Until you crash;Joining thread

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Spikeshard stepped back a few paces abruptly. A confused look entered the sapphire pools. The argent tom blinked and a hurt glint appeared in his dark opals. The silver warrior frowned, shock, hurt, and a little stunned.

The tom's darkly tipped ears flattened at being scolded by the deputy. Then the confusion grew as the argent bengal glanced at Grayfur again. "But Grayfur! I'm not sure Cloudystar is allowing anyone out of the camp for the moment. I haven't seen any patrols posted yet!" Spikeshard protested, trying to push aside the feelings of hurt.

What did I do wrong? Did I insult him and Elkheart? If I did, I didn't mean to...

The silver bengal glanced from Elk to Grayfur, as if asking for an explanation to what he had done wrong.

[grayfur]

Grayfurs emotions roared. "I don't give a damn about Cloudystar! That selfish-," he started, but stopped. He snarled at the though of his once mate, hanging out with that filthy loner. he narrowed hsi eyes and glared at Spike.

"You listen to me and me only," he hissed, flattening his hear, his ocean blue eyes widening in hate. "Clo's a menace. Forget about her. You belong to me."
he glanced at Elk. "lets go," he waved his tail. he glanced back at Spike, fury in his sparkly eyes. "Get lost," he hissed.

[Elk]

Wow....Elk was SO confused at the actions of Grayfur. Elk looked and was quiet. He was being the analyzer. Elk shook his head and looked at the other tom. His name was SpikeShard. Elk would call him Shard. Elk smiled his crazy smile and he cocked his head. " My good, Shard. You may call me 'Elk', if you please." he said with a smile. He bowed his head politely and looked over to the male called Grayfur...


I'm too confused right now.. he told himself in his head as the tom started to walk off. Elk followed close behind Grayfur and smiled back at Spike. " Bye Spike!" he said and contined to walk behind Gray.

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Spikeshard shivered with fear at Grayfur's commanding and obsessive tone. Claiming that he shouldn't trust Cloudystar caused the argent to panic and his blood to boil in distress. Cloudystar was his leader. He could never forget about her.

The silver bengal flinched as Grayfur demanded that Spikeshard leave. Sapphire orbs flared with hurt, shock, and confusion. The tom watched as Grayfur steered Elk away. However, when Spikeshard saw Elk smile at him and give the tom permission to call him by just 'Elk', the RiverClan warrior felt his spirit and heart lift.

A new friend.

Spikeshard's sapphire eyes lit up and the tom returned Elk's smile in kind. He waved his tail tip in goodbye. "Good day to you Elk! I'll see you later!" The argent warrior yowled as he turned, wondering to himself what he would do now.

[grayfur]

Grayfur stopped, and let hsi heart soften. he turned aorund, pain in his eyes. "Spike," he called out. he gave the signal to follow him. it wasn't spikes fault. He tipped his head downwards, in fear spike would see his vulerablness.

Grays sighed. "just... leave Clo alone. She's busy," he muttered darkly, his eyes narrowed. How I hate her so, he thought bitterly.

he glanced at Elk. "You know what? I'll leave you too alone. I gotta go... die," he muttered darkly and he stapped away from the two.

"tally ho," he muttered and started to walk off.

ooc: poor gray. no he gets to feel my pain.

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ooc: Saying you gotta go die. Dang that's nonchalant and depressing.

bic: Spikeshard blinked at the vulnerability evident on Grayfur's face. The argent tom felt a sting of pain as he watched the agony play along the gray deputy. He was telling Spikeshard to stay away from Cloudystar?! "But why? I mean, I-"

The silver warrior stopped short, feeling his heart constrict in confusion and pain. The emotion was too raw to discuss now. Especially when Grayfur just said he was going to die.

"Wait! Grayfur! You can't just die! The Clan needs you! You're the deputy!" Spikeshard yowled in surprise. A sudden anger unlike him burst within the argent tom's chest. "You're a coward if you're running away to die! You're a coward for leaving Cloudystar with Axelflame!" Spikeshard spat, sapphire orbs boiling with anger as he unleashed his claws and sank them into the ground.

[grayfur]

Grayfur stopped adn spun around. "Don't you dare say that to me again!" he roared, his claws popping out. he hissed at Spike. What was this cat getting at? Everyone knew about Clo and Gray. Was he really a coward? He shouldn't have let hin get away with his actions, but...

Axel was so... Together. He always thought he was on top, ever since they had met as small kits. Axel was a lot younger that grayfur, but he acted sa if he was older.

"Don't you dare call me a coward!" he roared. "It was Clo's choice! She chose him over me!" He recoiled and looked away, ashamed that he was yelling at his best friend.

"Spike," he whipered, staring at a tree behind him. "Spikeshard... I want you to show Elk around. Don't tell Cloudystar. She'll push him out of the way. I need to go speak with her."

He looked at Spike and smiled. "And besides, no one likes me. I bet they wouldn't even notice me gone, with Axel here..." he sighedfeeling defeated, and walked off, in search of Clo.

ooc: Well I have a better mood today, so Gray's gonna be happy. No he won't die, unless me and Clo decide.

[Elk]

Elk audits fell back as he listened to the male that they were leaving call out to them. Elk looked back, as Grayfur seemed to turn around and look at the male called 'Spike'. Elk's green optic focused to the two males as they conversed. Elk was caught in the middle of a fight. Elk watched.

Elk was one of those cats that watched fights unfold. Shard had called Gray a coward for running away from his problems. This was true for Elk as well. He was running from his schzophria. Running from the dogs that don't exist, the humans that don't exist.

Elk had a problem. This problem was known as Axel. This problem will become bigger and bigger as the day goes on. Axel had caused this fight to unfold. Elk didn't know this....Axel, but he'd find out. Audits pulled back and his optics focused on the coverse, his rump hit the ground. He had nothing to say. There was nothing for him to say, he didn't know these two cats, so why say anything at all?

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ooc: Better moods = happier posts XD

bic: "That's not true!" Spikeshard mewed, voice evidence of his inner turmoil. The plated warrior took a half pawstep forward, as if hesitant to follow his pained friend. Darkly tipped silver ears dropped as Grayfur turned away in search of Cloudystar. The argent bengal felt his hurt beat painfully at the deputy's sad words.

"I would miss you if you left." Spikeshard whispered, voice dripping with sorrow and sapphire eyes glinting with hurt. The tom heaved a sigh and turned his head to Elk. "I guess I'd better take you to the camp Elk." The RiverClan warrior mewed, tail dropping to the floor.

ooc: Hehehe. Spikey reminded me of KH 2.

[Elk]

Elk looked confusely at the male tom that had walked away from the two. Gray had left, and left Elk with anther tom that he didn't even know.. Elk didn't like males..He truely didn't. The first two cats he meets are males. His audits pricked as he looked at Spike. " No training, or anything?" he asked with a cocked head.

Elk was too confused at the moment and couldn't think to straight. He looked at the disappearing Grayfur, and then back to the silver tom that he was stuck with. Elk's rump raised from the ground and he walked to Shard's side..He got ready to follow him to the camp.

Elk looked forward to meeting new cats, but as long as he kept away from the toms, then he was fine. He hated males. It was the fact that he was one, and that they stole everybody's she-cat. Elk didn't want friends that were males. It seemed like he already made one, but it sucked...

[grayfur]

ooc: the same things passed though my mind. its like axel and roxas.

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Spikeshard flicked his ears back and glanced at the almost snowy tom. The plated warrior shook his head a little at Elk's question. "No I guess not. If you know how to hunt and fight, then you don't need to know all that much. You just need to figure out the territory and how to fish. I'll ask Cloudystar about that later, when she's being herself again." The RiverClan tom mewed, his voice faltering at the end of his words.

Lately the Clan had seemed on the end of turmoil and Spikeshard had sense his sterling leader becoming more and more distress. Briefly he was curious if it had to do with the whole love competition between her, Axelflame, and Grayfur. The argent bengal didn't know why, but he felt a pang strike his heart.

The tom snapped out of his thoughts when he felt Elk move to his side. Spikeshard turned to the thin cat. "Alright let's go. The camp isn't far from here." The warrior mewed as he turned to pad back into the reeds and toward the camp. "It should only take a little while to get back." Spikeshard mewed as he gestured for Elk to follow.

[Elk]

Elk looked away for a moment, he thought he had heard something. Of course, he didn't, just the running stream. He looked at the silver tom. " Sure.." he said bluntly. He trotted up behind the tom as the male started to walk into the reeds.

Elk had absolutely no clue what the story between Axel, Cloudystar, and Grayfur was all about. All he understood so far was that Axel and Elk were alike which caused Grayfur to flip out on Elk. Elk looked over the to male infront of him and the trotted to his side. " Being a loner for so long, makes you learn these things on your own." he snowy white tom spoke, his audits in their relaxed position, in a slightly pulled back position.

Elk's pink pads now rough from the rough terra he had to walk through to get to these lands, they hit the ground with pride and dignity. Tail hovered in a neutral position, not dominate, nor submissive. This was Elk. Elk did not like to be submissive. He actually hated it. Once Elk becomes something greater, you'll see his ways.

Elk thought about Grayfur. This tom was on Elk's mind for some reason. AxelFlame would become a asset to Elk, this would not be good. Axel would just get in Elk's way. Elk wasn't planning on taking anything over, but Axel would be in the way for Elk to be positioned at a high rank. His maw opened once more. " Shard, my good tom. Do you know what happened back there? Do you know the story behind Grayfur, Cloudystar, and this Axelflame?" he asked, with his bright green optics on the tom that he walked next to.

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Elk's voice seemed to snap Spikeshard out of his worries and thoughts. The plated warrior blinked large sapphire orbs for a moment, looking slightly disorientated as he gazed at the thinner cat. The RiverClan tom looked sheepish for a moment before finally speaking. Spikeshard sounded confused as he mewed, "I'm not quite sure of the whole story between them. But I do know that Grayfur and Cloudystar cared for each other. I also thought they were mates."

The confused glimmer in those lapis lazulis orbs grew as the argent warrior recalled more of the details. "Then, quite recently actually, Cloudystar brought a red rogue into the Clan. That's Axel. She said he was to be accepted without protest and deemed him Axelflame. Apparently, Grayfur hates Axelflame and was one of the first and most determined to exclude him from the Clan. Then Cloudystar grew angry and said that everyone was to follow her choice." The silver bengal explained, ears flicking back every now and then as he neared the camp. Already, the hustle and bustle was making itself known.

However, Spikeshard seemed lost in his thoughts once more, his broken right claw clicking rhythmically against the ground. The glimmer of confusion turned into a glint of pain. "I don't know why she didn't tell me anything about her relationship with Axelflame." The argent warrior mewed, almost to himself as his sapphire eyes flickered.

[Elk]

All it was, was drama. Grayfur got jealous because Axel tryed to take his spotlight. Elk would go up to the tom-cat and fight him. Then the issue would end. Elk wasn't afriad to fight, nor disobey orders. Elk knew not of what would happen when he got into camp. Elk hadn't been around other cats for about a year. And his communication skills sucked big ones.

Elk's snowy pillars kept up to the other tom's pillars, they almost being on the same step. Elk stayed quiet as he litened to the tom's words. " And I just got cuaght in the middle of it." he said with a sigh as he looked down at the ground.