Moon 2: Newleaf
“Yellowpaw, Yellowpaw, guess what!?” Bravekit squeaks, barreling into the healer den.
“Huh, kit?” Yellowpaw mumbles, exhausted, though he’s done nothing but lie in a nest for a whole moon.
“Velvetpaw’s graduating today!” the brown kit squeaks.
“A-Already!?”
“Mhm! She says she’s doing it early, so that makes her super cool!”
“Oh… that’s nice.”
“Bravekit!”
Bravekit squeals as she is picked up by the healer apprentice and gently tossed out the mouth of the den. “Quit bugging my patient!” The kit giggles before she rushes off to find some other cat to pester.
Cavepaw settles beside Yellowpaw and begins cleaning his wound. “Thanks, it’s been itching all day.”
“No worries.”
“...”
“...”
“I guess you heard the news.”
“Yeah, I mean, it makes sense. She’s talented and brave, I’m happy for her.”
“You don’t seem happy.” Cavepaw points out, applying a marigold poultice to his tail.
“I just… I’m a bad warrior.” the speckled tom laments.
“No you are not-”
“Yes, I am! My tail is proof enough.”
“No, if anything your tail is proof you were strong enough to stand up for what you believe in!” Cavepaw assures. “I mean, you saved Bravekit from that fox-”
“I wasn’t trying to save the kit…”
“What?”
“I wasn’t trying to save the kit!” Yellowpaw hisses. “I was trying to run away! I got scared when I saw the fox so I high-tailed it! That’s how he got me by the tail! The others only said I fought it off so I didn’t look bad…”
Cavepaw is silent for a moment before curling around him.
“I was going to leave those kits to die, Cavepaw!” he sobbed, “I was gonna kill them…”
“Shh, shh, you just panicked, you didn’t try to kill them. Even if you hadn’t tried to run, I doubt you could have saved all of them. You might have even gotten Eveningpaw and Velvet killed.”
“I killed them!” Yellowpaw wails. “I killed them!”
“No, you didn’t…”
Cavepaw spends the rest of the day soothing his distraught friend.
Later that evening…
As the sun begins to set, the clan gathers under the Leader’s Ledge, to celebrate a new warrior. All but Yellowpaw, who Cavepaw explained was too unwell to go out, was present. Warmfeather appears from the mouth of his den atop the ledge.
“Cats of MaggotClan! We are gathered here today to accept the first ever warrior of MaggotClan into our ranks. Velvetpaw, step forward.”
The lonesome she-cat steps forward, pride shining in her eyes. Warmfeather knew that despite her young age, she was more qualified than some senior warriors back in ButterflyClan. Besides, if MaggotClan ever hoped to debut as a legitimate clan in the future, they would need some warriors…
“This clan recognizes the hard-work and determination it took for you to get to this point. From now on, you leave your paws behind and wear your claws with pride. You are now Velvetdream.”
The clan erupts into cheers, rushing to congratulate the new warrior. Amidst the commotion, Warmfeather sneaks off.
Later that night…
Warmfeather pants as he recites the words that have become all too familiar to his mouth. He is covered in blood, both his and the sacrificial hare. Bones with strange symbols etched onto them are arranged in a circle, the massacred hare in the middle.
And then she appears.
“Why won’t you give me my lives!?”
“...”
“I’ve done everything you asked!”
“...”
“I gathered a clan, I renounced the stars, I did all your little sacrifices, even that poor kittypet- What more do you want!?”
“...”
“...”
“Drosb cyevc.”
***
Events
Cavepaw grooms a hard to reach spot for Yellowpaw!
Velvetdream becomes a warrior!
***
Characters
Warmfeather: Medium-furred light brown tabby tom with violet eyes | 13 moons | Deputy | Charismatic | Good Decorator | Cis!Male (he/him) | Aroace
Cavepaw: Medium-furred unusually spotted gray tom with cyan eyes | 8 moons | Healer App. | Bouncy | Incredibly Knowledgeable| Cis!Male (he/him) | Bi
Velvetdream: Medium-furred light brown she-cat with copper eyes | 11 moons | Warrior | Reserved | Dog-Whisperer & Masterful Storyteller | Trans!Fem (she/her) | Lesbian
Yellowpaw: Medium-furred speckled dark brown and white tom with yellow eyes | 11 moons | Warrior App. | Cowardly | Never Sits Still | Cis!Male (he/him) | Gay
Bravekit: Short-furred brown smoke she-kit with dark blue eyes | 1 moons | Kit | Attention-Seeker | Steps Lightly | Cis!Fem (she/her) | ???
???: ??? | ??? | ??? | ??? | ??? | ??? (she/it)| ???
“Yellowpaw, Yellowpaw, guess what!?” Bravekit squeaks, barreling into the healer den.
“Huh, kit?” Yellowpaw mumbles, exhausted, though he’s done nothing but lie in a nest for a whole moon.
“Velvetpaw’s graduating today!” the brown kit squeaks.
“A-Already!?”
“Mhm! She says she’s doing it early, so that makes her super cool!”
“Oh… that’s nice.”
“Bravekit!”
Bravekit squeals as she is picked up by the healer apprentice and gently tossed out the mouth of the den. “Quit bugging my patient!” The kit giggles before she rushes off to find some other cat to pester.
Cavepaw settles beside Yellowpaw and begins cleaning his wound. “Thanks, it’s been itching all day.”
“No worries.”
“...”
“...”
“I guess you heard the news.”
“Yeah, I mean, it makes sense. She’s talented and brave, I’m happy for her.”
“You don’t seem happy.” Cavepaw points out, applying a marigold poultice to his tail.
“I just… I’m a bad warrior.” the speckled tom laments.
“No you are not-”
“Yes, I am! My tail is proof enough.”
“No, if anything your tail is proof you were strong enough to stand up for what you believe in!” Cavepaw assures. “I mean, you saved Bravekit from that fox-”
“I wasn’t trying to save the kit…”
“What?”
“I wasn’t trying to save the kit!” Yellowpaw hisses. “I was trying to run away! I got scared when I saw the fox so I high-tailed it! That’s how he got me by the tail! The others only said I fought it off so I didn’t look bad…”
Cavepaw is silent for a moment before curling around him.
“I was going to leave those kits to die, Cavepaw!” he sobbed, “I was gonna kill them…”
“Shh, shh, you just panicked, you didn’t try to kill them. Even if you hadn’t tried to run, I doubt you could have saved all of them. You might have even gotten Eveningpaw and Velvet killed.”
“I killed them!” Yellowpaw wails. “I killed them!”
“No, you didn’t…”
Cavepaw spends the rest of the day soothing his distraught friend.
Later that evening…
As the sun begins to set, the clan gathers under the Leader’s Ledge, to celebrate a new warrior. All but Yellowpaw, who Cavepaw explained was too unwell to go out, was present. Warmfeather appears from the mouth of his den atop the ledge.
“Cats of MaggotClan! We are gathered here today to accept the first ever warrior of MaggotClan into our ranks. Velvetpaw, step forward.”
The lonesome she-cat steps forward, pride shining in her eyes. Warmfeather knew that despite her young age, she was more qualified than some senior warriors back in ButterflyClan. Besides, if MaggotClan ever hoped to debut as a legitimate clan in the future, they would need some warriors…
“This clan recognizes the hard-work and determination it took for you to get to this point. From now on, you leave your paws behind and wear your claws with pride. You are now Velvetdream.”
The clan erupts into cheers, rushing to congratulate the new warrior. Amidst the commotion, Warmfeather sneaks off.
Later that night…
Warmfeather pants as he recites the words that have become all too familiar to his mouth. He is covered in blood, both his and the sacrificial hare. Bones with strange symbols etched onto them are arranged in a circle, the massacred hare in the middle.
And then she appears.
“Why won’t you give me my lives!?”
“...”
“I’ve done everything you asked!”
“...”
“I gathered a clan, I renounced the stars, I did all your little sacrifices, even that poor kittypet- What more do you want!?”
“...”
“...”
“Drosb cyevc.”
***
Events
Cavepaw grooms a hard to reach spot for Yellowpaw!
Velvetdream becomes a warrior!
***
Characters
Warmfeather: Medium-furred light brown tabby tom with violet eyes | 13 moons | Deputy | Charismatic | Good Decorator | Cis!Male (he/him) | Aroace
Cavepaw: Medium-furred unusually spotted gray tom with cyan eyes | 8 moons | Healer App. | Bouncy | Incredibly Knowledgeable| Cis!Male (he/him) | Bi
Velvetdream: Medium-furred light brown she-cat with copper eyes | 11 moons | Warrior | Reserved | Dog-Whisperer & Masterful Storyteller | Trans!Fem (she/her) | Lesbian
Yellowpaw: Medium-furred speckled dark brown and white tom with yellow eyes | 11 moons | Warrior App. | Cowardly | Never Sits Still | Cis!Male (he/him) | Gay
Bravekit: Short-furred brown smoke she-kit with dark blue eyes | 1 moons | Kit | Attention-Seeker | Steps Lightly | Cis!Fem (she/her) | ???
???: ??? | ??? | ??? | ??? | ??? | ??? (she/it) | ???
***
So Yellowpaw totally doesn't have an eensy-teensy bit of trauma that definitely won't effect him in the future. Nope. No sir-ee.
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