Night of the (Cinder/P)

[Nightstalker]

Nightstalker wanted to visit her old friend of who she had talked to moons apon moons ago when she was a kit. His name was Cinderpaw and Night remembered when they used to race and play fight, Nightstalker was pretty sure she could take him on and most likely win now. Stepping into the den she called softly, "Cinderpaw? You there?"

[Cinderpaw]

The tom was snoozing, not quite awake and only half asleep. A foot injury followed by a nasty infection had delayed his training by moons, already a cat who had been a kit while he was nearly halfway through the usual training period was a warrior. He should feel embarassed, but the gray cat rather enjoyed the easy going life of an apprentice, even if he was the biggest one. "Hey, Night..stalker?" Cinderpaw's infection had left him in a fevered stupor for a moon, he was unsure of his old friends current name.

[Nightstalker]

"Hey you actually know my name that's good." She purred, looking into her friends yellow eyes that she had remembered as a kit. "So how you feeling? You had been gone awhile I was getting worried! We never even got to train together and do apprentice things!"

Yeah she had wanted to become better friends with Cinder when they were apprentices, but that chance had long and gone by now.

[Cinderpaw]

"I know, right?" The tom stretched out lazily, then felt rude for laying down while talking to the warrior, so proceeded to move himself into an upright seated position. "I'm doing.. okay. I'm still supposed to take it easy. Stars, I wish I was a warrior already," Cinderpaw sighed softly. Who would've thought that a training scratch that should have taken days to heal would turn into an infection to delay him by months?

[Nightstalker]

"Hurry up! I don't want to be an elder by the time you become a warrior!" She teased, flicking her tail with amuzsment. "I have missed you though, that was fun when I was a kit, before your injury. Won't it effect your jumping ability?"

She could see Cinderpaw jumping then it ripping open again, scarlet pouring out. Ew.

[Cinderpaw]

Cinderpaw grinned his characteristic happy splay of teeth. "Just for now, by the time it's all better, it'll be like nothing ever happened." The tom's ear flicked. It was a secret fear of his that he would never get better. Of course, that was ridiculous, but he feared it none the less. "But never mind me, how have you been doing? Having fun being a fearless warrior of the Clan?"

[Nightstalker]

Nightstalker laughed, "Yeah sure, you could say that." She grinned at him, eyes ablaze with humor. "I'm sure your fearless too right? Up for a battle now or your shoulder isn't good enough yet?" She wanted to show him her new skills now that she was a fully trained warrior and no longer a kit.

[Cinderpaw]

The grin widened eagerly. The tom was all for a little scuffle.. but his old wound held him back. It was no longer infected, no longer oozing out the repulsive yellow puss. But he didn't want to tear it open as it began to knit back together. "..Alright, but go easy on me, I'm not at my best," Cinderkit stood on all four paws, ready to take up the challenge.

[Nightstalker]

(Cinderkit? Haha)
Nightstalker who was now packed full of muscle instead of downy kit fur advanced on the Tom, watching his every move carefully. Making sure she caught any flaw in his footwork so that she could use the chance to knock him off balance. Jumping into a high arched jump she made a decoy move slashing with sheathed claws at his face, but then landing easily next to him using her flanks to try and knock his back legs off balance and trip him.

[Cinderpaw]

(Old habits die hard, I was a kit for a solid week before I had to leave for a while. xD)
The she-cat's trick worked, though Cinderpaw caught wind of the ruse less than a moment before fully executed. He let himself be knocked over, using the momentum to roll right back onto his paws. The gray cat theorized that his lack or resistance had left his opponents balance compromised, and darted forward and leapfrogged over Nightstalker's back, trying to knock her over as she had done to him. He turned around to see if it worked.

[Nightstalker]

Nightstalker felt her back turned over and she rolled over on the ground clumsily only to make a quick recovery and shot back at Cinderpaw paws extended as she summer salted over the ground and dodged quickly around Cinder, extending her paw and trying to gasp his unwounded leg. She her sheathed paw touch something but she didn't know of she had missed or not. Crossing her claws she recoiled and sped back at him at full speed.

[Cinderpaw]

The gray cat tripped over the paw grasping his leg, but wasn't quite knocked over. He let out a small squeak of surprise when the warrior barreled into him. Cinderpaw was again knocked to tbe ground, but leaped to his feet, wincing as his old would reminded him that it existed. He shook it out though. the new skin was whole and unbroken and there was no blood, so he should be fine. Cinderpaw reared onto his haunches, swiping at Nightstalkers face, claws sheathed.

[Nightstalker]

Nightstalker quickly dodged as the paws battled and hit her whiskers, she quickly itched them with her paw and then braced for the next attack, falling into the hunters crouch she crept forwards and brought him on, "Come on Cinder! You can do better then that!"

[Cinderpaw]

The tom had to admit, he was a little out if shape. the she-cat he was battling had more training and more practice than he. Cinderpaw found himself breathing more heavily than he would have a few moons ago. the gray cat dropped to all fours, preparing himself to meet Nightstalke in her next assault.

[Nightstalker]

"So I have to do all the work now?" She jumped at him, but it was another fake out and she ended up behind him but didn't attack yet. She was waiting for the right moment as if Cinderpaw was her prey. "Come on Cinder, give my your best shot!"