A New Friend...? (Skiv)

[Skiv]

Snowpaw just snorted and didn't reply to Cedarpaw's comment. She just tasted the air looking for prey. She instantly smelt rabbits, she looked back and said "Rabbits near here." Then she headed off faster, the small she-cat's steps silent. She tasted the air and then stopped her green gaze scanned across the grassy hills. She finally spotted the rabbit and she waited for the breeze to pick up a bit so she could tell which direction was downwind. She figured it out quickly and she padded silently, crouching down she waited for the right moment to strike. Then she pounced, the rabbit started to run and she chased after it. Her paws seemed to fly across the grass and she easily caught up to the rabbit and with a lash of her paw the rabbit went down. She was on top of it quickly and she killed it quickly with a bite. She looked back to where Cedarpaw was and she raised looked at him and said "Alright medicine cat, lets see if your talented enough to catch something."

OOC: I'm sooooooo sorry for not replying quicker @heatherpaw, I read this and then must have gotten distracted then totally forgot about it. I also replied to the other as well. 

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When Snowpaw said a rabbit was near, he immediately became more alert and made sure he stepped on nothing. He followed quietly and slowly and watched as she made the pounce and killed the rabbit.

She wants me to try to catch something? I'm just going to embarrass myself... he thought. but he couldn't bring himself to tell her he didn't want to. I can do this... he tried to make himself feel confident, but it didn't really help.

He sniffed the air, catching the scent of a mouse. He walked quickly, but silently, until he spotted the mouse eating a nut. He crouched down in an awkward hunter's crouch, and almost lost balance. He felt his fur go hot. He waited for a moment, and then pounced. but he completely missed the mouse... He tried to follow the running mouse, but he tripped over his own paws and fell to the ground.

(Oh, no! It's fine! It wasn't that long! ^^ I do that a lot, too! And poor Cedarpaw! ;-; Oh the things we do to our characters! )

[Skiv]

Snowpaw just watched as Cedarpaw, crouched down. She could tell that he was off balance and almost face planted but Snowpaw just blinked her eyes and watched the medicine cat attempt to catch the mouse. Well its probably a good thing he's a medicine cat apprentice Snowpaw thought to herself. Then the small apprentice bit down on her tongue to try and not laugh at the other apprentice in front of her. He had totally missed the mouse. She want to laugh but then again she had some respect for the other cat. After all she had been training for this, he had not. Then she couldn't hold it back anymore she tossed her head back and the laughter bubbled out of her throat. Finally when she could regain her speaking again she said "Maybe its a good thing you chew up herbs instead of hunting and fighting." Snowpaw came over to the tom and flicked her tail hitting him in the shoulder. Then she said "You need to work on you aim, Herb Chewer." Then Snowpaw crouched down and stalked slow to a leaf in front of her then she pounced landing on the leaf easily. Then she tossed it up in the air and yelled, "Bring it down Herb Chewer."

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Cedarpaw stood up quickly, his pelt growing hot. He frowned as the she-cat burst out laughing at him, but he managed to calm himself down. She probably won't remember this in a few moons... he thought and sighed when she said it might be a good thing he was a medicine cat, and he silently agreed, even though he still wasn't happy about his rank. He hesitated, but crouched down again, still off balance.

[Skiv]

Snowpaw looked at Cedarpaw and his crouch, "No, No, No, Herb Chewer. I thought that you would at least have a better hunting crouch than that. It was like you never practiced stalking as a kit" Then the brown and white she-cat stalked over to other apprentice. She flicked out her paw, hitting Cedarpaw right on the shoulder, she could tell that he was off balance and that should have knocked him over. Then she padded around circling the tom she said "No watch, oh great medicine cat apprentice." She crouched down lightly on her paws her balance was perfect and she used her tail then she said, "You have to use your tail as well to help with your balance." Then she turned around and flicked tail waiting for her to copy what she just did.

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"I did practice! I just never knew how to do it right!" he mewed defensively. He flinched as she hit him with her paw and fell to the ground helplessly. He frowned again and watched as Snowpaw circled around him and as she crouched perfectly.

He stood up again, this time more determined, and crouched. This time his crouch was more balanced because he used his tail to help him.

[Skiv]

She just laughed when Cedarpaw hit the ground. Then she said, "Well it doesn't seem like it to me." She knew that she shouldn't be so hard on the medicine cat apprentice but she couldn't help it. She just loved messing with him, and personally he is probably the first cat that has gone running away from her practically crying about her being mean. She was almost happy that he hadn't left her yet. She just pushed that happiness aside and watched as Cedarpaw once again crouched down, this time he was a lot better, she smirked and said, "Much better for a herb chewer, maybe you wouldn't have been a half bad warrior after all." Then she twitched her whiskers and said one final thing, "Now next time your stalking a mouse make sure your light on your big paws, because mice will feel you approaching before they hear you." Then the small white and brown tabby tasted the air for more prey.

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Cedarpaw couldn't help but to smile at Snowpaw's praise. He listened to her advise and nodded, though he wasn't sure he could actually do it. He got out of his crouch and watched her as she scented the air. He smelled the air, but he couldn't really smell anything. He looked at her again, wondering if she could smell anything.

[Skiv]

She saw Cedarpaw smile and that just got a eye roll from Snowpaw. She wasn't the type to deal with smiling or being overly excited. So she just didn't say anything as she let Cedarpaw do his little happy dance for himself. Tasting the air once again Snowpaw easily could catch a faint smell of a mouse. She flicked her tail to have Cedarpaw follow her. She hissed at him "Make sure you step on anything that will make a noise." Then the apprentice easily avoided things on the ground that she knew would make her catch aware that it was actually being hunted. She then spotted the mouse. She instantly dropped down and started stalking forward. Her green gaze was locked on the mouse and it wasn't leaving until she caught it. She got ready to spring and within seconds the small apprentice was on top of the mouse and she tossed it into the air with a quick swipe of the paw then when it landed she stepped on its tail and killed it quickly. Then she looked back at Cedarpaw.

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Cedarpaw saw Snowpaw roll her eyes which made him smile a little bigger. He followed her quickly and was sure to check where he was stepping. He watched as the apprentice crouched down and pounced on the mouse. Her crouch is a lot better than mine, he thought, but the thought didn't really bother him right now.

"Nice catch."

(Snowpaw is sooo adorable! ;-

[Skiv]

Snowpaw didn't like suck ups, so she simply said, "Don't suck up to me herb chewer, I'm just doing my job." then she snorted, "Got it?" Then the apprentice blinked her eyes and then tasted the air once again and smelled some more prey and she flicked her tail and said, "Now that you have seen how its done lets see if we can get those big paws of yours to catch something other than my tail." Then the small apprentice quickly dug a hole for her mouse and padded off for more prey.

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I was just trying to be nice, he thought, but didn't say anything. In fact, he kind of expected her to say something like that. He nodded and watched as she smelled the air. "Okay, I guess," he mewed, not sure if he would be able to catch something. He followed her, occasionally checking to see if he could smell anything. Finally, he smelled a squirrel and became more cautious. Then, he spotted a squirrel on the ground, eating a nut. He crouched and stalked forward silently, stopping a little bit away from it. Then, he pounced, actually aiming right, and landed on top of it. For a moment, he hesitated, but then bit its neck, killing it. He felt kind of bad for killing it...

[Skiv]

Snowpaw stopped when she smelled the squirrel, she glanced around for it but it seemed that Cedarpaw had already spotted the squirrel himself. She watched as he crouched, which was much better this time. She waited as he was about to catch the squirrel. She saw when he actually landed on it he hesitated, she snapped "Kill it!" Then when he did she could tell that he was different. Oh gosh not a softy The brown and white she-cat thought. She just padded up to the medicine cat and said, "Quit staring at it like its a dead kit. Because thats food right there. You would eat it anyway if I killed it or you killed it." Then she snorted and turned around heading back towards the mouse and her rabbit and she said, "Alright I have had enough of practically clawing my eyes out watching you catch something. Let's go back to camp herb chewer."

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(Sorry this took me forever. ;-; I'm about to reply to our other thread, too!)

Cedarpaw picked it up in his jaw and waited as she went to get the prey that she caught. He nodded, happy to be done hunting and started heading back to camp, not even checking to see if Snowpaw was following him.