Flowerclaw
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Post by Flowerclaw on Jun 19, 2007 15:26:35 GMT -5
Chapter 1
Rain drummed hard on the queens' den. A dappled queen, Valleymeadow, lay quinched in pain, her side bleeding after a nasty bagder attack. Valleymeadow's kits were due any minute, and the whole clan was afraid for her. She lay there, scarred and dilusional to the world, her mate, Canyonbelly beside her.
Valleymeadow's stomach give a lurch,and Canyonbelly got up from his place of gaurding the den. "What's wrong with her?" he meowed. The clan's medicine cat, Melodytail, crouched beside her. "Everytime she takes a breath you''re in here. I'm telling you, she's fine." Melodytail mewed, flicking Canyonbelly with her tail.
Canyonbelly's mind was whirling. What would happen if the scar didn't heal well? What if the kits came too quick? What if he wasn't there to see them? What if they were dead? Many questions swirled around his mind, causing him to shake. Melodytail called her apprentice, Goldpaw, to get him some poppy seeds.
Canyonbelly stood up slowly, his legs quivering. "I don't need any poppy seeds. I'm just tired, that's all. It's the middle of the night." he meowed. "That's why you need poppy seeds." Goldpaw replied, pushing the herbs toward him with a tiny paw.Canyonbelly slowly chewed the herbs, not sure why Melodytail wouldn't let him stay up.
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Vallymeadow looked down at the two tiny kits. One was a female with a dappled coat, and one was a black and white male like his father. She wished that Canyonbelly had been there to see them, but he was sound asleep at his gaurding post. The male kit sqealed, and every queen in the den raised their heads. Melodytail looked at the tiny kit. "Got quite a pair of lungs, doesn't he? Just like his father. Loud mouthed from the beginning." she mewed.
Valleymeadow licked him quietly. A few seconds later, Canyonbelly rushed into the den, waking all the queens. "What happened?"he meowed. Then he saw the two kits. "They look just like us!"he yowled. One queen, Silvertail, raised her head. "Canyonbelly, we know. They're your kits. Now can you please let us get some sleep?"she mewed. Canyonbelly layed down beside Valleymeadow.
"What's up with you? Melodytail said she had to give you poppy seeds." Valleymeadow whispered. Canyonbelly dipped his head. "I couldn't stop worrying about you and the kits. I kept overworking myself. Goldpaw practicly stuffed the poppy seeds into my mouth." he licked his mate's head. Valleymeadow purred. "I wasn't exactly dying you know." Canyonbelly nodded. "I know."
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Flowerclaw
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Post by Flowerclaw on Jun 25, 2007 12:27:37 GMT -5
Chapter 2
Valleymeadow streched. It had been a long, frightning night. She was waking up every hour to look for the kits. They were never completely out of her mind,but she had managed to get some sleep before morning.
It was almost sunhigh; Valleymeadow knew Canyonbelly would be returning from the Dawn Patrol soon. He had not felt right leaving the kits, but Valleymeadow knew it had to be done. The threat from badgers were to large. Yesterday it had been a small group of badgers, today, it could be tons.
Tosskit and Alkit meowed loudly. Valleymeadow dipped her head and licked them gently. She guessed they were hungry, after the night, though she wanted to wait untill Melodytail told her it was alright to feed them.
Around her, the other queens began to wake. Silvertail growled. She never was a morning person. thought Valleymeadow. Desertkit and Smallkit, Fishpelt's kits, bounded over to Valleymeadow. They looked down at the small bundles at Valleymeadow's side. "Wow! Those are cute kits!" mewed Smallkit. "Thank you,Smallkit."meowed Valleymeadow. She pointed with her nose to Alkit. "This is Alkit.The other is Tosskit." Desertkit glanced at Tosskit,then Alkit. "I want to mentor Alkit." he meowed.
Valleymeadow glanced at him, then to Alkit. "You can if you want to. But these kits won't need a mentor for another six moons. You'll be a warrior be then, though, won't you?" Smallkit nodded. "I'll mentor Tosskit."she finally mewed. Valleymeadow dipped her head. "Thank you two for volunteering. I'll tell Shellstar when the time comes." she mewed. "I think you two would be great mentors."
The two kits looked at each other in surprize. The kits had never recieved such praize from a warrior,Valleymeadow guessed,for their eyes glittered in excitment. "Thank you, Valleymeadow." they both mewed, then they took off toward their mother. She twitched her tail as she watched them come back. Valleymeadow knew that her tounge was as sharp as her claws;she wouldn't likely thank Valleymeadow for being so kind. Valleymeadow twired her tail around her kits.
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Canyonbelly raced through the camp entrance,his heart pulsing. His patrol had just found a HorseClan rogue with four kits in their territory. Canyonbelly shook his head as he remembered how Winterfur had just killed the cat, forcing RainbowClan to care for the kits. Canyonbelly knew Valleymeadow couldn't care for six kits, Silvertail's kits were older than these, and Fishpelt was about to leave the queen's den. He couldn't think of a single cat who could care for these kits.
Valleymeadow rushed out of the queen's den, her tail tucked deeply between her legs. "What's wrong?" she asked. "Did you find badgers?" Canyonbelly shook his head. "No, but we did find a cat who was driven from her camp when the badgers attacked. She was a part of HorseClan, but now, HorseClan is pretty much broken up." he mewed.
Valleymeadow shook her head slowly. "There must be a way for us to get away from the bagders." Canyonbelly scuffled his forepaws along the ground. "She also had four kits."he added. Valleymeadow looked at him;Canyonbelly felt her icy blue eye stare burning his fur. "I can take care of them. I mean, if she's not fit enough." she mewed. "Winterfur killed her." Canyonbelly murmured.
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Post by Flowerclaw on Jul 16, 2007 21:39:39 GMT -5
Chapter 3
Valleymeadow shook her head."That sounds like her." she murmured. Winterfur was the most headstrong warrior in the clan;she rarely thought of anyone's wellfare if they wern't her closest friend or herself. Valleymeadow wished her sister had turned out differently, because she had hoped to rely on her if anything happened, but Winterfur had turned her nose up at her.
Canyonbelly got to his paws. "I hope the patrol's alright. I was in front of everyone, but I thought they'd be here by now." he pelted through the camp entrance and stopped, tail twitching. Valleymeadow wondered what he saw, but she stayed where she was. Canyonbelly turned around and signaled with his tail for the cats of the Dawn Patrol to come on into camp.
Valleymeadow twiched her tail angerly. Winterfur had appeared with no kit in her mouth, and she dragged the kits' mother's dead body into camp,wincing with every step. Well, at least she's carrying something. thought Valleymeadow as she went over to take in the new kits.
Gorsefur, Liontail, Fishleaf, and Riverwhisker carried the kits; the poor dangling kits were almost starved. Valleymeadow soon found out there were three toms and one she-cat. One was a golden tabby,the next a gray tabby,the next orange, and the last black. She didn't know what their names were,so she renamed them all.
The golden tabby was named Heatherkit, the only female. The next was the gray tabby,who was named Rainkit. The orange cat was named Flamekit, and the black was named Shadowkit. Valleymeadow hoped she could feed all six kits, but doughted the other queens wouldn't help if she needed it.
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Canyonbelly pushed his way through the warriors' den. He was going to see Valleymeadow, just to see if she had gotten settled with the six kits. He glanced back and forth to see if any cat was outside the dens, and then he spotted a queen out behind the queens' den. He paused, his scences alert for any new challenge. He silently made his way to the queens' den, his movement as quiet as a mouse.
He expected an enemy cat, but there he saw none other than Valleymeadow, scuffling her paws along the ground. "Valleymeadow," he whispered. "Why are you out here? Where are the kits?" Valleymeadow raised her head slightly, her eyes filled with sadness something else that Canyonbelly couldn't pinpoint. "Canyonbelly," she murmured. "Shadowkit and Flamekit are dead."
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Post by Bloodmoon on Aug 1, 2007 22:44:26 GMT -5
Very cool! And a bit sad...
Read mine?
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Post by roaringbelly on Aug 2, 2007 14:44:12 GMT -5
Now i want to know what happens! The names are very good. But what is 'al'? as in 'alkit'?
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Flowerclaw
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Post by Flowerclaw on Aug 8, 2007 17:22:30 GMT -5
My kitty!! Big Al! lol
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Post by ;R.o.c.k.y.w.a.v.e; on Aug 8, 2007 17:32:36 GMT -5
Hi Flowerclaw, I see you're online, so... CONTINUE! Pease? 0:-)
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Post by Flowerclaw on Aug 12, 2007 15:23:29 GMT -5
Canyonbelly felt a wave of sadness come over him. He dug his claws into the ground and flexed his muscles. "How?" he murmured, his tail lashing, Valleymeadow shook her head. "I don't know. I woke up and they were both dead!" she meowed, not minding to keep her voice down. Canyonbelly wrapped his tail around her head so she couldn't speak.
"Valleymeadow, I know how you feel. Don't be worried. They were weak, and I didn't really expect them to stay alive through the night." he mewed. Valleymeadow's ears pricked. Canyonbelly knew he had said something wrong, and he lowered his ears. "I'm sorry." he added, licking her cheek. "Well that's nice Canyonbelly. Just don't tell me they're weak. Let them die sitting next to me so I can be accused of killing them instead of taking them to the medicine cat." she meowed, getting up and leaving Canyonbelly alone. Canyonbelly hung his head. He felt bad that he hadn't told her. But he didn't want her to be worried all night and tence herself up.
Canyonbelly lashed his tail, sturring up dirt across the ground. He wished there was a way to make it up to Valleymeadow, but he didn't know of any way. He washed one of his paws and bit at it hardly when he noticed an itch, then got up and started to head back toward his den, but his paws led him into the queens' den to settle beside Valleymeadow. She was already asleep, so he didn't care to tell her he was sorry. I'll tell her in the morning with a fresh mouse and invite to the river. He figured, and let sleep overcome him.
(!@!@!@!@!@!@@!@!@!@!@!@!@!@!@!@!@!@!@!@!@!@!@!@!) Valleymeadow woke up to a sunny day, and a mouse beside her. Canyonbelly sat above her, her four kits laying beside her. Canyonbelly pushed the mouse toward her, but Valleymeadow shook her head. Her stomach wasn't ready for food. "You've got to eat." Canyonbelly mewed, cutting the mouse in half with one sharp claw. Valleymeadow gladly took the mouse and began to tear through it, though she didn't feel much like eating.
Canyonbelly took his share and ate it, scarfing it down in only a few bites. Valleymeadow licked the mouse off his face quickly, then Canyonbelly sat down beside her. "I talked to the queens last night. They said they would watch our kits if we wanted to go to the river tonight, just us two." he mewed, purring. Valleymeadow's heart pounded, but she gulped and answered, "No. But thank you Canyonbelly." Canyonbelly looked heartbroken. Valleymeadow knew it seemed like a moon before he finally manahed to sqeak out, "Okay. You have plans, right? Patrol plans?" Valleymeadow shook her head. "Heatherfoot wants to talk to me some, and I thought I'd go on a patrol with hrt tonight. By the time I got back, the river would be full of cats, and there would be no where to sit. We can go tomorrow though." she mewed. Canyonbelly blinked. "Okay. I just thought maybe you'd come." then, he raised up and headed toward his morning patrol. Valleymeadow felt guilty, for she wasn't going on patrol, and she wasn't going because Heatherfoot, her best friend, wanted to talk to her. She was going to meet another tom named Addersong.
Addersong was a black cat about Valleymeadow's age, and Valleymeadow wanted to get to know him a little better. He was a very handsome cat, but Valleymeadow told herself she wasn't going to be dazzled by his charm, for she was only recruting cats that wanted to make their own clan, and she was going to make that happen.
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Post by Tigerfur on Aug 15, 2007 16:40:03 GMT -5
FANTASTIC story so far! I hope you update soon! ;D
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Post by (*~Flamestar~*) on Aug 19, 2007 20:31:34 GMT -5
Agreed here with Tigerfur! I'm lovin it!!!
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Flowerclaw
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Post by Flowerclaw on Aug 20, 2007 15:53:27 GMT -5
Chapter 5
Valleymeadow stretched her legs and slowly peared out of the nursury. She had left her kits with another queen and was heading for the boundary,her muscles flexed. She felt as if she was betraying her whole clan, wanting to create a clan of her own, but she couldn't help wanting to feel the rush of being a leader, and a leader with the clanmates she choose.
Then, she heard a purring behind her and turned to see Canyonbelly behind her. "Go back to your den!" she murmured, but Canyonbelly never said a word. "Go on!" she meowed, but once again Canyonbelly stood still. His claws were dug into the ground, and Valleymeadow could tell something was wrong with him. Then, with another close look, she saw that the cat wasn't Canyonbelly, but a cat she had never seen before. She peared at his fur and saw eyes like ice, and a fang like the moon. She dipped her head.
The other cat didn't move, but slowly mewed, "Valleymeadow, what are you doing? Don't betray your clan. You could put them in a lot of misery..."he mewed, and seeing a step backwords from Valleymeadow, he added," Please don't go." Valleymeadow took another step back, but she never doughted this cat's words. She really didn't need to go, but something was calling her, something unknown....but then Valleymeadow raised one paw and the strange cat dissapeared. There was a mew of shock from Valleymeadow, but then she ran out of camp without another thought to the idea.
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Post by Tigerfur on Sept 1, 2007 12:18:41 GMT -5
EXCELLENT chapter! ;D I wonder what Valleymedow is up to now?
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Post by Flowerclaw on Sept 2, 2007 20:59:14 GMT -5
(You never know with her)
Chapter 6
Valleymeadow had long since forgotton the badger incident, but it still rang in her head. She wished for one moment she could forget her life, forget her kits, and start over. Canyonbelly seemed to be even more annoying lately, and she could hardly stay around him. Then, at the back of her head, she remembered the fact that she could be pregnant. The tom over at the border was cute, and she wished him luck, for she wanted him in her clan. They had met there at the border, dappled in the frosty moonlight. Valleymeadow remembered dipping her head and knocking into his, then clumsely bringing her head up to a normal position. She remembered the conversation perfectly.
"So, you want to create your own clan? Why? Is FishClan that bad?" she had asked. The tom nodded. "We have an unruly leader. He decided that we should catch at least five pieces of prey, every cat. Even queens, kits, and elders." he mewed. Valleymeadow shook her head sadly. "I don't really like our leader either. She's so snotty." she had said. The tom let out a snort of laughter. "What, Addersong?" she asked. Addersong just took a paw and washed it. "It's just that I saw my old girlfriend in you. Wierd huh?" Valleymeadow felt a flash of happiness. I'd love to be your girlfriend. She thought. Then, Addersong had welcomed her to a river retreat, and she had seen what was the last of her and Canyonbelly and her. Canyonbelly had been with another she-cat. Valleymeadow had talked to him today, and now they hated each other. Anyways, Addersong had liked Valleymeadow. And Valleymeadow loved Addersong. They had mated.
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Post by Foxclaw on Sept 3, 2007 0:00:54 GMT -5
oooooooooo...... dun dun dun love ur story keep writing! ;D
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Post by Tigerfur on Sept 4, 2007 15:20:30 GMT -5
WONDERFUL chapter! ;D Uh-oh sounds like Valleymeadow is in trouble, update again soon so we can see what happens! ;D
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