Padding amongst the stars(open)

[`~`EcHo`~`]

The light pale shape of a feline padded through the stars one bright night after a gathering. She looked down into the clearing and found it empty after the cats left it almost as if untouched. They had left peacefully and she wondered how long that would last. Her heart ached as she thought to her mate. She had so far been unable to find him in the stars that she walked down. He had died in far away lands in the high mountains. She would not give up her search though. Her violet eyes looked up into the sky and found the stars of other cats shing brightly. "I know that you out their, Loststone. Wait for me. I will find you. I promise.", she sighed slightly. She continued to pad on. She was now lost in thought. The grass that she left was covered in star dust...

[Spirit]

Spiritsecho sat in a near by Starry tree. He still gazed upon the forest as if watching something. His heart ached for the ones he loved, he knew that it could be awhile before they joined him. Spiritsecho looked up his eyes will with sorrow, and saw an outline of a she-cat. He heard her mumble something, but he did not quite hear her. "Greetings, Fallenheart. What brings you hear?" He mewed. He was curious why she had come to where the gatherings were. Not many came but it was the first time he had seen her come. He stayed in his spot on the tree where he sat every time there was a gathering, but sometimes he would join the cats who have not moved on yet and sit next to Silentbreeze.

[`~`EcHo`~`]

The pale she-cat, Fallenheart was awakened from her thoughts. She saw the tom sitting in a tree not far away and meowed, "Oh good evening Spiritsecho. All is well I hope? I knew not that you would be here tonight. I do hope that I am not bothering you. I, unfortunately I have the uncanny knack of speaking aloud when lost in deep thoughts. Did I say something quite horrid?", she asked in what sounded as a whisper, but could be heard clearly from far away.

[Spirit]

Spiritsecho sat and listened to the she-cat. "I wish but, not all is. It's my sister and mate. They look so miserable." He mewed. "Look at the she-cat that looks the exact oppisite of my pelt, and then at the silvery gray she-cat dappled in black." He mewed. Then gazed upon the two cats once more. He hated seeing them so miserable. "Spiritstar is the one who looks oppisite of me, she is my sister and Silentbreeze is the other one. She was my mate." He mewed. "My sister and where told by our mother, that we represent the moon and the ocean spirits. Yin and Yang." He mewed once more. His voice became shay and unstill. Sorrow had filled his voice. Spiritsecho was not happy in StarClan. He misses the ones who are most important to him. "And you didn't say anything that bothered me. I just didn't epect to see anyone else here. I usually am the only one." He mewed. "You have lost someone important to you. He walks another sky.." Mewed Spiritsecho. "That sky is called, The Tribe of Endless Hunting. It is most like ours, but in a different region. I know where it is. Because, it is partially over my old home." He mewed.

[`~`EcHo`~`]

Fallenheart gasped at his words. "Are you honest? You know of where it is? Please tell me how to find him. Starclan is not enough to make me whole. I can never be without his presence. I need him, just as I know you need Her.", she paused waiting for his reply. She needed to know even if she had to walk the skies alone forever until she found him. She had to find him.

[Spirit]

Spiritsecho sighed. "Yes, I know of those skys. They bring back bad memories, of my tribe and my other sister Fallen." He mewed. "My tribe was slaughtered by a Sharptooth and Spiritstar and I were the only survivors. Fallen had gave her life for us to get out of the mountains." He sighed. He gazed upon the clearing it was now empty but it still brang back memories. The cat who had killed him, was now deceased but walked a different sky. And Spiritstar and Silentbreeze were still extremally sad. "I can take you there, but it is far and dangerous. I will not stay there with you if you choose to stay in that sky." He mewed. "But I am not sure if we will be able to cross over to it. For they are two seperate skys. Very few can cross between the two. He will be able to though." Spiritsecho mewed. "For he is of the Clans not the tribes. I will be able to also, since I am from the Tribes but died in the Clans." He mewed.

[`~`EcHo`~`]

Fallenheart stared expectantly at the young tom. Her small pale figure, quivering with anxiousness. "Oh please, I beg of you! I must find him. Lead me to those skies...", she trailed off as she saw pain flash in his eyes before her. The tribes pained him for some reason and she could not think of why. She would have asked what trouble caused him, but her heart was taking over her with all of its meaning. She was going to be able to find him. The one that she searched for for many moons...

[Spirit]

Spiritsecho sighed. "As you wish. Bye for now, Silentbreeze and Spiritstar." He called down to the clearing. Then he began to pad off in the direction of the Northern Star. He stopped, and turned around. He checked to see if Fallenheart was still following him.

[`~`EcHo`~`]

Fallenheart remained close behind him. Her tail twitched with excitement. Her normal calm self was gone at the moment. The caring cat was replaced with one who was on a mission, no matter what the cost.

[Spirit]

Spiritsecho took a deep breath and padded onward. "The journy will be long." He mewed. When he thought of his Tribe, it brought painful memories back. Memories of his Tribe being slaughtered. He winced at each cry he heard in his head. He saw his sister, Fallen. She was being chased by the sharptooth. He ran after them. And charged into the mighty cat. But, he passed right through it. Remembering that that was the past, he focused his mind on getting back to the skys of his Tribe.