Watching time go by (OPEN)

[00mosspelt]

Darkfall lay stretched out watching the camp. She closed her eyes sometimes she missed hearing the snide remarks from her sister. Good she missed the gray furball she felt the sadness well up inside her. Maybe she should go and visit her paarents they were getting old and often enjoyed her help with hunting. No, she decided she opened her eyes and sighed. Poor Grayfoot her sister had missed out on so much, a mate, kits. Yet again Darkfall had none of that yet. She probably never would. Who would want to take her for a mate, she was dark had broad shoulders and a broad chest and nick in her ear. Th only decent feature about her was her sparkling green eyes which she had got from her mother Flowerfur. The rest of her features came from her father Smoke. She sighed she may have been accepted in the clan but she knew she had no friends accept Horizenfall. She rolled onto her back looking to the sky she couldn't help wishing she was Grayfoot sometimes. Grayfoot was pretty, she didn't look like a mirror of their father and was loved by the clan and had friends. But of course that'd mean she would be dead so Darkfall decided she'd rather be herself. She rolled onto her stomach again hoping maybe some cat would sit with her and talk and be her friend. Darkfall sighed she would just sit and watch time go by till that happened

[catwomen2]

Dawnkit lay outside of the nursery, bored out of her mind, and the warmth of the nursery was too much for her. She lay like this looking at the Clan for awhile, watching the older cats come and go out of camp, and seeing them put and take prey from the fresh-kill pile.

Not far away from her, Dawnkit noticed another cat laying down, her eyes closed. But she didn't look asleep. Dawnkit thought about going to talk to her, but she hadn't talked to any cat here since her arrival, and she felt shy to just walk up to a warrior and talk.

Dawnkit sat up and put all her courage together to go and at least say hello to the warrior, and maybe she might be able to talk to the others in the Clan later. She padded towards the she-cat on her little legs.

"Hello there, my name is Dawnkit, what's yours?" Her mother said to always give her name before asking for the others name, it was supposed to be polite.

[00mosspelt]

Darkfall turned to Dawnkit smiling, "Why hello Dawnkit i'm Darkfall," she said. "Is it too hot to be inside for you too?" Darkfall asked still smiling this kit seemed sweet, and polite. She would make a good warrior, Darkfall could tell. Maybe this little She-kit could be her friend.

[catwomen2]

Dawnkit felt a bit relived that the warrior didn't seem bothered by her. "Darkfall is a nice name," she smiled a little, "And yeah, it's really hot in the nursery and only a little better outside. I can't wait to be an apprentice and go out in the forest again, how does it feel like to be an apprentice?" Dawnkit surprised herself by talking that much, probably because she hadn't talked in awhile.

Dawnkit looked up at Darkfall and only just the noticed her pretty green eyes, "You have very nice eyes, very bright".

Dawnkit already liked this cat, and she hoped that the other cats would be this nice, it might help her come over her shyness.

[00mosspelt]

"Thank you Dawnkit you have a nice name too," Darkfall mewed.
"Ahhh apprenticeship i'm not the best cat to ask mine was horrible the Clan hated me so I wasn't treated fairly, even my own sister betrayed me. My only friend's were my mother's sister Spottedsnow and her own daughter Breezeflower. Though it was wonderful hunting and learning to fight. My father was a loner so no-one liked me, but I won my honour." Darkfall smiled at Dawnkit. She heard the kits comments about her eyes, "Thank you Dawnkit that's a very nice thing to say," she purred, "I got them from my mother." She smiled looking at Dawnkit, "You have a very pretty pelt," she said to the kit, "No doubt you'll have toms chasing after you when you're a little older." She smiled cheekily. "Do you want to come out with me not very far just a short walk," Darkfall licked her paw and drew it over her face.

[catwomen2]

Dawnkit felt a bit sorry for the warrior, hearing a little about her past, but she saw that it didn't seem to affect her now.

Dawnkit felt a little less confident about being in the Clan, considering none of her parents where Clan cats, but both loners. But she thought that being a kit and growing up in the Clan might help her, and she already made a friend.

The little she-kit felt pride swell in her, "Thank you, I have the same pelt shade as my mother, she was just a bit more spotted," she frowned a bit a the memory of her mother, but perked up at the mention of going out of camp for a walk, "But I would love to go out of camp with you, I was just starting to get bored staying here in camp!" Her soft kit voice rose a bit higher with excitement.

She felt that she could talk freely with this she-cat, having a common bond. She stood up and smiled, waiting for the older cat to lead the way.

[00mosspelt]

Darkfall stood up and shook her pelt, "And don't worry it wasthe fact that my mother betrayed the Clan not that my father was a loner." she mewed. "Would you maybe like to meet my parents on our walk?" she asked smiling. She began to walk at the slow pace she used for Horizenfall automatically. then looked at Dawnkit. "If you want me to slow down or go faster just say," she mewed, "I'm used to walking at a certain pace with other cats"

[00mosspelt]

"You said your mother was spotted mines very spotted she was very beautiful when she was in her prime but now she's getting on in years," Darkfall mewed as she walked

[catwomen2]

Dawnkit felt a little better, "Oh, so I guess I should be fine then..." but she was still worried about how the Clan would act with her.

She found that Darkfall's pace was just fine,"And your pace is fine, I'm not used to going very fast yet because I'm still pretty small, so when I'm older I'll definitely be able to go faster." She walked beside the dark warrior as she lead them out of camp.

Dawnkit was nervous at meting other cats, she was always a bit shy, but she thought that if it was Darkfall's parents, it wouldn't be that bad. "Sure, that would be nice," the she-cat added that her mother was also spotted, "So your mom must also be pretty."

Dawnkit stopped to stretch her tiny legs before continuing on towards the forest.

[00mosspelt]

"Oh I'm pretty sure you will be but if you're not i'll be you're friend anyway," said Darkfall she felt more sure of herself around the little kit she was pretty sure they were friends now.
Darkfall smiled as she heard her pace was fine, "Well you'll be prett fast then you already walk as fast as my friend Horizenfall," she said. "And my parents will be glad to meet you they love kits unfortunately due to complications during my birth my mother couldn't have more kits." she mewed, "I was a pretty big kit." "And yes I reckon she is not as pretty as you though Dawnkit," she mewed, "My sister looked like her but she was a very pale gray instead of white. I'm the ugly duckling of the family I look like my father but of course he looks handsome being a tom, this pelt is more suited to him." Darkfall led Dawnkit through the forest at this slow pace till they reached the edge of RushClan territory, they hadn't walked very far. "That was where I was born," she mewed pointing with her tail to a small clearing, "I remember my father carried me and Grayfoot home my mother leant on him but he didn't even stumble, I cried for at least half of the journey" she smiled at the memory. Then pressed on till she reached a cave. "Smoke! Flowerfur!" she called, "It's Darkfall I bought a friend!" Soon a big tom padded out with the same shade of dark gray fur as Darkfall and the same light gray stripe, after him followed and slender white she-cat with orange spots and the same green eyes as Darkfall. "Hi Dars" said the tom licking Darkfall head and she smiled and ducked. "Darkfall," the she-cat greeted her warmly nuzzling her. Then she saw Dawnkit, "Is she?" she asked. Darkfall laughed and shook her head, "No she's a friend," she laughed. "Well hello little one whats your name?" asked Flowerfur, "I'm Flowerfur and this is Smoke," she said flicking her tail at her mate.

[catwomen2]

Dawnkit smiled, she was very happy that Darkfall considered her her friend. She would like to meet Horizonfall, he seemed to be a good friend to Darkfall.

Dawnkit frowned knowing that Darkfall's mother couldn't have kits, she didn't know how but she still felt sad. "So I guess it will make them happy to meet me," she mewed contently.

Dawnkit looked at the clearing, not too different from the one where she used to live, "Me and my mom lived under a bush with a smaller clearing then this in front. I would play with her there," she was very sad at the memory of her dead mother, still not completely accepting it. She shock her head a bit and reminded herself that her mother would want her to be strong.

They walked a bit more and Darkfall continued to talk about her birth, it made Dawnkit smile to imagine this big warrior as a tiny kit her size. She added a comment about how she was the ugly duckling, "I think you look quite pretty, and you have a nice pelt."

They came to a cave and Darkfall called out for her parents. First came out a big tom with almost the same pelt as Darkfall. Next was a white she-cat with orange spots and the same beautiful green eyes.

Dawnkit giggled because Flowerfur had thought that Darkfall was her mother, but then Flowerfur spoke to her after Darkfall dismissed her theory. "Hi Flowerfur and Smoke, m-my name is Dawnkit, and I'm only three moons old, it's n-nice to meet you," Dawnkit shuffled her paws and felt a bit shy, but she was still trying to be polite because she didn't want to seem rude.

[00mosspelt]

Smoke smiled his amber eyes shining with kindness as always, "Hello Dawnkit would you like to come in?" he asked then looked to his daughter and smiled at her.
Flowerfur's eyes lit up with delight, "Oh please do!" she mewed.
Darkfall watched eyes shining with happiness at her parents joy, "Told you they like kits" she whispered to Dawnkit

[catwomen2]

Dawnkit liked Smoke, he looked like a nice tom. She never knew her father so she didn't know what they were like, but she hoped that if she ever saw her dad she would want him to be nice like Smoke was to her. "Sure, I guess that would be fun" Dawnkit looked to Darkfall for an approval, and the dark she-cat looked back at her and nodded.

Flowerfur looked very happy with that idea, and also insisted that Dawnkit entered. Both cats looked at her with eyes sparkling with joy.

Darkfall whispered something to Dawnkit, "I guess they really do, and they must have been good parents." Dawnkit whispered back to her and smiled.

[00mosspelt]

"Yes they were," Darkfall said sadly remembering her mothers sacrifice to let Darkfall and Grayfoot be free of her mistakes. She sighed, "Flowerfur's sister Spottedsnow was my mentor she was like a second mother to me after Flowerfur left." she mewed padding in. "I've always wondered if Grayfoot missed them I know I did." she smiled again, "My sister never really did care for anybody so no-one ever truly cared for her"

[catwomen2]

Dawnkit saw that Darkfall really loved her parents and she looked like if she really missed them. But even if her mother left their Clan, Darkfall looked happy and she showed that she had had a lot of affection for her mentor Spottedsnow.

Dawnkit thought that Grayfoot must have been lonely on the inside, even if she didn't show it. She felt sorry for her because from what Darkfall said Grayfoot didn't care for anybody and nobody cared about her, but I'm sure Darkfall and her parents still cared about her.

They fallowed Flowerfur and Smoke into the small cave that they used for a den. Darkfall went in first and Dawnkit fallowed last.

"What happened to Grayfoot if you don't mind me asking," Dawnkit looked to Darkfall hoping that her question wouldn't bother the warrior.