// beautiful lies. { tiger - holly - lion }

[→ lionwhisker]

lionwhisker

There was almost a flicker of regret in his eyes as he watched the she-cat pad away, but the disgruntled tom couldn't be bothered to care right now. Perhaps he would regret it in a later moment, but for now, why bother? She was simply being over sensitive and moody. If anything, Lionwhisker was doing her a favor by toughing her up. She was no where ready for the real world.  Favor? Yeah right. Get over yourself. His inner voice piped up, and he silenced it with a gruff growl, though he supposed her brother would take it that it was meant for him, instead. That was more than fine with the ginger warrior. "Quite the situation you've gotten yourself tangled in. I understand everything." Lionwhisker hissed at his brother, narrowing his eyes. "You don't have the faintest clue on anything about me." He said, his voice low. He opened his maw to continue, but Tigerstripe interrupted him again. "Except for the rogue remark. I am positive you won't get any ladies with that one. Lionwhisker let out a ferocious snarl, his paw slamming into his brothers face.


He kept his claws sheathed, knowing full well that he hasn't hurt his brother, and that his brother wouldn't swipe back. As odd as it was, though rare, the cuffs had become a usual thing between the siblings, their way of keeping each other in check when needed. Perhaps Tigerstripe ought to swipe at him after his comment, but Lionwhisker knew his brother was smarter. That would only serve to further his anger. Lionwhisker let out a heavy sigh, watching his brother, his eyes plain. "I saw Hollybreeze on the border a while ago, and we got into a fight." He said, decided his brother should know. "I might have said some things I shouldn't have." He admitted. "Though it wasn't like she didn't deserve them..." He said quietly. "It's not my fault she's so damn sensitive."

[Hollybreeze ☆]

Hollybreeze was not too far off she didn't hear the words between the two brothers. She stopped wanting to hear more. Her yellow eyes flickered at Tigerstripe comment about the rogue comment. She snorted. With his attitude he was not going to get any she-cat. The she-cat had to be insane to get close to that cold hearted badger. 


Her eyes widen as he spoke next of saying stupid things. Atleast the two could agree on that, yet Hollybreeze did say things too that were stupid. She'd admit that. Her glaze turned to anger again as he called her sensitive.  Her fur prickled as she turned farther away from the toms. She moved farther in the territory towards the border. Gosh, she needed a female friend. One who understood her. Maybe she'd go talk with Splashmist.  She had not introduced herself. It would be better then dealing with Lionwhisker stupid self.

[Tigerstripe ◂]

Being surprised was oddly enough not how the pale tabby picked to react to his brother's persistent moodiness, instead meeting it with cold acceptance. If Lionwhisker thought he would get this conversation over with faster through a series of hisses and growls, he was wrong, but Tigerstripe wouldn't correct him. Experience told him it wasn't likely to change much. "You don't have the faintest clue on anything about me." His voice low and menacing, and the tom could tell a furious reaction was coming. He knew he had roughly a split second to jump backwards and avoid his brother's paw as it came flying towards him, but he didn't. Instead he allowed himself to stagger backwards as the orange tom landed the blow on his face, biting back an equally furious snarl as he did so. After several long moments had passed, he shook his head as if to clear it, then gazed up at Lionwhisker once again. "Feel better?" he asked, his tone almost sincere. His paws itched to return the favour, but Tigerstripe knew there was no chance of his brother getting over himself if he wasn't given the chance to let out some steam first. The way he chose to do that didn't appeal much to the amber-eyed warrior, but if it helped Lionwhisker, he would just take it. "I saw Hollybreeze on the border a while ago, and we got into a fight." An inaudible sigh escaped the cat's mouth and he finally nodded his head, ears twitching as he acknowledged that they'd at last gotten past that incredibly annoying 'leave me alone' stage. He began to pad forward again in the direction Hollybreeze had taken as his brother continued. "I might have said some things I shouldn't have. Though it wasn't like she didn't deserve them... It's not my fault she's so damn sensitive." Tigerstripe considered his words for what felt like slightly longer than usual, before turning around to scan their surroundings. Then his amber gaze returned on Lionwhisker. "She might be. Though applying pressure on a spot that's already sensitive isn't the wisest choice one can make, either," he mused, referring to the two cats' quarrel over Hollybreeze's origins. Tigerstripe had never stopped to think too much about it, and now that he did, it still meant little to him. Sure, he didn't approve of it, but so long as Hollybreeze loved and respected her clanmates as though she were clan-born herself, did it matter where she was from? Still feeling uncomfortable, as if he was being watched, the tabby turned away from his littermate and momentarily stared ahead once more. When he still ceased to spot another pelt amongst the bushes, he narrowed his eyes quizzically, then shrugged. "Hollybreeze!" he called, careful to keep his voice low as they neared the border. "Everything okay out there?" laughs chokes dies tags // → lionwhisker, Hollybreeze ☆

[→ lionwhisker]

lionwhisker

Mousebrains. They were nothing but two mousebrains sent to annoy him on patrol- the ginger warrior was sure of that now. He sighed heavily as his brother contemplated his words. He could hear Hollybreeze padding further away in the distance, and for a brief moment, he contemplated going after her, if only to make sure she didn't do something stupid. Still, his brother opened his maw to speak, which kept Lionwhisker where he was. His brother might be an idiot, but he was the one cat who knew him almost as well as himself. "Feel better?" Lionwhisker huffed a sort of sarcastic, bemused snort. "Not unless this patrol is over already." He hissed bitterly. He meant it, too. They were accomplishing nothing. His brother took off into the forest, following in the direct path of the she-cat. Lionwhisker guessed his brother wanted to keep an eye on her. He always was the softer of the two. Perhaps he sensed her lack of sense, too. "She might be. Though applying pressure on a spot that's already sensitive isn't the wisest choice one can make, either," "Maybe if she didn't push me I wouldn't have to push back." He snarled, twitching his tail. Perhaps he was being a bit defensive, but the tom didn't care.


He picked up the pace behind his brother, though he kept his distance when his brother began searching through the forest. The ginger warrior couldn't spot her tortoiseshell pelt through the trees anymore. He continued to search lazily as the trees thinned out- an indication that they were nearing the border. The scent of TempestClan filled his nostrils immediately, and he struggled to keep his fur flat. He knew it must just be the recent border markings, but it still reeked. He kept an eye out for his brother, hoping that Hollybreeze had enough sense to heed Lionwhisker's warning from the last time they were here.

[Hollybreeze ☆]

Hollybreeze was annoyed as she continued on, but as they came closer to the border she heard Tigerstripe call out to her. She quietly moved through the undergrowth back to the bickering toms. She made came out right next to them. She walked right past Lionwhisker and ignored him as she came up to the nicer brother.


"Fresher scent markers, we should set ours so we can go and end thisbpatrol, Tigerstripe, butbi don't see the patrol, " she spoke as she refused to even glance at the other tom. She turned and headed towards the border to scent a marker.

[Tigerstripe ◂]

The most Tigerstripe could do for his brother's and Hollybreeze's situation was force himself to fight back his amusement. Few moons ago the toms would joke about Lionwhisker's personality - one that, even then, should have been less than appealing to the opposite sex. And yet here his brother was now, with a she-cat wrapped around his one paw, while stubbornly refusing to so much as look at her. You'd think he should be surprised she even acknowledges his existence. A smirk spread across his face, and once the ginger tomcat hissed back a reply, Tigerstripe turned his head the other as an audible chuckle escaped his mouth. There was barely any more time for the two of them to bicker as the trees began to thin out, and the tri-coloured female appeared again, trotting towards him once the border came into view. She was obviously avoiding Lionwhisker now, turning her back on him as she spoke. Tigerstripe nodded at her report, amber eyes still gleaming with amusement. "Thanks Hollybreeze. I'm sure everything's quiet," he meowed, padding forward to examine the scent line. "We can set our markers and head back. TempestClan appears uncharacteristically quiet." Twitching one ear, he parted his jaws, searching for a fresher tang of the rival clan's scent. No other patrol seemed to be nearby. But you're not fooling us. Catching his brother's eye for a brief moment, he turned to stare out across the border for several more seconds. When the silence continued to stretch out, he padded back towards the orange tom, arriving close beside him before he opened his mouth to speak. "Just apologise," he whispered, angling his ears back towards where Hollybreeze was still occupied examining the neighboring clan's scent markers. "Even if you don't think you've done anything wrong. Apologising is kind of what we do." And you should know that by now, he finished in his head, rolling his eyes at his brother. As he brushed past him, he glanced back, whiskers twitching in anticipation. "I'll let you guys catch up!" he tossed the words over his shoulder, then turned around to plunge into the undergrowth, heading for the cover of the trees. oops hE DID THE THING tags // → lionwhisker, Hollybreeze ☆