I Think Its Time (Mid)

[kiba]

Shadowstep paced the training area, his long black fur well groomed. His blue eyes were filled with excitement. This was his first time training an apprentice! Battle training! His favorite part of all! He couldn't wait to get started! A purr escaped his throat as he remembered his first training session.

[Midnight]

Shadowpaw ran through the forest. Idiot! How could you be late? She yelled at herself in her mind, pushing through the dying undergrowth. "Sorry," The apprentice meowed, skidding to a stop. Shadowpaw dipped her head to her mentor, "I apologize for being late.. It wasn't intentional..." She looked up at Shadowstep and worried, hoping he wouldn't be angry.

[kiba]

Shadowstep ran his tail along her spine. "Don't worry, Shadowpaw. Its understandable. You're still not totally used to the schedule yet," he mewed, blue eyes filled with happiness. He then moved to the middle of the training area. "Today I'll teach you how to attack from the shadows. It'll be easy for us since we have dark pelts," he mewed.

"Now close your eyes. Only open them when you think I'm gone," he mewed. He waited until the she-cat did as he was told and then slipped into the shadow, letting it engulf him. She could open her eyes at any moment now. He then began silently, but quickly walking through the shadows, circling the training area. After a moment he was on the other side of where she was.

He watched her for a moment and stayed crouched where he was. Finally, he leaped out, landing right behind her. "If you were an enemy, you would be pinned to the ground and have you fur clawed off," he mewed.

[Midnight]

Shadowpaw nodded, "Right."

Shadowpaw closed her eyes and concentrated on her hearing. Hearing should matter more than scenting... Right? She wondered. Shadowpaw snapped her eyes open and fixed her sight at some sand nearby, still focusing on trying to hear her mentor.

Shadowpaw whipped around as her mentor leaped out and she dove forward, trying to knock her head into his chest and take the breath from him. She then reared up on her hind legs, hoping her skull would hit the tom's jaws and lashed out sheathed paws. Hopefully I didn't hurt him but that worked.. The apprentice thought.

[kiba]

Shadowstep felt her head hit his chest, but taking only a little breath from the strong warrior. He just barely moved his head out of the way as the she-cat reared up. He headed forward, trying to ram into her, hoping to unbalance the she-cat. He felt a paw skim over his fur, but not totally hit him. "You're doing good. but you have to be quick with larger opponents," he mewed, using one of his paws, claws sheathed, to swipe at her head to knock her over.

[Midnight]

Shadowpaw hit the ground on her left flank and grunted. She opened her eyes and staggered up, listening to the advice and nodding, "Okay.." Shadowpaw breathed. She suddenly bounded over to the edge of the clearing and leaped into the undergrowth, stalking silently through it. I'll try MidnightClan's main attack this time.. The apprentice decided.

[kiba]

Shadowstep waited, keeping his ears perked and mouth open. He looked like he was looking for prey. His whiskers twitched as he waited for his apprentice. "Be quiet. Stick to thick undergrowth and the shadows. Act like your opponent is the juiciest piece of prey in leaf-bare and your clan is starving. but don't rush," he stated, moving his head around to look all over the training field.

[Midnight]

Shadowpaw's mouth began to water a bit and she gulped at the thought of juicy, delicious prey in leaf-bare. That would be great.. She thought, blinking to concentrate on the training again. She picked her way through the thick undergrowth as her mentor instructed and leaped when she parallel to Shadowstep's right flank. She landed next to him and tried to hit his flank with her left paw.

[kiba]

Shadowstep's head moved just in time. He saw her land and felt her paw hit him. "Perfect," he mewed, pressing his nose to her ear. "Since you're small you'll want to attack your opponent than leap out of the way before they can attack you. Attack than run and continue that cycle. This way it confuses your opponent as well as deal them damage," he mewed.

[Midnight]

Shadowpaw nodded, "Didn't Duskheart say something about covering your opponent's eyes if you leap on their back at that mentor meeting? I know it was for mentors, but every cat was in the clearing to hear anyway.." She sat down and looked at her mentor, awaiting an answer.

[kiba]

Shadowstep nodded. "That works with some cats, but not every cat. Only use that if you know you can win that battle. Like that, an enemy could easily roll over and crush you under their weight. Warriors use that one the most because we're bigger and might be able to force the opponent to fall," he explained, flicking her ear with his tail.

[Midnight]

"Okay." Shadowpaw meowed, blinking in gratitude for the answer. She prepared herself to continue the training and leaped forward, trying to bat at Shadowstep's flank, then leaped back and circled him for a few moments before lunging to attempt an attack at the tom's legs.

[kiba]

Shadowstep watched her, but wasn't quick enough. As he tried to move away, he felt her catch his legs. He tumbled over, his breath leaving him. "Good," he choked out.

[Midnight]

"Thanks.." Shadowpaw meowed and dipped her head. "You okay?" She asked as it sounded like the word was choked out of the tom. I didn't mean to hurt him... Heh, the day an apprentice hurt her mentor by knocking him over.. She fought back a smirk at the thought and shook her pelt, trying to be more serious as usual.

[kiba]

Shadowstep nodded as he got to his paws. "You just knocked the breath out of me. I'm fine," he mewed. He than flicked his tail tip. "Lets head back to camp. That was a good training session," he mewed, exiting the training field.