Warrior Cats: The Four Clans

Ebonycloud · WindClan Deputy

RE: ..Darkness..-Full!- Started!

Goldheart · ThunderClan Warrior

Joanna let a smile play on her lips, refusing to let the girls comment get to her. "Baby's got bark. But does she have bite?" Joanna let out a laugh. "Look princess, I may not read, but everyone judges books by the cover. Everyone. That's calle life. Te way you dress, the way you no doubt act in school, I promise you I'm not the only person who thinks you're a goody good girl. That's life, Trish. You're judging me by suing I don't care for books. Maybe I just don't have the time for them." She flashed her eyes at the girl. "You just included yourself in the 'don't judge a book by its cover' what ever happened to think wore you speak?"

Ebonycloud · WindClan Deputy

Trisha narrowed her eyes as Joanna jabbed back. "I think out all my words carefully." It seemed like their moment of connected was over. "I was being ironic by stating the old saying and then a judement. Trisha sat back in her chair and looked a little aggrivated. Of course Joanna would just keep rolling with the punches. Was it really too much to hope that the girl would lighten up and stop making fun of her? Joanna may even end up liking her if she didn't keep a buffer of sarcasm and defensiveness. "Nevermind, it's not like it matters anyway."

Goldheart · ThunderClan Warrior

"Exactly." Jo said with a smile. "It's not like it matters right? Nah. Tomorrow I'll be going back to what I do, and you'll be going back to what you do." Joanna stood from the bed, waving off her comments. "Besides, why is it safer we stick together? Clearly you can't stand me." Jo laughed at that. "I don't take it personally mind you. People just don't like me. But still, this whole power outage? It'll probably be over soon right? What was your reason for sticking around? Safer? Maybe. But it'll pass." Joanna was just rambling now, batting away the awkward moment of connection shed shared with Trisha. No one talked to her like that, the bantering is what she was used too.

Ebonycloud · WindClan Deputy

Trisha let out a sigh, "Alright, go on home if you want." She stood from her desk and walked toward the door. A strangely soft knowing look passed across her face when she turned back to look at Joanna, "I never said I couldn't stand you. It's just hard to hug a porcupine if it's got all its quills up." She turned and left her room, gliding past Max and heading toward the living room. Her parents weren't back yet and she starting to get worried. Her parents weren't her biggest fans, but they were still her parents. Trisha wanted them home.

Goldheart · ThunderClan Warrior

Joanna's light brown eyes watched the girl go. She pursed her lips at what the girl had said. She had her quills up? And that was a metaphor for what exactly? Joanna knew the answer, but she pretended to herself she didn't know it either. The girl shrugged it off, like she did everything else and followed the girl into the living room, plopping down on the couch. "Nah, I'll chill here. Better than my house with dear old dad." Jo looked around the living room, unsure of what to say next. "So...what exactly are we gonna do? Don't really wanna sit here completely bored for forever.

Ebonycloud · WindClan Deputy

Trisha had moved to the kitchen seated window that over looked the lawn. Her mouth pulled in to a thoughtful frown, "I don't know. What else are you supposed to do besides stay at home during these kinds of things? I guess you could go find your friends to go hang out with if you're that bored. Sorry I'm not wild enough to be entertainment for you." She crossed her arms over her chest and knitted her brows. The whole while she hadn't looked back at Joanna. Instead she was a pack of young men and about two girls moving through the street. Some were armed with pipes, baseball bats and a few other things. "The power has only been out for a few hours. Whatms wrong with everyone?"

Goldheart · ThunderClan Warrior

"People are scared. They get bored in a crisis. No doubt thinking this is the way the world will always be, and they don't want to be stuck in it empty handed." Joanna jumped off the couch and went to stand next to Trisha, looking out the window. "Ya know, maybe they got the right idea. We're gonna be the only people stuck with absolutely nothing if this goes on for awhile. We should probably stock up and claim whats ours like everyone else is doing." No doubt that's what her friends had done, but she had no clue where they were right now, and with no way to get in contact with them, might as well hang out here.

Ebonycloud · WindClan Deputy

Trisha's head snapped to look at Joanna. She couldn't be serious could she? "And what would we do with our aquired items when the power comes back on? I've never stolen anything before and I don't want to start now." She motioned to the cabinets in the kitchen, "My great grandparents were around in the great depressin. They taught my grandparents and then my dad that stocking up on food while you had the money was the only way to go. You never know when disaster might strike. The girl moved toward the cabinets, her blonde streaked hair catching the light from the window as she did. When she opend the pantry, she was greeted with the familiar sight of cans, boxes and packages stacked full inside. "Got enough to feed a family for a couple of months at least." She turned to Joanna, no superior look on her face, only one of a bit of fear touching he features. "Do you think they break in here to take it, or do you thinl they're going to stores right now?"

Goldheart · ThunderClan Warrior

Joanna was about to poke fun at the stock of food the girl had, but when the girl asked her question, Joanna could see the fear in her face. "Nah, they are probably cleaning out the stores first." This kind of thing was normal for Jo, but she guessed with someone like Trisha...the girl turned and tossed a look over her shoulder. "Especially if they see this house is taken. They'll move right along." Joanna grabbed a butcher knife from a knife holder on the kitchen counter and made her way to the front door. She opened it and leaned against the door frame, crossing her arms over her chest, but holding out the knife in a casual manner as if saying, 'Oh this knife?' The group took note of her, not really doing anything. Joanna just gave a sarcastic smirk to them. She knew they probably wouldn't have come into the house anyway, things probably hadn't gotten that weird yet. But at least Trisha would see it was fine. The group moved off, and Jo headed back inside, closing and locking the door behind her. "Told ya." She said, tossing the knife on the counter.