Walking the Border

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Nightpaw cracked her neck; that had felt good, what Cheetahfeather had done. It had loosened her up, though her under-belly still stung. Pain is nothing, she thought, whipping her head around to see the herbs. She took a poppy seed in her mouth and swallowed it. This should help the pain. Nightpaw was just about to attack when Cheetahfeather said: "Nightpaw, don't attack me. I'm one of you," she had said, bowing her head at this time. "I wish to side with Deathclan. I hold deep grudges and have realized I don't want to be criticized for being different." Her words seemed to be truthful, but then again she could be lying. Nightpaw narrowed her eyes at the SoulClan warrior. "And just why would you want to join DeathClan?"

Stormheart flipped backward, making it so Fangscar was squashed under her. She then flipped herself around, pinning down all four of his legs while she bit into his throat, blood welling up in her mouth. But before she could get to the point that she killed him, she was thrown off. Hissing, she lunged again at him, colliding shoulder-to-shoulder and managing to daze and knock the breath out of him. Stormheart used this to her advantage; clawing at him ferociously anywhere she could, before stepping lightly to the side as he fell hard to the ground.[/color]

[firefang]

"Haven't I explained enough? If you don't believe me, I'll kill that Soulkit" she meowed, swallowing her words. Cheetahfeather looked Nightpaw squarly in the eyes." You don't have to believe me but it's your loss. A Deathclan cat just died. I could give your cats great speed in battle." she raised her eyebrow." I kid you not."

Fangscar slowly pulled himself up, his eyes burning into hers." I was once a happy Thunderclan deputy, you know. You see what divided loyalties can do to a cat?" he rasped. He took a heavy step and collapsed.

Cheetahfeather watched Fangscar go down." This is no time to talk! You help Fangscar and I'll help Fang stall Stormheart!" she hissed, leaping into the clearing. She strolled over and stood in front of Fangscar, staring casualy at Stormheart.

[Wind:.*.:Stone]

She growls, her head spinning. How could Cheetahfeather do this? One thing was sure to Windrunner : No one would touch a SoulKit. She growls at Cheetahfeather, looking at the she-cat with sparking sapphire eyes.
"No." Is all she says, her position over the kit saying it all: No one would touch this kit without being attacked by her.

Stonekit looks at Windrunner, surprised at how loyal the she-cat was.... Did she have anything like that in her clan? The kit shakes the thought away, and stands beside one of her DeathMates, not sure who. Windrunner's blue eyes meet hers for an instance, and she wants to be protected in the way SoulCats would. But she looks away and growls, her tail lashing. What horrible thoughts, wanting to join stupid SoulClan. She was born DeathClan, and she had to stay DeathClan.

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Stormheart's eyes narrowed into slits, studying Cheetahfeather over. What was with her? Why did she suddenly want to join DeathClan? She glanced at Windrunner and Nightpaw; they seemed to be just as shocked as she was. But then she heard two bodies fall to the ground, and whipped her head around to examine what had happened. Both Frogpaw, a deaf SoulClan apprentice, and Autumnstorm, a new DeathClan warrior, were on the ground, bleeding heavily from their throats.

Nightpaw shoved her way over to the two heavily injured cats, fear in her eyes. Were they dead? As Nightpaw got closer, she could see they weren't breathing; if they were, it was very shallow. When she got to the two dying, or possibly dead cats, she shoved the little SoulClan apprentice away, focusing only on the DeathClan warrior. If they wanted to save the SoulCat, they could do it themself. Nightpaw put her ear to Autumnstorm's chest. There was no heartbeat. Had that little SoulClan apprentice really killed a warrior? Maybe she was stronger than Nightpaw had taken her for. Deciding to check out Frogpaw, she realized that she was, dead, also. Turning away from the two cats, she announced to the small gathering, "They're dead."

[Wind:.*.:Stone]

Stonekit's eyes widen in shock, and she slowly walks over to her dead clan mate.
"No..." she says, her voice a soft mew. She then turns to the nearest SoulCat : Stormheart.
She hisses in rage and runs the the warrior, scratching at the warrior in a blind rage. How dare SoulClan do this?

Windrunner watches in shock as the kit attacks her clan mate and sighs, knowing that the poor animal couldn't do much damage to a full grown warrior. She steps away from the SoulKit she was protecting: looking back at it she orders it to run. The she runs over to Storm and knocks the kit off of her.

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Stormheart merely stepped back when the small DeathClan kit attacked her. Unlike DeathClan, she wouldn't stoop to such a low level as to kill a kit, even if she was provoked to do so. Though her eyes were sad, she smiled half-heartedly, nodding to Windrunner as a sign of thanking her. "Why..." She mumbled, looking down at the two dead bodies.

Nightpaw sighed, picking up her herbs and padding in the opposite direction, her tail drooping and her ears pinned down. Once they were safely tucked away in the bushes she came back, trying her best to put a sincere smile on her face. "Seems you lost another cat, hmm?" She said, her voice sounding smug.

[yellow]

OOC: Thanks for acknowledging them I honestly didn't think anyone would notice xD

[Wind:.*.:Stone]

Windrunner steps in Nightpaws face, her eyes like fire.
"As did you, apprentice. " She hisses, not backing down.
Her tail lashes in fury and she stares in Nightpaws eyes, daring her to move.

Stonekit hisses and stands, looking to Windrunner in rage. She walks back to the bushes, laying down to watch the rest of whatever was going to happen: Hopefully Windrunner would get her eyes clawed out for getting in Nightpaw's face.

[yellow]

Raineyes walked out of camp casually. She had been sleeping peacefully but some battle cries had woken her up, might as well see what it was about. She found the place where the cats were fighting and walked over to Frogpaw and Autumnstorm's dead bodies. '' Taken down by a deaf apprentice, how sad. '' Raineyes said as she scowled at Autumnstorm's body. '' Pathetic excuse for a DeathClan warrior. '' She kicked dirt onto both bodies then walked over to see what Nightpaw was doing with the SoulCat. Raineyes stood beside the medicine apprentice, '' Is there a problem? '' She mewed staring at Windrunner with eyes as cold an hard as ice.

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Nightpaw swiped an unsheathed paw at Windrunner's chest, causing her to wince and jump back a tail-length or two. But Nightpaw wasn't trying to be hostile and provoke another fight; she just wanted Windrunner out of her face, and being the cat she was she would claw her eyes out or break her leg to do so. That's just how she was; cruel and vicious, just like every other DeathClan cat. "Yes, we did lose a cat as well. But she wasn't strong I presume, seeing as a deaf apprentice killed her; not a loss, really. And besides, she's one of the first of our Clan to be killed in moons, and even then before that it's been very few and far inbetween. Not like you guys, no; you lose half your warriors in one battle. How many cats have been killed on your side? Ten? Twenty?" And then Raineyes appeared; good, an actual warrior! Not some heap of useless fur. "Not really," she answered her. "It just seems the SoulCats are mad that we killed another of their Clan mates."

Stormheart looked down at the ground, unsheathing her claws and dragging them through the dirt and grass. Why did Frogpaw have to die? If Autumnstorm hadn't been killed as well, Stormheart surely would have done the job. I swear, one day I'm going to sneak into their camp and kill them all somehow. I'll make sure of it. As Stormheart continued to think violent thoughts, Windrunner and Nightpaw were having a stand-off. "Back off, apprentice," she hissed, saying the last word scornfully, like the way Windrunner had. Then another DeathClan warrior appeared; a new one, she presumed. Great, why did cats keep popping up out of nowhere? It was getting irritating.

[yellow]

OOC: lol

[Wind:.*.:Stone]

"Here, Nightpaw! Lets make you the second in moons!" She steps forward again, although she would never kill an apprentice in cold blood: But if she attacked her...She'd be happy to end the pitiful cats life.
Windrunner looks at Raineyes, her own fire blue meeting Raineyes icy calm. Creepy.
"And yeah, there's a problem. Lets settle it." She bares her fangs to show her meaning.

Stonekit stays where she was, still watching, stil calm. Plotting her revenge on Windrunner and Stormheart....how she hated them...

[yellow]

Raineyes continued to stare at Windrunner unfased. Then she sighed and looked at Windrunner with sad eyes. '' How many warriors must SoulClan lose to realize they can not win. '' She mewed in a toneless voice. '' If we must settle it, then lets do it. '' She sounded as if she was board with the whole process. Her claws unsheathed, she took a step closer to the SoulCat, her eyes still calm and cold. '' One more body to add to the pile. '' she taunted quietly and look pointedly at Frogpaw's dead body.

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Nightpaw eyed Raineyes, looking her up and down. She seemed to be a pretty strong warrior, even if she was new; Windrunner would probably be destroyed within seconds. Heck, a DeathClan kit could destroy her within seconds. Maybe to be merciful Nightpaw would send out little Stonekit to attack her. But then Raineyes was challenging Windrunner; no. Windrunner was her opponent. Nightpaw would fight Windrunner, not Raineyes. But instead of exploding at Raineyes, who wasn't doing anything wrong; in fact, she was actually doing pretty well, Nightpaw calmed herself and looked at Raineyes, her eyes like green ice; hard but not at all threatening, like it was a cover for her emotions. "Raineyes, Windrunner is my fight, you can fight Stormheart or something."

Stormheart looked at Raineyes, keeping her claws unsheathed. She tensed, waiting for the she-cat to spring at Windrunner... Or her. Whichever one she chose, Stormheart would be ready to block whatever she did. Then she heard a small kit sitting; that stupid little flea-ridden DeathClan kit was still here? Didn't she know that if she messed with warriors she would surely die? Apparently not. But Stormheart wouldn't kill her; no, killing kits was for DeathClan, and she never again would find herself on that level.

[Wind:.*.:Stone]

Windrunner looks at Nightpaw in satisfaction. She wanted to end this little rat.
"Good job, little apprentice." She hisses, her tail lashing.
"You can go first. I want to make sure I gave you every chance." She smirks, and gets in her battle stance. I'll end her...

Stonekit meets Stormhearts gaze with hate, and then pads over to a tree that had a branch hanging over the battle. She could watch everything well from here. Her copper eyes flash in the sunlight and she blinks and gets to the shadows: Sunlight was for SoulClan.

[yellow]

Raineyes nodded to the apprentice and took a few steps back to give them space. Her icy gaze rested on Stromheart, like all her clanmates she was doomed to die defending a lost cause. Might as well get it over with now. Raineyes voiced her thoughts out loud, '' Are you prepared to die for a lost cause you foolish warrior? '' Raineyes sneered in a emotionless voice, '' Or will you come to your senses and flee like the rodent you and all your clanmates are? '' she went on. Raineyes looked up at the sky, '' No moon tonight. Is that a sign from your precious StarClan? Are the stars wise enough to see the truth too? That SoulClan must end? '' Raineyes had never believed in StarClan, it was all so stupid. When cats died they were gone, they didn't go live in the sky.

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Stormheart slammed into Raineyes, sending her flying back. "I'm not the one who's going to die," she said, her voice dripping with venom. Her eyes glinted with murder, and she quickly shook it off. No, I won't kill her... Unless it's completely necessary. Still these thoughts startled her; why was she still thinking like this? She ripped viciously into Raineye's shoulder, causing her to yowl in pain.

Nightpaw jumped up into the air, landing on Windrunner's back with her claws unsheathed, tearing through the flesh. She held two small objects in her mouth, one of which she swallowed. When she saw Raineyes fighting with Stormheart she slipped Raineyes one of these little objects; they were poppy seeds, a herb that allowed a warrior to not feel much pain, though it would make them tired. Not that it really mattered, though. It took a little while for the poppy seed to come into effect, and by that time the SoulCat would already have died. And besides, they would start working their magic as the battle progressed, making otherwise excruciatingly painful wounds feel like barely more than a scratch.[/color]

[Wind:.*.:Stone]

"Fool..." Windrunner hisses, and she rolls over on her back, crushing Nightpaw under her weight.
"Pain lets you know when to quit....It lets you know your alive...."She says, her voice low and menacing. She leaps up and drags her claws down Nightpaws belly, the other cat still stunned from being crushed. Windrunner shakes some blood from her shoulders, the little drops splattering the ground. She growls, glancing over at Stormheart, making sure she was ok.

Stonekit watches from her perch, her tail fluffed out when she see's the blood rise out of Nightpaws stomach.
Sick... She thinks, hisses and leaning further out to see what was going on better.

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Stormheart looked at Windrunner and smiled for a second at her friend's anxious gaze to show that she was fine, and then turned back to Raineyes. "What? You can't fight your own battles without the help of herbs?" She taunted her, her smile growing into a sadastic-looking grin.

Nightpaw lay dazed for a second, and smiled wryly when she saw that Windrunner had let her guard down to check up on Stormheart. They all look after each other constantly, it's sickening, she thought with disgust, standing up and silently sneaking her way over to Windrunner. While Windrunner was still unaware of her prescence Nightpaw lunged, scoring heavy marks along her belly and side, hissing ferociously. "And that's why you shouldn't turn your back on me," she said, her voice just a bit too smug. Nightpaw skipped to the side, dashing forward and back, leaving large claw marks where she had hit Windrunner with an unsheathed paw.[/color]

[Wind:.*.:Stone]

Windrunner hisses in pain and whips around to Nightpaw, using her long legs to trip the smug apprentice. She puts a paw on the apprentice's back holding her down and letting her claws sink into the soft flesh. She bends down and bites Nightpaws ear, ripping the sensitive skin. She spits out the blood and rakes her free paw down the apprentice's side, not letting her up.
"Dont get pinned down by me..." She hisses in her riped ear. "You'll never get up."

Stonekit hisses in anger and leans even further out, waving her tail for balance.