Distancing self

[moondust]

Faithspirit sat in a far corner in the camp staring at the ground, she felt so unsure, that others found her as a burden. Faithspirit gave a sigh and looked around the camp, what if she left? would anyone care?

[~*Snowstep]

Snowstep padded into camp with a vole in her jaws. her light grey pelt was soaked with a thin layer of rainwater, but her paws were still as white as snow. she dropped her prey onto the freshkill pile, when a frosty-white tom with amber streaks followed her into camp, carrying a couple mice. Emberfrost greeted Snowstep with a friendly smile.

But yes, that's all they are; friends.

True, he had liked her before, but in the end, it all ended well as close friendship. and they were good with that.

"Hey, what's your name?" Snowstep saw Faithspirit sitting all alone at the edge of camp. Her blue-green eyes were friendly. she never gave up an oportunity to meet a new friend.

Emberfrost let his amber eyes trail from Snowstep and onto Faithspirit.

[moondust]

Faithspirit blinked, 'Faithspirit' she said in a quiet voice. She put her head down as she felt her fur grew hot, she didn't want to make a fool of herself, she looked up at Snowstep her eyes somewhat glinting from the sun, 'What is your name?' she said calmly

[kura]

Greysky padded lazily into the camp two plump mice hanging from his jaws. He started toward the fresh-kill pile, grinning when he saw Emberfrost.

Dropping the mice in the pile he drug out a vole and grinned up at the three. "Hello Emberfrost, Snowstep, Faithspirit" he greeted softly. He was glad he remembered names and faces easily are he would have stuttered over all of there names, well except Emberfrost of course.

Emberfrost was just to amusing to forget. "So how are things for you three, you look great" he commented.

[~*Snowstep]

Snowstep gave Faithspirit a small smile. "I'm Snowstep. Nice to meet you Faithspirit" she purred, then turned just in time to see Graysky walk into camp with his catches. "Hello," she greeted him. usually she wasn't so formal, but she only showed her more outgoing side with friends that she trusted. and Graysky? she didn't know him that well, just his name. "Prey running ok, not bad for leaf-fall."

Emberfrost nodded at Graysky's greeting, and eyed him for a second. For some reason, the white tom always thought that Graysky had an unusual grin when he talked to him, like there was an inside joke that he didn't know about. he was still a little confused about the way he acted around Kurapelt.
SPeaking of Kurapelt....... he hadn't seen her in a while....

[moondust]

Faithspirit nodded to Greysky in greeting and looked at Snowstep, 'Nice to meet you also.' and sat down looking at the group of cats. They all seemed like they knew eachother well, unlike her she wanted to stay on the outside of things. Faithspirit didn't know what would happen if she did start to speak to others, she looked thoughtful, he eyes becoming glazed.

[kura]

The grey tom nodded to Snowstep and Emberfrost, his gaze shooting over to Faithspirit and he grinned again. "Haven't meet you before we should go hunting tomorrow or something, hang out, you know?" he asked flickering his ears in a friendly way.

But his gaze was quick to go back to Emberfrost, and then Snowstep. "So what have the three of you been up to?"

[moondust]

Faithspirit blinked and looked at Greysky she contemplated on whether or not the idea was good or not, 'Maybe.' she said carefully, and then returned her gaze back to the ground. Inside she was thinking, 'Great now hes going to ask why I said maybe.'

[Spottedshadow]

Dreampaw bounded happily into the camp. Dawnstreak had sent her to fetch fresh kill of the elders, and she had a jaw full! The small white calico cat carried her catch to the elders, and pranced over to the group of warriors. "Hi Snowstep!" she greeted the grey warrior. She just nodded to the other cats. She looked up to the she-cat. She idolised her. Dreampaw wanted to be just like Snowstep, but the only problem with that was Flashpaw. She couldn't be truly loyal as long as she loved him. But she couldn't stop loving him either. "How's the prey been running for you?" She once again directed her question to Snowstep.

ooc: I thought it'd be cool if Dreampaw kinda followed Snowstep around, and drove her crazy... if not she'll just look up to her.

[moondust]

OOC- I will wait for the others to respond.

[kura]

Graysky grinned but reframed himself for asking her to many questions instead he just respond with, "thats cool, tell me when and if you want to go."

He flicked his tail at Emberfrost, "so what are you thinking about?" he asked grinned again.

[moondust]

Faithspirit glanced towards Graysky's voice, she nodded, 'I will.' she said in a quiet voice that was half-distant from her thinking and then watched the cat's conversing, If only I could be more confident Faithspirit whispered in her mind.
Faithspirit turned her gaze to the sky, she always questioned Starclan what they wanted her to do, it seemed that everyone was disappointed with her nowadays...at least that's what she thought

[~*Pikeru]

OOC: Mind if I dust off Thawpelt, and toss him in there? He can be at a distance at first, just in case you guys don't want him around. >_o

Eh...go ahead and skip the middle paragraph, unless you want to hear him rant about Snowstep, Emberfrost, and himself. "



IC: Thawpelt casually stepped into a slightly shadowed spot. It seemed that without Froststar, the tom was having to do a lot of things a normal warrior should have to. Odd that cats turned to him for ideas for patrols. The Skyclan warrior's brown tabby tail twitched slightly with stress. So many questions! Why couldn't they just turn to some other cat!? Thawpelt's mind yowled, as he placed his chin on snowy white paws. The warrior had no interest in being leader.

His fur pattern was odd. Snow white underside and legs, with brown tabby back and tail. Took the image of thawing snow. Thawpelt snorted. Hence his name, of course. From a distance, it almost seemed that the ground was starting to poke threw the thin white snow that coated the earth. The Skyclan warrior's dark blue eyes flicked around camp. For once it seemed the other warriors were working out patrols with themselves. His gaze rested on the three talking warriors a bit farther from him. Dreampaw seemed to be connected at the hip with Snowstep lately. Giving a small sigh, he turned to Emberfrost. Something flared a bit in the tom's stomach at the sight of the white warrior. Jealousy? Emberfrost had indeed always been close to Snowstep. During the times that Snowstep and Thawpelt had been bumping heads and baring teeth at each other. The two seemed to have settled at friendship, even before he was able to make up with Snowstep for whatever reason that had caused their childish dispute. Though, jealousy? Thawpelt shook his head. Why should he feel that? Thawpelt was indeed crushing on Snowstep, and it seemed she was too with him. The jealousy must be coming from the small realization that that is all it has been so far. A crush. Snowstep and Emberfrost had history, and their friendship could easily become more.

The Skyclan warrior gazed on, watching Faithspirit now. The she-cat seemed shy, possibly uncomfortable about the number of cats around and talking to her. Thawpelt tipped his head slightly, serious at what they could be talking about. Greysky, judging by the grin, was pleasing himself with some inside joke he couldn't help but bring up in his own mind.

I'll just lay here, unless someone wishes for me to come over...Thawpelt purred to himself via his thoughts. No use in making Faithspirit even more uncomfortable.

[kura]

Graysky's head lifted when a motion at the corner of his eye caught his attention. A small smile pulled at his lips, Thawpelt. He lifted lazily to his paws, taking a few steps toward the cat, "hey there Thawpelt come join us friend" he meowed.

He didn't know Thawpelt much but he considered every cat in the clan his friend. His family. He flicked his tail to the spot next to him, "come sit." Maybe Thawpelt would have seen the cat he was looking for, he had yet to see her since they left for the hunting patrol, which he had heard went badly. What was she thinking now? Had she made a run back to the two-legs? Or was she as brave as she looked.

No something told him she was still here. His gaze flickered to Emberfrost and the to Thawpelt. Hmmmmm.

[moondust]

Faithspirit blinked, I hope their attention will lead elsewhere she thought to herself, she felt uncomfortable around all these cats like she was under ... a kind of test. Faithspirit looked over at the other cat - Thawpelt - another!?! Was everyone going to just come over here and start talking? She sighed, she didn't blame them, they all seemed to know eachother.

[kura]

Graysky stood, grinning briefly over at Faithspirit before turning toward the camp entrance, "sorry to leave so soon, but I must...hunt yes hunt, see you all around" he purred before slinking off toward the exit.

[Glyph]

OOC: Mind if I add another to the bunch?

IC: Sitting across the clearing was a brown, blond, and white furred she-cat with copper eyes that shown like lake pebbles under bright sunlight. She watched them silently for a moment, still as a statue, until Graysky made an excuse to leave.
"Smooth, Graysky, very smooth..." Echostep rolled her eyes sarcastically, watching the tom creep away.