Getting to know the Deputy [p]

[Twistedpaw]

Twistedkit, as usual, sat outside the nursery, tilting her head to eat her mouse. It looked awkward, and it was no fun to have everyone stare at her, but she might as well get used to it. She was going to be a Clan cat, after all. She was going to grow up and show everyone that she, too, was a great warrior.

She ate what she could without her jaw hurting too much, then got up and stretched. She padded to the center of the camp, her blue eyes flicking to the cloudless sky. Night time was beginning to fall, and soon, she would have to go back to her nest. But she was excited. She was close to being apprenticed. She had been sparring with her friends, Owlkit and Snowkit. She hoped she could impress her future mentor with what she and her friends had learned.

(Robinstar)

[Robinstar]

Robinfrost sat alone, as usual, underneath the vast sky. Hug often sat like this - by himself, staring up at the stars. Often he found himself reminiscing about his past and remembering those along the way. However, tonight was different. Along with the memories, he was worrying - mostly about Snap. She had injured her leg and now she was staying with him. He had many inner conflicts about this, though of course he couldn't not be glad she was there.

Pawsteps interrupted his thoughts, and he looked down to see a small kitten approaching him. She didn't seem to know he was there, though, so he decided it was better to before she ran straight into him. "Hello," he murmured softly.

[Twistedpaw]

The kit looked at him in surprise. She stopped in her tracks and recognized him. She had often seen him before, ordering other warriors to go on patrols and whatnot. She had a feeling that this was the deputy. "Hello," She mewed politely. "I'm Twistedkit." She sat down and lifted her head a little, refusing to hide the jaw for which she was named. "What is your name?"

[Robinstar]

Twistedkit. What a cruel name. What had her mother been thinking? However, she seemed nice. It came as a bit of a surprise that she didn't recognize him, but he didn't mind. He was new to the position, and he'd found that many IceClanners may not know his name yet. "Robinfrost," he answered. The tom had an odd idea about becoming close to someone else, and he often didn't on purpose. He was probably being stupid, but he believed that anyone who grew close to him would get hurt, so he usually retreated into a hard shell. It had happened many times already.

[Twistedpaw]

"I like your name," She meowed. Her ice blue eyes held shyness, yet she didn't refrain from being friendly. She had once heard that this cat hadn't even been born in IceClan, but she didn't mind. She had a feeling that he didn't like her name, though. Twistedkit. Twistedjaw. She could see her path laid out in front of her. She curled her tail around her paws. "I want a different name than what other cats want it to be. I don't want Twistedjaw. When I become a warrior, can you tell Wildstar that I want a name other than Twistedjaw?"