ShadowClan Territory

[TawnyNeedsACoffee]

Originally Posted by Flameleaf

Rabbitpaw was still half asleep when Cinderpaw left. Maybe she’s hunting..? He thought to himself as his jaws parted in a yawn. He shrugged and went back to sleep.

Webtuft hissed as a twig snapped beneath his paw. Darn it! He looked up and continued walking faster. They most likely heard that, so I’ve got to hurry... He halted as he heard another twig snap. He stalked forward a little, then smiled when he saw one of the apprentices. There you are, Cinderpaw. Webtuft unsheathed his claws, ready for a fight. A few seconds later he sprung at the little she-cat. “Got you now!”

Cinder'Paw flinched in fear before she felt the sudden impact of the wet mud due to being pinned by Web'Tuft."Get off me!".She growled as she kicked into his stomach with her hind legs, but it didn't seem to have much of an effect as the tom smirked coldly.'T-There's gotta be a way to get past him!'.She thought frantically as she glared with wide eyes.

[Tundra]

Originally Posted by TawnyNeedsACoffee

Cinder'Paw flinched in fear before she felt the sudden impact of the wet mud due to being pinned by Web'Tuft."Get off me!".She growled as she kicked into his stomach with her hind legs, but it didn't seem to have much of an effect as the tom smirked coldly.'T-There's gotta be a way to get past him!'.She thought frantically as she glared with wide eyes.

He chuckled. “You shouldn’t have run off, now there’s no one to save you.” He dug his claws into her sides, drawing a bit of blood. He didn’t want to kill her right away, he just wanted to make her suffer first.

[Arie]

Originally Posted by Doodle

Tuftbreeze sighed and leaned into Ravenvine, guilt momentarily disappearing as she closed her eyes and breathed in the tom's scent. She could feel the vibrations of his purring from where she'd buried her head in his chest, and the feeling was more comforting than anything she'd ever known. She didn't answer for a moment, not sure how to respond. "I know you don't blame me, Rave," she finally settled on a response that both reassured the tom and wasn't a lie. She couldn't simply say that she knew, or that she agreed, because she didn't. Tuftbreeze did blame herself. Lifting her head at the tom's nudge, before tilting to the side and answering, "Here, on the side of my neck." Rather than licking her neck, however, Ravenvine began to lap at her ears. She didn't complain, knowing that he was still reaching someplace that she wouldn't be able to. Besides, she could scratch at her neck once the tom was done grooming. That is, if she was still awake by the time he finished. Already she was becoming drowsy, eyes slipping closed with the rhythmic, lulling licks.

Ravenvine felt Tuftbreeze's deep breathing and let out a soft airy laugh. She was gonna fall asleep. He shook his head and nudged her gently again. Hearing her speaking he put his nose in her fur, following the way down from her ears to her neck, making sure that he actually was at the right spot he began rubbing it with his muzzle, rubbing the itchy spot gently. It was nice this, just hanging out with Tuftbreeze and he had gotten so used to this daily routine this past moon that he was confined to the camp. He curled his black tail around them both and purred, stopping his rubbing for a few seconds. "How come this is so nice?" his question was gentle and curious, the tom still not fully used to everything that they were doing even though it had been going on for quite a while. He yawned, suddenly feeling all of the days issues clamping down on his shoulders and he let out a heavy sigh before yelping. Something had stung or bitten him in his blind eye, the spot filled with scar tissue. It started itching and Raven began rubbing his eye against Tuftbreeze's cheek. Of course... It was new leaf, and in the damp forest of Shadowclan mosquitoes would become a daily pain with the weather getting better. "Tufty." Ow, Ow. "Mosquito." Ow Ow. "Bite"

[TawnyNeedsACoffee]

Originally Posted by Flameleaf

He chuckled. “You shouldn’t have run off, now there’s no one to save you.” He dug his claws into her sides, drawing a bit of blood. He didn’t want to kill her right away, he just wanted to make her suffer first.

Cinder'Paw struggled against his grip before letting out a wincing gasp at the wound on her sides, she couldn't move, she had no one left? she was going to die alone? all these thoughts piled on top of more as she felt Web'Tuft wound her face, she let out a loud yelp in pain. Cinder'Paw felt the blood drip off her face, she mustered up her strength and kicked him off of her, the rain was still pouring down but wasn't as heavy. She bolted off running as fast as she could go ignoring the agonising pain, when she saw the view of where she had been resting in sight she quickly shook him awake, she had tears streaming down her face at this point."RABBIT'PAW WAKE-UP! *Sob* QUICKLY!".She could hear fast pawsteps approaching, and she looked at a sleepy Rabbit'Paw in desperation for him to get up and run.

[boomboxdragon]

→ Smokepaw ←


Smokepaw mused over her words.
"Do you hear that?"
His black tipped ears twinged, the nearby prey noises all beginning to overwhelm his senses. He tried to focus on just one, but it felt as if every animal in the forest was beginning to stir. He could hear a patrol, feel the ground squishing underneath their paws. The wind rustling through the trees, the breathing of his mentor and then -
Just focus.
He zoned in to the chickadee in the sycamore. It had fluttered down, from what he could tell, settling down in the underbrush. He seized forward, barely dodging running into Needlescar, his tail even with his shoulders as he dropped into a crouch. He padded forward, slowly, using his whiskers and outstretched claws as a guide through the brush. Each time his fur would get snagged and he would make too much noise, he would hesitate, listening for the chickadee to continue its song.
He neared the small bird, admiring its tune for a moment, feeling the weight of the bush on his neck. He launched for the bird's direction, low to the ground and paws reaching, only to tumble and miss the bird by a mere tail length. He rolled once in entirety, landing on his side, and heard the bird whisk back up into its tree.
He pouted, rousing himself and attempting to listen for another animal nearby.
"I know I missed it, but was I at least close?"

[ @Tyler_Joseph sorry i disappeared on you, college caught up w me. im back again ]]

[wickedvirtues]

@boomboxdragon

Needlescar tilted her head slightly. Smokepaw stood for a moment, his ears twitching. The she-cat knew he could hear much more than the average cat, due to the lack of sight. She knew she needed to help him focus when they did go out to hunt. She could only imagine the amount of noise would be distracting, especially when you were trying to focus on one piece of prey. Perhaps she could come up with some way to help him with that.

He seemed to zone in on a sycamore. She spotted a flash, perhaps a bird. Her apprentice rushed forward, barely dodging her in the process. His tail even with his shoulders as he crouched, which she noticed in his form, he continued on slowly. She noticed he had a good form, despite the setbacks he might face due to his lack of sight. He hesitated whenever his fur snagged. Hm, that's a good technique she thought, her ear flicking. The splotched she-cat watched as he continued on.

She realized it was a chickadee that her apprentice was stalking. He neared the small creature before pouncing in its direction. He was low to the ground, his paws outstretched. She winced as he tumbled and barely missed the bird. He rolled, landing on his side as the prey darted away. Smokepaw rose back to his paws with a pout.

She nodded at his statement. "I'm sure you'll get the hang of it. You almost had that one," she reassured.

[versailles]

Originally Posted by Shivers

Violetshade hissed curses under her breath there was no point in pretending at this point she was already caught. She quickly eyed the tortoiseshell up and down and quickly recognized her as the she-cat who would often get angry if things weren't perfect. The siamese she-cat prodded the dead frog with a dainty paw, "I suppose not. Does this shock you?" She mewed in her normal voice as she indifferently glancing at her.

"It does actually." Seathorn remarked with a grin. The tortie gave a flick of her tail, shifting slightly. She gave a snort, "Were you so interested in the frog you acted normal?" she joked.

[wren]

Originally Posted by Brilliance

Dandelionglow did feel discouraged. What was the point of being a warrior if she couldn’t even hunt? Let alone, fight? Everyday was just a challenge and she tried improving but failed miserably. Quite honestly, she’d rather spend her days rolling in flower patches and having fun. Hunting was such a responsibility and Dandelionglow never been a responsible cat. The she cat’s ears flicked when she caught the sight of a flashing figure - almost as fast as a comet. Her eyes widened and her jaws went slack when she managed to get a good look at the new company in her presence. He effortlessly caught that...what was it? She couldn’t get a good look at it and she almost stumbled back when this tom approached her. “Uh, y-yeah that’s me.” She replied, although she didn’t sound too enthused about this.

Dandelionglow wasn’t going to deny that she envied the tom. The way he moved professionally, as if he was one with the wind, and the way he killed that creature without any imperfection. It was amazing to her. Who does he think he is? When she glanced down at the catch...it was a shrew! A shrew!? Are you freaking kidding me!? She thought panicking to herself but shook her head to rid her thoughts of aggravation. “Yeah, Yeah, I would had totally had it under my control, but then you just came so fast that I didn’t even know you were around here! At least you got it, it’s your catch.” The she cat replied, almost gloomily as she gently used a paw to scoot the dead shrew back over to him. She didn’t understand why he was dropping it at her paws since she wasn’t the one who caught it. She couldn’t share his excitement though but that was only because she thought it was unfair how she tried to catch it and nothing happened! But when this tom comes along and catch it, then he caught it. Yet Dandelionglow was always still nice and polite despite her conflict with herself. “Are you sure your name isn’t Show-off?” She teased him with a mirthful glint in her eyes. “Because I’m pretty sure that catch you just did was quite a performance! Bravo! Bravo! How’d you get so good?” She smiled and looked up at him with a curious and intriguing gaze. Sure, she was jealous of him, but she wasn’t going to deny that he was a good hunter.

(( this is like years late ))

Troutsplash could pick up on her discouragement. She'd missed the shrew and missing a catch was pretty disappointing. Not that he'd know what it felt like to miss a catch. heh. His long tail twisted around his paws and he sat back relaxing his shoulders. ' ' I'm sure you did-' ' Bring down the ego a bit mousebrain. ' 'it's been such a while that we've had shrews running around. You might just be a tad rusty eh' ' he said flashing her an encouraging smile as she pawed the shrew back at him. He tried to convince even himself that it was the case, she was just a little rusty. For her sake at least, the shrew had basically walked right out under her paws. He felt his gut twist but he pushed down his discomfort.

Maybe it would've been best to let her deal with the defeat and walk out, he'd done enough already. Stealing her catch, droning on about how she might've just been a little rusty and not to mention just rubbing it in. Was there any way t bring down his ego? Very unlikely, and he knew it too. He was too busy in his own thoughts to realize she had actually been talking to him and suddenly jerked his head back up in surprise, a pleasant smirk formed on his lips and he shrugged. ' ' oh you are too kind, I was hardly even trying !' ' he stood dramatically throwing his head back ' 'The burden of being the worlds best hunter is far too great for me' ' he grinned and looking like a complete mousebrain threw his back up against a tree lifting a paw to his head, Opening his mouth to speak before turning red in the face. Eventually bursting out laughing at his own little joke as he slid down the tree onto his backside. far to amused he remained there until he rolled onto his side looking over at her he offered a coy little playful grin ' 'I'm really an airhead huh' ' he said with a small chuckle.

[Tundra]

Originally Posted by TawnyNeedsACoffee

Cinder'Paw struggled against his grip before letting out a wincing gasp at the wound on her sides, she couldn't move, she had no one left? she was going to die alone? all these thoughts piled on top of more as she felt Web'Tuft wound her face, she let out a loud yelp in pain. Cinder'Paw felt the blood drip off her face, she mustered up her strength and kicked him off of her, the rain was still pouring down but wasn't as heavy. She bolted off running as fast as she could go ignoring the agonising pain, when she saw the view of where she had been resting in sight she quickly shook him awake, she had tears streaming down her face at this point."RABBIT'PAW WAKE-UP! *Sob* QUICKLY!".She could hear fast pawsteps approaching, and she looked at a sleepy Rabbit'Paw in desperation for him to get up and run.

Webtuft snarled as he was kicked away. “You can run, but you can’t hide!” He scrambled to his paws and marched after her. I’ll get you, you can’t escape!

Rabbitpaw lifted his head, still half asleep. “Huh...?” He sat up. “W-what’s going on, why are you yelling? A-and why are you bleeding?!” He gasped, noticing red marks on her pelt. “What’s going on!”

[TawnyNeedsACoffee]

Originally Posted by Flameleaf

Webtuft snarled as he was kicked away. “You can run, but you can’t hide!” He scrambled to his paws and marched after her. I’ll get you, you can’t escape!

Rabbitpaw lifted his head, still half asleep. “Huh...?” He sat up. “W-what’s going on, why are you yelling? A-and why are you bleeding?!” He gasped, noticing red marks on her pelt. “What’s going on!”

Trembling, Cinder'Paw hastily looked behind her before saying quickly but silently."We have to leave n-now! Web'Tuft is after us, if we stay here we will die". She went to take a step but winced she then motioned for Rabbit'Paw to follow her, She then started running towards the other side of the territory hoping hat Web'Tuft would loose them among the rain.