Hollyfrost's First Hunt As A Warrior!

[Naruto]

Hollyfrost padded into camp, a smile barely visible amongst the black fur on her maw. In her jaws she dragged a thrush. A pretty big one, too! It would be perfect to eat before leaving for their new home in a quarter-moon.

The fluffy black cat paused by the freshkill pile, nearly dropping her prey at the pitiful sight. UGH! Now I have to go hunting again! There was pretty much nothing left. Maybe a sodden mouse. But that was it.

She half-heartedly dropped the thrush into the pile. It'll be gone before I can blink... she predicted. Mostly, cats had started to fend for themselves. She'd seen Ravenflight, one of the only senior warriors without a mate, looking at the freshkill pile hungrily as Shadefall and Ferretflight shared a measly mouse. That incident was only a day or two ago.

Hanging her head, Hollyfrost trudged over to a spot that at least felt a little bit warmer then the rest of the camp, because of the damp wind blowing about it was one of the only places not slicked wet with mist. She sighed, lying down and curling her tail over her nose. She wanted to rest, maybe even for a little bit, before going out hunting again.

Because, after all, it had taken her all day to find the single thrush.

[Member]

Pastpaw walked briskly out of the apprentices den, his eyes widened as he tried to push forward without drawing attention to himself. He padded past Littlestar who was conversating with someone or another, and past several other cats. Warrior, warrior, warrior... He needed to find a warrior, and one that was in cahoots with his mentor. If he asked them, he was done for. So who wasn't in cahoots with his mentor? Um... no one! Would Littlestar vouche for him? He seemed like the type to do that. No, no, no. That wouldn't work.

He kept going around, almost in figure eights as he tried to find someone. He had to ask someone he hadn't talked to yet. Someone recent. Maybe... Maybe. One of the new warriors? Yes! Yes! But he had to look for one that actually liked him and or cared. He looked around frantically. Mudfoot? Houndclaw? Hollyfrost! He spotted her just a little ways from the fresh-kill pile. She seemed to be resting.

He couldn't talk to her, it's not polite to wake someone up while they're sleeping, and she was just made a warrior-what?-yesterday? He should already have he do stuff. He couldn't ask her to do something anyways! She was a warrior, he was an apprentice... Even if he was older.

He heard rustling behind him and his head snapped towards the Warrior's den. The growth in the cave's cracks that showded the entrance and hide them were moving. Someone was coming out! Sorry, Hollyfrost. Quickly Pastpaw sprinted over to Hollyfrost, his white paws thudding on the ground as he made it over to her.

"Hollyfrost! Hollyfrost!" He said almost frantically. "Quick! Tell me to do something!"

[Naruto]

She pricked her ears at the sound of frantic pawsteps, and lifted her head. Hollyfrost's eyes widened. "Um, clean out the nursery?!" she said, her voice confused. She'd had to think for a moment before saying it. Why the heck was Pastpaw so frantic about being told what to do? "Why?"

[Member]

Pastpaw relaxed a little bit. Oh, thank StarClan. "Why? Because Sunflare wants me to go training, but if I ha ve an excuse, then he won't take me." He grinned. His mentor barely wanted ot work with him anymore. He'd been an apprentice so long. He was taking up too much room. So if he had some other work to do, then he just wouldn't train him, simple as that.

Pastpaw looked back at the Warrior's Den and saw the bulky, orange tom standing at the entrance, scanning the clearing. Obviously, he was looking for him.

[Naruto]

"Oh." Hollyfrost felt a sly smirk spread across her features. "I almost forgot. I still need to teach you how to climb trees. Remember?"

[Member]

Climb trees? He was having a hard time remembering that, but what the heck? It was something new, right? "Well, if you're going to teach me something, I think the best time is now," he said, a wide grin on his face. Training with Hollyfrost would be a lot better than training with his mentor by a long shot. He was better in the beginning... "We have to go quick so old hard-bones doesn't see us."

[Naruto]

"Alright." Hollyfrost jumped to her paws. Clearly, she still had an apprentice's energy. She was only ten moons old, after all. She flicked her head towards the entrance. "This way. I'll show you the spot I taught myself to climb in."

[Member]

"Sure, sure," Pastpaw said cooly and he followed Hollyfrost. The fun thing about hanging out with Hollyfrost was that she was a she-cat, and she was cute. She was fun too, but mostly cute. He followed behind her with that stupid-guy grin of his, eager to learn how to scale a tree.

[Naruto]

OOC: You want me to make a thread?

[Member]

OOC: Sure. XD

[Naruto]

OOC: Okay~!

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