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It's hard to say goodbye...
Tumblepaw hadn't meant to land them in so much trouble. Looking back on everything he realized that with Dreampaw whispering him the prophecy, they should have stayed near to camp. Upcoming danger was not a good thing. Safety in numbers and all that.
But he'd needed to get out.
It had started to feel suffocating there, so he'd coaxed his brother into going out with him to find herbs. They hadn't really told anyone they were leaving.
That was the first mistake.
Especially to kin...
Their second...HIS second..was choosing to follow the strange scent of unfamiliar cats.
He thought they were just other clan cats trespassing.
He couldn't have been more wrong.
A medicine cat apprentice falls easily, without warrior training, against rogues with age-old blood lust.
When you fall together...
The cats did not fight by a Code. Tumblepaw could do nothing to save his brother...or himself...
When the rogues were satisfied the apprentices could warn no one, they left them, strewn across the pebbled ground.
When you blame yourself...
Tumblepaw weakly dragged himself over to Dreampaw, curling against his brother, gasping out apologies and blame upon his own shoulders. The medicine cat apprentice looked at him feebly, "It's not your fault," blood dripped from his maw, but his voice was soft and steady, "It would have happened one day."
"I'll miss them," Tumblepaw stammered, burying his face in his brother's light pelt, "Mintstreak...Deerleap...their kits...I-I wanted to train one. All of them. So many kits...Emberkit...Burntkit..Fastkit...Driftkit..."
"You would have been the best mentor," Dreampaw's voice sighed tenderly, "They would have been lucky to have you."
"I...I hope Heavypaw reaches out...makes friends..."
"I think he had Spottedpaw already," Dreampaw whispered, lapping at his brother's ear.
"Spottedpaw's a good friend...I wanted to be friends forever."
"I know..."
"Smallpaw too....little sis...she'll grow up into a beautiful warrior...and...if anyone hurts her...I'll haunt them!" he spat feebly.
Dreampaw laughed weakly, "We'll watch over them all."
"Pidgeondive...someday she'll find someone. I know she...she likes someone."
"Y-Yes..." he blushed, remembering the dark male, "She does."
"Finchsight...the other warriors...Cursedstar..."
"I know Tumble..."
"Fallowheart.."
"I know..."
"Dad..." his eyes shut, "D-Do you think...he'd be disappointed with me?"
"You fought like a warrior...he'd be proud of you, and I know he considers you a son..."
"He's a great dad...Minstreak...I'm going to miss him."
"I know Tumble," Dreampaw's voice wavered, "I'll miss them all too...Cursedstar...like a mom..."
"We'll just be there waiting for them..."
When you enter the unknown...
Tumblepaw was silent for a moment, then mewed feebly, "Dream? I'm scared..."
Dreampaw tucked closer, their blood mixing, "I know...but it will be okay...there's someone there waiting to meet you...I've told him so much about you..." he closed his eyes, a smile gracing his maw, "Tumble...he's...he's more than I could ever be...he'll take care of us. He's taken care of me."
Tumblepaw looked at him, knowingly, "I trust him then."
The brothers' breathing hitched and slowed...until it came to a lull...
Goodbyes are hard...
"Tumblepaw...Dreampaw?" a soft voice washed over them, from a cat with stars in his fur, "Come with me..."
Dreampaw stepped from his body, pressing his muzzle to the other apprentice's, "Lightpaw~" he breathed.
Tumblepaw followed, dipping his head in greeting, "I'm ready..."
Lightpaw touched noses with the darker brother, then gazed at Dreampaw, "Then let us go and be one with the stars...watching over those we leave behind..."
...but not forever...
Tumblepaw hadn't meant to land them in so much trouble. Looking back on everything he realized that with Dreampaw whispering him the prophecy, they should have stayed near to camp. Upcoming danger was not a good thing. Safety in numbers and all that.
But he'd needed to get out.
It had started to feel suffocating there, so he'd coaxed his brother into going out with him to find herbs. They hadn't really told anyone they were leaving.
That was the first mistake.
Especially to kin...
Their second...HIS second..was choosing to follow the strange scent of unfamiliar cats.
He thought they were just other clan cats trespassing.
He couldn't have been more wrong.
A medicine cat apprentice falls easily, without warrior training, against rogues with age-old blood lust.
When you fall together...
The cats did not fight by a Code. Tumblepaw could do nothing to save his brother...or himself...
When the rogues were satisfied the apprentices could warn no one, they left them, strewn across the pebbled ground.
When you blame yourself...
Tumblepaw weakly dragged himself over to Dreampaw, curling against his brother, gasping out apologies and blame upon his own shoulders. The medicine cat apprentice looked at him feebly, "It's not your fault," blood dripped from his maw, but his voice was soft and steady, "It would have happened one day."
"I'll miss them," Tumblepaw stammered, burying his face in his brother's light pelt, "Mintstreak...Deerleap...their kits...I-I wanted to train one. All of them. So many kits...Emberkit...Burntkit..Fastkit...Driftkit..."
"You would have been the best mentor," Dreampaw's voice sighed tenderly, "They would have been lucky to have you."
"I...I hope Heavypaw reaches out...makes friends..."
"I think he had Spottedpaw already," Dreampaw whispered, lapping at his brother's ear.
"Spottedpaw's a good friend...I wanted to be friends forever."
"I know..."
"Smallpaw too....little sis...she'll grow up into a beautiful warrior...and...if anyone hurts her...I'll haunt them!" he spat feebly.
Dreampaw laughed weakly, "We'll watch over them all."
"Pidgeondive...someday she'll find someone. I know she...she likes someone."
"Y-Yes..." he blushed, remembering the dark male, "She does."
"Finchsight...the other warriors...Cursedstar..."
"I know Tumble..."
"Fallowheart.."
"I know..."
"Dad..." his eyes shut, "D-Do you think...he'd be disappointed with me?"
"You fought like a warrior...he'd be proud of you, and I know he considers you a son..."
"He's a great dad...Minstreak...I'm going to miss him."
"I know Tumble," Dreampaw's voice wavered, "I'll miss them all too...Cursedstar...like a mom..."
"We'll just be there waiting for them..."
When you enter the unknown...
Tumblepaw was silent for a moment, then mewed feebly, "Dream? I'm scared..."
Dreampaw tucked closer, their blood mixing, "I know...but it will be okay...there's someone there waiting to meet you...I've told him so much about you..." he closed his eyes, a smile gracing his maw, "Tumble...he's...he's more than I could ever be...he'll take care of us. He's taken care of me."
Tumblepaw looked at him, knowingly, "I trust him then."
The brothers' breathing hitched and slowed...until it came to a lull...
Goodbyes are hard...
"Tumblepaw...Dreampaw?" a soft voice washed over them, from a cat with stars in his fur, "Come with me..."
Dreampaw stepped from his body, pressing his muzzle to the other apprentice's, "Lightpaw~" he breathed.
Tumblepaw followed, dipping his head in greeting, "I'm ready..."
Lightpaw touched noses with the darker brother, then gazed at Dreampaw, "Then let us go and be one with the stars...watching over those we leave behind..."
...but not forever...
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Yes, I'm leaving the group. I know that a lot of people don't know why, so let me sum it up.
I have enjoyed this group, I am extremely attached to the characters I've made and to the friends I've met. But I am entering a new chapter of my life in which I do not have time for such an active, forward moving group. I wish I did. Additionally, there has been a lot of emotional strain, and it got to the point where being part of the group just stressed me out. Please don't ask if it was you, assume it was not. I don't want to call people or events out. Overall is the important word, and overall I can not be in the group anymore due to the emotional issues and the time it takes up. Perhaps someday I'll pop in again, see how everyone's doing.
I will still talk to you, I am still willing to stay friends and to help out where I can...but Tumblepaw, Dreampaw, and Lightpaw are gone. They had a good run, although their stories were never finished. For those of you interested I've typed a brief summary below of what I had in mind.
I loved being with you all, so thank you for the opportunity. I don't want to make this sad but ~GeneralPanic said I had to kill them so I HAD to write something. But be happy, at least they're together! I wish you all luck in your own endeavors in the group <3
Tumblepaw-> Tumblestrike
-takes an apprentice
-attempts to rise to position of deputy perhaps one day leader but he'd also be fine just as a warrior
-take a mate eventually and have kits
Dreampaw-> Dreamlight
-stay an apprentice for a long time
-gaygaygaygay (has been since he was made just for those who were interested it's another reason he became a med.cat)
-develops a huge thing for Lightpaw, takes the name Dreamlight in honor of him
Farewell friends <3
Yes, I'm leaving the group. I know that a lot of people don't know why, so let me sum it up.
I have enjoyed this group, I am extremely attached to the characters I've made and to the friends I've met. But I am entering a new chapter of my life in which I do not have time for such an active, forward moving group. I wish I did. Additionally, there has been a lot of emotional strain, and it got to the point where being part of the group just stressed me out. Please don't ask if it was you, assume it was not. I don't want to call people or events out. Overall is the important word, and overall I can not be in the group anymore due to the emotional issues and the time it takes up. Perhaps someday I'll pop in again, see how everyone's doing.
I will still talk to you, I am still willing to stay friends and to help out where I can...but Tumblepaw, Dreampaw, and Lightpaw are gone. They had a good run, although their stories were never finished. For those of you interested I've typed a brief summary below of what I had in mind.
I loved being with you all, so thank you for the opportunity. I don't want to make this sad but ~GeneralPanic said I had to kill them so I HAD to write something. But be happy, at least they're together! I wish you all luck in your own endeavors in the group <3
Tumblepaw-> Tumblestrike
-takes an apprentice
-attempts to rise to position of deputy perhaps one day leader but he'd also be fine just as a warrior
-take a mate eventually and have kits
Dreampaw-> Dreamlight
-stay an apprentice for a long time
-gaygaygaygay (has been since he was made just for those who were interested it's another reason he became a med.cat)
-develops a huge thing for Lightpaw, takes the name Dreamlight in honor of him
Farewell friends <3
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WHA?! NOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
this story... ;-; T~T