tw: death [[ no, meadow's not dying just to clarify ]] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Blazingstar was dead. He was dead. No, no, no. And now Otterchase was to become leader. He hadn't really done anything wrong to Meadowarch but she knew. This wasn't going to be all fun and games, especially to her family now that Waterracer was in it. Which she realized didn't matter now, that he was a part of it, in fact he made everything better! It meant more cats against him that would be able to stand up to him. But the shock that RiverClan's beloved leader had just... /died/... no. No. /No./ Meadowarch felt tears edging the corners of her eyes as she continued to think even more on this. She had just woken up, for StarClan's sake! This wasn't good. Nothing would ever be the same. What would happen about the war? Would Otterchase kick Bashfulcrush out? Even if Meadowarch hadn't ever really talked to the former ThunderClanner, she did hear some rumors that Bashfulcrush had disappeared. Nonetheless she didn't worry about that too hard. Instead, today, she decided to go talk to her sister, Memoryfade. She hadn't seen her since the reunion and it was by far time to confront her sister. The brown tabby point molly got up out of her nest, scanning the warriors' den for a second in search of her sister. /Huh, she's not in here,/ she thought to herself as Meadowarch didn't spot Memoryfade's white and grey striped pelt. She carefully navigated herself out of the den, looking around camp in the early rays of sunshine. Huh. Maybe she'd gone out hunting? Or had accidentally wandered into another den? She stood for a minute, scanning the camp. She saw the kits rolling around the nursery, their parents watching to make sure they didn't get into any trouble or harm, other warriors eating freshkill from the pile and waiting to be assigned onto a patrol, elders talking amongst each other, apprentices play fighting, and no sign of Memoryfade. Meadowarch bounded out of camp, starting to worry. The desert was a dangerous place and there were foxes, coyotes- Memoryfade could get injured! Or... or worse.... The brown molly wandered for a while. Seconds turned into minutes, then to half an hour, then to a good few hours wandering around the desert in search of one cat. A longing for a small conversation turned into a huge search. All the while Meadowarch heard the voice inside of her saying, repeatedly, "She's still alive, right? Yeah, maybe. Hopefully." ... It was almost /nightfall/ by the time Meadowarch was about to check the last oasis when she could just pick up her sister's scent. She felt her eyes widen, and her sister's name slipped off of her tongue in a grateful cry. She pushed her way through the bushes surrounding the oasis and felt a gracious smile spread across her face. ... The body of Memoryfade awaited Meadowarch, fallen on the ground and just near the water. So close. But so far. Meadowarch's beloved sister. The only family she'd truly known and remembered since the beginning. Dead. ... Meadowarch screamed and started crying. Tears slipped down her face as she wrapped her tail around her sister's body, the tears falling into the blind molly's pristine white and grey fur. No. No. This literally could not be happening. "Memoryfade, no... StarClan no! NO!" "Not my sister... please, no!" "NO MORE DEATH, PLEASE!! Please...." ... The brown molly retreated back to RiverClan's camp, tears still edging her eyes and causing streaks below them. She didn't bother bring Mem's body back- it was too much to bear. Other cats turned their heads at her head hanging, her slow walk from the camp entrance, and her trailing tail. Her ears drooping, she retreated back to the warriors' den. And, traumatized on her sister's death, Meadowarch was not getting out of that den for a while. Twigsprout. Cardinalpine moving to ThunderClan. When Agaricfrost was assumed to be dead. Driftspirit. Blazingstar. Her reaction to Waterracer becoming her father. And now this. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Rest in peace (until further notice) Memoryfade <//3
