Settling In

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Rose entered the barn quietly, she made no noise. She was wary of the humans coming, she definatly didn't want to be noticed by anyone.
Once inside, and sure it was safe, and human free Rose relaxed, and studied her surroundings.
The barn was warm and inviting. Hay littered the floor giving it a warm feel. Shafts of light shone through to the floor. Mice darted around here and there.
Rose stalked and killed a few mice to fill herself, before settling herself down in a deep bed of straw, to clean herself.
Rose sniffed the air wondering if any other cats called this barn home.

[violetwildflower]

Violet surveyed the area, in the distance she could she a small barn. With the barn as motivation, she ran, using the last of her energy. The faint smell of another cat grew stronger with each step she took closer to the barn. Her exhausted body collapsed into a pile of hay when she reached the barn. She hadn't realised the other cat. Her chest heaved up and down at a steady beat. And slowly she was swept away into her dreams.

She heard a voice that seemed vaguely farmiliar, it was her mother. She was telling her a story of her siblings "Your sister, she always used to get inot trouble, she was the smallest of the litter. She fought her brothers over everything. " Then Violet heard her own voice when she was younger, "Will I ever get to meet her?" She could see herself now, she looked so hopeful. "No darling, I have no idea what she's up to these days".

Her memory faded and her mind returned to the barn. The scent of another cat filled her nose. "Hello?" she asked timidly.

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Rose stood slightly startled but the sound of another cats voice.
The voice seemed quiet timid, defiantly not threatening.
So Rose stepped out of the shelter of the deep hay and called out to the other feline.
"Hello?
Let me see if I can get to you, one minute."

Following the scent of the other cat, she made her way over to where the female lay.
"Hello, let me introduce myself, I'm Rose.
May I ask your name?"
Rose study the cat.
She wasn't much bigger then herself, and appeared to be friendly.
The one thing that struck her was the cats piercing purple eyes.

[violetwildflower]

Violet watched the other cat timidly as she emerged from her hiding place. Her black fur faded into the shdowy barn behind her. Violet listened while the other cat spoke. "Uh.." she said quietly, "I'm Violet,". She gave Rose a timid smile. "I s this your barn, well i mean-i just i..." Violet stopped herself from stuttering. She took a deep breath. "Is this where you live?" A soft draft ruffled through Violet's fur and made her shutter. Pushing her muscles, she rose off the ground and walked closer to Rose. She snuggled herself down in a warm pile of hay and relaxed her muscles. "Thanks" violet said genuinely. "You're a nice cat"

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Rose smiled, showing she was friendly.
She didn't want any fights when she just got here.
"Well it isn't really my barn, but I do plan on staying here for a while.
I think this place will get me through the winter."
Rose flopped down in the deep hay.
Her head sunk deep into the pile. Warmth flooded her body, nd her mind ventured back to her mother.
How is she feeling? Is she warm right now? Are my siblings okay?
Rose could ponder these things for hours on end, but she knew that she would never know the answer. Yet her mind raced, racking her brain for some sort of solution.

Rose realized she had been drifting off and snapped her attention back to Violet.
"You seem pretty nice too."
Rose could feel her guard going down, but she worried that it may be a mistake. Still in her gut she knew Violet wasn't here to hurt her.

[violetwildflower]

"Thanks" violet whispered. "Do you mind if I stay here too? I don't really have anywhere else to go" Violet sniffed the air, the strong scent of rats filled her nostrils. She followed the scent towards a pile of hay. Silenty, she stalked towards the pile of hay and began searching for a rat. After a while, a plump rat emerged from behind the pile, it didn't seem to notice her. She tensed her muscles and... released! Her sharp claws landed on the rats neck and killed it instantly. "Here, she said to Rose, nudging the rat towards her. "To our new friendship" she said happily, and took a bite of the kill.

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Rose smiled but shook her head.
"Oh that's okay.
I already had a feast of mice this moring.
This barn sure has a endless supply of the little things."
Rise nudged the mouse closer to Violet. She looked sort of small weight wise, she needed it.
"And of course I don't mind if you stay here. It'd be nice to have some company. I don't have any other friends here."
She sighed, of course she never really had many friends any where she went. Hopefully this would be different.

Rose felt herself become slightly dependent on Violet. She was new here, she had no idea where to go, who to talk to, and what not to say. She needed Violet, she was the only solid thing in her life right now.
"Thanks for being my friend Violet"
Rose knew it sounded weird, but she wanted it to be known.

[violetwildflower]

Violet yawned, her body felt heavy with exaustion. She looked up at the loft. Hhmmmmmm. Violet gestured for Rose to follow, and Violet lead the way up the old wooden staircase towards the loft. Remembering about how high the loft was, she asked " are you afraid of heights?" She continued up the staircase until she reached the top. She gingerly walked across the floor and looked for a crack in the wall. Her eyes finaly met an illuminated circle in the wall. As she got closer she could see the view clearly. Behind the barn there was a small chicken coop, maybe some cat was taking shelter there. She look on and saw a small field, bare because of winter. "Hey do you want to go exploring tomorrow?" Violet asked, we could go and maybe meet some other cats too?" she said convincingly.

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Rose stood up and followed Violet up the stairs.
"I'm not afraid of heights."
She made it to the top, and walked over to Violet, peering through the crack to.
"Sure, I'd love to go exploring. Maybe we'll make some new friends."
Rose glanced around her, the tiny loft was very high and filled with hay and straw.

Rose ran and jumped into a large pile of hay. Mid-air she expected herself to come crashing down and land on hard ground, and regret filled her. When she actually landed, a foot of hay cushioned her fall, and relief swept through her.
Rose sprawled herself out and yawned.
"If we are going to go exploring, we should probably get some rest."

[violetwildflower]

"You're right," said Violet, "We should," and with that Violet let her body float away into a dream world.

Violet imagined herslef and Rose exploring the chicken coop and the feild. Violet smelt a rabbit and pursued the chase. She sunk her teeth into it's neck and put it beside the kill that
Rose had caught. The sun was shining brightly and reflected off their pelts. Violet sniffed the air "Do you smell that?" she said with excitement, "its a dog!" she wondered what Roses response would be.

Violet woke up and nudged rose awake, "Let's go exploring!" she said with enthusiasm. She raced down the stairs of the loft and towards the door. The snow had stopped falling, but the ground was still masked with it's whiteness. She smiled at rose.

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Rose yawned and looked around.
She could see Violet dancng excitidly be the door.
Rose stood and shook the hay loose from her hair.
She hoped out of the deep pile of hay she had been sleeping in, and streched her legs out.

Rose ran across the loft over to Violet.
She peered outside, and was happy at what she saw. The snow had finally stopped falling.
"To the chicken coop!"
Rose wondered if any cats would be there, if any humans would be there, what they'd do. She danced excitedly.
Rose let Violet lead the way, seeing as she only vaguly knew where they were going.
Rose smiled happily.
Her new life was great.

OOC: Will you make the new post at the chicken coop?

[violetwildflower]

OOC: see yah there!