[lone]

Originally Posted by Duskflight

With a final huff of her breath, the young she-kit studied the face of her companion, a sense of confusion sweeping over as she took notice of his smirk, there wasn't really anything to smirk about was there? A tiny feeling in her gut was trying to scream at her, tell her that this kit was up to something, something no good, that he was using her in some sort of way, or had plans to do something to her, but the feeling was so tiny, so minuscule that Adderkit paid no attention to it and ignored it. Flexing her paws against the grassy ground, the yellow tabby curled her tail to her side, happy that her limbs were just as limber as usual, she didn't feel an ounce of aching or pain, she's ran more than that before anyways! Sometimes she just ran for the fun of it, sometimes she ran because she didn't want to get in trouble for being some place in the camp she wasn't supposed to be in, sometimes she raced with her friends, or just other kits in general, it didn't really matter, when Adderkit wanted to run, she would and she ran very well too, always careful to not tire herself out in the beginning if she was running for distance, and making sure to not hold back if it was a short sprint. One could say that Adderkit was made for running. She was born to be a warrior. And they would be completely correct. "Huh? Oh I guess so, I have a mom and a dad and like four other siblings, but then again that's a pretty normal sized family." What the little tabby didn't know was that those cats weren't actually her family, they were an adoptive family, her real family, or rather her mother and father, were loners. They had left her within the territory in hopes that she would be raised up in a better lifestyle than what they were leading, and really, they made a good choice. This kit is to make a fine warrior one day. "What about yours?" She purred in a friendly manner, laying her chin on her forepaws and fixating her yellow gaze upon Pinekit, curious to hear if he had a big or small family.

Surprisingly enough Adderkit didn't mind at all sharing the fact about her family, she really saw no harm in talking about it and she loved her family anyways, she was more than happy to share it in conversation. While she waited for the other kit to respond to her, the young she-cat rolled onto her side and stretched a bit with a big yawn, her eyes clenching shut momentarily. Along with the feeling of accomplishing something, the feeling of the warm sun soaking into her very being was something that Adderkit absolutely loved, it made her feel happy and sleepy at the same time, but she forced her eyes back open to look at Pinekit, jumping a bit in surprise as he suddenly jumped up, his thoughts having caused him to do so. And she couldn't help to wonder, just what exactly, was Pinekit thinking about that caused him to do that?

Pinekit sat back down, calming more and curling his brown tail around his paws, his green eyes going back to their original polite, but cold and distant gaze. The young tom listened intently as Adderkit spoke, his head turned in her direction and his gaze fixed directly upon her, a warmer light entering it as he did so. "Mm, they sound wonderful...what are they like?" Pinekit asked, sounding drowsy. Whenever Pinekit took on a part, he really studied his character and made sure that they were perfect in every way. And at the moment, he was playing the perfect part of an ordinary, polite, friendly kit. Pinekit lay down and rolled over on his back lazily, looking up at the sky and swiping a paw at the clouds, his eyes half closed in a lazy, forgetful manner. They opened wide with alarm and surprise as Adderkit asked him about his own family. The tom grinned, not quite sure how to answer the question in a way that would allow him to keep his own emotions hidden but at the same time, seem polite and like he actually cared about what she had to say. He rolled over onto his side and studied her for a moment, as though he couldn't believe what she just said...which, he really couldn't, and a thoughtful, half conscious expression entered his eyes. He didn't say anything for a moment, not quite ready to speak, and bit his lip slightly before he finally began to answer. "I have two sisters and a Mom. Oh, and a Dad..." Pinekit's voice trailed off and he finished the sentence in his head. Somewhere, he thought grimly. It was true; Pinekit wasn't quite sure who or where his Father was. It was one of those "awkward topics" that he avoided, and he tended to be a little more touchy on the subject. He didn't know what to say after that, and he wasn't going to say anything quite yet anyway. Let her believe that he had a Dad, and that he was just relaxing now. It wouldn't do her any harm, unlike his ultimate lie, the one that he was playing at the moment. Besides, he hadn't really lied to her. I do have a Dad somewhere, Pinekit thought with a slight shrug. The tom got to his paws once more, stretching out as far as his little limbs would go and yawning as he did so, making him look almost comical with his small limbs stretched out, green eyes squeezed shut and his maw open wide. He flicked his tail as though to rid it of some unseen dust, and flicked his ear as well. He chuckled mirthlessly, although grinned to cover up his current unhappy state. No, he wasn't going to let this kit through any more than he would let anyone else through. He kept his disguise on until the very end, hiding his true emotions from the outside world. Besides, what good were emotions in the long run? They didn't help win a battle, unless it was anger or spite.

Pinekit looked at Adderkit suddenly, his green eyes almost pleading with her not to ask any further questions, his whole small body quivering with unseen nervousness and even anger. He was angry with himself for asking the question, and angry with her for turning it back on him. Why did cats have to be like that? They would ask you the same question that you had just asked them, "getting to know you better." Although that was Pinekit's little game, he hated it when anyone besides himself did it. Pinekit licked his maw nervously, turning his head away from Adderkit. He was done pleading...let her do whatever she saw fit to. It wouldn't hurt him too badly...it couldn't! No, he would be perfectly alright. Pinekit nodded, which must have looked strange since Adderkit couldn't read his thoughts and know what he was doing.