SHUYIN

[amaterasu]

"Hey!" Brokensoul said quickly, "It's alright, you don't have o apologize. It's not your fault, it's mine."
He reached out and brushed his muzzle against hers. Then suddenly catching the scent of a mouse, he turned, entered into the hunters crouch, stalked forward, and sprung. He returned out of a bush a few moments later with a mouse dangling from his jaws.

[J I N G O]

Sparrowsong shook her head, not believing that. She should have been able to control how she felt and stopped meeting with the tom. Then he could have stayed with his own Clan. "Nice catch." she said when Brokensoul appeared with a mouse in his jaws.

[amaterasu]

"Thanks." He mewed, setting the mouse down in front of her, "You can have it. I guess I'll catch some more for your...our queens and kits, so maybe they'll trust me. I think I'll hunt up by the ShadowClan border so I know where I'm at. I'll meet you back at the camp, alright?"

Brokensoul turned and hurried away before the shecat could say anything. He needed to be by himself for a little bit.

[J I N G O]

Sparrowsong nodded warily as Brokensoul walked away and left her alone. This was a hunting patrol so she didn't eat the dead mouse in front of her. She instead buried it in the ground and searched for her own prey. Eventually she had caught a good amount and made her way back to the camp, her jaws full of prey.

[amaterasu]

Brokensoul returned shortly after Sparrowsong. He wasn't used to hunting in ThunderClan territory, so he didn't have as much prey as she did.
"Hey." he mewed after setting his prey down, "Let me take this to the queens."
He picked up a mouse and wandered over to the nursery, which he found by smell. He pushed his head inside the nursery, looked around,t hen awkwardly stepped completely inside.

[J I N G O]

Dustcloud woke up from her nap when a cat walked into the nursery. For a moment her fur prickled with alarm, but she realized it was just Brokensoul. Foxstar had let the exiled ShadowClan cat into ThunderClan! She remembered now. "Is that for me and my kits?" she asked, referring to the fresh kill. She looked down at her stomach where her kits were usually resting before sitting up quickly in alarm. "Applekit? Swiftkit? Blazekit?" she called, her voice raising an octave in panic. "My kits!" she said, swiveling her head around quickly to look at Brokensoul, her eyes pleading. "My kits are gone! Are they somewhere in the camp?" she asked, as if he would know.

[amaterasu]

Brokensoul nodded his head when he was asked about the fresh kill. he padded up to her and set the mouse down in front of her.
He had wondered why there weren't any kits in the nursery, and his question was answered shortly after the thought came to his head. He racked his brain, thinking if he had seen any kits outside.
"I-I don't think I've seen your kits since I got here." he muttered, "I'll go check."
He bounced outside and scented the air. No kits.
"Sparrowsong!" he called, not sure what else to do.

[J I N G O]

Sparrowsong looked over her shoulder when she heard her name being called, and bounded over to Brokensoul when she'd realized the voice was his. "Yes?" she asked, when she made her way over to him.

Dustcloud leaped out of the nursery as soon as Brokensoul did and eagerly searched around the entire camp for her kits, desperately trying to pick up their scent from the mixed ThunderClan smells all around her.

[amaterasu]

Brokensoul pointed at Dustcloud with his tail. "She can't find her kits." Brokensoul mewed, "I think maybe someone should tell Foxstar...do you want me to?"

[J I N G O]

Alarmed, Sparrowsong turned her gaze to the queen, frantically searching the camp. She looked back at Brokensoul, "Yes. Please do. And tell her I'm going to take out a patrol in case they've gotten out of camp..." she said, losing herself in the panic. She bounded away and called out, "Smokesong! Gingerclaw!" and waited for the two cats so she could explain.

Dustcloud came up to Sparrowsong, seeing that she was pulling together a patrol, once she finished searching for her kits in the camp. "Is this for my kits? Can I come? Please!" she begged and felt relief wash over her when the shy young she-cat dipped her head in approval.

[amaterasu]

Smokesong came out of the Warriors den, yawning. "What's going on?" the dark tom asked as he stepped forward.

Gingerclaw had been sunbathing on the other side of camp when she heard her name. She stood up and raced over to Sparrowsong. "Yes?" she asked.

Brokensoul raced up to the Highledge and stepped into Foxstar's den, not waiting for permission to enter. "Foxstar! The kits are missing!" he called.

[J I N G O]

Sparrowsong looked at the two cats when they came towards her and almost ran away in fear. She had issues with taking the lead. She turned her gaze to Dustcloud and remembered the problem at hand. Turning back to Gingerclaw and Smokesong, she said, "We have to go and find Dustcloud's kits. I want you two to come help me, along with Dustcloud herself." then after a moment of hesitation, she added quietly, "If you want to of course..."

Foxstar was still sitting in her den, looking important. Damn, she was good at that. "Dustcloud's kits? Are they anywhere in the camp?" she started, alarmed. "I'll have Echosong send out a search party at once..."

[amaterasu]

Brokensoul stared up at the important looking she-cat and mewed, "They aren't in camp. Sparrowsong already organized a patrol to go out and search for them, though, and told me to come up here and tell you."

Smokesong nodded his head and mewed, "Of course. Did anyone get a track?"

Gingerclaw purred, "Let me get Ivorypaw."
The ginger and white shecat bounded to the apprentices den and called, "Ivorypaw?"

[J I N G O]

Foxstar nodded. "That's good. I'm glad Sparrowsong seems to be taking more responsibility lately." she said, and gave Brokensoul a curious look, almost thinking that he had something to do with it. "You and I will gather a second search party." she said, wanting to do more than just look important for once. Plus, she was an AWESOME tracker. "I don't suppose you know too many names of cats in ThunderClan?" she asked.

Ivorypaw was curled up laying in the apprentices den on her own, waiting for something to do with life. It was lonely being the only apprentice. She lifted her head when she heard her name being called. "Yes, Gingerclaw? she asked, recognizing her mentor. She stood up and shook the moss off her pelt before padding over to Gingerclaw.

Dustcloud spoke when Sparrowsong looked at her expectantly. "From the nursery straight to the gorse tunnel. We can follow it from there, I suppose..." she said, trying to collect herself so that she would be able to search for her kits the best she could.

[amaterasu]

"Applekit, Swiftkit, and Blazekit are missing!" Gingerclaw told her apprentice, "Come on!" She wandered back over to her patrol.

"Then let's start there. Lead us, Sparrowsong, but hurry. We can't lose any more time." Smokesong said, nodding his head to the she-cat.

Brokensoul was very proud of Sparrowsong, but he was careful not to show it. The important-looking shecat in front of him was getting suspicious, he could tell.
"A few, from Gatherings." Brokensoul responded, "Maybe Lightbreeze, Sparkshard, and Robinwing?"
He remembered Sparkshard's name, since she was a senior warrior. He had met Lightbreeze at a Gathering once. Robingwing was Sparrowsong's sister. He wouldn't forget her.