[lone]

Originally Posted by AbsurdJinx

Fawnskip spotted a dark blur at the edge of her vision, and she knew Obsidiansky was gaining on her. In all honesty, she was extremely surprised that he was basically neck-to-neck with her - she hadn't expected him to be so quick! - but there was no doubt in her mind that she would not win. She felt an excited tingle rush along her spine, causing her to bunch herself together in what was a result of her excitement-fear-tingle. Her hind paws pressed against the ground, supporting Fawnskip in her running.


She was panting slightly, her training as a WindClan apprentice playing a role in her lack of gasps for breath. Fawnskip adopted an early victory grin, her golden eyes gleaming triumphantly. With a final push, Fawnskip found herself racing past the tree. She threw her head back in a victory howl, digging her heels into the earth in an attempt to slow herself. She succeeded, her victorious howl fading into adrenaline-filled laughter. The she-cat spun around, tail whipping in excitement. The full-grown feline practically pranced back to the tree, resembling an overgrown kit. She flaunted her success in the form of an award-winning smile.


She sunk back on her haunches, tail straightened behind her, lazily flicking. She let herself lean against the tree trunk, breathing heavily. ``Next time, 'sidiansky,`` Fawnskip breathed. ``But you must admit that I got you this time. That means I get to ask you a question! And beware - I won't go easy on you.`` The pretty she-cat winked at the dark-pelted tom, releasing a quiet purr. ``Now let's see... What do I want to ask?`` Fawnskip let silence swallow them for a few moments. She let the silence create suspense for Obsidiansky, she let both of them gather their breath, and she let herself think of a good question. When her chest and flanks no longer rose and fell hastily, she broke the silence. ``I got it,`` Fawnskip meowed that silky tone of hers. ``Is there a special she-cat in your life?``

Surely whatever she was going to ask couldn't be too bad, could it? Obsidiansky wasn't that uncomfortable with Fawnskip asking him something, although he couldn't help but feel a sting of disappointment at not getting to ask his own questions. He wanted to ask her about her flirting, he wanted to ask her if she'd ever had her heart broken (personal though it was), he wanted to ask her what she loved about WindClan. He wanted to ask her all of those things, but it looked like he was going to have to wait. "I have to admit... you're more fun... then I thought," The tom panted, giving her a bright smile. "I thought... all you did... was throw out flirty compliments," He added with a shrug. That wasn't the best thing to say to someone. Especially not someone that he could see himself crushing on.

But, Obsidiansky hadn't really thought about that - he thought of it as an honest comment, something from his honest opinion. Silence fell and, for a moment, the dark tom was content just to sit and think in silence. Wonder about what her question would be, until she finally asked it. And it was more personal then he liked to answer. Special she cat? Who was he supposed to answer for that? Sagewhisker... Canineheart... they were both special, and they both had feelings for him. For a moment he was silent before he seemed to have his answer. "A couple of cats that I'm trying to figure out feelings for, yeah. Both close friends." His friendly nature seemed to disappear for a second and he lowered his head.

Right now, Obsidiansky was nowhere near as comfortable as he had been. He shifted his weight and looked down at the ground, before meeting Fawnskip's eyes again. "Sometimes I wish I could just forget." It was an incredibly personal statement, but he knew Fawnskip couldn't hurt him with it. As long as he kept his heart closed off, she couldn't hurt him. And that was what he was trying to do. It was hard not to open up to another cat, when he so badly needed someone to understand, to listen, and he wished more then ever that Infernosky was here. She would listen to him. She was so good at listening to him.

Please, use your deputy-sense and come find me, Infernosky. I really need you right now. In the past, he would have trusted Sagewhisker with this, but he was afraid to tell her - afraid to ruin their friendship. If Infernosky was here, he knew Fawnskip wouldn't dare try anything. The stern former deputy was too intimidating to allow someone to do something like that.

(Infernosky appears out of nowhere
Inferno: I'm here to save you Obsidian
Obsidian: yES thank StarClan
Fawn: wait what I thought you and I were having fun
Inferno: -glares-
Fawn: -winks at Obsidian- Siiiidiansky
Inferno: -glares harder-
Obsidian: -hides behind inferno- don't scare me Fawn)