May's Gathering 2017

Blazingpaw scrambled into the cat-filled clearing only a few paces away from Darkstar. He was going to make as many friends as possible - he was sure of that. Looking for a group of cats to talk to, he padded into the middle of the gathering, hoping someone would come and say hi.

Ivyfall lead RiverClan into the clearing, coming fashionable late. The silver tabby seemed completely unbothered by the fact she held up the gathering, walking in with her head held high and her green gaze bright. She brushed past the other clans without an apology before leaping up onto the Great Rock to join the leaders. She dipped her head in greeting, mainly to Crowstar and Leopardstar, but it was a greeting to all.

Behind his deputy, Frogjaw and Sparkwillow trailed behind, taking seat at the front of the clearing.

Icepaw watched with distain at the newcomers, rolling his eyes at RiverClan's haughtiness. 'Fat fishmongers,' he thought to himself.

Blizzardshine followed Darkstar to the gathering with a somewhat absent gaze as in her mind the events of the past few days kept repeating themselves, only a half-smile on her muzzle instead of the optimistic wholehearted smile that she used to carry…and even then the smile wasn’t all that convincing. She just hoped this gathering would be a peaceful one, StarClan knew they needed it.

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Hawkstrike followed SkyClan to the clearing with his head and tail held high, the pride that he once showed as an apprentice when he followed ShadowClan to this very same spot during the Dark Forest reign returning to him. He didn’t care if any of the warriors of his old clan recognized him anymore, they wouldn’t be able to do anything at all at this point. Plus, the story of his “past” in SkyClan had finally been accepted as truth, making it way harder for them to able to convince the clan of his true origins.

Finchpaw trotted in along with Ivyfall and her clanmates, a cheerful bounce in the silver tabby's step. As of late, the young she-cat was back to her normal happy self, managing to leave most of the anxiety and stress she had dealt with in the past moons behind. Yellow eyes glowing as she gazed around at the crowd of felines, she decided to break off from RiverClan and meet someone new, feeling a rare surge of confidence. With a kind, curious smile, the small molly began to look for someone to speak to.

Wisteriapaw had dragged herself to the gathering, ever since her sister had drowned in the river she wasn't feeling herself. It was as if she lost half of her.

Sagepaw looked over at Gentlepaw "Oh! Hello" he mewed

♢ molepaw ♢

Molepaw padded into the Gathering with his Clanmates, staying close to them and not wandering away like an overly-excited kit just so that he could mingle. In his opinion, he thought it would be silly to talk to other cats that would just be your enemies right after the Gathering was over. The tom sat down with RiverClan, looking around at the busy clearing with eyes that gave away subtle interest but no eagerness at all. He personally had only been okay with attending the Gathering because he wanted to be up to date with current events going on around the forest. Other than that, he would've been fine staying at camp and falling asleep in his comfortable nest.

☆ rookpaw ☆

If Rookpaw had wanted a chance to talk with others, then Gatherings would practically be the best opportunity for him. The fluffy black tom entered the clearing with the other ThunderClan cats. He muttered to himself under his breathe, trying to go over what he was to do with himself at the last minute. Rookpaw had no clue why he felt anxious. It wasn't like he was coming to this Gathering to be judged, right? The tom quickly shook his head, as if chasing the thoughts away. That was nonsense, he was just trying to scare himself.
"Don't say anything stupid, recognize scents, be polite-ish...don't get too attached to anyone."
Then he thought that he should just stay with his Clan, to avoid any mistakes, but then again...he could mess up even worse with his own Clan.
"It'll be pure luck if I do nothing foolish." He whispered to himself, narrowing his eyes as he padded along.

Tawnystorm proudly followed her mother into the Gathering. She was glad that her clan had chosen not to accept the outsiders. Filthy, they were. Though she saw the logic in allowing them to stay based on sickness, they could never be sure they weren't going to take advantage of them. If the others wanted to put themselves at risk, it was their choice, but she, for one, was glad RiverClan knew better. Regardless, she was curious as to how this gathering would shape up.

Leafpaw padded into the gathering slowly, lagging behind all the clans- this was a big event, being his first gathering, and instead of sharing it with his only family, Sunpaw, he had to bear it alone. He looked around slowly before sitting alone in the shade. The other Thunderclan apprentices were off talking to apprentices of other clans...

Rowanpaw lifted his head as he spotted a Shadowclan cat speaking with a Thunderclan apprentice. He took a deep breath. Here we go again...
A gathering meant friends in other clans, right?
He padded over to the pair. "Hi. My name's Rowanpaw." He mewed with a rather forced-sounding friendliness in his voice.

Cinderpaw padded into the clearing her eyes full with fear and worry as she saw all the different cats, there was so many! Who knew the clans were this big! She smiled at all the cats chatting but she was nervous and stuck with Sparkwillow sticking to her like glue.

Amberpelt followed Ivyfall into the clearing like normal - meaning that her pelt was groomed to perfection and that her head was held high in pride as she weaved between the other cats of the Clans. There was a flicker in her eyes, disappointment that they had been the last to arrive but it looked like ThunderClan had simply beaten them by whiskers as Darkstar hopped into the rock. Well, at least they weren't all that late to the Gathering. She skillfully moved between the different cats with grace that only RiverClan truly had as she found a simple spot to sit. Her ears folded back as she scanned, spotting a few of the Tribe members lingering around. Hmfh, so Crowstar had allowed them to come to the Gathering. She was beyond relieved that they didn't have to deal with the Tribe cats...But not like things had been easy this last moon. Her eyes narrowed as her shoulders sagged slightly. They had lost four Clanmates to what the eyewitness called a mist - three missing and one death...What were they to do? Hopefully StarClan would give them an answer soon.

Lionspark followed after Darkstar with narrowed eyes, lost in thought and worries. She wasn't paying much attention to where she was going, barely keeping track of what was in front of her paws until the scent of the other Clans reached her nose. She lifted up her gaze, stepping into the clearing as she sought out a peaceful spot to sit by her lonesome. Her ears were flat on her head as she struggled to understand what had happened the last few sunrises, taking a seat by herself as she wasn't keen on speaking to the other Clans as she raised her head to the leaders, waiting for the Gathering to start.

Willowpaw padded in behind her mother and took a seat in the middle of her clanmates.

ooc: shortness, I'm sorry

Clearpaw nodded to Rowanpaw, seeming oblivious to the forced nature of his friendly greeting. "Hi!" He mewed cheerfully, "Is this your first gathering, too? It's pretty cool. What clan are you from?" On some level, he knew it was impolite to ask so many questions of someone he had only just met, but he couldn't help himself! He was just so painfully curious. He wanted to know about life in other clans, wanted to meet cats he had never seen before--really, he wanted to broaden his horizons. All cooped up in ThunderClan territory, feeling constantly trapped by a heavy canopy of trees, could make the world feel like a terribly small place.

Buzzardclaw followed Ivyfall into the gathering.

"I'm from Shadowclan," The tom mewed, sitting down and wrapping his tail around his paws. "You're from Thunderclan, right?"
He couldn't help relaxing around this cat- it was a nice break from being so quiet and brooding all the time.

Gentlepaw smiled some"hi I'm Gentlepaw"She mewed quietly but she knew he knew her name.

Honeypaw was quiet as she looked around quietly as she entered the clearing with her clanmates