelkit kept breaking out in coughs and her mews were almost muted with weakness. Dahliapaw was terrorized; she racked her brain for the training she received. Dahliapaw realized what it was and her face washed over with relief, at least now She could treat the kit "Icestar, its whitecough, very soon it could turn into greencough. I need you to leave the medicine cat den and make sure no other cats that aren't sick don't come in here. No one inside the clan needs to catch this." Dahliapaw gently reminded her before grabbing a paw full of a mixture of tansy, chickweed, catmint and chamomile, the chamomile was to calm the kit to save her strength for getting better. Dahliapaw chewed it into a very liquidly pulp and gently eased it into the kit's mouth hoping that she would swallow it. "Oh and Icestar don't tell anyone about whitecough in the clan. They'd just panic." She rubbed the kit's throat and back trying to get her to swallow the pulp.
Icestar waited as she looked Angelkit over scared for the sickness her baby, her kin might have and it struck her when Dahliapaw said 'Whitecough' and that it may turn in to 'greencough', her ears went back and her tail started to move in anxiety for her kit," will she be OK?...survive?'' Icestar asks she was scared for the answer.
But when Icestar heard that she had to leave her kit she was mad but knew it was for the best, "very well I will check, and ill be back to report and sickness to you....of course I don't want to alarm them either".
Angelkit cries out she did swallow the pulp but it tasted bad, her eyes where watery and she was coughing a lot, her breathing was staggered, and her lungs and throat hurt from coughing so much, she just hoped the pain would stop.
As Icestar leaves she looks back seeing her kit being well cared for but in a fit of coughing.
Icestar check around for sickness but every one seemed good, but then she remembered that Barkkit had a cold a few days a go and should warn Dahliapaw he would be prom to get whitecough more quickly.
"Dahliapaw, I have news, well their isn’t any 'sickness' in the clan but remember....Barkkit had a cold last week he could easily get whitecough or greencough to" she said it sadly in the entrance of the den as she could not go in. She hoped her clan would all survive.
Dahliapaw nodded remembering Barkkit's cold. "Make sure he stays away from this side of camp. If he's more susceptible, and hoping to have his apprentice ceremony soon, he definitely needs to stay away." She peered down at Angelkit. Her eyesight was already blurred and colorless, Dahliapaw was just born that way, but it seemed to get foggier like it sometimes did. And it gave her a headache to try to see so much better. A sharp pang of pain caused her to gasp. "You can go now Icestar I'll take care of her." She reassured before grabbing some feverfew from a dish like surface, and swallowing it. Her head pain quickly dimmed to an annoying throb. Dahliapaw shook her head to clear her vision before picking up the kit and carrying her further into the den, it was warmer and more insulated back there with all the moss and feather downing.
Angelkit squirmed around weakly as she was put into the moss bed. She kept coughing pitifully and the virus was getting worse as she laid there. Soon it could be the dreaded disease of greencough. This disease could spread through the camp like wildfire. And this always claimed a young kits life especially a weak, frail kit such as herself. The kit didn’t know this herself but she just laid their still on the ground as she breathed labor breaths and her flank rose only so lightly.
Icestar could hear her kits awful coughing in the background, "that is fine, ill be sure to watch out" was all she answered. Icestar really hoped her kit would do fine, she loved her to death, her only kin that was part her.
But she new she had to do One more thing before this next moon, Icestar jumps up easily on the branch then onto her leaders rock," Let all cat old enough to catch their own prey gather beneath the High Rock for a clan meeting. ", she waited in till she was sure all the cats where there. “Cats of Iceclan, first of I would like to warn you I have brought my sickly kit here into the clan", she waited as she new most cats didn't know she had a kit, "Second I would like to make a very important ceremony, Barkkit please step forward, I would like you to prepare your self to day you, Barkkit will become a APPRENTICE," she jumped own from the great rock and walked up to Barkkit and looked deeply in to his eyes thy have grown big with excitement and his tail was moving very fast too she could see he could not wait any longer, “I leader of Iceclan call upon my warrior ancestors to guide this young kit as he learns his way into an apprentice you have shown yourself to be loyal and you always treats others with respect, Barkkit you will now be known as Barkpaw " as soon as she said that she lightly touched her nose to his forehead, and everyone started to call his name 'Barkpaw Barkpaw Barkpaw' they all said it as they new one day he will be a warrior and serve his clan.
She just hoped one day too her kit will become an apprentice
Barkkit was one of the first to be at the clearing as his leaders called, but he was very surprised when she said she had her very one kit, he got all hot in his belly like jealousy maybe, but he tried not to show it, why! why!? does my 'mom' have a kit and has never told me?, But the next thing she said made him top thinking of that, Icestar said,' Barkkit please step forward, i would like you to preparer your self to day you, Barkkit will become a APPRENTICE'.
Barkkit go very exited he jumped up right away his insides where turning and everything but he didn't show it in the outside, he glided to the center and sat down, suddenly Icestar jumped down and came up to him, he looked up at her. But just as soon she continued her speech, 'Barkkit you will now be known as Barkpaw', was all he could remember he was soooo proud he could not wait he jumped up, but Icestar lightly touched her nose to his forehead, he thanked her by touching his tail to her flank.
Barkpaw felt as if his world has changed he could now sleep in the Apprentice den not the nursery....but wait he just noticed he could sleep in the same den as...Irispaw, the she-cat he has a crush on his last tough before the meeting was over was, yes!.
Irispaw chanted his name with the rest of the clan. Irispaw was quite pleased, why? Don't ask her, she didn't know, but stupid idiot that she was, Irispaw probably thought it was cute that Barkkit- Barkpaw had become an apprentice. Irispaw coughed slightly, she'd been coughing a lot lately. Probably was just the cold that Barkkit-Barkpaw had. Oh well. She'd just have to get some tansy and honey from Dahliapaw, the little kit- Icestar's kit most likely- that was in there was so cute, while Dahliapaw was out collecting herbs that she needed to stock up on, Irispaw helped warm the kit and everything. Maybe she'd gotten the cold from her. Irispaw felt unusually warm for the chilly spring day. Maybe a run will help; Irispaw exited the camp and ran around trying to get rid of the cold's effects. The fever was cooling but in a weird way. Irispaw collapsed in a fit of coughs. Usually cold's didn't catch on so fast.
Barkpaw was so exited to become an apprentice, but as soon as he saw Irispaw leave, and she was coughing, he followed closely behind. And ass he followed her he toughed it was weird as she didn't notice him at all, then some thing weird happened she started having a coughing spasm, so he came out of hiding and went straight to help, "Irispaw! Irispaw! Are you OK? Maybe you should see Dahliapaw", he was so worried what will happen to her, he bounced around in anxiety.
Irispaw’s coughing spasm ended and she straightened up. He couldn’t be near her, she had figured out what herself had, and Barkpaw couldn't be near her. "I have Whitecough Barkpaw. Stay away from me. You're more likely to get it because of your cold case." Irispaw explained carefully.
Barkpaw understood now, but it could not be, no! no! not Irispaw why her why Starclan why her?, he was soo mad, he decided to answer her, "Irispaw I will go warn Dahliapaw you are coming and Icestar that their is more sickness, OK, hurry get to camp fast!"
Barkpaw ran as fast as he could to the medicine cat's den his muscles ripping him thru the woods and when he raced in to the medicine cat’s den he blurted it all out, "Dahliapaw your sister has whitecough she is on her way she is very sick, but now I have to warn Icestar too" he left before she had a chance to ask or say anything back to him.
He found Icestar watching the camp on High rock, "Icestar! Icestar! Irispaw has whitecough there is sickness in the clan she is on her way to the medicine cats den… I hope", he waited for the leaders response, but he was so worried for her, Irispaw, he had to know if she was OK.
Icestar got a bit worried when she saw Barkpaw running around every where but when she heard the news she replied by saying sternly, "Barkpaw you have to stay away from the medicine cats den so you wont get sick, promise, OK now ill go check out the new case".
Icestar walks over to the medicine cats den wondering if she really had whitecough, ohh Starclan protect Iceclan please protect my kin....
"Dahliapaw what is going on here is there another whitecough case; please don't let it be..."
Iris was standing next to Dahlia, Dahliapaw looked truly worried. "It shouldn't have spread that fast." She murmured before Icestar came in. Dahlia looked up at Icestar. "I'm afraid there is." She replied gently while grabbing some Catmint, tansy, honey, feverfew, chervil root and chickweed. The chickweed was just in case. Dahlia hurried to Angelkit and gave her the same mixture. It was a lot to take in but they both had to take it. Irispaw gulped it down reluctantly. "I'm fine." She rasped before breaking down in a coughing fit. Dahlia picked up Angelkit and rested her tail on Irispaw's shoulder. We can't let this spread so I'm taking these two to a special place." Dahlia said before hurrying off and coming back alone. "I'll take care of them, and Iris will take care of Angelkit."
Ninjapelt padded into the medicine cat den and sat down. She had been out looking for herbs and had come back late. “Sorry about that. I had been collecting herbs”. Putting the catmint, tansy and honey in the right paces. “It spread fast, didn't it?” she meowed and sat down. Looking around, she cleaned out all of the herbs that had gone bad and meowed “We need as much as we can get, so we're prepared. I am going to get more.” Ninjapelt padded away for some time and came back with a mouthful of herbs. She put the chervil root, chickweed, and feverfew in their right spots then meowed that should be good for now. Praying, hoping, that it wouldn't spread, Ninjapelt sat down and looked around.
Dahliapaw stared at the new medicine cat up and down. "So we got a good medicine cat did we?" She asked. She didn't particularly like new cats, unless they were kits. Her long hidden vacant face came back and her face showed nothing, her eyes were shallow, nothing could be shown through her color blind, blurred eyes. "Yeah, it did." She answered the new medicine cat, sadness entered her voice unintentionally she immediately went quiet. "A kit and an apprentice.... Icestar make sure no one comes over this side of the camp, especially Barkpaw and the elders." She started dishing out the commands before skipping out to bring back some more herbs, pretty much all of the medicinal herbs there was. If they were going to be taking care of her sister and Icestar's daughter 24/7 then they couldn't constantly be out looking for herbs.
Icestar was so worried now she could not believe it had spread this fast, "of course I thrust you to take care of my kin' Icestar replied but when the new medicine cat came back with herbs she could tell Dahliapaw was surprise, “Everyone this is Ninjapelt, our new Medicine cat and Dahliapaw’s new mentor till she gates her warrior name."
Icestar looked around her, at her clan they were all so fragile, “yes Dahliapaw I will keep everyone far, they could all catch it too.''
She looked down at her daughter and lightly touched her with the tip of her tail, as a good luck~love sing.
Barkpaw was scared not just for him self and Angelkit, as the small cream bundle was so small and fragile, but he was more scared for his crush...Irispaw, he was scared for her sake, not his , and all he could do was walk back and forth in the clearing, till Icestar told him to go on a small patrol to make sure no more cats are sick.
Irispaw smiled at Dahlia and then blanked her face to Ninjapelt, she dunno why, Irispaw just didn't trust new comers. Irispaw broke down in a fit of coughs then picked up Angelkit to take her to the far wall where they'd be least likely to let the disease spread. Dahlia passed some tansy, catmint, honey and feverfew. A few poppy seeds were mixed in to help them to both sleep. Irispaw gave it all to Angelkit, none for me. Irispaw needed to stay awake to take care of the kit, she needed it all anyways.
Ninjapelt nodded at her giving the poppyseeds to the kit, and then meowed "Its ok, you can trust me." She then looked around blankly, wondering why cats had to be a little picky about their medicine cats. Ninjapelt began to sort out all of the herbs after Dahliapaw gave the herbs to the two sickly cats. Deciding to give their herb sorting a break, she looked around wondering what next to do.
Icestar called, "Barkpaw i would like for you to come on your first hunting trip, it’s so we can feed the sick and the clan, come a long" she started to lead the way, he face clam but harsh, Icestar did not like seeing her clan this way.
Barkpaw was very exited as he followed Icestar he was bouncing on his paws, his face alert "what will we try to catch today?'' he was very curious, Barkpaw’s ambers eyes staring in to Icestar blue and green eyes.
Icestar walked toward her favorite clearing and sat down raping her thin tail around her pure white paws, "today we will try to catch mice, for you I thought it would be easier, and I will try to catch a hare for the sick and the medicine cats." she answered easily. Icestar then stood up and was going to show him how to do a hunting crouch. “Now Barkpaw i want you to try this, put your front paws down and try putting your back haunches slightingly back/down but not all the way, and don't let your tail stick out...."
Barkpaw tried to do what his mentor told him, he put his haunches down and his front side even lower, his tail was down but not touching the ground, "is this good?" he asks in clear wonder.
"perrrrferct" she replies in amusement, "now try stalking your prey and jump, trap then make the kill" she point to where the clear smell of mice was coming from.
Barkpaw starts walking very slowly he stops when he can see the figure of a mouse..no two mice, he stalks slowly forward and jumps, he scared one mouse of but caught the other he dint kill it quickly, but in the end he killed it.
Icestar was very proud he made a kill in his first try, it wasn't perfect but it was good, for a first timer, "Very good Barkpaw now if you practice this you could become a master hunter, now keep hunting we need more food" Icestar walks away to hunt some hares and maybe a fish.
In the end when Barkpaw and Icestar came back they had 1 fish, 3 mice and 1 hare. Icestar carried the hare to where the sick where she stayed about three fox tail length away, "excuse me Dahliapaw this is for you to share but, a haven't ever given Angelkit solid food yet"
Icestar waited what will she do...
Barkpaw caries the rest of the food to the fresh kill pile and takes a mouse for him self, he was proud at what he caught two mice, it wasn’t much to what he thought but it was good for his first time, he wanted to be just like his ‘mom’ and be able to fish and catch hares~rabbits.
Dahliapaw was not sure of what could she do with a kit that hadn't been able to eat solid food yet. "Well..." What could I do? Icestar was the kit's mother, and she didn't have whitecough and she was susceptible to the sickness. They couldn't let the leader get sick. She got a sort of idea. Pushing a stone that was dish shaped she took the fish that was with Icestar also and sliced a small chunk off with her claws. Crushing it into pulp and putting a bit of water in it. She grabbed some honey to make it more thick like milk. The whole thing was just like milk now. She took the bowl over to the kit and gently eased Angelkit’s muzzle to the mixture hoping that she'd eat it.
Icestar looked over at what Dahliapaw was doing it was smart, she watched, and hoped her kit would eat, "Dahliapaw if she doesn't eat try mixing my milk in some fish too, maybe that will work but hopefully she will eat that!" she called over to where the sick cats where.
From where Icestar was standing she could see Angelkit she wasnt growing much andshe wasn't getting much better either... she just hoped.
Barkpaw watched as everyone started worrying about the fact that the little kit could not eat yet, but he couldn't stop thinking about Irispaw.
He walked as close as he could to the medicine cats refuge camp and whispered to Dahliapaw, "Excuse me can I visit ...ummm....Irispaw please" ,he begged and tired to make a cute kitten voice, his Amber eyes blazing.
"It would be good idea to use some of your milk. Its nutritional and she might like it better for some reason." Ninjapelt gathered the supplies needed in case they had to use Icestar's milk and then looked at the sick cats and prayed that somehow, they would get better. For it looked as if they were getting worse.
Icestar replied to both medicine cats ,"well what ever you and you apprentice think is best ill do whatever is for my Angelkit", she watched for a while but then she walked to the fresh kill pile and selected a mouse, and chose a place under a tree and ate quickly, waiting for their decision.
Barkpaw listened very carefully as to what they where going to do but they where so busy so he sneaked of to where Irispaw was, making no noise, and happy that no one noticed him, "Iris! Iris! It’s me Barkpaw" he called from the brambles, "Im here to visit".
Dahliapaw was a strong cat, considering she was a medicine cat's apprentice and hadn't been trained to fight or get stronger in the least. Dahliapaw was still with Angelkit and Irispaw so when Barkpaw sneaked in she puffed up to twice her size in pure anger. "Barkpaw!" She hissed angrily. "You know you shouldn't be in here!" She went over to Barkpaw and picked him up, he was still only a new apprentice, barely more than a kit. "Now stay away from here unless you want to die before you become a warrior." She hissed, yeah, there was hope for Angelkit, because she was actually taking the medicine, but Irispaw didn't take it. Dahliapaw knew this but when Irispaw made her mind up, there was no changing it.
Barkpaw saw Dahliapaw then, he thught no one had seen him!, but she yelled at him, he tried to run but she caught him and started to drag him like a kit, that made him angry, "Dahlia Im not a kit anymore let me go" he struggles, and by mistake scraps her nose, "ohh Starclan im so sorry Dahliapaw I was just trying to get away", he was panicky with his pupils huge, Barkpaw did not believe he had just hurt a medicine cat.
Dahliapaw yowled and let him go when he scratched her nose, Dahliapaw closed her eyes and took a deep breath trying not to lose it. Iris and herself had managed to control their blank acidness so far but she think Barkpaw had just about done it. "You act like a kit." She hissed her voice full of acid. "Now do what we medicine cats and Icestar told you and stay on the other side of camp." Dahliapaw ordered then turning to Icestar. "I'm sure she'll eat it, go get some rest." She ordered keeping good naturedness on her side.
Angelkit squired and smelled some thing that seemed good to her small nose, she sniffed at it and crawled very slowly to the fish pulp as she was very tired and weak, but the smell was so good Angelkit bit in to the fish pulp and ate the whole thing like it was her favorite food ever.
Barkpaw walks way very disappointing in him self his tail was down and he walks back very slowly in a slump, he had to make it up for Dahliapaw some way some how.
Icestar of course will obey Dahliapaw, Icestar walks very slowly to her den and lays down having no dream and her nap doesn't really help the fact that she was dead beat. She mostly just lays there half a sleep waiting for some one to call her.
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Post by Stella on Feb 25, 2010 23:44:57 GMT -5
Chapter 3 Survivors
The Sick cats of Iceclan where getting worst with no improvement, the medicine cats where doing their best..but would they survive.
Irispaw coughed again, wow, I was getting bad fast- But Angelkit was even further into the whitecough than Irispaw was. Irispaw eased herself up to lick the kits fur the wrong way, it would warm the kit and hopefully make it feel like she was curled into her mothers stomach and drinking milk. Irispaw moved closer to her to do just that, pretend and make it feel natural to her. It felt... nice to Irispaw. Which was weird.
Dahliapaw grabbed some cobweb and put it in the place where Barkpaw had scratched her. Dahliapaw turned to Ninjapelt and mewed. "I think we've done all we can for today," she stared outside at the setting sun. "Today has been unusually long." Dahliapaw frowned looking away exhaustedly, laying down in a bed of moss, still awake.
Ninjapelt nodded and meowed "I agree. Lets get some rest." Laying down, Ninjapelt sighed and closed her eyes. It felt so good to take a cat nap and she hoped that in a way, no other cats would get the illness. One more thing would be to keep Barkpaw away from the medicine cat den.....
The next morning Icestar woke with the hot sun on her pelt and she did not get much sleep, when she walked out of her den she looked around wondering if any cats where up and ready for a patrol~hunting party.
Barkpaw got up a bit late today with the worrying and all but when he does Icestar is already up and he goes to her wondering what they will do today, "Any thing we need to do today?"
Icestar answered happily that some one was up, "yes may you please come with me, and I don't know what my brothers are up too!". She smiled thinking about them
She lead the way down to where she taught him to hunt, "now try to hunt voles, they're harder as they can here the vibration on the ground when you walk so you have to be quick and quiet". She left him to the hunt, but watched as she saw his technique and helped him when ever he did some thing wrong.
they where happy when they came back with 5 mice and 2 voles all together, that will keep the clan feed for a while.
Eagletalon was within the warriors den, a single figure shifted slightly. A loud grunt filled the depths of the den as a flash of taunt sandy brown fur came into view at the entrance of the den. Eagletalon's head appeared at the opening, and the sunlight sprayed across his pelt making his skin feel warm and fuzzy. Those strange yet delightful green eyes peered outside of the den catching sight of Icestar and the figure of Barkpaw. Suddenly the sleepy appearance in them disappeared leaving a cheery happiness, and hyperness of Eagletalon. The tom's paws lurched at the ground, they moved with a steady pace as his form was carried to his sister. Mewing a hello, he lightly touched his nose against her shoulder. '’Icestar! How’s the morning treating you?’' A grin was cast along Eagletalon's mouth, his usual self showing.
Firepelt woke up, looking around to see where his brother and sister were. Seeing that they were outside, he got up and padded over to them. With a polite nod he meowed "Hi Icestar, Barkpaw, and Eagletalon. What’s new today?" Twitching his big ears he blinking, and quietly waited for a response from one of them.
Icestar was happy that her brothers where up, “Good morning for both, and Barkpaw and myself just came back from hunting patrol but we do need two strong warriors like my brothers to go on a patrol for the boarders”. She new they would do it, they where both athletic and up for a challenge even Eagletalon, now she needed to visit her kit.
Barkpaw said in a happy tone, "Good Morning, we brought food, and im getting better at my hunting", his eyes showed bright at the last comment, but something you could not miss is that he really like Eagletalon he was fun, but when he needed help Firepelt was always there for him
Firepelt looked at her and nodded sure, “I can do that. What about you Eagletalon?” He looked him over then looked back over at Icestar. Waiting, he wondered what they would say.
Icestar nodded at Firepelt and Eagletalon and left them to their work, then walked over to the where her sick kit and Irispaw was, ''How are they doing?", she asked the medicine cats, and for some reason her kit looked more fragile than before. "Irispaw if you get thru this soon you will get your warrior name", she assured the she-cat, she new the young cat was probably worried about this.
Dahliapaw shook her head miserably. "Neither of them are any better, they seem to both be getting weaker." Hey, shouldn't the actual medicine cat be answering this question? Oh well. She was too tired and worried to care anymore who was meant to answer questions. Dahliapaw usually took charge anyways. "I don't know what to do with them anymore." My poor sister, poor Angelkit.
Barkpaw could here what they where saying and he was getting more upset, so to hear more info Barkpaw got a Bird and brought it to the medicine cats and the sick, "Her its for you guys", Barkpaw set the bird down and then sat down to listen, his eyes and ears ready to catch anything he might be interested in hearing or seeing.
Icestar sighed not sure what to say, and then dipped her head when Barkpaw brought food for the sick that was a good thing of him to do, "Irispaw, keep trying, they can not die its your kin and my kit'' Icestar said it with a lot of emotion, her eyes getting teary, her voice cracking in the meddle of the sentence, but all she can do now is pray that they will live.
Irispaw licked the kit and turned away to cough uncontrollably then she fell still at Angelkit's side.
Dahliapaw sighed and gave Irispaw more herbs, Irispaw didn't open her mouth or anything, she was breathing really shallow and she wasn't stirring. Panicking Dahliapaw shouted to Icestar. "Get me some moss soaked with water quickly!" Her heart was tearing slowly and painfully. She knew Irispaw was going to die now. It was too late anyway, but she still had to try. "She's gone downhill too quickly!"
Barkpaw heard what Dahliapaw said and ran across the clearing to the medicine cat’s den and dipped a moss ball into the little puddle that was in their for the sick, then ran back and handed it to Dahliapaw, his heart was racing will his love survive.
Icestar was about to turn around when Barkpaw booked~it before her, he came back quickly, she just hope Irispaw would survive, her heart was racing, Star clan let them survive.
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