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Post by smokey on Oct 26, 2011 23:04:29 GMT -5
Manxwillow's eyes flashed and she bared her teeth. Who did this lazy cat think she was? Her fur prickeled hostilly. No I'm fine thanks, I'll just sit right here and wait. The clan doesnt need to be fed or anything. Her eyes narrowed and her jaw parted a bit in mocking. You know, Hunt? The thing you dont do because your too busy picking dasies and sleeping? She rose her head and looked down at the smaller cat, her expression cold. No one was stupid enough to mess with her, she was more rogue then some of the ones that wandered around twoleg place these days. |
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Post by marshmallow on Oct 27, 2011 14:45:06 GMT -5
Mallowfeather gave Manxwillow one more look of pure dislike before turning back to the apprentice "Your all set with the healing. The berries are different because of size. Its easier to decipher between them that way. The big ones to the left; the little to the right okay?" she then turned back to Manxwillow, expression smoothed out now. Calm- like the surface of an untouched puddle "Now. What exactly is wrong with you?" she asked as she approached her
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Post by smokey on Oct 27, 2011 20:03:14 GMT -5
Cougarpaw nodded wide eyed. He'd do anything she asked without question. And why shouldnt he? Silently he began to sort the berries, his ears swiveling to listen to the conversation between the two shecats. His teeth were clenched, Manxwillow better not DARE do anything to her or I'll have her tail! He thought protectively. Manxwillow snorted at the cats sharp tongue. She had little patience for attitudes and false helpfulness. "My head hurts, and its worse in the sunlight. I just need something to numb the pain so I can go hunting" she hated admitting anything was wrong with her. that was probably why she was so testy this morning. Pain was weakness, and weakness meant you needed to rely on others, and she liked to rely on no one. |
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Post by marshmallow on Oct 27, 2011 20:09:46 GMT -5
She smirked at Cougarpaws overly-interested expression as he started sorting berries.She then turned to face manxwillow again "Have you tried to sleep a bit more or does laying down make it even worse? Wait no. Nevermind... I can just give you herbs..." She muttered her last statement, looking at her paws in emberassment of her confusing words. you mousebrain! ] where the words that continued repeating over and over in her head. Obviously this cat needed to just get her herbs and be on her way. the sooner the better. Cougarpaw was much more welcoming anyways.
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Post by smokey on Oct 27, 2011 20:23:15 GMT -5
"I'd appreciate the herbs" She mewed honestly, which took a lot for her to say without a snide comment. She didnt try to be hostile to anything she walked into it just was in her nature. Cougarpaw felt his whiskers twitch in amusement, between Mallowfeather's broken speech and Manxwillow's surprisingly nice tone. What was this world coming to? He looked down at the berries and realized he had sorted more then half of them. Mousebrain SLOW DOWN! he thought wildly If you finish you have to leave! |
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Post by marshmallow on Oct 27, 2011 20:36:44 GMT -5
Mallowfeather nodded, as she went to a small rock, taking some herbs into her jaw an dchewing them up quickly "Please lay down.." she whispered to Manx, as she glanced at Cougarpaw. She didnt usually ask her patients to do this but she just couldnt stand having to be much shorter than Manxwillow was. She looked quite kit-like compared to her, and she needed to show she wasn't. She needed to prove herself once and for all, to everyone. She approached Manxwillow slowly, eyes on her paws as she continued chewing the almost-finished poultice to rub onto her temples
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Post by smokey on Oct 27, 2011 21:02:58 GMT -5
Manxwillow lowered her head a bit so it was easier for the younger cat to reach. It must be hard being responsible for the whole clan at you young She thought, then her mind growled at her for being so soft. Everyone had their responsibilities. Everyone had bad things in their life, that was the way it was. Cougarpaw was starting to feel a little stupid for being in the medicine cats den. His only interest in the array of plants was the pretty shecat, whom seemed totally oblivious to his immature crush. She wouldnt like him anyways, if she COULD have kits she'd want a big strong tom to protect her and curl up with, not some runty little apprentice with starlit eyes and a good heart. He flattened his ears as reality sunk further into his thoughts. There were no she-cat apprentices, so his eyes dulled a bit. Manxwillow seemed to have temporarily went numb and speechless so the speculation of entertainment dwindled. |
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Post by marshmallow on Oct 27, 2011 21:13:24 GMT -5
She moved closer, applying the poultice to her temples, rubbing it in with the top of her nose "You should feel better soon. You should go lie down for a while in the shade. If it still hurts later come back for something else okay?" Witht hat, she turned, and seemed to skip happily towards Cougarpaw, showing her teeth in a smile "Well Well, look at you! All of these are almost entirely sorted! except..." She rolled a small berry away from the Juniper pile "There. Perfection." she pressed her nose to his ear with a slight pur of thanks, as she started splitting the berries up herself,not even glancing back to see what Manxwillow was doing,
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Post by smokey on Oct 27, 2011 21:18:17 GMT -5
Manxwillow nodded in thanks and then exited the den to lay down a bit in the warriors den. *GONE* Cougarpaw smiled at her, "Happy to help" He mumbled, his ear prickling where she had touched it. |
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Post by marshmallow on Oct 27, 2011 21:22:59 GMT -5
"You know I really haven't done anything but sit in here and collect herbs in over a moon. What do you like doing for fun?" She asked him curiously. Her mind seemed to have pushed everything non-medicine cat out and left a list of herbs and where to find them. The entire rest of her life was more like a blur- like she had only taken one glance at it, never togaze upon it again. Where where those days she missed so? Playing with other kits at her mothers side? GOne. Gone forever. Or.. Maybe not. She stepped away from the berries, crouching low in an almost kit-like immitation of a warriors pounce. SHe knew she was doing it incorretly. Then again, she had never really learned correctly anyways
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Post by smokey on Oct 27, 2011 21:38:48 GMT -5
Cougarpaw looked a bit confused, the shecat had done a total 360 personality wise infront of him, and it took a heartbeat for her words to sink in. He grinned, dropping down into a playful position and wagging his tail in excitement. "Well, I liked playfighting the best, or tag, or who can run the fastest, or anything! He concluded. He didnt know medicine cats knew how to play, as mouse brained as that sounded. It seemed any medicine cat he had ever met seemed very formal and all about herbs and sick cats. They seemed very good at keeping their clan healthy, but at risk of not living themselves. Why must medicine cats sacrifice every thing? He wondered bitterly. They have to give up so much He narrowed his eyes and sprang at Mallowfeather, landing just in front of her and playfully batting at her ear, his claws staying safely inside his paws. |
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Post by marshmallow on Oct 27, 2011 21:52:59 GMT -5
She giggled, sounding even more kitlike than her stance. She mewed innocently as he batted her ear, backing up as though trying to hide, before springing foreward, bowling him over, into a pile of borrage leavs, crushing a few as she whispered "As uneduated as i am with this im not clueless. Your making this far too easy for me." She had him pinned down in what she thought was quite a good stance. Of course, she really had no idea if it was or not. it could look positively kitlike even still, ass eh stared down into his eyes "Or does this mean i just won?" she continued her mews, innocently, one ear flattened, to give off as much cuteness as she could thats right, Mellow. Act like your innocent she thought, just barely hiding the smirk
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Post by smokey on Oct 27, 2011 22:15:07 GMT -5
Cougarpaw got more into it now.He twisted out from underneith her and knocked her over on her back, he playfully bit her ear and batted his paws at her belly. He purred all the while he played. Leaves were stuck to his pelt as he hopped about. His hind foot kicked the berries he had just sorted sending a good number of them flying all about the den. He gave a play growl and shook her ear lightly in his jaws. |
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Post by marshmallow on Oct 28, 2011 19:28:47 GMT -5
she purred in return, patting at his nose with sheathed claws. "Come on, you can do better than THIS!" she giggled, as she managed to pull her ear from his jaw, and she turned, tail straight up as she trotted away, into the shadows of the den, turning back, to stare at him, crouching low yet again
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Post by smokey on Oct 29, 2011 14:13:37 GMT -5
Cougarpaw snorted. "I wouldn't want to hurt a lady!" He teased running at her again and batting at her side. His yellow eyes huge and playful. This was amazing, in all his wildest dreams he never imagined to be playing with her like this! And she was a good fighter too!... well not bad at least for being stuck in here with the herbs all day. WIth a bit of training she could even be a warrior. If only he thought to himself. IF she was a warrior, his crush would be so much less complicated. |
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