[Captain]

Originally Posted by yummyluc

tumbling out of the nursery came a small, brown bundle of fur, tripping over her own paws with eyes the size of the moon, the honey-golden hue sparkling in the early morning light. usually, she was never up this early, but flaxkit hated being the last cat awake. it wasn't her first time out of the nursery, but oh did she love the scenery of their camp. it had to be the best one, right? the way the sunlight splash over the scene, giving it a warm, soft glow was something that flaxkit held very near and dear to her heart. she stopped a minute, taking in a breath so deep her chest puffed out, her fluffy kitten fur still puffed up and messy from recent rest despite how awake she looked at the moment. tilting her head to the side, she glanced around the clearing, a smile still tracing her maw as she took it all in like it was the first time she was seeing it. the fresh-kill pile in the centre, cats conversing and milling about as they began to awaken to serve their duties to the clan. it didn't matter if flaxkit had seen it a thousand times, she would always love taking in the sights. as her amber eyes scanned the clearing once more, she stood a little taller as she saw a familiar dark tomcat resting in the shade with a piece of prey between his paws. flaxkit almost fell flat on her face as she found herself bounding over.

" shadepaw! " she mewed, the name rolling off her tongue with the familiarity, practically skidded to a stop next to him, voice ecstatic but still soft with slight sleepiness, " long time no see! "

The dark-furred tomcat let a small, relaxed sigh leave his parted jaws as he let his eyes close for a moment or two, allowing his ears to twitch and just listen to the many curious and interesting sounds around him as he quietly chewed on the delicious meat in his mouth after taking another bite of the sparrow from before. After many moons of deep snow and chilling nights, it was not hard to tell that the young apprentice was more than happy for this wondrous weather - which he silently hoped would last for many more days to come. The moons of Leafbare were never forgiving for him, especially with his patched fur where bare skin clearly showed. As time passed, Shadepaw found himself growing lost in thought with his muzzle to the sky, his amber-hued gaze flickering to the fluffy white clouds that passed overhead. However, to his surprise, a strangely familiar voice rung into his ears, which sounded like his name and brought the male back to the reality that he was currently in. Lowering his head now to the direction of the sound, Shadepaw immediately caught sight of a small feline scampering over to him. It took him a moment to recognize them, but after a second or two, the small shekit soon jogged his memory from the nursery moons that he had just gotten away from. Flaxkit, the only one who seemed to not shutter away from his appearance and saw him as a friend, no doubt, by the way she grew excited at the mere sight of him. It was strange to Shadepaw, having someone that actually liked his company, but he certainly had no problem with it though - it was a nice kind of strange. “Hello, Flaxkit.” The youth thought as he looked down at her with a smile, even though she could not know what he was thinking. He gave a little nod with a rumbling purr as a greeting, ruffling the kitten’s fur atop her head with a gentle paw. He tilted his head to the side, as if to say: “How have you been?”