[Mauve]

Originally Posted by Suspiciousmindz

@Mauve

The zig-zagging apprentice going around camp caught the attention of Cedarpaw. His ears perked towards the feline as his amber gaze watched her for a moment. The movement had interrupted his daily search for butterflies. Whisperblaze loved when he brought butterflies back to him and Cedarpaw loved watching his father react. The funniest moments were the spiders that he would bring back on a stick.

Tail raising into the air in a friendly manner, the tom-cat had the bright idea to go see what the apprentice was doing. He trotted after Dawnpaw happily until he was able to catch up and see that she was following a beetle. The sight made his heart so happy. He wasn't the only one who enjoyed bugs after all! Most kittens would just kill them for fun, but he always tried to keep them alive as long as he could to watch him. Of course, he'd bat at them to make them move or if he knew they bite and they got too close. "Oh cool! You found a beetle!" he chimed behind the she-cat. His eyes were bright with excitement.

Dawnpaw had been so entranced by the tiny scuttling beetle before her that she had given little regards to her surroundings. Hearing a voice behind her sent shock waves up her pelt and she jumped, her blue eyes stretching wide and her fur fluffing up. "Cedarpaw!" she gasped, trying to regain control of her breathing. Unbeknownst to her, the beetle had been scared off, dashing away and under a pile of reeds on the edge of camp. In the meantime, Dawnpaw had her blue eyes fixated on Cedarpaw, a small laugh bubbling up once she had calmed down. "You about scared me half way to StarClan!" she breathed, although laugher shook her shoulders. At the mention of the beetle, the ragdoll apprentices' ears perked up and she grinned. "Yep! He's right over-" she began, turning around to point. "...here...?" Confusion crossed over her face as she began to look around. Where had it gone? She could've sworn it was right there. "It's gone," she mewed simply, though her ears and tail drooped a bit.