The Riverclan cats

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Graypond: http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_LlfXWxcpJyU/TEGcqR_8lkI/AAAAAAAAg7s/5O6Jb2aR0qU/s400/silver-tabby-norwegian-forest-cat.jpg

I padded to the beach and went into the water. There was a river in the woods but I wanted to get warm so I decided to come to the sunny beach. I was far from the camp but this section of the beach can't be reached by humans because it's secluded. The only way you could get here is if you swam through the deep waters for a while of if you came through the woods. The Riverclan cats own the beach and if someone comes here we always hide out of sight. I walked in a little farther but was knocked over by a wave and was being carried into the deep parts by a rip current. I was swimming sideways to the rip current and was yowling for help. I had seen Silversoul while I was on my way to the beach. I was hoping that she would hear me and would come to my rescue. I was getting father into the deeper parts. I started to yowl at the top of klungs hoping that someone would hear before I was pulled out too far.

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Silversoul looked in the clear river, the current riding calmly down the waters. Sighing, she felt so relaxed. Never before did she. Her beautiful and bright silver fur shone brightly in the sun and her eyes reflected off the medieum sized river. There was nothing that could go wrong... especially because ThunderClan's last invasion added with ThunderClan's blood, and RiverClan's victory.
Lifting one extended paw, the she-cat's paw quickly dashed into the water and hooked up a carp, nice big and fat. She unhooked it and watched it flop, it almost getting back to the river. Leaning down, she gave it a killing bite and watch it quickly go limp. At the same moment, she heard a yowl. Perking her ears, she hurried and put the fish aside. She reconized the yowl from Graypond. She remembered he was talking about going to the lake not long ago with the beach. She dashed off towards the lake as fast as she could, going through reeds.

The lake was the part in the middle of all clan territories. It was something the Clans all shared and they kept parts to themselves. They then meet by the island in the middle of the lake and have Gatherings there. She remembered moons ago how the Clans were chased from the forest of the old territory, and was forced to look for a new home. So far, everything went well in RiverClan and she enjoyed being here. Fish, even in leaf-bare. While they watch ThunderClan and the rest of the Clans go hungry. Well, and sleek.

Silversoul got to the edge of the shore, the water enfolding around her paw. Looking around, she noticed Graypond bobbing at the sea, going manily back and forth going more into shore. Looking around franticaly. She jumped in, she had to. Maybe she could be stronger than the current that was pushing them more in. Swimming with strong paws, she swam cofiedently across the ocean towards the helpess looking warrior. She kept her best to keep her head ashore though sometime the water took her under. Finally she got him by her scruff and took a hold of his scruff. Pulling him, she did her best and finally got there, a wave almost caught them. She lied him down and turned him on his back and start massaging his chest, hoping that woiuld get the water out.

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Once I came to I coughed out a ton of water and said "Thanks Silversoul. I thought I was gonna drown or worse...devoured by a shark." I stood up and almost fell back down. I said to Silversoul "I think we should head back to the camp. I'm gonna stop by the medicine cat's den once we get there. I might need to be checked over because before I was washed away I had gotten a cut and it might have gotten it infected." I walked back to camp and stopped by the medicine cat's den.

(can you be the medicine cat. Her name can be Hollyclaw)

[❥ Destiny Styles]

Silversoul looked at the lake and then was almost startled when she heard coughing. Turning her head, she saw that Graypond was breathing once more. Her eyes brightened. And heard him thank her about being saved and how he'd could have gotten eaten by a shark. A shark? Didn't he know there wasnt any sharks in the lake? She opened her mouth to tell him, but he was already off, disappearing completly through the ton of reeds. Sighing, Silversoul looked at the lake once more before trotting after him.

Sometimes, Graypond never listened to her. He was the rudest cat, never saying a word to her but thank yous or oks. Just respones, before walking off. What was that for? She wanted to be his Clanmate, not some ally. She felt kinda lost.

Silversoul entered camp, her Clanmates looked at her with faces. She'd guess that the word was getting around camp. Someone proabably had saw it or something. Her fur was sticking on end by her looks and seaweed clung to her flanks. Huffing, she walked into the medicine cat den and stopped at the entrance. "Hey, Hollyclaw, may I come in?" she asked. For a couple of heartbeats there was no answer then finally the medicine cat's loud yowl echoed around the den. "Yeah sure. Come in."
Walking in, Silversoul saw light shine on the cobwebs that were around the flank of Graypool. "Is he okay?" She asked walking towards the poppyseeds. Hollyclaw wasn't paying no attention to Silversoul, she was putting poppyseeds in front of Graypool's mouth. "Eat these." she whispered. "You need to sleep."
Looking up finally, she sighed. "I'm afriad the cut has got too much saltwater and got infected. He need to stay here for a few days and then he'll be going back to warrior duties." Dipping her paws to clear the scent of marigold of her paws, she walked to Silversoul. "You'll need to leave you can see him later." she whispered. Silversoul nodded and trotted out.

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After what Hollyclaw told me to do, I ate the poppy seeds. I lifted my head up and before I fell asleep I said to Silversoul "You were the only one who came to visit me...thanks." I put my head down and fell asleep.

(it's sooooo pitiful! )

[❥ Destiny Styles]

Silversoul walked over to the group of cats, waiting by the entrance of the reed hollow. "Is this a hunting patrol?" she asked quietly. Swallowbird nodded. "Yes it is, would you like to join?" the she-cat asked, her eyes shinning.
Swallowbird was her best friend ever since they were kits. They played together all the time til they were warriors. Today, they still got along.
"Yes, please!" Silversoul answered and followed the 3 group of cats out of the hollow. Looking around, Silversoul investigated what was going on around here, even though to wasn't that kinda patrol, she wanted to make sure. After a couple heartbeats, Swallowbird stopped. "I'm about to take you fishing at a little pond. It's a beautiful place, and no twoleg has ever been here. Except me and Silversoul." Swallowtail mewed she whisked her tail to the side to hold back moss and showed a beautiful place filled with flowers and a pond. Beautiful trees bloomed around them a stream calmly ran down from the waterfall. "Wow..." whispered a cat "this is beautiful."

Silversoul and Swallowtail, young apprentices and curious found this place when they were playing tag like kits again. When Swallowtail, fell off a hill, and into a worthless, crumbled reed bed, they discovered the beautiful place is where they could meet and have fun. Until they became warriors, and Swallowtail fell in love with Reedpool. Having to be in the nursery changed everything.

"And the pond it crystal clear." she murmured, looking into the pool. Every cat looked in. "There's catfish, carp and all kinds of fish... dig in." The cats each started to fish. Silversoul gave a proud look. This was the place her and Swallowtail found!

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I woke up and said to Hollyclaw "Is it safe for me to leave? I'd like to go on a hunting patrol with Silversoul. If she hasn't left with the nearest hunting patrol already." I stood up and my leg felt no pain. I looked at it and there were cobwebs stuffed into the cut. I sat down and said "Well, can I? I really owe her and I was thinking about catching some fresh-kill for her. I thought that might pay off the dept for a little bit. If that doesn't cut it then we might have to get even." I looked at my paws and dug my claw into the dirt. I looked back at Hollyclaw and said "Please?" I was acting like a kit wanting to go on a patrol with the warriors. I wanted to go so bad.

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Silversoul caught a carp and three huge fish! She gazed proudly around. Swallowtail was struggling with the hugest catfish Silversoul had ever saw. She looked back down and dived into the water, seeing small, medium and huge fish. She went quickly for a carp and came back out, giving it a quick killing bite and tossing it over with her other pile of fish. "Great catch!" Hallowbird commented his green eyes looking admiring "Thanks Hallowbird." she replied and watched him dive back into the water. Silversoul shook herself off and looked at all her Clanmates. Boy, she couldn't remind StarClan how grateful she was to be Clan! Diving back in she went in to look for more fish. Catching a bit more. She heaved a sigh and got out of the water, shaking herself. Frogpaw was struggling to get as much fish as her. "I will get as much as a warrior!" He had said proudly his eyes shinning. Silversoul believed in him, and watched him every once in a while.

Hollyclaw was checking her herb stockpile when she heard a mew from Graypond. She turned to him and trotted over quietly, looking at where his wounds had been. Studying carefully. She touched them lightly with a paw and nodded. "Do not reopen them. Be very careful." she replied finally. Turning back, she went on counting her herbs at the stock, repeating them carefully to herself. "Marigold, um, Catnip..." she muttered quietly to herself.
She hoped the young warrior would be able to catch fish and make what he wanted. She believed in most of her Clanmates and sometimes remembered her past very well.

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I bounced up and down saying "Thank you,thank you, thank you, thank you!" I rubbed her and padded out of the den. I had soon realized that they had left already. I was sad for a moment until I caught her scent. I my head perked up and I followed it to a large patch of moss. I pushed it aside and looked at the beauty of the place. I said in a faint voice "Wow....." I was speechless and I couldn't believe what I was seeing. I looked around and saw four cats. I immediately recognized two of them...other than Silversoul. They were Swallowbird and Swallowtail. After I had identified the other one, my sister Russettlily popped up and said out loud "Hey bro! How you been?" She was even more bubbly than she usually was and in the middle of her asking what I was doing, she saw the place and said "WOAH!!!!!! Check out this place!!" She ran into it and leaped into the lake catching a carp. She gave it a killing bite and placed it on the shore. At that I had quickly sprinted to the beach and stood knee deep in the water. I rolled in the small waves that were going back into the ocean. I had sand all over my coat and I was drenched. I found some fox dung witch came in handy very frequently and was rare by the beach. I rolled in it and rolled in the water and sand. I was hoping that would cover up the scent of the secluded area that I had seen them in.

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Silversoul quietly talked to Swallowbird, their piles were both piled beside each other's. "So when are you going to get a mate," Swallowbird asked suddenly, changing the subject about Swallowbird's three kits. Silversoul's eyes widended and she narrowed her eyes. "Everyone was talking about how Hallowbird mostly moons over you, trying to impress you. Do you two have a...thing?"
"No," Silversoul shook her head. "I don't have that feeling sadly. I mean he is very sweet, strong and loyal... but I don't feel anything other than friendship. I don't know how I feel." she whispered. She looked up to see Russetlily and... Graypond? What was he doing here? He was supposed to be in the medicine cat's den. She growled and walked up to them. "Russetlily, are you a kit? Get back to hunting and for you, Graypond. Aren't you supposed to be in the medicine cat den?" She asked.

She couldn't help feeling worried for him. She almost drowned for StarClan's sake. She felt like she could die for him, for any of her Clanmates. She had matured so much. She loved her Clanmates. She loved RiverClan and one day, wished to be leader. But that wasn't much of a wanting. If she got the part one day, it would be such an honor.

Swallowtail came and joined her by her other side and gave a purr of amusment. "Who died and made you deputy?" she asked. Silversoul grunted and turned back from him, strutting of to the small pool and wrapping her tail over her paws. Her pelt shone on the setting sun.

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I looked at her and said "Hollyclaw let me go. I figured that I owed you for saving my life. So I was gonna let you sleep while I took your place for the hunting patrol. But you left before I woke up. I caught your scent and followed it here. I saw you were having so much fun and thought I might leave you alone here with your friends and bring you extra fresh-kill tonight. I really can never completely repay you for saving my life so I thought I might do a few good deeds for you then I'll stop after tomorrow. It really means a lot to me that you came and saved my life. Thank you so much." After Russettlily heard Silversoul call her a kit she hopped up and said loud and proud "I am not a kit! I'm a warrior! Did you forget how young Brakenpaw was when he became a warrior?! I'm no younger!" I sunk my head down and sighed. I looked back up and said "I'm sorry about her. She's a little um.....touchy."

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Silversoul looked at him and sighed, walking over and licking his cheek. "No. It's fine." she reassured him. Swallowbird nodded and looked at the Patrol. Frogpaw, was looking at his nicely piled fish. Hallowbird was collecting Catmint on the far side of the rainforest. He walked over, and looked at Swallowbird. "I'll be taking these to the medicine cat." he mewed through muffled words. Swallowtail nodded. "It looks like we have as much to last the Clan for moons. I'm proud of you all and Frogpaw, Hawllowbid that you've been doing great progress on your hunting skills." Swallowtail mewed. Frogpaw's eyes shone, and he stood silhoutted again the lowering sun. Silversoul admired his ethusiasum and just knew, he'd make a good warrior. "I'm gonna be the best of all Clans!" he mewed happily.

Silversoul enjoyed the apprentices. She remembered when she was an apprentice herself, thinking she'd be the best, was the best. She secretly thought she was the best swimmer but kept it to herself, knowing how pleased she was when her Clanmates praised her swimming.

Swallowbird flicked her tail and grabbed as much fish as she could carry in her mouth. Silversoul, Frogpaw and Hallowbird did the same. "Can you grab the rest of the fish please?" Silversoul asked. Now, the stars started to come out with the faint nail moon, her eyes glowing in the stars.

[This is fun!]

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I nodded my head and grabbed the rest. But before I left I placed it down and hunted by myself. I leaped into the pond and swam under grabbing a carp. I placed it on the pile and shook the water off my coat. I picked up the pile and headed back for camp. Once I got there I put it in the fresh kill pile and left carrying a catfish and a juicy carp. I headed toward Russetlily and gave her the carp and I walked up to Silversoul and said in the gaps of my mouth "I brought you the best carp I could find. I dropped it on the ground and pushed it toward her. I went back and grabbed a Sea Bass for myself when the clan Deputy walked up and said "So you're the one who's been taking the clan food. What were you thinking?! Where is your stash? You can't possibly eat all of the fish now can you?" I kept trying to tell him it wasn't me but he didn't believe me. I knew he wouldn't listen to Russetlily through a mouthful of Catfish so I was hoping she wouldn't come over. But I wasn't sure about Silversoul. She was the only other witness about what I was doing with the two fish I was carrying earlier.

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Silversoul trotted back to camp and dumped her pile of fish onto the fresh-kill pile. Sighing, she started to trot towards a small rock and lie down on it when she heard a feminie voice behind her. "Silversoul, you have done well. This pile could last for days." Silversoul turned to see a light brown she-cat, and regonized Carpstar. The pelt that was usually brown, started to turn slilver in the bright shinning claw in the sky. Her eyes lit up, Silversoul dipped her head, pride fluttering in her chest. "Thank you, Carpstar." she mewed and lifted her head, eyes shinning. Suddenly, the leader's eyes shone with amusment. "Yep and so did Frogpaw." she mewed, mentioning her son. Carpstar's eyes suddenly turned serious. "He'll soon be a great warrior, I'll be proud of, that his father. I bet Reedlight is watching from StarClan from now."

Reedlight had been Carpstar's mate when she was only a warrior. Their love was so strong, that many leaders were jealous, that she could focus so much on warrior duties, and still focus on her love for him. When she became deputy, she had 2 small kits a she-cat, Solarkit, and Frogkit. But when Reedlight was on hunting patrol, from behind, the unmistakable rouge made him hit on of the stepping stones and watched him, injured drown into the water. The next day, they sent a search patrol and Cinderblaze, his sister, found his body floating upoun water with a huge wound on the back of his head. Carpstar sat in mourned for days, yowling and crying like a kit, when she should've been taking care of her Clan.

Everything was silent. Silversoul looked at Carpstar's face, seeing sadness in their eyes, but they changed quickly. She gave a curt nod. "Okay. You had a long day please rest for me." Turning, Carpstar walked away, Silversoul watched her before turning to hear the deputy snapping at Graypool about hunting... twice? She listened before slowly making her way over to him. "Sunstream, you have a mistake. When you saw him on evening hunting patrol, he was helping us turn in fish. But then, I guess he went hunting to repay me for saving him and let me have this." she mewed pushing it over to the deputy with her nose. "But I'm not hungry, you can have it."

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I looked at Silversoul and said "Thanks I owe you one...err another one.I sat down next to her on the rock and said "So tonight or tomorrow I was wondering if you wanted to go to the beach at sunset. It's really pretty there and the water is always cooler at night. I know a spot, it's surrounded by rocks though, that will bubble at night. The rocks are in the water and you have to swim to it but it feels really good after swimming in the cooler water. You can sit on the rocks or sit in the warm water. It's only about knee deep on the sides. In the center, it gets deeper. You can swim in circles. So what do you say? After that we could catch some fish or you can show me around." I offered her a piece of my carp then said "So you coming or not? After I get finished with my dinner I take Rusettlily down there so she might tag along if you come too." I finished my carp and stretched. I looked at her and flicked my tail saying "C'mon. It'll be fun."

(Graypool has a crush on Silversoul. Awwwwwwww! )

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Silversoul cocked her head and watched as the deputy walked away. She heard yet, his voice again and turned quickly, ears picked. She listened to him carefully, and nodded slowly to each word that came from his mouth. She looked at him then her eyes glowed with pride and warmth she pushed her maw against him. "You're so kind. But... I'm not hungry." she mewed quietly and picked up the carp and threw it back into the fresh-kill pile. "But ... I'd be more than happy to go with you... Thank you." she looked over at Russetlily and looked back at Graypond, meeting gaze but then quickly turned away. "Okay. Um, I'll be over be the hollow, waiting." Tail and head high, lifted with pride, she walked over to the end of the hollow and sat down, tail curled around her paws.

Wow! Graypond was being so super sweet. How come he wasn't like that earlier? Is it just because she saved his life and saved him from getting in trouble? Was it because she was his life savor? He neeeded to know that she wouldn't always be there for him. She was busy, a popular cat, who was talked about becoming the next deputy. She'd then have to take care of her Clan and love them like they were her own.

She waited patiently, quietly staring at the Clan quietly. It started to get quiet. Lilypad and Gorgefoot with his appentice, Jaguarpaw, came towards her and out the hollow. Gorgefoot gently with his tail. "Later, Silversoul." he mewed and walked out, dissapearing behind the whole line of reeds. Silversoul stared at it, hearing the small callings of crickets, that sounded so close to her ears. She sighed inwardly and heard the nice sensations, her beautiful pelt shinning nice and silver in the moonlight that shone half claw. She shook her long silky fur.

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I went to Russetlily and said "Hey Silversoul and I are going to the beach. Wanna come?" Russetlily looked at me and said "I'm stuffed. But I might be able to amble over to the beach and swim for a bit." I looked at her and said "You don't have to come if you don't want to." Russetlily looked up and said "Would you mind if I stayed here and went to bed early? I'm really sorry but that catfish filled me to the popping point." I flicked my tail and she went into the den. I listened into the den for a moment and Russetlily came bursting out saying "Can you point me to the medicine cat's den?" She looked green and once I flicked my tail in that direction she bolted over to Hollyclaw. I looked with surprise but shook the thought. I walked back to Silversoul and said "Russetlily ate too much Catfish and I just watched her rocket over to Hollyclaw so looks like it'll just be you and me...if you don't mind. If you do then we can go some other time. But two people is always a faster walk. So if we did go tonight, we could get there faster and we might have more time there. We could take Russetlily some other time. Like when she gets better as a gift. So are you comin' or are ya gonna stay here." I sat there waiting patiently for an answer and looked at her sining eyes and pelt.

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May I join?? I already have a cat...

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Um, only if we don't leave each other out.

Me, Darklight then you.

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<star> can join now *star*...please reply to the post. (I said the magic word)

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Silversoul looked as Russetlily started to come. She obiously looked happy. She then watched as something as she looked kinda strange and watched as she bolted into Hollyclaw's den. She sighed and watched her go for a couple of minutes then sad moments came to her head remembering her mother:

Her mother recently just died after Silversoul became a warrior. Her mother got greencough. Then, it went on then suddenly had blackcough. She was coming with Silversoul's little brothers and sisters but then she died. Silversoul was so devastated, and never tried to think about her mother. She was so kind... so fragile hearted. Never to yell. So... loyal. She loved her mother so very much. Even when things got the worst she always saw a bright side to it.

Silversoul shook her head, the memory of her mother out of her head just in time to hear Graypool ask if she wanted to go to the beach alone. She tried to swallow back nervousness then nodded slowly. "Sure." she mewed, cofidence in her voice. Looking over to the forest of reeds she trotted into them disappearing completly and strutting through the forest blue eyes and silver pelt glowing in the moonlight.

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When we had gotten to the beach I heard a funny noise and saw Russetlily come pelting past us. She bolted into the water about knee deep then started bouncing up and down saying "Ah that's cold, cold, cold!" I laughed and called "So what did Hollyclaw give you to make you feel better?" I walked into the water and swiftly swam to the moonshine pool. I sat in it and called to Silversoul "C'mon! The faster you swim the quicker you get to the warmer water! Oh and looks like Russetlily will be joining us tonight." I looked at Russetlily rolling in the water and said "So, what happened to you? Was it the catfish or what?" She looked at me and said "I ate it too quickly. But now I'm better. Are we gonna do this every night still and is Silversoul gonna join us each night?" I looked at her and said "I dunno but we can only hope cause how much you wanna bet she's gonna make it more interesting."

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Red Rum had been walking on the island and he seen the camp. He went to the medisicine cat's den. "I have a cough". he said and he looked at the cat. "Can you give me something?" he asked and he went out of there. It wasn't serious. He went to the warriors den and he had fell asleep. He wasn't tired though. He wasn't trying to go to sleep. He was hungry. "Hello Starclan, Crookedstar". he said and greeted the old leader and he missed him. Even though he didn't see him he was still a great leader.

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(sorry I can't help you here because *Starcatcher* is the medicine cat.

[❥ Destiny Styles]

(Sorry I don't play hollyclaw unless Silversoul's around her.)
Silversoul watched as Russetlily came rushing into the water and gave a small sigh of relief as she explained what happened and Hollyclaw had did to make her feel so quickly better. Nodding she watched as the two; brother and sister go into the water splash around amusment filling the air. She sighed.

She'd never had brothers or sisters she was the only kit. Her mother had promised her. Til her mother died. Silversoul was always the red paw in the group when Silverkit. She hardly never fit in until she proved herself of herself. She was so trusting. So loyal, and always promised to protect her Clan.

Silversoul watched them then heard his voice to tell her to join in. Purring with amusment, she sent herself into the cold water but her body was used to that. She swam across the water head high, eyes closed enjoying the faint breeze that was added to the night air. She couldn't believe this! She was calm and her heart nice and beating smoothly. Her fur ran freashly in the wind and shone in the lake with the stars. She opened her eyes, her eyes shinning as she looked at Graypool and Russetlily. She loved watching them, happy that they had each other's company.

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