[Spikes]

"Your girlfriend? Gross." Butch's lip curled back at the mention of love, the tom openly gagging for a moment. "What's this 'kittypet' stuff mean, anyway? Like me..." Butch thought to himself for a moment, the tip of his tail twitching with concentration. "What... A house-cat? You're a stray, then?" He glanced at the tom with curiosity sparking in his bright yellow eyes. "Well I don't mean to brag, big-guy, but I've lived the life of a street cat... I've tussled with some of the strongest cats around. I've even eaten fresh prey once! Beat that, stray!" Butch laughed triumphantly as he licked a paw and drew it over his head.

A soft growl rumbled in the tom's throat once he heard the claim of superiority from this new arrival. He was just an intruder on Butch's turf. How dare he?! "Oh yeah, tough-guy? 'Round here we speak with our paws, first." He batted at the strange tom with a paw, unable to mask a laugh of enjoyment. He hadn't had a sparring partner in ages!

( @Okapi )