[Lilly] Damn Thorns!

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<sub>"Damn the thorn bushes." Raven mumbled as he entered the camp. Glancing around he decided to ask a silver tabby she-cat the way to the medicine cat. "Um, excuse me, can you direct me to the medicine cat?" But, he picked the wrong she-cat, for he'd just asked the leader of Riverclan where the medicine cat was... The thing was, he was a loner.

Lilacstar rose to her paws and flattened her ears. "Who are you?" She asked, purple eyes narrowing as she sniffed him out. He smelled of crowfood, for that was the only thing he'd eaten in Kobi's twoleg nest. Disgusting! The leader thought and crinkled her nose in disgust.

Raven stepped back. "Oh, I'm Raven... Maplefur's son. She'll be coming in a little bit. But, I've got this thorn in my paw, so do you mind showing me the way to the medicine cat?" He asked sweetly, the way only he could.

Lilacstar nodded slowly. Maplefur? I thought she'd been taken too! Thank goodness she's coming back. "Very well. It's over there." She mewed, flicking her tail towards the small den that housed the medicine cat Rushnose, and her apprentice Spottedpaw.

Raven padded off towards the den, limping slightly because of the thorn stuck in his pad. He stepped into the den and glanced around. "Hello? I, uh, need some help with a thorn stuck in my pad." He explained, expecting to see some old, raggedy she-cat who had retiered from being a warrior and took up herbs.</sub>

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The small bengal she-cat sniffed the herbs warily, then cast them to the pile of rotten leaves. A sigh escaped her lips; Rushnose had instructed her to remove all the stale herbs from their stock, and wow- it as extremely boring. Her light fur shone under the small amount of light that poured in through the hole in the ceiling. Spottedpaw glanced up, narrowing her eyes to avoid the sun's harsh glares. She wished she was out in the forest, doing something fun. Her sister, Honeypaw, probably was. Honeypaw was probably thinking of the next way to torture Spottedpaw and make her life worth nothing to her.

At the sound of an unfamiliar voice, Spottedpaw's head snapped to the direction it was coming from. She couldn't see the cat from here, for she was in the back of the medicine cat den. Spottedpaw stood warily. She didn't recognize this cat's voice or smell, but he smelled like dirt and crowfood. Spottedpaw stood and padded to the front of the den, tilting her head to the side as the tom came into view. Her light blue eyes sparkled as she glanced him over. He was probably a loner.

"Who are you?" she asked, curiosity etched into her voice.


ooc;; III THINKKKK that before they confess their mad love for each other, they should become BFFFFLs. 'cause since she's the meddie, she's not going to want to fall in love with him, so she becomes his best friend. AND THEIR SONG COULD BE LUCKY ;]
what do ya think? or do you think they should just become mates at the start?

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_{Raven imdeiately drank in the scent of sweet herbs and flowers as Spottedpaw came to him, and it was a smell he could get used to. At her question he responded softly, "Raven, Maplefur's son." He mewed, blue eyes looking over the she-cat who had stepped forward. She wasn't the elderly hag he was expecting to see, infact... She was quite pretty. Must be the medicine cat apprentice. He figured, knowing a little about the ranking system of the clans. "And you?" He asked curiously.}

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Her ears twitched upwards as he introduced himself. Maplefur had been missing from the camp for several hours. Spottedpaw's eyes narrowed slightly as she caught the tom glancing her over. She raised her head and stood tall, determined to rid her mind of the thoughts that crossed through it. He's quite handsome. Spottedpaw cleared her throat before she spoke. "I'm Spottedpaw, the medicine cat apprentice. What are you doing here, Raven?" she asked, looking over his pelt for any obvious scratches or wounds. She couldn't see any, but she could smell blood on the tom.

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_{He dipped his head, like the gentleman he is, and mewed, "Nice to meet you. And I'm here because of this." He crinkled his nose and offered up his paw to her, showing the bengal she-cat the thorn that was stuck painfully in one of his paw pads. Please don't hurt me, please don't hurt me. Was all he could think, for he was scared of most any medicine cat... They could hurt cats, even if they were trying to help them.}

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Spottedpaw noted his chivalry, admired that he was the gentleman that her parents always told her to end up with. That was before she became a medicine cat, but she could still admire from a distance, right? Besides, no other tom in the Clan would be kind enough to dip his head in the presence of a she-cat. Spottedpaw's eyesbrows raised as she watched Raven offer her his paw. She took his paw into hers, ignoring the tingle that shot down her spine at his touch. "Doesn't look too bad. My mentor, Rushnose, isn't here at the moment, so I can treat you," she mewed, excited at the thought of a patient. She leaned down, her blue orbs glancing at Raven for a moment. "It might hurt just a bit," she warned.

She took the thorn into her mouth, bending it upwards so it didn't cause Raven very much pain. Spottedpaw quickly retreated, pulling the thorn out of his paw. She spit the thorn on the ground and flashed to the small pool of water. She dipped a piece of moss in the water and then pressed it onto Raven's paw, gingerly holding it with her own paw. "Now for some marigold, so you don't get an infection," Spottedpaw murmured, half to herself, and chewed up the herb before spreading it onto his paw. She let go of his paw and smiled warmly at him. "There you go."

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ooc;; Oh yea, sorry xD They can be friends first and then realize they luff each other <3

<sub>And electric shock went through Raven at Spottedpaw's touch, though he hid his reaction well. His claws sunk deep into the ground after Spottedpaw pulled the thorn out and pain coursed through him. Ow! He thought bitterly, though this little she-cat seemed so nice, he quickly forgot about the pain in his paw and he watched her spread marigold all over the wound. He nodded,

"Thank you..." Raven mewed, though he didn't want to leave the she-cat yet. He wanted to know her better, but what could he do? "...Do you want to share some prey? I haven't eaten in awhile." He mewed, then became acutely aware of his ribs sticking out from underneath his pelt.</sub>

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ooc;; xD mmkayyy

Spottedpaw nodded at his thanks, hesitating a bit. She didn't want the tom to leave just yet, and she didn't want to be alone in the dark den again. At his question, a small smile spread across her face. Her light blue eyes twinkled as she replied. "Yes, of course. You look starving," she commented, glancing at his pelt. She wondered what his past was like. Maybe he'd open up to her while eating. Spottedpaw brushed past him, her tail touching his shoulder, and padded out of the den. She smiled wider as the sun warmed her light bengal fur. "If you don't hurry up, Raven, the elders are going to take all the juiciest squirrels!" she said with a purr and a light giggle.

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_{Raven smirked and raced past her to the fresh kill pile, sliding to a stop at the base. He spotted several juicy pieces of prey, and he nearly reached for one of those fat squirrels, but then remembered his manners. "Hm, you pick first." He mewed politely, stepping back and nodding toward the heap of food. He felt his mouth water just looking at it, so he turned his blue gaze to the light bengal she-cat beside him and waited for her to take a piece.}

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Spottedpaw rolled her eyes playfully as he flew by her. She took her time trotting to the fresh-kill pile, and smiled when Raven told her to pick first. "Where did you learn such manners?" she cooed as she picked the fat squirrel he had his eye on. Spottedpaw moved closer to him, dropping the prey on the ground as she settled into a sitting position. She leaned down and took a small bite, intending to leave most of the prey for Raven.

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