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Post by Fen on Feb 25, 2020 23:01:47 GMT -5
Now I know your routine,
I was in love with your mystery
Foxpaw felt the water whirling over his paws. It was soothing to him, it cooled him off, and it cleaned his fur. There was also the added benefit of finding possible fish in the stream, even though he hadn't done so, at least not yet. He always found himself trying every time he was there. The only thing he didn't like was how his fur clung to him after he got out of the stream. It made him look smaller than he really was, and he hated that. He would always try to dry his fur off by rolling on the ground before going back to camp, but then he would just always get dirty, and he could always feel the judging stares. The ginger and white tom splashed the water, looking with big, round, golden eyes to figure out if he could see anything. When he didn't see anything, he let out a loud sigh. He was beyond bored. He sat down in the water, ducking his head low so he could easily creep up on a cat if they came near. He sat there for what felt like hours, but in reality is was only a few moments before he hard pawsteps coming his way, and a familiar scent hitting his senses. Houndpaw. Foxpaw got a great idea, smirking as he ducked lower, his eyes meeting their target. Once Houndpaw was close enough, the smaller apprentice jumped out of the water, making a loud splash, water drops flying in all directions. "mmMMRRAAWWW" Foxpaw landed on the other apprentices back, probably also making him wet in the process. He couldn't help but start giggling uncontrollably, like a little kit. Even if he didn't scare him, he thought it was the most hilarious thing in the entire world. "I got you! I totally got you." Foxpaw got off of the larger tom, licking his own paws, almost as a source of water. "Why don't you help me catch fish? It's boring out here all alone." He gave his cousin a pleading look, as if he was a helpless kitten. He tried to pull that look on everyone to get what he wanted, even though everyone knew it. jinxy
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Post by jinxy on Feb 26, 2020 0:05:00 GMT -5
Houndpaw sat in camp, alone. He was used to this, but for some reason it felt like ants swarmed under his fur. He shifted, trying to get into a comfortable spot, this was his day off he should be enjoying it right? But instead of that he was focused more on the cats in camp. 'Are they staring at me? No, no there not that silly, then why do I feel like they are, do they know, are they waiting for me to mess up, they don't have proof, they can't, there just waiting to go to Myrtleleaf aren't they? She can't know- she'll kick me out, i'll be all alone, a disgrace, I can't oh stars-' Houndpaw quickly realized how harsh his breathing was becoming, and now cats where staring. "I need some fresh air" he said out loud, and then quickly booked it back to camp. As he walked, his mind still seemed to buzz like an angry bee nest. He totally looked even worse now, freaking out in the middle of camp, what if someone reported to Myrtleleaf about it, and she questioned him, could he lie to her own face to protect his own skin? What would Foxpaw and Barkpaw think of him? What-' Houndpaw was quickly cut off from the train of thought as something jumped out of the water at him. "mmMMRRAAWWW" Houndpaw scrambled on his paws but it was too late, as it leaped on him. Houndpaw covered his eyes, terrified his worst thoughts where true before he recognized the cats voice "I got you! I totally got you!" Houndpaw looked up, instantly recognizing his cousin. "Wh- Oh hey Foxpaw, yeah you got me" he said in his same small monotone voice. "Why don't you help me catch fish? It's boring out here all alone." Houndpaw looked back at the stream anxiously. "Foxpaw you know I suck at hunting" He meowed, covering his large clumsy paws with his tail. It seemed he always had stones tied to his paws when he was hunting, but...how could he say no. "Ok Foxpaw- but you have to teach me how" he meowed, moving over to the edge of the stream. Tags: Fen,
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Post by Fen on Feb 26, 2020 15:05:19 GMT -5
Now I know your routine,
I was in love with your mystery
"Foxpaw you know I suck at hunting" Foxpaw laughed, knowing he was right. He wasn't that great at it either, though. "Well then that's two of us that are. Seriously, have you ever seen me come back to camp with anything good?" The tom waited on Houndpaw to give an answer. "Ok Foxpaw- but you have to teach me how" Foxpaw smiled and nodded. He didn't really know how either, he had never caught one before. He was really just practicing. He walked over to the stream with Houndpaw, his eyes squinted so he could see clearer. He jumped into the stream, making another splash. "I really don't know how to catch these things, but I think you have to be in the water first. Otherwise it'll be harder. I think. We all know I'm not the smartest." He chuckled, before seeing something shiny in the water. Foxpaw dipped his head under the water, opening his eyes to see one, swimming by his curiously. He opened his mouth to bite at it, forgetting that he couldn't breathe in water in the process. His could feel a burning sensation in his lungs, and he quickly bought his head back up, coughing up water, and no fish. "Thats..." He coughed again, now laughing at himself. "Okay, that's not how you do it. Don't breathe in, Houndpaw." He playfully splashed water at him, trying to get him fully soaked, just as he was. jinxy
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Post by jinxy on Feb 26, 2020 23:57:40 GMT -5
Houndpaw was just happy Foxpaw seemed happy. He watched as the smaller apprentice approached the water. "Well then that's two of us that are. Seriously, have you ever seen me come back to camp with anything good?" Houndpaw sighed, ears flicking. "Ah guess yer right, but at least yer not a bumbilin idiot" Houndpaw meowed sadly, once again looking at his huge paws. That didn't matter now though. 'Why can't you just be happy for yer friend?" he screamed at himself, why wasn't he happy? He was happy, but he also wasn't happy at the same time. He tried to push those thoughts away, and just focus on the moment. "I really don't know how to catch these things, but I think you have to be in the water first. Otherwise it'll be harder. I think. We all know I'm not the smartest." Houndpaw watched his cousin carefully. "Yah probably know more than me, and yer not dumb you just do dumb things" he teased. Suddenly Foxpaw dived through the water, making Houndpaw flinch. He came up a few moments later sputtering and coughing. "Okay, that's not how you do it. Don't breathe in, Houndpaw." Houndpaw's upper lip twitched up slightly, a ghost of smile as he shook his head at his little cousin. He used a paw to block the spray of water. "Foxpaw you realize you aint a fish right?" Now it was his turn, Houndpaw watched the water carefully, watching for flashes of silver. Instead of diving he lifted his paws and attempted the slam the fish down. He felt the slimy body of the fish under his paws get crushes against the rocks on the bottom of the stream. Houndpaw quickly retracted his paws and held them in the air, not sure exactly what he'd done. Suddenly a fish body slowly floated to the surface, a crushed fish body. "It looks like ah slammed it with a rock" Houndpaw meowed, ears drawing back and his face scrunched in disgust. Tags: Fen,
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Post by Fen on Feb 27, 2020 12:40:31 GMT -5
Now I know your routine,
I was in love with your mystery
"Foxpaw you realize you aint a fish right?" Foxpaw laughed. "Well, duh! If I was a fish I wouldn't be anywhere near here, I'm not stupid. Would be neat, though!" Foxpaw watched as Houndpaw lifted his paws, and slammed them down, hard. Foxpaw had never thought to use his paws to fish, it would make it a lot easier. He saw the fishes body float to the top of the water, as his cousin stood over it. "It looks like ah slammed it with a rock" Foxpaw licked his lips, quickly walking over to it and picking it up with his mouth. "Dinner!" He meowed through the fish, sitting it off to Houndpaws side of the stream. "Now we only need one more, I'm starving. Especially after tasting that." Foxpaw splashed back over to his side, deciding on using the larger apprentices technique. "Now, watch the master at work." He meowed, a smug look shaping on his face. After standing for what seemed like forever, he finally saw something, and he acted quickly, slamming his paw down on top of it just like Houndpaw had done. The sensation it made under his paws was absolutely disgusting, but he knew it would taste good. He watched as it floated to the top, and he picked it up, walking back to Houndpaws side of the stream, setting his meal down beside the older apprentices. "Come on, let's eat! We haven't had a meal together in ages. I miss just being able to talk and eat. We barely have time for that anymore now. Everyone's always working us until our tails fall off." He lay down on his belly, tucking the fish neatly between his paws, biting into it. "Yummy!" He meowed through a mouthful, swallowing loudly. The sound of the stream going by was relaxing. It made him feel sleepy whenever he was near it, it felt almost magical. It made him feel happy, even though he had problems back at camp. Usually he went out of camp with Houndpaw or Hawkpaw to escape from them, but lately, it just didn't help much. Especially since they had been so busy. "I think my parents are mad at me, not sure why. They won't even talk to me, no matter how hard I try. They act like I'm the one that burned the forest or something, it's ridiculous."
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