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Chestnutpaw

Heart in the casket
SkyClan
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Freshkill
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"I swear! I saw it over here" Chestnutpaw huffs as she trudges through the undergrowth, plumy tail flicking with a notable thump against stray sturdy pine trunks as she marches. Her sisters march alongside her, the apprentice turns her head to glance at the pair every so often. While expecting them to follow her there is an anxious twang that tells her if she doesn't look at them every so often then they would just disappear. "This gorgeous twoleg material! Stuck in the trees" Truly it's a shock even to her. The fact that something like that could be wasted, well whatever. She's certain Swirlpaw would find enjoyment in the adventure, Creampaw might want the object for herself. She was feeling nice enough that she would give it to her sister too if she asked. Was there hope that she wouldn't? Yes, absolutely but she was not foolish enough to actually let said hopes be spoken out loud.

Delicate nose scrunches at the strong scent of pine as she feels the needles sticky with sap cling under paw paws and intertwine with her fur. Sometimes she loathes the wilds, it's all she's ever known and she wouldn't change it for the world. This forest is an adjustment at all, that's what she tells herself at least. There is an echo of an untrained show cat in her, not that she really knows such a thing. Despite carrying the attitude of one she doesn't have those refinements. She can't help but wonder sometimes how much of that is inherited from their mother, a woman they haven't known and most likely never will. Not since they moved at least, it seemed like a far fetched dream to try and track her down herself. So instead she continues to walk in that shadow, amongst that echo. Chasing after frivolous things like lost twoleg items that capture her eye.

"See! It's right there!" Stuck in the upmost part of the pine trees that decorate the space between the edge of their territory and twolegplace. Fencelines and strange dens litter the horizon line, though the backdrop doesn't matter much to her. A lone scrap of semi opaque multicoloured material is tangled between branches. That part doesn't fascinate her, though the sunlight catching it is rather striking. No, the smokey molly is far more interested in the different silken strings that hang off both it and the long attachment to the strange object. They would make fine nest decorations, or maybe she could weave them in her fur even if temporary. "We should try and bring back part of it" she whispers to her sisters, the edge of a dare threatens to dance in her tone.

Paying too much attention to the object that lingers in the trees she hardly notices a rather prim looking kittypet that lingers. Though the twoleg scent eventually catches her nose, twitching with a threat to wrinkle. "Hello" it's a fine enough greeting. Cautious as she would really not bother trying to entertain the curious. "Swirlpaw, Creampaw" it's spoken with a clearing of her throat, glancing at her sisters then at the stranger to try and figure out what they wanted to do.

  • no particular posting order! @Swirlpaw @Creampaw. @Duchess
  • CHESTNUTPAW she/her, SkyClan apprentice, 08 moons.
    A chocolate smoke with high white and big blue eyes.
    MILKHEART X DUCHESS | Littermates with CREAMPAW and SWIRLPAW
    penned by Juice↛ Ouijeejuice on discord, feel free to dm for plots.
 

Swirlpaw, -- 8 Moons / Skyclan Apprentice -- Ages on the 5th
Brown and orange tabby chimera she-cat with mismatched eyes.
Daughter of Milkheart, sister of Creampaw and Chestnutpaw.
Apprentice of Mousefang

Tagging @Chestnutpaw @Creampaw. @Duchess

"We might be too close to the border, Chestnutpaw." Swirlpaw said, glancing at the twoleg place in the distance. It unsettled her just a little, especially considering it was just the three of them out here, alone. "Hawkstar said we have to stay a fox-length within the borders, remember?" she mumbled, but her eye was caught by the absolutely beautiful thing caught in the trees. It almost looked luminescent in the sunlight, it was difficult to drag her eyes away from the pretty colours. The tassles hanging off of it, almost like fur, shifted in the wind and fluttered.

She could absolutely climb and make it up there, Swirlpaw though in response to Chestnutpaw's quiet dare, though how easily she could detatch it from the tree and get it down was up for debate... She hummed to herself, glancing back at her sisters before walking up to the tree base. She stood on her hind legs and rested her front paws on the bark, just to get a better look and plan out a potential route to get to it.

"I think I could, but you definitely couldn't," Swirlpaw taunted, looking back at her sister to stick her tongue out, but the scent of kittypet stings at her nose. She wrinkles her nose, turning to look around the area only to spot, just as she expected, a kittypet. Her ear flicked in the direction of her sister as she said their names, and she let herself fall back from where she was leaning on the trunk of the tree. Caution pricked at her paws, ears flattening down. She didn't know whether this kittypet was dangerous or not, and her experience with daylight warriors made it well known that kittypets could fight and kill just as well as any wild warrior.

Taking a step back, she looked at her siblings, mumbling out a small, "We should leave..."

 
DUCHESS she/her, Kittypet, 34 moons old.
a flame point ragdoll with aquamarine coloured eyes.
mentored by none // mentoring no one
littermate to PRINCE
mother to CREAMPAW, CHESTNUTPAW and SWIRLPAW / ex-mate(?) of MILKHEART
"speech" // "thoughts" // #bbffea
penned by Dingo ↛ Dingo on discord, feel free to dm for plots.

Duchess had lost everything important to her.

Her old owners had re-homed her after she had been found to have had a litter with what they deemed to be a stray, only for the three precious kits to then go missing during the night. She had searched for Milkheart and their three daughters from the first moment she had managed to get outside her housefolk's home but by the time she had it seemed like the whole of SkyClan itself was just... Gone. Vanished. Into the wind! With nothing but their fading scents left behind.

She had tried to forget and tried to move on thinking it might be possible if she just solely focused on her show-cat duties but then she had been re-homed and her new housefolk didn't really do shows. It was preposterous, simply outrageous! She had been the star of the show! At the top of her game! Why make her quit now? Not to mention these new housefolk were hopeless at providing her with the level of quality she desired in care. The only upside had been that she was able to spend much more time out of her own accord... But sitting up on the back fence, peering off into the pines reminded her of simpler times, of much more tender moments she held near and dear to her heart but never dared to ever even so much as whisper about. Milkheart's scent and the brush of his fur never seemed to leave her and she hated herself for missing it... And her kits, her three little princesses taken away when they were only so little! She would never forget the brief time she had gotten with them either. Never in a million moons!

Duchess had perched up on the same fence as always and had been watching a kite that was stuck up a tree rattle and shake with the wind, thinking about where her daughters might be now and how they were doing out wherever SkyClan was now when the sound of small voices made her curled ear tips twitch. At first she thought she was imagining them but then a scent hit her nose... She hadn't smelt this scent for many moons now but she had never forgotten it. It was unmistakably SkyClan. But all the way out here? Surely she was imagining it with her wishful thinking... But then a mew called out a greeting and she spotted three pelts, all smaller then her own but one shared similar colouring and... How curious!

The flame point would carefully hop down from the fence and land gracefully on the grass below a few tail-lengths away from the trio, her tail always remaining perked upright even upon landing, as though she was fearful of dirtying it. She was sure the three would've been about... Apprentice aged?- Was that what Milkheart had called it? But this trio appeared to be without their mentors if that was the case. Her ears perked up more when she heard the names spoken. Her aquamarine eyes sparkling with the memory of having picked out those very names alongside Milkheart back when she had been expecting and a newly queen. He had chosen Swirl after one of his parents, they had both chosen Cream together in an instant at seeing her pelt, so that just left...

"Chestnut?" Her mew was gentle and warm, holding a love in it she thought had been lost long ago. Her eyes gleamed as she glanced over the three as best she could, as though she couldn't believe what she was seeing. They had been so so small when they had been taken away from her and many moons had passed since then, they would be older now she knew but these three... Could it really be them? Her heart knew, knew it must be them! But did they trust her enough to confirm that on their own? Or had SkyClan turned her own daughters against her already? After having stolen them from her nest as she slept! ... But oh Milkheart. He had tried to encourage her to join all that time ago. Would things have turned out differently if she had only said yes then? Was it too late to change her answer?

"You three are from SkyClan, correct?"
 
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CREAMPAW she/they, SkyClan apprentice, 8 moons old.
a very short but incredibly fluffy furred cream shaded she-cat with floppy ears and deep blue eyes.
mentored by DAISYDREAM // mentoring no one
littermate to CHESTNUTPAW and SWIRLPAW
daughter of DUCHESS & MILKHEART
"speech" // "thoughts" // #f1b8be
penned by Dingo ↛ Dingo on discord, feel free to dm for plots.

Creampaw had trailed after her sisters because of course she did! Chesnutpaw had spoken of a fascinating twoleg thing she'd spotted stuck up a tree and she really hadn't been kidding-- Not that Creampaw had doubted her sister of course! She just hadn't been expecting the thing to be as pretty as her sister had claimed! Her blue eyes watched the colourful thing dance about like it was attempting (in vain mind you) to free itself from the pine's branches. "Oh I see it! I see it!" She squeaked as she circled the base of the tree, could they possibly get the silly thing down? Chesnutpaw seemed to dare them to try.

Much to Creampaw's surprise though Swirlpaw had been the cautious one, pointing out how they might be too close to the border. Which border was this one again? It didn't border any other clan so that was reassuring at least, the only thing they were closest to were the twoleg nests from what she could remember, but so long as they didn't bother any kittypets that might be about, it should be okay? Right? "Don't worry, we won't go any closer! Maybe Hawkstar will be impressed with how far out we went all on our own!" It was much more likely that they would be scolded for being so daring but being with her sisters and having such a successful outing so far had helped to boost the confidence she so often lacked.

Chestnutpaw's dare didn't go unheard by Swirlpaw though and she seemed more into the whole idea once she got to see what they had come out here for for herself, daring her sister back by suggesting that she could for sure get it down but that Chestnutpaw couldn't. Creampaw's curled tail twitched a little anxiously as she hoped her sisters wouldn't get themselves hurt by daring each other too far. Their plans to get the colourful twoleg thing down were suddenly halted though as the trio caught scent of someone unfamiliar. A kittypet! Hopefully a kind but just curious one that would leave them alone...

When Chestnutpaw cleared her throat and called for herself and Swirlpaw, Creampaw would scurry over to the two as her fur fluffed out in hardly hidden fear. The kittypet was bigger then them, a fully grown cat while they were still just apprentices. Swirlpaw mumbles that they ought to leave and Creampaw couldn't agree more especially as the other cat begins to approach them. She wished now that they had asked papa to come along with them... She was frightened and he made her feel safe, she had half the mind to scurry off and fetch him but she didn't want to run off without her sisters! Unless they were out of options and needed her to fetch help...

The kittypet who approached seemed friendly, not only that but she seemed to... Know them? Creampaw gasped when she said Chestnutpaw's name-- Or part of it anyways, aloud. How had she known that?! "S-Swirlpaw's right! C'mon Chestnutpaw!" This was too weird! They probably shouldn't tell the kittypet anything. They needed to go back home and tell dad!
 
Swirlpaw's mumble is heard, acknowledged even through a flicker of her ear. Her attention doesn't shift from the stranger, a poor cats attempt at sizing another up. Trying to act bigger than she actually is, wiser too. Realistically they should go, they were here without their mentors after all and it would be the sensible choice to make. Though her pelt ripples at the fact that this stranger knows their name, she doesn't hang around the borders enough to recognise her so how could she recognise her? The answer is pitifully simple, nearly impossible in fact as well. Blue eyes don't rip away from aqua, there isn't fear that grips her unlike her sisters. Uncertainty sure but she is ever stubborn, prideful and maybe a little unheathily curious to see this potential lead through.

"Why do you know my name?" She could have lied, it would have been simple to. Quietly she tries to assertain the distance between them and the kittypet, they could turn and run easily sure. They were climbers, they could just run to the nearest tree and hope that the stranger doesn't know how to climb so well. It's a fools gambit to bet on the shortcomings of a kittypet but she was naive enough to take this gamble. "Mm.. Yes we're from SkyClan" the truth is compelled from her though her tongue weighs heavy with a lie once prepared. It's difficult to lie in the face of what seems to be genuine warmth, not quite as loving as how her father calls her name but not from a lack of attempt.

"wait" she murmurs to her sisters, eyebrows furrowing. "If you don't stay where you are then we're leaving" it's a bluff on her part, that desire to see things to their conclusion gripping her motivations over the safety of herself and her sisters. Wholly selfish but when hadn't she shown those warning signs as a kit? Impulsivity gripping herself as she tries to puff out her chest in false bravado. There's a brief pause that feels like it drags on before she finally says "Ma?" It feels stupid really, her cheeks flush in embarrassment. Convinced that she's wrong from the second the word leaves her maw. It made sense to her but maybe this identity was just hoped for, maybe she had no clue what she was on about. Even if she's right then it leaves more questions than answers, had she followed them on their journey?


  • CHESTNUTPAW she/her, SkyClan apprentice, 08 moons.
    A chocolate smoke with high white and big blue eyes.
    MILKHEART X DUCHESS | Littermates with CREAMPAW and SWIRLPAW
    penned by Juice↛ Ouijeejuice on discord, feel free to dm for plots.
 

Swirlpaw, -- 8 Moons / Skyclan Apprentice -- Ages on the 5th
Brown and orange tabby chimera she-cat with mismatched eyes.
Daughter of Milkheart, sister of Creampaw and Chestnutpaw.
Apprentice of Mousefang
Tagging @Chestnutpaw @Duchess @Creampaw~

Swirlpaw looked at Chestnutpaw like she was crazy, completely baffled by her calling the strange kittypet ma? How she even came to such a conclusion had her stumped. They were days away from their old territory where their mother resided, and they didn't even know what their mother looked like! Sure they could guess, based on themselves, but come on, she looked nothing like them! She had none of Chestnutpaw's dark brown fur, or Creampaw's curly white fluff. Sure, she had vaguely similar eyes, and a similar shape, if she squinted at her enough, which Swirlpaw did. This strange kittypet looks nothing like her sisters, though!

Glancing over at Creampaw, she could only hope that she didn't agree with Chestnutpaw. She made another haulted motion backward, a couple more steps toward the forest while keeping this stranger within eyesight. They were going to get in so much trouble for being this close to the border alone. This was stupid, trying to get that thing from the tree was supremely, epically, incredibly dumb! They were going to get scolded and Hawkstar and their dad would be so disappointed in them...

"Come on Chestnutpaw, Creampaw..." she mumbled, trying to keep the stranger from hearing her. "Lets get out of here..."

 

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KITTYPET
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34 MOONS
DINGO
Rather than being offended at being sized up by the younger cat Duchess can't help but to feel proud-- If this was indeed who she believed them to be then even despite their time apart Chestnut seemed to still hold a bravado to rival her own! Her eyes never leave the others' blue ones but she remains cautious at padding too close, not wanting to frighten any of the three off. Chestnut responding to her name the way she did was confirmation enough that these three were indeed her lost daughters and the kittypets' eyes seemed to glitter at the apprentices' question.

"Why? Well, because I named you of course~!" She could see that curiosity and a hunger for answers was getting the best of the younger she-cat, enough so that she was dismissing her sisters' whispers that were uttered too softly for her to catch. Ushers to flee she would guess, as apprentices it was the right thing to do she remembered that from Milkheart's teachings and yet all three were still here before her and she couldn't be more proud about that! Whether they were sticking by out of bravery, curiosity or to keep their sisters safe.

When told to stay where she was or else they would leave Duchess would comply, dipping her head to show she was honouring the request as she sat down and gracefully swept her tail around her side, resting it atop her front paws. The brief pause felt like an eternity as the flame-point looked between the three patiently. They had all grown so much it made her choke up, her eyes becoming glossy and glittery with tears as the reality of them being before her now started to truly sink in. After that night, after finding out SkyClan was gone? She was convinced she would truly never see the three of them ever again. Whatever miracle had brought them all back together again she did not know but she felt her wishes had been heard and answered. Was this a sign from the StarClan Milkheart had told her so much about? A second chance even?

She held back her tears as best she could with all she'd learnt about how to display herself in front of others from her show-cat moons but when the word 'Ma' was mewed she felt a real waterfall begin to break down that dam. "Y-you do remember" How long she had waited to hear herself be called that by them... She had lost count. So many nights spent worrying that even if she did find them again they wouldn't recognize her anymore nor remember anything of their brief time together. Perhaps Milkheart had told them about her after all? After their last interaction she had been sure that none of what he'd say about her would have been positive but... Perhaps she had been wrong to think that.

Maybe he too held as much regret for that day as she did.

Duchess wanted to ask for him, to see him again. But she knew it wouldn't be fair to ask that of them yet-- It wouldn't be fair to ask them to potentially get themselves in trouble for her sake in general either. She knew he was out there at least though, just beyond the fence and tree line... She could see his face in all three of them as well, little whispered fragments of his pelt and his smile and in the way they held themselves here. The thought made her smile softly but now was not the time to be lost in thoughts nor memories.

"I don't know how much of me Milkheart has told you three" she began, "Your Clanmates in SkyClan too-- I'm sure they had less than savory things to say but..." She shuffled her paws, what excuse or reason could really pardon her from having been an absent parent in their lives? Nothing really did honestly. She should have been there. She had been stubborn and thought her way of life as a kittypet would've been what was best for them... Up until her housefolk had discussed taking them away from her. She should have gone with Milkheart from that moment onward but... She hadn't. "You three are still as precious to me now as you were the day you were born, not a single moon went by where I didn't think about you, my precious daughters" She was still rooted to the spot Chestnutpaw had told her to stay at but now considered heading back towards the twoleg nests she had come from, worrying she was causing the three more harm by talking to them.

Duchess wanted more than anything to continue talking to them of course, to hear about how they were doing, how their training was going. But if speaking to them was only serving herself more than it was helping them then it would be selfish of her to continue. "Chestnut, Swirl and Cream." She dipped her head again as she got to her paws. "I understand completely if you would rather not talk to me or see me again and I'll leave if you wish it, you can tell your father and clanmates you chased off an intruding kittypet if anycat asks and they'd be none the wiser about this meeting-- Unless you choose to tell them yourselves of course" An easy way out of any potential trouble they might get into for having knowingly spoke to her she hoped.

"But if you'd be willing to give me a chance. I would love to be a part of your lives again, for us all to be a family again... To be your mother again"

If you and I could disappear into the past
Flame point Ragdoll with aquamarine coloured eyes and a fancy golden collar with a heart shaped gem that matches her eyes in colour.

Littermate to PRINCE
Mother to CREAMPAW, CHESTNUTPAW and SWIRLPAW / ex-mate(?) of MILKHEART
"speech" // "thoughts" // #bbffea