Lazy Day

[Lightwhisper]

FROM;; Being Accepted

Lightwhisper stretched in her moss nest. Her jaws opened wide in a large yawn and her sharp claws slid carelessly out. She reached down and kneeded the grass before standing up quietly and padding to the entrance of the nursery. She stretched her neck back and gave her pelt a few licks before turning back around to gaze around the camp.

The camp was lacking some life. They were a few warriors here-and-there, but not many. She yawned again. Maybe I'm so bored because I'm stuck in nursery all day, she thought. But I'm glad that Stoneheart's kits are healthy. I dunno what I'd do if they got sick or died.

Stoneheart had been her mate before he had gotten killed. Lightwhisper's eyes clouded with pain from the brief memory the first time Stoneheart had asked her to be his mate. No. Don't think about that. You don't want to upset yourself, she thought strictly as she shook her head to rid her mind of the thoughts.

[`.`SnowCloud`.`]

An old and flea-bitten elder padded wearily into the nursery, looking for the pleasure of some conversation with a queen or the joy of seeing Turtlekit again. She's got to be an apprentice by now. Snowcloud thought, laying down outside of the nursery. He looked over his shoulder to see Lightwhisper. Ah. . . the widowed queen. Snowcloud thought with a sigh. In his day he had been with many mates, until one found out about the other and they all got mad at him. All except for his last, she loved him and she was his only love at the time. But when he found out she was bearing his kits he. . . 'Move on. What's done is gone.' Snowcloud told himself the famous (in his mind) saying he'd created for himself.
"Why hello, Lightwhisper. How are your little unborn beauties?" Snowcloud smiled at her, hoping to at least make small talk with the adorable queen.

[Lightwhisper]

(They're already born. ^^' Sorry for not mentioning that.)

Lightwhisper smiled sweetly at Snowcloud. "They're doing fine, Snowcloud," she replied with a purr. "How have you been fairing?" Her fur was slightly messy from her brief rest, and as she noticed, she felt her ears burn with embarressment. "Sorry for my messy look," she apologized.

She quickly rasped her tongue over her chest fur in attempt to get its messy stature to lie flat. Then she reached over and put the tip of her tail to the old elder's shoulder friendly. "But I see that you're in need of a grooming far more than I am," she meowed as she noticed a few fleas jumping on his pelt.

[`.`SnowCloud`.`]

((Oh, oops!))

Snowcloud let out a wheezing cough and looked over his shoulder at his messy white fur. The elderly tom smiled partially and lay down, facing the clearing. "Well the apprentices haven't been visiting as regularly as they used to. I only hope one of them gets in trouble some time soon." He croaked, his light eyes were icy with a forgotten ambition to them as he gazed up at the cloudless sky.
He was glad to hear Lightwhisper's litter was doing well, and found it comical that she apologized for the condition of her fur when he was far worse.

[Lightwhisper]

(That's ok. :D)

Lightwhisper smiled at Snowcloud. "Would you like me to send for one for you?" she asked the old tom as he lied down. She rasped her tongue over the back of one of Snowcloud's ears. Then she glanced back at the nursery, where her kits were still sleeping.

She then gave Snowcloud's fur a few long strokes with her tongue. I certainly hope they get in trouble, too. Look at the state of Snowcloud's fur! thought Lightwhisper with a small hint of anger towards the apprentices. I'll be sure to tell one of the mentors that they're slacking on the duties. She continued to draw her tongue across the elder's ragged fur in attempt to at least untangle it some.

[`.`SnowCloud`.`]

((And I'm so sorry I haven't posted here. I went on vacation and it took me a bit of time to get back on track.))

Snowcloud "pshawed" at the queen's words and let out a light ragged cough. His ears swiveled towards the nursery and he smiled gently. "Lightwhisper, they are young. Let them enjoy their lives. They'll come to me when they remember me." His tone was not sad, but there was a sadness in his voice as he said it. Remembering how he was too wrapped up in his own affairs as a young 'un to even appreciate the death of an old elder, Softsmile, who used to always tell him stories and sing to him.

Shaking his head lightly, so not to upset Lightwhisper's washing, the elderly white cat let out a small sigh.

[Krestlepatch]

((I've been really busy because of marching band. =\ So I haven't been able to post, either..)

Lightwhisper caught the slight sadness in his voice, but didn't take note of it. "As you wish it to be, Snowcloud," she replied softly. She stopped licking his fur and looked upwards. Her ears twitched as a bird chirped softly overhead and as a breeze blew through the camp. An akward silence then followed, so she tried to make small talk. "The weather certainly is nice, don't you think?" she meowed, slightly embarressed.

[`.`SnowCloud`.`]

Snowcloud nodded to Lightwhisper's small-talk. He was drifting into thought, and in so doing, sleep. His eyelids dropped and he let out a meowing yawn, followed by a small cough. He let his gaze linger on the queen and grinned. "Lightwhisper, you must forgive me, I am such an elder to get drowsy like this, would you mind too much if I rested?" He asked, his eyes light with sleepiness.

[♥~:Silverkit:~♥]

Lightwhisper smiled at the elderly tom. "Go right ahead." She bent down and licked his shoulder. "Take care of yourself, Snowcloud," she meowed before standing. She stretched out her longs limbs then turned around to pad into the nursery. Before she did so, though, she touched her tail tip to Snowcloud's shoulder briefly then continued her way into the den to where her kits were resting.

[`.`SnowCloud`.`]

TO:: Elsewhere

[>>º•Breezepaw•º<<]

TO;; Elsewhere.