Fun and Games (Crewe)

[Midnight]

Koneeko lashed her tail back and forth in boredom, watching it as it swished in the air, trying to decide whether or not she should attack it. No, I'm an apprentice, and I can't do that. The long-furred gray tabby decided. She generally didn't care about what other cats thought, but Koneeko felt it was better to not get dirty looks from other cats because she was 'acting like a kit'.

The she-cat slid out of the apprentices' den and looked around, wishing to go on an adventure of sorts. "Hmm.." Koneeko hummed, poking her head back into the apprentices' den and calling gently in, "Any cat up for hanging out outside of camp?" Technically it wasn't allowed for apprentices to leave camp without their mentor's approval, but did Koneeko really remember all of the rules here? Nah.

[crewe]

Pinepaw was cleaning out her den, her nose wrinkled as her claws send dust flying. It wasn't her favorite thing to do, but after several days her nest had gotten dirty enough that she finally gave in and decided to clean it out. There's gotta be a way to make this more fun, she thinks to herself, sneezing as she gets moss in her nose. Puffing out her fur, Pinepaw steps back and studies the mess she's made of the nest. Letting out a playful growl, she leaps onto it and flails her claws, sending moss and dirt flying everywhere rolling to her paws, she sneezes and shakes her pelt sharply, then looks at where her nest used to be in satisfaction. "Mission accomplished!" she purrs. Her nest might not exactly be cleaned (or "there"), but she didn't have a dirty nest anymore. She could go get more material later.

Pinepaw jumps at the sudden sound of Koneeko's voice. For a brief instant she thinks it's a warrior come to scold her for her rather unorthodox methods of den-cleaning, but she quickly recognizes the other apprentice's voice and whirls around, bright eyes twinkling. "Hi, Koneeko!" she calls, padding over to the front of the den. "I was cleaning! but that's boring, let's do something fun." She puffs her thick fur out, resembling a brown cloud more than a she-cat. She lowers her voice to a conspiratorial whisper. "Are there any warriors around that'll see us going out?"

[Midnight]

"Hey, Pinepaw!" Koneeko greeted the other apprentice, happy that she hadn't come across some sort of grumpy tattletale who'd nag her about how she wasn't busying herself with Clan duties and whatnot, like her brother Zel might do. Koneeko knew that Zel only bossed her around and was grouchy sometimes because he wanted to make sure she was safe, but that didn't mean she wasn't bothered by the restrictions he placed on her at times.

At the question from Pinepaw, Koneeko quickly ducked back out of the den, her ears swerving in all directions possible for them in order to pick up the sound of any nearby warriors' voices. After a few moments of searching, Koneeko decided that the coast was clear, and with that, she looked back into the den, "Not that I could see or hear just now! Where should we go, though?"

The young she-cat stepped into the den fully and sat down, blocking the entrance and hoping that no cats would eavesdrop on the conversation and hear the 'plan', whatever that plan may end up being.

[crewe]

Pinepaw's relieved Koneeko didn't seem worried about the bits of moss and other plants scattered all over the den where they probably shouldn't be; she didn't see what was wrong with getting rid of her nest that way, so long as she got rid of the pieces (eventually) and made a new one (before sleeping), but she had a feeling if her mentor or some of the other apprentices had come in while she was cleaning, they might not have approved.

Pinepaw leans forward eagerly as Koneeko looks for any warriors that might find them and stop whatever adventure they decided to go on before it could happen. When the other apprentice reports the all clear, Pinepaw purrs, her ears pricking up, and kneads the ground with her front paws eagerly. When Koneeko asks for some suggestion of a destination for this little escapade, she puts on her thinking face, screwing up her face in concentration. "Uh..."

In truth, the young apprentice wasn't very familiar with the territory. She knew there were borders somewhere, and other Clans past them, but other than that... "Uh..." she says again, then shrugs. "I dunno!" she says brightly. "What about you?"

[Midnight]

Koneeko's blue eyes sparked suddenly and she jumped, her long fur bristling with the energy that pulsed through her. "Let's go see what the other Clans' territories are like! I know they're far away, I mean the sun will have moved noticeably by the time we get to WhisperClan, but are they so far away that it'll be moonhigh by the time we get back? I doubt it! What do you say to that?" The she-cat's ears perked as well, waiting anxiously for the answer that Pinepaw would give.

Koneeko very rarely thought of consequences before she acted. She was, in a way, impulsive in this manner, but she just never really thought ahead, more of an at-the-moment-fun kind of cat. She'd gotten into a lot of trouble in the past due to that, but Koneeko didn't learn her lesson all that well when it came to that.

(Short, sorry. >.<)

[crewe]

(S'all right, I'm usually worse. Sudden spurt of inspiration or something ATM turning my suckish RPing good. )

Pinepaw cocks her head at Koneeko's suggestion, a little unsure. but the other apprentice's enthusiasm is contagious, and Pinepaw is quickly nodding along with her, eyes sparkling. "Yeah! That would be great! I've never even seen the borders! And it's like training if we're learning about other Clans, right? It's perfect!" Her paws knead the nest of whatever apprentice slept where she was currently sitting. At least she doesn't do the same to it as she had to her own nest.

She jumps to her feet, tail straight up behind her and fur bristling with excitement. "Should we go right now? Do you know the way to the border?" Now that the idea was in her head, Pinepaw wouldn't let it go; she wanted to see WhisperClan's territory, and by StarClan, she was going to. All but hopping up and down, Pinepaw peers around Koneeko outside to the camp. "Oh, I hope no one tries to stop us! That would just ruin everything!" She pins her ears back briefly, but immediately perks back up. "Come on, let's go! What are we waiting for?"

[Midnight]

Koneeko nodded in agreement and listened as Pinepaw continued. "Know the way? No, I don't. I'm horrible with direction, but FrostClan territory can't go on forever, right? We'll find it eventually!" Koneeko replied. "Yeah, you're right. Okay, follow me!" The long-furred gray tabby headed out of the apprentices' den again and bolted to the camp entrance, going through that, and stopping a few tail lengths outside the camp.

Now, which direction should I go? Koneeko wondered, looking around. She took a sharp left turn and decided that that had to be the right direction, even though it wasn't, as WhisperClan's territory was a straight walk for about an hour or so from their camp entrance. Koneeko, as she had said, however, was cursed with poor directional skills, and as a result, she really didn't know where she was going.

[crewe]

Pinepaw drops her ears momentarily at Koneeko's admission that she doesn't know the way either, but nods at her logic. "Yeah, that makes sense! We just have to keep walking! The camp must be in the middle of the territory, right? We can go any way and find a border!" The brown apprentice happily sprints after her friend, skidding to a stop beside her outside camp. The thrill of being outside camp without permission or a warrior lights her eyes.

Pinepaw is happy to let Koneeko lead the way, and turns with her to the left, sniffing at the air as if she could already smell WhisperClan--not that she even knew what WhisperClan smelled like. She pads after the other apprentice, swinging her head from side to side to take in the sights of the territory. Content with the idea that as long as they walked away from camp they'd eventually reach a border, Pinepaw picks up the pace, calling over her shoulder as she runs off down the hill.

"Come on, Koneeko! Don't be a slowpoke, let's go!"