March Gathering!

[Darkstar]

--Hello, everyone! Yes, this is a gathering thread. The leaders/deputies aren't going to talk. This is just going to be a chance for everyone from other clans to mingle. Please don't spam out the thread with pointless gob. Please wait for your leader/deputy to arrive before posting.--

Darkstar led FireClan into the Shared Clearing. She hadn't been to a gathering in moons. Grumbling she jumped onto the tree branch where the leaders usually sat, and watched the rest of her clan meander into the clearing. If there was any luck, the other clans would be coming here too. If not, she just wasted and entire evening walking to the middle of the nowhere important.

[Dustpetal]

Dustpetal led IceClan in place of Wildstar, fur prickling a little uncomfortably. The other Clans would know by now that she was the new IceClan deputy. She'd heard that two other deputies and even a leader had been appointed, as well, so there would be some interesting introductions today.

She separated herself and sat below IceClan's tree branch, nodding her head in greeting to the FireClan leader.

[Sparrowfur]

Sparrowfur followed Darkstar into the clearing. She fliched the tip of her tail in the excitement of seeing some old friends from others clans again. She sat a few tail lengths from the tree Darkstar was in and glanced around, waiting to see someone else.

[Applefall]

i have permission from moo to lead treeclan in. c:

Applefall lead TreeClan into the clearing, her fluffy tail waving in the air as she made her way there. The ginger and white tabby entered, seeing FireClan and IceClan being lead in by their leader and deputy. The queen nodded to them both, letting her clan mates go mingle while she sat on her own, half waiting for someone -- a fellow queen maybe -- to join her. Then she noticed a FireClan queen, Sparrowfur. The she-cat stood, walking over. She nodded to her.

"Hello. I'm Applefall, the new TreeClan queen."

[Screechsong]

The clans of the prairie and of the mountain were here. Treeclan made a grand entrance with Screechpaw bounding happily behind Applefall. He had heard of Gatherings and he was honored to be at one. They were supposed to be rare events. He would wait around for other Apprentices to arrive to see how learning in other clans was.

[Darkstar]

Darkstar dipped her head at Dustpetal. "I haven't seen you before. Did Thunderstripe become ill and Wildstar finally die of old age?"

[Sparrowfur]

Sparrowfur noticed a cat approaching her. Applefall was her name. "Hey Applefall! I'm Sparrowfur. Glad that you've joined the queens!" She purred in laughter. The queens usually all got along fairly well most of the time. "How are you liking the nursery?" She mewed.

[Mothbriar]

Mothbriar filed in behind her deputy, looking around at the other assembled cats. So far, the only clan that hadn't shown was Rockclan. There were warriors all around as she entered, but she wasn't exactly interested in them. The most pressing to her was a group of queens situated a little bit away from where she was. Her ears flickered as she moved over to them.

"Hello! I'm Mothbriar, the new queen of Iceclan."

[Applefall]

Applefall smiled at the queen. She had heard of Sparrowfur from stories of her mother, Oakspirit. She seemed nice enough.

"I'm enjoying my job. I think I've found the perfect job for me in the clan. My kits have all been born healthy, and I thank CloudClan everyday for that."

The TreeClan queen stopped when she noticed another queen -- someone from IceClan -- came to join them. Applefall nodded in greeting with a warm smile as she introduced herself.

"Nice to meet you, Mothbriar. I am Applefall, also new queen from TreeClan."

[Sparrowfur]

Sparrofur purred in happiness for Applefall's luck with the kits. She was much older than the two newer queens, but she could always relate. "Hey Mothbriar, nice to meet you." She mewed, dipping her head slightly to the arriving cat. Sparrowfur sat back on her two back paws while she licked her single front one and drew it across her ears, fixing her fur. She then sat back down, wrapping her tail around her single front leg.

[Cloverstar]

Tail in the air and head up, Cloverstar led RockClan into the clearing. She had to admit, she was more than a little nervous and, dare she say it, scared. This was her first Gathering as a leader, as well as the first time she'd meet with all the other Clan leaders face-to-face. It took more self-control than she normally had to keep herself appearing calm and dignified, as she moved to leap onto the leaders' branch. However, her legs were a little stiff from her trying to prevent them shaking, hence she slipped slightly on her landing and had to scramble for a moment before being able to find a good position. Her ears were hot as she wrapped her striped tail around her paws. No one saw that. No one saw that.

She glanced over at Darkstar. It seemed that they were the only leaders present; the new IceClan deputy--Dustpetal, was it?--had led IceClan in, and some queen had led TreeClan. The former puzzled Cloverstar somewhat, but she said nothing about it. Maybe TreeClan's leader and new deputy had both fallen ill or been incapacitated.

[Mothbriar]

"Nice to meet you both as well," she mrowed. This would probably be one of the only times she was nice to full-grown cats coming from outside of Iceclan. Probably. She tuned to the black cat for a moment. "You're... Sparrowfur, yes?" she asked, trying to make a bit of conversation. "I think many of the cats in the clans have heard a lot about you. All, or mostly, good things." The last part was obviously said mostly in jest.

[Whitehawk]

Whitehawk was, to say the least, nervous about his first gathering as Treeclan's Deputy. But not because of judgment, as he had feared when he first roamed Treeclan as Deputy, but because he had absolutely no idea what he was doing. Beechstar wasn't here, and he doubted he'd come at all, and so he was stuck being the highest Treeclan authority, standing next to Dustpetal, Darkstar, and Cloverstar.

He really just wanted to stick beside Applefall, or maybe even Screechpaw, but he reluctantly padded over to the three other authority figured, keeping his chin and tail high. "Greetings, Darkstar, others." In truth he didn't know about either Dustpetal or Cloverstar yet, but he didn't have to guess their Clans or ranks simply because of their placement in the Clearing.

He decided to keep going. "My name is Whitehawk. I am Treeclan's new Deputy, now that Koisplash has joined the elders." He explained, giving them each a polite nod and smile. He doubted Darkstar would care, but he was curious to see how the other two would react to his new role.

[Cloudspirit]

Cloudspirit padded into the clearing and glanced around at the other cats. It was weird seeing the clans together. There hadn't been a gathering in ages. Who would he talk to? He didn't even know anyone from any other clans. He soon saw Darkstar and his deputy. Cloudspirit padded over cautiously, making sure he wasn't interrupting. He gave a small nod to Dustpetal and looked over at Darkstar. "Hello Darkstar. I'll have you know that Wildstar is completely fine." He didn't like other cats being all snoopy in IceClans buisness.

[Littlefox]

Littlefox trotted into the clearing behind her clan-mates, her chin held high and a perky look in her eyes. She was ready to take on the forest as TreeClan's new medicine cat, a sudden boost of confidence lifting her mood. Spotting the base of the highrock, the ginger and white she-cat took her seat among other 'important' cats and let her gaze wander among the crowd in search of someone she might know.

Overhearing Applefur and Whitehawk introducting themselves to the other clans, her tail twitched anxiously and she wondered if she should do the same. Well I mean.. maybe i'll wait until Forestbreak gets here. Littlefox thought reluctantly and scanned the crowd around Darkstar for any sight of the FireClan medicine cat.