-- Come out and {play} AshxAsh

[★ Siri]

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[atrb=background,http://img832.imageshack.us/img832/1392/middleash.png] Proudly stalking towards the lake, his thick muscles rippling with every step, he felt good. Today was going to be a decent day, he felt. He finally had a day off from that clumsy oaf of an apprentice that he had. Today, it was his turn to catch fish for the clan. He was a good fisher, in his opinion. Wading into the cold water, he waited until his body adjusted, and went further out, swimming for the old log that he had found. Clawing his way up on the trunk, he sat and dried himself in the midday sun, cleaning his pelt from any mud or debris that may have stuck to him during his swim. Sighting a fish, he readied his paw, claws out. He had swiftly learned in the early days, that if you angled your paw the wrong way, the prey would see it, and you would fall in. His paw coming down on the fish in one swift motion, his deep grey pelt shimmered as water droplets came out with the fish. Claws hooked into his prize, he bit down, his teeth sinking into the cold scales of the underbelly. Making sure it was dead, he waited for another victim to come about. He decided that three would be enough for right now. He wouldn't be able to carry more than that anyway.

[Breezy~Chan]

*Ashflower & Kits*

A beautiful ash gray queen came through some bushes with two little kits tailing behind her. The kits look to be five moons old and ready to be apprentices. A smile was on the queens muzzles, but it almost never reached her sea foam green eyes. The two kits ran to the lake side after wandering around the woods of ThunderClan territory with Ashflower. Pinekit and Angelkit dibbed their paws in the water as Ashflower stepped right in where it wasn't deep. Ashflower looked in the eyes of her kits "Alright *smiles here* I'm going to teach you both how to swim" she said happily. Being near the lake was always Ashflower's get away and her favorite place to sun bath most of the time.

She slowly walked in to the water until it was up to her under belly "come on, it's safe I promise" Ashflower said with a smile. She watched her brave son be the first to slowly start out. Once it was deep enough to be to his shoulder's, Ashflower walked over to him. She stayed with him until he seem to have the hang of it and was actually having fun. Ashflower smiled at her brave son and than looked over to her little she kit who was still on the lake side. With a smile Ashflower walked back over to her little she kit and sat beside her "What's wrong dear one" she said with sparkling green eyes. Angelkit was watching her brother and than looked up at her mother "I'm scared mommy, won't I go under" she said in tiny kit like tone. Ashflower wrapped her tail around her kit and gave her a cat like hug "don't worry, I'll be right beside you the hole time to protect you" said Ashflower with a smile. Angelkit watches her brother for a little longer, until he calls out "Come on sis, it's sooooo much fun" he cries out happily. Angelkit stands up with a smile and her tail wagging side to side. Ashflower watched this and than tapped Angelkit with her tail "go on, it's safe and I'll be right beside you" she said. Angelkit than walk out the water with her mother beside her. Soon enough Ashflower didn't need to help neighter of the two kits for they were swimming perfactly. The ash gray queen joined her kits in swimming for a while. Ashflower had taken her eyes off the two kits for a moment and the next thing she knew. They were climbing up a log shaking themselfs off. She giggled at how fluffie they were and slowly begin to swim up to them.

[★ Siri]

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[atrb=background,http://img832.imageshack.us/img832/1392/middleash.png] Intent on his fishing, Ashcloud had yet to notice that he wasn't alone. He had caught a fair good pile of decent sized fish. Head turning sharply when he heard voices, he watched a queen and her kits out of narrowed eyes. Tracking their progress, he noted with distaste that her kits were swimming for his log. Displeasure washed over him. The last thing he wanted was a confrontation with another clancat. Especially since he could smell the strong scent of Thunderclan coming off of these newcomers in strong, acrid droves. Subconciously putting a protective paw over his fish, he waited for the kits and their mother to reach him. Slightly surprised at the ease in which the kits were plowing through the water, his lip curled. Most queens expected him to be nice to them and their kits simply because they were female and thought that they deserved his respect. His spine straightened as the kits began climbing up his log. Standing stiffly, both with territorial issues and because he had been sitting for quite a while. Tail lashing, he watched the kits threateningly. He did hope that the mother wasn't the chatty type.

[Breezy~Chan]

*Ashflower & Kits*

Ashflower had yet to see Ashcloud or she would have told her kits to keep away or to not bother the tom. But since she was slowly swimming over to the log and watching were she paddled her paws. She didn't see the tom until she was finally at the log and slowly cilmbing up it. Ashflower sighed happily while shaking the water out of her short fur coat. Ashflower sat beside her kits and started to lick there fluffly pelts flat with a giggle at how silly they looked. Her eyes were sparkling beautiful until a scent of Riverclan reached her nose. Ashflower's head jerked up and looked around to see if anyone was there. No one ever really came out this way unless they were hunting. She normally made sure no one was around and this time thinking they were alone. They weren't actaully alone and Ashflower was going to find out who was out here. Her kits looked at her confused and wandering what has their mother's attention.

Ashflower stood up and walked around some grass that covered the other half of the log. She gasped at the sight before her. A tom that looked just like her brother sat with his paw over top a pile of fish "Ashpaw" she whispered with pain in her tone. A tear fell from her sea foam green eyes and hit the ground "Where have been all this time" She said in a tear choked tone. Her brother smelt of RiverClan. But under it was the faded scent of ThunderClan or more so their father. Her kits ran up beside her and tried to stop. But the ground was wet and both sliped in to the pile of fish. They laughed as their head popped out of the pile. Pinekit sniffed the fish as did Angelkit "Gross, yet looks good" said pinekit. He looked up at the tom who's paw was on it and said did Angelkit "Can we have a fish, Plllllleeeeeeaaaasssseee" the said together.

[★ Siri]

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[atrb=background,http://img832.imageshack.us/img832/1392/middleash.png] His deep amber eyes narrowed as he continued to study the queen and her offspring. The muscle in his jaw jumped as she said Ashpaw. He thought himself usually lenient, but queens messing with his mind was something he wouldn't stand for. He didn't know this cat, and didn't know how she knew him. Coat bristling, he bent to pick up his fish when her spawn fell in his hard-earned fish. Gruffly, he cuffed the kits on the ears and yanked his prey away from them. Around a mouth of fish, he curtly replied to them, "You have me mistaken with someone else." Leaping off his log, he swam the short distance to the shore, water flying everywhere as he shook his now almost black pelt that was heavy from water. His eyes catching the sun, they narrowed briefly, deep in thought about the encounter he had with Thunderclan. Tail lashing, he became slowly angry. He didn't know why, but the hot fizz of anger bubbled around his ears. In the back of his mind, he remembered her scent from somewhere. Anger blocked out reason, and all memories became even more buried. He didn't want to remember. Whenever he tried to remember his kithood days, his mind started to hurt and he felt dizzy. The biggest thing he could remember is a cliff and a pair of eyes. After that, it became fuzzy. Of course, him being easily frusterated, he often went out of his way to stop remembering.

[Breezy~Chan]

Ashflower look at the cat and thought about what she'd just said. But before she could said sorry and get her kits. He had scold them and took off with his fish. She licked her kits head as they glared at the tom "Was it really you Ash, brother" she thought to herself. She picked up her kits and found some rocks to leap across this. "I have to find him and tell him I'm sorry" Ashflower thought to herself. While walking back through the wood again she found him "My mind is playing tricks on me" she thought to herself. Ashflower saw everything body wise of her brother in this tom. But he was different, he wasn't the kind and caring, protective brother she knew when they were little. Ashflower walked closer to the boarder and looked at him "I'm sorry about before, you look a lot like my brother. His name was Ashpaw at the time. I always called him Ash though and he Called me Ashie*chuckles here* We lost him when we were still apprentices" Ashflower said to the tom hoping he'd accpet that she was sorry. Pinekit looked at the tom "Hi, I'm Pinekit and when I'm bigger I'm going to kick Other Clan cats tails" he said proudly "Pinekit be nice" said his mother. Pinekit sat down beside his mother and sister. Angelkit was silent and watched the tom with bright blue eyes.

[★ Siri]

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[atrb=background,http://img832.imageshack.us/img832/1392/middleash.png] At the sound of persuit, he stopped. He wondered vaguely what she wanted now. Pausing, he was unsure of himself. Flicking his tail in mild agitation, he turned. He was just over his border. He knew that if they followed, he would be able to attack. His bright amber eyes, normally slanted, narrowed further. Her scent. It was bringing back those headaches, the ones that he had buried long ago. His ears pricked as the stranger queen began to speak to him. Apologizing, she told him about her past. Uninterested, he pretended to listen. "You have the wrong tom. I was born in Riverclan, and have been here ever since. " He had finally relaxed his standoffish pose, until one of her kits spoke up. "Hi, I'm Pinekit and when I'm bigger I'm going to kick Other Clan cats tails" Muscles tensing up, his body winding into a defensive stance again. He was so strictly trained, his brain immediately took possible threats as future attacks. Storing the kit's name and image in his mind, he vowed once again to protect his clan the best he could. Before he could think, a low hiss escaped the recedes of his throat. He refused to let himself feel. He had not taken on a mate for that purpose. He did not like kits, and his apprentice was no better. The unnerving stare of the small white kit was piercing, and he took that as an invitation to leave. Nodding towards the queen, he picked up his fish and turned to leave.

[Breezy~Chan]

*Ashflower & Kits*

Her kits stayed silent after there scolding. But as she looked at the tom and her gave a nod as to say he was leaving "Oh....of curse........Wait could I have your name, Please" she said eyeing the tom. He looked just like her brother and yet he says that she has the wrong cat. Ashflower was never much for talking with other's, but this cat reminded her so much that it was beyond believable. Her sea foam green eyes looked him up and down. Head to tail and it was still there. How could this cat be her brother though and why would he act like he didn't know who his own sister was. Maybe he lost his momory and really didn't know who she was. That thought broke Ashflower's heart and yet it was good to see him alive. Even if he didn't know her and thought himself a born RiverClan cat. Ashflower looked at Ash "My names Ashflower, I was called Ashie as a kit. My brother was called Ashkit as well and that's how I got the nick name Ashie" She said hoping that maybe that would help with his memory loss.

Ashflower looked at her kits and thought about giving their names too would help the tom losing up "This are my kits Pinekit and Angelkit. Also Sorry about my son, his going to be apprentice in another moon and his excited" she said. Ashflower was being more talktive then she has been in a long time. Why did this cat help her open up more, like when she was little growing up happily with her brother and Pinefur. She wanted to know everything about this tom and hoped that he was in a talking mood. "Please talk to me" Were her thoughts and her hope.

[★ Siri]

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[atrb=background,http://img832.imageshack.us/img832/1392/middleash.png] Pausing, deep amber orbs slid quickly at the queen. My name...Why does she want my name? Hesitating, his mind working overtime to attempt to reason with himself, he slowly felt his body turn halfway as his name quietly fell off the tip of his tongue. "Ashcloud." As she began to explain to him her past, he began to get another headache. Another one of those headaches. He wanted to keep believing that Riverclan was his only home. He knew that it wasn't, the lack of parents and other physical evidence blared otherwise. He wished to avoid confrontation with other clans as much as possible, his superiority complex in his mind made it hard to talk to other clans like they were equals. He didn't feel anything but dislike anymore. No pity, humor, friendship. He wished this queen could understand this. Backing up a pace more, he quickly tried to reason with her before a patrol came about. "Listen miss, I don't know you or your kits. I'm sorry for the misunderstanding. I can't feel any more, I'm not interested in befriending you or your family. I don't like Thunderclan, and never have. I really should be going now. "

[Breezy~Chan]

*Ashie & Kits*

Ashflower looked at the tom as he gave his name. But he seemed to not want to give it at frist and she thought that was strange. But when he started to say that she has mistaken him for someone else. A flash of her brother falling over the cliff with a look that seem to say good bye to her "You look so much like. I some times think I might go mad if we turely did find his body" Ashflower said as if in a trance. A tear slowly made it's way down her muzzle and another flash of times she had with her brother "Ashie look at this" said the memory voice "it's pretty Ash" said her past self. It was the day Ash found a flower "I think your Warrior name should Ashflower when were older and get our warrior's" Said the younger voice of her brother "Really, that sounds beautiful" said Ashie. Ashflower tried to shake off the painful memory and yet it stayed "Will we always be together Ash" said her younger self "Yeah, we'll always be togher, Forever......beside, we live in the same Clan......I can't wait for the day you have kits" laughs a young Ash. Finally once the memory was over with and another flash of the day Ash fell over the cliff flashed across her green eyes. This two face's looked the same. But the eyes Ash and Ashcloud didn't look the same as her brothers. More tears fell "The only thing different.....is your eyes" she said with hurt. Ashflower wanted this to be her brother "He always had love in his eyes for those of his family..................I"m so sorry, I must sound crazy" a choked sob let lose. She looked at the tom again as she calmed down "I'm sorry for bothering you, I'll take my kits and leave" said Ashflower as she nudged her kits with her nose "Come loves, lets go home. It wasn't Uncle Ash that mommy was talking to" she said with more tears. Ashflower made it back to the ThunderClan border. But she looked back at Ashcloud as she sat at the border with a look on her face as if she felt like she didn't belong to ThunderClan any more. Truth be told Ashflower lost everything because of ThunderClan. She didn't really want anything to do with them. But she needed a home for her kits and had no choice but to stay in the place that killed her family and mate.