I Need You (Ashen, 1 SC cat (Not Shadestar))

[Silky]

Morningcloud had been walking for about half an hour. She didn't know where Ashenanarchy was, or if he still loved her, or if he had a new mate and new kits, or if he'd died, or joined another clan or gone to the twolegs. The tabby-siamese sighed loudly, her purpley eyes narrowed and angry.

"Ashenanarchy!" she shouted, flinching at herself. She would hate it if she attracted attention from Shadowclan. That wouldn't do. She flicked her tail, and her mind was again drawn to her kits. She closed her eyes, rubbing away the forming tears from her eyes with her paw. "Damn it." She hissed.

There was a twig-crack behind her, but in the darkness, she assumed it was only a mouse or a vole, or maybe a fox. She tasted the air, and scented no one. Not even Ashenanarchy. She sobbed, and sat down. "Bloody idiot you are, aren't you Morningcloud? You freaking HAD to go and mate with BOTH Ashenanarchy AND Shadestar?! Why didn't you just not tell anyone who the father was?! WHY?!" She hissed loudly at herself. "Stupid foxdung idiot."

[Shadewing]

[[um, i hope that this counts as an SC cat..?]]

"Hey,"

It was a feminine voice, that rang out from the forest. It wasn't too loud, but it was certainly enough to catch a cat's attention. It was light, airy, though it seemed to scream forcibly, but subliminally: 'Look here, and listen to me.'

If Morningcloud was to turn around, there would be a scarred she-cat behind her. Her left eye was shut with infection, and she was limping on an infected paw, also on her left side. She was a calico cat, darkly colored, with splotches of brown and orange. "I saw you leave. Are you leaving there for good? Because I've been wanting to leave for seasons. But I knew I could never, ever go alone." She spoke, and you could see that one of her teeth were badly chipped, and they were yellowed. Her fur was missing in patches, and she certainly looked to decrepit to go too far on her own. "I mean, with this lousy paw, I can't walk for dirt."

The tiny calico limped up to Morningcloud. "You likely knew me from the harem. I'm Dusky, from ThunderClan. My love, Lionfur, resides there, and I've been dying for the chance to leave for many moons. I just hope that the tough life of a warrior hasn't engulfed him, and he hasn't gone to join StarClan yet.." Dusky blinked her vibrant yellow eyes. "Would you mind if I followed you until ThunderClan, or RiverClan territory? I mean, just until I'm out of the red. I don't want to hold you up."


[[as a reminder nobody quite knows about Lionfur's death in the harem, so I'd just like to say don't spoil it to her :p]]

[Silky]

[Yeah, she counts]

Morningcloud turned, to see a small calico the size of an apprentice. Her purple eyes turned soft, and she listened to her request. "...y-yes. I'll help you get back to your love. That's what I'm doing myself. He was exiled and I want to find him and be with him again..." The she-cat hung her head. It was sad, for both of them. They had no idea if either of their loves were alive or dead, and it pained them both.

"After I find Ashenanarchy, I'll take you to Thunderclan. There's a she-cat there I know quite well; Raccoontail. She will hopefully be on patrol or hunting, so we can ask her to take you to Lionfur." Morningcloud said. "I'm... Morningcloud by the way." She said. She didn't really take any notice of the she-cats in the harem; she hated them, well, most of them. She hoped one day they'd rebel against the oppresive FireClan males and kill them, and then disperse and join clans or become loners or kittypets.

"Ashenanarchy practises medicine. He'll be able to get you healed up once we find him." Morningcloud said, forcing on a smile. She needed to tell him about Sablepaw, and how Shadestar was willing to make her an apprentice, but it was unfair on the she-cat. She was basically deaf; she hoped without her guidance that Sablepaw wouldn't be taken by a hawk.

[Shadewing]

"I hope so," Dusky said, eyes looking down. "I think that if my paw doesn't get healed quick, I'll die, especially in this leaf-bare weather." Dusky shivered, in her short coat. "I miss Lionfur. I miss my twolegs and Clan at home. We should get out of here, before a ShadowClan patrol sights us. Shadestar will be sending one out pretty soon, and I won't move too fast with this leg.." Dusky said, looking about for any ShadowClan cats. "Which way's ThunderClan?"

Dusky had no idea where anything was. She was in the middle of the harem when they made the move, so she barely saw anything on the move. "I hope Lionfur hasn't taken a mate and has waited for me like I have for him.."

[Twilight]

(( Hehe... She's gonna get a bit of a shock... Lionfur's dead, AND his daughter is in the clan. XD Lol. I can't wait to see her reaction. Sorry if my posts suck. I'm still brain dead and coughing from the flu. ))

The flash of ice blue eyes being struck by sunlight shone through the pines. Ashenanarchy had never really left ShadowClan territory. His siamese pelt had learned the swiftness and cunning of a warrior of Shadowclan in just those few moons time. He was a fast learner, when you had to stay away from cats like Shadestar, Flameshade, and sometimes the occasional FireClan tom, especially Redeyes. He stalked through the pines on the floor of the pine forest, has tail ou straight behind him. It wasn't up like a banner, nor trailing the ground. His auds were forward and his gems were sharp. He stepped into the light in front of Morningcloud and Dusky, and stopped. His now haggard appearance might scare the she-cats, but he was still who he was. Having been exiled from the clan, he had chosen to call himself Ash, instead of the long clan name he had been given. But the name he had been given, Ashenanarchy, had held true to it's meaning. He had caused an usurp. Either way he shrugged off the thought. His usually stocky frame and gone skinny and lean, his eyes slightly sunken. He had hardly ever used his voice, but he had used his claws in killing off the some of the FireClan toms when he knew he could beat them. He was slowly helping the other clans win the war against those rats who called themselves a Clan. He had also heard Dusky talking about Lionfur. Little did she know that the ThunderClan deputy was dead. But, he wouldn't tell her now that she had a hope of getting home. He hadn't thought about or used herbs for a long time, so it took him a while to register what he would need to find and use on the she-cat. H then turned his full gaze on to Morningcloud, and his blue eyes softened.

[Silky]

Morningcloud sighed. "I know how you feel..." She nodded, and her ears pricked up at hearing another cat come towards them. Immeadiatley, she crouched down, ready to attaack the stranger. And then, he moved into the light. He was haggard, scruffy with tufuts of fur missing, but to Morningcloud, he was everything she had been waiting for. His eyes softened when he saw her, and she removed herself from her defensive stance, looking him over. His moons in exile had not done him favours, but he was still the Ashenanarchy Morningcloud had fallen in love with. She forced back the joyous tears that welled up in her eyes, and pushed herself into Ashenanarchy's chin, purring all the while. "I'm so glad you're alive..." She mewled happily, her voice shaking because of the tears. She hoped there would be ajoyous reunion for Dusky like herself and Ashenanarchy, but neither of the she-cats knew it was not to be. "I've missed you so much... Sablekit was made Sablepaw, but I doubt she'll ever be a warrior like Brightpaw and Cherishpaw..." Morningcloud hung her head. StarClan had punished the she-cat's misendeavours for mating with a medicine cat by taking the life of Nightkit, and disabling Sablepaw forever. She would be better off a ThunderClan elder or a kittypet than a ShadowClanner.

[Shadewing]

[[brightpaw was born dead, silky xD.. right?]]

Dusky watched the reunion, and her eyes travelled downwards. She hoped Lionfur was still alive. There was a difference between spending three moons in the wilderness, and going easily a year without seeing your mate. "We need to get out of here really quickly. Those FireClan toms were just off of a patrol quickly. It'll only be a matter of time before they find out we've left!" she whispered sharply, narrowing her yellow eyes. "We can be reunited outside of ShadowClan borders. For now, I think that getting out of here alive is top priority," Dusky mewed quietly, looking at the two cats quickly. "Ashenanarchy, sorry, I forgot to introduce myself. I'm Dusky. I've been a harlot in FireClan for seasons. I was disappointed when Redeyes took Dust away to your Clan, for freedom, but I knew I needed to bide my time and wait. I'd rather cause trouble on ShadowClan, who seem tough, than on ThunderClan, who were short on numbers due to sickness."

"Once we've reached safer ground, we can openly expose FireClan in ShadowClan, and make all of the cats drive out FireClan. It'll be hard to convince Shadestar to part with his alliance I'd think, but maybe he could see the greater good in splitting.."

[Silky]

[idk. she's confused and I am too ;-;]

[Twilight]

His gruff voice cut in on her babbling. "We stay together. But first, let me fix that eyes of yours." He walked away and came back with about five herbs about five minutes later. He quickly set to work, applying a salve and also putting on some herbs to help fight off the infection. He stepped back, looking at his work. "Not bad, hving been in exile, eh? My skills are still sharp." He gave a satisfied purr and looked between the two. "We'll need to head through WindClan, ad Nightstar has been pretty prickly lately towards any cat who isn't a clan cat or that she knows. We'll have to travel quickly and stealthily, using the moors to our advantage as a WindClan cat would. If we're lucky, no one will see us. If not, oh well. We'll make up Plan B when that happens. What say you two?"

[Silky]

Morningcloud purred. He was still the same old tom she'd fell in love with. She listened to his plan, ears pointed towards him, eyes deep in thought. "Nightstar should know who we are. I doubt that Shadestar has told the rest of the clans about us. That would have caused major uprest and anger towards us." She mused for a few more moments. "Would it not be safer to travel through ThunderClan territory? We could find Lionfur, and my old friend Raccoontail. They could allow us safe passage to wherever we're going." Morningcloud mewed. "By the way, where do we plan to go?" She asked him, tilting her head to the left a little.

[Twilight]

He went over to her, murmuring in her ear. He knew the other she-cat couldn't hear. "Lionfur's dead. I'm heading the long way to prevent our friend and heartbreak. I know it's no use to postpone it, but... Just for a little while."

*Fail Post*