Just a Day in Our Lives (Nikki)

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Petalpaw sat herself down in the clearing, trying to sun herself in the cool day. The small she-cat found she did not like the cooler weather. She smiled to herself as her fur slowly warmed up in the sun light. It was a rare chance to relax for her.

A large dark tabby she-cat made her way out of the apprentice den. She stretched herself out at the entrance. She could see Petalpaw over in the clearing. The she-cat made her way over to her. "Hi there Petalpaw," she said with a comforting smile. She knew Petalpaw wasn't one to start a conversation, "How are you today?" 

Petalpaw turned to the tabby apprentice and smiled gently to her friend, "Oh hello Pinepaw. I'm good. Just trying to warm myself up. You?"

The large she-cat listened to her friends soft gentle voice. It always seemed to be soothing to Pinepaw, she liked it. Maybe that was why she liked to get to Petalpaw to talk. Pinepaw nodded to her, "So far good."

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Beepaw padded out of the apprentice den, stepping over all cats except for his best friend, Darkpaw.

Stepping on his ear, the sandy apprentice meowed, "Time to get up."

His friend rolled out of his nest, and shook moss and dirt out of his brown pelt. "You don't have to trod on my ear!" The mottled tom growled. 

The striped tom just nudged his shoulder, and stepped out of the den and into the sunshine. It was pretty cold, but the sun made up for it. Eyes adjusting to the light, he padded to the fresh-kill pile, and chose a couple of fish. Darkpaw had followed him, but was still shaking sleep from his short legs. As Beepaw searched for a place to sit, he spotted a sandy she-cat like himself, and a dark tabby. Walking toward them, the two toms sat down next to them.

The apprentices had grabbed a couple of fish, so Darkpaw asked, "Would you two like to share?" 

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Pinepaw smiled to the two toms as they sat down next to her and Petalpaw. She didn't mind the company at all, in fact she liked it. She caught a glimpse of Petalpaw who looked was looking to her paws. "Thanks Darkpaw. You saved us the trouble of getting our own," she smiled to the apprentice.

It wasn't that Petalpaw didn't like the company of others, it was just she always afraid of what to say. She really didn't want to say the wrong thing. Being with just Pinepaw was one thing, her friend knew her better than anyone. but Beepaw and Darkpaw, they were different. She didn't want to offend them, or herself. She shifted her gaze away from paws and to the fish, "Thank you," she said quietly. She looked to Pinepaw and then to the toms.

Pinepaw lashed her tail to Petalpaw, giving her an encouraging look. "How has training gone for you two?" she asked with as she reached down to take a bite.

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Darkpaw smiled, and dipped his head to the two she-cats. He loved to help whenever he could. As for Beepaw, he was all about the charm. The sandy tom tucked into the fish he and Darkpaw were sharing, and the mottled brown apprentice pushed the other fish to the she-cats. 

"Training has been great. I'm great at fighting. I can fight off three cats at once." Beepaw boasted, a ladykiller smirk on his face. Going back to his prey, he finished his half. Pushing it to his friend, Darkpaw finished his fish in a few gulps. 

As Darkpaw finished his fish, he meowed, "I love to hunt. I caught a couple of fish yesterday. How was your training?" He had asked both the she-cats, but his attention was on Petalpaw. She seemed a bit shy, just as he was. 

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Pinepaw quickly ate her portion of the prey while listening to Beepaw boast about his fighting. She looked to him skeptically. "Beepaw that sounds a bit-" she was cut off by Petalpaw who was just looking at the fish.

"Really?" the small she-cat looked up from her fish to Beepaw. Three cats seemed like a lot to fight off. She was sure he was just bragging. She wanted to question him more about it, but she wasn't sure if that was the right thing to do. She was afraid to hurt his pride.

Pinepaw turned away from her quiet friend and back to Darkpaw as he continued to talk about his training. "Hmm, well I really to swim and catch fish. but with Leaf-bare almost here its too cold to get in the water for my liking." Petalpaw nodded in agreement with Pinepaw after finishing her fish. When she was swimming she was at her most confident.

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Beepaw watched the tabby apprentice as she started to talk, but when she was cut off, he turned his attention elsewhere. "Well, I could, but I haven't yet." Darkpaw snorted, and said, "Well, you haven't, so how do you know? How about us three against you?" 

Beepaw shifted his weight, and said something under his breath, but it was inaudible. "I'll take that as a yes." The mottled brown apprentice growled.

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Petalpaw smiled to herself as Beepaw was caught in his boast. Her attention turned to Darkpaw who had just snorted. Her ears perking at the sound of his challenge to Beepaw. She looked to Pinepaw.

Pinepaw was laughing with Darkpaw as he made the challenge. A small fight between them would be fun. She wasn't a great fighter, but well enough to try and take on Beepaw. This would be great practice. Plus she knew she had her size going for her. "Alright let's not do this in the clearing," she said as she tried to compose herself. She smiled to Petalpaw who looked a little apprehensive about a three on one fight. She stood up looking to the exit now, "Well come on!"

Petalpaw watched the other apprentices trying to figure out how serious this was about to get. It seemed like it was all fun games, so why not try and to enjoy it. She let out a small breath and smiled, "Coming Pinepaw," she said to her friend but then under her breath, "You would think she was the one fighting against three."

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Darkpaw leaped up from his spot, he hated fighting. but this would be fun. As the she-cats made their way to the entrance, the mottled brown tom followed happily. He seemed to like Petalpaw's kind and calm nature. As for Pinepaw, well, she kind of scared him.

As for the sandy tabby tom, he enjoyed talking with Pinepaw. She would probably be able to match his fire. Beepaw fell into step next to the tabby apprentice, while Darkpaw walked next to Petalpaw.

Once they reached a nice spot that had a pretty mossy area, the two toms stopped.

"This is where we trained the other day." Beepaw said, motioning with his tail to the scuff marks.

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Pinepaw smiled to herself as the others came. This was going to be interesting. She looked to Beepaw who was beside her, she couldn't help but wonder how he was going to take them all on at once. Quickly she looked over to Petalpaw and Darkpaw. Another smile crept across her face at the sight of them together.

As Beepaw made his way over to Pinepaw, Petalpaw had slowed down. She didn't feel comfortable up with the both of them Pinepaw was dominating enough, let alone her and Beepaw together. but then Darkpaw was next to her. Petalpaw looked to him for only a moment, but said nothing. She wasn't sure what to say, so it was best to just not say anything, right?

Once they made it to a mossy area both Pinepaw and Petalpaw stopped, following the toms' lead. Pinepaw looked over to where Beepaw had indicated their training. "Those little scuffs? Hmm," she said with a teasing purr. Looking to Beepaw and Darkpaw.

Petalpaw looked to the scuffs. "Oh." They didn't look little to her, was Pinepaw just joking? Petalpaw started to worry about the fight. She was worried she wouldn't be able to do anything, maybe just be the way. Surely Pinepaw and Darkpaw would be doing most of the work anyways.

The small she-cat looked to the group as Pinepaw pulled her out of her thoughts when she asked, "How are we doing this then?" 

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Beepaw glared at Pinepaw, but then just fluffed his fur against the cold and turned his back to her. Darkpaw, having walked over to his friend, saw the laughter dancing in the sandy tom's eyes.

Darkpaw padded to the middle of the four cats, and meowed, "We will start over there," -at this he gestured to one side of the sandy area- "and Beepaw will start on the other side."

The mottled brown tom padded to his side, and motioned for the two she-cats. He hoped at least one of them was good at fighting, because he sure wasn't. Watching Beepaw take up a battle crouch on the opposite end, he yowled, "Go!", before taking off towards his friend.

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Pinepaw watched the two toms move in opposite directions. This should be interesting. She smiled to Petalpaw, she knew the smaller she-cat was uneasy about fighting her fellow apprentices. Pinepaw found the idea to be fun. She can see how she compares to the other apprentices. She readied herself to fight beside Darkpaw.

Petalpaw was on the other side of Darkpaw. She readied herself to fight. She didn't want to fight, but it was going to happen and she knew if she didn't want to get hurt she had to try her best. The small she-cat jumped away from Beepaw as he charged after Darkpaw. She wasn't a head on fighter, her training had taught her that, no she was on to move from a distance, strike, and run repeatedly. She waited for her chance her muscles still tense.

Pinepaw smirked as Beepaw charged. She moved to jump right on him as he came closer. She knew if she could get him in a position for Petalpaw they might be able to end this quickly.

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Darkpaw tensed, waiting for the long-legged tom to reach them. Watching Petalpaw shrink back a bit, and Pinepaw move closer, he turned back to the oncoming cat. Just as Beepaw reached him, Darkpaw leapt over to Petalpaw's side, before the sandy tom could take advantage of her.

Beepaw watched the apprentices closely as he neared them. Seeing Pinepaw move in closer, he decided that he was going to leap for Petalpaw, after faking Pinepaw out. Just as he was about to reach the trio, he slid to a stop and leaped towards the sandy she-cat, avoiding Pinepaw. but at that exact moment, Darkpaw went in the same direction.

The two toms collided, ending in a brown and sand colored tussle. Beepaw came up on top, but Darkpaw slid out from under him and stood facing him, panting. Darkpaw stood in between Petalpaw and Beepaw.

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Pinepaw felt anger rush threw her as Beepaw faked her. Her anger rose again as she noticed him move for Petalpaw. She wasn't good at close fighting, but she knew the her friend had made it seem obvious. Pinepaw collected herself, Beepaw was fighting smart, she couldn't deny that. Going after Petalpaw is what she would have done too. The dark tabby hesitated toward Beepaw as Darkpaw and him collided together.

Petalpaw watched as the sandy tom changed direction and headed for her. She swore in her head at her mistake. She braced herself for him. However, he never made it to her. No instead she saw Darkpaw standing in front of her. She feared this would happen. She was a weakness to the team. She took a deep breath as she watched Pinepaw charge toward him again. Her aim seemed to be his back. Petalpaw watched carefully, she knew her move had to be just right. If his attention was on Darkpaw or Pinepaw she could attack. She knew right where to go to, but she needed an opening.

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Beepaw sat staring at his friend for what seemed like hours, but was really only a few heartbeats. He heard pawsteps behind him, but he didn't have time to move. Feeling a weight on his back, he legs collapsed as he struggled to get free.

Darkpaw soon held his back legs down, so Pinepaw could get at the upper half of him. Ignoring how the weight of two cats on him were squeezing the breath out of him, he pushed with his haunches and felt Darkpaw hit the ground a few tail-lengths away. Pushing up with his front paws, he tried to dislodge Pinepaw.

Turning his head, he looked to see if Petalpaw was coming after him.

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Pinepaw smiled as she pined Beepaw down. She looked to Darkpaw as he helped her pin the smaller warrior. A spark of mischief reflected in her eyes as she looked to the sandy tom below her. "Petalpaw," she yowled to her friend. If the small she-cat was going to make a move, now would be the time. She could feel Beepaw pushing up against her, if Petalpaw wouldn't hurry he would get out again, and they would be back at the beginning.

Petalpaw watched slightly stunned about Pinepaw and Darkpaw getting the upper hand so quickly. When she heard Pinepaw call for her, "Right," the she-cat quickly shook her head and moved quickly toward Beepaw. Her large eyes were focused on her target. She wouldn't actually hurt him, just let him get the idea he was about to lose. That was her plan anyways. The she-cat ran aiming for his throat.