[ti]Open[/ti]You Bought A Star [✩]

[GnawingOnIce]

You named it after me,
but I'm not yours to keep.

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Meteorpaw pelted across the meadow, her pelt flashing silver.
The cool breeze whipped past her ears, it felt amazing.
She felt like she could run forever like this.
With the stars above her, the cool leaf-bare breeze, and the shining moon.
But she knew that wasn't how it worked, she couldn't run forever.
She skidded to a stop and panted, sitting down.
She needed to start doing that more, it made her feel free.
Maybe someone else could do it with her one time or more?
She wondered.
Meteorpaw looked up at the the stars and silverpelt, they were so pretty.
A cat coming near interrupted her thoughts, who could it be?

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Because you'll never see,
that the stars are free.

[silverfang218]

Silverfang was often the last cat that most expected to be wandering around at night, yet here she is. The medicine cat had left camp late, to see if there were any herbs left to pick. It was unlikely, but worth checking just in case- sadly, StarClan gave her no miracles today. Even so, Silver had been delaying her return to camp. She loved being out in the cold, sharp leafbare air, especially under the light of Silverpelt. There was nothing that made her feel closer to her ancestors than looking up at the tiny twinkling stars. The light from the sky gave the land an otherworldly appearance, not all that dissimilar from StarClan’s forest.

Silverfang’s stargazing session was interrupted by the sound of another cat. Ears perked, Silver’s eyes find Meteorpaw and a smile creeps onto the medicine cat’s face. “You are a long ways outside of camp.” Silverfang’s voice has a teasing tone to it. The silver she-cat stands and carefully makes her way over to the apprentice from the place she had been sitting. “What would your mentor say?” Silver continues to tease, though the glint in her eyes makes it clear that she won’t say a word.

[GnawingOnIce]

"You are a long ways outside of camp."
Meteorpaw's ear flicked backward and she turned her head toward the voice.
"Silverfang!"
The medicine cat must've been looking for herbs.
"What would your mentor say?"
The silver cat teased her,.
Meteorpaw smiled, "Brighteyes? Psh, he won't bother finding out. Probably too busy trying to find someone to impress."
She chuckled,  "Finchpaw and I have been doing good training-wise, though."
"What are you doing out and about?"

[silverfang218]

Silverfang purrs as Meteorpaw smiles at her; she is fond of the young apprentice. As Meteor confirms that her and Finchpaw's training is going well, Silverfang's smile widens. "That's good to hear. It won't be too long before the two of you will be strong warriors." Silver states. It may feel like forever for an apprentice to get through their training, but looking back it feels like it passed so quickly, even for a young cat that had a troubled apprenticeship like Silverfang.

At the question of what she was doing out here, Silver's gaze moves away from her young companion and up to Silverpelt. "If anyone asks, I'm out here looking for any herbs," Silver's tone adopts its teasing tone again for a moment then goes back to normal, "but I just like to come out here and look up at Silverpelt. It's beautiful." She replies simply.

[GnawingOnIce]

Meteorpaw smiles again as Silverfang mentions silverpelt.
"Yea, it really is. I wish I'd come out here more."
Meteorpaw sat beside Silverfang, leaning into her soft fur a little.
"Did you see me running? The breeze going past my ears and through my fur felt nice, it also made me feel free and like I could do anything."
"I can't wait until I'm a warrior! It's going to be awesome. Reckon I'll be deputy when I'm older?"
She jumped up in front of Silverfang, waving her tail excitedly in the air.
Being deputy must be really cool, they got to organize patrols and talk to the leader!
That must be a real honor.