Do your chores! (Tagged)

[Lionhearted]

Tagged: ElizzaBear [Stumpypaw] 

The ginger-and-white tom stood in the clearing. "Don't worry, Rubbleclaw," he assured the elder, who was trying to follow him. "I'll have Stumpypaw take care of you. No worries!" 

"Thank ya," coughed the graying elder, and he hobbled back into the elders' den. 

"Well, where is Stumpypaw?" Thrushleap said to himself. "He's supposed to do his chores... where are you?" he called out. 

[ElizzaBear]

Stumpypaw was busy cleaning himself at the apprentices area, he had dirt and leaves in his fur. His fur was browner than usual and and he was itchy from the bugs he got in her fur from the bushes. Half way through cleaning himself he heard Thrushleap's voice asking where someone was. Is he calling me? He got up and walked outside of the apprentice area and looked around the corner to see Thrushleap sitting outside the Elder's den. He walked up to him, What does he want now?

[Lionhearted]

"All right," Thrushleap greeted his apprentice as the tom padded up. He frowned. "Were you cleaning yourself? I'm sorry. Finish that first, and then please get some fresh moss from the forest for Rubbleclaw. He needs a changing of his nest. Thank you. This is Rubbleclaw, by the way." He flicked his tail towards an old, skinny graying tom who was wheezing slightly. Squinting at Stumpypaw, he didn't look like he trusted one. Then, before he could speak, he opened his mouth and burst into a fit of coughs. Thrushleap put his tail on the elder's shoulder and walked away. "I have to sort patrols. Thank you for doing this."

[ElizzaBear]

Stumpypaw was a bit embarrassed because half of him was clean while the other was dirty. He peeped into the Elder's Den and felt a bit bad because it looked like Rumbleclaw was having issues breathing. There's nothing the medicine cat can do for his breathing? He turned around and went back to the apprentices area to finish cleaning. When he was done, he stretched a bit and made his way outside to get some moss. He looked around, but most of the places he found had ant beds nearby. I don't want to give the poor guy an ant infested bed that he will have a hard time leaving. Seeing that the only good moss that he could find had a very little ant bed near by, he grabbed some of it and took it to the river. If I soak it in some water, the dirt and bugs will be washed out, then dry them out. After it as nice and dry, he brought it back to the elder's den. He took out the old moss and replaced it with the fresh moss. After that, he walked up to Rumbleclaw. "Is there anything I can do for you to make you more comfortable?"

[Lionhearted]

"Bringin' me a piece o' prey sounds nice," the old tom said, nodding in appreciation as Stumpypaw replaced his nest. Rubbleclaw heaved himself back into it, settling down. "Tha's nice. Is it hard bein' an apprentice, young'un?" he chortled. "It ain't fun bein' old, let me tell ya that. I reckon I'd join StarClan soon, but they ain't ready fer me yet. In the meantime... ah, I'll just stretch out here, eh? Enjoyin' yer young life? You'd better."

[ElizzaBear]

Stumpypaw smiled as the Rumbleclaw seemed pleased with his work. "Being an apprentice has its ups and down as all things do. I am a bit scared of going on a border patrol. If I mess it up, I can put the others in danger. Plus I'm not a big fan of hurting others, so if something does go wrong, I don't know if I can fight at my strongest." He turned to walk out of the elder's den when it hit him, "Is there any kind of prey you would like me to try and get for you?"

[Lionhearted]

"Ah, I'll prefer a rabbit," wheezed Rubbleclaw. "Back in those days, I didn' care wha' I got, I just ate it. Be thankful for your life, young'un, and appreciate the hard work others have put in. And return the favor, yea?

"As fer the fighting, accept tha' it's a part o' life. What it means to be a warrior- to fight fer what ya believe in, all right? And ain' nothin' you can do on a border patrol to mess things up; ya just mark the borders, hehehe." Rubbleclaw started to laugh, but it came out as a whooping cough. "Don' mind me, j'st get tha' rabbit, will yeh?"

[ElizzaBear]

"I guess you have a point. I'll go get that rabbit for you." Stumpypaw slightly bowed his head, then turned and walked out. Good thing its greenleaf or else I'd be in trouble about finding a good rabbit. He walked up to it and looked around till he found a nice plump fresh rabbit. He grabbed it by the neck and carried it back to the elder's den. It was a bit big so he walked a bit awkwardly when bringing it back. He brought it to Rumbleclaw and laid it down in front of him. "Would you like me to do anything else?"

[Lionhearted]

"Nothin' else, thanks," croaked Rubbleclaw. "but keep my words in mind, eh? They'll go a long way, mind you. but thanks for helpin' out. My old bone can't do anything anymore. We've got plenty of young warriors to replace me, though. So train hard, yes? I'll be watching. You'd better be a warrior soon. Off you go."

OOC: This ends this thread ^^

Could you make a new thread? I'm planning for the two to go visit StarClan next, and along the way, they'll explore the borders.