Full Moon - July 11th

[Loveless]

Eager paws brought the young black and white tom barreling into view. He skidded to a stop, almost crashing into several cats, and ducked a swipe aimed at him by the old Blackheart. A sheepish grin on his face, he waved his tail high in friendliness, ready to meet some new cats on this night.

Then, he tossed a glance over his shoulder, watching to see if Pinepaw was following. No where could the young she-cat be? She had been right behind him, hopefully she hadn’t gotten lost along the way….

[Amberstar]

<sub>Amberstar turned and looked at Featherstar, her spirits soaring. I'd love to! She said, standing and letting her tail brush over the stone. All Clan Leaders are present! Let the gathering begin!

She turned so she was gazing at all the cats, the leaders, warriors, medicine cats and apprentices, all different hues and shapes and sized, varying from clans, and varying even from then on. She smiled. I am the new Treeclan leader, Amberstar. I have become Oakstar's replacement upon her departure. She looked around. I've been doing my duty to my clan as well as I can, hoping i'm doing a fair job. It's growing in good numbers, with our new members. However, a clan cat has gone missing, by the name of Goldenblaze. He dissappeared shortly after a couple of rogue cats claiming to be Clan cats crossed my borders and caused a fight. They dissappeared after I chased them off, as a warning. She shrugged. But other than that, Treeclan is fairing well. Our prey is abundant, now it is summer. She closed her eyes, choosing her words as best as she could.</sub>

[Shadow Spirit]

Dragonpelt had followed his leader Featherstar into the clearing on the hill. He looked around, hoping to catch a glimpse of Shadowstreak or Icekit if they had come. Not seeing either yet, he settled onto his paws and listened to the leaders speak. His bob-tail twitched in anticipation and a bit of worry.

[Pinedark]

Pinepaw hurried to the clearing nervously, farther behind her mentor Loveless than she would have liked to be. She paused as she looked at all of the warriors, and the clan leaders atop the hill. After a moment she saw Loveless, and caught up to him, nodding to unfamiliar cats along her way. She caught the eyes of some, she thought, and hoped she'd meet some new friends tonight.

[Loveless]

Loveless breathed a sigh of relief as soon as he saw Pinepaw. When she made her way over to him, she received a gentle lick across her head to her ear, a kind reminder just how fond and proud Loveless was of her. He couldn't wait to show his lovely apprentice off and brag as loud as he could about her!

However, the garrulous and bright-hearted young tom said not a word, as he awaited news from the other clans.

[Snowstar]

Snowstripe couldn't help but catch Loveless's expression as he gazed at the young apprentice. She smiled. Yes, that was how she felt of her young mentor, Brindlepaw. Likewise, she bent down to touch noses with the apprentice, and lick her between her ears with a flick of her velvet tongue.

There were a few Mentors and Apprenices, herself being one of them. She looked up at the four leaders. She hadn't said a word since her arrival here, besides her few words to Featherstar. She hoped to meet someone before the gathering was finished.

[Shadow Spirit]

Dragonpelt noticed that Snowstripe was sitting with her apprentice Brindlepaw and decided to venture over to them. He got to his paws and strode over to them, pausing to speak.

"Mind if I sit with you?" he asked Snowstripe, wanting to continue the conversation they'd started before Featherstar ordered them to the Gathering.

[Snowstar]

Of course not! She exclaimed, moving over some, glad to see a familiar face in the crowd at least. She smiled to him, tail flicking in warmth before she turned to gaze at the many cats around her. Cats; different ages, genders, sizes, hues.. Different clans. It was a shame that they were parted for such a way; she could easily make friends with a good handful of them.

But there were some uphands to having four clans, and it was tradition. Nothing serious had happened so far, and it was upheld for that long. Maybe so many cats could get on your nerves after a while.. She thought to herself, amused almost. She sighed and smiled. Ah, to hell with it. She loved it just the way it was.

[Shadow Spirit]

Dragonpelt beamed and gladly took a seat next to Snowstripe. he nodded his head to Brindlepaw and batted her ear with his paw in jest. Never in his life had he felt annoyed with his bob-tail, since every cat in his family had one as well, but now that he lived with cats with long full tails, he longed to flick, wave and play with his as they did.

"So what exactly do you like?" he asked Snowstripe, meaning what were her likes and dislikes and such. It was rare that a she-cat put up with him for this long as he was still young and as polite as he tried to be, his roughly 2.5 years showed through more often than he liked.

[Loveless]

Loveless nudged his apprentice with a soft purr, and then he beckoned for her to follow him with his tail as he padded away from Blackheart, who was giving the young tom a vengeful but almost curious look, and over to his fellow clan mates. He hadn’t been able to introduce himself to them yet – he had just been exploring the camp for the first time when he had been accepted as mentor to Pinepaw, and they had run off to train.

“Hello there!”

He held his head high, yellow hues bright and cheerful as he greeted the others.

[Snowstar]

She smiled to the tom, ear flicking contemplative. Well? I'm fiercely loyal to Stoneclan.. I guess hunting, fishing's pretty hard but it's fun. I dunno.. A lot! She beamed, smiling to his small bobtail. She wished she'd had one like it; hers was always getting in the way or she tripped over it.

The she-cat looked up at Loveless, a smile on her face. Hello there! Another familiar face, even if she'd only seen him around the camp once or twice.

[Loveless]

The black and white tom gave his clanmates his most winning smile, before introducing himself.

"I go by Loveless."

He knew it was a quite unusual Clan name, but it was his, and for that, he was glad. He knew many loners didn't even have so much as names.

"Oh, and this is Pinepaw!"

He gestured towards the young she-cat. The look of pride in his bright yellow orbs only intensified as he looked at his apprentice.

"She's the spiffiest!"

[Snowstar]

She smiled kindly to the dark-colored cat. Spiffiest? She'd never yet heard that word in her life, but it sounded fun to her.

Most call me Snowstripe. And this is my apprentice, Brindlepaw. She motioned to the young cat beside her, a proud look on her face. Nice t'meet both of you!

[Pinedark]

Pinepaw followed Loveless over to Snowstripe, smiling up at her. She felt her cheeks heat as Loveless introduced her to Snowstripe, pride welling in her chest as she lifted her chin a little and grinned.

"I wouldn't be anything without my excellent mentor," she said proudly, continuing to grin as she looked up at Loveless.

"And...Pleased to meet you, Brindlepaw!" she exclaimed, happy that she was finally getting to know some of her clanmates.

[Shadow Spirit]

Dragonpelt's pelt warmed as Snowstripe spoke so fondly of her clan. It was good to know that at least one cat had no serious worries other than protecting her clan. Shadowstreak's past had been filled with hardship and doubt, so Dragonpelt was relieved to hear how well Snowstripe was. Of course he still wanted to talk to Shadowstreak and see how she was getting along, but for now he was happy to talk to Snowstripe.

"Evening...Loveless was it and Pinepaw?" he asked. "It's nice to meet you both!" He noticed Snowstripe glancing at his silly excuse for a tail. He chuckled, "Don't ask me why I have such a stump," he exclaimed in mock agitation. "I was born with this thing, there might as well be a mouse clinging to my rear!"

[Loveless]

“Dawwwww…I’m not excellent. I’m just me.”

Loveless felt embarrassed by his apprentice’s remark, but he grinned at the sight of her greeting Brindlepaw. Ah, what a warrior she was going to make when she was ready.

Grinning, he looked at Dragonpelt's tail as soon as the other tom mentioned it. Those yellow hues grew wide, and a sudden evil smile crossed his expression.

Pounce! Loveless 'pinned’ the bob-tail under one paw lightly.

“Not much of a mouse.”

[Pinedark]

Pinepaw watched her mentor pounce on Dragonspelt's tail and purred a little. She hadn't been so relaxed since her kit days! She thought again of how lucky she was to be accepted into StoneClan and have Loveless, Dragonpelt and the others as her friends and clan mates. Once again she smiled, eyes gleamed with clan pride.

//Got to go...Sorry! ^^ I'll be back on tomorrow, promise...thanks! this is fun, haha, too bad gatherings are only once a month ^^"

[Goldenblaze]

She narrowed her eyes and grinned. Not much of a 'prey' either. She remarked with a laugh; she was quite the sarcastic kitty when it came down to it, but she knew when enough was enough.

She flicked her own sleek tail in a taunting fashion, grinning lightly. She was in a good humor tonight!

[Shadow Spirit]

Dragonpelt pulled his tail and and flattened his ears, sheepishly. He was trying to joke, but now he felt rather silly and embarassed.

"Yes...so lets leave it be shall we?" he said, slightly annoyed.

[Loveless]

Loveless flicked his ears, once, and then lightly nudged Dragonpelt’s shoulder.

“Aw, c’mon…I was just playin’…”

The good-natured tom didn’t mean to offend him, he had just been acing in his ‘giant kit’ form as he always did.

"Your tail's spiffy too."