The Escape from The Fire -private rp with leafygreenss-

[Abbster]

“I do want to meet her.” Maple said. “Just…not now” she said, beginning to eat her thrush sadly. When she finished it, she curled up in her nest, and pulled her tail over her nose, as the memories of her dead kits came flooding back to her. Maple heaved a sigh, as she began trembling in sadness a bit. “Oh my poor kits” Maple muttered. “I’m so sorry I couldn’t do anything to be a better mother to you three.” She whispered.

[leafygreenss]

Juhi nodded, "Of course." She murmured, watching Maple pick at her thrush. She watched as the calico finished her prey, then slunk back to her nest, curling up and wrapping her tail around her paws and muzzle. She could hear Maple, though perhaps she wasn't supposed to have heard those words. Either way, after a minute of extreme self debate and anxiety, she forced herself to her paws. She tentatively padded over to Maple and nudged her slightly. She curled up next to her, pressing her pelt to Maple's soft fur. She rested her tail on her friend's side. She didn't say a word as she closed her eyes and slipped into her dreams.

[Abbster]

Maple felt a cat curl up beside her, and for a moment…she thought it was Peanut. Her ears flattened in a anger as her head shot up. Then she blinked. “Juhi…” she whispered. “She knew I needed her.” Maple said, as she smiled a bit. She licked her friends ears before she lay her head down on her paws, and she fell asleep. When she woke up the next morning, the sun was actually up. Juhi was still sleeping beside her. She turned and nudged her friend a bit.

[leafygreenss]

Juhi blinked as she felt somecat nudge her, when she felt another cat besides her and she practically shot out of the nest. At the sight of Maple, she gave her a sheepish shrug, "Reflexes." She muttered, flopping back down besides the calico. "Has the sun risen at least, for you to wake me from my much needed beauty rest?" She teased Maple, twisting her face into a dramatized expression of sadness, although she was struggling to not laugh.

[Abbster]

“Yes” maple said. “The sun is actually up this morning.” She joked, as she nuzzled her friend. “Shall I catch us breakfast today?” She asked. “I’ll get you a sparrow” Maple said. “Or whatever you want.” She said. Maple licked her friend. “Thank you” maple said. “You knew I needed you beside me last night.” Maple purred softly

[leafygreenss]

Juhi let her jaw drop and her eyes widen, dropping into the exaggerated picture of shock. "The sun?? Are you ill?" She teased. She tilted her head to the side. Perhaps it would be nice for somecat else to hunt for her. "If you want, you can hunt." She purred, "Any bird will be fine, or mice I suppose." She yawned. "I know." She said quietly, "Tern did the same for me once." She mumbled, "Us she-cats have to watch out for each other, you know?" She purred.

[Abbster]

Maple smiled, and she nodded. “Alright. I’ll be right back” she said, standing up and going through the secret place her friend had showed her the other day. Maple sniffed the air and her ears flicked to the side. She looked around, and her eyes suddenly landed on a tom, who was sitting a few tail lengths away from the barn. Maples fur spiked, and she growled. “Peanut” she hissed angrily. Some how, she found a large sparrow near by. She started following it, and then she jumped on it, killing it with a bite to the neck…but suddenly Maple wasn’t hungry, so she padded…or run back into the barn. Dropping the sparrow at her friends feet. “Here” she said simply, going back to her bed…and beginning to tremble in fear.

[leafygreenss]

Juhi yawned again, scuffling her paws. It was odd not hunting. Very odd. She always hunted in the mornings- this was the only time she could remember not hunting for her own food. Maple returned quickly with a Sparrow, fear and doubt racing in her friends eyes. Although Maple was clearly trying to conceal it, she was shaking as she settled back into her nest. "What's wrong?" Juhi asked, not touching the sparrow. "Something is wrong. What happened?" She rose to her paws, stretching quickly. She took a defensive position in front of Maple's nest. "Dogs? Foxes?"

[Abbster]

“Peanut.” She whispered. “I saw him” Maple said. “He was sitting a few tail lengths from the barn…watching me” Maple said, as her ears flattened in fear. She began trembling harder. “Juhi….I…I…I need to confront him” Maple mumbled. She didn’t wait for an answer, her tail flicked back and forth in anger, as she jumped down the loft and padded out of the barn. “There you are” peanut said. Maple growled. “What do you want?” Maple hissed angrily. “You” peanut said, walking forward. “And our kits.” He said. Maple stepped back. “Peanut…” she said. “Peanut the kits are dead. They were born dead.” Maple said.

[leafygreenss]

Juhi jumped up, alarmed, but she didn't try to convince her friend otherwise. She followed her friend from the lost, trailing her by about three tail-lengths. She stayed in the shadows, flexing her claws as the two cats spoke. If he so much as laid a claw on Maple he was dead. She did not make her presence a secret, glaring out at the orange cat, hackles raised.

[Abbster]

“What…what do you mean are kits are dead?” He demanded. “They were born dead!” Maple said. “And they’re not YOUR kits!” Maple hissed. “You tried to kill me. How could they be YOUR KITS!” She snapped. Peanut stepped closer to her again, and he looked into her eyes. “Maple. I love you” he said. Maples eyes were flaring. “I left your life for a reason” maple growled. “Because you tried killing me. And in doing so, you killed our kits!” Maple snapped angrily. “Maple…” he said, stepping forward. Maple backed away from him. “Leave.” She growled. Peanut simply shook his head. “Cant do that” he said. Maples hackles rose angrily. “Who do you think you are?” Maple spat. “Your mate” he replied. “EX-MATE!” Maple hissed, and without any warning, Peanut lunged at her, and pinned her to the ground. “I’ll kill you, just like I tried to when you were pregnant with the kits!” He spat angrily. “But this time. It’ll work!” He said

[leafygreenss]

Juhi was livid. Every word made her even angrier, and when Peanut stepped closer and closer to Maple she gave him a warning growl. Then he pinned Maple. Juhi wasn't livid. Juhi was pissed. Without any hesitation she leapt at the tom, barreling into his fur and knocking him off Maple. It took little effort to pin him to the ground, even with his size advantage. Every inch of Juhi was lean muscle, trained daily in the treetops. "You should repeat that." She snarled into the tom's face, jamming a paw on top his throat, effectively cutting off his air supply. She kept her claws sheathed. For now. "Oh wait-" She mocked him, a wild grin crossing her face, "You can't." Peanut was trying to throw her off, trying and failing miserably. She dragged her hind paws back along the tom's belly, taking her paw off his throat. He shrieked. "It hurts doesn't it?" She purred. She slashed at his face with her forepaw, claws extended, leaving a large gash from the corner his left eye to his right ear. He took the opportunity to take a blow to her, aiming for her eyes, she ducked and he clipped the tip of her ear. He got another lucky paw in on her, slashing across her chest. She ignored the trickling red. The stinging. It probably wasn't that deep. Hopefully. She aimed a paw at his throat, just as he kicked out at her stomach. Scarlet gushed from Peanut as she flew back, hitting the barn wall with a sickening thud. Her forepaw hurt. It had been worth it though, watching the tom suffer as he tried to prolong the inevitable. She forced herself up, wincing as she limped over to him. Hissing obscenities at him sounded like a pretty wonderful way to send him to the grave.

[Abbster]

“JUNI DONT DO IT!” Maple suddenly screeched. “Let me do it” she said. When her friend nodded, Maple stalked towards the tom, as he lay with his sides heaving. Maple unsheathed her claws. “Tnis is for trying to kill me when I was expecting the kits” she said, slashing his side. “This is for ME! And my KITS” maple said, slashing him again. Peanut…still had strength left. He lunged at Maple, and but her in the side. Maple let out a wail. But this wouldn’t stop her. She threw him off, and began walking towards him. “Any last words” she growled. Peanut said nothing. Maple bit him around the throat, but he still didn’t die. He flung maple across the ground, and she landed with a thud against the barn door.

[leafygreenss]

Juhi nodded, the cut she'd made on his throat was clearly not deep enough for the kill. Unfortunately. She stood by Maple as her friend began yowling and clawing. Her friend did not land the final blow. Juhi leapt backwards just in time as Peanut lunged at Maple, the pair hitting the ground where she had just been. Adrenaline was rushing now, pain forgotten completely. She went to claw at him, but was slowed slightly by her paw, the two wrestling cats rolling away from her. She inhaled sharply as Peanut tossed Maple away, her friend hitting the wall and falling to the ground limp. The tom's focus was fully on Maple, as he began prowling closer to her, taunting the she-cat who lay panting by the barn door. He did not see Juhi coming. She quickly scooped his forepaws out from under him. This time her blow would not fail. She would not pull back. She bowled him over and snapped at his throat. She was rewarded with the taste of iron. Peanut flailed a few seconds more, kicking her twice more in the stomach,leaving shallow claw scrapes. His movements grew feeble. Juhi backed away. The tom's chest rose no more.

[Abbster]

Maple gasped for breath as her eyes were glazed with pain. Confusion clouding her mind as she looked at her ex mate. He was dead. Just like her kits. She felt happiness…but for some reason…she also felt sadness. He was the last thing she had of her kits. Realizing what she was thinking, Maple shook away the thoughts, and tried to get up, but fell back against the door, her sides heaving as she lay there. “D…did you….did you do it?” She asked Juhi, as her flanks heaved.