My Dear Brother (Thistleclaw/Open)

[Night]

Stormheart stepped out of the warrior's den, stretching his long legs in a wonderful stretch. A warm smile spread across his face as he looked around the clan, seeing that most of the clan was already active in their everyday work. Pale green eyes studied the apprentices as they cleaned the elder's den, and the silver tom laughed to himself as he realized how happy he was that he didn't have to do that anymore. He had always loved the elders, and he loved to hear their stories, but he would often get yelled at by a warrior if he got off task. Stifling a sigh, the tom walked to the middle of the camp. It seemed that no one had anything for him to do, at least not at the moment, so he settled down in a patch of sunlight to give his fur a nice grooming. His fur was usually well kept, but he had not cleaned his pelt the night before because he was too tired. After he finished, his fur gave off a nice shine in the sun, and Stormheart gave a satisfied purr. Sitting up, the tom looked over at the fresh kill pile, realizing that a hunting patrol had already brought back some fresh kill. He must have slept longer than he thought. He got up, and walked around the camp to try and find any odd jobs that someone needed help with, but everyone else had already gotten their paws on them. The silver tom walked back to the center of the camp, and realized that he had not seen his brother yet. Normally he would see him around, but even his scent in the warriors den wasn't recent. He kept his eyes on the lookout for the dark grey tabby tom, hoping he could catch him at least once this morning and have a chat with him. Although he had lots of friends in Windclan, Thistleclaw was always the closest friend in Stormheart's heart. Nothing could replace what the two littermates had been through together.

[Shizuka]

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[Night]

Stormheart watched as his brother walked in with the dawn patrol, a rabbit clamped between his jaws. The silver tom smiled as Thistleclaw padded up to him, and laughed as he told him with his mouth full that the rabbit was for both of them. "Alright! Thanks, Thistleclaw. I'll catch something for us tomorrow!" Stormheart meowed, his tone light and happy. As he cleaned his paws before eating, as he had done all his life, the tom looked at his brother, seeing through his emotionless expression. His eyes looked like he was happy with his catch. Although most cats didn't see through Thistleclaw's serious emotions, the silver tom knew his brother just as much as he knew himself. "How was the dawn patrol? Anything interesting happening on the borders?" Stormheart asked, trying to make small talk with his brother.

[Shizuka]

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[Night]

Finishing cleaning his paws, Stormheart reached down to take a bite of the rabbit that Thistleclaw had caught. The fresh-kill pile was steadily building up, which the tom was grateful for. Windclan could go to sleep now peacefully, knowing that they did not have to skip meals and that there was plenty of fresh kill for all. The rabbit had even started losing its' white coat, a brown one replacing it for the warmer moons of New-leaf. Although he loved rabbit, Stormheart's favorite food had always been mice. They were rarely found on the fields because there was often little to no cover for them to hide in, making it all the much better when a cat got their claws on one of them. Looking up at his brother, his pale green eyes studied his littermate, who was thoroughly washing his pelt. He pushed the rabbit away, wanting to save some for Thistleclaw, and watched as the other tom took a break from his cleaning to study him. "Not really." his brother said in response to the question about the borders. The silver tom knew that Thistleclaw was truthful. Sighing inwardly, Stormheart smiled at his littermate. "Nothing much is happening lately. It's kind of peaceful, I suppose." The tom stated, laughing a little. As much as he loved a good fight, he was glad that at least Windclan wasn't in trouble. They always seemed to be looked down upon by the other clans, and the thought of it made the fur on his neck stand up. He wanted to help train apprentices to show the other clans that they were just as strong as them, and could perfectly handle themselves. Noticing he was lost in his thoughts, Stormheart snapped back to reality and smiled at Thistleclaw. He was always grateful to have his brother by his side. Without him, the silver tom realized that he would probably be a much different warrior.

[Shizuka]

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[Night]

Stormheart watched his brother closely, and didn't say much as the other tom ate his share of the rabbit. His pale green eyes inspected the camp, watching as some of the cats on the other side of the camp glanced at them. Some of the she-cats even looked a little jealous. The silver tom let out a small, quiet bout of laughter. They must be jealous of his relationship with Thistleclaw, seeing as how other cats could usually not get as much as a word out of his littermate. He smiled at his brother, his eyes full of amusement, and started cleaning one of his white paws. "So, has anything interesting happened to you recently?" Stormheart asked the other tom. He often found it hard to converse with his brother, as he didn't usually have anything interesting to talk about. The silver tabby smirked as he recalled the night before. "On a patrol last night, I caught a group of kits trying to sneak off and hunt some prey. You should have seen the look on their faces when I caught them in the act." He told his brother, giving a gusty sigh. "I swear that kits have a mind of their own. I would never have dared sneaking away when we were kits." Stormheart laughed as he finished, his eyes glazing over in sadness as he remembered their mother.

[Shizuka]

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[Night]

Stormheart popped back into reality and smiled at his brother. "Those were the days. Not a care in the world." He meowed, amusement flickering through his pale green gaze. He stood up and stretched, his jaws going wide in a large gusty yawn. Days like these made him sleepy. He wanted to go and do something, but figured he could at least wait a little bit longer. After all, it wasn't very often that he had a nice morning chat with Thistlelclaw. Stormheart usually spotted his littermate at random times during the day and would greet him, and the other tom would usually grunt or nod in his direction. He had fully accepted long ago that his brother wouldn't talk much, and instead left all the talking to himself. Thistleclaw obviously didn't mind Stormheart's random chatting, as he always sat and listened to the tom talk about his day. He licked a paw, smiling sheepishly. He probably looked like a mouse-brained fool half the time, and was glad that Thistleclaw listened to his ramblings. It was nice to have someone to talk to every now and again. "The camp's rather busy today." Stormheart meowed, making random small talk.

[Shizuka]

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