[Empress Of Evil]

Originally Posted by Beau

(I'm so sorry! I totally forgot about this ;n; You can just yell at me if I do it againXD Virtually punch me over PM )


Halfgaze purred triumphantly as she heard Cardinalsnake's little yelp. She didn't acknowledge the teasing annoyance in Cardinalsnake's voice and instead smiled and teased, "Aw, you're cute when you're scared!" Some might have construed those words as flirting, but Halfgaze rarely flirted. She wasn't worried that Cardinalsnake would think she was flirting. He knew her well enough to know that that was not her intention. Cardinalsnake's greeting wasn't nearly as chipper as Halfgaze's had been, but she looked up at his eyes while she washed her paws and saw the missing happiness swirling within their depths. "No," Halfgaze said calmly without moving her eyes from her paws, her tone teasing as she added, "I was out hunting. What have you done this morning, lazy bones?" She knew that Cardinalsnake hated water, and therefore knew that her getting him wet could hardly have made the tom happy. Her theory was confirmed when he complained. Bursting into laughter, Halfgaze ignored him and continued to dry her paws. He clearly wasn't mad at her. The two were best friends after all. SHe had no idea what was going on in his head and her status didn't occur to her at all.

(Don't worry about it. I'm not very punctual either so it doesn't matter)

The russet pelted tom rolled his eyes. Of course, he loved compliments but he didn’t exactly like being complimented for the way he looked when he was scared. “Shut up,” he muttered playfully, licking his chest fur in embarrassment. There was only one cat who could really embarrass Cardinalsnake, and that was obviously Halfgaze. What kind of best friend wasn’t embarrassing? Halfgaze was just like any other best friend. Loyal and friendly, but of course there were the embarrassing moments. Although, Cardinalsnake could be rather embarrassing to if he tried hard enough. Not embarrassing himself that is, but embarrassing his peers. And depending on whom they were his attempts to embarrass others could either be flattering or humiliating.
Cardinalsnake only grunted at her response. It was his way of saying, ‘good’. The warrior strongly believed that ShadowClan cats should not be swimming. How many cats were going to lose their lives over a weak attempt at trying to swim? It just wasn’t worth it. The tom would never try to swim. Large amounts of water would soak his pelt. It would make him feel uncomfortable and he wouldn’t be able to lie in his nest for a rest whenever he wanted without the risk of dampening it. No, he was happy to leave the swimming to RiverClan.
“Hmm,” he murmured thoughtfully. He was considering whether or not he should lie. The truth was that he hadn’t actually done anything this morning, but he didn’t want to say the truth. That would make him sound like he was uncommitted and lazy. He didn’t want that. But on the other paw, he didn’t want to lie to his best friend. That was just wrong in itself. “Nothing,” he admitted reluctantly. “I was planning on hunting later though!” he added before she could get a chance to scold him for being lazy, even though she had already insulted him by calling him ‘lazy bones’. He wasn’t offended though. Cardinalsnake was a dedicated worker and he was a great warrior, but he could be very lazy. He just couldn’t say no to a bit of time in the sun. With leaf-bare approaching, he refused to let any bit of warmth slip by him. “Or you could put me on a patrol later,” he offered. He was flexible; he was willing to change his plans if that was what his deputy wanted. Either way, he wanted to be useful. Although, later. He wanted to be useful later. He had to finish basking in the heat of the sun first.