If You Jump (OPEN)

[Kestrelflight]

"I'm yours tonight,
I'm yours, if you can break me down.
Break through these walls I hide behind..."

Kestrelflight was content, in a way. She was as content as she could be. The sun was warm on her tabby fur. She had escaped camp for the momentl claiming to be taking a quick border patrol. In reality, she needed time to walk and be at peace. She needed time to regain her serenity and soothe her much frazzled nerves. Her tail swished back and forth against her back legs and her paws were almost silent as the brushed against the long blades of summer grass near the river banks. She had always loved the river and so it was here that she came in her time of unease.

She sat on the bank, curling her tail around her paws. The water looked cool and inviting, but Kestrelflight made no move towards the water. She had learned early on that the river was deceptive. It looked calm, gentle, harmless. Yet it was so easy to get caught in the current, swept away and beaten against the rocks, only to be washed up on the banks broken and sodden. It wasn't a problem for larger cats or good swimmers. Kestrelflight was a good swimmer, her leg muscles were powerful. The problem was that Kestrelflight was abnormally tiny. There were even some apprentices that outsized her, a factor she was well aware of. And so she had a healthy respect for the river, knowing full well just how powerful it was.

She sighed quietly, her tail now flicking gently at her side. She was tired, not physically but emotionally. She missed her siblings terribly and since they had departed she had been alone in Riverclan. Her clanmates had never had particularily friendly feelings for her, but at least with Eaglewing and Falconheart - she had had someone by her side. Now she was alone, and it pained her more than ever. She drew herself up, her eyes defiant. She could survive without her siblings. Truthfully, she didnt have much of a choice. Her tail flicked back and forth and she stared out across the river. Giving in would prove all those who hated her were right, but they were wrong.

SNAP!

Kestrelflight's ears perked and she turned to see who had been careless. Perhaps a chance had come to prove her own worth.

"I'm yours tonight,
Come and break me down.
Won't you break me?"

[~*Moon*~]

Rosepool saw a small tabby sitting along the river bank and cautiously padded up to the cat. She smelled of RIverclan and from a distance, Rosepool was still trying to make out the she-cat. Then as she got closer, she saw the she-cat was obviously agitated and had second thoughts about going up to her. Then it struck, the name of the she-cat was Kestrelflight. Kestrelflight and Rosepool had never talked often, and now didn't seem like the time to get to know each other. Quietly, Rosepool tried to sneak away again and-

SNAP!

She froze, ear's pricked. Had she made that noise, or was it something else? Either way, Kestrelflight would have seen her, so she stepped closer, making it clear she was coming. She was glancing around though, checking if anyone else was there.

She reached Kestrelflight and nodded to the small she-cat. She sat down and started to wash her reddish brown coat. "What are you doing out here?" She asked Krestrelflight. Now that Rosepool thought about it, Kestrelflight and herself could make good friends. She could start now...

(They could become friends if you want, or not. XD)