Fisheyes and Jumppaw Talking (open)

[mollygrue]

Fisheyes entered her den and stretched lazily. "Come on, Jumppaw, stop acting like a scared rabbit."

Jumppaw sat down and gulped nervously. "Am I in trouble?"

The she-cat laughed. "No, you're not. I just wanted to talk to you. And so does someone else."

Bristlejaw, who'd snuck up to CrystalClan territory at Fisheye's request, entered the den then. "Kalpana, what's happenin'? It better be good, 'cause they're gonna be lookin' for me in-" When the warrior saw Jumppaw, he stopped short. "Hey Kal, is that.....?"

[Hailstorm]

Highbrook walked into the den. "Who's this?" She meowed as she studied him intensely.

Bluemoon followed Highbrook. "Hi! I'm Bluemoon!" He meowed like an excited kit to the newcomer.

[mollygrue]

Bristlejaw turned, snarling. But before he could do anything Fisheyes jumped between him and the newcomers. "Ari, no! These are my Clanmates!" Turning to Bluemoon and Highbrook, she meowed, "This cat was once my mate. I invited him here for him to meet...our son." She turned to Jumppaw.

Jumppaw stared wide-eyed. His mother was the medicine cat? And this stranger his father? Impossible! His mother was....come to think of it, he didn't remember his parents at all.

Bristlejaw stepped forward and mewed, "My son..."

[Hailstorm]

Bluemoon sat there in shock.

Fisheyes chose well! He's cute! Highbrook thought as she watched the drama unfolding around her.

[mollygrue]

Fisheyes went to sit beside Highbrook and Bluemoon and hoped that Ari got along with their son. By the expression on Jumppaw's face, this wasn't going over well with him.

Bristlejaw extended his muzzle to touch noses with his son, but Jumppaw turned away. "Fisheyes, why did you never tell me?" The apprentice wore a look of shock and anger. "I don't even know you," he snapped at Bristlejaw.

The StormClan warrior drew back with a snarl, then tried to remain calm. "I am Bristlejaw, formerly Ari, your mother's mate, obviously. I am now part of StormClan. I never knew, or you would know me better."

Jumppaw hissed, then noticed as if for the first time Highbrook and Bluemoon. "Do you mind?" he growled in annoyance.

Fisheyes jumped up. "No, stay," she mewed to her friends. "Please."

[Hailstorm]

Highbrook stayed put, not for Fisheyes comfort, but to watch what was happening.

Bluemoon stood up and sat down many times, clearly confused on what to do.

[Ravenlauncher]

Kirsty padded in "hi you know i just found out why Leaffy dissaperd from her humans!" she purred "get this she joint some RainClan or somin! uh...er...bad time?"

[Hailstorm]

"What do you think?" Highbrook laughed in her stuck up manner.

[Ravenlauncher]

"i'm a cat!" she said dopely

[Hailstorm]

Highbrook lauged in a teasing way then turned her attention back to the real drama.

[mollygrue]

Fisheyes nosed Kirsty's ear. "Shh, just sit down."

Bristlejaw turned to Fisheyes. "Kalpana, another of your friends?"

Fisheyes looked at her former mate with pleading eyes. "Ari, please-"

"My name is Bristlejaw!" He exploded at her. "Why did you never tell me that we had a kit? I could have helped you, we could have had a life together! But now, the way things are, I could meet and kill my own son in battle without ever knowing who he was!" He was in her face now. "Is there anything else you're hiding from me?!"

The CrystalClan cat looked down sadly. "He was our only kit. I was afraid of what you might do, so I hid him from you. I-I looked to Firefoot for help."

Bristlejaw stared at her. "The medicine cat of ScorchClan? You two..."

His former mate nodded. "Firefoot and I had one kit together. Dewkit. But then, she was taken by Twolegs and I don't know where she's gone."

Bristlejaw raised a paw, unsheathing his claws. "Kalpana, you have betrayed me!" But before he could strike, Jumppaw leaped between them, eye blazing. "Leave my mother alone!"

The StormClan tom screeched in rage. "Kalpana, I don't care if I never see you again! If I cannot trust my own mate- former mate, that is, who can I trust?" With a murderous glare, he swept past the other CrystalClanners and stalked back to his own territory.

[Hailstorm]

Bluemoon sat still, speechless with shock.

Higbrook followed Bristlejaw, making sure he couldn't hear or smell her.

[mollygrue]

((Bristlejaw is in the StormClan meddie den about to rip Firefoot's ears off, if you'd like to know.))

Fisheyes sat still, her head down. She felt like crying. Who knew this meeting would end so horribly?

Just then a gentle paw raised her muzzle and she looked into Jumppaw's face. "Mother?" he mewed hesitantly.

Fisheyes sniffed, then nuzzled her son with all her might. "My son," she sobbed. "Oh, my son!"

Jumppaw laughed with tears in his voice. "Mother, please, not in front of Bluemoon!" He smiled over his mother at the other cat.

[Hailstorm]

"It's okay. I'll leave." Bleumoon stood up, still in shock, and exited the den.

[mollygrue]

Fisheyes sniffed. "No, come here." She buried her nose in Bluemoon's fur. "Thanks for being here," she whispered.

Jumppaw stood back a little way. Watching Bluemoon interact with his mother, he was struck by how pretty she was. Bluemoon and his mother, of course. Wow. The medicine cat, his mother. He could scarcely believe it. He then noticed Kirsty sitting alone. He padded over and sat beside her. "Hi," he mewed, for lack of anything else to say.