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[Marshpaw]

Compared to the weather outside, the nursery was warm and comfortable. The wind had picked up to a point where young Marshkit's desire was to remain inside the protective walls of the nursery. The odd draft may break through the barrier every now and again, but other then that, it was significantly warmer. Marshkit spared a glance at the nursery's entrance, his black ears picking up the noise of howling winds. The black and white tom sighed, turning his back to the entrance. He would've loved to go outside and play, but the cold made that thought unattractive to him. With that, Marshkit walked off towards his nest, head hanged low in utter defeat to boredom as he did so.

He was only a few pawsteps away when he tripped over a clump of moss, causing him to tumble head over heels into his nest. Once he landed into the soft moss of his nest, he released a groan of annoyance at his own fault. He turned, getting off his back and shifting into a sitting position at a slow pace. He looked himself over and noticed his disheveled his fur was."That's just great," Marshkit muttered sarcastically. It had been one of those days, the kind of days that can even make the happiest cat into a moody one. Marshkit sighed, and quickly licked down the clumps that were sticking out, doing his best to clean his messy bunch of fur.

[Sunpaw]

Sunkit watched as a younger kit tripped and landed in a nest. She laughed. Sure, it was cold and windy out, but that didn't mean that there wasn't time for humor. She wasn't sure of the kit's name, but Sunkit had seen the kit before. She decided to go up and confront the kit. She walked up to the kit's nest and meowed, "Hello, I'm Sunkit, soon to be Sunpaw. What's your name?"

Note: I forgot to check your cat's gender so that's why there is a bunch of "the kit's"

[Marshpaw]

[ That's alright, but if you still don't know, Marshkit is a boy. ]

A few moments of cleaning, and Marshkit's ears had picked up the familiar noise of laughter. He hadn't thought about any of the other kits seeing his little tumble, and felt slightly embarrassed. Marshkit was still the size of a kit, due to his small size, but he was well on the road to being an apprentice. Soon, his careless side came back and he shrugged it off. With swiftness, he licked down the rest of the disheveled bits of fur, only to look up to see a golden-furred she-cat walk his way. His yellow eyes watched her as she spoke, and in a matter of seconds requested his name. "I am Marshkit." He meowed, introducing himself in a casual way. He could tell by her size that she was probably going to be shipped out of the nursery as an apprentice very soon. "I see that you're almost an apprentice. I am almost one myself," Marshkit added. He may have not looked the size of an apprentice, but he was indeed soon to be an apprentice as well. He took a few moments to sit up straight, and lastly, wrap his black tail around his white paws.

[Sunpaw]

"Marshkit, eh? That's a nice name. So you're about to be an apprentice too? Maybe we'll train together!" Sunkit exclaimed. Sure, he did look small for his age, but size was not a matter. She had her own experiences with that, but now was not the time to dwell on that. It was a windy and cold day, but a perfect day to play hide and seek, since you knew that your opponent wouldn't go out of the nursery. But, Sunkit didn't know if Marshkit liked to play games, as she had just met him. She sighed. She would have to ask him. "Marshkit, do you want to play a game?"

[Marshpaw]

Sunkit, the she-kit who Marshkit had just met, seemed to be very electrified in a way. It had only been a few seconds since they'd met and she was happily exclaiming her joy about Marshkit almost being an apprentice. She had even gone the length to compliment his name and give the idea of training together. However, Marshkit was surprised to have gotten a compliment about him for the second time. It had began with Knotkit complimenting his eyes, and now Sunkit complimenting how cool his name was. This all made it so Marshkit wasn't sure what to think of it exactly. Instead of pausing, Marshkit simply came up with a polite way to respond to the sentence. "Uh, thanks, and it would be nice to train together." He had said it simply, since he didn't know the she-kit all too well at all. She had simply walked up to him and began talking about training together and such as though they were long time friends. Marshkit's right ear twitched and a grin appeared on his face at the idea of a game. The kit had a love for games, since they were always an enjoyable pass-time for someone of his age.

"Of course, but what kind of game?" Marshkit asked, his tail wavering slightly at the thought. If he were to guess, he would say Sunkit had a lot of energy, make him feel excited to play a game with her.

[Sunpaw]

"What kind of game? Hide and seek of course! It's the purrrrfect* day for it!" Sunkit meowed. She was happy that Marshkit liked to play games. There were a few cats that she knew that were too shy to even approach someone. She sighed. Some of them were even her siblings! Sunkit turned her attention back to the game, and realized that Marshkit might not know how to play it. "Ok, so I will seek first. You'll hide in the nursery and I will count to 30. Once I say go, you will start counting, in your head, how long it takes me to find you. Then we switch. The fastest one to find the other cat wins!" Sunkit happily explained. She loved playing hide and seek.

*sorry I just couldn't resist

[Marshpaw]

[ Ooooohhh, another cat pun person! This is purr-cisely what I wanted to see. Cause I always pun-ish my friends with puns xD ]

Marshkit's yellow eyes glanced about the nursery as the she-kit mentioned hide n' seek. He was well acquainted with the with the concept of hide n' seek, in fact it was explained in its' title. However, as he looked at the nursery, he found that it was a lot smaller than when he was really little. Marshkit wasn't even sure if there were enough hiding places, but the smart black and white tom had a few cleverly devised ideas cooking in his head. His one eared pricked to the instructions, not minding a small explanation on how to play the game. After all, how was Sunkit suppose to know whether he knew or hide n' seek or not? "I've know how to play." He meowed, adding a small laugh on top of that. Marshkit shifted into a standing position, getting ready to go and use his freshly devised plan. If there weren't many hiding places, he would make himself one. Marshkit's plan was to try and make a mossy clump in the thirty seconds and slither under it, but that wasn't the start. The clump was to mostly hide the white parts of his pelt, while perhaps leaving some of the black bits out. All he needed was a shadowy corner and some quick movements and he would very well be prepared.

"I am ready when you are." Marshkit meowed exciting, hoping that his plan would work exponentially well.

[Sunpaw]

Sunkit smiled. So Mashkit did want to play hide and seek.She probably should start soon, and that was exactly what she did. She closed her eyes. "Ok, I'm starting! 1... 2... 3... 4... 5... 6... 7... 8... 9... 10... 11... 12... 13... 14... 15...! Halfway there!" As Sunkit was counting, she was thinking about where Marshkit would hide. He would probably hide in the moss. Sunkit had already thiught of the purrrrfect place to hide when it was her turn.

[Marshpaw]

As soon as the first number left Sunkit's mouth, Marshkit was off. He moved quickly, trying his best to remain silent as he lurked to one of the back corners of the nursery. For the most part, Marshkit was hoping that the mossy padding could muffle his pawsteps enough to make it so Sunkit had no clue where he went off to. Fortune was as well on his side, for by the looks of it, some kit had tried they're darnedest to make a secluded nest that had most likely failed. With the utmost swiftness, he began his moving the moss into a pile, trying his best to make it seem normal. Midway through, he was a little tired, but had gone a long way. A small stick had gotten in the way of his work, so he threw it to the corner not too far from his. Marshkit hoped that the small noise it made would serve as a small distraction for Sunkit to go and see. With that, he slithered his small body under the moss, moving his tail so it was under a small amount. Finally, he put his face straight down in the moss.

However, one thing had been forgot in his quick hustle. The black and white kitten had forgot to mask his scent before going through with his plan. His only hope to spare him from forgetting much an important task, was the smell of the moss he was hiding under or that Sunkit hadn't caught his scent before hand.

[Sunpaw]

As Sunkit was approaching 30 seconds, she realized that she couldn't here Marshkit moving. Darn he's good, she thought. Then Sunkit realized Marshkit's fatal mistake. He had forgotten to hide his scent. "30... Ready or not, here I come!" Sunkit meowed. Then she opened her eyes and started following the scent.


Note: Sorry this took so long I have been busy.

[Marshpaw]

The fatal flaw that Marshkit had made would most likely cost him the game at this point. The soft cushioning the nursery had provided had down a good job to hide his footfalls, but it was likely his scent lingered about his hiding place. The young kit had only just thought of his scent, and grew alarmed. There was no way he was going to be victorious unless Sunkit made an error. His mind began to count the numbers, making sure not to make error. 1... 2... 3... 4... 5... and as the seconds went on, Marshkit was dreading the moment when Sunkit would find him. There was nothing to really fear, but the young kit had hoped he would win. However, that would unfortunately take a miracle. Marshkit's face remained in the moss, there was no point in moving after all. He simply couldn't risk being seen or making even the slightest noise that could give away his position. While Marshkit was patiently waiting to be found, he began to make a plan on how to escape or find Sunkit faster then she would find him. Despite being folded against his head, his ears managed to pick up the sound of wind. The young kit strained his hearing, trying his best to detect Sunkit's footsteps.

[Sunpaw]

Sunkit quickly scanned the nursery with her eyes while letting her nose lead her. She didn't see Marshkit anywhere, so that meant that he had a good hiding spot. Sunkit followed Marshkit's scent to a big pile of moss. Perhaps he was hiding in here? She decided she would check the moss out and see if Marshkit had actually used his scent as a decoy.

[Marshpaw]

6... 7... 8... 9... 10... 11... Despite his ears being folded tight against his head, Marshkit still managed to hear some of Sunkit's footfalls as she grew near. The black and white kit felt nervous, but his body remained frozen as he did his best to stay hidden. His small body was hopefully making it not too suspicious and he was hoping that the darkness of the corner would hide him well. Marshkit listened, still counting as he tried not to move. He kept his face to the moss of his hiding place, keeping his bright yellow eyes hidden and shut tight. The white parts of his fur were also hidden very well, since his paws were tucked close to his chest and deep in the soft padding of the moss below. However, there was another thing that Marshkit hadn't thought of, which was what would happen if Sunkit stepped on him? He once again hoped that it wouldn't come down to that and hoped that he could stay hidden a lot longer. 12... 13... 14... 15...

[Sunpaw]

Sunkit observed the moss pile, and then decided that she should investigate it. Marshkit scent was lingering there. She quickly stuck her paws into the moss and started tearing it up. Hopefully it wasn't someone's den.

[Marshpaw]

16... 17... 18... 19... 20... Marshkit remained in his frozen state, trying not to move at all. The tuxedo tom didn't want to be found yet, but with his mistakes, he wouldn't doubt if he got found very shortly. He waited, until he felt the moss that hid him get prodded by a pair of paws, more specifically, Sunkit's paws. He tried to catch the scent of whoever decided to investigate the moss he was hiding under, but with his nose to the mossy floor, all he could smell was the damp moss. He felt whoever it was begin to tear away at his hiding place. As Sunkit teared away at his hiding place, Marshkit was trying to suppress the giggles from the paws that poked at his side in an attempt to investigate the moss. 21... 22... 23... 24... After only a few moments of the accidental tickling, Marshkit laughed and rolled away. His yellow eyes finally open to see his "attacker", and he smiled. "Well you found me." He meowed as he sat up and shook the remaining bits of moss from his fur.