Bayleaf~Skyclan Warrior
Bayleaf sat in the pile of honeycomb in absolute shock. His lemon-green eyes could barely open due to the swelling around his face and honey dripping in his eyes. He knew he could be clumsy and even downright reckless, but this was new for him. The tom cringed at the feeling of his paws crumbling the beehive. The mess he had made was partly on him and partly on the grass below him. "They're never going to let me live this down..." Bayleaf whined under his breath.
All he wanted was a treat! He thought he had been watching the hive close enough to guess it was abandoned. Bayleaf had an incredible plan and he was so sure it was actually going to work. He had thought through every detail... or at least that's what he had thought. Bayleaf climbed the tree and made his stance on what he thought was a stable branch. Just as he was reaching to gently smack the hive, the branch below Bayleaf had snapped. Out of pure shock and/or fear he latched onto the hive. Just like the broken branch, the beehive could not support his weight. Bayleaf could only remember hitting the ground with a painful thud and hearing a rather loud buzzing.
As the poor male dragged himself towards the medicine cat den, he realized the buzzing had been a few bees. Some bees must have stayed behind to protect the hive and Bayleaf must have missed them. He was glad it was later into the day. He scanned the clearing and thanked Starclan that no one seemed to be in sight. Bayleaf moved as quickly as he could but his face was incredibly swollen and made it difficult to see where he was going. He kept his head down and followed the scent of herbs to the safe haven of the medicine cat den. It was a relief to finally stumble into the den. He quickly scanned his surroundings.
"Hello? I know it's kinda late... But I have an emergency!" Bayleaf called out nervously. "It's Bayleaf." He did his very best to keep his voice clear, but his lips were swollen and caused his words to slur. The tomcat fidgetted in place as he hopefully waited for a response from the medicine cat.
Bayleaf~Skyclan Warrior
It was difficult for the tomcat to see clearly, but he wasn't one to easily give up. Bayleaf narrowed his eyes and stared closely at the medicine cat. He mentally wanted to slap himself for staring so intensely but if anyone would understand it would be Speckledmoss herself. The scar was not in a noticeable place and Bayleaf knows he would never have seen it if she didn't point it out. A warm feeling flooded his chest at her story. It made him feel less like an idiot and more normal. If the medicine cat could have silly and embarrassing moments, then why couldn't simple Bayleaf have those moments as well?
"I see it!" Bayleaf chirped, proud he could see with how swollen his face was. "That actually makes me feel a lot better. You should have seen me trying to sneak here! I don't know what I would have done if anyone else had seen me." He chuckled nervously. He shifted on his paws and took a much more comfortable position on the medicine den floor.
"Seeing as you told a silly story... I'll tell you what happened. I can promise you mine is much more problematic." He licked the honey that was stuck to his lips and looked towards Speckledmoss. "I've had my eyes on the hive for a couple of days. Yesterday, the bees left and I thought that was it. So I decided today was the day I was gonna go for it before anyone else had the same idea!" Bayleaf his nose wrinkled at his stupidity before sending her a lop-sided smile.
"As you can see, I was completely wrong. I climbed up the tree and used a branch to support my weight. And it did! Until it didn't... It must have snapped under my weight and out of pure panic I grabbed onto the hive instead. I'm shocked I'm not in pain from how hard I hit the ground, but so far I'm fine!" Bayleaf had a terrible habit of rambling and he was doing it now. "I may have blacked out for a minute because all I remember is buzzing." He laughed at himself before his ears flattened against his skull.
"Oh wow, I am so sorry about all that. I really have a problem with talking too much." The male gulped. "What I meant is; I really appreciate what you've said and done."