let the training begin

[Vinepool]

Rainleaf opened his eyes still heavy from sleep. He sat up and groomed him self till he was as clean as he could be. He stood up and padded out of the den and padded in to the apprentice den. He remember the yesterday when his name was call to mentor Lightpaw. He spotted him sleeping lazily. Rainleaf said," lightpaw... lightpaw wake up it is time to start training". He waited for lightpaw to wake up.


tags: Lightningtrail
muse: ok

[Lightningtrail]

Lightpaw heard a voice, but hardly moved at all from his comfy position. Who was this cat to try and wake him up? It took him a few moments to register that he was no longer a kit, but he just rolled over. It did not matter his rank. he was Lightpaw, and Lightpaw needed his beauty sleep. "Go away," He groaned lowly. The tom shoved his face into the moss below him with a grumble, as though he thought that if he buried his head in the floof, his mentor would leave him alone.

[Vinepool]

Rainleaf snickered. A apprentice that didn't want to start training. Rainleaf pawed him over and over again. Rainleaf said," well, lightpaw if you not going to get up I will just have to tell the leader your not ready to be a appentice". Rainleaf knew this would get lightpaw up.

[Lightningtrail]

((Vinepool I am so sorry about the delay. I had a bunch of issues in real life that I had to deal with, in addition to my muse completely falling apart. ^^'))

Lightpaw's ears pricked up as the cat continued to talk. He yawned loudly. Did he really care? If he could just be a kit again, he wouldn't have to wake up early. but then again, it was less likely that he would be able to find his mother... The tom grumbled obnoxiously as he slowly got to his feet. He moved painstakingly slowly, as though a moment more in his nest would make certain that he was well rested. "Fiiinne," He whined. "Can we eat first though?" He asked as he squinted at the sunlight that shone through the den entrance.

[Vinepool]

Rainleaf said," you can eat after we do a little training". Rainleaf carefully went out of the den trying not to wake up any of the other a apprentices. He said," why don't we start with some hunting". Rainleaf looked back in the den to make sure that lightpaw was following.

ooc: that is ok

[Lightningtrail]

Lightpaw's face drooped. "Cooommme on!" He whined loudly, not caring if anyone in the apprentice den was woken due to his small temper tantrum. "That is so dumb!" The tom followed his mentor with a small huff. He already hated being an apprentice. He had to get up early, and he couldn't eat until after they did things. He wished that he could have stayed a kit until he was 12 moons, and then he could just magically become a warrior. Yeah, that would be perfect. Lightpaw sighed as he heard his mentor say that they were starting with hunting. "Really? Can't we at least start with something useful, like fighting?" He asked, his voice squeaky as though he were still a young kitten. He hoped that his voice would not be so high pitched forever, but he had little control over it. All he could do was hope that it would get deeper with time.

[Vinepool]

Rainleaf looked a lightpaw and said," hunting is very useful.... but I guess we could start with fighting, if you don't complain anymore". Rainleaf padded towards the exit of camp and looked back at lightpaw. He padded to empty space and said," I will do the move first you just watch for now". Rainleaf stood up on his hind paws and shot his paw forward. He was trying to keep his balance and was not looking for power yet. He came back down on to all fours and said," now you try".

[Lightningtrail]

Lightpaw looked up at his mentor excitedly. Yes! We get to fight! He thought, his face splitting into a grin. He made a mental note to stop complaining. After all, it was a decent trade. He got to do something useful, and his mentor didn't have to listen to his annoying rambling. Lightpaw followed the older cat out of the camp and into a small clearing. Lightpaw watched his mentor carefully, observing the move. The tom then tried it himself. He carefully lifted himself up to stand on his hind paws, but he was a bit wobbly and unbalanced. He then moved his paw forward, swiping the air in front of him hesitantly. It was difficult to be powerful when you were having trouble balancing. He then fell back to all four paws, and turned to his mentor. "Was that good?" He asked.

[Vinepool]

Rainleaf said," that was good for your first try but you can make it better by looking at something still..... that will help your balance and make sure to shot your paw forward really hard like you are pushing someone away". Rainleaf did the move over again and said," ok try it again".

[Lightningtrail]

((Vinepool sorry for the delay! I have been on vacation with no wifi for the past week.))

Lightpaw nodded and mentally prepared himself to try again. He would get it right this time, he just knew it! The tom's gaze wandered around the clearing until he spotted something still and unmoving. A boulder lied not too far from him, and his eyes stayed trained on it as he carefully lifted himself into the air. His paw shot forward as his mentor had instructed, but it caused him to become slightly wobbly. He was able to stay upright, though, and dropped back down after he had finished the move. He looked to Rainleaf, wondering if he had done any better.

[Vinepool]

Rainleaf studied how lightpaw had done the move. He said," that was great lightpaw, now let's do some hunting because you have had you pick now it is mine". He padded towards a tree and scented to make sure there was some prey near by. He scent mouse so he said," ok lightpaw come over here". He waited for lightpaw to come over.

[Lightningtrail]

((Vinepool sorry for the delay!))

Lightpaw stiffed a purr at his mentor's praise. but before he could wallow in the cheerfulness, Rainleaf completely ruined everything by forcing them to stop the fighting training. "but-but-but?" Lightpaw pleaded, his eyes wide and innocent. "I just wanna fight, Rainleaf. Is that too much to ask for?" The tom's paws shuffled around in the dirt as though he were embarrassed or just too young to understand quite what was going on. but the moment his mentor padded away, Lightpaw knew there was no chance he would win this argument. His ears flattened to his head and he stood straighter. "Fine then. We made a deal, and you broke your side of it. So I am going to whine as much as I want and there is very little you can do about it," He growled. The tom made his way over to his mentor slowly, taking several moments to make even a single step. "Raaaiinleaf, I don't seeeee any preeeeyyy," He whined loudly, probably chasing any prey in the vicinity away.

[Vinepool]

Rainleaf I don't see any prey?

Rainleaf lost scent of the mouse and turned around and face lightpaw and looked him straight in the eyes. He tried to calm down as much as he could. He said," lightpaw, I didn't break the promise, you had battle training and now it is my turn to pick and as punishment for whining and scaring away the prey after hunting training you will go collect moss for the elders". He flicked his tail near his side. He waited for lightpaw to follow.

ooc: it  is fine

[Lightningtrail]

((Vinepool))

Lightpaw met Rainleaf's eyes defiantly, the tom's soft yellow gaze freezing like water in leafbare. His ears were tilted back against his head aggressively, but he still caught every word that Rainleaf said as with as much ease as if his ears had been pricked. "Fine then, I didn't break my promise. I didn't whine for a little, and you let us battle train for a little," He meowed, his voice suprisingly calm,"Fair, right?"

The tom gave a small huff of annoyance as the older cat dealt out his punishment. "Oh come on, do you think something as dumb as that will stop me? I am my own cat, and I will do what I want. You are not my mother, you cannot tell me what to do." Lightpaw did not follow his mentor. Lightpaw stayed where he was. He was not going to let Rainleaf brainwash him into being a 'good apprentice' so easily. No, Lightpaw refused to loose who he was to please a cat that he practically just met.

[Vinepool]

You are not my mother, you cannot tell me what to do

Rainleaf stared straight in to lightpaw eyes. He said," lightpaw, I am your mentor, I am in charge of you, so come here right now or the leader will be hearing from me". Rainleaf sighed and flicked his tail to his side. He thought this is going to be tough nut to crack. He said," come here right now". He waited for lightpaw.