Sorting in Despair [Open]

[Spottedshadow]

Darksky sighed. She couldn't do anything right. When she decided to become a medicine cat, she was so sure that's what she wanted. She didn't need a mate, or to be a warrior. But none the less, she was happy. At least she was until she met Burning. What is wrong with me? she asked herself. Not only was she not allowed to fall in love, Burning was a rogue. More importantly, he was on the other side of the alliance.

Darksky sighed again; everything was just going so terribly wrong! She felt like a rock sinking to the bottle of the river. Everything was just crashing over her, and there was nothing Darksky could do about it The whole world was out to get her, or at least only Foxcloud. That's enough to drive someone to madness, Darksky thought with mild rage. Foxcloud had catnapped Burning's brother, and another kit in his Band. Darksky had been trying to help them out, seeing as they were prisoners and had done nothing wrong, but there was only so much she could do. She had to appear loyal. Darksky was loyal, she just was a compassionate loyal and would help any cat in need even if it were Foxcloud herself.

Darksky carried the damp and cold herbs into the camp. Where was the good for nothing apprentice? Coldpaw always seemed to be off doing one thing or another. Well, he's a young cat, it's better for him to burn off some of his energy the way young cats should, the way I was never allowed... Darksky thought with sadness. She'd become medicine cat apprentice, then shortly after Littleflower had disappeared. Darksky was left to fend for herself, and had to seek the training of Spottednose of Earthclan.

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Muse;; With me, and strong!

[Spottedshadow]

ooc: Super Bumps!!!

[blueskysummer]

OOC: super- bump? and i know Brokenpaw is in, like two other posts at least but oh well.

Brokenpaw limped into the Medicine-cat den, his face set in a hard mix of shame and anger. he had allowed himself to step on a thorn. a lousy thorn! it had embedded itself into the pad of his front left paw, and he couldn't manage to pry it out on his own. he rarely ever got into situations like this before becoming a clan cat, but it seemed like joining Fireclan had somehow made him soft. he couldn't let that happen.

with a sigh, he cleared his throat, tryingto get the attention of the medicine-cat. Her name was... Darksky? he couldn't be sure. all these clan names and faces were going to take some time to commit to memory.

"Uh, hi. I, uh... sorta kinda... well, i stepped on a thorn. can you help me get it out?" he said awkwardly. he didn't want to demand that she help him, but at the same time he didn't want to appear soft.

[Spottedshadow]

Darksky sighed down at her herbs. There was never anything to do, no cats were getting sick, and she'd already taken care of the battle wounds from a couple moons ago... She just wanted to scream to the whole camp that she was bored. But as she started to lift her head to cry out when a voice reached her ears. Darksky snapped her head toward the sound, her blue eyes burning as though the sky had been lit ablaze. But the cat standing by her den wasn't Foxcloud, it was only the new apprentice, Brokenpaw. Darksky calmed down considerably.

"Uh, hi. I, uh... Sorta kinda... Well, I stepped on a thorn. Can you help me get it out?"

Darksky found herself giggling under her breath. Thank Starclan I have a silent laugh, she said a brief thanks. Where would she have gone had her laugh been loud and obvious? Darksky stood and walked over the apprentice, her own slender body wasn't much bigger then the young cats. "Of course I'll help," she said in a good natured voice, "It's sort of my job." Darksky went back into her den to fetch the herbs she'd need. She returned later with a leaf wrapping marigold and a poppy seed. Darksky gently took up the young toms paw. That thorn was really stuck! Darksky positioned her strong teeth around the thorn, and prepared to give it a hardy tug. "Brace yourself, this will hurt," she mumbled around the thorn, and tug strongly. It only came about half free. Darksky prepared again, and she tugged stronger. The bloody thorn finally wedged free. Blood welled quickly from the tom's pad.

Shoot! I forgot a cobweb! Darksky thought. She quickly ran into the den retrieved a cobweb, and hobbled back out with it gently draped across her paw. Darksky set the web by her herbs and picked up the marigold and chewed it to a pulp. Gently, she spread it across Brokenpaw's pad. Then she covered it with the cobweb. "No training for you, until this gets better," Darksky commanded. "Take this poppy seed and chose one of the nests over there."

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Muse;; With me and strong! Still!!

[blueskysummer]

Brokenpaw offered his paw openly, wanting the pain to go away. he ground his teeth as she gripped the thorn, pulling at it. it only budged halfway, and his pad stung something terrible! then it was out, and blood began to ooze.

Darksky turned to grab some cobwebs, and Brokenpaw took the oppertunity to lick his throbbing pad. he was proud of himself for not whining or crying out. perhaps he wasn't really as soft as he thought.

he stopped his licking when Darksky returned with cobwebs. she skilfully treated his paw with the pulp of some flower he didn'trecognize before bandaging it up. he sighed as the pulp eased away his pain. it wasn't gone, but at least it was less.

he gulped down the tiny seed, padding to a nest. secretly, he was grateful to stay here. he had no-where else to go, and he didn't want to sit around camp with his wounded paw. the fact that he couldn't train annoyed him, but he knew it was for the best. the paw would make him mess up even more, embarrasing him further in front of Flamingspout.

stretching in the moss, he looked up at Darksky. "Thanks. what did you put on it? i'm not really farmiliar with herbs and such."