Away! (Bloodrose and anyone else)

[Duo]

Sidestepping a fern, Duo rejoined the black she, who was, quite surprisingly, gently herding the kit away from the bloody battle. The echoes of the afore mentioned could still reach the feline's sensitive hearing, but the noise has long since been a void in the forest's continuities of daily life. Bloodrose's question, now that he knew her name, was immediately reacted with silence. A pause, as it were, to allow thought into the golden tom's reply.

"As far as I know... my siblings could be dead or alive... I haven't seen them since we were weaned." He shrugged, forcing any thoughts of what life could have been out of his brain. He loved his life with Greed and the others. He especially loved it when he made them laugh. "Magnum, Colt, Stormwing, and Greed are my family now. Nothing else matters."

[Runner]

"I have two sisters, Scarlet and Crimsonblade. They're terrible to me. They say I'm too soft," meowed Bloodrose with a rueful sigh. "I've not been spending time with them lately. All my life we were a trio. I've never known what it feels like to be alone. I used to wish I was. But know that I am.. I don't want to be anymore." Suddenly she snapped out of the sad trance. This was a rival warrior! Why was she telling him her life story?

[Duo]

The tom's ear lay cast her way, firey orange eyes watching his step... He just knew that if he didn't he'd do something stupid. Like fall over... Now why is that bothering me? He flicked his ears, confusion written on his facade. "Well..." he began, uncertianty at these coming words making him hesitate... "I'm sure if you talk to Greed... He'd let you in... No guarantees, though. He can be grumpy at times..." Duo stopped... thinking he has said too much... "But that's why he needs me there!" He blunders on, "I make him laugh!" Duo turned to her, smiling. Bad cover u...

DOOSH! Give a paw to Duo, the clutchiest cat in history. I just knew that was going to happen! From his wonderful spot in the earth, Duo has successfully used all his senses in the dirt. Rushing to his feet, dirt marring the golden fur to a ruddy bracken color, he sneezes, clearing dirt from his nose, he coughs, clearing dirt from his throat, then shakes his head, clearing dirt from both ears and fur. Shakily he smiles, revealing dirt trapped between his teeth... Yeah... gotta love the goofball...

[Runner]

"I can see why," purred Bloodrose with amusement. She padded over to him. "Are you all right?" Supressing a giggle, she realized he had a streak of mud running down his face.
"Wait. Hold still." She quickly ran her tongue over the dirt several times, just enough to rid him of the appearance that he'd been eating mudpies. She suddenly began to draw back, then stopped. I might be joining his group. Then I won't need to stay away. For some reason, she found herself smiling, a burst of joy exploding in her chest.

[Duo]

Duo's fur pricked, every sense on hair's end. I hope no one's watching... He was very, very nervous. Nervous cause he hardly knew this she, and already she was licking his face... He didn't want to believe that this could be a Boneclan trick, but every hair on his pelt, screamed to be careful. At the same point in time, he liked this attention. Stormwing was always more of a friend, Magnum... Well, Magnum was Magnum, and it was obvious that he, Duo, wasn't the preferred tom of Magnum's.

He swallowed, feeling the heat on his cheeks, as well as the dirt in his teeth. Sitting, he lifted a paw and tried his best to clean out the dirt with tongue and paw. Finished, he began, "I... I... think we should figure out what we should do with the little squirt."

[Runner]

"I'm just getting mud off your face. There's no reason to be scared. You looked like you had been eating mudpies," laughed Bloodrose, her tail curling up. "Yes, you're right." She bent down, and sniffed the kit. "Doesn't smell like a clan kit." Then, gently, she asked, "Where's your mommy, little one?" The kit trembled, and shook his head.
"G-g-gone," he whispered. Bloodrose clucked her tongue in sympathy, and wrapped her tail around the kit. He looked up at her with round eyes.
"Do you want to stay with me and this big nice tom?" Bloodrose asked. The kit looked at Duo, then back at Bloodrose, as though he were mulling it over, but then he gave a tiny nod.

[Duo]

Duo laughed nervously, for once not falling instinctively into his funny guy self. He didn't like being nervous, he makes him edgy, and an edgy Duo is no fun at all... Orange eyes falls down on the kit, who looked just as nervous as his male escort. Bloodrose sure has a way with kits... he noted, unsure how to react, since his little group considers him as the 'kit'. He smiles down at the kit, using his white tail to stroke him on the head. "That's cool, little buddy. We'll have lots of fun, I promise."

Turning back to Bloodrose, "So where should we keep him? I'm sure the fella's back there are missing me... Greed will have my hide if I don't help!" The last part he strained, a quiet whisper between the two... No need for the kit to worry, afterall.

[Runner]

"I'll take him to the forest and have him stay in a dead tree or something. I don't want to miss out on the fight either. But.. but maybe I should stay with him. I mean, if I'm leaving BoneClan, i don't want any grudges against me." Bloodrose looked a little crestfallen. "But untill then, what should we call him?" meowed Bloodrose. "Maybe we should name him... Paradox? You and your friends seem to have one part names. Do you think I should get a new name too? Maybe Rose, or Cerise?"

[Duo]

Flanked on both sides by question, Duo had no idea which one to tackle first...Calm...calm... Forcing his tail tip to stop twitching, he decided to tackle one question at a time. Greed's bound to notice by now... "As much as I think staying with the kit would be wise, Bloodrose. Trust me, Greed's gonna need some provocative in giving you a place in our group. You can do that by fighting for our cause. As for names... We'll have plenty of time after the war to decide... I mean... I don't want to mean or anything... but... you'll just have to understand... I ... I need to go back there... For Greed's sake... for mine."

After a moment's thought, Duo certianly hoped Bloodrose would think Greed as cruel... he wasn't... He was just... particular on things. And despite his own lack of love for the said cats, they were still family... No matter how odd of a family they looked.

[Runner]

"Ok," meowed Bloodrose. "There's a tree over there. Wait for me, I'm coming with you." She lifted the tiny kit and placed him in the tree. "I'll come back for you later, ok? Don't go anywhere." The kit nodded, and laid down. Bloodrose ran back to Duo. "Let's go," she meowed. "Race you back!" She took off, a black jet streaking across the ground.

[Duo]

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