Accidental Trespasser

[Onyxdart]

Onyxpelt glanced over her shoulder as she leapt over a small boulder and then cut to the right in an attempt to confuse the hawk that'd been hounding her since the middle of the field. It was still up there, soaring close to the ground, watching every movement she made. She recognized this kind of hawk, because she'd watched them before. They were the ones with the slim, pointed wings that could dive out of nowhere. Onyxpelt didn't think they'd like forests, though. Doding to the left so that she was headed the correct direction, she kept her eyes trained on the trees looming ahead of her. She saw the bird's shadow a second before it would've hit her, and leapt desperately for the cover of a bush.

It was a tangly sort of bush, but it was dark. And at this point, anything to confuse the bird was welcome, whether it be throns or shadows. When the creature finally flew off, Onyxpelt crept from the cover of the bush, sniffing around curiously. She thought she smelled other cats... She'd heard mention once or twice of cats in the wilds living in Clans, maybe this was why she smelled several different cats? Upon closer inspection, she realized this was a marked border- and she was trespassing. She glanced back to the field where she'd just come from. Predatory birds, or possibly hostile cats? Her tail twitched back and forth as she thought, ywllow eyes glancing between the forest and the field.

In the end, she decided she'd rather deal with her own species than a bird, and turning away from the field, padded quietly further into the forest, ears pricked and listening anxiously for anyone to come jumping out of the bushes at her.

((OOC: Hope it isn't too bad for a first try at RPing a cat!))

[kellyfoo]

Oakstar had rarely had the misfortune of being tailed by a hawk, but she could understand the panic that would send a cat into the forest to avoid one. As she sat in her perch among the branches of a large birch, she watched a dark queen enter her territory and look about in uncertainty. Oakstar could tell when she realized where she was...the female glanced from forest to field as if weighing the benefits and downfalls of each. As the female turned and forged deeper into TreeClan territory, though, Oakstar felt she had to intervene.

Working her way down the tree from branch to branch, she finally reached the lowest one and backed down the trunk in classis feline fashion until she was about three feet from the ground. Deciding not to waste time, she released the trunk and kicked off, wheeling in the air to land with all four feet firmly planted on the ground. She landed perpendicular to this dark queen's right side, her rusty, chocolate-spotted and striped coat fitting in well with the earthy shades of the forest floor. Oakstar had no idea whether the queen had seen her display or noticed her approach, but she had to announce herself eventually. "This is TreeClan territory...would you perhaps like to join?"

(Not exactly a good post...I'm sorry >.<)

[Onyxdart]

Onyxpelt flicked both ears straight forward and glanced sideways, half ready to jump out of the way of whatever had just landed beside her. This, she reflected, was what she got for letting her mind wander.

A moment later, though, she realized it was just another cat. She smiled gratefully at the other cat.
"I was going to be thrilled if I wasn't chased out by a half dozen angry cats, to tell you the truth. So, yes, I'd love to join. I like all the trees... they're safer than out there," she answered. She'd heard some downright awful stories of how Clancats reacted to intruders... so to be asked to join the clan, instead of being chased around and out of the territory was a bit of a surprise. She couldn't help the half grin of relief that snuck onto her muzzle at the idea of not having to outrun any more hawks or owls.

(Your post certainly looked perfectly fine to me!)

[Amberstar]

((The former leader has left us for a time, and therefore I have moved into the place. If you'd like, you can simply join Treeclan if you'd like ^^))

[Onyxdart]

(Sweet, I was JUST about to ask what I should do. I can just wander over to the main camp then?)

[Amberstar]

((Yes you may! But I don't know how empty it will be. You can already be a member if you wish, or wait there for Amberstar. (They're on patrol. ) So go right ahead! Post your heart out! ))