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Two bright green eyes gaed around the camp for signs of life. A beautiful she-cat lay in front of the Streamrock. Her tail flickered back and forth, she was wondering about her clan, yes she is Rippedstar, leader of RiverClan. Her gaze was moved to the warriors' den. The clan is low on fresh-kill was her main concern. She licked her fur gently, waiting for a cat to arrive.

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He moved slowly to the fresh-kill pile, a silver fish locked firmly between his jaws. He dropped it on top of the pitifully small pile. His eyes wandered up, looking around. The leader of RiverClan was perched on the ground by the Streamrock. He wondered what she was thinking about, while she lay there, cleaning her fur. "Hello," he mewed to Rippedstar. "And what be you doing?" he asked, not nosy, merely curious.</sub>

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Her eyes darted over to Tigerstorm. "Nothing really," She mewed politely. "How about yourself?" The small pile grew bigger with the shining silver fish he had brought back. She gave her light brown fur a final lick before lifting her head up to hear Tigerstorm's responce.

ooc: >< writers block... on a roleplay..

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"Oh, the same as you, really. Nothing. Just dropping off the fish that I caught," he replied. He groomed his Bengal-looking pelt quickly, removing any stray silver fish scales. "I really should go out hunting again, it looks like we need it. Would you like to come with me?" he asked the leader. He glanced quickly at the fresh-kill pile. All that lay there were three dead bodies of fish, and a few water thrushes.

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She glanced at the small pile and smiled. Well, it was kind of an excuse to get away from camp, wasn't it? She didn't care, of course. To get away from camp was just what she needed. "We do need it.. But then camp would be unguarded." She mewed snapping back into leader mode. "Must cats are on patrol, right?" Her eyes pleaded at him hopelessly for any excuse, she desperatly wanted to get away from camp.

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"We'll be just by the river, that's close to here," he pleaded. "And besides, Frostflower and Bouncefoot are still here. They'll be enough protection for the camp, won't they? All the other clans will also be busy filling up their own fresh-kill piles, so they won't have enough time to attack us, unless it was to raid our fresh-kill pile," he babbled sensibly. "Rippedstar, you need to get out of camp for a bit, it's driving you crazy!" pleaded Tigerstorm. "You're going to go insane if camp is the only place that you see in moons!" Or at least semi-insane, he amended in his thoughts. He stood up and brushed the dust from his pelt. "So, are you coming or not?" he asked for the final time, just about ready to leave the camp to head down to the river.</sup>

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Her green eyes felt relief. He had given her enough reasons to get out of camp. "Ok but only for a little bit... or a bit more.." She purred in relief. Her eyes searched his for signs of happiness, hoping for some excitement. Her tail swayed back in forth making prints in the sand. Her eyes looked down at her emerald bracelet then back up at Tigerstorm.

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Tigerstorm grinned, in the way that only cats can. "C'mon then!" he urged, then, in a joking tone, "or all the fish will swim away!" He saw her gaze dart down and linger on her emerald bracelet. "What is that?" he asked, curiousity filling his tone. He had not seen anything like it, on RiverClan or any of the other clans that resided in the forest. He admired it. "Tis pretty."

He started padding down the worn path that led to the river. He kept going, not looking behind him, hoping that she would catch up.

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Rippedstar smiled and purred happily. "Oh it's only something my mother found on the beach.." She mewed quietly. She stood up and ran up to Tigerstorm. Her pelt, glowing golden in the sun brushed up against his. Her heart pounded next to him. This was the closest she had been to anyone since a few moons.

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His fur stood on end as she pressed up to him. He returned the pressure to her golden fur. Tingles shot up his spine. Tigerstorm shook his head to clear it. He kept on walking on to the river, step after step.

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After a few minutes, they were standing on the bank of the river letting the crisp water lap their toes, and the wind ruffle their fur. Tigerstorm saw a flash of silver dart in the water. He scooped his paw down, and as soon as it entered, he drew it back out. The fish landed on the muddy side with a thud. It thrashed around, its tail beating on a nearby fern. As soon as he could get to it, Tigerstorm bit its neck, quickly taking its life. He muttered a short prayer of thanks to StarClan and looked at Rippedstar. "Your turn!" he joked.

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Her emerald eyes gazed jokingly into his. They caught a glimpse of gray in the corner. She whipped around and swiped her delicate paw into the clear water. Now on the ground, the giant gray fish flopped up and down. Quickly she bit down, making a silent and quick death for the big fish. Her gaze looked to the sky and she whispered her prayer, for the big fish, and for Tigerstorm. "Beat that!" She whispered into his ear. She sat down beside him and wrapped her tail around him.

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He disentangled himself gently from her twining tail. "Okay," he responded. He stared down into the depths of the clear water, fish swimming on the sandy bottom. They were just beyond his reach, flirting their scales at the sun. Finally, a small, rainbow-hued fish swam just below where his paw was poised. Careful not to let his shadow not fall on the water, he reached down and scooped. The fish squirmed in his claws, and slipped out of the gap. His orange and black paw came back up with shimmering droplets of water - but no prey. He gazed at it mournfully. Tigerstorm looked at Rippedstar. "Oops," he said, abashed. He walked closer to her and licked her shoulder. "Maybe you should give it another go," he said teasingly. "Show me how it's done."</sup>

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She purred sweetly and licked his shoulder back. Her light brown paw cuffed and swiped at his ear. "I don't think so! This clan needs food and you are to supply it!" She purred jokingly. She turned around and swiped her paw into the water, pulling out, nothing but droplets of water. "See I've lost my touch now!" Rippedstar mewed.

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He flicked her gently with his tail. "And if you can't feed us, then who will?" he asked, with a hint of a laugh at the edge of his voice. "Oh well," mock-groaned Tigerstorm. "Then I suppose that I must." His black-striped paws carried him over once again to the brink of the river. Silver fish stood out in the crisp blue water, while dull gray minnows blended in with the rocks that lined the river bottom. He drew his head away so that his reflection was not cast onto the mirror-like surface and scare the fish. A medium gray-tinted fish flashed its scales at Tigerstorm in a taunting manner. Before it could move away, Tigerstorm's paw dove into the water and grasped the fish in its claws. He flipped it onto land where it lay struggling on the dust. He struck a blow to its neck, taking its life. Tigerstorm inhaled some of the dust that was still rising. He coughed, spitting it out. "Well, was that to your satisfaction?" he asked Rippedstar.

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The gentle goldenish she-cat purred. "Very much so." Her bright green eyes glimmered to Tigerstorm. She didn't know if it was noticable but she liked this tom, so far as a loyal warrior, but who knows, with the right attitude... Besides that, wasn't it against the warrior code for a she-cat leader to have kits? Once again her eyes glanced around, stopping on the fish. They had caught three of them, and they weren't on patrol, right? "Will you share a fish with me?" She mewed politely, taking a small bow. Her sharp white teeth picked up the one Tigerstorm had caught first. Her light brown body lay down, waiting for Tigerstorm's to lay down beside her..