Batsong the Ba(t)shful [open once whisper posts]

OOC: Lets go with an open topic on this one :) jsut please let Whisperpaw get one response at least befroe joining in. Anyone is welcome and could be fun to get our characters to know each other more :]

It had been a few days following the the deaths of Mistysky and Swiftsprit. Batsong had spent alot of time alone in the warriors den.  She didnt want to intereact aton with others right now and had recluded herself to the quiet corner of the warrior den that she had.  While others often jockeyed for the "Best spot" in the den which was near front or center she was perfectly content being more so in the corner.  

The recent queen of course also looked after her kit Crowkit and was in the nursery alot too with her new daughter that gave her so much joy, but whenever Crowkit was down for a nap, she would come back here were it was quiet and she could be alone.

The events of that day played over and over in her head and she sighed only now realizing there was not really anything that she could have done to stop either queens death.  She also remembered how she had yelled at Whisperpaw a bit unfairly... how they had scurried away from her scared to even look at her...

Oh whisper... she thought squeezing her eyes shut... I only wanted to keep you safe.  The queen couldnt lose them too... not now.


She wouldnt... she would do whatever it took to keep them safe.  Slowly getting up to her paws she went out into the harsh sunlight blinking alot from being cooped up so much and used to the darkness of the den.  

She slowly walked over to the apprentice den .... she should apologize to whisper for all that...

Poking her head in she glanced around for them... "Wh--.wh... wh...whi" ... her stutter prevented her from even getting the full name out... it had gotten worse since her parents second death of Misty and Swift.  

She closed her eyes sighing... why was she like this? Unable to speak even the most basic of things... it was so frustrating to her... hmm well regaurdless if they were in they would hear her muttering about in either case she figured.

Batsong looked down as Whisperpaw sat in front of her.  They didnt press against her or try and comfort her like the usual and she closed her eyes regretting so much for chasing them off when they had tried to do that earlier.

Hesitently she spoke "I... I owe you an appology w--w...wwhisperpaw" she said quietly.  "I... n-n..never meant to yell at you or m--make you feel like I d-didnt want you around."

"T-...this moon has just been hard for m-me is all" she said.  She slowly moved closer to whisperpaw... they had not nuzzled into her like sometimes ... but at the same time that was understandable given the last time they had she had screamed at them in fear and anger...

Great Going Batsong she thought to herself with a sigh.

So instead, she gently pushed against them ... lightly and they could move away if they wanted but she hoped they would not.

"... I w-was j-just so scared when I saw you helping me s-sheild Brackenpaw..." her voice trailed off and she grinned softly at whisperpaw

"I... I think of Bracken a b-b..bit like a younger s-sister now that Swiftspirit is... she glanced at whisperpaw and nuzzled into their shoulder.

"and... I think of you l-like one of my own... w-which is why maybe I got t-too overprotective" she said in a whisper so quiet that it was a very good thing that whisper had good hearing or else it may have been lost totally.

Batsong couldn't speak even if she had wanted to, the words were just not co-operating or forming at this point.

... but that was okay, it was fine with her to just hold Whisperpaw here and them back in a hug knowing that they had each other and that it was going to be alright.... They were going to be alright.

She stayed right next to them for along time silent... just enjoying the moment of the bittersweet that seemed to constantly follow the pair around.

Finally she spoke very quietly as she nudged their shoulder, "T-... Tell me about the w-wind v-v..voices" she said softly ... she wanted to relax, to hear a story from them about the wind...

It was also a quiet and hidden secret code between the two that the wind that Whisperpaw always heard represented starclan in a certain standpoint point of view... Batsong knew they couldnt speak directly of Starclan with all the dark forest cats around... this was a perfect code for such things though. the dark forest cats could take alot but not everything.... Still what they did take hurt something wicked

Batsong happily snuggled into one of the nests Whisperpaw had taken the pair two and she curled up next to Whisperpaw as they spoke. She glanced down at the stone from their collection that Rosepaw had given to them and placed her paw gently on it purring softly.

She scooted closer to Whisperpaw listening to their story as she put her head down and closed her eyes. She twitched her tail back and forth allowing the comforting story to slowly take her into a much needed sleep.

Before long their tail stopped twitching as she was no longer actively awake and she snored softly falling into a deep sleep.