Let's go on a da--hunting patrol! - [closed]

[Rockettail]

The afternoon was gradually drawing to a close as the harshest of late greenleaf sunlight left the atmosphere, and Rockettail was panting hard as he trotted back toward camp, his dark pelt taking the most out of the day's heat, but that certainly did not stop his plans for this day. He was returning from a water patrol in which he would bring back soaked moss to the elders and medicine cat of the camp. Since apprentices were few this season, warriors were often called upon to see to many of the apprentices' usual chores. Rockettail hadn't really appreciated his new unbecoming chores he'd received from the deputy, Brackenshade, but it was long past time for him to bother complaining anymore. As he entered through the camp, he glanced around excitedly, searching wildly to see if a certain cat was in the camp this afternoon. He hoped with all his heart that she wasn't out doing some chore right now, because he had something important he wanted to do. For a split second, his blue eyes caught sight of the sleek black and white she-cat who had, for almost over two seasons or so, caught his fancy. Rockettail instantly relaxed, having found the cat he was hoping to see, and hurried on to complete his chore before the deputy caught him starring at Nightfeather and chastised him of slacking in his duties. He trotted toward the nursury, and caught sight of the oldest kit, Whirlkit, sitting at the entrance, curiously watching all the other warriors hustle around. "Hurry up and get apprenticed, already! Then you'll be the one doing this job!" He thought silently, willing his words to communicate through his snickering gaze. Rockettail dropped off his soaking moss at the nursery, meowing a quick "No problem." in response to the grateful queens, and spun around, his eyes clear with satisfaction. His chore was done; now he could begin his plan! Rockettail's normally ruffled pelt was a little more groomed than usual. He had become just a little bit more self conscious about his image ever since befriending Nightfeather. With each step he took toward the she-cat, his heart beat quickened, and he half stifled a smile at gazing upon the pretty she-cat which resulted in a lop-sided smirk twisting across his face. When he was close enough, he decided to call out to her. "N-Nightfeather, would you like to uh..." Rockettail sat down and curled his scruffy tail around his paws, trying to act as friendly as possible, although he couldn't keep a straight face at all. He kneaded the pine needles beneath his paws nervously and cleared his throat. "Would you like to go on a hunting patrol with me? Th-the fresh-kill pile could probably use some restocking by now, ya' know? Hehe." Rockettail stiffened his shoulders in apprehension of her response. The fresh-kill thing was just an excuse, since prey abundance lately was no problem. The most it needed was topping off, but Rockettail hoped Nightfeather wouldn't want to go check that badly. Rockettail purred softly, hoping to convince her. ooc hurrhurr words 522! tags Nightfeather

[Nightfeather]

The last light of the day was fading as Nightfeather sat in the Shadowclan camp, grooming herself after getting back from a patrol. The setting sun cast it's beautiful orange glow over the camp, and made her pelt shine beautifully, which pleased the she-cat. Lately she had been grooming herself even more often than usual, hoping to catch the eye of a certain tom. Just thinking about Rockettail made a purr manifest itself from inside her, and she caught herself smiling unconsciously. She had been trying to find the courage to tell her feelings to the tom, but every time she tried, the words wouldn't come out. It was natural for her, she had trouble expressing her feelings often. She was hoping that she could boost her confidence, and in the meantime made herself as well-groomed as possible.

Nightfeather was just finishing up washing her ears when she heard a familiar voice call out to her, and it made her heart skip a beat. She turned her head and focused her amber gaze on Rockettail, who had sat down close to her and curled his tail around his paws. The she-cat walked over to him and sat down, smiling warmly as the tom cleared his throat and anxiously kneaded the pine needles underneath their paws. Rockettail then nervously asked her if she would like to go on a hunting patrol with him. Nightfeather smiled wide, jumping to her paws. "O-of course! I would love to!!" She purred, her eyes wide in excitement. She would gladly take any chance to be alone with Rockettail, especially if he had asked her out to go hunting alone. She could hardly contain her excitement.

Words;; 280~!
Notes;; I'm so excited for this! :3
Tagged;; Rockettail~
Muse;; Excellent!

[Rockettail]

Rockettail couldn't help but admire how Nightfeather's pitch black pelt shone beautifully using every ounce of light in the atmosphere. And the rest of her was also an irresistible masterpiece that no cat could not watch forever. At least that's what Rockettail thought. He could feel his pelt already growing warm, as if it would burst alight with the fires of his passion for the black and white she-cat. It was in rare moments like these, such as when Rockettail was in a heavy trance of affection, fallen heads over heals for Nightfeather, that his thoughts filled with sentences fabricated from the wisest and wordiest elder speaking fondly of the greatest times his life has ever known. And he knew the lines in his mind sounded pretty, and he felt very smart because of it. When Nightfeather's head turned, her amber eyes fixed him in place, like he was in a golden spotlight warmed by the comfiest times of greenleaf. He felt like time had stopped, and he returned the gaze twice as fierce, his blue ones shining with joy. Hearing Nightfeather's acceptance of his offer to go on a hunting patrol was pure music to his ears, and his front paws rose off the ground as he reared up excitedly, mewing happily like a kit. "Th-that's great!! Yeah! Awesome! Okaylet'sgo~!!" All of his thoughts and the music playing in his mind had gone smoothly up 'til the point where he spoke again, and his words came tumbling out, completely unorganized. Rockettail flung out random cries of celebration, and as his mind raced with what to do next, adrenaline fueled by his hot emotions, he spewed his next words almost too quickly for another cat to understand clearly and abruptly spun to his paws, marching awkwardly towards the camp entrance. He walked almost stiff legged, as if he had forgotten the motions while trying to act cool and plan too far ahead on what he would do to impress Nightfeather, and his tail flapped in the air, attempting to keep his balance. By the time Rockettail made it to the camp entrance, he had finally found his paws and was walking mostly normally again. He looked over his shoulder, ears perked cheerfully, and flicked his tail beckoning for Nightfeather to follow. Exiting the camp, Rockettail paused briefly to meow, "Wanna try hunting near the lake? ...Ya never know when prey might need a drink!" ooc Fifty Shades of Rockettail words 413! tags Nightfeather

[Nightfeather]

Seeing Rockettail's joy in her words made Nightfeather purr, and she smiled wide at the gray tom. He reared up excitedly, and the she-cat trotted behind him while he made his way to the camp entrance. Rockettail was definitely happy, prancing around and mewing happily. The black she-cat was just as excited as he was. Her heart was beating fast, and she couldn't stop smiling. Rockettail was the only one she was like this around, and she wanted to try to impress him. The tom's furry tail waved in front of her, perhaps this was also because of his excitement? After they had reached the camp entrance a few moments later, Rockettail looked over his shoulder at the she-cat, ears perked and beckoning her with his tail before disappearing through the camp entrance. Nightfeather took one very brief moment to pause and lick her paw and draw it over her ears a few times before following the tom. Once outside of the camp, Rockettail asked her if she wanted to try hunting down by the lake, pointing out that prey would go there to drink. The she-cat nodded enthusiastically, her amber eyes glowing as she smiled at him. "Good idea! What better way to catch them off guard?" She purred, and started forward to walk alongside the tom. However, too busy looking at Rockettail, the she-cat tripped over something on the forest floor, causing her to shove into the gray tom. Now she was pushed up against him, their pelts touching. Nightfeather looked up at Rockettail, her eyes wide and her pelt quickly going hot in embarrassment. "S-sorry!" She quickly meowed, clearly very embarrassed.

Words;; 273~!
Notes;; So... cute... @_@ xD Sorry for the wait Shizu! ;w;
Tagged;; Rockettail~
Muse;; Woo, great muse!

[Rockettail]

"Destiny I hid inside," I can't achieve; it kills my pride. "Ah ah ah alone in my world," and I can hear the sound... "Good idea! What better way to catch them off guard?" Rockettail felt his spirit soaring with the mutual happiness he felt coming from NIghtfeather. "Right!!?" His head bobbed in agreement and his chest stuck out with pride from the compliment on his genius idea. With a skip in his step, he turned to lead the way into the forest towards the lakeshore when he heard a scuffle behind him just before Nightfeather crashed into him. Rockettail, completely unprepared, was easily knocked off his skinny legs onto his side. Thankfully the pine needles covering the forest floor create a soft landing. Their pelts were touching, and Rockettail felt an overwhelming tingling in his skin at the sensation. His spine pricked and his fur began to stick out with embarrassment. His blue eyes were wide with surprise. He abruptly got back to his paws, trying to shake the pine needles, and the emotional butterflies, from his pelt. "S-sorry!" He heard Nightfeather quickly meow, and he himself was barely able to look her in the eyes as he sheepishly straightened up. Rockettail gave a bashful smile and meowed, "I-it's okay~! No problems here! Haha!" He clumsily blurted out responses one after another. Then his concerns switched away from himself and his own fluttering feelings as he perked his ears and blinked at Nightfeather. "Are you alright!?" His sky blue gaze shown with growing concern. He wondered why Nightfeather had tripped in the first place. Could she be injured or hurt somewhere!!? ooc <3 ;D words 273 tags Nightfeather