58. the clans .. chapter 1

Instructions

tanagertangerine stretched in the soft dawn light, fur fizzing with energy. gopherpaw had recieved his first visit from starclan and he wouldn’t stop talking about it! well, not about it of course, as thats forbidden, but telling every cat that he’d talked with the ancient spirits. it got annoying after awhile but everyone in the clan loved him, including her. a pained wince made her head jerk towards the entrance to the medicine cats den in time to see dollface limp in on three legs, one paw held up at an akward angle. tanagertangerine sighed. could dollface get hurt any more? she tried to hide her annoyance as she got to her paws, trotting over the silk white she - cat. ‘’ what now? ‘’ she asked, with fake sympathy. the she - cat blushed as she stumbled through her words. ‘’ would mind- mind you- ‘’ she tried again. ‘’ gopherpaw? ‘’ she asked hopefully, her cheeks red with embarrassment. what in starclans name was wrong with this cat ?? she always seemed to be getting hurt but always asked for gopherpaw. ‘’ i’ll go fetch him ‘’ tanagertangerine sighed. she brushed past dollface and could feel the molly stiffen at the medicine cats touch, if it be only for a moment as the ginger she - cat emerged into the daylight. it was blurry for a moment at first but it got better as her eyes adjusted. she growled under her breath. stupid eyes hadn’t gotten better since she’d fallen in the lake, and even now she was finding it slightly hard to see without squinting a bit. ‘’ stupid grassleaf ‘’ she muttered, but there was fondness in her voice as she said it. she didn’t blame grassheart of course; she was tanagrrtangerines sister. she headed to the apprentices den, peering her head inside to see gopherpaw in cuddle puddle with his littermates. she gave a small sigh and shook her head lovingly. she hated having to wake him up but it had to happen at some point. she sneaked inside, trying to avoid stray tails and paws before finally making it to his nest. ‘‘ hrmph? ‘‘ he grunted, opening an eye and looking up to see his mentor standing above him. as he supported her, his eyes lit up and he jumped to his paws, s urprised yowls coming from his sisters as they tumbled off of him. ‘‘ what are we gonna do today? ‘‘ he asked, trotting out of the den eagerly. ‘‘ dollface was asking for you. she hurt herself again ‘‘ tanagertangerine scoffed. ‘‘ i wonder if there's a reason ‘‘ he replied, his new almost wistful - - - soft humming could be heard from the kitchen while if you looked inside, a girl could be seen slowly swaying back and forth, a headset on her head. ‘‘ i am the latest colors, i sing the newest songs, i read all the lyrics, so i can sing along ‘‘ she murmured, singing along to the song blasting in her ears as she wiped down the counter. the kitchen needed cleaning and ivy wasn’t the cleaning type, so they had left cleaning to ivory, and she was happy with that. cleaning was something she enjoyed, especially organizing. it calmed her brain and let her constant anxiety take a backseat. ‘‘ i am the latest colors, i hate the newest songs, i can't stand the lyrics, i'd never sing along ‘‘ she continued. arms wrapped around ivory and she gasped, surprise sparkling in her gaze. ‘‘ guess who ‘‘ a voice came from beyond her. ivory relaxed. ivy !! ‘‘ your so annoying ‘‘ ivory teased. ‘‘ try again ‘‘ the voice repeated, and they squeezed harder. ‘‘ hmm . . . who could it be? i wonder. is it ivy? ‘‘ the arms relaxed and ivy giggled, reaching forward to plant a small kiss on ivory’s cheek, tingles ran through ivory at the touch. it was the same as when they had first met, and ivory’s love for her partner had never wavered. and now, they were engaged !! joy ran through ivory’s whole being. she knew that her parents wouldn't be there, but after much begging and depression, ivory had come to terms with the fact, but she was still glad that ivy didn't bring it up. and that was one of the reasons she loved them. ivy let go of ivory and stood beside her, putting their hand on faers. ‘‘ oh, by the way, have you noticed princess lately? she's been acting weird ‘‘ ivy’s face was suddenly creased with weird. ivory smiled gently. she knew how much their tabby cat, princess, meant to them, and it made ivory sad to see them worried, but in all honesty, ivory was worried too. princess had been acting a bit odd lately, being more vocal, hiding more, barely showing up, it was weird for the usually social she - cat. and the thing that worried the both of them the most? princess had stopped talking