dappled rabbits, oak forests [p]

[Dappledleaf]

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Dappledpaw hadn't heard from her mentor in a while, and was

currently dying of boredom. Then again, she was usually dying

of boredom.

As she went to the fresh kill pile to grab a small fish, she spotted a cream

colored tom sitting by the apprentices den, along with a dusky brown she

cat. They didn't appear to be talking, but she knew who they were almost

immediately, and couldn't help but grin at the sight of her old friends from

her manhood kit-hood.

The cream colored tom, Rabbitpaw, was usually a bundle of joy, which at

times, she found annoying. Otherwise, he was a great friend to have, and

the dusky brown she-cat, well, she was unsure of her a times. Oakpaw

was still someone she'd want to survive with if it ever came to the clans

fighting, and even though she was usually collected, calm and serious,

Dappledpaw still really enjoyed her company.

Suddenly not bored whatsoever, she practically flew towards her friends.

Once she reached them, she gave them both a friendly smile, and mewed,

"Well? How's it going?!" hoping she didn't give them the impression

she'd gone insane or anything. She was just happy to see them both.

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[Rabbitpaw]

( very short lived manhood. Chokes on beetle* dies*)
" I'm great! What have you been up to? " Rabbitpaw asked. He had just come back from months at attempting to become a hibernating bear and decided that such a life was not for him./ back from inactivity.
( Short because I gotta go so yeah)

[Oakpaw]

(manhood omg also holy crap ella you are already a professional vdubian (nic you got a ways to go sorry))

Oakpaw had been lost in thought, going over battle and hunting moves in her brain, and jumped, startled, as a voice pierced the veil. She paused for a moment before she turned, running through voices--almost definitely Dappledkit. Paw.

She turned around slowly, and sure enough, there sat the calico she-cat, looking mildly deranged, though excited. Oakpaw couldn't pretend she felt only disdain--she was glad to see her, she supposed, and as she surveyed the rest of her surroundings she saw, surprisingly, Rabbitpaw, the cream tom looking just as cheerful as her. Did they ever do anything but?

Reminding herself that there was nothing wrong with happiness, Oakpaw, giving it a try herself, offered a wan smile and a mumbled, "I've been well." She thought back on her conversation with Geckopaw--that wacky RockClanner. She'd shifted uncomfortably as they'd spoken of friends--was this not a prime time to try and get some? Rabbitpaw and Dappledpaw were paragons of friendliness, and she tried to make her smile a little more sincere.

[Dappledleaf]

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Dappledpaw wasn't sure if they were too excited to see
her, but she was just bursting with happiness. They were
still the same, but that didn't make her any less happy
to see them.

Oakkit -- paw, was the usual, as was Rabbitpaw. "Oh, you
know, stuff." she mused, and nudged her friend, Oakpaw,
playfully. "How's the training been with the deputy?"
She cut her off before she could respond, not realizing
it was probably rude. "Scary? Difficult? Funnnnnnnn?"

She would've asked Rabbitpaw, but he didn't appear to be
training much recently..

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[Oakpaw]

(woops i was out of town heyyyy)

Oakpaw stiffened at the nudge--relax you dweeb--and tried for a little laugh. Not too awful. Not believable, though. She brightened considerably at the mention of training, however (genuinely, too), and nodded with a smile, about to launch into an explanation and cut off by her friend.

She wasn't angry--strange. Normally she hated being interrupted--it screamed 'you are not worth my attention', but somehow when Dappledpaw did it, it felt normal. Well. She supposed that was what Dappledpaw did.

"Fun, I guess," she said softly, begrudgingly, but quickly was swept up in everything else. "No, I mean--it's been great! He took me around all the Clans and taught me about all of them, and we just had a long hunting session--I can catch birds and fish, and I've been learning how to swim."

She suddenly remembered the third member of the group, and tried to address the last bit to Rabbitpaw as well, and offered them both the same question-- "What about you guys? Who are your mentors?"

[Dappledleaf]

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(rabbid is dead again, what a shame)

"Holy CloudClan... swimming?!" she hopped up and down on her paws, as the internal screaming began. "That sounds frightening, yet enjoyable." She'd always wanted to try swimming, but it was only selfish to act jealous and complain. It was one of the last things she'd do, anyways.

"Mine's Maplefrost!" She felt proud to mention her mentor's name. Being an elder never made him any much less of a warrior. "He's taught me to catch prey on land, in bodies of water and prey that can fly." Basically birds. She didn't know anything else that could fly, either way. "I'm even taking a battle training lesson right now." She decided to leave out the many times she'd face-planted, though.

Eventually, after a solid five minutes of rambling on and on, she turned to Rabbitpaw, as if cueing him to speak.

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[Oakpaw]

(ugh great THANKS NIC HOW WONDERFUL)

Oakpaw smiled. "Yeah--it was kind of scary at first, but now I've got the hang of it, and I practice a lot."

She blinked a little at the name Maplefrost, but offered a congratulatory flick of the tail. color=green]"I'm sure he has lots of experience. That all sounds--" But she was cut off as Dappledpaw launched into a long description of her various training. Oakpaw fell silent, a little irked, but mostly appeased. At least Dappledpaw had personality.

[Dappledleaf]

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[pretending he walked away or something, probably gone inactive again,
ALSOOOO, oh my lord -- posts, I CAN'T KEEP UP]

She caught the slightest hint of irritation coming from her friend,
Oakpaw, and  stopped,  since  she'd cut  her  off quite  a  couple

times now. 

Dappledpaw cleared her throat, and felt, all of the sudden, parched.
"Right... sorry." she mewed a bit awkwardly and shuffled her paws.
She did owe her friend an apology. "Sorry for cutting you off quite a
few times."

Nonetheless, she was determined to have some sort of bonding time

with her friend(s)! She still needed water though. [kill me if this isn't
allowed  for  apprentices/illegal]   "Maybe  we  could  go  to  a  small

stream  or  a  river  around  here, and  get something to drink." She

would've said something about catching fish, but was unsure if  they

were allowed to even allowed to leave camp in the first place without

a parent warrior. Wait, what am I doing? Of course  it's  fine.  Maybe

she'd mention hunting when they got there.

[pointless rambling, dead muse if there ever was one + how was vacation]

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[Oakpaw]

(it was fun!)

Oakpaw blinked again, her eyes widening slightly as her mouth curved into a smile. Clearly Dappledpaw had grown more conscious of her own actions since kithood. "It's fine," she said with a soft smile.

"Sure," she mewed, glancing about. "I think that'd be... Fine." She shook her head slightly. "Yeah, that'd be fun."

(my muse is deader)

[Dappledleaf]

[deader? purrleez]

Fine? She padded somewhat reluctantly out of the  camp

now, hoping her friend actually wanted to go somewhere

 with  her.  Did  she  think  it  was  against  the clan code?

Puhleez.  It wasn't, right?

Once  they'd reached a small stream, she sat next to the

edge,  and  lapped  at the water thirstily. Her throat was

burning, and the cool water helped sooth it a bit. "So..."

she  trailed  off,  then  added  moments  later,  "want to

hunt, or swim, or something?" Something.

[good good and ohlord im nervous about school...

I'm in a class with people who don't run in the

same circles as i]

[Rabbitpaw]

(N'yeahhhhhh I don't know how to jump back into this... Add me into the convo somehow... Kthxbai"
Rabbitpaw waited.

[Oakpaw]

(just folloowwwww take matters into your own hands BE A MAN AND JUST
DOOO IT)

Oakpaw glanced behind to see if Rabbitpaw was following. She supposed they'd abandoned him slightly, but assumed he'd follow behind.

She brightened at Dappledpaw's suggestion. "We could swim. I need to practice anyway."

[Rabbitpaw]

(But why would I be following... Whatever I'm here either way.)

Rabitpaw raced out of camp to to catch up with his friends by the stream. They were sitting by the stream and saw Dappledpaw lapping thirstily at the water.
" I'm hereeeee don't start without me!" Rabbitpaw exclaimed as he padded up next to them.

(Short because I literally JUST woke up and its only 6:30 so...)

[Dappledleaf]

Dappledpaw pursed her lips as the tom came running towards them. "Well then,"

she  said  dryly,  "I  mean--welcome  back?"  A mental slap to the face made her

realize  how rude she'd just been. "Oh! Right, sorry, join us." she said,  gesturing

toward to stream.                                                                                           

Oakpaw  would   have  to  teach  them,  which  she  surely  wouldn't  mind,  and

Dappledpaw  jumped  into  the  cool  water,  only  to  find  it  wasn't  very deep.

Though,  secretly,  she was relieved. Dappledpaw didn't know how to swim, so if

the water was deep, what would she have done?                                              

[official colors wirohnwoilkwmtltw]

[Rabbitpaw]

( yay school tomorrow... xD )

Rabbitpaw watched as Dappledpaw padded carefully into the stream and saw the water wasn't very deep at all.
He cautiously padded in himself and found the water cold and refreshing.
" Ahhh. " Rabbitpaw said as the water reached up to his belly. He turned to Oakpaw and asked.
" So how do we become fish? " Rabbitpaw asked teasingly.

(Lets wait for forrest to reply before continuing okay?)