Shadowrain's Departure [Free for anyone to respond]

[Shadowrain]

A black-coloured tom woke with a weary start. White spots, quite similiar to raindrops, were flecked across this tom's flank, halting abruptly at his rump, neck, and the beginning of his legs. Directly on his heart, though the vital piece of his body is covered by black fur, was a single, white raindrop. His green eyes, though he'd just woken up, were as alert as though he'd been up for hours. Any cat could have guessed, by now, the name of this tom-cat and told you the answer quite clearly: Shadowrain, a loyal Warrior to HiddenClan.

However loyal this tom may be, or may have been, since he was a mere ten moons old, something, or more precisely, a certain she-cat, has always been more important than even the Clan to him, his own namesake: Rainfeather. And though moons have passed since the break up of the Clan-wide sensational couple, the butterflies that fill his stomach whenever he's within tail-lengths of Rainfeather hadn't disappeared. More accurately, they'd gotten bigger, harder and harder to disregard. And though the two felines remained friends, it was awkward between them. Shadowrain had a sinking feeling that he was getting in the way of Rainfeather's happiness, however indirectly. He thought that if he were gone, Ravenflight could feel more free to show affection to Rainfeather. 

The black tom took a deep breath. He had been thinking about this for a moon now, and each day his approval and agreement of the idea had only grown stronger. He had to do it... For the sake of Rainfeather's happiness. He would leave HiddenClan, become a loner, a rogue, or whatever a cat would call him - An exile, a reject of the Clan, it wouldn't matter to him. Only the fact that he'd finally been able to know that Rainfeather'd be happy, even if it wasn't him making her happy, would matter to him. Today was the day. Today was going to be the day he left. Who would know of his departure, he wondered? Rainfeather, and Ravenflight, of course.. Who else was close to this tom? He thought a moment. Veiledmoon. He had to tell his granddaughter, they were almost as close as he was with Rainfeather. 

OOC: Wellllllllll. *-* I had this idea yesterday. So. Yep. xD
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[⋆ Phia ⋆]

RATPAW Apprentice of HiddenClan

It was with a tail held high and the confidence of a victorious hunter that Ratpaw strode smoothly down the familiar path that led to HiddenClan's camp entrance, a plump squirrel swinging in his mouth. He had still not gotten over his jealousy towards Heatherpaw's brilliant catch on their sneaky hunting trips few sunrises ago, and that exceptionally cold morning he had decided he would be going out with his own to please his own ego. Having gotten up early enough to not meet any eager and bothersome warriors on his way out, his pawpads were now aching dully after his trek around the morning frost that covered big part of the woods. The sun was high enough in the sky while he was strolling back to the camp, although a chilly breeze that made his short-haired coat fluff out promised another cold day. Leaping down a small trunk, the mouth of the entrance came in sight, and Ratpaw quickened his pace as eager paws darted across the forest floor. He had remembered about a tiny pitiful mouse he had caught and buried a little further into the woods, and while it was not something he would normally go back for, he was determined to make the most out his hunting trip especially that day. Just to show how much of a lazy furball somebody is! He approached the entrance with pride glowing in his emerald eyes, a few hesitant sun rays poking out of the tree branches to wash the deep brown fur on his back. He held his head high enough for the squirrel's body not to come in contact with the ground as he strode across the remaining fox-lengths, almost arrogantly poking his way through the narrow entrance. Everyone had better take notice of what I'm bringing back!, he reflected, feeling self-satisfaction surge through his body as he dropped the large squirrel in front of his paws as soon as he had stepped out of the small, filled with dead leaves and twigs, camp entrance. He was intending to stand over his catch for a few more seconds as he glowed in pride, but as he realised the clearing was unusually empty and peaceful, he awkwardly bowed his head again to pick up his prey. As he did so, his thin tail twitched, and he caught a glimpse of a muscular, black spotted frame making way for him after having emerged from the warriors' den. Ratpaw straightened his posture and looked directly into the feline's piercing gaze, recognising Shadowrain in glimmering green eyes. "Good day, Shadowrain!" he greeted with a flick of his tail, ready to bow his head in respect as the partially-spotted body of the tomcat approached. However, he suddenly froze in his spot, staring past the warrior, towards the den entrance he had just appeared from. No other cat had followed after him. With no second thought, Ratpaw forgot all about respect and formality, and proceeded with staring straight into the tom's eyes with his own shining-eagerly emerald ones. "Where are you going, can I come?" Word count » 512 Notes » i moved shadow a little bit, since rat can't get into the warriors' den. </3 hope you don't mind my hopping in here! xD I'd so gotta love Ratty interfering in drama he has no place in. i'll rush over to accept Vei's application after this and drag her in ^-^ Tags » Shadowrain, Vei hURRYY your beloved is leaving i cant stop him on my own sobs Muse » 85%

[Vei]

So calm, so quiet, the soothing sounds of a gentle breeze and gently flowing water. The scene was a familiar one, simple as it was, it brought back the only fond memory of kithood she had before she'd come to HiddenClan. The little stream, the funny little rabbit and the floating butterfly.

A higher pitched voice quite startled Veiledmoon, her ears registering the tone as a young cat's and making her sapphire eyes snap open, fretting it was something wrong with her kits. She lifted her head quickly as her gray ears perked sharply. With narrowed eyes she stared at the den entrance, noticing the two silhouettes that defined Shadowrain's body and another HiddenClan cat's. She stood up on unsteady, tired light paws and padded out of the den towards the two toms.

"Oh, it's you two being loud," the she-cat teased lightly, "And to think I was having the nicest dream." She shook her head, "Leave it to tom cats to cause a ruckus," she purred. Looking at her adopted grandfather, she smiled softly, in a fairly good mood after a decent rest, something that was hard for her to come by. "Good morning Shadowrain," she greeted, dipping her head before looking at the apprentice in front of both of them, "Greetings Ratpaw," she added, not wanting to hurt any feelings for not being acknowledged.

Out of sheer uneasiness and constant stress, she couldn't help but glance around nervously. Even if she was in the safety of the clan's camp, she couldn't deny that she didn't feel as safe as she should. Her tail twitching lightly, she settled herself into a sitting position so she wouldn't awkwardly shift her paws like she had the bad habit of doing recently.

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Word Count ~ 311
Notes ~ Bad Shaderp! No leaving D':

[Shadowrain]

Shadowrain smiled softly at Ratpaw's excited manner, then meowed to the tom quietly, hoping not to be overheard by Veiledmoon, "I'm leaving, Ratpaw.... You can't come, alright?" he smiled kindly at him. He then straightened up and looked over at Veiledmoon in amusement, dipping his head.
"Sorry, Veiledmoon," he purred affectionately. "Ratpaw is just a bit hyper today," he laughed softly.

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Word count: 64
Muse: 59%
Tags: Vei and Phia
Notes: IT HAD TO BE DONE OK ;;;;;;

[Featherz]

A small silver tabby opened her ice blue eyes, still fogged up with sleep, the young she cat stood up and slowly the noises ticked inside her. What are the warriors doing this early on a morning like this! Still drowsy with sleep, the small feline stumbled her way towards the warrior den. She fell over a twig on the way, as her nose was still asleep. A small, half-hearted chuckle came from the warriors den, she recognised most of the scents, but one stood out the most. Shadowrain's scent was shivering off him, in sad, miserable waves of despair. She soon picked up Ratpaw's strong earthy scent, What is going on in here? Just as Featherpaw stepped in, the floral smell of Veiledmoon struck her. The young apprentice stood in the shadows of the den, wondering on weather to interrupt or not. Eventually, after the silence became too eerie, Featherpaw had to know what was going on. After summoning all the courage she had inside her, she very quietly spoke
"What is going on here?"

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Word count: 179 X_X
Tags: Shadow, Rat, Vei, leaving
Other: I'm butting in like a butt