The Meeting of Sky and Lake

[lakeripple]

Lakeripple frowned as she padded around the lake. "Come along!" she called to her kits. "It's not far." Part of her felt excited to see her brother again, another part of her ached for the nursery with it's mossy interior and gently folded branches. Something told her that this was not right, that she shouldn't see the black rouge, but surely the fact that they were kin would take side with her? Shaking her head indecisively she ran back to her struggling kits and pulled one after the other out of the mud and roughly licking them.

[Spottedshadow]

ooc:can Eagletalon come looking for Lakeripple and the kits and find them with Skywalker, later?

[lakeripple]

OOC: Sure

[snowfoot]

Cherrykit let out a little squeak as she was lifted out from the mud. She felt Lakeripples tongue rasp over her intracately patterned fur. When she was done she followed her mother, having to trot to keep up. "Mommy" she mewled look up towards her face "Where are we going?" she squeaked again as she tripped over a tree root and tumbled onto the ground, she struggled to lift herself up and fell flat of the ground. "Are we nearly there?" she said, as she gasped for breath on the floor.

[lakeripple]

Lakeripple blinked warmly at her daughter. "Yes, nearly there." she paused. "We are going to see your uncle." she mewed. "But it is secret. You guys are good at keeping secrets, right?"

[Silvah]

Birchkit padded after his mother and siblings. "Our uncle? Who is a our uncle? A secret?Why? " He asked Lakeripple.

[lakeripple]

"Your uncle is called Skywatcher. It is a secret because he is not in the Clans. Now you keep your mouth shut!" Lakeripple knew that Cherrykit was good, but she could not trust her sons.

[snowfoot]

Cherrykit looked up to her mothers face again. "So, he's a..." she thought for the word. "A... R... Rog?" she thought that was right. She didn't know.

[lakeripple]

Lakeripple blinked. "A rogue. But he is nice."

[~*Pikeru]

Skywalker slowly made his way threw the ferns. The deep snow was harsh, and the prey has been small and few lately because of it. They are all sleeping, and the jet black tom could hardly figure out how the clans could feed everyone with such few prey.

Small squeaks of kits and mews of a she-cat told Skywalker that he had arived. His sister, Lakeripple as she was called, had wanted to meet him. The small white dot on his chest bobbed as he bounded threw the snow with sparkles in his eyes as he saw the too kits. His sister had had kits! He was a uncle! "Sister! You had kits!" he called out as he halted before her. Bits of snow hurled forward a bit as his paws skidded to a stop. The jet black tom leaned forward, and flicked his dark green-blue eyes from kit to kit. They were cute!

[snowfoot]

Cherrykit finally lifted herself up and saw the large black tom, she sudennly became very shy and shrunk back a little. She never was good at meeting new people. "Um..." she couldn't think of what to say. She let out a squeak as his head swung over to meet hers after inspecting Cedarkit and Birchkit, and backed away a little more then glanced over to Lakeripple. "I'm... Ch-Cherrykit" she mewled. Looking back at her uncle. Her deep blue gaze caught his striking blue-green ones, and another wave of shyness clutched her. "Are you Sky..." She stopped as she forgot his name, she remembered vaguely what it sounded like. "Skywater? Does that mean, like ,rain?"."

[~*Pikeru]

Skywalker chuckled slightly at what Cherrykit had to say. His dark green-blue eyes seemed to sparkle with happiness. "No." the jet black tom purred playfully, "Well. . . .yes at the same time too. Skywater is rain, but my name is Skywalker. You see, in the tribe, you were given a name depending on what job you would have. I was going to hunt flying prey, and your mother. . ." Skywalker let his smile now turn on Lakeripple. "Her name was Raincatcher. She was going to hunt water prey."

[snowfoot]

Cherrykit relaxed when she saw how freindly her uncle was then a puzzled look crossed her face. "So... My mommy was a Tribe cat too?" she looked to her mother, then back to her uncle, this was an interesting insight into other ways of life, even for a kit. She padded forward a few steps so she wasn't so far away from Skywalker. "Would I have a tribe name?" she said, her eyes sparkling.

[Spottedshadow]

ooc: just say when and Eagletalon will come ^.^

[~*Pikeru]

OOC: Okay! ^^


IC: Skywalker glanced to his sister with a questioning look on his face. Should he? He had always watched how the leader looked over each kit, and after a wile, announced the kit's future job. It was always based on how fit they were, their shape, muscle structure, attitude, energy level...The list could go on and on! Slowly he took a long look at Cherrykit. His dark green-blue eyes inspecting every hair on her body.

The kit had a perfect pelt color for ground prey hunting. Yet her feathery tail would be easily snagged on a thorn. Cherrykit was also quiet, and seemed soft spoken from the little Skywalker had heard of her. This would be good for hunting too. But. . . . .the jet black tom couldn't help but noticed that her words seemed soft. Maybe even soothing.

Finally Skywalker pulled his head back, and puffed out his chest as he spoke. "You seem fit to heal and help with kits, over hunting prey. So, if you were in the tribe, you would gain a name that showed your love for others, and your kind nature. Though...." Skywalker paused. His tail drooped slightly, and his chest was no longer puffed up. "Your clan leader will give you a name. So saddly that means no." The jet black tom turned back to his sister with a sad look on his face. Even if Cherrykit was of the tribe, they wouldn't be around to give her a tribe name.

[lakeripple]

Lakeripple looked slightly confused, but then another flashback overtook her. She was quivering with excitement as the leader, Speakingwater, looked over her and her brother. "As you are lean and gentle, yet quick, you shall be a hunter of water prey!" the gray tom had called. "You shall be Raincatcher." Lakeripple blinked rapidly to clear the vision. "We should let them carry out their heritage," she whispered. "Even though no one would call them by their Tribe names." She looked over at her daughter. "Herbgatherer," she murmured. "Healer of the Tribe of Rocky Cliffs." She then looked over Birchkit. Her smaller son's body was lithe, yet muscler, and his fur would blend in easily with the cliffs of her old home. "You, Birchkit, shall be a hunter of ground prey, and your name shall be Rockymountain." Finally she turned her gaze to the first born. Cedarkit was lithe, yet bold and cunning, easily disguised. "You shall be a defender, or guard, of the tribe. You will be known as Clawingeagle." Then she bowed her head, embarresed that she had spoken such a sacred ritual.

[~*Pikeru]

Skywalker couldn't help but almost cry when his sister had said that they should carry on their heritage. And the names given to them were fine. "Normally you would only be called by those names when you became older, but this is a special occation. You may be called by them any time you want. Just....possibly not around your clan." the jet black tom glanced to his sister once more. Glee in his eyes.

[snowfoot]

Cherrykit purred with delight as they told here her Tribe name "That sounds a lot like a medicine cat" she meowed. "I want to be a medicine cat when im older". She looked at her brothers too. She was bouncing around excitedly until she stopped and looked at her uncle quizzically again. "Why aren't you in the Tribe anymore then?" it struck her as odd that he wasn't with the tribe and was a rogue instead.

[~*Pikeru]

OOC: 0_0" ....um.....you might want to redo the last sentence....look closely between the words 'her' and 'odd' and you'll see why....*giggle*



IC: Skywalker bit his bottom lip at what Cherrykit had to say. He could't say the hole truth. It would scare the kits! "Well. . . .there was a storm. . .and I got lost." so did my mother, sister, and father. But my mother didn't make it, and my father could be anywhere. Skywalker added in his head, trying to put on a fake smile.



OOC: I think Eagletalon can come in any time now. ^^ (thats what I think)


OMG OMG OMG OMG!!!! I JUST GOT A BRAINSTORM!!!! Hey, Lakeripple, you know how Moonrise had killed a tom to get the territory for Sunset? What if THAT tom was his father!?!? Wouldn't that be cool? It would make their friendship be a bit bumpy, and it would make it interest! What you think??? XP

[Spottedshadow]

Eagletalon followed Lakeripple's scent. What was she thinking? Taking the kits out like that! Why would she bring them this far anyway? Normally she brings them close within the camp.