Vanity and Daring [tagged]

[Glorilyss]

Ambition had always been the drug with the most strength for Blossompaw - well, that and her own inflated vanity and sense of self-importance, but who was counting? Certainly not the ginger and white youth, though if anyone was looking, you could see the blatant arrogance in the tilt of her chin, the set of her shoulders; the air of self-satisfaction hung about her like a rich perfume. If one were to wonder what could cause such an amount of feeling in the girl, they wouldn't have to look far; she was satisfied with almost everything. Her Clan, her training, the purity of her blood; all of that combined with her own knowledge of the ragged grace that she exuded, coupled with the fresh youth of her body and the acuity of her mind, to make an impressively self-absorbed cat.

In fact, it was during this unending silent self-congratulation that the she-cat was unusually unobservant to her surroundings, and it was only when she tripped utterly inelegantly on a stone that she snapped from the haze of her own accomplishments and desires. Straightening up, the she-cat swept her eyes around her. She was actually right on the edge of the birch forest; she could see the silver-skinned trees thinning out as the beach sand progressed. In fact, she realized with a kickstart of alarm, she was actually on the wrong side of the border - turning, she could see the large boulder that her patrol had scent-marked just this morning. Cursing softly, the two-toned cat took a swift step back toward the border, keen to get on her own side before someone saw her.

And then stopped.

Why should she creep around as though SunsetClan had any powerful? They were all warriors with brains full of sand; surely they couldn't be a threat. And so what if she wanted to do a little hunting? LeafClan was so strong, she was almost positive that even a common apprentice could take on their warriors - and she was so much more than a common apprentice! Grinning in delight, the she-cat dropped into a crouch, eyes flicking over the thinner-treed territory. She wasn't far from the edge of the beach, but if she headed a little farther northward, she'd probably get to some good hunting territory. Delighted with her daring and her new plan, the she-cat prowled forward, determined to bring home SunsetClan squirrels tonight.

Isilme

[Isilme]

Waterstep was supposed only to check the borders and go back, she was aware that the other warriors had just made that up to send her away but the purple eyed she cat couldn't care less about that, the female was actually happy to be away from the camp and their judgmental stares, who were they to say anything about her anyway?

She stopped openning her mouth trying to track anything down, since she was already there hunting a little wouldn't hurt anyone and would fill some bellies back in the camp, the large white cat got into a hunting position following down a not so recent trail of a squirrel but it was enough for her, suddenly the wind changed direction and brought with it a strange smell that she couldn't quite place.

Waterstep walked with silent steps in the direction of the smell seeing a most strange she cat, she didn't looked more than an apprentice but for sure she wasn't from Sunsetclan. "What are you doing here?" She asked her voice quite serious but a bit of concern in the same time.

[Glorilyss]

Had the approaching SunsetClan cat waited just a few more moments, what Blossompaw had been doing would have become painfully apparent. However, at the sound of the she-cat's voice, the squirrel that the tabby-and-white caught finally gotten within pouncing range of shot upright and fled for the nearest tree, tail flailing like a flag waving vainly for parley. At once, Blossompaw was after it, cursing angrily under her breath and flinging herself forcefully into the chase. Unfortunately, she was far too close to one of the ever-present birches through both Clans' territories; the squirrel leaped and all but flew through the air, tiny hands catching the tree and fleeing to safety. Blossompaw was so caught up in her chase that she was halfway up the tree before she even realized it; hanging precariously against the smooth bark, she cast a vividly angry glare towards the furred creature chittering angrily at her. For a moment, it looked like her entire day would be ruined; then, without a surprising crack of laughter, Blossompaw dropped to the ground, landing lightly. "Fine!" she called up the tree, kinking her tail. "I don't need to catch you! I can catch any other prey I want - I don't even need you!"

And then she realized what had happened to make the squirrel flee in the first place.

Blossompaw immediately spun around, amber eyes flashing caution as she looked back the way she'd come. The she-cat swept the sparse undergrowth with an almost-nervous gaze, finally locking onto the large, snowy shape of the previously-disembodied voice. Well, there was definitely a body there now, and Blossompaw didn't know if it was an improvement on the situation at all. Tilting her chin slightly, she tried to make herself look as fierce as she could. Really, when she got utterly imperious like this, she was a fetching girl; she had the airs of a queen. However, even her bucketfuls of LeafClan confidence couldn't deny the fact that she was on the wrong side of the border, and an enemy Clan cat was between herself and her home. Despite this, Blossompaw wouldn't shrink back in fear. In answer to the question at hand, she replied aristocratically, "Whatever I want." Ha! Take that!

[Isilme]

Waterstep watched with amused eyes as the apprentice chased the squirrel, she wasn't very experienced at hunting thoses the warrior could easily tell now what had brought the young leafclanner to this side of the border the large she cat couldn't tell, perhaps she was just incredable dumb and hadn't noticed the change in the territory at all? She just knew some cats who would do that (cofBluemistcof).

but that didn't seemed to he the case, when the apprentice threw the words at her the warrior was very surprised. "So perhaps I will go hunt in your territory and steal all your prey, how will you like that?" Waterstep said before she could hold her tongue, oh my, that was going to be troublesome. "I will ask you very patiently to please go back to your lovely trees and leave my squirrels alone." The white she cat meowed raising one eyebrow at the apprentice.

[Glorilyss]

When the white cat challenged Blossompaw's reply, a long strip of ginger tabby-striped fur lifted along her spine, almost of its own accord. How.. how dare she imply that she could trespass into LeafClan territory! How dare she even think about it! Was she a fool? Did she have a death wish? Or was she just stupid to think that some sand-beach-dweller cat could ever, ever match up with one of the oldest, most noble of all of the Clans? The tabby's claws all but slid from their sheaths, the very tips poking out of the pink skin. "You could try to come hunting on our territory, but I think you'd find LeafClan guards its borders a little more sternly than your Clan." Her voice had turned oddly cold. Sure, she was a spoiled girl and a little braggart, but fighting was serious business to her, and she could all be see the fight coming right now.

[o.o.c sorry its so late!]

[Isilme]

The white cat smirked, a weak stop was it? "Oh I would? I'm not so sure of it, I have wandered that territory of yours a lot of times already, I bet that I know it better than your own warriors the same ones that did nothing to stop me because they aren't even there to protect this oh so dear territory of yours." Waterstep moved her tail side to side, maybe things were about to break down, she noticed cleary as the sun light that the apprentice loved her clan above all else, and maybe her teasing had gone too far... Or perhaps not.

[Glorilyss]

Alright - that was it. If there had ever been a proverbial line in the sand, the opposing white cat had not just toed it and crossed it, she had violently flung herself over it and continued on for the next four miles. She would have been able to deal with soft threats of trespassing without feeling the need for retribution, but there was no way she could let the grave insult to her Clan stand. A SunsetClan cat on LeafClan land? It was breaking the warrior code! Never mind the fact that technically, Blossompaw herself had made just such an infraction - it was obviously completely different when a cat from another Clan tried to cross LeafClan boundaries, rather than the other way around.

Blossompaw barely gave herself any time at all to think about her actions. In fact, decisiveness was something she prided herself on; she picked one course of action and stuck to it utterly. Some of her Clanmates would've been quick to call it impulsiveness, or stupidity, but Blossompaw had never really listened to them, anyways. Likewise, if there had been even a faint whisper of discouragement from any corner of her mind, Blossompaw would have silenced the voice just as quickly. Instead of paying attention to anything that would put her off of her course, she threw herself forward, delicate paws on slender legs carrying her the short distance between the two. Whiplash-quick, Blossompaw's forepaw shot out in an impulsive attempt to score a cut on the older cat's cheek or chest.

[Isilme]

Waterstep was now really shocked, and her slow reaction cost her some fur from her neck, how dare that apprentice attack her like that? The warrior hissed and unsheated her claws read to spill some blood out of that stupid leafclanner, she pawed the apprentice face intenting to make she back down and give her some space, the large she cat started to circle the smaller one but didn't wait too long before trying to jump on her back to pin her down.

[Glorilyss]

The SunsetClan's cat quick reaction nearly got her a pawful of claws, but Blossompaw ducked her head just in the nick of time, feeling them tear a thin line down the bell of her ear. Anger flared in her belly like a night-blooming flower, pushing her backwards a few steps to give herself the requisite room so she could catch her bearings. She saw the tensing of the white cat's muscles instantly, and giving herself over to battle training rather than instinct, she threw herself to the side, flipping onto her back. She had only a second to finish the move, but timed it so that while Waterstep was descending on her, she thrust strong hind legs upwards at the cat. Either Waterstep would be flung off balance and slide to the side or she'd get a belly full of angry, claw-studded back paws, but Blossompaw was confident that her attack would hit - after all, who could defy gravity?

[Isilme]

The warrior noticed too late what the apprentice planned to do and could not stop her falling in mid air unless she had wings, and obvious enough she didn´t had any, so instead she focused all her weight to smash the apprentice against the ground what didn´t worked so well to her, unsheated claws meet her belly and the she cat hissed before rolling of the leafclanner but while she was belly up, that would work both ways! Waterstep aimed to the apprentice belly while avoiding her paws.

Glorilyss

[Glorilyss]

While Blossompaw felt incredibly clever when her belly-kick move actually worked, but she found herself feeling substantially less so when Waterstep moved off of her and aimed for the now-relatively-unprotected soft spot. She kicked her hind legs upwards again, but the movement was poorly timed and she felt first one angry slice, then another dazzling blotch of pain over her midriff. Reacting purely on the instinct to avoid pain, Blossompaw forcefully rolled onto her side and then her belly, twisting her head while still crouched and baring ferocious little teeth in a furious grimace.

[ooc: feel free to make an attack on her face, she needs a good boo-boo xD]

[Isilme]

The apprentice certainly needed more trainning before becoming a full warrior, but she was brave and daring that Waterstep had to admit, seeing her position with not really any defense she pawed the smaller cat face making sure to avoid any vital spots that could cause any trouble in her future, the warrior only wanted to scare the leafclanner not ruin her whole life. The Sunsetclanner jumped back her tail lashing wild behind her and waited very alert to any move the other might attempt.

Glorilyss

[Glorilyss]

Blossompaw's eyes flashed fury and pain as claws tore through the soft ginger fur on her cheek, leaving brilliant holly-bright beads of blood glittering in the marks from the claws. The apprentice got to her paws, stiff-legged with anger, ears fully flat against her head and tail fully twice its size. Her voice, when she could finally force it out, was brittle with anger and a desperate challenge. She was fully beyond thinking cleverly now; she was gripped rather forcefully in the claws of her emotions. "I bet," she ground out between clenched teeth, "that you won't try that again." She would show this hot-shot SunsetClanner what a LeafClan cat could do.