Silence Makes The Best Love [Aspenleaf]

[SYBIL]

Even if the light begins to fade, ill wait for you.

Her bright eyes stared off the rock she had perched herself on. The light gray of the stone nearly blending with the bright white fur settled on the she-cats body. The only thing that made her stood out was those absolutely stunning, two tone eyes. She had settled herself in this territory for the past few days, the cats here making her quite curious with how they moved. As far as Banshee knew they hadn't caught on, though she wasn't exactly hiding herself.

She had found herself following one tom in particular, his personality catching her eye like a mouse to a hawk. The craving Banshee had for attention was growing day by day watching as these others acted so much like a family, while her own family had outcasted her simply because she had no voice. She had been named because of the hatred her mother felt for her and well, how in the world would she tell anyone what her name was anyways! What did it matter, maybe she could mouth it but what wild cat would know what a Banshee was?

With a very pathetic little hiss Banshee smacked a small stone off of the cliff, frustration making her tail flick and her whiskers twitch. Admittedly she honestly didnt look very threatening, much like that small girl that simply looks cute when she is mad. Yet she never needed to look threatening, nobody ever got close enough to her for them to even feel the heat off her body, she never let them.

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[ASPENLEAF]

Aspenleaf walked silently along the border, doing a sort of self patrol. He was really supposed to be out hunting, but he'd already caught more prey than anyone had all day, so he figured he'd check the border. Why not? It would alreayd take a few trips to take what he had back to camp. Pausing, the tom sat down and began to lick his tail, holding it steady with one of his paws. At the first sign of movement, Aspenleaf jerked his head up and scented the air. Loner. Pulling himself to a stand, Aspenleaf began to walk towards the intruder.

So this was the loner who had been scented in WindClan territory for a few days. Yet Sootstar had decided to give the pest a chance to leave. As if that would ever happen. Mouse brained leader. Scoffing, the tom walked into sight of the other cat. She was pure white, not exactly blending in well, with gorgeous oddly paired eyes. Sighing, the tom settled into a sitting position. This cat couldn't cause trouble for him if she wanted to. Yet, she looked so lonely. With a small pang, the tom took a moment to study the she-cat. "This is our territory. You're intruding."

[BANSHEE]

Even if the light begins to fade, ill wait for you.

Banshee had been lost in her own thoughts, not even noticing the orange tom walking along and catching sight of her. Flinching the white cat stood up, eyes locking on him wide and full of fear. Her tail was puffed up, though it was slowly fading and it was quite obvious she was looking for an escape. 

Her jaws parted as if she were preparing to speak, though not even a small sigh escaped from her jaws, just her closing them again and looking desperately at the stone beneath her paws. Say something you bloody idiot! Oh wait. Her own thoughts seeming to mock her Banshee lied her ears flat and sat down once more. Icy blue and forest green eyes lifted to look at the tom in front of her, how would she communicate in the slightest.

Without putting in much thought the she-cat lifted a paw, a hopeful gleam shining in her gaze. If she was lucky, any sort of lucky, he would allow her to touch, to show what she was thinking and maybe even explain. If she was lucky, he wouldnt hate her as well.

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Pathetic baby

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[ASPENLEAF]

Aspenleaf studied the she-cat as he waited for her reply. Once she'd noticed he was there, she's immediately been terrified. Not even a little, her tail had puffed out in terror. She didn't seem like she wanted to fight, only to run. While part of him was disappointing - he loved a good loner spat - he was just glad it would be simple to get her to leave. After all, he didn't want mighty Sootstar to be mad at him for getting hurt. He could just imagine her, "Good job, but you were wrong and weren't ordered to do that, clean the elders nests". She was a good warrior but it was obvious she didn't know what she was doing as leader. She'd barely been deputy. Aspenleaf had deserved to be deputy, not that mouse-brained fool.

Returning to the present, the orange tom watched as the she-cat started to talk, but immediately closed her jaw again. Then she raised her paw. Tilting his head to the side, the tom tried to figure out what she wanted, and why she wasn't speaking. Furrowing his brows, he let out a deep sigh. Why wasn't she talking? Or.. maybe she couldn't? "You can't talk, can you?"

[BANSHEE]

Even if the light begins to fade, ill wait for you.

Her eyes seemed to light up almost instantaneously as the tom seemed to understand what was going on with her. No she couldn't speak, she never was able to and they never found out why. However she had always had her own way of communicating things, somehow. She smiled and nodded her head quickly, enthusiasm ripping away the fear she had originally as she forgot soon enough that this cat was supposed to hurt her.

She suddenly however felt as if she were simply too excited about this one moment, he still wasnt going to be her friend, she knew that. Taking in a deep breath she sat back down, shutting her eyes for a mere second before reopening the stunning orbs. How do you ask for a name... How do you even tell your name? She could try and spell it but would he know? She had seen the people who owned her family spell it many times before and Banshee could remember what it looked like.

What do you call yourself come on think Banshee! She snapped in her head. she used to have a collar, that had her name on it! Did he know? What do the clan cats know? In desperation to know Banshee set her paw on her neck lightly, as if placing it on a tag, her heart racing.

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This is sad

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[ASPENLEAF]

Settling himself down, Aspenleaf made sure to keep his one on the pretty she-cat. She was obviously trying to tell him something. His heart squeezed a bit. It would be horrible to not talk. I mean, he wasn't the absolutely most talkative cat, but he couldn't imagine not being able to do something as simple as ask asking a fellow clanmate to go hunting. Or telling his leader that he wanted his apprentice to become a warrior. Could he even have an apprentice? How would he teach him? Somethings really needed to be described and talked through in detail.

The ginger tom watched as the she-cat set her paw onto her throat. "Was your neck ripped?" Pullinghis head down to peer at it, he realized that there was no way that was it. Her fur was intact and there was no scarring at all. "No, that's not it." He thought about what she could be trying to tell him. Really, what else did your neck do but hold your head? Sighing, the tom furrowed his brow. "Are... you a kittypet? Do you live with twolegs?" The idea was the only thing that Aspenleaf could even start to think she might mean by pointing at her neck. Kittypets did wear those horrible neck traps. Collars, they called them. "I can show you the way to their nests, if you'd like." he said lightly. While he was enjoying her company, his clan was best with her back at home. Not on their territory.

[BANSHEE]

Even if the light begins to fade, ill wait for you.

Hearing him speak made Banshee's heart leap up, almost like the violent butterflies you get with a crush. He was on the right track with the kittypet thing but she was no longer one and hadnt been for moons, seasons even. Quickly the beautiful snow white she-cat shook her head, her tail tapping much like the two-legs tap their fingers when they are thinking.

Would he understand if she mouthed it out? Possibly so why not try. Taking in a deep breath Banshee slowly parted her jaws, trying to think of how to exaggerate the motions cats use to speak to each other, hoping dearly it would work. My name is Banshee, may I know yours?

She made sure to be looking directly at him as she 'spoke', trying to hold his attention on her. If she couldnt see him again she wanted him to at least have something to call her. She was of course difficult to find and in fear Banshee likely wouldn't hang around much longer if he didnt want her. He'd go back and tell his clan of the white loner, he'd describe her looks, her eyes, personality, how absolutely pathetic she was. They would know and she would never be safe again..

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I want her to have all the love

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[ASPENLEAF]

The white she-cats actions just confused him further. As she furrowed her eyebrows in thought, the ginger tom simply sat where he was, letting her think through this problem. After a moment, the she cats eyes lit up and her mouth began to move, but no sound came out. It took him a heartbeat to catch on to what she was doing. Once he did, he started trying to read her lips, though h had never been the best at is. He did catch "name is Ban--," and something about his name.

He sat in silence while recalling how her lips had moved. Her name definitely wasn't common. Ban? Ban what? Banish? That hardly seemed like a name. Visualizing her lips, the tom put together what she must mean. "Uhm, you're Banshey? I'm Aspenleaf", he said, hoping he's gotten her name right. though she could hardly blame him if she hadn't. It wasn't exactly easy to read lips.

[BANSHEE]

Even if the light begins to fade, ill wait for you.

Her odd eyes stared intently at the handsome tom in front of her, her heart drumming quickly. Would he actually understand her or would he pass it off, run her out because he had no idea what this white mess was trying to communicate to him. She was trying so hard not to look at her paws up until the moment she heard him speak.

Her ears perked up, eye bright before a soft laugh looking bounce appeared in her chest. She shook her head slightly and then opened her jaws again. No, Ban-Shee. 

Aspenleaf... The name rang in her ear for a second as she processed it. Of course she would never be able to say it but at least she knew and could say it in her own head, not that that would matter. Banshee just hoped that somehow, he would like her.

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I want her to have all the love

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[ASPENLEAF]

The tom flicked his ear as the she-cat shook her head. This was so much harder than it should have to be. He would never be able to deal with being mute. Ever. Of course, he respected her determination and that she didn't seem to let her condition get in her way. It would just be too much for him to handle. As a loner, she didn't need to talk much as it was. In a Clan, he would be an outcast for not being able to communicated with his Clanmates. It would be torture.

This time, the tom watched her lips a bit more closely, and realized his mistake. "Oh, Banshee, not Banshey, right?" he said, a glimmer of pride sparking through him. He always loved being able to solve a problem, even if it was something simple. Like figuring out a mute cats name.

[BANSHEE]

Even if the light begins to fade, ill wait for you.

With a bright smile the pretty she-cat  nodded, if she could purr she no doubt would. However, she still sat looking at him with a flicker of fear, not knowing when the tom would grow bored of the silent she-cat and chase her out. She had been in their territory for a good week without being seen by any of them and now here she was, caught against the cliff with one of them staring her down.

Banshee couldn't even fight to keep his affection if she wanted to, if there was anything she wanted it was the attention of a nice tom, one that understood her when even her family did not. Watching Aspenleaf she felt as though he did however he was in fact a clan cat and there wasnt even a gleam of hope for her, especially if there was another molly back in camp just stealing his attention. 

Shut up, why would he want anything to do with you anyways? you've been fine this far. It was true, she had been moderately fine this far, she hadn't needed to be taken care of. But now that the clans knew what she looked like...

You won't tell them will you... She 'said' slowly, to make it easier for him to understand.

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I want her to have all the love

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