I'm Right Here {Mid}

[Foxpaw]

Bandit padded along the snowy mountain, his black pelt standing in stark contrast to the snow. His long legs were fairly deep in the cold powder, and he shivered, face sulky. Why did he ever agree to come to this rotten place? It was cold all the time, and there were no good swim spots. He missed the foggy swamp where he and his family had roamed, but he had to admit, clan live was a bit nice.

He suddenly froze as a clumb of snow landed on his head from a close-by ledge. "Uhh... Excuse you...?" he called, frowning a little as he glanced up. All the same, he was rather curious.

[Midnight]

"Hm?" Koneeko stopped in her walking as she heard a voice. Heading back to the ledge she'd just climbed, she leaped down beside the cat and took in his scent. Another FrostClanner! Koneeko tipped her head to the side and thought for a few moments before figuring it out: "Oh, did I send snow down? I'm sorry, I didn't know you were there!" The long-furred gray tabby squeaked, leaping up.

After a few minutes of being lost in thought, Koneeko meowed again, "Who are you?"

[Foxpaw]

Bandit scrambled up the path so that he didn't have to yell up at the she-cat, rather curious and eager to show off. He was half-afraid it would take to long and make thigns awkward, but his fears proved baseless when he made it to her, and she seemed lost in thought. He cocked his head to the side, watching her in confusion until she spoke. "I'm Bandit," he purred brightly, chest puffing out. "Who are you?"

[Midnight]

"Koneeko!" Koneeko purred, waving her tail high in the air in happiness. She loved her name; loved hearing it, loved saying it. Something about the way it rung in Koneeko's ears made her purr almost every time she heard it. "Bandit? That's a cool name!" The apprentice's blue eyes widened in admiration. That's a cool name.. like my name... and Zel. And Corona, too! The Clan cats have awesome names! There's Fiery, even if that's not a Clan name, Burningstar, Melody, Honeykit, Scorchkit, Peachkit, oh, and Pinepaw and Aspenpaw and Flurrypaw, too! The she-cat thought, losing herself in her own little world once again.

After a few minutes, Koneeko shook herself back into reality, "Hey, so, Bandit, know of any nice piles of snow nearby?"

[Foxpaw]

Bandit stared at the she-cat again, this time letting out a small, amused snort. "You know what, Koneeko? I like you," he purred, grinning slightly. "I think I've seen a few, actually. C'mon." And with that, he padded off, tail and head held high. He wasn't quite sure why she wanted to know where piles of snow were, especially when they were surrounded by snow, but if she wanted his help finding some, she had it. Besides, he was sure there was a good explanation. It seemed like fun if nothing else. "Why do you wanna know anyhow?" he asked curiously.

[Midnight]

Koneeko purred and followed Bandit eagerly. It was only a few moments of walking before the she-cat began flicking snow at Bandit with her paw, then looking away as if she hadn't done anything. "Why? Well, whenever I get out of my brother's line of sight, he gets angry and feels like he has to come find me, and sometimes, it's fun playing tricks on him, so the next time it happens, I'm going to hide behind piles of snow to ambush him! I just wanted to sort of map out where some of them are." Koneeko answered, her mind absent.

[Foxpaw]

Bandit jumped slightly as the cold snow hit him, glancing back at the she-cat suspiciously. However, he wasn't angry. His eyes were glittering with amusement and slight excitement at actually having a cat with good humor around. Sure, Cotton was fun to play with, but Patches always got mad at him, saying he was taking advantage of her blindness. He snorted. He'd never hurt his sister. Patches was just crazy.

He leaped onto a log, kicking snow back towards the she-cat as he went. He turned around to look down at her, mischief still dancing in his eyes. "I know that feeling. My brother Patches thinks that if he leaves me alone for more than a few seconds, I'll get into trouble. I mean, me, trouble? Really?" He smirked slightly, swiping another clump of snow playfully at the she-cat.