Familar Faces // P

[Patch]

@yeah

The barn was really noisy, the conversations of distant cats, the movement of hay, creaky wooden floor, Patch needed some time outside. She hung around the entrance, watching cats come and go.

A certain cat caught her eye, she panicked a little. Still, she should probably talk to him, if there was anything to talk about. "Hey, Jude..!" Patch called over, waving a tail in greeting.

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Jude watched the IceClanners quietly, trying to name each one as they passed. It was weird how quickly IceClan began to feel like a second home. 'I could never live here permanently, though. It's too different.'

He yawned and turned around, deciding to see who was inside the barn. Then his name was called. It took him a minute to recognize the voice, and he began to feel sick to his stomach when he did. 'Patch.' He narrowed his eyes and kept walking, not even wanting to acknowledge her presence.

[Patch]

Patch felt guilty as Jude rejected her presence, it was her fault he was here, anywhere. She sighed, "I can't believe I'm doing this." She told herself as she began to follow the tom. She flattened her ears.

A thought struck her mind. "J-Jude, I'm just seeing if you're alright... Natalia told me what happened to you and..." She felt her claws slide out, but she ignored them.

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He took a seat near the makeshift warriors' den, confident that Patch wouldn't find him surrounded by so many cats. He thought wrong.

He had his back turned as she spoke. 'Liar. I can't believe a word she says. What does she care, anyway?' He huffed in annoyance. "Wow, thanks." He replied flatly.

[Patch]

An arrow of annoyance pierced Patch's mind, she was asking if he was alright, he could of at least shown emotions. She narrowed her eyes and meowed sternly, "Look, it's been a bad week for me, getting in a fight with my best friend and almost being killed, and now you shut me out when I'm trying to give a care."

Patch honestly could see flaws in what she said, but she didn't have much time to actually talk normally, because Jude could walk out on her at anytime.

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"Look, it's been a bad week for me," Jude had to force himself not to smile at that. He listened quietly to the rest of her words, hardly caring that she'd almost died. 'That rat deserves it. I can't believe she would betray a friend like that. Riverpaw's going to be scarred once he realizes what's happening!'

"How awful." He said simply, not bothering to look at her.

[Patch]

Patch wanted to yell, to tear something to shreds, but she forced herself not to. She sighed and she dug her claws into the ground. She was stupid, why did she think she could fix this? But she was stubborn, she wasn't walking away. She even felt a little desperate.

"Yeah it's awful. I'm a stupid cat, blinded by power and scars. I regret what I did, I feel dead when I'm by Riverpaw, and trust me, feeling dead is probably the worst feeling somecat could feel."

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Jude could tell how on edge she was getting. Her response confirmed it. 'Why is she so desperate to make amends?' He was perfectly fine with being angry at her for the rest of his life.

Although... He did take a moment to process her words. Was she really sorry? Or was this just a lie upon a lie? "You're not... stupid." He said finally. He'd never considered her a dumb cat, just an awful one.

[Patch]

Patch quieted down, staring down at her paws. She had calmed down, after hearing Jude's reply. "Thanks, but I am when I have to make choices. I expected at least getting another scar after deciding to do this." She melded awkwardly, sheathing her claws.

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He looked at her over his shoulder, following her gaze to her paws. He noticed the mark in the ground that her claws had made. He glared at her, quickly unsheathing his own. "You were going to claw me if I said the wrong thing? Goodness gracious. Your expectations might just get met!" Jude growled, springing to his paws and facing her. How had he not seen this coming?

[Patch]

Patch backed away from Jude, her eyes widening. "That's not what I meant! I thought you might hurt me since..." She stopped, talking wouldn't help, it only made things worse. Plus, she deserved it. She sighed silently and looked outside.

"If you want to fight, we should go outside so there's no clan cats."

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"Since...? Since you've betrayed my brother and he doesn't know? Since he'll feel guilty for the rest of his life, knowing that his clan is in trouble because he befriended a DeathClanner?" He padded after her when she backed away. "Or is it because I have to stay in this wretched barn because of you? I can't even bear being around you, knowing how much of a manipulative liar you are. It really isn't that surprising that your best friend fought you." Jude spat, rolling his eyes at her comment.

"I think it'd be fun for them to watch." A cynical smile made its way onto his face, and he lunged at her.

[Patch]

Patch was speechless, she almost started crying, but she forced herself to stop. She felt like her soul cracked, she was a liar, she would possibly be the cause of killings of innocent cats, she betrayed the trust of the only cat that dared to care about her right now.

Patch didn't move, and took the hit. But when she scented blood, she panicked. She didn't want to die, she unsheathed her claws and aimed to slash at Jude. Fear had taken over.

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Jude tackled her over, surprised that she didn't bother to dodge. He then tried to rake his claws down her pelt, hissing when Patch slashed back. He jumped off of her and growled, deciding what to go for next.

A small feeling of guilt made its way into him as he looked at her. She looked very... sad, when he attacked her. Jude pushed the thoughts away. 'I'm only giving her what she deserves!' He huffed and ran toward her once more, aiming to scratch her face.

[Patch]

Patch flinched as Jude went to slash at her face. Maybe she can crack the last joke she had in her. "Why does everyone aim for the face? Can you try something original, please?" She tried to smile, but stopped trying and launched herself at Jude.