~c.a.m.p~ {skyclan rocks the ridge!}

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When Lilypaw reached the camp, her eyes brightened up. "Hi, Inkpaw! Want to eat with me?" Lilypaw pushed the falcon a bit closer to him, trying to get it in full view. She noticed Alslealeaf, the white warrior. Lilypaw envied her white pelt, for hers was a bit off white, but she still loved it for its shininess.

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"Sure!" Inkpaw answered cheerfully, then adding, "If you'll share the squirrel with us, and your piece of fresh-kill too!" His eyes widened slightly as he saw the falcon. "Nice catch!" he chirruped, much to Dreampaw's satisfcation.

Now if only Inkpaw would stop annoying her and direct his affections towards Lilypaw. A soft purr sounded out in the air with happiness that Inkpaw had complimented Lilypaw - even if ever so slightly - about the falcon.

Inkpaw, however, was totally oblivious to the fact that Dreampaw liked it when he complimented Lilypaw. He thought that the source of her purr was because she enjoyed being with him and eating. Yes! he thought to himself, silently of course, although he longed to voice his words out loud. I really really love her and she's starting to love me! he thought excitedly.

Azalealeaf turned, sending a kind glance towards Lilypaw, knowing the fact that Inkpaw loved Dreampaw, but Lilypaw favored Inkpaw just as much. She padded off, enthusiasm for the upcoming Gathering gripping her.

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[Battooth]

A gray she-cat and a ginger she-cat darted back into camp, laughing crazily. Flamefoot leaped at Mistheart and made the she-cat stumble and fall. "Pinned ya!" Flamefoot yowled triumphantly. Mistheart laughed and shoved the ginger off of her. "But who was the one who pinned you?" she asked tauntingly. "Twice?" The two she-cats clashed again, smacking each other over the head and battering each other's bellies with sheathed-claws.

Onespot stormed over to the play-fighting she-cats. He leaped in as soon as he saw an opening and shoved himself between the two friends. "If you're going to fight like apprentices," he growled, "why not fight in the training grounds, instead of in camp where you can break the barrier or messy the fresh-kill pile?" Flamefoot flicked her brother dismissively on the nose as Mistheart began grooming her fur, glaring at Onespot. "We were just having fun brother dear," the ginger meowed. Onespot snorted. "Try to be quieter. For all you know, some cats could've been asleep." Flamefoot shrugged. "Well, now they're awake and can do something useful for the Clan. I did everyone a favor. Loosen up Onespot." Onespot frowned as the two she-cats trotted towards the fresh-kill pile, laughing happily.

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Dreampaw jolted awake as she heard a cat's voice whisper in her ear. She turned around, half expecting to see Inkpaw with a cheesy grin on his face. Glancing around, she saw that there was no cat close enough that could've spoken to her so clearly. "Who's there?" she asked, immediately alerted.

She heaved a mental sigh. This was one of the few precious moments she had without Inkpaw's clatter and chatter (eeek! rhyming!) and she didn't really want it to be spoiled. She could catch up on her sleep and eat in peace and all the rest.

Still alert, Dreampaw stood up. "Who's there?" she called again, although this time more softly because of the fact that she didn't want other cats to look at her as if she were talking and speaking to the air. After a while of waiting, though, she settled back down again and closed her eyes, waiting for the waves of sleep to come crashing down over her gently.

((-MOVING DREAMPAW TO STARCLAN HUNTING GROUNDS IN DREAMS-))

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Cloudpuff stood in the middle of the Camp clearing, staring up at the stars. He was gazing at the fallen warriors that had joined the ranks of StarClan, obviously. Not wanting to think about dying, he dropped his gaze back onto the earth. Looking around the Camp clearing for someone to speak to, he saw Dreampaw. Padding up to her, he opened his mouth to say something, but shut it when he saw her up close. Her breathing was even and long and her tail was curled around her petite frame, touching the tip of her nose lightly.

With the large pool of moonlight shed on the ground from the moon overhead, the light glinted off of her silver tabby coat. Cloudpuff admired the way her pelt seemed to shine with a healthy glow. "She's beautiful," he murmured, barely audible. He sat down with his tail curled around himself and resting on top of his paws.

His golden brown gaze was warm and tender as he looked at the she-cat he loved. Although he liked Dreampaw as much as that stupid Inkpaw, he wasn't as foolish. He knew that one day Dreampaw would probably come and like him more than Inkpaw. After all, Cloudpuff himself had more than Inkpaw - he wasn't annoying or conceited. Sure, he liked a little competition now and then, but what could be so bad about that? Competitions could be used to showing Dreampaw skills that he could do to impress her.

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[dreamkit]

A small black and white she-cat was padding into camp. She was almost comletly covered in honey, and she looed extremly miserable. She had been completly unsuccesful at getting what she wanted, she had fallen out of a tree, and had some bees chase after her. She saw Cloudpuff staring at Dreampaw and paused to stare at him. She liked to keep herself informed about who was competing for whom, and who was doing better. It was always somewhat amusing.

A she stood there, the wind was blowing on her honey covered self and wa starting to dry it out. Meaning her fur was going stiff, not to mention she was freezing. She started to groom herself as quickly as possible, but was finding that it as doing very little to help her situation.

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Out of the corner of his right copper golden eye, he saw that Musicsoul had returned back to camp. "Musicsoul!" he mouthed towards the medicine cat, flicking his ears and his tail to gesture that he should come join him. He wanted someone to speak to while drinking in the sight and sweet scent of Dreampaw.

Musicsoul had the oddest name. It was a bit weird, but it was nice. Cloudpuff himself couldn't say anything about weird names since he himself had one that was just as akward. "Cloudpuff and Dreampaw," he whispered to himself quietly, still looking at Dreampaw's sleeping figure with affection.

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[dreamkit]

Musicsoul stood up and walked stiffly over to Cloudpuff. "Hello." She said quietly, "How are you?" She continued grooming herself. Slowly but surely she was getting the honey off of her fur. She couldn't help but think it was a bit creapy that Cloudpuff was watching Dreampaw like that. "You know." She said as she sat up, "You might want to give her some space. She's going to start thinking that your a stalker or something, and then all this watching buisness will have been for nothing."

She tapped her tail-tip on the ground and tried to think of some life-learning lesson story, but couldn't think of one. So, she just decided to wait for a reply, then hopefully she'd come up with something. She was not entirely sure what the afge difference between the two cats was, but she made a mental note to figure it out at some point.

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"What Inkpaw does is even worse," Cloudpuff responded. It wasn't even a sharp retort - just a statement. It was a fact that all SkyClan and probably all EarthClan knew. "He hankers after her and tries to do everything to impress her." he meowed, although he kept his voice quietly. A spark of anger and jealousy passed through his eyes as he thought of the stupid, conceited little black apprentice cat.

"Inkpaw doesn't leave her alone. I know when she wants to be left alone. Inkpaw doesn't," Cloudpuff added, his gaze still fixed lovingly at Dreampaw's figure. Her flanks were heaving up and down slowly with her easy, continuous breathing. Cloudpuff felt that if all the world were shut out and all he could hear and see and scent was Dreampaw, he'd be perfectly fine.

It was quite difficult to see which one was more lovesick - Cloudpuff or Inkpaw. Eventually, it would be a hard choice for Dreampaw to chose between either one. If she chose one, the other would hate the one she had chosen. Cloudpuff, however, was certain that when the time came, Dreampaw would chose him as a mate over Inkpaw.

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[dreamkit]

She sighed, "You both need to calm down. She's just an apprentice. Inkpaw is also only an apprentice. They both have some more growing to do before they will be ready to make a life changing desicion like that." She purred to herself, "Besides, it will take her a long time to figure out what she wants in a tom. Maybe it turns out neither of you are right." She stared intently at him, "Not that you will listen to any of this. In fact, I'm almost positive it is going through one pointy ear and out the other."

Twitching an ear she added, "Besides, no she-cat should become your entire life. Though if it results in more hunting getting done, then whatever."

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"Of course it is!" Cloudpuff responded with a low purr rumbling in his throat at what Musicsoul stated. "One day, I swear, she'll love me." he vowed, looking up at StarClan and thinking another similar vow to them.

"More hunting getting done? Then Dreampaw shouldn't chose a mate just yet - Inkpaw's always trying to hunt new and better prey for the Clan just to impress her," Cloudpuff meowed to Musicsoul, laughter glinting in his warm gaze that was still looking at Dreampaw.

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[dreamkit]

"Just hearing about him annoys me, frankly. I'm not fond of cats who constinatly show off. Besides, no one is better then the medicine cat, so there." She tapped her tail with a distinct light tap noise as she hit a pebble.

The medicine cat stood up, "come on, you need to get out of camp. Your going to come with me to the lake so I can get this honey off. Perhaps we'll find some nice prey on the way back and you can catch something nice for Dreampaw's breakfast."

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"You're just as bad as him!" Cloudpuff exclaimed with amusement at Musicsoul's statement. Adding more softly and affectionately as he gazed at Dreampaw, he meowed, "Dreampaw's better and she deserves more than Inkpaw."

"All right," Cloudpuff responded resignedly. Although he didn't want to leave Dreampaw's sleeping figure, he rather liked the idea of catching Dreampaw something she could eat for breakfast. He wasn't even showing off - just helping out a fellow Clanmate by bringing in something to eat. Besides, he could catch some other things for the Clan as well.

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[dreamkit]

Musicsoul trotted out of camp, "I'm allowed to be 'as bad as him' I'm medicine cat." She smiled, "And, in fact, I'm worse then him. And to add to my awesomeness, I shall never have to deal with tom cats and their antics. Thank StarClan. I don't know how she-cat deal with it... You're all crazy!" She sprinted a bit ahead of him, though he could over take in two good leaps.

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Cloudpuff gave yet another purr of amusement that was directed to the medicine cat as he followed her out of camp. "She-cats aren't too easy to deal with either, you know!" he called after her, catching up with her in a few easy leaps.

He gazed around at the sereness of the land. Not even a single note of birdsong broke the pure silence that surrounded. The moon shone brightly overhead, shedding its light brightly. Because there was no tall foilage in SkyClan territory, all the cats could easily see around in the dark when there was a moon out.

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