Hunting-xx

Hawkstar padded foward quickly, charging at the fox angrily.
His old life-long...friend, if that's what she is....cannot die yet. That is not this fox's job, nor is it anyone's job to kill a Clan leader when she or he is taken by surprise.
"Stupid fox!" he snarled, leaping at it's face with his black claws unsheathed and ripping at it's narrowed face.

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Stormfrost stepped lightly beside the muddied ground, her eyes on the sky.
"It's strange that there is no moon tonight. And harldy any stars," she murmured. "It seems like a sign from StarClan," she added, her fluffy tail flicking upwards.

[Icefire]

<sup>Hollystar winced, and muttered, "calling a fox stupid won't exactly do much...but whatever." Though she was in pain, she leaped, on the fox clawing it's yellow eyes. She jumped near it's face, and bit it's eye. Blood got on her brown tabby pelt, and she growled and shook her face. She aimed another blow at it's eye, her long silvery black colored claws scratching it's tawny colored face. She growled, and hissed insults.


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Icefire nodded, she sprawled on the grass, and stared at the stars.

((Hollystar is like...DIE FOX D< XD))</sup>

[[ Yeah, I know! ]]

Hawkstar looked quickly at the fox, sizing it up for a good leap.
He bunched his well-built muscles and jumped onto it's tawny-red back, claws digging into the thick fur.
Hawkstar felt the fur beneath him vanish, and momentarily he was confused. The fox had flung him from it's back in one quick sweep, and Hawkstar landed on his side, winded for a few heartbeats.
"What the...." Hawkstar managed to get out before shakily getting up.

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Stormfrost sat on a cool boulder, looking up at the sky.
"I don't like it, you know? It's too weird. StarClan haven't said anything to our medicine cat, though, so I don't know if I should be worried."
The dark stormy gray she-cat looked at her paws uncertainly.
"But I wish I could know if StarClan was planning something."

[Icefire]

Icefire blinked, "Well... it might not be a sign from Starclan, maybe just... somethign that happens to look really weird." She muttered, though very uncertain. She was worried, but kept her thoughts to herself. She flicked her tail, "And even if, why would Starclant ell us, and not a medicine cat or a leader?" She pointed out, flicing her white and silver tail. "After all, we aren't anything special, just wariors who aren't even born or have to do with anything like that," She pointed out, though she was still uncertain.

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The fox flung off Hollystar, and she landed in a corner. She tried to get up, but fell down again. She growled, and showed her teeth, but the fox didn't seem to take the threat very seriously. Hollystar stared dumbfoundedly at it, and she was completely cornerd.
I still have 8 lives, and I can be brave and die safelty. She thought, trying to calm down. She was horrified, but she couldn't help but be scared. She finally let out a wail of terror, and crouched.

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Hawkstar narrowed his eyes and jumped foward, hardly knowing what in StarClan's name he was doing.
It wasn't an act of courage.
He just reacted on pure impulse.
In front of the fox's fangs, he felt the teeth tear into his neck.
"StarClan, where are you now?" he hissed out, his gaze blurred and unfocused.
He managed to snag his claws in the fox's face, and a long gash spread across the beady eyes and snout.
The fox dropped him and turned tail, growling. Hawkstar dropped like a deadweight, pain pulsating through his body like liquid fire.
He couldn't move!
"H-hollystar...?"

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Stormfrost's blue eyes flicked over Icefire.
"There's a vole hole under where you are laying," she said before turning back around to look up at the dark sky.

[[ ^-- short! Sorry. ]]

[Icefire]

Icefire blinked, "Oh, I didn't notice. Doesn't it feel weird to you that we are in different clans, are are talking?" It felt a little weird to her, but her green eyes flickered, uneasy about how she would reply. Icefire poked her head in the hole, then she scented something. She growled softly, "I think there is a fox nearby..." She trailed off, her ears pricked and alert. "You don't think they could be by our leaders, do you?" She asked, worried. "Because the scent... well it's so hard to tell when the wind is blowing in the opposite direction..." She trailed off again.

((D< uh oh, DUM DUM DUMMMM!! xD I think they should track the fox, in the other direction and get lost D< FUUUN! *Dramatic music* XDD))

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Hollystar gasped, expecting snapping jaws to close on her throat any minute. After a few seconds, she peeked open one eye. She noticed blood all over the ground and looked around warily. She had little blood on her, so it couldn't possibly be from her.
"Hawkstar?" She asked warily, her tail twitching. She was sure he had called her name. Where was the fox? She thought warily. She saw his dark tabby pelt laying a heap on the ground, blood pouring from a gash on his neck. Completely oblivious of her pain, she stared horrified at him, and slowly walked over to him.
"Hawkstar? Why did you save me?" She gasped, her blue eyes wide with surprise. "Are, yo-you okay!?" She asked, her blue eyes still wide. He was still breathing, but it was faint and shallow. She was in panic, and just sat by him.

((DUM DUM DUUUMM! xDD Sorry, urge xP))

Hawkstar didn't hear her, his mind focused hungrily on the starry shapes around him, his breathing heavy.
"Why did you do that?" He demanded, looking at them all angrily. "Why? Why did you have me do that? Why?" He repeated, storming forward to face a small white she-cat with the same poision green eyes.
"Hawkstar, you lived as you just died: a fighter. Your body needs to heal! Do not judge StarClan so quickly," she meowed coldly at him.
Hawkstar ignored her, and paced around.
"Let me go back!" he hissed, lashing his tail in anger at the circle of nine cats that had gathered around him.
They spoke as one, a deep voice filled with wisdom and the wildest places of the night.
"Hawkstar, you know where your path will lie soon. Blood will fill the forest under your rule, and you will become as unstoppable as a Twoleg monster. You must learn patience!"
He looked at them angrily before closing his eyes slowly.

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Stormfrost, whose nose was probably sharper, sniffed the air.
"Um, it seems fine to me. If it's a fox, some patrol will come and scare it later."
She looked at the white warrior.
"Don't worry so much," she added.

[Icefire]

^{Icefire nodded, "I'm sorry, I just get...protective. She mewed, "I suppose you're right..." She trailed off. "Want to go hunting?" She asked, trying to change the subject away from the fox.}

((Fear the shortness D< XDD))

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^{Hollystar looked up at the stars, "I hope he still has more then 1 life left! Starclan, let him be okay!" She murmured, hoping her ancestors would let him be alive, or tell her. But she could only wait, after a couple seconds if he didn't get up, she wondered if Icefire or Stormfrost would think they got in a fight, and she had killed him. She paced, fear throbbing threw her. "Starclan, let him be okay!" She murmured again.}

((Short because there wasn't much talking ^^ But I made it as long as possible =P))

Hawkstar's eyes flashed open, and he jumped to his paws quickly.
He swayed on his paws, and stumbled foward, his claws unsheathed.
"Hollystar?" he asked, looking around and spotting her.
He didn't like this. Not one bit! She had seen him die right then and there. This wasn't good. Not at all.
He had put his Clan at stake by doing this favor for her. By saving her, he lost a life.
"What happened?" he asked, though he already knew.

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Stormfrost yawned.
"Well, I am going to go hunting on my side of the border," she meowed before stepping into the stream to cross. "See you at the Gathering, perhaps?" she asked, looking over her shoulder, water lapping at her belly fur.

[Icefire]

^{Icefire smiled, "Sure, maybe." She mewed. "Well, I am off to hunt." Icefire mumbled, though she sounded disappointed.}

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^{Hollystar blinked, "You're alive! She gasped. Thank you for saving my life!" She gasped, her blue eyes flickering with gratitude. "And I always thought you were selfish..." She began, shaking her head. "Thank you so much, I don't deserve any kindness like that... but why did you save me?" She asked, her blue eyes wide and curious. She sighed, "We just met after all... although I would've saved you..." Hollystar stared at him. "Thank you...."}

Hawkstar looked at her, for once, in confusion.
"What? It wasn't a problem," he mumbled, flattening his ears.
What was wrong with him? He could harldy put one sentance together at the moment, and he didn't know why.

-- GAH! SHOOOOOORT! --

[Icefire]

^{Hollystar, not sure how he would take it, but gave him a friendly lick on the ears.
"Thanks for saving me..." She began. "Can we maybe be friends? I mean... you did save my life..." She began, still unsure what he would say.}

((SHORT x.x))

Hawkstar moved back a little.
"I...I don't know," he stammered, flicking his tail. "I think that it is fine if we stay friends within the leader to leader limits. Anything that comes even closer to that now, after all this time we've known each other, could cause problems. What would the Clans think of two leaders who are friends? That happened to end up at the wrong place and the wrong time, and me save you?" Hawkstar asked, looking down at her with his green eyes.

[Icefire]

^{Hollystar stared at him.
"I am not saying we meet up or anything, just at gatherings we can talk a little, and not be as hostile towards each other." She mewed, smiling. "I just appreciate you saving my life, by sacrificing one of your own." She pointed out, her eyes narrowing. "Well... I better go..." she stammered. "Bye," With that, she ran off in her own territory.}

((Say bye to Holly, Hawk xDD))

Hawkstar looked at her before turning around.
"I guess I will see you later," he meowed before slowly limping away, ignoring the dried blood on his throat and paws.
Hawkstar glanced at his paws as he walked, his head low as he thought about the night's events.
He had run into StormClan's leader and a warrior of the Clan, had a small fight, and somehow saved Hollystar from a fox.
What else could go wrong in the light of StarClan, if they really were watching them?
He looked over his scarred shoulder, even though he couldn't still see what he just left behind.
The first rays of dawn were streaking over the horizon as he trudged deeper into the forest.